Chapter 41: Unwilling but helpless
Upon hearing this, Gu Chuan's face turned pale instantly. Xiao Fuguang was such a powerful martial artist. If he really went to the battlefield and made military achievements, wouldn't the Xiao family be able to gain a firm foothold in the imperial city again?
It's impossible. A woman like her would never go to the battlefield. The Regent had favored her before, and this time he must be favoring her because she is the daughter of the Xiao family.
"That's impossible, Your Majesty. You can't let her be held responsible for disrupting the assembly of the three armies just because she's a woman."
"How can women go to the battlefield when marching to war?"
The soldiers around were surprised. They didn't expect that Xiao Fuguang actually came here by imperial decree, and not to falsely convey the imperial decree as Gu Chuan said.
The Regent glanced at Gu Chuan coldly. Gu Chuan couldn't help feeling guilty under the pressure of the king's majesty.
"Are you questioning this king?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Chuan had no choice but to bow shamelessly.
"I dare not."
"Your Majesty, atone for your sins."
"I spoke without thinking in my haste."
The Regent glanced at Xiao Fuguang.
I saw that she had put away her sword.
At this time, he stood there with his back straight.
He looked at the three armies and spoke.
"Miss Xiao is the Imperial Master's direct disciple, proficient in the mystical arts. Because of the appearance of the Southern Border Saintess during this battle, the Emperor specially dispatched Miss Xiao to assist the army in the battle against her."
"Although Miss Xiao is a woman, she is also the legitimate daughter of the Loyal and Brave Marquis. A tiger father will have a dog daughter. I thought you have seen a little bit of Miss Xiao's behavior today. From now on, Miss Xiao will be a member of our defense against the enemy. All three armies should respect her. If what happened today happens again, you will be punished by military law."
Lin Ji, Xiu Ming, Jiang Yuan and Wen Ying beside Xuanyuan Jing exchanged glances with each other.
When did the prince start talking so much?
Normally, it is a luxury to expect the prince to say a few more words.
Several people shook their heads slightly again.
He looked at Xiao Fuguang.
Could it be that because Miss Xiao is a woman, the prince will be more gentle with her?
So the prince has come to his senses?
Countless possibilities flashed through his mind, and his eyes fell on the Regent.
Xuanyuan Jing's gaze fell on Gu Chuan again.
"General Gu, as a general, disrupted military discipline and was punished with thirty lashes. Because he was in a hurry to march, the lashes will be given after the battle is over."
Then give the order.
"Get ready to go!"
Xiao Fuguang glanced at Gu Chuan and immediately turned around and jumped on his horse.
It's so funny.
He still wanted to fight in the war and gain military merit, but before he was punished, he already owed thirty lashes.
Gu Chuan's face turned pale in an instant. He never expected that the Regent would support Xiao Fuguang so directly. This completely overturned his expectations.
“Your Highness…”
Gu Chuan hesitated to speak, obviously unable to accept this fact.
Xuanyuan Jing glanced at Xiao Fuguang and saw that she was dressed in tight clothes, but also dressed warmly, with Xingyue Liuyue following behind her.
Set off on horseback.
Gu Chuan gritted his teeth. Although he felt extremely unwilling, he didn't dare to say anything more.
The guard beside him spoke in a low voice upon seeing this.
"Major General, the army has set off, we..."
Gu Chuan suddenly came back to his senses, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.
"Let's go. A gentleman's revenge is never too late. One day, I will repay you for the humiliation you suffered today!"
Yanmen City.
The atmosphere in Yanmen City was tense at this time, and even the air was mixed with the smell of blood.
On the city wall, the defending soldiers were on high alert, their eyes fixed on the dusty horizon in the distance, where the enemy was about to appear.
Outside the city, the people looked panicked, packing up their gold and silver valuables, ready to flee the city that was about to be engulfed in war at any time.
Xue Xingyun, the chief general of Yanmen City, was looking into the distance. His arm was wrapped in a white cloth stained with blood, and his face was gloomy.
"Have the trenches been dug?"
Deputy General Chi Mu bowed.
"General, everything is ready. We have gathered all the kerosene in Yanmen City. As soon as the enemy approaches, we will arrange for it to be ignited."
Xue Xingyun nodded solemnly after hearing this.
"Snakes, rats and the like are most afraid of fire. I hope we can win this battle."
Chi Mu spoke angrily after hearing this.
"Beipan is truly shameless. They actually joined forces with Nanjiang."
"Southern Xinjiang is worthy of being called Southern Xinjiang. They're using some despicable means."
Xue Xingyun listened to the heavy words.
"On the battlefield, there is only victory and defeat."
"The most urgent task is to figure out how to deal with those wizards in Southern Xinjiang. If it's just Bei Pan, we can still use some more drastic measures to hold them back. As long as we wait for the imperial court's reinforcements to arrive, we'll have a chance to turn things around."
"But it's really tricky to deal with those snakes, rats, insects and ants."
Chi Mu was relieved after hearing this.
"General, our memorial has been sent to the Imperial City in an expedited manner, a distance of eight hundred miles. I believe the Emperor will arrange for someone to redress those wizards in Southern Border."
"And we are well prepared. This time we will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy."
Xue Xingyun raised his voice and spoke after hearing this.
"Yes, we will definitely be able to repel the enemy this time and wait for the arrival of reinforcements."
In fact, he was very unsure. Beipan had sent an army of 150,000, and there were so many wizards from the southern border, but he only had a total of 100,000 troops. After the battles in the past few days, nearly 20,000 of them had been killed or wounded.
We can only put it off one day at a time.
At this moment, a scout came running over, knelt on one knee, and reported while panting.
"General, the enemy's vanguard has arrived, less than three miles from the city gate!"
Xue Xingyun's eyes instantly became fierce when he heard this. He clenched the spear in his hand and said in a deep voice.
"Pass the order down, all troops enter combat mode and prepare for battle!"
Deputy General Chi Mu immediately turned around and loudly conveyed the order. The entire Yanmen City was instantly shrouded in a tense and orderly atmosphere.
The soldiers quickly took their positions and archers climbed the city walls.
The trebuchets were also ready.
As the enemy approached.
The atmosphere on the city wall became more tense.
Xue Xingyun looked at the enemy troops getting closer and closer.
"Archers, prepare to ignite..."
Sure enough, as the distance got closer, there were countless snakes, rats, insects and ants in front of the Beipan army. In the army, several women in black with veils were holding flutes and playing unknown tunes.
Those snakes, rats, insects and ants seemed to be summoned and rushed towards Yanmen City frantically. The scene was horrifying.
"Shoot!" Xue Xingyun gave the order, and the archers on the city wall immediately released the bowstrings in their hands, and the arrows with flames shot directly at the position of the trench.
The raging flames instantly rose up, forming an insurmountable wall of fire. The snakes, rats, insects and ants that rushed to the front were instantly engulfed by the flames, letting out shrill screams.
However, the wizards in southern Xinjiang did not seem to care about these sacrifices. They continued to play their music, and more snakes, rats, insects and ants swarmed in from all directions, as if endless.
Beipan's army also paused briefly in front of the wall of fire, and then began to look for a place to break through.
Xue Xingyun watched all this nervously, hoping that reinforcements would arrive in time.
Imperial city.
Yongchang Marquis Mansion.
In the study.
Marquis Yongchang was reading official documents.
The personal servant came in and bowed.
"My Lord, we have found the court physician who left the mansion half a year ago. My cousin was indeed pregnant when she entered the mansion. I have carefully verified that my cousin had not yet met the Crown Prince before she became pregnant. Now the child is premature..."
It goes without saying that the child Caiyi was not from the Marquis's Mansion at all. Marquis Yongchang slammed the table in anger.
"Well, you actually plotted against my Yongchang Marquisate and tried to disrupt the bloodline of my Marquisate."
I remembered what Xiao Fuguang said when I met him by chance that day.
"Uncle, you and my father have been close friends for many years. The prince is young and has been deceived by outsiders. Fu Guang can't bear for you to raise someone else's child. You should have someone investigate the child in Caiyi's belly."
I originally thought that Xiao Fuguang was instigating discord, but I didn't expect that Caiyi actually gave birth prematurely.
"Go, call the Madam, the Prince, and the cousin to the lobby."
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