flstandardbreds Chapter 148 The Envoy Resurrected? ?
Chapter 148 The Envoy Resurrected? ?
The three men told this information to General Shen. After learning that the Scythians would not attack together with the Hu people in the short term, General Shen was not a person who would sit and wait for death. He would not really wait until the other side sent envoys again, so he set the date of the battle for three days later.
Gu Changfeng and his men left too early, and they didn't even hear that the other side would send an envoy to seek peace again, which was three days later. They were still practicing as usual during the day, waiting for the quiet of the night to launch a surprise attack, but the Scythian envoy seeking peace had already arrived outside the military camp, so General Shen had no choice but to invite him in first.
The soldiers in the barracks all knew that the Hu people liked to wear animal skins, while the Scythians liked to wear tall hats. The man who came was a Scythian, just like the last time.
For some reason, this time the Scythians took off their hats halfway through their walk, revealing their faces.
The soldiers were all surprised: "Why is he so similar to the guy who came last time?"
"That's right, last time that guy was wearing a hat, but after the general chopped off his head, I went to see him, and he really looked the same!"
"Could it be possible that he is alive?"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Gu Changfeng saw the Scythian's eyes reveal a fierce expression for a second, and immediately realized that he was trying to disrupt the morale of the Great Qi army, and said: "The Scythians have long and thin eyes, and they all look the same. What's the big deal? Go back to your own places and don't come to join in the fun with the battalion commander!"
The prince is the prince after all, and after a scolding, no one will talk nonsense anymore.
He followed the Scythian in, and as expected, even General Shen and Lieutenant General Xue were a little shocked when they saw him. This man looked exactly like the envoy who had been beheaded by General Shen in a rage.
General Shen: "Haven't I already told you our attitude? Do you still want to die in my hands like your brother?"
It must be said that General Shen is a well-informed man, and he grasped the momentum in an instant.
The man handed over the letter respectfully: "Please take a look, General."
"I'm just a messenger. Please don't bother with me, General."
His humble attitude left General Shen speechless, and he had the letter brought to him.
"One hundred acres of fertile land, ten beauties... but we are short of the annual silver. But what if we don't plan to give it to you?"
The Scythians laughed: "General, you'd better seize this good intention. If we join forces with the Hu people, we will not only have the advantage in numbers, but the Hu people only have brute force, but they don't know how to use it well. When they encounter us... According to you people in the Central Plains, it should be like adding wings to a tiger, right?"
Xue Zhong couldn't help but ask, "You cooperated with them, so what did they give you? You made the bows and arrows a few times before, right? The Hu people's territory is freezing cold, and millions of cattle and sheep died last year. It's impossible for them to let you take over the city!"
"That's natural. We don't ask for more land. We just want their specialty milk wine."
How could the Scythians tell the truth about what they wanted? It would have been better for Xue Zhong not to ask, as he would have been fooled instead.
The Scythians naturally thought that they would be ignorant and refuse, and said with great regret: "That's a pity, the general's reputation has been ruined by our brothers!"
Gu Changfeng noticed the black blood at the corner of his mouth, "Oh no! He wants to commit suicide!"
The Scythian suddenly shouted a secret message, and the other Scythians outside the tent immediately sent a signal flare. General Shen finally realized what this cunning Scythian meant. He wanted to force himself to kill the second messenger!
"Our troops will arrive tonight, so please be prepared, General..." After saying this, the Scythian fell to the ground and died.
Deputy General Xue kicked him and said, "What bad luck! There are still people rushing to die! Go and take care of those people."
"Yes." Xue Zhong was also shocked. He left the tent and looked at the Scythians who were tied together. He said, "Although I feel sorry for you, if I let you go today, I'm afraid there will be hidden dangers in the future. I will take care of you and throw you into the Hu people's territory."
Shen Mingjue rushed over when he saw the signal flare and found that another envoy had died. It was no wonder that he came late. Gu Changfeng was under his order to train with Xue Zhong every day, and he went there to shoot arrows. He thought it was no big deal, but when he saw the pale faces of several people in the barracks, his heart also sank.
"According to the original plan." General Shen said this and left.
Gu Changfeng and Shen Mingjue were responsible for escorting the body out of the camp.
For some reason, Shen Mingjue always felt something was strange after listening to Gu Changfeng's words. The Scythians were so cruel that it was not enough for one of the two brothers in a family to die, they also let the other one die.
Gu Changfeng said: "If we agree, he won't have to die."
Shen Mingjue: "We can't agree to this. As soon as the goods are delivered, they will lead their troops to attack us. It's hard to guard against such villains."
"Then why let him come?" Gu Changfeng also realized that something was wrong. "Could it be that he had done something wrong and was destined to die?"
Shen Mingjue put his hand to the tip of the Scythian's nose, and after confirming that he was no longer breathing, he used a clean cloth to pick up some of the black blood on his lips and leaned in to smell it.
Gu Changfeng asked: "How is it? Is there anything wrong?"
"This blood has a faint floral scent."
Shen Mingjue pulled out the dagger he carried with him and stabbed it hard into the Scythian's chest.
"When I was in the music house, I once met a person who wanted to leave but could not raise enough money to redeem herself, so she asked her lover, a sorcerer, to get her a drug that would make her fake her death. I was lucky enough to smell it, and it was indeed this smell. It is hidden in the teeth, and if you bite it, you will experience symptoms of fake death, and your breathing will stop within seven days. After seven days, you need another antidote to revive you. But after she 'died', she did leave the South City Music House, but the sorcerer did not save her after seven days, and took all the money she earned in the music house."
Gu Changfeng also found a tooth in the mouth of this Scythian.
"Do it on the right side as well." Gu Changfeng was afraid that the night would be long and he would have many nightmares. The heart of this Scythian was in the opposite position to that of ordinary people. "It's really possible. The same face appears over and over again. If there is another request for peace in the future, and the soldiers see this face, not to mention that they will feel uneasy, they will probably have nightmares even if they killed two General Shens."
Shen Mingjue nodded: "Fortunately we discovered it in time, now he will never survive."
Gu Changfeng asked him to stab a few more times with the dagger and joked, "Unless they are triplets."
After throwing the Scythian in front of the Hu territory, the two of them followed him back and told General Shen about the fake death drug.