Chapter 30: Beware of evil tricks

Marco was stunned.

After a long time, he sighed: "Could it be that an unprecedented warrior is going to die under such cheap means?!"

For a moment, I felt as if the rabbit was dead and the fox was sad.

The master said with relief: "This is only a possibility. Since General Zhao is so extraordinary, he may not be able to escape the hidden arrows."

Marco couldn't help but nodded: "Yes, he is so tyrannical, even if he uses poison, he might not be able to kill him, right?"

His tone was uncertain.

The master nodded and said: "The chief soldier just met the people sent by General Zhao. Between me, General Zhao must have been prepared, otherwise he would not have sent someone in disguise to meet the chief soldier first. Say hello. You should probably be prepared. The Commander-in-Chief has never neglected himself before. He always agreed to everything he asked for. In this case, there is no need to worry. "

He explained: "If General Zhao Shen can escape from the secret arrow and come to Shanhaiguan, the General Soldier will not neglect the people he sent, so naturally he will not blame the General Soldier. If he is killed, then everything will be over, nothing to say. It’s okay to say it.”

When Marco heard this, he couldn't help but nodded: "That makes sense."

But he asked: "So, how should I respond to Zhao Yu's request? Should I send someone to summon the generals of the towns, or should I suppress it for the time being?"

"I sent someone to summon you." The master said, "There is no loss anyway, just do whatever you have to do."

"But..." Marco hesitated: "The person living in the house may be worried."

"Why bother with him?" The master chuckled: "Just give it a try. He doesn't know the purpose of the General Soldier's summons. I'm afraid he thought that the General Soldier was discussing with other town generals the matters ordered by the cabinet elders, so he felt happy before it was too late. .”

Ma Ke was reassured: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. By the way, send people to the pass to find out the whereabouts of the imperial envoy Zhao Yuhe as soon as possible and observe the result, whether it is life or death. Our commander-in-chief must know it as soon as possible so that we can take advantage of the opportunity. strain."

"Don't worry, sir."

...

It has been more than five days since Commander Zhang left.

Zhao Yu estimated that there should be a reply from Commander Zhang.

In the past five days, there has been no disturbance, and there is no sign of the tricks of the moth in the court.

If it had been normal, even Zhao Yu would have let down his guard. But Zhao Yu knew that the matter here was of great importance, and it was related to whether the prince could take the first step to turn the tide.

If you take this step, you will have a brighter future. If the first step fails, the prince will be greatly disappointed, and the road ahead will be difficult.

Therefore, Zhao Yu has always been vigilant. The closer he gets to Shanhaiguan, the more cautious he becomes. He is extremely prepared no matter whether it is a hundred days or a night.

Zhao Yu guessed that it would take at most two or three days to reach Shanhaiguan. If you want to take action, you should do it within a day or two.

Seeing that it was getting dusk, a scout came to report that there was an abandoned village ahead.

Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Tatars have made several detours and even besieged the capital. As a result, the Gyeonggi area was frequently plundered. The further east and north you go, the more abandoned villages there are, which are exactly the same as the village in Zhao Yu's hometown.

In Zhao Yu's view, there is no essential difference between Tatars and bandits. They are all locust-like characters who only know how to destroy but not create.

No more gossip.

There are abandoned villages, which are naturally convenient for setting up camp at night.

So we hurriedly and slowly arrived at the village.

Among the imperial envoys who conveyed the order, there was an eunuch who had been eating too much solid food for a few days and his mouth was dry. He wanted to change his taste, so he sent a team of royal guards to hunt in the woods.

Zhao Yu didn't care about this. As an imperial envoy, it was incredible to be able to eat dry food for five or six days with soldiers like them.

While Zhao Yu was eating dry food, the team of royal guards came back. He was actually carrying a wild boar!

In fact, if it weren't for the rush, Zhao Yu's recipe would be very large in the wilderness. If you are one person, your life will be nourishing.

But now he does it exactly as he would march and fight, and there are many rules that he must abide by, starting with himself.

Therefore, we should set an example and not be lax.

After eating dry food, Zhao Yu first arranged the night patrol, then walked along the village to take in the surrounding terrain, and then returned to the tent.

At this moment, someone came outside the tent, but it was a young eunuch.

Zhao Yu invited people in and saw the eunuch and two royal guards, each holding a large piece of barbecue. It was steaming hot, and as soon as he came in, the smell of meat made Zhao Yu's stomach tremble.

Since he was adopted by his master and practiced martial arts, Zhao Yu has never lacked meat every day.

Speaking of which, these five or six days were also a kind of torture for Zhao Yu.

Now I suddenly smell the smell of meat, which makes my mouth water.

He said: "What important business does the imperial envoy come here to do?"

The little eunuch smiled and said: "Thanks to General Zhao's care on this journey, we can stay safe and sound. Just now, my men came back from hunting a wild boar. Our family did not dare to keep it to ourselves, so we were about to ask General Zhao to share it."

The little eunuch's voice was soft and lingering in his ears, which made people frown. However, Zhao Yu does not discriminate against eunuchs, they just do it for the sake of living. Whether they are soldiers fighting in the army, merchants on foot, farmers foraging in the fields, or officials, all are trying to make a living. There is essentially no difference.

Although Zhao Yu did not have any advanced ideas, he followed his master, Taoist Qingyun, and did not discriminate.

Then he smiled and said: "Thank you very much for your kindness, the imperial envoy. During this march and war, we share the joys and sorrows. My soldiers all eat dry food, but I eat meat. I really shouldn't."

However, Zhao Yu was able to hold back his appetite and waved his hand: "Take it back and let the imperial envoy enjoy it himself."

The young eunuch was startled and had a strange look on his face. Zhao Yu probably thought that the eunuch had never seen him like this before, so he was just surprised and didn't take it to heart.

But then I heard the little eunuch say: "The general is really like a famous general. But the general does not have to be like this. That wild boar weighs more than three hundred kilograms. There are only a hundred and fifty people here. Two kilograms per person is more than enough." Our family has been divided among people, and no matter the soldiers, they all have meat to eat."

When Zhao Yu heard this, he couldn't help but smile. He said that these eunuchs were not all selfish and sinful, but they also knew how to care about others.

So he smiled and said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

The eunuch secretly breathed a sigh of relief, waved his sleeves, and the two royal guards on the left and right presented two large pieces of barbecue.

Zhao Yu was not polite. He took a few bites of a piece of barbecue weighing two to three kilograms and ate it.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Yu felt satisfied. I never thought that wild boar meat could be so fragrant and tender.

He picked up another piece and was about to bite it off when his expression suddenly changed.

Zhao Yu threw the piece of meat in his hand fiercely, and with a loud bang, it hit the little eunuch who was watching him eat the meat without blinking. He only smashed the little eunuch into pieces, and his liver and intestines immediately flowed out on the floor!

"What did you put in the meat!?"

Zhao Yu covered his abdomen and his face turned livid!

Seeing this, the two Jin Yiwei ignored the torn eunuchs. One of them sneered, "Good teaching general knows that it is Hedinghong."

"What a vicious Hedinghong!"

Zhao Yu sat down, crossed his legs, and while carrying the energy and blood, shouted: "Are you Zhou Yanru's people?!"

The two Jinyi guards probably thought that Zhao Yu had no power to resist, so they laughed and said: "That's right." They also bowed their hands to the west and said righteously: "You monster, you are causing harm to the country and the people. We are here to follow the order of the elder. kill you!"

Then he took out his embroidered spring knife and stepped forward slowly: "If you get to the underworld, you must not blame my two brothers. Who asked you to block the way of the elders!"

Zhao Yu's face turned gray, and his eyes became chaotic.

But he lamented: "I was on guard day and night, but I didn't pay attention to my diet. I really shouldn't have done it. I didn't show my abilities, so I will die in the hands of you villains. How sad!"

"Why should you, a warrior like you, be sad for the spring and regret the autumn, and be like that scholar and poet? Bring the head quickly so that my brothers and I can go back and regain our sight as soon as possible."

After saying this, two sharp embroidered spring knives, one on the left and one on the right, were aimed at the forehead and the other at the neck, and slashed down with a chirping sound. It seemed that Zhao Yu was about to be killed!

The two people had sinister smiles on their faces.

But there were two puffs, and the two men's wrists shook, and the embroidered spring knife almost fell from their hands! It was as if he was defeated and had the power of counterattack. If he looked carefully, he saw that there was not even a single white mark on Zhao Yu's forehead or neck!

The two men were immediately shocked and stabbed Zhao Yu's eyes, mouth, and nostrils with a knife.

Zhao Yu just closed his eyes and mouth and let him poke and kill, but his skin was not broken!

At this moment, the two of them looked horrified and pale - they had both been poisoned, and they were about to kill Zhao Yu, but they couldn't even kill anyone who couldn't resist. This, this, this...

Where did the monster come from!

But who knew that Zhao Yu had a special physique, with copper skin and iron bones. Even if there is poison in his belly, even if he dies, his body cannot be destroyed easily!

The two of them were immediately helpless and were running around in panic.

Although there was not much noise in this tent, if the soldier came and leaked the secret, it would be very bad. For a moment, the two people felt entangled and regretful.

If I had known this, I should have used more poison to poison the cavalry.

Now it is difficult to get off the tiger.

It can't be killed but it can't be killed. If you take a good xiuchun knife, it can't even pierce the skin. When the poison takes effect and dies, he is afraid that something unexpected will happen and the soldier will know about it.

The two of them were at a loss when suddenly Zhao Yu opened his eyes!

With a pop, Zhao Yu spat out a big mouthful of black blood and all the wild boar meat he had eaten before. It turned into a sharp arrow and hit the person in front of him straight through. It shot up diagonally and broke the tent support. With a bang, the tent fell down.

With such movement, where could the cavalry under his command not be seen?

Together with the imperial guards in the distance, they all gathered around.

Suddenly, the fallen tent flew out, and Zhao Yu walked out with a trace of black blood on his lips, carrying a royal guard.

His face was a little pale and his expression was slightly downcast, clearly not intact.

But with a pair of eyes that shined brighter, he swept away all the imperial guards, threw the people in his hands to the ground, and shouted: "Have all the soldiers eaten wild boar meat?!"

Someone with sharp eyes had already seen the filth on the ground, examined it carefully, and cried out: "How dare you poison the general!"

Immediately, the swords and guns were unsheathed, with a clanging sound, and the imperial envoy and the others were all surrounded.