Chapter 618
"What?" Hearing what the soldiers said, Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi were both surprised and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with General Yuan Hong?"
"This..." Before the soldiers could answer, Wei Zheng walked out of the camp. When he saw Shi and Tan, he rushed forward, bowed his hands and saluted, and said with a smile: "I didn't know that two great ministers are here. I'm sorry for missing you." Wei Zheng's official rank is much higher than that of Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi, but they are envoys sent by the imperial court after all, so Wei Zheng is very polite to them.
The two of them knew Wei Zheng. When they saw him, their eyes lit up and they asked in a low voice: "General Wei, what happened to General Yuan Hong?"
"Alas!" Wei Zheng pretended to sigh, waved his hand and said, "You two adults, let's talk about it first!" As he spoke, he led Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi into the Ning Army camp. When going to Changsun Yuanhong's sleeping quarters, Wei Zheng said: "I believe both of you have heard about the fact that General Yuanhong was seriously injured in the battle with Feng Jun in Hedong, right?"
Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi nodded, then shook their heads and said, "Didn't you say you only suffered minor injuries?"
Wei Zheng shook his head and sighed, and said: "That was said deliberately to confuse Feng Jun. In fact, General Yuan Hong was seriously injured and his life was in danger. He should have returned to the country at that time to take good care of himself, but General Yuan Hong did not Don't worry about the war in Hedong, insist on not returning to the capital, and take care of all the major and minor matters in the army. Especially two days ago, General Yuanhong calculated that the Feng army would sneak across the Zhanghe River, and set up a station on the west bank in advance. It was a good way to lay an ambush and personally command the battle. As a result, our army was defeated by the Feng Thieves. However, General Yuan Hong's body was also exhausted. I'm afraid..." He deliberately did not finish his words and just shook his head.
"Ah! Lord Qin and I heard about the battle two days ago on the road. General Yuan Hong fought beautifully in this battle, but General Yuan Hong should still take care of himself!" Shi Tinghan said with concern. , now the only person in Ning Guo who can resist the Feng Army's westward invasion is Changsun Yuanhong. If he is unable to participate in the battle due to injury, who else in Ning Guo can resist the Feng Army?
With Wei Zheng leading the way, the two of them arrived at Changsun Yuanhong's sleeping tent. As soon as they got closer, they frowned. The sleeping tent was filled with the pungent smell of medicine. A cold sniff made his head hurt. Looking inside, I saw a person lying on the bed at the end of the sleeping tent. This man had a sallow face and thin muscles, blue lips, and a sick look on his face. Even though it was a hot day and the sleeping tent was airtight, he was still covered with a thick layer of clothing. He was wearing a quilt, and his body was shivering. From his slightly opened mouth, he could faintly hear intermittent sexual intercourse.
Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi couldn't believe their eyes. Where was the tall, majestic, high-spirited and unrivaled eldest son Yuanhong in the world? Could it be that the dying sick man lying on the bed was Changsun Yuanhong? Both of them were a little unable to react. They were stunned for a while before they came back to their senses. They stretched out their trembling hands and pointed at the sick man lying on the bed. Then they looked back at Wei Zheng behind him, seeming to ask him, Is this really Changsun Yuanhong?
Wei Zheng's face was full of sadness, he nodded slightly, then walked carefully to the bed, swallowed his foam, and called in a low voice: "General Yuan Hong, General Yuan Hong?"
"Oh..." Changsun Yuanhong, who was lying on the floor, let out a whisper as low as a mosquito, indicating that he heard it.
Wei Zheng said softly: "The two envoys sent by the imperial court to negotiate peace with Feng State are here. They came specifically to visit the general in the camp."
At this time, Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi hurriedly stepped forward, half-knelt beside the collapse, and looked carefully. Finally, they recognized Changsun Yuanhong. They recalled Changsun Yuanhong's extraordinary grace in the past, and then looked at the haggard man now. The eldest son Yuanhong was in human form. The two of them couldn't help but feel sad. Their eyes turned red and tears fell. They choked and whispered: "General Yuanhong, take a good rest and don't have to worry about the war anymore. The two of us are here." All we have to do is go and make peace with Feng Country, and there will be no more wars.”
When Wei Zheng saw this, he secretly frowned. Although he didn't have much contact with Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi, he could still see that these two people had very good characters. He felt that Changsun Yuanhong should tell them the truth. It was too much to deceive them both like this.
Changsun Yuanhong, who was lying on the collapse, was sneering secretly, muttering to himself, "Idiot!" Can peace talks prevent Feng State from invading the west? It will only let the Feng people see the weakness of Ning State, and then they will bully Ning State even more. Feng State’s national policy is the Way of the Wolf, and Feng State is also a country of tigers and wolves, so how can its appetite be of any use? Can it be filled with just gold, silver, and satin?
In his heart, he was angry and resentful of the imperial court's stupidity and stupidity, but Changsun Yuanhong did not dare to show it at this time. It was not that he did not trust Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi, but because they were both literati and went to the Fengjun camp. , being frightened by Tang Yinyi, he might have said everything.
Changsun Yuanhong is not only good at strategy, but also good at discerning the thoughts of his opponents. He knew that Tang Yin had great ambitions. The success of the Battle of Hedong also made Tang Yin's ambitions expand to an unprecedented level, and he wanted to annex the entire Ning Kingdom. It was meaningless to negotiate peace with him now. When his envoys arrived at Fengying, they would definitely be punished by Tang Yin. * asked, he would take this opportunity to learn about his own defense situation on the West Bank, the status of the military and other details through the mouth of the envoy. Changsun Yuanhong decided to use a trick this time and simply deceived his own envoys, pretending to be critically ill, and lured Tang Yin to attack.
He pretended to be so flawless that Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi really thought that Changsun Yuanhong was about to die. When the two of them planned to stay in the sleeping tent for a while, several military doctors came closer to change Changsun Yuanhong's dressing. Changsun Yuanhong did have wounds on his body, the stab wound on his back. Seeing the shocking, bloody wound, Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi secretly grinned, turned their heads, not daring to look again. Wei Zheng stepped forward and said softly: "Two adults, let's go out first and don't disturb the general's rest anymore."
"Okay, okay, okay!" Shi and Tan nodded repeatedly and followed Wei Zheng out of the tent. Now they finally understood why the always disciplined Western Army was so disorganized and why everyone looked sad. Judging from Changsun Yuanhong's current condition, there was a possibility of dying at any time!
It seems that the imperial court's decision to negotiate peace was indeed the right one. While the eldest son, Sun Yuanhong, is still here, the matter must be finalized quickly! The two of them did not dare to delay any more at the Ningjun camp. They both raised their hands to Wei Zheng and said, "General Wei, we must rush to the Fengjun camp in the east of Hedong immediately to ask for an audience with the Feng King and negotiate peace with the Feng Kingdom. General Yuanhong I’d rather ask you to take more care of me.”
Wei Zheng was startled and tried to persuade him: "You two adults have come all the way, why do you have to leave right after arriving at the camp? Let's rest for a day and go to Feng Camp tomorrow!"
"Oh, the peace negotiation is related to the survival of the country, so we can't afford to delay it, not to mention that General Yuanhong is still... alas!" Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi looked at each other, shook their heads and sighed.
Understanding what the two of them meant, Wei Zheng no longer wanted to stay. He nodded and said, "That's fine, it would be good to finalize the peace talks earlier." After a pause, he warned uneasily: "You two Sir, you must not mention General Yuan Hong's critical illness to Feng Jun. Once Feng Jun knows about it, our army will be in danger and Daning will be in danger!"
"General Wei, don't worry, we both understand."
Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi believed that Chang Sun Yuanhong was critically ill. They were so panicked that they didn't dare to stay for a moment. They passed through the Ning Army Camp and hurried straight to Feng Camp. Since it was a peace negotiation rather than a war, the two of them took less than ten followers with them and did not take a big boat. They crossed the Zhang River in an ordinary small fish boat.
Before the two landed ashore, Sergeant Feng on the east bank noticed that the distance was so far away. Sergeant Feng shouted loudly: "What are you doing? If we go forward, we will shoot arrows!"
Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi were startled. The former hurriedly walked to the bow of the ship and shouted back: "Brothers of Feng Jun, please don't shoot arrows. We are envoys sent by the Ning Kingdom to negotiate peace with King Feng!"
Yo! Hearing that they were envoys from the Ning State and were here to negotiate peace, the soldiers of Feng Army looked at each other with blank expressions. They had not heard any news about the peace negotiations between the two countries before. The leader of the soldiers called one of his men and ordered him to return to the camp to report the news.
Not long after, news of the envoy from Ning Guo coming to discuss peace reached the Chinese military tent where Tang Yin was located. In the past two days, Tang Yin was at a loss for the war at hand. He suddenly heard that the Ning State envoy wanted to see him to discuss peace. He was very surprised. The Ning army had just won a victory, and there was a disguised master like Linglong to help him. He was taking advantage of everything. You, why do you suddenly come to discuss peace? Furthermore, negotiating peace is not in line with Changsun Yuanhong’s personality!
He couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Ning Guo's gourd was selling, but since an envoy had been sent, there was no harm in meeting it himself. But on second thought, Tang Yin felt that the peace talks between Ning Guo's envoys were fake and he was trying to find out whether the truth about his own military camp was true. He rolled his eyes and immediately summoned his generals. After everyone arrived, he told everyone about the matter. The generals were also surprised. It was so good. What kind of peace was Ning Guo negotiating for? !
Tang Yin raised the corner of his mouth, sneered, and said: "I estimate that Ning Guo's peace talks are fake, and the truth is to explore the reality of our army. Our army must not be underestimated by the Ning people. Send the order and cheer up all the officers and soldiers. Let Ning Ren see the power of our soldiers!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
The generals took the orders and left one after another. At the same time, Shi Tinghan and Tan, who came to discuss peace, were also led into the Fengjun camp by the soldiers.
As soon as the two of them walked into the Fengjun camp, they felt a chill in their hearts, and they seemed to be half injured at once.
On both sides of the camp, there were numerous armored guards, a mass of darkness, countless in number. No matter viewed horizontally, vertically or diagonally, they all formed a straight line. The soldiers were like wooden piles, standing motionless, one by one. The armor was bright, and the guns and halberds in his hands shone with a cold light under the sunlight.
Whether it is the general or the soldiers below, they are full of energy and full of murderous intent. They are not angry but powerful. A pair of shining eyes are staring at Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi, their eyes are like a pack of wolves. As if they saw prey, they seemed to be swarming at any moment and tearing them apart.