On a winter night, the hazy moonlight was blocked by a layer of mist, and the forest was filled with paleness and coldness.
Although the army mobilized by Mo Ye has lost its leader, he is a member of the Julu clan. His status is far more noble than that of Yang Gu, and his natural appeal is sufficient.
After he was defeated by Yu Wensheng's powerful troops, he was not discouraged. He sent people to send military reports to Julu Wangfei of the capital, requesting the general to send troops. One hundred thousand troops, eight captains, jointly served as commander-in-chief to destroy Ye.
On the one hand, at the battlefield, the joint local county captains reluctantly gathered more than 10,000 local soldiers, plus the remaining troops, a total of more than 20,000 troops, and sent troops to Fenggu Shacheng before the three-day period came.
There are more than 20,000 troops, which is not too much, but not too much. Naturally, we cannot put all the "eggs" in one basket.
His purpose was to rescue all the people in Fenggu Shacheng from Yu Wensheng. If he could not break the city and annihilate the enemy, he would have to find another way.
He knew full well that Zheng Quchi had been lost.
Although he didn't know whether she was alive or dead, he thought that as long as she was not stupid, there was no way she would come to this muddy water.
He had sent people to search for her for so long but could not find her. He had to suspect that someone had hidden her. Otherwise, how could she, who was unfamiliar with Julu Fenggu's life and place, disappear without a trace and leave no trace behind? Any clues, not to mention that she was still seriously injured.
But it is useless to think about and pursue these issues now.
He only knew that once he couldn't hand over anyone, he would inevitably face a war with Yu Wensheng.
He didn't know whether he could win this battle, but the people of Fenggu Shacheng could definitely not be saved.
Therefore, he had to take a risk and use some despicable means to achieve his goal.
He found a master of disguise and asked him to find a woman who was at least 90 percent similar in stature and stature to Zheng Quchi, and he disguised himself in her appearance.
When the "finished product" came out, he was almost deceived, because it was almost difficult to tell the authenticity from the fake just by looking at the appearance.
But this was not enough. Based on what she knew about Zheng Quchi, he asked the counterfeit to remember and imitate Zheng Quchi's words and deeds day and night, and write down her movements.
Naturally, it was impossible to achieve perfection in a short period of time, but he believed that it was enough to confuse the fake with the real one, so he brought the person along.
As the journey progressed, the "Zheng Quchi" was always uneasy. She couldn't help but ask: "S-Sima, will I be recognized?"
The two of them rode the same horse. Mo Ye, who was sitting behind her and controlling the reins, glanced at her with disgust: "You really don't look like her at all, except for this face."
When the fake "Zheng Quchi" heard this, his expression froze.
But Mo Ye then said slowly: "But just a face will be enough. You'd better say less and be careful about your actions. Only control your voice to say that sentence at the critical moment. He won't be able to notice it in a short time."
Of course, there is another possibility, which is to carve a person's words, deeds, every frown and smile into the bone marrow, becoming so familiar that you don't recognize every bit of stranger.
But forget it, Yu Wensheng. How familiar and understanding can he be of Zheng Quchi?
"My little girl will definitely remember it."
"Don't do unnecessary things." Mo Ye said coldly.
The fake "Zheng Quchi" nodded, she pursed her lips, and couldn't help but touch her face: "That General of Ye State...how could he fall in love with such a face? Isn't there a better-looking woman in Ye State? Yet?"
Mo Ye only thought that people who would say such things were simply vulgar and boring to the extreme.
"Face? Do you think it's important? I just want it. You can have anyone's face, but with just one face, can you become that person? With just one face, do you know how amazing that person can be? Something about that?”
The fake "Zheng Quchi" was stunned. She seemed to understand Mo Ye's words.
"And there's one more thing you guessed wrong."
Whether he is in love or not, he clearly remembers Yu Wensheng's ruthless demeanor when he found out that "Sang Xuanqing" was colluding with him, and how ruthless he was under the chasm to kill Zheng Quchi.
Such a heartless man is incapable of love. If he said that he went to such great lengths to get Zheng Quchi back because of "love", he would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.
Mo Ye was sure that Yu Wensheng clearly used this as an excuse to raise troops and come to Julu Kingdom to wreak havoc.
Perhaps, because he knew something, he took a preemptive strike at this time.
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In order to implement his plan smoothly, Mo Ye naturally would not wait until daylight. Hiding at night with a knife was the best time to lay out the plot.
He led three thousand soldiers and horses to the north gate of Fenggusha City in a swaggering manner. He saw that there was a wide trench and an arch bridge across the city. The closed limestone gate had been updated for a long time, but it was patrolled and guarded by Soldiers of Ye State.
whispering sound!
The thief who occupies the magpie's nest!
The dust and smoke raised by horse hooves in the distance are flying all over the sky. There are many soldiers and horses under the city. Their movements are not small, and they can even be said to be undisguised. Naturally, their whereabouts have long been detected by the Ye army in the city, so Wang Zebang has already been waiting at the city gate. superior.
"Wang Zebang, ask your general Yu Wensheng to come out. I will bring the person he wants!"
Mo Ye grabbed one person from the horse and pushed the other person down. Her thin figure stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
But Wang Zebang glanced at it, his eyes were deep, and he sneered: "How many more times are you going to do the same trick?"
The "Zheng Quchi" he brought this time was still hiding his head and tail, not to mention his "visit" from Mo Ye late at night, and his impatient behavior felt a little wrong no matter how he thought about it.
Mo Ye also dismounted. He approached "Zheng Quchi", pulled off the brimmed hat on her head, grabbed her mandible, and raised her face with an extremely humiliating gesture.
"Really? Let's see if she is Zheng Quchi! Oh, or maybe you are more familiar with her other name, Sang Xuanqing."
The light from the torch flickered, but it also faithfully reflected the little dark face. She had a handsome bun on her head, her eyebrows as thick as silkworms were wrinkled out of unwillingness to be angry, and her eyes were tightly closed. Go up, lips pursed into a straight line.
"Still think she isn't?"
Perhaps he thought this was not enough stimulation, so he grabbed her arm and tore her sleeve, revealing that thin and jagged arm with whip marks still clearly visible.
"Mo-ye! How dare you!"
Although Wang Zebang did not accept Zheng Quchi from the bottom of his heart, since she was the wife recognized by the general, she was the one that all their generals had to protect and respect.
But now, she was so humiliated by Mo Ye in public, so he was furious, holding the parapet with his palms, and his voice was fierce.
Seeing that Wang Zebang seemed to believe her identity, "Zheng Quchi" shouted in surprise: "Adjutant Wang..."
Her voice was high-pitched, and in the windy night, it was inevitably a little distorted.
Mo Ye is tall, compared with the weak woman, he is like a wild beast that may bite his neck and kill him at any time: "Wang Zebang, who do you think you are and dare to yell at me? If you don't call Yu Wensheng to recognize him quickly, then I will Just kill her! At worst, it’s just a slap in the face!"
At this time, "Zheng Quchi" had fear on his face and shouted tightly: "Adjutant Wang! Save me!"
"Wait!"
Wang Zebang glanced at Mo Ye with an extremely cold look, quickly shouted to people to look down, and then turned around and left quickly.
On the way to report, I saw the night wind howling, leaving a mess everywhere in its path, dead leaves swirling, and tree crowns swaying. In the dark night, only the torches in the hands of the guards illuminated the sky and the earth.
Halfway through the journey, he saw the general's clothes fluttering in the wind, and he strode past him.
"General!"
Wei Yao followed closely and saw Wang Zebang standing there blankly, so he stopped and patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, the general already knows. Have you seen that person carefully? Is she our general's wife?"
Wang Zebang looked at him: "It's Sang Xuanqing... Even the whip wounds on her body are exactly the same."
Wei Yao felt a little uneasy for no reason. While he was meditating, Wang Zebang asked him: "Where is Fu Rong? Why didn't you follow?"
"He should be coming soon, that's all. With Fu Rong's ghostly eyes, no one can try to deceive us."
"I'm just worried that the general will cause chaos if he cares about you, and he will be pinched and unable to move."
"Zebang, you are underestimating our general. He is not that kind of person. Okay, let's hurry over and take a look at the situation."
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The north city gate was opened, completely unafraid of the three thousand giant deer soldiers and horses in front of the city gate. Yu Wensheng's lacquer armor was like the moon god, with a silver mask on his face. The wind blew up, rolling up his robe, and immediately used it as a boundary. All sounds were lost in the shadow he brought.
As soon as he appeared, he brought a strong sense of oppression. He was clearly a person, but his existence was like a black hole, enough to swallow up all the light in the surrounding area.
Above, rows of archers were well prepared. Inside the wide-open city gate, a thick night fog condensed into a large number of fully armed troops, ready to go.
Although Yu Wensheng walked alone, black thin and dense silk threads surrounded him, as if the God of Death could control all life and death at will.
Mo Ye's lazy and arrogant demeanor couldn't help but become solemn and serious the moment he saw Yu Wensheng, and the corner of his mouth turned up in a provocative arc: "How about three days, but I brought someone here early, are you surprised? ?”
Yu Wensheng's temperament has become darker and deeper these days. He stands there with his smiling lips raised, making it impossible to see what he is thinking at the moment.
"Curve ruler."
He completely turned a blind eye to Mo Ye and called softly to the woman who huddled her shoulders and refused to look directly at him.
Mo Ye turned his eyes and saw that "Zheng Quchi" was hiding himself out of fear of Yu Wensheng or because of a guilty conscience.
He narrowed his eyes and held up her face with his palm, forcing her to face Yu Wensheng.
"Zheng Quchi" quickly closed her eyes. Sima said that her eye color was different from the real Zheng Quchi. Although there was insufficient light at night, it would not be easily visible, but...
However, that General Ye was so scary. She had never seen a person who was smiling but seemed to be standing on top of the Asura Hell and thousands of dead bones. Such a person... Such a person, she could really be confident. Can you fool him?
"Take a look, is this your woman? Do you know that in order to save her, I even gave up the holy medicine. Now I am exchanging her for a city. Do you think it is worth it?"
That face, illuminated by the firelight, was not very detailed, but it was enough to see the whole picture clearly.
After Mo Ye finished speaking, he secretly used force on his hands to force the fake "Zheng Quchi" to continue acting according to the "script" he wrote.
"Zheng Quchi" opened his eyes slightly, half lowered his eyelashes, and said with a voice about to cry: "Yu Wensheng, you have killed me once before, will you choose to save me this time?"
The moment the woman lowered her voice and quietly told Chen, Yu Wensheng, who had been smiling silently, his expression froze, and his cold pupils were terrifying.
"It's my fault, I...failed to recognize you at that time."
He murmured something hoarsely like a whisper in his throat.
At this time, Mo Ye didn't notice anything was wrong: "Yu Wensheng, you made a promise in public, for three days, if I return Zheng Quchi to you, you will let everyone in Fenggu Shacheng go. Now, this Are your words still true?"
Yu Wensheng: "I will never go back on what I said."
"Well."
Mo Ye pushed the "Zheng Qu ruler" in her hand, and her whole body trembled, struggling to move.
"Now, it's time for you to return to your husband."
However, in full view of everyone, "Zheng Quchi" had to walk in the direction of Yu Wensheng in small steps. At this time, Yu Wensheng suddenly smiled, and his voice was so gentle that it was almost eerie: "Because at that time, I didn't I recognize you, and I still cherish you to this day."
Stab~
A flash of sword light flashed through everyone's eyes without warning, and in the next second, blood spattered three feet.
"Do you think I will make the same mistake a second time?"
The fake "Zheng Quchi" fell to the ground. She was not dismembered, and there were no particularly obvious wounds on her body. There was only a thin red line on her neck, which was spurting out a steady stream of blood.
This was the only "kindness" Yu Wensheng gave her, seeing that she was still disguised as "Zheng Quchi", allowing her to keep her body intact.
Mo Ye's expression suddenly changed, and his chest heaved.
"I, the general, can play with you for the two foolings, but Mo Ye, it's time to stop." Yu Wensheng raised his eyes, the bloody sword, the scarlet lips, and a pair of completely enraged murderous smiles Crazy eyes.
"If you still don't want to hand her over, then let the entire Julu Kingdom look for her for me. I'll start with this city first, so that you can clearly understand that if you don't return her for one day, you will live in peace forever!"
As soon as these words came out, I saw the Ye army shooting arrows from the top of the city tower. The Julu army below reacted quickly and immediately raised their shields to block. At the same time, the Ye army behind the city gate surged like a tidal wave, and the cavalry flew through the stone slabs. Rush out.
Yu Wensheng returned to the city and climbed onto the tower. Wei Yao and Wang Zebang followed him silently.
"It's too troublesome to kill them one by one. Let's burn the city."
He turned to leave.
But he heard Mo Ye yelling with a raging voice below: "Yu Wensheng! You hypocrite, what are you pretending to be? If Zheng Quchi is really so important, why did you treat her like that in the first place? If she really knows that you are here If you look for her, I'm afraid she will have fled far away and will never see you again in this life!"
Yu Wensheng looked back, but instead of showing annoyance, he smiled faintly: "She will not run away. She is so kind. She has stood up for others time and time again and has no fear to fight against me. If she knew that the people in this city would be killed because of her. If you die in vain, you will definitely come out to see me."
When Mo Ye heard this, he was simply shocked.
(End of chapter)
