"There's no other way." Song Qingshu took off Tang Kuo Bian's official robes and changed into an ordinary set of clothes. "If we delay any longer, Guo Jing might lose his life. Later on, you will disguise as Tang Kuo Bian and stay here to deal with the soldiers."
Only then did Taj-kis realize that she had misunderstood. She secretly stuck out her tongue and asked curiously, "Are you going to inform Guo Jing?"
Song QingShu nodded. "I've finally met Guo Jing, and I've always admired his character."
Taj-kis shook her head. "I don't think you should save him."
"Why?" Song Qingshu curiously looked at her as he tidied up his clothes.
"Your ambition is to conquer the world while Guo Jing is loyal to the Southern Song Dynasty. He will become your enemy sooner or later. Since that is the case, why don't you go with the flow and borrow the Jin's blade to get rid of him? The world will not blame you then." Taj-kis answered.
"Even if I can deceive the world, I can't deceive my own heart." Song Qingshu shook his head. Huang Rong's intelligent eyes appeared in his mind. "I can't deceive her either …"
Moreover, it wasn't just because of Huang Rong. It was because of his values that he could not sit idly by or even add fuel to the fire. Seeing that Taj-kis still wanted to dissuade him, Song Qingshu waved his hand. "I have made up my mind. I will go save him now. You stay here and deal with everything else." He then left in a hurry.
He had previously asked the military scouts about Guo Jing's whereabouts. After searching for several hours, he finally found traces of them.
A group of cavalrymen was traversing through the valley. Although they were few in number, each of them looked valiant. They were obviously elites. At the forefront was a man with a square face and wide eyes. He looked resolute and righteous. It was none other than Guo Jing whom he had not seen for a long time.
Song QingShu gave chase on his horse and soon attracted the attention of the cavalrymen. They thought that he was a scout from the Jin army. Since they could not afford to be discovered, some of them drew their bows and shot at him.
With Song Qingshu's current level of martial arts, he was naturally unafraid of the arrows. With a wave of his hand, the arrows that were shot towards him fell to the ground. When the people saw this, they were shocked and quickly drew their bows and aimed at him.
Song Qingshu frowned. Although he was not afraid of the enemy's arrows, his horse would not be able to escape death.
Seeing that thousands of arrows were about to be fired, Guo Jing had already noticed that something was amiss. His eyesight was naturally better than the average soldier's, and he recognized Song Qingshu from afar. He hurriedly ordered his men to put down their bows and arrows, while he rode forward on his horse.
"Brother Song, why are you here?" Guo Jing was pleasantly surprised. "I haven't thanked you for escorting Rong 'er back to Peach Blossom Island."
"Don't mention it. It's nothing." Seeing his bright smile, Song Qingshu couldn't help but feel relaxed. No wonder so many people liked him. It was easy to get along with him.
"It's nothing to you, Brother Song, but it's a big deal to me." Guo Jing was deeply moved. When Huang Rong was rescued from the Imperial Palace, she couldn't show her face in public for a short period of time. He was also busy with the Northern Expedition. Fortunately, Song QingShu helped him send Huang Rong back to Peach Blossom Island and settle her down.
After the two exchanged greetings for a while, Song Qingshu hurriedly said, "Brother Guo, this time I came specially to save you."
"Save me?" Guo Jing looked puzzled.
Song Qingshu quickly explained, "According to reliable sources, the Jin Kingdom has already seen through your feint and plans to take advantage of the situation to encircle and annihilate you. There are a large number of soldiers waiting for you ahead!"
Guo Jing laughed and said, "I thought it was something serious. I have already seen through the plan of disloyal servants and am waiting to counterattack. I will use myself as bait to help our allies attack Suzhou. That's why I brought all the cavalrymen. That's why I can advance and retreat freely."
Song Qingshu was stunned. He didn't expect that Guo Jing was ready to be bait. He continued to persuade him, "But as far as I know, this time the Jin Kingdom is determined to get rid of you. You are their real target. This bait plan is too dangerous."
Guo Jing cupped one hand in the other before his chest and said, "Thank you for your warning, Brother Song. But when I accepted this mission, I already understood the danger of this mission. If the Jin Kingdom's target is really me, then I can attract more attention from the Jin Kingdom's army and delay more of their forces, so that our allies can attack smoothly. As long as I can buy time, I don't mind sacrificing myself."
Song Qingshu couldn't help but be in awe. He knew that he couldn't sacrifice himself, and there were not many people in the world who could. That was why it was so precious.
"But the sacrifice may not be meaningful." Song Qingshu thought of the confident appearance of disloyal servants and really didn't think that Guo Jing's allies could achieve their goal.
Hearing this, Guo Jing fell silent. Obviously, these years of experience had made him understand the level of the generals around him. It was ridiculous to pin his hopes on them.
It was a pity that although he was very famous in Jianghu, he was still too inexperienced in the officialdom. The task of leading the attack did not fall on him, so he could only lead a detachment to pretend to attack.
After a long silence, Guo Jing sighed and said, "I've done my best. The rest is up to fate."
Seeing Song Qingshu's worried face, he couldn't help but laugh and comfort him, "Brother Song, don't worry about me. I'm not a pushover. It won't be easy for the Jin Kingdom to besiege me. What's more, Chen Xiaoqing will lead the army to Lingbi. If I really can't hold on, I will retreat from there. There will be someone to help me. "
"Alright then." In this case, Song Qingshu couldn't say anything more. He couldn't tell Guo Jing all the specific deployment of the Jin Kingdom. Moreover, in order to inform Guo Jing in time, he rushed here without stopping. He couldn't wait for the plan of disloyal servants to come out. In a sense, he didn't know what the specific deployment of disloyal servants would be.
"By the way, Brother Song, didn't the Golden Snake Battalion agree to attack the Jin Kingdom together? Why didn't they come this time?" Guo Jing suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but ask.
Prepared for this, Song Qingshu explained, "The Jin Kingdom and the Qing Kingdom are brothers. They persuaded the imperial court of the Qing Kingdom to send troops south, so the Golden Snake Battalion had to return to the north to deal with the Qing army."
"I see." Guo Jing showed an expression of understanding. "As the saying goes, without the lips, the teeth will be interdependent. In this case, the Qing Kingdom won't sit back and do nothing."
At this time, a deputy general came over on horseback to remind him. "Lieutenant, it's time to set off. If we delay here for too long, we won't be able to reach the destination according to the plan."
Guo Jing nodded and said to Song QingShu, "Brother Song, forgive me for not being able to accompany you for a long time due to military affairs. After the war, my wife and I will treat you to a drink to thank you for what you did in Lin 'an last time!"
"Business is more important. Brother Guo, take care!" Song Qingshu cupped his hands in salute.
Watching Guo Jing and his troops disappear into the distance, Song Qingshu secretly sighed. He didn't know if this trip was good or bad. He hoped that he would have the opportunity to sit down and drink with them again.
When he returned to the camp, he found only Taj-tish was there. He wondered where disloyal servants had gone. Taj-tish replied, "Not long ago, disloyal servants had been constantly mobilizing troops. In the end, he even personally led his troops out of the camp."
"Where did he go?" Song Qingshu began to change his clothes.
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