The sudden change made all the wounded soldiers of the remote army stunned, looking at Chen An in disbelief.
The meaning of those words... He had known that there was an ambush here, and these people were acquainted with him, but those people were soldiers of the Huoluohe tribe. How could a soldier from the distant country be related to the enemy?!
Holding the sword calmly, Yi Chenjing stretched out his long arm and pointed straight at Chen An, with a bland expression: "In vain, General Xiao recommended you to me several times, saying that you are loyal, courageous, affectionate and righteous, and that you can hold a big position, but...
I don't want to be a despicable and shameless person who betrays his country and seeks glory."
"Shut up!" The excited Chen An didn't care about Yi Chenjing's identity. He turned around and shouted angrily, "I, Chen An, am a citizen of Dayao and have Dayao blood. If I had known they would harm the people in the city, no matter what,
I won’t condone it! What qualifications do you have to accuse me? If you princes hadn’t been fighting every day and plotting endlessly for the throne, how would Dayao be in today’s situation?!”
What does the fight between the princes have to do with him? Unless he is also someone's pawn in the game, and it is self-evident that among the princes, it is impatient to put Yi Chenjing to death.
"So you are a subordinate of the fifth prince." The hidden relationship suddenly became clear, and Bai Qige couldn't help but feel angry, "The emperor will decide who will take the throne. What does it have to do with the Northern Expedition? Do you know that because you betrayed and betrayed the country alone, this
All the people in the city will be killed innocently, and the more than 400 brothers behind you who have been through life and death together will also die in vain because of you! What kind of people are you from Dayao, your conscience has been eaten by dogs?!"
Being sharply reprimanded by Bai Qige, Chen An became more and more agitated. However, he did not defend himself, but used another way to prove his loyalty - to Yao Guo and the blood flowing in his body, not to any one person.
The Huoluohe tribe soldiers who had ambushed in advance knew that Chen An was a traitor. Although they looked down upon him, they did not take too much precaution. When Chen An suddenly drew a knife and put it on the neck of one of them, they immediately became confused. His mocking eyes turned into nervousness.
Panic: "You! Pig, what are you doing!"
"Who is Prince Mengshu? Tell your people to retreat and retreat outside the city!" The sharp blade advanced half an inch and cut a wound on the neck of the kidnapped Huoluohe man. Chen An's eyes were fierce, and his gentle image in the past was gone.
Wu Cun said, "I will kill anyone who dares to take a step forward!"
A group of soldiers from the Holo River Khanate were neither advancing nor retreating. They looked hesitantly at the kidnapped Prince Meng Shu of the Holo River. The latter was obviously not a neat and tidy figure. The look in his eyes changed intensely for a moment, and finally he waved his life in despair.
Everyone retreated. Chen An led Meng Shu back as he walked, until he retreated in front of Yi Chenjing. The Huoluohe soldiers on the opposite side also retreated to the north gate of Lingyun City. Even if he wanted to launch a surprise attack from such a long distance, he still had time to defend.
"Go south of the city. After leaving the city, there is a large plain. It will not be so easy for them to chase you."
The enemy was not far away. There was no extra time to ask for details or to investigate the responsibility. Yi Chenjing organized everyone to move to the south of the city without saying a word. However, more than 400 people were injured, and they could not increase their speed no matter how hard they walked.
After running for a long time, I finally saw the closed south gate of Lingyun City.
There were also Huoluohe soldiers guarding the south of the city, but there were not many of them. Chen An still used Meng Shu as a hostage and ordered the other party to step aside. His eyes lit up when he passed by the few horses left behind, and his face became a little happy:
"Go and get the horses. The general and the princess will leave first. The others... those who are slightly injured will each choose a horse to escape. Those who are seriously injured can go if they want. Those who are willing to stay behind with me will find a few things that I can use."
A weapon can protect you for a moment."
"The city has been destroyed, what's the use of defending it? Do you want to lead everyone to death?" Yi Chenjing did not understand Chen An's arrangement, and frowned and said in a low voice.
Chen An smiled wryly and shrugged, and pushed open the city gate with everyone. He looked as lazy as before: "Why should I guard the dead city? Do you think I want to die, or drag a group of brothers to die together? General, open your eyes.
Look, these people are injured and disabled. How far can they escape together? Instead of all dying together, it is better to give those who can escape more opportunities. If they are alive in the future, it will be enough to burn a few pieces of paper and say a few words to everyone.
." Taking a deep breath to calm down his expression, Chen An showed a hint of guilt in his eyes: "Chen An failed to live up to the expectations of General Xiao and the Great General, causing the Huoluohe tribe to bloodbath Lingyun City and implicating tens of thousands of innocent people. This sin is a cleansing.
I don’t know, but now I just hope that the general and the princess can escape the pursuit and fulfill their last wish for their subordinates."
There was a muffled sound, and a cloud of blood flew out. Prince Huoluohe's head rolled to Yi Chenjing's feet, his eyes bulging out, looking unwillingly at the lonely night sky.
"My wives, children, and children are all in the hands of the fifth prince. I ask the general to save them from the clutches of the devil no matter what. In the next life, they will work as cows and horses, and they will be rewarded!" After giving Yi Chenjing a tips bag, Chen An raised his hand casually,
The hot-blooded blade pointed forward, and his spine, which had been oppressed for half his life, was finally able to stand straight and do what he wanted to do.
Behind him, no soldiers mounted their horses, and no one chose to flee. All the broken and bleeding bodies followed Chen An and stood proudly at the city gate, building the last line of defense for the young army general. Their eyes were all the same, firm.
Fearless and heroic.
Four hundred people died in exchange for two lives. This was the road to the Northern Expedition and the last battle on the vast Hongque Plains.
There was no emotional persuasion, no tears in her eyes, Yi Chenjing silently hugged Bai Qige and got on the horse. The last movement that was fixed in everyone's eyes was to clasp her fists with both hands, purse her thin lips tightly, then turn the horse's head and drive away.
He can't die yet, for himself, for Bai Qige, and for those who paid the price with their lives for trusting him and following him.
In the future, the country will be stained with blood, or there will be joy and joy in the prosperous times. It will be regarded as a memorial to them.
There is a vast field of wormwood, a thin line between heaven and earth, the sun rises and the moon sets, night goes and day comes.
After running wildly for a whole day, the sound of killing and slashing seemed to be ringing in his ears. Yi Chenjing, who had not had a good rest for several days and nights, was extremely exhausted. Apart from remembering to protect the woman in his arms, Yi Chenjing almost lost all consciousness.
It is not clear where he is or whether there is anyone chasing him from behind.
When night fell again, the horse beneath him couldn't bear it and fell down. The exhausted Yi Chenjing was not much better, lying in the wormwood and unable to move.
"Sleep, I'll watch over you." A gentle whisper in her ear, a slight chill on her cheek, Yi Chenjing finally moved her fingers and closed her eyes deeply.
Even when he fell asleep, he never forgot to hold Bai Qige's cold hand tightly.
The wind howled in the wilderness, but when the wind stopped, everything was silent. Bai Qige took advantage of the short period of time when the wind stopped to listen carefully, listening to his even breathing, and watching his brows relax, a faint smile appeared on his face. He was too tired.
He has always protected her, been her shield, her shelter, and her irreplaceable guardian.
Then at least let her protect him while he sleeps.
Her fingers were so cold that she lost consciousness, and the wound on her back was still bleeding. Most of her pure white clothes were dyed red, like a coquettish flower that symbolized death. Bai Qige moved her body and lay in Yi Chenjing's arms, with her head resting on it.
She held her chest warm, as if this could absorb a little warmth and prevent her from freezing.
There wasn't much time left, she could feel it.
I have thought about the future with Yi Chenjing countless times, whether it is good or bad, there is still some hope, but now this body is about to turn into bones and sleep in the ground. The promises made can no longer be fulfilled. The regret is indescribable.
If she dies, who will draw a map for him and guide him?
If she dies, who will pour him a glass of sake and drink with her?
If she dies, who will help him spend all his money planning for the throne?
If she dies, who will accompany him throughout the world?
"I don't want to die..." He murmured in a low voice, without tears, but weeping like a complaint.
I want to be with him for the rest of my life.
Lingyun City stood alone on the Hongque Plain. When the distant troops from the Northern Expedition returned in triumph and entered the city again, they were greeted only by broken limbs, a foul stench, and deathly silence.
Xiao Baishan sat on the top of the city and stared blankly in the direction of the imperial capital. The joy of victory was completely gone. Next to him, Qiao Erhe had stopped crying. He was leaning against the cold city wall as if he had lost his soul. His hands were full of blood and dirt - he almost looked through them.
He killed all the corpses just to see that gentle and smiling face again.
In the end, it didn't work out.
Who would have thought that there were still remnants of Huoluohe soldiers escaping, and who would have thought that the prince of Huoluohe named Meng Shu would lead his people quietly behind the Yaojun army, wash out Lingyun City with blood, and lay out a dragnet to wait for Yi Chenjing to appear.
What? Xiao Baishan didn’t expect it, Liang Gong didn’t expect it, and I’m afraid even Huoluohe Khan didn’t expect it.
"The Jolohe people trapped all the soldiers in the city. The soldiers resisted for a long time but were defeated. I saw that a man about this tall and an injured woman were specially singled out. After a few interrogations, they were pushed into the fire.
..." The thin man, who was covered in tatters, was shaking non-stop. He cried when he told Xiao Baishan what he saw, "If I hadn't escaped by hiding in the cabinet, I would have been killed just like those soldiers.
He was beaten to death with random sticks. Master, Master, you have to avenge us, the people of Lingyun City. My two children can’t speak yet..."
Xiao Baishan was crying and saying something else, but he couldn't listen at all. He only understood one thing: the general and the princess were dead and burned to death by the Huoluohe soldiers who were ambushing them here.
No matter how many lives were lost, the dragon and the phoenix could not escape the disaster and died together at the end of the war. And he still had to go back to the imperial capital and the palace to report the good news of victory and victory to the emperor.
Brutal truth.
"Erhe, get up and go bow to the general and the princess. The princess has always treated you like a younger brother." Pushing Qiao Erhe, whose expression was numb and dull, Xiao Baishan sighed, "I will go back this time too.
It’s time to take off your armor and return to work, but it’s a pity that I can’t invite the general and the princess for a drink. I’m keeping the wine left by Boss Ning like a treasure.”
"General Xiao, why do I feel that the princess is still alive... Such a good person, how could God have the heart to send her away like this?"
"Since ancient times, beauties such as famous generals are not allowed to see white hair in the world. This is true, even famous generals and beauties cannot see white hair..."
The wind blew from north to south, carrying the news of the victory of the Northern Expedition and the death of the seventh prince in the battlefield to the imperial capital of the Yao Kingdom. For a while, there were a lot of discussions at home and abroad, some were praising, some were regretful, and most were indifferent. The Yao Emperor was indifferent.
Huo fell ill, not only because he lost his son but also because he lost a famous general. He had no choice but to temporarily hand over the political affairs to the fifth prince to handle it. This decision caused quite a stir. The prince was in name only, but how many people
Everyone secretly speculated whether Emperor Yao would depose the crown prince and re-establish him. The fifth prince Yi Chenxuan, who was most likely to replace the crown prince, never mentioned this. Instead, he offered to posthumously title the seventh prince the King of Beizhao and the general of Anguo. He always talked about his early death.
The emperor's younger brother all had sad faces and could not stop lamenting.
Xu Shi was immersed in the joy of unifying Zhongzhou, and no one in the entire Dayao Kingdom noticed that the gentle and elegant fifth prince showed a smile during the ceremony of paying homage to the deceased, sinister and satisfied.