Chapter 171: 170. Clown
Chapter 171 170. Clown
(I feel that if this is split into two chapters, it will be easy to be scolded, so I will combine the two chapters into one, and that’s all for today)
There is a towering tree growing in the middle of the square courtyard. The umbrella-shaped canopy of this tree almost covers the entire courtyard. Standing in the courtyard, you can only see the bright starry sky through the gaps between the leaves, but tonight there is a layer of sky floating in the sky. Fading into the gray clouds of veil, it seems that all the stars are hidden in it.
The two gate guards hid behind a stone statue with pale faces. They kept looking over here, looking at the young officers on tall horses, thinking that these officers were coming to rob the senior generals of the expeditionary army from the trial office. This kind of thing has never happened before.
This time, all the guards in the trial office entered the main battle area of the Handanal County Battle. There were only four guards in the trial office including the fat cook, and the two guards did not dare to stand behind the stone statue. When they came out, they could only watch helplessly as this group of young people rushed into the courtyard of the court.
It's just that after the group of young officers rushed into the courtyard, it seemed that they had no intention of rescuing the senior generals of the expeditionary force, but were chasing a soldier.
"Ah! It's him..."
When He Boqiang ran past the statue, the guards in the courtroom were under the dim wall lamp, just in time to see the slightly impressed face.
When this knight came during the day, he looked a little different. He thought he was Earl Mond Goss' retinue knight, but after seeing Count Mond Goss, he ran away without saying a word.
The two guards touched the silver coins in their pockets a little nervously, thinking that the silver coins accepted as bribes were really not easy to earn!
…
He Boqiang ran into the yard, and officer Joshua also chased him in on horseback.
Riding on the horse, he drew out the knight's long sword. The sharp blade shone coldly under the wall lamp, and he stabbed the long sword in He Boqiang's back silently.
He Boqiang dodged behind the pillar, and the long sword in officer Joshua's hand rubbed a string of sparks on the stone pillar. He Boqiang also wanted to use the sword to chop off the horse's hind leg under his crotch, but then there were several others. An officer in the war room rushed up, and He Boqiang raised the iris shield in his hand, and the phantom of a two-faced four-armed demon appeared behind him.
When the young officers saw the 'momentum' behind He Boqiang, they were stunned for a moment, and then chopped the knight's long sword at He Boqiang.
Every time he blocked, a silver rune would pop up on the iris shield. He Boqiang retreated into the corridor of the square building, and the young officers jumped off their horses one after another. Joshua rushed to the front, and he also showed his 'power', Behind him is a golden long sword. Every sword he swings has the sword glow of the golden long sword behind him. The blade of the knight's long sword in his hand has nearly doubled in size.
It seems that the 'momentum' behind him gives him the blessing of making the knight's long sword in his hand have a sword light.
It's just that the golden sword light was restrained by the silver rune on the shield, and there was no way to break the shield in He Boqiang's hand for a while. Other young officers followed Joshua, and a group of people forced He Bo to the corridor. corner.
There are more and more people in front of He Boqiang. When he raises his shield, several long swords will often come down, and the Roman sword in his hand must keep resisting long swords stabbing from other directions. Every time He Boqiang takes a step back, he will be scratched several times by these young officers.
Until he retreated to the corner, he held the long sword in Joshua's hand exuding a golden sword light, and leaned his back against the cold stone wall.
At the moment when He Boqiang's body stopped, a knight's long sword pierced obliquely from below, just like the soldiers of the second team assassinating evil spirits. Through the gap, he was firmly nailed to the stone wall.
He Boqiang's face suddenly became pale as paper, and the iris shield in his hand fell to the ground with a bang. As for the Roman sword, he was also picked aside by the group of young officers, and he leaned weakly against the stone wall at the corner of the corridor. Going up, staring at the wound on his abdomen, he glanced lightly.
Every time I take a breath, the chest and abdomen feel like being torn apart, and the severe pain can make people faint at any time.
At this time, Joshua, who was standing in front of He Boqiang, stopped, with a half-smile on his face, staring at He Boqiang with a kind of pity.
He Boqiang spat out a mouthful of blood, rolled his eyes and followed the young officers in front of him.
Joshua, who he was staring up feebly, asked:
"Norton ordered you to take revenge on me?"
Officer Joshua reached out and took out a pure white silk handkerchief, wiped the blood-stained corner of He Boqiang's mouth, put on a victorious posture, and stretched out his hand to pull out the nameplate on He Boqiang's neck until he could clearly see the engraved words on it. Only then did he say to He Boqiang:
"Suldak Knight, of course you can think so, but this time I spent a lot of time chasing you, of course there is more than this little thing."
He Boqiang looked up at Joshua, his tone seemed a little weak, the bleeding from the wound had stopped, and the seventeen nodes in his body continuously released holy power, quickly repairing his wound. But He Boqiang asked calmly at this moment: "You know me? Are you those young nobles in the war room of the expeditionary army? How could it be you?"
Although he knew their identities a long time ago, He Boqiang still pretended to be surprised that he had just recognized their identities.
At this time, the young officers began to search the square yard, and they found that the first floor was actually empty. No one ran out to watch the scene of such a fierce fight in the yard, and the young officers didn't even bother to climb up to the second floor to continue Check.
Officer Joshua saw that the "Knight of Suldak" recognized him, and he didn't deliberately conceal his identity. He put back the nameplate on He Boqiang's chest, and stuck it in his ear and said:
"Tomorrow the Judgment Office will make its first ruling on the defeat of the Moyunling Expeditionary Corps. All parties in the Expeditionary Corps need to submit a report on their work. You are one of the deserters who ran back from the past. I made a special trip to arrest you this time. In front of the executive officer of the Judgment Office, I can truthfully tell the whole process of how you escaped from the battlefield to Handanar City."
After finishing speaking, he lifted He Boqiang's head with both hands, stared into his eyes, and showed a sinister expression on his face: "If you want to survive, you must do as I say!"
Then officer Joshua grabbed He Boqiang's hair again, made him raise his head and threatened viciously: "I think if you can honestly plead guilty, it may make the process of judgment easier."
He Boqiang felt that the wound on his chest and abdomen was torn apart by Joshua again. He stared at Joshua and asked:
"Let me confess in front of the executive officer of the adjudication office? But I don't think I made any mistakes! What did I do wrong? Is there something wrong with escaping from the evil spirit's butcher knife?"
Seeing He Boqiang's tough attitude, the officer Joshua's face became even uglier, and his tone became a little sharp. It also has no execution ability, which led to the big defeat in the Battle of Moyunling..."
"But the actual situation is not the case. No one knows better than you who is to blame for the failure of this battle!" He Boqiang retorted.
After saying these words, the faces of the young officers in the war room became ugly.
He Boqiang also felt that his words were a bit too much. He felt that if he said this again, the young officer in front of him would probably lose control and kill himself.
Joshua's face turned ashen, he pulled He Boqiang's hair, his voice seemed to be roaring from his throat, and he angrily reprimanded He Boqiang:
"Why not? The failure of the Battle of Moyunling was completely caused by the corruption and incompetence of the expeditionary army from top to bottom. It was because the Marquis of Solomon was old. After successive victories, he lost his original vigilance against evil spirits. , There is no way to respond in time to the evil spirits, they always think that the heavy armored infantry regiment can protect the catapult regiment and the bed crossbow regiment, but what is it actually like?"
Under the pull, He Boqiang felt the wound on his abdomen was torn open again, he grinned and dared not argue again.
But Joshua seemed to have found an outlet, and angrily yelled at He Boqiang: "The cannon fodder soldiers of the heavy armored infantry regiment are like paper in front of the evil spirits, what ability can they protect the bed crossbow regiment, just like you ...It was you deserters who ruined the good situation of the Battle of Moyunling, and made these officers in our war room a joke in the mouths of others in the Bena Legion."
His emotions were very excited, and his voice became hysterical. He Boqiang felt that he would pull out the knight's long sword stuck in his ribs in the next second, and stab again...
But at this time, the officer Joshua calmed down inexplicably, as if he was nervous. He took two steps back, sat on the railing of the corridor, and said to He Boqiang:
"The expeditionary army's plan to discuss the joint operation mode of various arms and the carpet advance is the conclusion that more than 20 of us have deduced on the sand table for two weeks. Even if it is a pig in command, as long as the issued military orders are implemented. Ruyi, victory in the Battle of Moyunling will be within your reach, it's because you troops are too bad, we have drawn up and deduced the decision for so long, how could it be wrong?"
After finishing speaking, he pointed to He Boqiang's forehead with a stern voice, and cursed at him:
"Those generals in the expeditionary army are a bunch of stupid pigs, but you are not even as good as a stupid pig, no! You can't be regarded as a stupid pig, you are destined to be a bunch of cannon fodder, as for you... just a cannon fodder who ran away. It is more worthwhile to die, if I kill you now, you will die without any value."
The surrounding atmosphere became a bit weird. All the young officers straightened their bodies, looking like zombies in the undead army. Their faces were ashen, and their eyes were wide open. They wanted to give Joshua some hints. But it seems that they dare not at all. A group of people stood there trembling.
The big rock hanging in He Boqiang's heart finally fell to the ground, because he suddenly found that Swordsman Bacarel was among these young officers, but he was always a spectator, watching all this silently.
At this time, a light came on, followed by another light.
The light emitted by the moonstone is so soft, but the officer Joshua felt a chill in his heart, because he suddenly found a large group of people standing on the long and narrow terrace on the top of the building. These familiar faces, every one of them It would make him shudder.
When those lights came on, he gradually became sober in his heart.
At this time, a familiar voice came from the roof. It was Earl Biddle, who had always given him the strongest support in the Bena Legion.
At this time, the voice was like a raging lion, roaring at Joshua:
"Joshua, have you said enough! How dare you criticize Solomon Marquis Bowen so much, tell me! Who gave you the courage? The family behind you? Your excellent commanding ability? Or me?"
Joshua finally woke up from his anger. He raised his head and wanted to explain to the group above, so he said:
"Uncle Beard..."
That familiar figure, standing beside the Marquis Solomon Bowen whose face was like the bottom of a pot, yelled at Joshua angrily:
"I am not worthy to be your uncle. Before we return to Bena Province, I can write a letter to my family and tell your father what you did in the Warsaw plane. Now, you and your war room commanders Officers, we need to stay here for the time being, waiting for the judgment of the court!"
In the past, the generals who had always been kind to him in the expeditionary army barracks had gloomy faces.
They were like the audience on a high platform, and Joshua felt like the clown in a burlesque on the stage at the moment.
No, a bunch of them are clowns.
…
He Boqiang leaned against the wall in the corner of the corridor. Taking advantage of the fact that no one around him noticed him, he held his breath, pulled out the knight's long sword stuck under his ribs, gently put it aside, and covered it with his hands. From the bleeding wound, pale golden sacred power was released from the palm of his hand, quickly healing the wound on his abdomen.
Under the nourishment of the divine power, the flesh and blood in the body absorbed energy to heal quickly.
He quietly walked towards the gate of the court, but was spotted by a young officer next to him, who immediately shouted:
"You can't go...you deserter from the battle."
Saying these words immediately condensed the extremely cold atmosphere at the scene.
Of all the expeditionary troops who can stand here today, which one is not a deserter?
The young officers in the war room, or the high-level generals of the expeditionary force on the balcony on the third floor, or the former expeditionary force soldiers who have been reorganized into other numbers...
Swordsman Bacarel came out from behind these young officers, stood beside He Boqiang, raised his head and said loudly to the group of expeditionary generals on the terrace on the third floor:
"I am Baicarie of the Benar Swordsman Order. As far as I know, Knight Suldak was ordered by Baron Sidney to **** Miss Hathaway back to Handanal County before leaving the front line temporarily. The Suldak knights returned to the front line to deal with the corpses of the companions of the second team after they learned of the big defeat on the front line, and brought back their identity tags from there.”
"In the past two days, the Suldak knights have also been traveling in many ways. I hope that these soldiers who died on the battlefield will not be treated as missing persons. They are heroes of the empire. We must also treat those on the front line the same way we treat heroes. Those who died in battle."
"So I think, if there is a conviction for him, it's just that he didn't return on time..."
Afterwards, Swordsman Bacarel looked at He Boqiang solemnly again, his eyes swept over the sword wound on his abdomen, and then solemnly said to He Boqiang:
"Suldak knight, if you believe me, please give me the nameplates of the soldiers who died in the front line, and I will give an explanation to the soldiers of these soldiers."
He Boqiang glanced gratefully at Swordsman Bacarel. He was able to say this in front of the senior generals of the expeditionary force, which was a promise to He Boqiang.
"Thank you, Swordsman Bacarel!"
He Boqiang stood up straight, gave a military salute to the swordsman Baikary, and then walked out of the court with difficulty.
(end of this chapter)