Just as the young Hehan led his army towards the foot of Lanchang Mountain, Yuan Ti led the eight hundred iron mountains who insisted on staying with him and Tuya, protecting the princess and running wildly. Behind them, the Royal Northern Cavalry was chasing after them.
Reluctantly, one could already see the waving torches in the cavalry, as well as the approaching shouts and the sound of horse hooves.
"Pass my order to capture Princess Muyunbu alive!"
In the Snow Cavalry, the leading commander tightened his reins, pointed the tip of his spear directly at the sky, and issued orders. The long white tassel on the head of the spear spread out, like a ball of snowflakes dancing in the wind. The white-armored cavalry beside him
After receiving the order, the army accelerated like a tide towards the looming figure of Mu Yun's remnants in the dark night.
"General Qiu, the order given by the king is to kill Di without mercy. How can we start with capturing him alive?"
The cavalry lieutenant who rode his horse closely behind the commander was extremely surprised when he received the order. The Northern Route Army to which they belonged was the real main force of this attack. Now they were heading straight towards Huanglong. Everyone was lightly armed with fast horses and only brought
With enough food for seven days, it would be impossible to accommodate prisoners.
"Don't you think that from borrowing troops to declaring war, the attitude of the country's leader has changed a bit too quickly this time?" The commander's name is Qiu Ran, who is nearly forty years old. He has led troops to fight on the border from Yubei for many years.
The first brave general.
"The general doesn't quite understand what the general means."
The deputy general did not expect that the other party would discuss the rights and wrongs of the country's leader at this time, and he did not dare to answer the conversation. The coach in front of him had no intention of ending the conversation:
"Not just in the past few days. Don't you feel that since several young masters passed away one after another, the spirit of the old king has become more and more exhausted, and he has almost no involvement in political affairs? Moreover, since the emperor Qixian,
I, the emperor of the north, have always regarded appointing talented people and spreading opinions as the foundation of the government. The whole country's campaign to defeat the emperor is a major event that affects the whole body. However, this time the old king made a decision without consulting with all the officials in the court.
, it’s really against common sense.”
Seeing that the superior officer did not seem to be joking, the deputy general could only nod his head and said:
"Indeed, the dispatch of troops this time was indeed too hasty. But the old monarch's perverse temper was known to everyone in the court. In the past, he would wait until the end before commenting on the decision during court debates. Who would have expected that this time it would be
The imperial edict to launch troops was issued directly. However, even if the civil and military officials in the DPRK and the Central Military Commission were willing to advise, no one would dare to stroke the hair on the tiger's butt. Otherwise, the general and the general would not be braving the wind and snow in this bitter cold place at the end of the night, right?
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Qiu Ran did not answer immediately, but lowered his head and allowed the deputy general in front of him to continue:
"But having said that, although the princess of the Muyun tribe has the blood of the Yubei royal family, she grew up in a barbarian land after all. How could she easily agree to return to the Yubei to inherit a throne that she may not care about at all?
By using this matter as an excuse to send troops, the old king is not afraid of giving any excuse to the world?"
"Do you know who Tuya's mother is?" Finally, the coach in front of him asked again.
The lieutenant general shook his head: "Isn't it the eldest princess who once served in the north? Her name seems to be Zuoqiu Yueying? Back then, the old king sent her to the grassland to marry Tieqin without even thinking about it. After that, she never
Ask about his life and death. Isn’t it obvious that the princess from the Muyun tribe doesn’t want to come back?”
Speaking of this, Qiu Ran suddenly turned his head and looked at the other party meaningfully: "But what if I told you that this Princess Yueying was once the most beloved and doted daughter of the old king?"
"This - this is the first time I have heard of it, general." A look of disbelief appeared on the deputy general's face, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye: "But back then, the prince and young masters died in battle in the border areas, so the marriage plan was probably a last resort.
For that.”
"The strange thing is that when the marriage was made, just like this time, the old king personally issued the order without consulting anyone. In fact, all the ministers in the Manchu Dynasty advocated an all-out war. It is said that
On that day, Princess Yueying knelt in front of the old king in front of all the officials and threatened her with death. However, the old king didn't even look at the apple of his eye, and even locked her up with his own hands as she cried incessantly.
With hands and feet, I pushed the carriage to Yanluoyuan..."
The past events of those years still make people sigh even if they are heard today. After Qiu Ran finished speaking, he suddenly clamped his legs under the horse's belly and resumed his pursuit of Saxueqi:
"So, all the problems in Yubei at present are attributed to the princess of Muyun tribe. This is why the general must capture her alive. The Shuobei people in Yanluo Plain have never been killed by anyone for hundreds of years.
It has been conquered, it was impossible in the past, and it is even more impossible now. As the saying goes, a heart disease needs a heart medicine. If you want to calm down the old king's anger as soon as possible and prevent Yubei from being completely crushed on this grassland, you may be able to bring her back alive.
Suiyao is the only solution."
At the same time, Yuan Ti had a fierce dispute with Tuya among the remnants of Mu Yun, who were only a few miles away from the Imperial Northern Army.
The gray-bearded old general summoned ten of the bravest and toughest men from the mountain with eight hundred cavalry, and ordered them to protect the girl no matter what:
"Princess! If you run like this, the horses will lose their strength and you will have no choice but to capture them. When the veterans form a formation to stop the enemy, you and they will go north first. The night is thick and the Northern Army will not find you.
Whereabouts. There are many ravines in Lancang Mountain. Once they enter the mountain, it will be difficult for them to catch up."
At this time, Tuya was wearing an ordinary herdsman's clothing, but it obviously didn't fit. When Saxueqi attacked Hulantai, Wu Ren, in order to allow Yuan Ti to take her away without attracting too much attention, put her own clothes on.
The clothes on his body were changed with hers.
Hearing that the old general wanted to separate from her, the girl who had always gritted her teeth and persisted could no longer bear her emotions, which were already on the verge of collapse, and yelled at him hoarsely:
"But what about you? The old general thought that he could get away with it once and for all by risking his life to stop him? But how long can the eleven of us hold on in the vast mountains?!"
The old man looked back at the pursuing soldiers who were getting closer and closer behind him, and his tone became more urgent:
"Princess! The veteran has been on the battlefield for decades and has experienced countless dangers. In the end, he was able to avert danger. You can count the scars on the veteran's body with your fingers. He will be fine this time. This time, the Northern Army obviously wants to be quick.
The battle is decided quickly, so we will rush into sneak attacks and use some indiscriminate means. You must firmly believe that the Muyun tribe will not be defeated so easily. As long as we survive today, we will have a chance to regain our strength and drive them out.
grassland!"
"But one moment and the other! Before, Jiang Yan led his army to attack to protect me, and then Grandma Wu Ren stayed in Hulantai to protect me. They all told me that it was okay, and they all told me that they would be able to do it soon.
Come back. But the result is that you have not returned yet, life or death is uncertain! I will never allow you to leave like this, I will not allow it!"
The girl's pleading made the tense heart of the old man in front of him soften. He gently wiped away the tears on his face, his eyes full of love:
"I have watched the princess grow up day by day since I was a child, and I can't bear to leave you. However, this is the only way to keep you safe at the moment, so that you can live up to Mrs. Ke Zun's entrustment to me! If I fail to come back in time,
The princess must find a way to get to Suiguo's capital city of Jiushan as soon as possible. I have an old friend there who should be able to continue to help you!"
Hearing what the other party said, Tuya was stunned for a moment, but suddenly she cried even harder:
"Sure enough, what you just said about surviving the night and regaining strength are all lies to me, right? You, like Jiang Yan and Grandma Wuren, all think that I can be as strong as my mother.
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"Princess, please listen to the old minister. Before Dahehan left, he asked the old minister to tell the princess: As long as a person is alive in this life, there is hope. Everything is not the end yet. Even if the road seems to be dead, there is still a glimmer of hope. Ke
If my wife had committed suicide in despair when she learned that she was about to go north to get married, and had not been able to walk to this grassland, how could she have met Tie Qinhan, who loved him so much, and how could she have given birth to you?"
Yuan Ti continued to persuade, but the girl Shuodi opposite could not listen anymore:
"However, it is precisely because of me that you had to ask for help from Zuoqiuque when you were trapped in Garhai, leading the wolf into the house, and so many innocent grassland people were killed today... It is also because of me that General Yancai
He would lead the troops to attack without hesitation and never return! If I hadn’t burned the red-haired girl’s letter that day, he might have been on his way to find her today... And because of me, the old general lost his life forever.
Yubei’s wife, children, young and old, and the wealth and wealth they have at their fingertips, have struggled to survive on this grassland for most of their lives!”
The old man seemed to have never thought that the girl in front of him would blame everything on himself. He suddenly didn't know how to comfort him. After a long time, he said again:
"Because we all care about the princess in our hearts. I hope you will be safe."
Tuya also raised her head and said solemnly:
"But why am I not caring about you? If the people I care about are gone from now on, how can I go on alone? I can't go on anyway!"
Yuan Ti looked at the girl's tearful eyes, as if he were seeing Princess Yueying who had just married to Shuobei. The corners of his eyes couldn't help but become moist, and he nodded solemnly:
"Then I will obey the princess for once. If you are destined to escape this disaster today, I will accompany you to see Mrs. Kezun and ask her to forgive me for not taking good care of you."
"No, the old general is willing to stay, which is the greatest care for me!" Tuya finally burst into laughter.
As the two of them spoke, they each pulled the reins in their hands, turned their horses' heads and looked at the Snow Riders pouring out from all over the mountains and fields behind them, but their hearts no longer had the fear and hesitation they had before.
Under the command of Yuan Ti, eight hundred iron mountains were arranged in four rows in front of Tuya, with two hundred riders in each row. And he, wearing white iron armor, stood at the forefront of the military formation.
Sa Xueqi also stopped running and stopped in formation less than a hundred steps away. Qiu Ran, who was in front of the formation, clapped his horse and stepped forward, bowing his hands in a respectful salute:
"The person opposite is the veteran general Yuan Ti?"
"Since you know my name, why don't you lead your troops and retreat quickly!" Yuan Ti shouted loudly. Although he was over sixty years old, he was still full of energy and sonorous force.
"Veteran General, you are a native of Yubei, and you have been a role model for all soldiers in the country. Now I don't want to embarrass you. As long as I can hand over Princess Muyunbu, I can guarantee that you and those behind you will
The Shuodi warriors will remain unscathed."
However, Qiu Ran's words actually made the people in Tiezhong Mountain behind the old man excited. Horses neighed and swords roared.
Yuan Ti turned back to comfort him, then rode forward again, his tone full of sarcasm and questioning: "Are you unscathed? Why don't you talk to the old, weak, women and children who died in Hulantai!
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"Veteran General, I have regarded you as my undivided hero since I was a child. When you resigned from Sa Xue to ride as General Fuyuan, you escorted Princess Yueying all the way north to get married and have stayed there to this day. I have great admiration in my heart. Please believe me.
He is a man of his word. If there were no orders from me today, the soldiers behind me would never act rashly!"
Qiu Ran also raised his voice, not only to speak to Yuan Ti and Tie Zhongshan in front of him, but also to speak to the thousands of Saxue Cavalry under his command.
"Young Yubei man is really kind! If I were still in the army, I could have a drink with you. But now we are all masters, so please forgive me for not obeying your orders!"
Yuan Ti said and pulled out the sword from his waist. His armor was white and the blade was shining under the moon. "I advise you to retreat. Otherwise, once there is a confrontation, even if the strength of the troops is very different, I will guarantee that you will never be able to return alive."
Suiyao City!"
"Old General, this is a bit too much. If I let you go, and the news reaches the ears of the old king, our families, wives and children will also die!"
Qiu Ran continued to try to persuade him, but unexpectedly, the deputy general around him couldn't talk for a long time. He actually disobeyed the command of the commander not to advance rashly and led more than a hundred fast horses to rush towards the Tiechong Mountain formation without permission.
Qiu Ran exclaimed and quickly ordered to stop, but it was too late. He saw Yuan Ti swiping his sword and leading Tie Zhongshan to face him. The two forces, one white and one black, clashed instantly, just like on the plains.
A whirlwind blew up.
I don't know when, a few snowflakes fell in the sky. Suddenly, another group of Snow Cavalry rushed out of the military formation, but they rushed straight in front of Tuya, who had only ten people left to defend him. These cavalry were ordered by the deputy general
He was ordered to wait until the two armies clashed to attack the key point, and actually planned to capture Princess Di Ren directly by virtue of his speed.
Yuan Ti exclaimed and immediately wanted to get back on his horse to rescue him, but was held back by the Saxue cavalry beside him.
When Tuya saw this, she didn't seem to be surprised at all. She raised her hand and pulled out a short knife from her waist. The girl held the knife firmly against her throat, and her sharp roar was overshadowed by the intersection of the weapons in front of her.
The sharpness:
"You can't even think of taking me back to Yubei today! As a grassland man, you should recommend Baimang with my blood! If you insist on going your own way, Zuoqiuque will only get a cold corpse!"
At this moment, she didn't know that Zuo Qiuque's order was to kill without mercy. She just wanted to put her own life on the line and threaten the other party to withdraw their troops. Unexpectedly, the Saxue cavalry formation actually struck the bell and ordered the withdrawal of troops.
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The lieutenant-general, who was worried about the iron heavy mountain, still seemed to be hesitant, but the army urged him one after another, so he had no choice but to turn around and lead the army in retreat.
Under the somewhat incredible gazes of Yuan Ti and Tu Ya, thousands of Snow Riders slowly disappeared from sight in the snowy night, as if they were hidden in the white snow all over the mountains and fields, never to be seen again.
And since that day, not even half of the Yubei Cavalry has been seen on the entire Shuobei Grassland. Some people said that they saw them rushing back to Suiyao, as if something had happened in the city. It seemed like overnight,
The Di people in Yanluo Plain are no longer that important to Yubei.
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