A traitor

Su Qinglang's expectations were right, those rebels would not be able to withdraw so easily.

Because Su Qinglang dug the canal and solved the flood problem in Bingzhou, many villagers have returned home. This action can be said to have dealt a heavy blow to the rebels.

The rebel army is not as good as before in terms of military strength and financial resources. Therefore, in order to capture Qinzhou City as soon as possible and make up for the lost troops and food, they can only choose to attack by surprise.

Therefore, he pretended to retreat during the day in an attempt to lull and deceive the soldiers stationed in Qinzhou, and returned secretly at night.

But unexpectedly, seeing that they deliberately retreated, Qinzhou did not relax a bit, but resorted to tricks and killed all the troops they sent to sneak attack.

The bandits are inherently hateful. Seeing that they were not fooled, coupled with the continuous fighting, the internal consumption of the rebel army is also a lot, and it can no longer continue to support it.

So the original shape was revealed, and he became a bandit again, and began to attack the nearby villagers, not only looting their property, but also arresting the strong men as soldiers.All of a sudden, the lives of the people were devastated, and the people were in dire straits.

In order to prevent the bandits from attacking the villagers, Qinzhou had to disperse its forces, search for the evil rebels everywhere, and finally drive them to the desolate valley.

Seeing that the terrain of the valley was complex and very dangerous, Mei Liusheng and Cheng Qi discussed and decided that they would lead the troops into the valley, while Su Qinglang and Cai Jun would station a part of their troops on the periphery to respond.

Thinking of himself as a scholar, it would be useless to think of a way with Cai Jun on the battlefield, so Su Qinglang agreed to such a proposal.

But unexpectedly, Mei Liusheng and the others had just set off for half a day, when Su Qinglang saw Cheng Ying returning with a few soldiers in a mess.

According to Cheng Ying, after they entered the valley, they were attacked by the rebels. Under the cover of the soldiers' desperate efforts, they broke through the enemy's siege and rushed back to report.But now, Mei Liusheng and Old General Cheng are still in danger, waiting for their rescue.

Su Qinglang was already suspicious, seeing that the person who came back was Cheng Ying, he became suspicious in his heart, wondering if it was Cheng Ying's trick, trying to take this opportunity to kill him for revenge.

But when they came back, they looked anxious, and some of them were seriously injured. It didn't seem like they were deliberately acting for them. And thinking that Cheng Ying, as a woman, shouldn't lie about Cheng Qi's life and death, I believed it a little more.

So he mobilized troops and asked Cheng Ying to bring them into the valley for rescue, while he followed Cheng Ying's wishes and rushed to the valley entrance of Beishan to meet him.

However, Su Qinglang kept an eye out, he didn't fully believe what Cheng Ying said, and asked Cai Jun to follow them in case something changed.

As for himself, although he marched in the direction of Beishan, he sent scouting soldiers to investigate the situation at the place designated by Cheng Ying at full speed.

Just like that, Cai Jun followed Cheng Ying, took away most of the troops led by Su Qinglang, and headed towards the valley.

However, in the valley, he found that Cheng Ying seemed to be leading them around in a circle, and he was no longer in a hurry.

Realizing that something was wrong, Cai Jun hurriedly asked Cheng Ying whether Mei Liusheng and Cheng Qi were really in danger. Pressed by Cai Jun and other generals, Cheng Ying defended several times, but in the end he had no choice but to take them with him. to the real place.

At that time, Cheng Qi, Mei Liusheng and the others had just fought a battle with the rebels. Since they had not yet reached the main force of the rebels, there were very few rebels, so they were quickly repelled by them. Thinking of starting in the morning, they chased after them. The rebels ran for a long time, and the soldiers should also rest and replenish their strength, so they ordered to repair on the spot, and sat on the stones one by one to bandage their wounds.

Seeing Mei Liusheng, Cai Jun was stunned for a moment, and blurted out in surprise: "Master Mei, why are you here?"

Seeing that it was Cai Jun who came, Mei Liusheng was also taken aback for a moment, and seeing Cheng Ying standing beside Cai Jun, and the soldiers behind them, he immediately realized what had happened.

He stood up, with a gloomy face, walked up to Cheng Ying and asked, "Where is Qinglang?"

Cheng Ying sneered with a sneer on his face, but did not answer.

Cheng Qi also noticed the movement here, stood up, looked at someone and said, "What's going on, why do you..."

One of the soldiers in the team hadn't realized what happened, so he could only answer honestly: "Miss said, you were attacked in the valley and asked us to come to rescue..."

As he spoke, he looked at Cheng Ying, not knowing whether he was right or wrong in answering such a question.

Mei Liusheng was as cold as ice, standing where she was, and after a while, she suddenly drew the sword of the person beside her and put it on Cheng Ying's neck.

In the cold tone, with a murderous aura restrained, he kept staring at Cheng Ying. In his rage, he almost wanted to kill: "I ask you, where is Qinglang?"

Everyone was taken aback by his actions, and when they were about to persuade them, they heard Cheng Ying sneer ferociously a few times, and she raised her head: "So what if I know, have you grown wings or ten legs? It's over, he's dead, even if you arrive immediately, he won't be saved..."

She said, with tears in her eyes, she laughed like crazy: "I took revenge... I finally took revenge...Su Qinglang is dead..."

"you……"

Mei Liusheng held the sword in his hand, watched Cheng Ying's appearance, and took a step forward, the sword's edge immediately scratched the skin of her neck.

"Don't..." Seeing this, Cheng Qi was startled, and hurriedly stopped her, but when she thought of the absurd things Cheng Ying did, she endured it again.

Cai Jun was afraid that Mei Liusheng would be impulsive, so he quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm, saying repeatedly: "Master Mei, calm down, wait...let me think..."

Due to the sudden incident, his mind was in a mess. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "I remembered, Beishan Pass, Mr. Su went to Beishan Pass..."

Hearing this, even Cheng Qi frowned. They chased the enemy all the way so far, and the bandits were fleeing in the direction of Beishan Pass, so it could be seen that the main force of the enemy was there.

Cheng Ying should have also noticed this, so taking advantage of their unpreparedness, he took a few people back and tricked Su Qinglang with the excuse of rescue.

Beishan now has at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even if the original strength is not taken away, Su Qinglang still cannot resist.What's more, he also distributed most of the troops to Cheng Ying?

Cheng Qi calmed down, and asked Cai Jun, "How many people are there with Mr. Su?"

Since he noticed Cheng Ying's abnormality just now, he should turn back and stop Su Qinglang. Thinking of the stupid things he did, Cai Jun wanted to give himself a few slaps.

Feeling ashamed, he gritted his teeth and couldn't bear it: "It should be...less than a thousand..."

While talking, Mei Liusheng immediately turned around and walked towards the horse.

Cheng Qi was startled, and hurriedly said, "Master Mei, where are you going?"

Mei Liusheng didn't answer, just walked on by himself, just took a few steps, but was stopped by Cheng Ying.

He pressed his sword against Mei Liusheng's chest: "My lord, are you going to save Su Qinglang?"

Seeing Chengying like this, Mei Liusheng was even more furious, his eyes were red: "Get out of the way!"

Chengying shouted loudly: "Master!"

The hand holding the long sword couldn't help shaking. This was the first time that his sword was pointed at the person he was most loyal to.

He stabilized his mind and said slowly: "My lord, it's already late, even if you arrive at the place, he's already dead..."

Mei Liusheng clenched his fingers, his face was cold: "I'll say it again, get out of the way."

Chengying still insisted, persuading: "Young master, if you go here now, you will face thousands of troops alone. Even if he is not dead, you are the only one, why should you save him?"

"Because I am Li Chengsi, I am your king!"

Mei Liusheng yelled angrily, and continued: "His life was saved by this king. This king wants him to die so he can die. If this king doesn't let him die, he can only live!"

He raised his head, his eyes were majestic and cold: "If you still treat me as your master, I order you, take the sword away!"

Chengying didn't expect that Mei Liusheng would be like this. In order to save Su Qinglang, she did not hesitate to expose her identity and ordered him to step aside as her master.

However, if he didn't seize this opportunity and put Su Qinglang to death, there would be even more chances in the future.

So for Mei Liusheng's safety, and for their future great cause, Cheng Ying still pointed his sword at him and did not take a step back.

Seeing that Chengying refused to give way, Mei Liusheng took a step forward without blinking, and the long sword pierced into his heart immediately, and bright red blood flowed out immediately.

Chengying's eyes widened, and in shock, she quickly withdrew her sword, stepped forward and said with concern: "My lord, you..."

The gaze towards Shangmei Liusheng gradually turned into despair: "You really want to do this for him? For that person, even your own life?"

Mei Liusheng didn't answer, but when he saw him get out of the way, he raised his foot and walked towards the horse.

"Your Highness!"

Cheng Ying and Cheng Qi yelled and knelt down at the same time. Although Cheng Qi didn't want to help Mei Liusheng earlier, he couldn't just watch him die.

After all, if it was possible, Mei Liusheng, as the royal family, would be Nan Tang's only hope. If he died here, they would lose even their last hope.

Chengying looked at Mei Liusheng's back, and said beggingly: "Have you really forgotten your oath and what you are going to do? Beishan and his party are more or less ominous. If you go, maybe... you will dead……"

Cheng Qi also said incoherently: "Yes, what's more... Mr. Su is very smart, maybe he won't fall into the trap. Moreover, he has guards by his side, so it may not be certain that he has been rescued... If he is fine, he will definitely come to us for a round, if you go, in case..."

Mei Liusheng stopped in his tracks. At this moment, he didn't care that his identity had been exposed. All he could think about was that Su Qinglang was about to die and was waiting for him to save him.

He turned around, raised his face, and said almost conceitedly: "He won't die, and neither will I!"

After finishing speaking, he walked up to his horse, grabbed the bow and arrow and quiver from a soldier, got on his horse, and galloped in the direction of Beishan.

The people who stayed behind in the valley looked at each other in blank dismay, and hadn't recovered from what happened just now.

Cai Jun couldn't stand still for a while, and fell to the ground. After a long time, he patted himself hard on the face, and murmured: "I... what did I hear just now..."