Chapter 268: Warfare is a treacherous path
Cheng Duan immediately drew his sword and ordered the two men beside him, "You two don't have to move forward. Stay close to the princess and protect her.
The rest of you brothers, join me and kill the Liang bandits!"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Kill Liang the thief!"
Not to mention anything else, we have already won in terms of momentum alone.
Huang Feng had fought with those people before and knew their strengths and weaknesses. He quickly said, "These Liang people are very skilled and cunning. General Cheng must not take them lightly."
He was about to stand up, but Song Yanxi held his shoulders.
She warned coldly: "Don't act rashly if you want to survive."
Huang Feng said angrily, "If you are afraid, just hide behind me. I am not afraid of death."
There was a hint of contempt in his words, and he clearly looked down on Song Yanxi.
He was also reminding her bluntly that if she was afraid of death, she should just stay away and stop being an eyesore here.
Song Yanxi laughed in anger, her cold eyes filled with undisguised murderous intent, "If you weren't the only one who knew the way, I would have granted your wish and sent you to see the King of Hell!"
"You!" Huang Feng was so angry that he felt a surge of blood in his chest. He opened his mouth and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
The dark color is a clear sign of poisoning.
Huang Feng leaned weakly against the tree and said weakly, "Despicable and shameless."
"Warfare is the art of deception."
Meeting his angry gaze, Song Yanxi asked coldly, "Do you dare to swear on your life that you have never done anything immoral or despicable in your life?"
Huang Feng said without hesitation: "Why not?"
He raised his hand with great effort, moved his pale lips and said, "I, Huang Feng, swear today on the lives of my entire family, young and old, that I have never done anything against morality..."
Song Yanxi interrupted him and reminded him, "People's hearts change easily. How do you know that if they haven't done it before, they won't do it again in the future?"
To be honest, what she said was somewhat meant to be difficult.
Even Cheng Duan, who was preparing to meet the enemy not far away, couldn't help but look back frequently when he heard this. In addition to confusion, there was more worry in his eyes.
The man surnamed Huang looks like a rough man, and he is also General Lin's confidant. He wouldn't harbor hatred and take advantage of their unpreparedness to attack the princess, right?
If this guy dares to have any inappropriate thoughts, even if it's just a thought, he will twist his head off and give it to the princess as a chamber pot.
Tian Feng frowned and thought about it, and seemed to think that what Song Yanxi said made sense, so he immediately added this sentence and repeated the oath.
Afraid she wouldn't believe him, he hastily added, "If you break this oath, I will be torn to pieces and become an animal in the next life."
Song Yanxi only knew that this man was a ruthless person, but she didn't expect that he would be so cruel to her.
No wonder she once heard Zhuang Shihan complaining to people around her, saying that although this man was reliable, he was too stubborn, and even Lin Tingfeng was a little afraid of him when he got stubborn.
Following the cry of an eagle, dozens of figures quickly surrounded them.
Cheng Duan drew the sword from his waist, glanced at the eagle circling in the sky, and cursed softly: "Damn it, I was in such a hurry to get out that I forgot to bring my bow."
The soldiers nearby listened to the rapid, short cries and their expressions suddenly changed. "Oh no! It's calling for its companions!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Duan instantly wanted to curse even more.
"How many of these sons of bitches are here? No, we have to shoot this damn bird down quickly and prevent it from delivering the message.
They'll all surround us and we won't be able to leave even if we want to."
As soon as Cheng Duan finished speaking, he saw the eagle that was originally hovering in the air suddenly swooped down and headed straight towards Song Yanxi.
"My Lady, be careful, this beast's claws..."
"call out!"
The exclamation and the sound of breaking air rang out almost at the same time.
The next moment, everyone heard a dull "bang!" and the imposing eagle fell heavily to the ground, dead.
There was an arrow stuck right in its belly.
In Song Yanxi's hand, he was holding an exquisite crossbow.
The group was completely stunned and didn't even have time to react. They could only watch as Song Yanxi quickly loaded an arrow and aimed at the person closest to them.
"Swish!" The arrow broke through the air without any hesitation.
The arrow hit him right in the heart, killing him.
While others had no time to react, Song Yanxi loaded the arrows as quickly as possible and shot two arrows in succession.
An arrow hit the man's right chest. He only had time to point in her direction before he fell backwards with his eyes wide open.
The other person reacted slightly faster and dodged to the side, only being shot in the arm.
But that's enough.
The opponent lost its "eye" and two people before they really started fighting. This undoubtedly dampened their fighting spirit and boosted the morale of Cheng Duan and others.
However, after a few rounds, the Liang spies were forced to defend themselves.
The group killed more and more fiercely, and Song Yanxi was holding a crossbow ready to kill anyone at any time. The leader saw that the situation was not right and quickly ordered everyone to retreat.
Cheng Duan was in the middle of a fight, but when he saw them about to leave, he got furious. "Want to run? No way!"
He was about to run after him, but Song Yanxi quickly stopped him, saying, "General Cheng, wait a minute!"
Although Cheng Duan was unwilling, he calmed down after hearing her voice and did not continue to chase her.
That's what he thought in his heart.
The princess is not only his savior, but also always thinks about the people after arriving in the border town. What she says and does will never go wrong.
Even if there was a mistake, it was only because he did not follow her instructions.
If the news reached the prince's ears, the worst that could happen would be twenty military sticks, and he was too tough to be afraid.
Cheng Duan thought so, but other people had the opposite idea.
They all came from the capital and had status and position. No matter what happened in this battle, they would be able to get some rewards when they returned to the capital.
But they are different.
The opportunity to capture a spy from the State of Liang is rare. Not to mention capturing one alive and bringing him back, even if you only chop off his head and bring it back, you can be rewarded with 100 taels and be promoted two levels.
No one can resist this temptation.
Seeing that those people were still chasing, Song Yanxi gave a look, and Cheng Duan immediately shouted, "If you dare to take another step forward, you will be treated as a deserter!"
When they heard the word "deserter", the soldiers who had originally planned to fight and face military punishment immediately stopped.
The military has strict rules and clear rewards and punishments, but deserters are dealt with in a one-size-fits-all manner.
No matter the reason, if you dare to escape, be prepared to wash your neck and wait for death.
As they retreated, Song Yanxi reminded them, "Take back the arrows from those two men and the eagle. They might be needed later."
Cheng Duan realized something belatedly and asked in surprise, "The princess has few arrows left?"
Song Yanxi pulled out the empty quiver from her bag and said calmly, "The assassin who tried to kill the prince had five arrows. General Xu took one, and the rest are here."
Hearing this, everyone gasped.
There were only four arrows in total, how could she release them all at once?
Someone asked, "My princess, you were holding an empty crossbow just now. Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
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