Qi Yuning's birthday is on the second day of August, and it will be here soon.
Lu Ze glanced at Qi Yuning and asked, "I'm afraid I'll have to let you down on your birthday this year. I can't host a banquet to celebrate with all the rich ladies."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "I've never held a banquet to celebrate my birthday."
Lu Ze had never noticed that Qi Yuning had never celebrated a big birthday. He only remembered that his mother, his four younger sisters, Lin Jiang's sisters, and Qin Feng's younger sisters always celebrated their birthdays in a grand and lavish manner.
He originally thought that Qi Yuning would also hold a grand birthday party with great fanfare.
Qi Yuning said, "As for me, my only close friend is Song Heqing. Every time I celebrate my birthday, I just walk around Shengjing City with Heqing. After Taifu Song left, it's been three years since I celebrated my birthday with Heqing. They just prepare an extra bowl of longevity noodles for me during the Beginning of Spring and the Waking of Zhe. It's not like Lu Baozhu's birthday, when they had to make a big fuss and celebrate it with everyone in the city."
Lu Ze reached out and gently stroked Qi Yuning's face. "Once the overall situation is settled next year, you can have a lively time."
Qi Yuning said, "That's not necessarily true. By this time next year, Lingling will be almost born, and I don't want to make a scene with a big belly. But I thought Lingling would be able to celebrate my birthday with me this year, what a pity."
Lu Ze said, "Lingling can't spend the holiday with you, but Lingling's father can."
Qi Yuning smiled lightly.
The terrain of Chang'an City was not easy to attack. After receiving the military supplies from the north city, Qi Yuanan dispatched nearly 100,000 troops, hoping to make a decisive move.
On the night of the first day of August, the city of Chang'an was ablaze with flames.
Qi Yuning was on a mountain outside Chang'an, looking at the arrows coated with flames flying everywhere. The sound of fighting among the fully armed soldiers below was deafening, and the torches held by the soldiers illuminated the night sky.
Lu Ze stood beside Qi Yuning and said, "This battle is really difficult and dangerous."
A spy in armor walked up to Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, General Zhong Ming was injured and fell off his horse. Lieutenant General Li has died. There is no general at the South Gate. The two sisters of the Lu family are leading the troops now."
Qi Yuning asked, "How can the two of them do this?"
The spy continued, "There weren't many troops deployed in the South City to begin with. The prince placed his main forces at the North and West Gates. I didn't expect Qin Zhen to deploy 50,000 troops in the South City..."
"The situation at the North Gate and the West Gate has also become tense." Lu Ze frowned slightly when he heard the spies from the Qi family army come to report the military situation.
Originally, the South City Gate was intended to tie down the Qin family's military forces, but Qin Zhen never expected that he would deploy nearly 50,000 troops at the South City Gate, and Zhong Ming had less than 10,000 troops.
Qi Yuning said, "There are indeed no generals who can be transferred to support the North and West Gates. We have to hold the South Gate... and wait for the siege to enter the city."
Lu Ze asked, "How many soldiers are left in the barracks now?"
Qi Yuning said, "There's probably over 10,000 left."
Lu Ze said, "I will lead 5,000 soldiers to support the South Gate."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze worriedly, "Are you really going?"
Lu Ze said, "My two sisters are still fighting on the battlefield, how can I live in disgrace? The situation at the North Gate and the West Gate is tense, so I am the only one who will go there."
Qi Yuning stepped forward and put her arms around Lu Ze's waist, hooked her arms around Lu Ze's neck, and raised her head to kiss Lu Ze's thin lips.
"Go ahead. I'll wait for you to come back and spend my birthday with me."
Lu Ze said, "Okay, I will definitely come back to celebrate your birthday with you."
After seeing Lu Ze leave, Qi Yuning returned to the military camp to visit Zhong Ming.
As Zhong Ming arrived at the medicine shed, his armor was covered with arrow feathers. Fortunately, the armor blocked all the arrows, but one arrow only pierced Zhong Ming's wrist, and it was bleeding. There was a piece of cloth tied in front of his wrist, which was shocking to see.
Zhong Ming was injured in his right hand.
The military doctor came over to check Zhong Ming's wrist and said, "General Zhong, please bear with the pain while I draw my sword."
Qi Yuning asked, "Where's Ma Fei San? Use Ma Fei San!"
Zhong Ming said: "Ma Fei San is precious, just pull it out, I can bear it."
When Qi Yuning saw the sword with the barb being pulled out, there was still bright red flesh hanging on it, which was very shocking to see.
Zhong Ming cried out in shock, trembling with pain. The military doctor applied hemostatic medicine to the injured wrist and fixed it with a wooden board and cloth. He said, "You need to take good care of this hand. I'm afraid you won't be able to lift heavy objects in the future."
Qi Yuning saw the military doctor out working late, so he asked, "Doctor, Zhong Ming's hand..."
The military doctor sighed and said, "If his hands can still hold chopsticks in the future, it will be a blessing from the Buddha."
Qi Yuning thought of Zhong Ming, who was talented and fond of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and sighed softly.
That night, there were always soldiers coming to the medicine shed.
Qi Yuning and several maids were helping in the medicine shed, sewing, installing wooden boards, pulling out arrows, and boiling medicine, and they were busy until dawn.
There were quite a few wounded soldiers arriving, and they came in batches, with no time to rest at all.
Lichun and Jingzhe brought some dry food. Qi Yuning took a quick bite and asked, "What's the situation outside?"
"The west gate has been breached, and our troops have entered Chang'an!"
Qi Yuning was slightly relieved to hear the news, but she was also worried about Lu Ze.
Qi Yuning couldn't leave this place and go to South City. She knew that going to the South City Gate would be of no help, so she could only wait here for Lu Ze to return.
The second day of August was a busy and bloody day.
Qi Yuning was so exhausted that she returned to the military tent to rest for a while. She ate the longevity noodles that Lichun had prepared for her, but every bite tasted bland.
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