Princess Wuyu, who could understand the Central Plains dialect, was confused at the time. She looked at Shen Bing in surprise, then looked at the Qin soldiers kneeling on the ground, and asked in shock:
"General? What general?"
"What do they call you?"
"Why do I call you General..."
Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Shen Bing had to stand up and cup his hands and said:
"Princess, please forgive me, I am none other than General Shen Bing of the State of Qin."
"Because Qiuci and the Qin State are not friends or foes, we can only conceal our identities."
Princess Wuyou couldn't adapt to it for a while. She looked at Shen Bing with wide eyes, and even her words were incoherent:
"You, you, this..."
"How can you be the general of Qin?"
"How is this possible?"
Shen Bing glanced around and said:
"Please princess, please continue to conceal your identity for me."
"Otherwise, Shen Bing might not be able to leave Kucha."
After saying that, Shen Bing ordered the Qin troops:
"Everyone, get up and wait outside the door!"
"Watch your words, but you understand!"
The soldiers of the Qin army retreated in response.
Princess Wuyou also dismissed the maids. She tried hard to stay calm and said:
"So, you are not the envoy of Qin, but you are the general of Qin?"
"I wondered who could have such great talent and strategy, but it turned out that the general came in person."
"It's my fault that the princess is rude!"
Shen Bing cupped his hands and replied:
"Let the princess down."
Princess Wuyou wonders:
"Why did the general say this?"
Shen Bing replied:
"The princess only thought that I was a bad old man before, but now she sees that I am not like that. How can I not be disappointed?"
Princess Wuyou couldn't help but laugh out loud, but when she thought about it, she held it back, pretended to be a princess, and asked:
"So, is it true that the general wants to form an alliance with Kucha?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Everything is true."
"The Qin army sincerely formed an alliance with Qiuci to fight against the Huns!"
Princess Wuyou glanced at Shen Bing secretly, lowered her head and asked softly:
"What about...the marriage?"
Shen Bing replied:
"If the princess doesn't want to..."
Before Shen Bing could finish speaking, Princess Wuyou hurriedly replied:
"willing!"
Shen Bing couldn't help but be stunned.
Because I was not sure, I asked again:
"If the princess is in trouble..."
Princess Wuyou answered without thinking:
"It's not difficult!"
Shen Bing said:
"Shen Bing doesn't want to force others into trouble..."
Princess Wuyou rushed to reply:
"Don't force others to do anything!"
Without waiting for Shen Bing to answer, Princess Wuyou explained:
"General, please don't misunderstand me. My daughter is just thinking about forming an alliance."
"With the current national affairs, how can I only think about my own selfish interests and ignore the overall situation!"
"For the sake of the national destiny of Qiuci, this princess can only do this!"
Shen Bing asked puzzledly:
"Isn't this just forcing someone to do something difficult?"
Princess Wuyou suddenly realized:
"So this is what is forced upon others?"
Shen Bing was a little dumbfounded, but it turned out that Princess Wuyou's Zhongyuan language skills were limited, and she didn't know what "forcing someone to make things difficult" meant.
At this time, a guard called from outside the door:
"Princess, the king ordered the princess to go to the royal study room!"
Shen Bing didn't dare to speak at that moment because he was afraid of being heard alone in a room with a man and a woman alone.
Princess Wuyou responded, then lowered her voice and explained:
"Don't worry, General. My father is not ignorant and will never harm the General."
"Why don't you and I go together to report to Father Ming..."
This proposal is indeed very tempting.
As long as Shen Bing reveals his identity, the misunderstanding about rejecting the marriage will disappear, the marriage will be no problem, and King Qiuci will naturally be unable to harm Shen Bing again.
But Shen Bing still resisted the temptation.
Because he knew that this matter was related to his family, life and even the actions of the Qin army in the Western Regions, Shen Bing did not dare to be careless at all.
So Shen Bing whispered:
"Princess, please don't be reckless. We should be careful."
Princess Wuyou nodded slightly:
"Just do as the general wants. I won't mention the general's identity for the time being."
"But...about marriage..."
Shen Bing cupped his hands and replied:
"The princess is willing to marry Shen Bing, but Shen Bing can't get it."
"After Shen Bing returns to his aunt, he will send an envoy to propose marriage. I wonder what the princess wants..."
Princess Wuyou only replied "It's a deal", then she forced herself to calm down, opened the door and walked out.
However, Shen Bing still caught a glimpse of the smile in the corner of her eyes when she turned around.
In order to avoid suspicion, Shen Bing waited for a while before going out.
Then he took a group of personal guards back to his residence.
A total of thirty personal guards came. After asking, they found out that this period of time made it easy for the Qin army to find them.
That night, Wang Ben mobilized two thousand Shenwu troops from his aunt to search in the desert...
The reason why only the Shenwu Army is mobilized is because the Shenwu Army is a cavalry army, making it easier to find people.
The second reason is because the Shenwu Army has the strictest words. Even if they knew that the general was missing, they would not let it out.
The third reason is that the search for too many military forces will inevitably lead to suspicion.
Because Shen Bing was lost halfway, Yan only thought that Shen Bing was buried in the sand or fell into quicksand, and he almost had someone dig up the ground and turn over the area.
After searching for several days, I couldn't find it. At this time, I wondered if I had entered the city to escape the wind and sand, or if I had been rescued by a passing caravan.
So they sent out troops to search nearby cities.
Qiuci is a big city, divided into thirty people.
They brought Shen Bing's portrait with them and planned to go into the city in pairs and ask questions all over Qiuci. They didn't want to find Shen Bing just after entering the city.
This made them so happy that they all cried with joy.
Two people even fainted while waiting outside.
Of course, this is not because they are happy, but because they are almost sleepless during this period and lack supplies and drinking water...
In fact, the Shenwu Army should not be short of supplies in this area, especially drinking water.
Because the location where Shen Bing was lost has Loulan in the north, Loulan in the south, Qiuci in the west, and several water sources of various sizes dozens of miles in between, it is not difficult to get drinking water at the speed of the cavalry.
But without the general, they did not dare to take the time to resupply. Even if it was really impossible to go to resupply, they would go there in a hurry and then rush back immediately.
So when they found Shen Bing, there were actually many soldiers who were hungry, thirsty and extremely tired. They relied on perseverance to hold on, and they didn't relax until they found Shen Bing... But after they relaxed, they could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Shen Bing felt a little sorry.
But thinking about it, I really had no chance to inform them while I was trapped in Kucha City.
Fortunately, everything was fine, so Shen Bing didn't feel so guilty.
Not daring to hesitate any longer, he sent six people in three teams starting from three city gates and going in three directions to inform the Shenwu Army who were searching outside.
When leaving the city, I did some tricks...
Going in and out of the city in this era is not something you can just come and go, especially for soldiers whose enemy or friend is unknown.
As a result, he used several horses to bribe the soldiers guarding the city, and after being searched to make sure he was not a spy, he was released.
But those horses... Shen Bing believes it won't take long to get them back.