Chapter 76: The Pledge to Strike
When Xiao Wu rushed home, it was not far from the time to set out for the expedition.
When he jumped into his small courtyard, he saw Xiao Zicheng and Zhang Lanying who were anxiously waiting. Xiao Wu took off his veil and grinned, "It's a success!
Zhang Lanying burst into tears of relief, grabbed Xiao Wu, and looked left and right, for fear that there would be a lack of parts.
And Xiao Zicheng nodded, and said to Xiao Wu, "Hurry up and eat, I'll go and help you with Zhang Luo's expedition first." "Just leave.
After a few simple words with Xiao Wu and Zhang Lanying, they began to eat quickly. It's really too tight this night, and at this time, I can quickly relax by eating.
Xiao Wu quickly finished eating, and did not rush to go on the expedition, he decided that even if it was ten minutes of meditation. He sat cross-legged in the small courtyard, with Zhang Lanying next to him.
Xiao Wu didn't run the exercises, but quietly thought about everything last night.
Needless to say, last night's nervousness was wondering if he had left a flaw. If you are exposed, what will happen?
Xiao Wu thought about the process from breaking into the battle to escaping in detail.
His voice was deliberately a little hoarse last night, so it shouldn't be easy to detect.
And the body technique revealed last night is mainly the magic technique, which looks mysterious and unpredictable, and it is better to use it sparingly, which inevitably makes people think of it.
The rest of the spells used the Water Spirit Technique, and according to the urine properties of Xiao Wu's Water Spirit Technique, it was no longer suitable to be revealed in front of people.
The rest, the storage bag, the treasure of the worship hall, the elixir, the storage belt...... It's all stolen goods and can only be used secretly.
As for the Five Elements Escape Technique, no one has ever seen it but can use it, but this quirk that swallows people into their stomachs inevitably makes people think about it. As for the rest, not much is revealed.
And the biggest mistake lies in Li Qingshan's body! He has had too much contact with himself, and he has also heard his own voice, and even seen his own appearance. If the two meet face to face, then ......
Shouldn't he have killed him at that time? Xiao Wu shook his head, Li Qingshan, who had killed himself, was arrested and tortured for another month, so it was difficult for him to be a killer. Then, you need to scare him! Either you don't see Li Qingshan, or you scare him.
The Spring Immortal Pill that Xiao Wu fed him, this elixir was not poisonous, but it did not prevent it from scaring him. In particular, he also left a true qi in his big hole, which may be able to torture him from time to time.
Xiao Wu exhaled a long breath, temporarily relieved his heart, and his heart quieted down.
Zheng Wan did not return, and they had agreed that Zheng Wan would wait until after the army had set out for the expedition, and then come later. She brought a lot of pastries to hide in the master's space. Xiao Wu is not worried about her, after all, this is a woman with super survival ability, and the relationship has not reached that point.
Xiao Wu opened his eyes and stood up.
Zhang Lanying smiled kindly, "Wu'er, why don't you rest for a while?"
Xiao Wu shook his head, "I just need to be calm." I just wanted to harass the worship hall last night, but I didn't expect it to be a little fun. But fortunately, this time I went to the border, and I was more sure than before. ”
Zhang Lanying nodded, reached out and stroked Xiao Wu's face, but Xiao Wu did not dodge.
Zhang Lanying's eyes were slightly filled with tears, and she said, "Wu'er, remember, the million-strong army is not as important as a single hair of yours! The Great Song Dynasty Jiangshan can't come back safely in time for my Wu'er! The Xiao family's glory for hundreds of years can't match my Wu'er's life." ”
Xiao Wu nodded solemnly, "Mother, the child knows." ”
Zhang Lanying shouted, "Quan Gong, help the young master put on armor~!"
Jeon ran in, and Zhang Lanying joined him to put on the armor for Xiao Wu. The armor is brilliant, and under the backdrop of Taizu's golden immortal armor, Xiao Wu is even more powerful, looking like a heroic god of war.
"My son is the best man in the world!
Xiao Wu knelt down on one knee towards Zhang Lanying, "Mother rest assured, the child will return safely!"
Zhang Lanying nodded, "I'll go!"
Xiao Wu turned around and left, and walked outside the mansion, where there were already families preparing horses. This time it was not a carriage, but a horse, after all, it was a bit strange for a military general to go to the battlefield and ride in a car.
Xiao Wu didn't say much, riding a horse was not a difficult thing for him now. One step on, the horse was a little manic, he exhaled his cultivation breath slightly, and the horse quickly quieted down.
"Mother, the child is on the march!"
Xiao Wu rode on horseback, and behind him was the generalissimo's guard of honor and a hundred cavalry.
Outside the Suzaku Gate, the 100,000-strong army was divided into three large phalanxes. At the front of the phalanx, there was a generalissimo guard battalion composed of 5,000 people, with black helmets, black armor and black war horses, standing silently and solemnly, except for the sound of the war horses, there was no other movement.
Directly in front of it is a temporary point platform, more than ten meters high, the emperor sits on the back of the high platform, and the cabinet bachelors, the six books and some noble princes stand beside it.
And below the high platform, unlike usual, there are some powerful officials in Beijing. They didn't care about the strict military formation, but glued their eyes to the side of the military formation, those students wearing all kinds of armor.
Some of these students rode horses, some rode in cars, and some brought a group of domestic servants. More than a hundred people, one by one, looked dejected, and some even showed angry expressions.
And in front of this group of people, there was a person wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, with the same brilliance, and a pure white high-headed horse on his crotch, although his face looked slightly immature, but he was also heroic.
There were three other people behind him, all brightly armored, with horses under their hips, standing quietly. These people are Xiao Wu's students, the East Palace Foursome.
"Gather at the time of the hour, and set out at the end of the day. Why hasn't the generalissimo arrived yet?" Shen Xing said in a low voice.
"When the time comes, the manager can arrive before the end of the day. The prince replied in a low voice.
He looked at the military array around him, although the three battalions of the Beijing Division were also elite, they were obviously inferior to the generalissimo's personal guard battalion. And these students are even more of a bunch of miscellaneous cards, with no military discipline at all.
The prince looked at the three major battalions of the Jingshi. Originally, it was the eight battalions of the Beijing Division, with 30,000 people per battalion, and later 5,000 people per battalion were added to defend the Beijing Division, and it was even more to suppress the elite in various places.
Now that the Great Song Kingdom has not fought for decades, look at these people again...... Although he stood neatly, he had no momentum. Compared with the common people, these people have fangs, comparable to the generalissimo's personal guard battalion, they are like huskies in front of the wolves, empty appearance.
The crown prince still remembered what the emperor said to him before leaving the palace, "Go, my father will take you to see the Xiao family's soldiers and horses, and my royal soldiers and horses." ”
He knew very well that the Xiao family's soldiers and horses were the wolves, and the royal soldiers and horses were ...... Don't look at it.
"If His Highness ascends the throne one day, he should prepare the capital camp. Yang Zhen said in a low voice.
The prince nodded slightly, looked at the so-called "young talents" beside him, and added softly, "There are also the proud sons of these days." ”
Several people looked at the students around them, and they all admired Xiao Wu's decision. It was really a heroic decision to drag these people to the battlefield, and these were the pillars of the court after the crown prince.
As the hour approached, a group of cavalry rushed in. When they arrived at the point general's platform, the tall black horse in front of him stopped at once, and he didn't need any movement from the golden armor general. The general leaped lightly and dismounted.
The golden helmet and golden armor, the black horse long knife, the general held the handle of the knife in one hand, threw the reins of the horse, and the little guy next to him caught him, and then saw him raise his head and chest, and strode towards the high platform.
At the moment when the golden armor general appeared, everyone's eyes were instantly attracted, and no one could take their eyes off it.
In particular, when the general approached, the generalissimo in black armor raised his weapon and pulled the reins together, and the horses stood up!
Xiao Wu walked up to the high platform and saluted on one knee to the emperor. Then the officials saluted Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu stood quietly beside the emperor with a war knife in his hand.
The sun was slowly rising, and a eunuch stepped forward and whispered to the emperor for a moment.
The emperor frowned, and then said to Xiao Wu, "Generalissimo, the Great Offering cannot participate in the oath today. Accompany the offerings and follow the army later. Let's get started. ”
The eunuch stepped forward and read out the emperor's edict, which was basically about the justice of the Great Song Dynasty's troops. Then the emperor stepped forward and burned the words of the sacrifice to the sky, praying that the heavens would protect the Great Song Dynasty. Finally, Xiao Wu made a pre-war mobilization for the whole army.
Xiao Wu stepped forward and shouted loudly below, "Why are we going to war?"
Dozens of loud heralds below shouted simultaneously, conveying Xiao Wu's words to every part of the military formation.
Xiao Wu shouted loudly again, "Because the army of the State of Chu is coming!" he said and stopped for a while, so that the herald could shout and pass on.
"Is the army of Chu powerful? They have an army of 500,000! But we only have 300,000, are we afraid of them?"
The emperor's face is a little dark, why do you just talk about this?
Xiao Wu continued to shout loudly, "But I want to tell you, they are a group of grandsons! Think about the past, it was this armor that, together with your ancestors, beat the grandfathers of this group of grandsons of the Chu State all over the ground! Now, it's our turn! Their grandfathers can't beat us, and this group of grandchildren can't beat us!"
Xiao Wu raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the prince, "See this person, white helmet, white armor, white dragon horse, heroic and extraordinary man, he is the prince of my Great Song Dynasty!"
Everyone turned their eyes to the prince, and the prince also rode out, raising the silver spear in his hand and signaling to the military formation.
Xiao Wu shouted, "Whose life is more valuable than the crown prince's gold? Whose life is more valuable than the prince's? But His Royal Highness the crown prince dares to live and die with us! Wherever the prince goes, where we go, as long as the prince is still on the front line, we will fight to the end! So I want to say to all the generals, follow the prince and fuck it!"
The herald below shouted the contents, and everyone looked at Xiao Wu and the prince with warm eyes. Yes, they will win, the crown prince is here, how can the emperor let his son be in danger?
Xiao Wu saw that the expected effect was almost the same, and he always felt that there were still shortcomings?
Xiao Wu raised his right fist and shouted loudly, "Follow the prince, fuck it!"
There is still no response below.
Xiao Wu raised his fist again and shouted, "Follow the prince, fuck it!"
Several heralds were clever and shouted along. Xiao Wu nodded affirmatively and shouted again.
This time, everyone began to shout gradually, "Follow the prince, fuck him!"
The old Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites frowned and said to Xiao Zicheng, "Scholar Xiao, this is a bit vulgar, isn't it?"
Xiao Zicheng smiled, "Vulgar, but the blood is boiling." ”
The emperor took a sip and whispered, "Fuck it!"
The eunuch next to him didn't hear clearly, so he hurriedly listened to him, "What does Your Majesty command?"
The emperor shook his head, sighed, and said in his heart, "Alas, I'm afraid the prince won't be able to come back......"