Chapter 394: Winter's Attack

"Since then, whenever Bert has time, he will come back here and bring some new news and materials from the outside world."

"However, because Lengyan's extreme northern border area was not peaceful, he was soon stationed on the front line again, and temporarily lost contact with us."

Bo Lun sighed heavily, and continued talking.

"Later, when the subordinates saw Bert again, he had already been transferred to the border between Lengyan and Holy Night."

"This location is naturally very close to the Principality of Shanjing. When I heard the news, I was immersed in the joy of seeing my brother often in the future, but I never thought of it. , That was also the beginning of our Shanjing Principality's complete break with Bert."

Hearing what Bo Lun said, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and continued to listen.

"It was a cold winter night thirty years ago. A group of powerful masked men sneaked into the city secretly, and then attacked the Grand Duke's mansion. A bloody massacre unfolded without explanation."

"Caught off guard, it directly led to the death of dozens of people in the castle. Among them, the former Grand Duke of the Shanjing Principality, that is, the father of Bert and me."

Bo Lun clenched his fist tightly, and said with a sad expression on his face: "However, due to the timely reinforcements and the desperate resistance of the subordinates and others, this team of unidentified masked strong men was finally shot down. kill."

Bo Lun took a deep breath, as if he was adjusting his emotions, and then continued to talk.

"After the battle, after a detailed investigation of the bodies of the attackers, my subordinates discovered that the weapons used by these attackers were all manufactured by the Holy Night Kingdom, and even mixed with some standard equipment of the Holy Night Army."

"However, when my subordinates were about to follow this clue and continue the investigation, they unexpectedly discovered that two of these mysterious attackers were actually wearing Leng Yan's velvet shirts for senior officers."

"This kind of velvet shirt made of exquisite materials has excellent warmth retention. I have seen it on Bert before, and it will only exist on commanders above the rank of deputy captain of the Cold Flame Legion."

"Moreover, it was just distributed at that time, and others didn't even know it existed, let alone obtain or imitate it."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help showing a look of surprise on his face and said: "So, the real identity of these attackers is obviously the Lengyan Army."

Rubbing his chin thoughtfully, Lei Xiao continued: "And the reason why they specially carried the weapons of the Holy Night Army and attacked the Grand Duke's Mansion at night is probably to stir up disputes between the Shanjing Principality and the Holy Night Army. Then sit back and reap the benefits?"

"The lord's analysis is correct."

Bo Lun bowed slightly, and responded: "At that time, after also conjecturing this point, since one of Leng Yan's main forces stationed in the border area was Burt's legion, so his subordinates did not alert the other party for the time being, but It's a secret investigation."

"As a result, it was not surprising to find that in the other Lengyan Legion stationed here, there were one officer, one officer, two captains, and several key personnel. After that night, they never appeared again, and their physical characteristics were also different. Matched perfectly with the attacker."

Having said that, Bo Lun couldn't help clenching his fist tightly.

"Is that really the case? In this way, Burt at the time should have been kept in the dark, right?"

Nodding his head while pondering, Lei Xiao immediately spoke.

"As the lord said, it is indeed the case."

Nodding his head slightly, Bo Lun's old eyes were blurred, apparently lost in memory again.

"After learning the hateful truth, my subordinate immediately found Burt, and with great grief, told the whole story."

"Prepare to take revenge on the instigator of all this, another Cold Flame Kingdom general stationed here, Earl Ryan."

"But after Burt learned about all this, he resolutely rejected the revenge plan of his subordinates in spite of grief. Even when his subordinates led people to act alone, Burt not only did not help, but joined forces with our enemies. Ryan, on the same side, moved him back to safety first."

"In the end, we assisted him to return to the distant capital of Lengyan King, so that we, who were unfamiliar with the place and part of our strength could not travel far, completely lost the chance of revenge."

"At this point, the subordinate realized belatedly that his elder brother, or this ruthless traitor, no longer has his heart in the Principality of Shanjing."

After finishing speaking, the wrinkles on Bo Lun's old face became more and more criss-crossed, and his clenched fist was helplessly loosened.

"So that's the case. Is this why Bert was expelled from the Shanjing Principality?"

I saw Lei Xiao stood up from the first seat, and while walking slowly, he couldn't help showing a thoughtful expression.

"According to Ju Bai's previous description, the character of the giant ax general Burt, among the eight generals of the kingdom, is famous for his uprightness, his behavior style is even more jealous, and he never follows others."

"It stands to reason that Burt would not have acted like this thirty years ago in the face of this kind of thing. From this we can see that there must be something else hidden in it."

Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.

Lin, who was full of heroism at the side, seemed to remember something, and then saluted with her chest: "My lord, the general of the kingdom mentioned earlier, Earl Ryan, died not long after his subordinate was born. It has been twenty-seven or eight years ago, and it has even been used as a negative teaching material, and it has been included in the textbooks of Wangdu Noble Academy."

Dai Mei lowered her eyebrows and pondered for a moment, then Lin added: "If my subordinates remember correctly, it was the great axe general Burt who discovered his body at that time."

"understood."

Nodding thoughtfully, Lei Xiao walked straight up to Bo Lun, and while patting him lightly on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, he said, "Duke Bo Lun, maybe there's something else hidden about this matter. Let's find the person involved, and restore the scene at that time."

After finishing speaking, Bo Lun and Celia didn't have time to react.

Lei Xiao immediately contacted Jubai who was far away in Kongqing Town by reading a word, and turned on the external playback function.

"My lord, Wanan!"

Immediately afterwards, a respectful voice was revealed in the crisp orange, and then it rang in the room.

"Orange, that's how it happened."

While signaling to A Ling and A Bing to serve tea for everyone, Lei Xiao briefly introduced the current situation, and then said: "Your mission now is to find Bert, try to bring the topic back to the events of the year, and see Can you ask me something?"

"Obey! This subordinate will do it now."

From the far end, the crisp orange voice came to Lei Xiao's ears again.

Accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, it didn't take long for the voice from Ju Bai's side to become a bit noisy.

Indistinctly, the trickling sound of the fountain can be heard, which undoubtedly means that Jubai has come to the garden at the gate of the city lord's mansion in Kongqing Town.

After a while, the orange-white voice rang again: "Senior Burt, so you are here."

"General Orange White, you and I are both one of Leng Yan's eight great generals, and both are fourth-tier senior experts, with almost equal strength. Therefore, the old man has already told you that we can only be equals."

The voice of an old man with a touch of vicissitudes in his stability came over immediately, and it was Bert's voice.

At this time, Burt's voice was obviously a little vain, and it seemed that he was just exercising.

Hearing the voice from the reading, Bo Lun beside Lei Xiao couldn't help but tremble.

Thirty years later, this was the first time he heard his brother's voice again.

"Senior Burt was joking."

The orange-white crisp voice rang out again: "Before this junior was born, Senior Burt had guarded the people on this land for decades, and his reputation resounded throughout Lengyan. Senior is always senior. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

"Guardian? It's a bit too high for the old man."

Some lonely old laughter sounded, and Bert's vicissitudes of voice came to everyone's ears: "In the final analysis, the old man is just a loser."

"Senior Burt is too humble. If even you are a loser, then us juniors will naturally be even less able to get on the stage."

Jubai's self-deprecating voice sounded, and he seemed to inadvertently ask, "Senior Burt, do you remember that you said that you were from the Shanjing Principality? Why have you never seen you go back to visit your relatives for so many years?"

Next, Burt was silent for a long time, and then he responded: "Actually, it's not that the old man doesn't want to go back, but that I can't go back... It's all old things, so don't mention it."

At this point, Burt hesitated to speak, and did not continue.

At this time, although Lei Xiao couldn't see Burt's expression, he could clearly feel a deep sadness and melancholy in the other party's tone.

"Can't you go back? You are one of Leng Yan's oldest generals in the kingdom. How can there be any reason why you can't go back?"

On the other side of the conversation, Ju Bai immediately asked: "Could it be that you have something to hide?"

After that, there was another silence, and Bert's old voice finally came over again: "Forget it, it's okay to tell you now."

"At this stage, you and I may be chased and killed by other princes at any time... This unforgettable past, if one more person knows, the old man will feel better."

Immediately, after sighing heavily, Burt began to describe it.

"It happened thirty years ago. At that time, the old man who had just become the general of the kingdom was still guarding the border area between Lengyan and Shengye, ready to deal with the attack of Shengye at any time."

"You know, the old king at the time of Holy Night, with steel wrists and fierceness, is much stronger than the current new king."

"Because of this, the border area is not far from the old man's hometown, the Principality of Shanjing, and he can go back often. Therefore, while nervously dealing with the threat of Holy Night, the old man was really happy for a while."

"The thing that made me laugh and cry the most was that at that time, my brother Bo Lun was almost forty years old, with a thick beard on his face, he was still like a child, pestering the old man to tell him stories on the battlefield... "

Through Bert's description, Lei Xiao learned about it.

At the beginning of the matter, it was no different from what Bo Lun said.

It wasn't until Buren, who was filled with grief and indignation, fully informed Burt of the entire process of the attack and the results of the investigation.

Only then was Lei Xiao able to reorganize the whole incident from Bert's perspective.

"When Bo Lun told the old man about our father's death due to the attack, the old man wished he could immediately smash the instigator, Ryan, into pieces."

"However, the old man can't do that. He even has to stop Bo Lun from going to revenge."

Having said that, Burt's vicissitudes of voice became more dignified.

"On the night before the attack happened, Ryan, who didn't know the old man's background, had approached the old man and discussed how to find a way to trigger the conflict between the Shanjing Principality and the Holy Night Army, and then take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the opponent's military fortress. plan."

"After all, the situation at that time was the same as it is now. Both the enemy and us were in a confrontational state, and they were all waiting for opportunities to catch the other side by surprise."

"This kind of thing is naturally rejected by the old man."

"However, the old man never imagined that just one day later, the bastard Ryan, who was eager to do meritorious deeds, sent his men to attack the Grand Duke's mansion in a smart way without reporting it to the royal family."

"Understood."

Tangerine Bai's suddenly enlightened voice came over: "I also know something about Earl Ryan. This former kingdom general comes from one of Lengyan's oldest traditional aristocratic families. He is also the elder brother of a princess. He was influential at the time. Extremely powerful."

"If this person is attacked and dies suddenly, in order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, no matter what the truth is, the Lengyan royal family will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly."

"At that time, once it is discovered that the Principality of Shanjing did it, no matter what the reason is, I am afraid that this small place, which is only a small city the size of Leng Yan, will be trampled down by Leng Yan's army immediately."

"After all, the old king at that time was also a person with thunderous means."

Having said that, Jubai couldn't help but sighed softly.

"That's right, whether it's the old king's fiery temper or Ryan's status, this old man is all too familiar."

"Because of this, even though the enemy is right in front of us, the old man is still unable to attack him, and even has to help him avoid being chased by Bolun."

When Burt said this, another heavy sigh came from the other end of the reading.

After being silent for a long while, the orange-white crisp voice rang out immediately: "But if that's the case, why didn't you tell the truth about the matter at that time? You know, although you stopped the younger brother's revenge, you preserved the whole The Principality of Mountain Crystal."

"So what if you say it? In the final analysis, if the old man can completely stop Ryan, or convey the news to his hometown in time, maybe the matter will have a different result."

The self-deprecating voice sounded, and Burt responded again: "Therefore, even if Bo Lun and the others don't expel the old man, the old man will have no face to see them again."

"But the key question is that Ryan's act of launching an attack without authorization seriously violated the royal family's laws. Who would have thought at the time that this guy would do such a stupid thing?"

On the other side, Jubai's helpless voice came again.

Hearing this, Lei Xiao noticed.

Bo Lun's burly body was already trembling slightly.