The World is Shocking 90: Yonglin Defense

In the hall which looked a little shabby due to the temporary setting, Xia Shu stared solemnly at the young man in black who was sitting in front of him and looking around the hall with a carefree look on his face, and the four black knights who were standing beside him to form a guard, "Sir, you can say whatever you want to say now, right? I haven't asked about your origins yet?" Ye Li looked at the two of them, smiled and said, "No wonder General Murong sent you two to guard Yonglin City. Captain Yun is brave and Captain Xia is prudent. They are indeed a rare combination." Xia Shu smiled bitterly, "If you and you hadn't arrived today, Xia Shu and Yun Ting would have had to die to atone for their sins." His eyes were still fixed on Ye Li. He would not forget that the young man in front of him had not yet revealed his identity.

Ye Li was helpless. She raised her hand and pulled down her bun, letting her black hair slide down her shoulders. She smiled faintly and said, "I am the Princess of Dingguo."

Princess Dingguo? Yun Ting and Xia Shu looked at each other. The situation before them was unexpected but also seemed reasonable. Apart from Prince Ding, only Princess Dingguo could mobilize so many Black Cloud Cavalry. But how could Princess Dingguo, who was rumored to have been missing, suddenly appear in Broken Snow Pass and even bring the Black Cloud Cavalry to rescue Yonglin City? Moreover...it is said that Princess Dingguo is the daughter of the current Shangshu, the granddaughter of Mr. Qingyun, and how could such a delicate lady from a well-known family... Yun Ting felt even more dizzy, and stood aside without saying a word, leaving everything to Xia Shu, who was obviously calmer than himself. Xia Shu was also frightened, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses and said, "Princess...why are you here?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "I was not here originally. I rushed here after hearing the news that Broken Snow Pass was under siege. Fortunately, I made it. If you two do not believe my identity... Is Miss Murong, the daughter of General Murong, still in Broken Snow Pass?" Xia Shu's face changed slightly, and he said awkwardly, "It's not that I do not believe the princess' identity. After all, the Black Cloud Cavalry is the best evidence. It's just..." Ye Li nodded, "I understand what Captain Xia means. Don't be nervous. Please take a seat, both of you."

Xia Shu and Yun Ting looked at each other, thanked each other and sat down. Originally, they were very happy that the Black Cloud Cavalry came to rescue them, but now they found that it was Princess Dingguo who led the Black Cloud Cavalry. They didn't know what expression to use and what mood to be in. It is well known that the King of Ding is now unable to walk. If the Black Cloud Cavalry is to be mobilized, it must be Princess Dingguo. But if such a delicate woman really has the ability to command such a powerful army and lead them to fight against the hundreds of thousands of King Li's rebels. In fact, the two of them are not sure in their hearts. "Your subordinate requests to see the princess." The voices of An Er and An San came from outside the door. Xia Shu and Yun Ting were both startled and looked outside the door vigilantly. Several men dressed in ordinary soldier's clothes came in. Although the clothes of the soldiers of Da Chu were almost the same, Xia Shu could tell at a glance that the emblems on their clothes were obviously soldiers under the command of Lingzhou Li Wang. These men were obviously not let in by the soldiers guarding the city.

"Thank you for your hard work. How's it going?"

An Er stepped forward and said, "We have followed the princess's order and have executed the Yongzhou governor. Unfortunately, there were so many people around King Li that I was unable to bring back the governor's head. Please forgive me, princess." Ye Li raised her hand, "Don't worry, you did a good job. Go down and have a rest first." Everyone took their leave and Yun Ting was shocked and said, "You...you killed the Yongzhou governor?!"

"Yun Ting, don't be rude." Xia Shu said in a deep voice. Since he was sure that the woman in front of him was really the Princess of Dingguo, then regardless of whether she had the ability to lead the Black Cloud Cavalry and the Yonglin Army, she was not someone they could be rude to. Although he was also very shocked by what he just heard. Ye Li nodded lightly and said, "The governor of Yongzhou did not want to serve his country, but surrendered to the Li Wang Army. If he is not executed to set things right, I am afraid that officials from other places will be persuaded by him and follow suit." Xia Shu nodded and said, "What the princess said is very true. If the governor of Yongzhou had not defected to the Li Wang, Yonglin would not be trapped today."

Yun Ting looked at Xia Shu, then at Ye Li, and suddenly asked, "Princess, when will the reinforcements arrive?"

Ye Li pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know about this either. I was originally in Nanzhao, and I rushed back overnight after hearing the news about the Broken Snow Pass. But... Yongzhou General Wu was ambushed in Yunlan River, and I'm afraid there won't be any reinforcements in the next few days.

. "The entire area south of the Yunlan River was lucky enough to be able to protect itself, and there was no need to dream of reinforcements. In the north of the river, only Yongzhou was closest to Yongzhou. The troops of Yongzhou were ambushed, and the troops of other places would probably not go out without receiving the imperial edict.

Yun Ting and Xia Shu were the commanders of the Yonglin City garrison and not ordinary soldiers, so Ye Li had no intention of deceiving them. If the leader of the troops could not see clearly what was happening, nothing else mattered.

"Damn it!" Yun Ting cursed in a low voice. Even with the addition of the two thousand Black Cloud Cavalry, their current number of troops was less than 20,000. Even if they were not afraid of death, if they could defend Yonglin with all the fighting, he would rather die on the battlefield immediately.

Xia Shu took a deep breath and calmed himself down before asking, "In that case, Princess, please leave Yonglin and return to the capital as soon as possible."

"Leave?" Ye Li asked with a raised eyebrow.

Xia Shu smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest with you, Princess, although we two have signed a military warrant in front of General Murong, we can only do our best to defend Yonglin as long as we can. I have heard about the grudge between the Princess and Prince Li before. What if...

time... so please leave as soon as possible, Princess." Ye Li smiled, "Captain Xia, do you think I came to Yonglin just to hang out here and then leave? Besides... if I leave, even if I leave the Black Cloud Cavalry to you, can you command them?

? "Xia Shu looked at Ye Li with some shame. He really had this idea in mind. He hoped that Princess Ding would leave the Black Cloud Cavalry to help defend the city. But Princess Ding was right. If even the emperors of all dynasties could not get their hands on the Black Cloud Cavalry, then how could he, a mere lieutenant, possibly

Commanding? Ye Li raised her eyebrows and looked at his tangled expression and smiled: "Why? Did you feel embarrassed that I was defending the city with you?"

"This..." Xia Shu was silent, but Yun Ting spoke frankly: "Princess, the battlefield is too dangerous. You are a noble girl, so how can we let you defend the city with us? Why don't you talk to the brothers of Black Cloud Cavalry and stay to help us defend the city.

You are safe, and we are more confident in defending the city." Ye Li smiled and covered her lips, "Captain Yun, I just rode in on horseback, not in a sedan chair, did I?" Yun Ting was stunned, and then he remembered that in the chaotic army just now

, I didn't see anyone protecting anyone specifically, so this woman in front of me, who was not even as tall as my shoulders, was actually the one who followed all the Black Cloud Riders to kill her way out of the vast army? !

Xia Shu coughed lightly, bowed to Ye Li and said, "I'm sorry. General Murong is at Suixue Pass. Why don't you ask the princess to meet General Murong first before making any plans?" Ye Li frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's good. The rebels have suffered setbacks in the past two days. Now

They had already withdrawn twenty miles away. Mo Jingli would not enter rashly before he had checked everything out. Since I am here, it would be wrong if I did not meet General Murong. Let's go to Broken Snow Pass first." Yun Ting volunteered, "I will take the princess there!" Xia Shu smiled.

Ye Li glanced at Yun Ting, as if she understood his plan, and said with an inclusive smile: "I will stay to guard Yonglin." Ye Li nodded, "Then Captain Xia will be there. I will leave the Black Cloud Cavalry to help Captain Xia strengthen the defense of the city wall."

Xia Shu was overjoyed. Everyone knew that the Black Cloud Cavalry was good at attacking strongholds, but at the same time, those who were good at attacking must know where the defensive weaknesses were. It was an honor for every soldier to be able to observe the Black Cloud Cavalry up close. Hearing this, Yun Ting was a little confused again. Was it Princess Ding's idea?

General Murong planned to stay and watch the Black Cloud Cavalry and make people excited? Looking at Ye Li who had already stood up, Captain Yun Ting clenched his fist in his heart. It was absolutely necessary to please Princess Ding first. If he could still ask Princess Ding to take him into the Black Cloud Cavalry after the battle, even if

He is willing to be a soldier!

Snow Break

Murong Shen walked into the tent with blood all over his body. As if they knew that the rebels of King Li were approaching, the Nanzhao people's attack became more and more fierce. In the end, Murong Shen personally led his men out of the city and fought hard to kill them. Now he can finally take a breath.

Furious, Murong Shen did not even have time to change his clothes before he hurried back to the tent to listen to the battle report from Yonglin City. "General, Prince Li's personal commander and his 150,000 troops have arrived at Yonglin City early this morning."

Murong Shen waved his hand and said, "Nonsense! There is only so much space outside Yonglin City. Where is he going to put 150,000 soldiers and horses?"

One of his generals stood up and said, "Those 150,000 troops are probably prepared for our Broken Snow Pass. Yesterday, Yun Ting and Xia Shu killed the vanguard troops of King Li and even chopped down the vanguards who were clearing the way. I'm afraid those two guys are going to have a hard time today." Murong

Shen nodded and said, "Yun Ting and Xia Shu fought well this time."

"General, why don't I take some people to Yonglin to have a look. I'm afraid those two guys can't hold on today." A middle-aged deputy general said with some concern. Murong Shen shook his head with a heavy expression, "The Nanzhao troops can attack at any time, not to mention that we can't spare more troops.

"Support them." The generals were silent. Transferring troops from Suixue Pass was equivalent to letting the Nanzhao people enter Suixue Pass. If they did not transfer troops, Yonglin City's mere 20,000 troops would have been eaten up by King Li's army of more than 100,000. By then, Suixue Pass would not be able to be defended even if both sides surrounded it. Sadly...

They couldn't even break through, because they were guarding the Broken Snow Pass, the gate of the Chu State. Unless the soldiers of Broken Snow Pass died, no foreigners would be allowed to enter. This was the belief that the guardians of Broken Snow Pass had forged with their lives and blood for hundreds of years.

"Damn it! King Li is colluding with the Nanzhao people!" The hot-tempered generals could not help cursing. Is there anything more frustrating than fighting hard in the bloody battles, only to be stabbed in the back by your own people? How could a royal prince, the emperor's brother, collude with foreigners?

"General Qi, Yonglin City battle report!"

"Spread the message quickly!" The angry curses in the big tent stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at the soldier who came in to report the news with a solemn expression, for fear of hearing bad news from him.

"General, the rebels of King Li attacked the city for about an hour this morning. They were defeated at noon. Captain Xia, please rest assured that as long as there is a single soldier in Yonglin, we will never let the rebels cross Yonglin City." The soldier reported loudly.

"Great! These two guys are really good." Murong Shen was overjoyed. Actually, he was a little nervous about sending Yun Ting and Xia Shu to Yonglin before, because they were both too young. But there was really no one else to send to Broken Snow Pass. He didn't expect these two guys to win two consecutive battles. After thinking about it, Murong Shen asked in confusion, "The hundreds of thousands of troops under King Li have all expired. How did Yun Ting and Xia Shu defeat them?"

The soldier who reported the news did not hide it, "We were a little bit unable to hold on, but suddenly many black-clad cavalrymen appeared from nowhere and killed the enemy. In addition, the governor of Yongzhou was also killed in the Li Wang army."

Murong Shen was stunned, somewhat confused about the identities of these black-clad knights, but the killing of the Yongzhou governor was a good thing, "Well done! Go back and find out the news about those knights and bring them here as soon as possible."

"yes!"

"General, Captain Yun Ting requests to see you."

"Yun Ting? Why is he here? Let him in!" Murong Shen frowned and waved his hand to order.

Soon, Yun Tingxing came in hurriedly, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted to Murong Shen: "General, look who this is!" Murong Shen was about to scold Yun Ting for his impetuousness, but when he looked up, he couldn't say a word for a long time. Although Murong Shen didn't like socializing when he was in the capital, and Ye Li didn't like going out either. But Murong Ting and Ye Li were indeed close friends. So General Murong, who loved his daughter as much as his life, had met this Princess Ding, who was famous in the capital, several times. Although the other party was dressed in black at this time, and was a man's outfit, the slightly changed beautiful face and the calm and composed smile left a deep impression on Murong Shen, "King..." Murong Shen tried his best to swallow the last word, only to hear Ye Li bowed and smiled, "General Murong, how are you since we last saw each other in the capital?" After all, Murong Shen was a general who had been fighting for half his life, and he quickly regained his composure. He also bowed and returned the greeting and smiled, "Thank you for your concern, young master. I would like to thank you for your help in resolving the crisis in Yonglin." The black-clothed cavalry, seeing the Princess Dingguo who suddenly appeared here, if Murong Shen could not guess who resolved the crisis in Yonglin, he would not be the Murong Shen who had fought with Mo Liufang.

Although the generals of the Broken Snow Pass who were present did not know who the black-clothed youth who came with Yun Ting and saved Yonglin City was, they obviously realized that General Murong knew this person, so they also relaxed their guard and looked at Ye Li curiously. Murong Shen looked at everyone, waved his hand to let them leave first, and then asked Ye Li to sit down. Ye Li thanked him politely and sat down on the side. "General, can Broken Snow Pass be defended?" Ye Li knew Murong Shen's temper very well, and did not want to waste time with him, so she asked directly.

Murong Shen looked at Ye Li deeply, and after a long while he sighed and said: "I will not hide it from you, Princess. If it were not for the hundreds of thousands of troops led by King Li behind me, Murong Shen would guarantee that he would never let the people of Southern Xinjiang set foot into Broken Snow Pass. But... once Yonglin City is breached... hehe, I'm afraid Broken Snow Pass won't be able to be defended for even half a day." There is no barrier between Broken Snow Pass and Yonglin City. Once the rebels pass Yonglin City, it would be like giving the defenders' backs to the rebels to attack. By then, the Nanzhao people would not have to work hard to attack from both sides, and the defenders of Broken Snow Pass would be killed or wounded themselves.

Ye Li naturally understood that Murong Shen was telling the truth, and frowned as she asked, "In your opinion, how many days will it take for the reinforcements to arrive?"

Murong Shen smiled bitterly, "If it were... the reinforcements would arrive in two days at most. But now... I'm afraid I won't see any reinforcements in the next ten days."

Ye Li raised her eyebrows, "So the general is saying that Broken Snow Pass can no longer be defended?"

Murong Shen gritted his teeth and said, "We have to defend it even if we can't. As long as Murong Shen is still alive, the people of Nanzhao will never be able to pass through the Broken Snow Pass." Ye Li was silent for a moment, then raised her head and asked, "General, how many more days do you expect us to be able to defend it?" Murong Shen said in a deep voice, "That depends on how many more days Yonglin can hold on. I wonder how many Black Cloud Cavalry the princess brought this time?"

Ye Li sighed, "This time it was just a coincidence. The Black Cloud Cavalry only has 2,000 men. General...if Broken Snow Pass cannot be defended, can we...retreat to Yunlan River?" Murong Shen waved his hand and said firmly: "Others can retreat, but Murong Shen cannot! Since the emperor has sent Murong Shen to guard Broken Snow Pass, he will have to live and die with Broken Snow Pass!" Ye Li frowned and said: "Then, General, have you ever thought about what will happen if the people of Southern Xinjiang take advantage of the situation and march north after Broken Snow Pass is broken? The 20,000 defenders of Yongzhou have been annihilated in Yunlan River before they could achieve their goal. Not only is Yongzhou in danger, but Yongzhou also has no troops to defend it."

Murong Shen chuckled and said proudly, "Don't worry, Princess. I thought of this after receiving the news of General Wu's death. So I ordered people to monitor the Henghui Bridge on the Yunlan River day and night. If the reinforcements arrive first, it will be fine. Once the Suixue Pass is breached and the reinforcements have not arrived, the people left there will destroy the bridge at all costs. Whether the Nanzhao people want to rebuild the bridge or take a boat to cross the river, or take a detour, the journey will be delayed for at least half a month. By then... the reinforcements from the court should have arrived. Princess, thank you for your help this time. Please leave Yongzhou as soon as possible for your safety."

Ye Li stood up and bowed to Murong Shen respectfully, saying, "Since the general has made up his mind, then...how about handing Yonglin City over to me?"

"Princess?" Murong Shen looked at her in surprise. Ye Li smiled and said, "As the Princess of Dingguo, how can I leave Yongzhou alone when it is in danger? Ye Li is also willing to live and die with Yonglin City, so as not to let down the name of Dingguo Palace. Isn't it?"

Murong Shen was silent for a long time before he finally said, "No wonder..." No wonder the Black Cloud Cavalry obeyed the command of Princess Ding. She was indeed not comparable to ordinary ladies. Everyone thought that only Prince Ding and Princess Ding could command the Black Cloud Cavalry, but they didn't know that even among the Princess Dings of all generations, only two or three could truly control the Black Cloud Cavalry. Not to mention the Princess Dings of the previous generations, even Prince Ding's biological mother, the Princess who had a deep affection with Prince Mo Liufang, had never been given the right to command the Black Cloud Cavalry.

Ye Li raised her eyebrows, waiting for Murong Shen's next words. Murong Shen just shook his head and didn't say anything else. He just looked up at Ye Li and said, "In this case, Yonglin will be entrusted to the princess. This general cannot give the princess any help, so I can only allocate another 10,000 troops to the princess." These 10,000 troops were originally intended to be sent to reinforce Yun Ting and Xia Shu when they really couldn't hold on. They were also the only troops he could mobilize.

Ye Li nodded, "Thank you, General, for your trust."

After receiving the military token from Murong Shen, Ye Li got up without further delay and prepared to return to Yonglin City. Murong Shen was a veteran on the battlefield. If it hadn't been for the sudden incident and the huge disparity in military strength, he wouldn't have been so stretched. The defense of Broken Snow Pass naturally didn't need Ye Li to intervene. When he left the military camp, he saw Murong Ting walking towards him with a sword in hand, "Ting'er?"

"Huh?!" Murong Ting was originally in a hurry to find her father, but she stopped in her tracks when she heard a familiar voice. She stared at the familiar yet strange person in front of her for a long time before she came to her senses and pointed at her, "You...you you..."

"How dare you!" Murong Shen followed behind and glared at Murong Ting, saying, "How could you be so rude to Master Xu?"

"Mr. Xu?!" Murong Ting screamed. Ye Li smiled and raised an eyebrow at Murong Ting, "I am Xu Qingliu, and I have met Miss Murong."

Murong Ting blushed and quickly hid beside Murong Shen. She glared at Ye Li in complaint. She couldn't blame her for suddenly becoming shy. It was because Ye Li looked so good in a man costume. Even without makeup, he still looked like a handsome boy with a bit of childishness, without any girlish coquettishness. Murong Ting always boasted of her bold and heroic character, but she had to admit that even if she wore men's clothes, she would not look more like a boy than the person in front of her. Even though she knew that Ye Li was a real woman, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she saw a handsome boy with a bit of innocence and childishness saluting her.

Seeing Murong Ting blushing, Ye Li couldn't help but smile at her. The boy was handsome and elegant in the sunlight, and his black clothes couldn't hide his pure and childishness. Murong Ting could only stare wider, cursing in her heart: "Monster!"

"General, I will take my leave now." Ye Li stopped provoking Murong Ting and turned to bid farewell to Murong Shen. Murong Shen nodded and said carefully, "In this case, Yonglin City will trouble you, young master."

"I will definitely live up to the general's trust." Ye Li said with a smile.

Murong Ting looked at Ye Li and rolled her eyes, "Dad, ah...what is Master Xu going to do in Yonglin?"

Murong Shen frowned and said, "Master Xu, go and help Yun Ting and Xia Shu defend the city." Murong Ting quickly said, "I want to go too."

"Don't make a fuss. Master Xu is here to take care of important matters. Why are you joining in the fun?"

Murong Ting stamped her feet in anger. She said before that she was a girl and couldn't go to the battlefield, but now she wants Ah Li to go to the battlefield? "I don't care, I want to help defend the city! I am my father's daughter, not a useless person who only knows how to eat for free in the barracks! Ah... Master Xu, can you take me with you?" In her excitement, Murong Ting forgot that Ye Li was still wearing men's clothes and threw herself on him, grabbing his sleeves and shaking him, attracting the sidelong glances of the passing soldiers. Ye Li coughed lightly, pulled her hand away and smiled, "Murong... there are differences between men and women."

Murong Ting then noticed the strange looks from the soldiers passing by, and quickly let go of her hand and made a face at Ye Li. She turned around and pulled her father to act coquettishly, "Daddy... let Ting go. I will never cause trouble for others."

Murong Shen was entangled by her and had no choice but to look at Ye Li. Ye Li lowered her head and smiled, "If the general is assured, let Murong go with me." Murong Shen sighed. The situation was critical now. It really didn't make much difference whether he stayed in Broken Snow Pass or went to Yonglin City. Even if he stayed in Broken Snow Pass and waited until the real battle started, he would not be able to take care of her. "Forget it, this girl will trouble Master Xu. If she dares to act willfully, Master Xu can deal with her by military law without mercy!"

"Thank you, Dad!" Murong Ting was overjoyed, not caring at all about the military punishment her father mentioned later. This at least showed that her father was willing to treat her as a soldier instead of an ignorant little girl, right?

After saying goodbye to Murong Shen, Ye Li and his party stayed at Broken Snow Pass for less than an hour before starting to head back. Murong Ting rode on horseback and looked at the steed that Ye Li rode and the Black Cloud Cavalry soldiers following behind her with envy. There were only a few of them, but they had such momentum. If the entire Black Cloud Cavalry was in front of them, what a magnificent sight it would be. Just thinking about it makes one feel excited, "Ah...ah, Master Xu, why did you come to Broken Snow Pass? My father really trusts you. No matter how I said it, he would not let me go to the battlefield. But as soon as you came, he was willing to hand over the defense of Yonglin to you." Thinking of this, Murong Ting couldn't help feeling a little sad. Did his father really think that he was useless and that was why he didn't want to let him go to the battlefield?

Ye Li smiled and said, "I went to Southern Xinjiang to do some work and ran into him by chance."

"The prince actually let you come to Southern Xinjiang to work alone? The prince is such a good man. Unlike my father, he would nag me all day long that girls should stay at home and do housework after marriage, and be virtuous... I don't want to stay at home obediently." Murong Ting complained softly with dissatisfaction, and the last sentence was so low that it sounded like a whisper. However, everyone present had excellent hearing, so they could hear it clearly. Yun Ting smiled and said, "Miss Murong, Master Leng will cry if you say that." Murong Ting bared her teeth, snorted at Yun Ting, patted her horse and ran to the front. Ye Li followed with a smile and said, "General Murong also loves you and is afraid that you will be in danger."

"I know, but I am Daddy's only daughter, and I want him to be proud of me. Besides, I am not a child anymore, so I won't act impulsively. Daddy didn't allow me to go to the battlefield, but no matter how anxious I was, I didn't run away secretly without telling him."

Ye Li nodded. Although Murong Ting was a little willful sometimes, she actually knew her limits and would not let anyone worry about her.