OBS Chapter 105 A traitor appeared in the Northwest Army
Chapter 105 A traitor appeared in the Northwest Army
Chu Zhao felt very bad seeing Gu Xi was in low spirits and full of sadness. He knew that Gu Xi had put his heart into these soldiers, and it must be hard for them to accept the sudden death of so many of them in battle.
He advised softly:
"A great victory. They died for their country and their death was worthy. But they should not have died. If the reinforcements had arrived at the designated location as I requested last night, no one would have died. I need to investigate this matter thoroughly when I get back."
Chu Zhao said this because, firstly, he already had doubts in his heart, and secondly, he wanted to divert Gu Xi's attention so that she would not be immersed in sadness and get stuck in a dead end.
Hearing what he said, Gu Xi also remembered what happened last night. It was too dark and the archer was standing in the dark without any firelight.
The flames of anger burned in her eyes:
"Brother Chu, the arrow last night was definitely not shot by the Turks. The direction was wrong."
Chu Zhao was busy catching Luger at the time and did not notice the arrow. Since the arrow was of Turkic standard, he did not think much about it.
Thinking about it now, there are many doubts.
At that time, the remaining Turkic army had already been defeated and dispersed, and because it was a close combat, everyone was using knives. Who would suddenly shoot arrows at that time?
Chu Zhao's face was terribly gloomy, "I'm afraid there is a traitor in the Northwest Army."
People hate traitors far more than they hate enemies.
Gu Xi always felt that he had missed something. He carefully recalled the scene before and after he was shot by the arrow last night, and then said:
"Where's Luger? Is he still alive? When we left last night, I saw him shot by an arrow shot from the same direction."
Chu Zhao called his personal soldiers and asked about Ruger's situation.
Wu Dajiang said: "After the war, when the subordinates were looking for the major general and Captain Qi, they found Luger in the pile of corpses. He was shot in the chest and died, but the subordinates were anxious to find him, and the bodies might still be there."
Gu Xi thought thoughtfully, "This traitor's martial arts skills are not weak, and he is hiding very deeply. It will probably be very difficult to find him."
Chu Zhao said: "Well, his position in the army must be high, otherwise he would not be able to intercept my message. Dasheng, I have a suspect in my mind, but I have no evidence."
High-ranking military generals were appointed by the imperial court themselves, and he could do nothing about them without evidence.
Gu Xi is not familiar with the people of the Northwest Army, but she must find out the traitor and avenge her brothers who died in battle.
"If there is no evidence, then we can let him reveal his hand. If the same person shot the arrow at Ruger and me, that would be interesting. Think about it, since he is a traitor, he must be colluding with the enemy. He suddenly wants to shoot you, probably because you captured Ruger alive, and he is worried that the truth will be exposed, so he has to silence him first? If he fails to kill you, then he can only kill Ruger." Gu Xi calmed down and analyzed.
Chu Zhao nodded. He had thought of this as well. "But now Luger is dead, there is no evidence."
"Who says the dead can't testify?" Gu Xi had an idea in his mind.
Chu Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked anxiously:
"What are you going to do? Are you going to interrogate Luger's body? I've read picture books before, and there was a story about a master judge who interrogated a corpse and finally succeeded in finding the murderer."
Dasheng, oh no, it’s Gu Xi, who has never let him down.
Maybe I can really use magic to make Ruger's corpse speak.
Gu Xi glared at him with disdain, "You believe in the book?"
"Ah? You're not going to examine the body? I wanted someone to find Luger's body right away."
"No, on the contrary, you should immediately send people to burn all the dead Turks together, otherwise it will easily breed plague."
Although Chu Zhao didn't understand what Gu Xi wanted to do, he still arranged for someone to do it.
After everything was arranged, he couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked again:
"Dasheng, what trick did you come up with?"
Gu Xi's mouth corners slightly raised,
"Stir up the grass and lure the snake out of its hole!"
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The Northwestern Army's camp on the edge of the desert.
Chu Zhao rushed back with the remaining hundreds of people in the cavalry battalion and the Turkic royal family.
At the same time, two stretchers were carried.
On one stretcher was Qi Dasheng, and on the other was Luger. Although both of them looked pale, they were still alive, especially Qi Dasheng, who was still talking to the people around him when he entered the camp.
Luger's condition was not good. He was unconscious but still breathing.
Wu Chi, who heard about this, rushed over immediately.
He was in a state of anxiety throughout the night.
The inexplicable disappearance of Chu Zhao and Qi Dasheng last night was really too strange.
After the arrow hit Qi Dasheng, he was busy shooting Luger. In the blink of an eye, Qi Dasheng and Chu Zhao, who were hit by the arrow, disappeared.
Later he went to the scene and saw that Luger was dead.
He also arranged people to look for Chu Qi and the other two, but found nothing.
He was quite confident in his archery skills. With that arrow, it would have been extremely difficult for Qi Dasheng to survive.
But now, Chu Zhao is back. According to the information he received, Qi Dasheng and Ruger are not dead, and Qi Dasheng can still joke with people around him.
This unscientific!
How can a person come back to life from the dead?
"Young General, you're finally back!" Wu Chi bowed towards Chu Zhao with a respectful expression.
Chu Zhao also cupped his hands and said, "General Wu, you have worked hard. You have made an invaluable contribution in this battle."
Wu Chi said with a smile: "How dare I take credit for this? This battle was entirely thanks to the might of the Major General. It was Captain Qi. I heard that he was injured. How is he now?"
Chu Zhao said calmly, "Oh, he was shot by an arrow and almost died, but luckily we met a miracle doctor when we were in Suiye City. We brought him with us when we returned to Beijing this time. Fortunately, he saved Captain Qi's life."
Wu Chi's eyes flashed, and he said hurriedly:
"That's really lucky. Commander Qi is very lucky. I heard that the Major General also brought back a Turkic prisoner?"
Chu Zhao nodded, "Yes, he is the Turkic general Ruger, and he was the one who started this war. After Dasheng was injured, I took him to hide. Later, when we were returning and cleaning up the battlefield, the doctor found that Ruger was still alive, so we saved him and planned to bring him back to Kyoto with the Turkic royal family and hand him over to the court for handling."
This is understandable, as the military merit of capturing prisoners alive is definitely greater than that of killing the enemy.
"Oh? This miracle doctor is truly amazing. I also sprained my waist last night. I wonder if I can ask the miracle doctor for help?" Wu Chi said, suppressing his panic.
Chu Zhao said: "That's no problem. He is in the tent in front now, treating Luger. General Wu, go find him yourself."
Wu Chi bowed and walked towards the tent in front.
There was no guard at the door of the tent, so he just lifted the curtain and went in.
After entering, I saw an old man with white hair and beard giving acupuncture to Luger lying on the bed.