After waiting for a while, the shadows of the Northern Liang army could be seen. Song Ning had the men dressed in night clothes wave to them from the city wall.
The people below, seeing that everyone on the city wall was one of their own, had no suspicions whatsoever and continued walking forward.
Seeing that the distance was about right, Song Ning ordered his men to open the city gate.
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this order.
But Song Ning ignored him: "Believe me, even if the city gates are wide open, they won't have the chance to get in."
Only when the city gates are open can people outside be more convinced that their people have succeeded, and only then will they come over without hesitation.
The north gate was wide open, and the people inside waved to them. Seeing this, the Northern Liang army outside was even more convinced that they had succeeded. Without the slightest hesitation, they strode forward with their heads held high.
Song Ning was secretly calculating the time, quietly counting aloud: "Three, two, one."
boom!
The moment the word was uttered, a deafening roar resounded outside the city.
The landmines exploded one after another, sending sand flying everywhere, filling the air with smoke, and the air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood.
Song Ning and his men went out at night to lay landmines. They buried them quite deep, so they wouldn't explode when horses or people passed by. They would only be triggered when heavy weapons or supply convoys passed by.
This trigger will cause all the landmines underground to explode. Even if the entire army doesn't die, they will lose their vital weapons and supplies. Let's see how they cope.
She used all the landmines in her box and even buried a bag of explosives next to them. Besides, the Northern Liang army also had firearms, but none were as powerful as hers.
The explosion also set the gunpowder ablaze.
At this moment, the sky began to lighten, while the entire Yuezhou was still shrouded in darkness. But everyone knew that this time, they had won.
The people on the city wall were stunned for a long time, because the noise from the landmines and explosives had attracted the attention of the nearby residents, who thought it was an earthquake.
Now those who were dissatisfied have shut their mouths and can't say a word.
Some people no longer looked at Song Ning with doubt, but with shock and admiration.
They actually met someone who was on par with General Xie.
Was the crisis at the North Gate resolved just like that?
"A few people are enough here. The rest, go help at the East and West Gates!" Song Ning shouted.
The north gate is no longer in danger; we just need to leave a few people to keep watch. I just don't know what's going on at the east gate.
The place Xie Linzhou was willing to fight to the death to protect cannot be taken away so easily.
They held out at the east and west gates for half the night, only to be met by a large army from the capital.
The situation was instantly reversed when the army from the capital arrived. No matter how powerful the Northern Liang army was, it could not withstand the attack from both sides and was quickly annihilated.
The crisis in Yuezhou was finally resolved, and the people came out to celebrate with gongs and drums.
At this moment, good news also came from the military camp: Xie Linzhou had woken up.
Xie Linzhou wanted to get out of bed as soon as he woke up, but after receiving the news that Yuezhou was saved, he obediently lay back down.
"General, rest assured, the reinforcements from the capital have arrived, and Yuezhou is safe. You should focus on recovering from your injuries. Once you're healed, we'll go and wipe out Beiliang in one fell swoop."
"Has Zhang Ping returned?"
"I've been back for a while. I was there crying by your side several times when you were unconscious. I even brought back provisions for us. Now, the soldiers are all well-fed, so you can rest assured, General."
The last thing Xie Linzhou said before he was seriously injured and fell into a coma was to ask if the grain supplies had been delivered. He woke up several times during that period, and each time he was concerned about the grain supplies.
Now that I hear everything has been taken care of, I won't ask any more questions.
When Song Ning heard that reinforcements had arrived and that Qingyang and Qingyang were safe, he was relieved and called on Uncle Yang and the others to head back.
Now that everything is resolved, there's no need for them to stay any longer.
Most importantly, she didn't want to be asked about the details of the North Gate.
This matter is neither clear nor can it be explained.
Let's slip away while no one's paying attention to her.
The group told a junior general in the army what was going on and quickly left Yuezhou.
Dazhuang asked in confusion, "Didn't we do a good deed? Why do we seem like fugitives?"
Da Zhuang's words reminded Song Ning that she didn't care about any awards or commendations, but the other four people definitely did.
With her leaving, the four people who followed her probably won't receive any reward.
"Why don't you go back? I'll go back by myself. You can come find me in Tianxiang County whenever you return. You've done a good job, and the imperial court will definitely reward you. I don't want to implicate you."
"What are you saying? We were able to reach Yuezhou safely thanks to you. It's all thanks to you. Without you, we probably would have lost our lives halfway there. Even if we have made a contribution, it's because of you."
"Yes, we came together, so we should go back together. No matter what the reward, nothing is more important than being alive."
"Yes, Miss Song, we want to go with you."
Song Ning smiled. Okay, she hadn't misjudged him.
"Okay, let's go home together."
Song Ning and the others had walked quite a distance before Xie Linzhou realized that people had come.
His face was grim: "Why won't you speak?"
Zhang Ping said with a bitter face, "Young Master, you weren't awake yet, so it wouldn't have mattered even if I told you. I'll call the person over for you right now."
Just as they were about to leave the tent, someone rushed in from outside: "Reporting to the general, Miss Song and the others have already left Yuezhou."
"What? What are you all doing? Why didn't you stop them?" Zhang Ping scolded.
“Well… Miss Song said there was an emergency at home, and we didn’t dare to stop her.”
How long have you been walking?
"They left half an hour ago."
Zhang Ping glared at him irritably, then cautiously looked at Xie Linzhou: "Young Master, perhaps... Miss Song really has an emergency at home. Next time, once you've recovered, I will definitely take you to Tianxiang County."
Xie Linzhou lowered his eyes, and Zhang Ping felt a pang of heartache; his former lover was heartbroken again.
The girl I've been longing for, I haven't seen her for so long, and she finally came all this way, but I still haven't been able to see her. How heartbroken I must be.
"Young Master, don't be sad. Miss Song still cares about you. If it weren't for you, Miss Song wouldn't have taken this risk."
That being said, how could Xie Linzhou not know?
A person like Song Ning simply doesn't like something; he wouldn't risk his life for it.
She did all this out of a sense of righteousness; even if he weren't the one trapped today, she would probably still fight just as hard.
It has nothing to do with personal feelings; it's all about the big picture.
Well, he already knew her character. If she really was that kind of person, she wouldn't have attracted his attention so much.
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