mtl008 Chapter 175 Excellent Opportunity
Chapter 175 Excellent Opportunity
Wei Ruoming's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and then he nodded seriously. A secret operation that would determine the direction of the war quietly began...
Soon after, the convoy loaded with food and fodder slowly set off under strict escort. After several days of bumpy ride, it finally arrived safely at the designated new location.
The afterglow of the setting sun adds a touch of softness to the tranquility after the long journey.
"In this case, it should be fine."
Ling Mohui breathed a sigh of relief, and the worry between her brows gradually dissipated, as if with the safe transportation of the food and grass, a huge stone in her heart was lifted off her shoulders.
Wei Ruoming stood beside the new site, his fingers gently running through the lush trees around him, and said with some confidence: "Don't worry, this place is hidden deep in the dense forest, and is also protected by the mountains, so it is not easy for the enemy to find it."
Ling Mo nodded in agreement, and the two were about to take a short break, but unexpectedly, wounded soldiers arrived like a tide, breaking the brief peace.
"The first battle was already so brutal. The Yanzhou Army's offensive was so fierce that it was rare."
Wei Ruoming frowned, his words revealing indignation and worry that were difficult to conceal.
Seeing this, Ling Mohui's eyes flashed with determination: "I know medical skills, now is the time for me to contribute my strength, I will go and help treat the wounded!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly ran to the makeshift camp for wounded soldiers and plunged into the busy and urgent rescue work.
Time passed quietly in the busyness and anxiety, until the sun set, no one realized that they had missed lunch, but the wounded still came in an endless stream, with no sign of stopping.
In this tense and depressing atmosphere, there was suddenly a commotion outside the camp.
"Oh no! Yanzhou's deputy commander has escaped. Organize a search immediately!"
Fu Yansheng's voice sounded outside the camp gate, rapid and full of command.
Ling Mohui's heart shuddered, as if the nightmare she had expected had finally come true, and an indescribable feeling of heaviness weighed on her heart.
She quickly bandaged the wounded soldier in her hands, turned around decisively, and rushed out of the tent.
Fu Yansheng came forward with a stern look on his face: "Go back to the tent and stay there. Remember not to move around casually. We don't know the deputy general's intentions yet."
Ling Mohui's eyes were firm, and her tone contained unquestionable strength: "Don't worry, the prince and I have been prepared. It's difficult for him to stir up trouble alone!"
Facing Fu Yansheng's doubtful look, Ling Mohui smiled faintly: "I hope everything goes well."
Her words were simple, yet contained profound meaning.
"Okay, I'll come back to pick you up as soon as I finish dealing with things outside!"
Fu Yansheng said as he gently stroked her forehead, his eyes full of doting and reluctance.
Ling Mohui stared at him for a moment, and said in a low and firm voice: "Fu Yansheng, you have to be careful too."
After saying that, he turned around and left resolutely, leaving him with a resolute back.
However, Fu Yansheng did not notice the hidden meaning in Ling Mo's reply. He just regarded it as ordinary concern and farewell. He simply waved his hand and hurried away with the soldiers.
"Fu Yansheng, if I really encounter misfortune, can you let go of everything?"
Ling Mo looked back at his gradually receding figure, whispered to herself, and then stepped into the wounded camp, ready to face the next challenge.
What she had never expected was that not long after Fu Yansheng left, the camp fell into unprecedented chaos due to the news that the deputy general had escaped.
Ling Mohui moved upon hearing the sound and walked out of the tent quickly. She saw a burly Yanzhou deputy general holding Ling Zhiyun tightly with one hand and holding a sharp blade high with the other, threatening the surrounding soldiers: "If you come one step closer, your Prime Minister's wife will die!"
Just as Ling Mo was trying to quietly withdraw from the danger, she was discovered by a soldier nearby.
"Sir, you have caught the wrong person. This is the real Prime Minister's wife, and the one in your hand is her sister."
The soldier reminded tremblingly.
The deputy general sneered impatiently: "The rules of the Central Plains are really troublesome. I don't care if they are the main wife or the concubine, I will take them all away!"
Before he finished his words, the blade turned, and the cold light went straight to Ling Mo's throat.
At this moment, Fu Yansheng arrived with reinforcements. Seeing the scene before him, he was furious, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Release them immediately, otherwise none of you will leave alive!"
Facing Fu Yansheng's threat, the deputy general of Yanzhou sneered, his eyes full of provocation: "Come as you like, leave as you like? Don't even think about it! Even if we, the people of Yanzhou, die, we will drag a few people from Daqi to be buried with us!"
Just as he finished speaking, several soldiers escorted the Ling sisters to the granary, with an arrogant look on their faces as if they were determined to win.
"Fu Shoufu, I'm afraid you would never imagine that burning the granary is the real purpose of our trip!"
The soldiers of Yanzhou declared triumphantly, as if they had already foreseen the defeat of the Daqi people, "Look at you, you are just like this, you were easily tricked by us."
Ling Mohui was extremely anxious when she heard this: "How did you know the exact location of the granary? Is there a traitor here?"
Ling Zhiyun nervously tugged at her sister's sleeve, indicating that it was not appropriate to provoke the enemy at this moment.
The lives of the two men were hanging by a thread, the surrounding soldiers did not dare to act rashly, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
"Humph! Fu Yansheng, in view of your Da Qi people's 'cooperation', I decided to give you a chance to choose."
The deputy general had a cruel and playful smile on his face, "You can only save one, your wife or her sister. You choose!"
As the words fell, a suffocating feeling of oppression filled the air, and everyone held their breath waiting for Fu Yansheng's answer.
Fu Yansheng's pupils suddenly constricted, as if two sharp sword lights shuttled back and forth between the sisters Ling Mohui and Ling Zhiyun, trying to penetrate the surface calm and find a hint of hidden truth.
"Husband! Please, save my sister!"
Ling Zhiyun's eyes were filled with tears, like flower petals wet with morning dew, so touching, and her trembling voice was filled with endless pleading, which made people feel pity.
"Husband, Yun'er... Yun'er is leaving first... I'm so scared here!"
Her words were accompanied by a slight tremor, and her slender fingers tightly grasped the corner of her clothes, as if she was seeking the last bit of comfort in the boundless fear.
Ling Mohui couldn't help but curse in her heart, wondering when this tragic drama starring Ling Zhiyun would come to an end!
But on second thought, this actually gave her a great opportunity.
By faking his own death, he escaped and was forever away from Fu Yansheng's ubiquitous control and restraint.
"That's enough! You two, make a choice for this general, or don't blame me for being rude!"
The deputy general waved his hand and gave an order, and a group of soldiers rushed into the granary like a tide, with noise rising and falling.
"Sir, look, this is really the place where food and grass are hidden!"
Before the soldiers finished their excited words, Fu Yansheng suddenly rushed forward like a cheetah, and his target was the helpless Ling Zhiyun, not the expected granary.
Ling Mohui was mentally prepared for such an outcome. The moment she was forcibly dragged into the granary by the deputy general, she felt mixed emotions.