Chapter 909: Recapture Ling'an City
Seeing that Yan Mu didn't listen at all, Jing'an Hou ran out of the tent angrily and shouted at the soldiers outside.
"The court and the Southern Jin have signed a peace alliance. This marquis is ordered by the emperor to take over Bian Nan's military camp and order you to evacuate Ling'an quickly and retreat to Jiangzhou! If you don't obey the emperor's order, you will be killed without any attention!"
The soldiers had just experienced a victory and were excited, but they heard what Jing'an Hou said, and they all didn't understand why.
"The court has given up the thirteen prefectures of Lingnan to the Southern Jin Dynasty in exchange for ten years of peace!" Jing'an Hou shouted vigorously, "You don't have to fight, you don't have to bleed and sacrifice, you can go home!"
When the soldiers heard this, they were all angry.
"What?"
"Check the Thirteen States?"
"We are brave enough to fight the enemy on the front line to protect Lingnan. The court hid behind, but we want to ced the thirteen states!"
"Don't agree!"
"The thirteen states are gone, where can we have homes!"
The soldiers surrounded and shouted loudly at the Marquis of Jing'an.
Marquis Jing'an continued to persuade him with great sincerity: "Isn't it good not to fight? Isn't it good to keep your life? Although you have recaptured Ling'an City, it's just a lucky person. The Southern Jin army has gathered more than 100,000 troops outside the South City Gate. Can you still fight by chance? This is a war that is destined to lose!"
"Marquis Jing'an!" Yan Mu walked out of his own tent and glanced at him with a deep eyes, "I once respected you as a hero, guarding Beizhou, resisting strong enemies, and maintaining stability in the Great Rong. Now you are old and have little courage, and this is nothing, but you have no backbone or brain?"
Yan Mu sighed, "You ask these soldiers, are they afraid of sacrifice?"
Without asking Jing'an Hou, the soldiers replied loudly: "We are not afraid of sacrifice!"
Jing'an Hou looked sad, "But they are living lives, and they are going to disappear in a blink of an eye."
"Marquis Jing'an!" Yan Mu shouted angrily, "No one wants to fight, but when the enemy invades our door, this battle must be fought. No matter how strong the opponent is, as long as we are not timid, we will definitely win!"
"Haha, it's ridiculous, is it just a matter of courage?"
"What is really scary is that you don't have this courage."
What else did Marquis Jing'an say? Yan Mu raised his hand to stop him, "You go to sign the alliance privately. I will not bother with you. You stay in the camp tonight and set off together tomorrow to return to Beijing!"
After Yan Mu finished speaking, two soldiers stepped forward and pushed Jing'an Hou toward the tent inside.
The soldiers all dispersed, but Yan Mu's face was not as clear as before. Even though he was determined to fight this war and win this war, as the commander, he still had to be responsible for this war and for the lives of the soldiers.
This responsibility is so heavy that he dare not be so firm.
"You did a great job!"
Yan Muxun looked over and realized that Liu Yunxiang was back and was walking towards him with a smile.
"I knew you could do it, but you could do it if others couldn't do it."
Yan Mu ran over and hugged Liu Yunxiang, holding him tightly, silently.
Liu Yunxiang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "I'll take you to a place."
Liu Yunxiang brought Yan Mu to the city tower of the North City Gate, and it was still the place where the soldiers of the South Jin stationed during the day. At this moment, all the soldiers of the Darong were already there.
Standing on the city tower and looking down, you can see the soldiers cleaning the battlefield, with blood, dead bodies, weapons and smoke. All battlefields are like this, and they are always cruel, but this time, they are the ones who won.
"Look at that side!"
Liu Yunxiang pointed to Yan Mu in the distance, "The people are back home."
Yan Mu looked over, but when he saw the people who were refugees rushing towards him, the pain on their faces finally became urgently anticipated at this moment. Even after experiencing the war, some people even lost their families, but as long as they could go home, there would be hope.
"The people can finally go home, and they all praise you. You took these soldiers back to their homes."
Liu Yunxiang turned around and leaned into Yan Mu's arms, looked at him with admiration, "My husband is a great hero, I am proud of you!"
Yan Mu burst into laughter and lowered his head to light Liu Yunxiang.
"I don't think I am a great hero, but I am just planning my own affairs in his position. But you, you traveled thousands of miles from Shengjing to Lingnan, and accompanied me to break into Ling'an City, and went alone to convince Lu Chang'an that you are a hero, a heroine."
Liu Yunxiang shook her head, "Because I am your wife, I will do my best to support you no matter what you do. So you are not alone. If you feel that the burden on your shoulders is too heavy, then give me some and let us carry it together!"
Yan Mu looked at Liu Yunxiang calmly, looked at him for a long time, and then smiled relievedly, "Okay."
Su Ruqing stood in front of the city gate and stared at everyone entering the city gate. As the sky got late and the fewer and fewer people came into the city, her face became more and more anxious.
"Mom, third sister, where are you?"
"Miss Su, don't worry. Many people have concerns, afraid that the people of Southern Jin will attack again, so they did not enter the city tonight. Your relatives may also have such concerns. They have to wait until the situation is stable before they come back." Zijin stepped forward to persuade Su Ruqing.
Su Ruqing shook her head, "No, if my mother and the others really escaped that day, they will definitely come to find my father when they know that Ling'an City has been recaptured."
"Maybe something has been delayed."
"I'm just afraid..." Su Ruqing pursed her lips, "They didn't escape that day, or... they had encountered an unexpected situation long ago."
"Don't scare yourself. It's normal for relatives to get lost during war, but they will always be reunited."
Su Ruqing nodded and forced a smile at Zijin, "Thank you, but I still want to wait a little longer. You don't have to accompany me, go back and rest earlier."
Zi Jin didn't insist and told Su Ruqing to remember to rest, so he walked into the city.
Since Ling'an was just recaptured, the city was still a mess, and the soldiers were patrolling in case there were still enemies hiding in the city.
Zi Jin was walking towards the inn, and he rode a horse to block her.
Zi Jin looked up and found Feng Zheng who had not seen him for many days.
"You are back!" she said happily.
"Here I'm back." Feng Zheng patted the armor on his body, "and he's already fought a war."
"Are you on the battlefield?"
"Of course, and I'm still the captain!"
Feng Zheng looked arrogant and told Zi Jin how fierce the war last night was.
"Your Highness said that if I perform well, he will let me rush to the striker."
"Stupid, how dangerous the striker."
"Don't worry, I can protect myself with my skills."
"Tsk, who is worried about you?"
Feng Zheng jumped off the horse with a smile, stepped forward and grabbed Zijin's hand, "When I make military achievements, I will go and ask the Crown Princess to promise you to marry me."
Zi Jin's face turned red, but she was not a shameful girl, so she smiled, "It depends on whether I agree."
"Did you agree?"
"I don't!"
Feng Zheng took out a bag of snacks from his arms, "I passed by the osmanthus cake I bought in Yangzhou and put it all the way."
He opened the paper bag, but the osmanthus cake was broken.
"I also asked the store to wrap a few more layers of paper, and I can't eat it anymore."
"Can eat!"
Seeing that Feng Zheng was about to throw it away, Zi Jin hurriedly snatched it over, picked up a little and put it in his mouth, "Well, it's still very sweet."
Chapter completed!