Chapter 93: Battle Live! Zhaojun Rescue Her Brother
"You two little brats, you don't even know to send a message home when you have nothing to do. Look at how thin Concubine Zhaojun is. She's like a stick and can't even lift a sword!" He Yong frowned and punched each of them.
The two men smiled and dodged, and hurriedly bowed to He Zhaojun: "Zhaojun, we narrowly escaped death this time. Thanks to your help, we were able to turn danger into safety and even unexpectedly won military merit."
"Me? I thought it was me who implicated my two brothers, so why did I help them?" He Zhaojun was at a loss.
He Shan lifted the kettle beside him and drank a large amount of it before sitting on the stone bench in the middle of the courtyard.
"When I arrived at Wangping that day, I discovered a group of Xianbei soldiers preparing to set fire to the granary. The fire was already burning and could not be put out. For a moment, the Tiger Roar Cavalry and I had no choice but to deal with the enemy first."
He Zhaojun nodded. This was the same information she had learned from the military report. "So, didn't they say you died while fighting the fire, and your body was never found?"
He Shan was still frightened: "Yes, half of my hair bun was lost while I was trying to put out the fire." After saying that, he took off his helmet. Sure enough, the bun on the left side was obviously shorter and could hardly be tied up.
"However, a group of about two hundred soldiers, wearing khaki bandanas and carrying shovels, suddenly rushed out and dumped cartloads of sand and earth all over the place. The huge fire was put out instantly!"
He Zhaojun was shocked. "The Thick Earth Banner? I didn't send so many people with the army. What's more, the Tiger Roar Cavalry are cavalry, and the Thick Earth Banner are on foot. They must not have reached Wangping yet!"
Could it be that someone, under their own name, had trained more Five Banners troops to secretly protect their two brothers? But who was this person? An image of the handsome, cheerful Third Prince emerged in her mind.
Bah, you knew about this in advance and didn't even tell me?! He Zhaojun was in disbelief, shocked and angry.
He Shan scratched his head. "Ah? I thought they were the ones you sent. After all, they all claimed they were coming to help under your orders. I also took the opportunity to fake my own death, changed my equipment, and sneaked in among the ordinary people leaving the city."
"So, you faked your death in order to blend in with the young men leaving the city and look for the location of the mineral vein?" He Zhaojun was not quite sure. Could this be the real secret order from His Majesty?
As expected, He Shan nodded. "That's right. I received a message from His Majesty on the way, sent by eagle, asking me to secretly investigate this matter. If I want to blend in with the people, I must speak the local accent and be a stranger in the court. Naturally, I am the one who can do this."
He Chuan interrupted, "Yes, yes. And me, too. I arrived in Gaoxian County, exhausted. Suddenly, a group of men rushed out, stabbed me in the chest with a sword, tied me to a horse's tail, and dragged me away. Do you know about this?"
He Zhaojun's heart tightened: "Then...how did you escape?"
He Chuan shook his head and chuckled, "Escape? The group of people who kidnapped me in the end were actually my eldest brother and the Tiger Roar Cavalry who disguised themselves in Xianbei clothing, putting on a show for Zhao Duo and the people in the dark!"
At this point, He Chuan stood up and punched He Shan: "But how could you really stab me? If I hadn't worn the armor my sister gave me, wouldn't I really be stabbed to death by you?"
He Shan curled his lips. "Hasn't this been practiced countless times? Pretending to stab you in the chest, but actually piercing through your left armpit? A simple trick, could it really hurt you?"
“That damned Zhao Duo not only refused to open the city gates, he even refused to let his deputy general leave the city to attack the enemy’s baggage.[46] It was only thanks to a group of soldiers with red scarves tied on their arms who went to set the fire.” He Chuan was quite proud and even a little unwilling to accept it.
I didn’t see the flames rising into the sky, what a loss!
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