Chapter 213 I Will Take It Personally
Chapter 213 I Will Take It Personally
The raft has been made, wouldn't it be a waste if we don't use it to cross the river?
Yi Tiangan was horrified and thought it was fake news from Bingzhou. Was the enemy really going to cross the river?
For a moment, he was confused and unsure whether Baines did it on purpose. At this time, the disadvantage of the lack of unity between the Northern Army and the Shandong Army was revealed.
Just when Yi Tiangan turned around and prepared to fight a big battle with the enemy, he found that the enemy who had just crossed the river turned around and went back.
Yi Tiangan: “…”
This is simply unreasonable! ! !
Yi Tiangan felt that he was being fooled and wanted to chase after them angrily, but then he received an urgent report from the Lu army. Only then did Yi Tiangan learn that it was Zong Yanli who personally led the troops to attack the Lu army, so it was obvious which side was the main attacking force.
And Long Feiguang's crossing of the river just now was just a feint, just to delay Yi Tiangan's hands and feet.
Over there, Zong Yanli fought quickly and decisively, like bandits crossing the border to kill and rob. The main forces of the Lu army were all at the Northern Army, and Zong Yanli came here as if he was passing through an empty land. He rushed in, seized food and supplies, turned around and ran away, without seeking credit, and did not even look at the city gate of Bingzhou.
Zong Yanli returned victorious, and Long Feiguang and others were also covered in water.
On the other side, Baines looked at his lost front camp and threw the armor in his hand to the ground in anger. He turned to find trouble with Yi Tiangan. If Yi Tiangan had not insisted that Zong Yanli wanted to cross the river and attack, how could he have sent troops to support, resulting in the weak guard in the rear.
"No wonder he was beaten like this by Zong Yanli, idiot!" Baines was very angry and believed that Yi Tiangan was stupid and fell into the trap.
Yi Tiangan couldn't understand what was said. It was obvious that Baines was so arrogant because he had never seen Zong Yanli's methods.
The dispute began and the two parted unhappily.
Fortunately, although Zong Yanli won this time, this loss was still within the tolerable range for the huge Lu army.
After calming down from his anger, Baines continued to think about countermeasures. At this time, someone outside the tent came to report that the enemy spy who had been detained in the cell earlier finally spoke and revealed his identity and origins.
It turned out that this person was once from the same camp as Zong Yanli, and was also a soldier under the command of Zong Yanli's second uncle. It can be seen that he has a high status and position. His words show that he knows Zong Yanli very well, and he even mentioned the number of Zong Yanli's relatives.
When Baines heard this, he immediately thought there was a chance and immediately asked someone to bring the person up.
When Duan Yuanqing was brought up, he was wearing heavy shackles. He had been tortured beyond recognition. His eyes were sunken, his lips were cracked, and his body was covered in blood. It was obvious how horribly he had been tortured.
"You are Duan Yuanqing?" Baines looked at Duan Yuanqing and asked, "Were you partners with Zong Yanli in the past?"
"...Yes." Duan Yuanqing lowered his head and knelt below, his eyes full of madness.
The personal soldier standing nearby came close to Baines and said, "General, this person said that Zong Yanli is indeed a genuine woman."
Baines was shocked, a little bit unconvinced, he glanced at his own soldiers, then looked at Duan Yuanqing below, squinted his eyes slightly, stood up and walked towards him and said: "How can you make this general believe you?"
Duan Yuanqing laughed and said in a hoarse voice: "I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears..."
The expression on Duan Yuanqing's face when he raised his head was completely different. There seemed to be a hint of madness in his eyes. The Zong Yanli he mentioned was a partner who slept in the same tent with him, a friend who supported and helped him, and also a woman with her own thoughts.
Baines listened to Duan Yuanqing's words with a frown, and secretly asked someone to write down everything he said.
The Zong Yanli mentioned by Duan Yuanqing was completely different. The more Baines listened, the weirder it seemed to him. When he heard that Zong Yanli had become a woman who loved Duan Yuanqing, Baines almost laughed out loud.
He was so angry that he almost laughed. Finally, he could no longer bear it and kicked Duan Yuanqing in the chest, cursing: "I think you have been locked up for too long and have become hysterical!"
"A mere soldier is actually fantasizing about his commander!?" Baines felt more and more disgusted. Although he was an enemy of Zong Yanli, everyone in the world knew Zong Yanli's illustrious name, and he was also well aware of his power. Now that Duan Yuanqing said it, he felt it was extremely insulting.
"This general now believes what kind of appearance Zong Yanli, who has the appearance of a man with feminine features, is. Otherwise, how could he have aroused such lustful fantasies?" Baines felt disgusted and wanted to laugh.
Turning around to look at what the personal soldier had written, Duan Yuanqing said, and he raised his head and laughed, "Zong Yanli, you planned to attack the camp and seize my food and grass, and this piece of paper of mine can disgust you!"
Baines turned his head and looked at Duan Yuanqing. He pointed at him with a sneer and said, "Tie him up and put him on the chariot!"
Baines shook the paper in his hand and said, "This general would like to see what expression Zong Yanli would have when he sees his 'lover'? Hahahaha!"
On the day when the enemy challenged us, it was drizzling and a dark haze covered the sky.
After Zong Yanli came out of Shanping Pass, he saw the enemy army approaching, as well as the enemy soldiers who were reading books in front of the entire army with passionate speeches. The soldiers on horseback dropped papers all over the ground, and written on the papers were exactly what Duan Yuanqing said to Baines.
Many soldiers were illiterate, but that did not stop them from listening. They heard the soldier who walked out from the enemy's front line say that Zong Yanli was a woman, so why did she admire her?
"How ridiculous!" Monkie, Kuang Xingquan and others couldn't stand listening any longer. What did it mean to be his accomplice?
"That's fucking bullshit!" Monk was so angry that he couldn't hold back his anger. This was actually what Duan Yuanqing said. It would have been fine if he just lied like that, but he actually dared to insult the general by saying such bullshit about how the general was a woman and still admired him?
"I'm going to chop him off!" Jie Hu and others were all partners in the same tent with Zong Yanli, so they naturally knew whether those words were true or false.
At first, we couldn't find Duan Yuanqing and thought he was dead somewhere. Unexpectedly, he was captured by the enemy.
It would have been fine if he had just been captured, but he actually had the audacity to say such words and insult their general!
Seeing that the agitation was almost over, Baines ordered his men to push Duan Yuanqing out. Duan Yuanqing, who was tied to the rack, appeared, as if he wanted to further confirm what he said.
In order to let them see clearly, Baines even had someone wipe Duan Yuanqing's face clean.
"I'm so angry! General!" Monk said angrily, "Let me fight!"
"Don't worry." In such a boiling atmosphere, only Zong Yanli remained calm. She loosened her grip on the reins, raised her chin slightly and said, "Pick up the paper on the ground, let me take a look."
"What's so good about such dirty talk!" Even Jie Hu lost his temper and cursed: "Could it be that Duan Yuanqing really thinks the general is good-looking and is having hysterics because of his sexual fantasies behind his back?!"
After a brief moment of anger, everyone felt disgusted.
Gao Feilin picked up the two pieces of paper and handed them to Zong Yanli with both hands.
Zong Yanli bent down and took it, lowering her eyes and quickly reading the contents on the paper. The drizzle drifted down, and the fine rain curtain gradually wet the paper in her hand. The ink spread and the words gradually became blurred, but it was such a blurred handwriting that became extremely clear in front of her eyes.
Zong Yanli clenched the paper in her hand. She saw the words of admiration and the words that personally said she was a woman.
"Heh..." Zong Yanli suddenly laughed, and crumpled the paper in her hand into a ball and clenched it tightly in her hand.
"General?" Everyone looked at Zong Yanli's expression and vaguely sensed her anger.
"I will personally take Duan Yuanqing's head." Zong Yanli raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the enemy army. He said in a grim tone, "After we kill him, we can discuss the aftermath."
Zong Yanli rarely gets impulsive, and this is the first time they have seen him so angry.
Especially when Zong Yanli charged out of the army with a sword in hand, the raging rage that swept out stunned everyone.
Since they met Zong Yanli, she has always been restrained, and has been prudent in her actions. She can keep an eye on the battle situation no matter where she is. This is probably the first time they have seen Zong Yanli so reckless and stubbornly rushing into the enemy army. Her murderous intent is particularly obvious, and she does it all for the sake of taking Duan Yuanqing's life.
"Help from both sides!"
"General Sha, please go and lend a helping hand to the general!"
"General Bai, go around!"
"Brother is leading the way for the general!"
The frail Gongsun Pu stood in front of the army, like a suddenly taut string. Under tremendous pressure, he took on the role of giving orders without hesitation. The only thing in his eyes was Zong Yanli's back as he rushed out to fight.
At this moment, everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding. There was no need for Gongsun Pu to say more, as they had the same goal in mind!
We must protect the general at all costs!
"Stop them! Stop them!" This was the first time that the Lu army faced Zong Yanli head-on, and it was also the first time that they saw so many soldiers under Zong Yanli's command working together in such a united manner.
"Damn it..." The military formation that Baines was once most proud of was easily broken up like pieces of tile under Zong Yanli's charge. He saw Zong Yanli riding a black horse and rushing into the military formation.
I saw the long sword swung past, and suddenly a cloud of blood was raised.
Baines' heart was pounding. She looked up and saw the long spear that was inserted diagonally. She fiercely and madly deflected the sword and spear that were coming from the side. She turned around and threw the long spear out, stringing together the two enemy soldiers blocking Zong Yanli like a string of gourds.
Zong Yanli took a step and he followed, without any deviation.
Only he could follow her, fighting side by side with her with absolute strength.
"Hurry up and push Duan Yuanqing out!" Baines finally felt panic. Seeing that Zong Yanli was about to kill him, the shield soldier with heavy armor could not withstand Zong Yanli's attack. Baines made a quick decision and turned around to order people to push out the chariot that tied Duan Yuanqing.
Zong Yanli jumped onto the chariot platform by riding his horse's back. The enemy troops that surrounded and attacked him from behind were all defeated by Long Feiguang, Sha Haoqian and other soldiers who came from all directions.
Zong Yanli stood in front of Duan Yuanqing, who was forced to kneel on the chariot platform with his hands and feet tied with iron chains. Duan Yuanqing seemed a little dazed. As he looked at Zong Yanli who took a step forward and approached him, a light gradually appeared in his eyes.
The sound of fighting was heard in his ears. Zong Yanli lowered his eyes to look at Duan Yuanqing, then raised his hand to remove the mask covering his face.
Her slightly feminine face was revealed, and her dark and deep eyes stared straight at Duan Yuanqing.
"Duan Yuanqing." Zong Yanli lowered his eyes and looked at Duan Yuanqing and said, "Breaking faith, selling out your master for fame, and leaking military secrets are all capital crimes. Do you plead guilty?"
"..." Duan Yuanqing opened her mouth and stared at Zong Yanli as if she wanted to call her name.
Zong Yanli's long sword was already across his neck, with the cold blade against his throat. At this moment, more images seemed to appear in front of his eyes. The Zong Yanli in front of him overlapped with the Zong Yanli in his confused memory.
For a moment he couldn't tell which Zong Yanli was the real one, and he didn't know which of his experiences was real.
Zong Yanli lowered his eyes and said in a cold tone: "Duan Yuanqing, you deserve to die."
Duan Yuanqing's eyes were shaken, and he raised his head and said hoarsely: "I... I am not wrong."
He never felt that he had done anything wrong from beginning to end. Everyone wants to climb up, and every step he took was for himself. Is there anything wrong with that?
Perhaps from his own point of view, he did nothing wrong, whether it was challenging his own boss, or blocking the knife for Dong Haoqiang to gain the opportunity to become a personal soldier, or even having been by Dong Haoqiang's side for many years, he always behaved normally.
He really treated Dong Haoqiang sincerely, and later as Dong Haoqiang's deputy, he always stood by him through thick and thin.
Even though Dong Haoqiang was in danger this time, and perhaps he did make mistakes in his advice, it was General Dong Haoqiang who ultimately issued the military order.
Later, Duan Yuanqing fought desperately to break out of the trap and went to seek help, but he was seriously injured and fainted on the way due to too many pursuers.
Even when he was captured in the army and faced countless tortures, he did not utter any words of treason.
until……
It was a long dream, and when his consciousness was scattered, he had an extremely long dream. In the dream, he had known Zong Yanli a long time ago, and the two of them were very close and laughed and played together. That was a completely different Zong Yanli, who was definitely not as calm and steady as he had seen.
She can laugh, make noises, get angry and upset. She seems to be trying very hard to fit in with the big group, yet she also seems to be very resistant to the surrounding environment. She is an extremely simple person.
She is equally strong in the dream, but she also has shortcomings. She hides as if she has many unspeakable secrets, and she seems to be very eager for a lot of friendship.
"Ali..." The name that he had called countless times in his dreams came out of his throat.
Zong Yanli did not hesitate any longer and swung the long sword in his hand again.
Everything overlapped at this moment, and he seemed to hear a woman's crying in his ears. It was Zong Yanyin, wearing a wedding dress, kneeling at his feet, crying and begging him to come back. He seemed to remember what he had said, and he said that he would definitely go back and let Zong Yanli take her back.
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