Chapter 55
Later, the surviving soldiers all remembered that day that their young commander was covered in blood, moving among the enemy troops and blocking those fatal attacks for them.
However, many more were left on the battlefield forever. Like those defective weapons, they were ruthlessly broken by the Red Armor Army, and they died without understanding what had happened.
Mu Yunqing's eyes were filled with blood and tears. He looked at the tragedy he had caused, and his heart was torn apart. But he didn't dare to stop. He kept swinging his spear, killing the enemy and paralyzing himself, as if this was the only meaning of his life.
After an unknown amount of time, there was an inexplicable commotion among the Red Armor Army. A cavalryman pointed to the distance and excitedly said, "Young Marshal! Our reinforcements are here!"
Mu Yunqing watched as a team of flying cavalry tore a gap through the gap and rushed straight towards him, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
...Could it be grandfather?
Just as he was stunned, the enemy's long sword suddenly turned over and stabbed straight into his throat!
Mu Yunqing closed his eyes and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief - he really didn't know how to face his grandfather. The other party's knife was simply a gift to him!
But God did not do as he wished.
Someone in the Flying Cavalry drew his bow and shot down the opponent's long sword with incredible accuracy. Then he fired three arrows in rapid succession, forcing back all those who wanted to approach him with tremendous force.
Even though Mu Yunqing was determined to die, he couldn't help but be moved by such archery skills.
He had already guessed who the visitor was.
But he couldn't figure out why she came?
In the blink of an eye, Yue Mingming had already approached him. Leading the team was Pei Yuan from the Divine Machine Battalion, followed by several hundred cavalrymen. Mu Yunqing looked around and asked blankly, "Where's my grandfather?"
Yue Mingming didn't have time to explain to him: "Come with us! We'll talk when we get back!"
Mu Yun shook his head lightly: "You take the others away! I'll cover your retreat!"
Yue Mingming said anxiously, "Why are you still trying to be so brave? We are here to rescue you! This is our mission!"
"Who gave you this mission?" Mu Yunqing's eyes flashed with a hint of arrogance: "I am the commander-in-chief of the three armies! Pei Yuan, listen to my orders. I order you to take the others away! Don't worry about me!"
The military order was as firm as a mountain, and Pei Yuan dared not disobey. He looked at Yue Mingming with embarrassment. Yue Mingming was anxious and spoke harshly: "Mu Yunqing, do you still have the nerve to be the commander-in-chief of these three armies?"
Mu Yunqing's body suddenly stiffened and he looked at them in shock. Yue Mingming looked at him angrily, but Pei Yuan lowered his head guiltily.
She knew it, and Pei Yuan knew it too.
Looks like everyone knows!
Mu Yunqing said, "...If that's the case, why bother saving me? Wouldn't it be better to let me die on the battlefield? Then I can apologize to my brothers in the afterlife."
Pei Yuan blurted out: "Young Marshal, you can't think like that! As long as we have the green mountains, we won't be afraid of running out of firewood--"
Mu Yunqing interrupted him and said, "I'm sorry I can't go back and apologize to you in person. Pei Yuan, please tell me that Mu Yunqing feels ashamed of the trust he placed in you, my brothers, and I'm resigning from the position of Marshal. I ask my grandfather to deal with you impartially and give you justice in the future!"
He paused, and finally added in a hoarse voice: "From now on, Lingzhou... I'll be in your hands!"
"Mu Yunqing, can you be any more cowardly?"
Without waiting for Pei Yuan to reply, Yue Mingming launched into a barrage of curses, "If you're begging for death now, you'll only fulfill Lord Fan's wish! He dared to fool you with those shabby weapons. Do you think he cares about the Mu Army, Lingzhou, or the people? I'm telling you, if you die, there will be no evidence against him. He'll become even more unscrupulous, and Lingzhou will be even more vulnerable!"
"When the border is threatened by internal and external troubles, do you want your grandfather, who is in his seventies or eighties, to go back to the battlefield for you?"
Mu Yunqing's expression changed again and again until he heard the last sentence. The guilt in his eyes could no longer be hidden: "But I... how can I have the dignity... to go back alive?"
Yue Mingming grabbed his horse's reins and stared into his eyes: "Which is more important, face or responsibility?"
A spark finally ignited in Mu Yunqing's dead eyes.
Upon seeing this, Yue Mingming waved his longbow. His plain face was as bright as the moon on the battlefield where smoke and flames were everywhere. "Follow us and fight back. Don't let the bad guys have the last laugh!"
"If you want, I'll clear the way for you!"
Mu Yunqing couldn't refuse such an invitation.
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Of the five hundred Flying Cavalry and three hundred Shenji Camp Cavalry, only seventy-three were left when they returned to the city.
Mu Yunqing ignored the military doctor who rushed over and immediately grabbed someone to question him: "Has anyone from the Vanguard Battalion returned? Where is Zheng Rong? Has anyone seen him?"
Deputy General Zheng Rong led the vanguard battalion to intercept the enemy. After sending out a distress signal, there was no further news. Mu Yunqing had already prepared for the worst, but he still refused to give up hope.
The guard shook his head with red eyes: "Report to the young commander...except for you, no one else has returned."
Seeing Mu Yunqing's pale face, he choked up and added, "Young Marshal, wait a little longer... The war isn't over yet, no one can predict the outcome..."
Mu Yunqing clenched his fists silently. In a trance, he felt that someone next to him reacted more strongly to these words than he did. The man stood up and was about to go back. He subconsciously stopped the man, and then he saw clearly - it was Yue Mingming!
The girl was covered in dust, her face was still stained with blood, and the quiver on her back was empty. But she held the bow upside down, glaring at him with red eyes: "Let go! Don't stop me!"
"Are you going to die? What are you going to do back?" Mu Yunqing asked, and suddenly realized: "...Zhao Congyun also led a team out of the city, right?"
He finally realized that the reason they were able to break out from the encirclement of the Red Armor Army was not because of their ability or luck, but because someone was holding the enemy back on the other side.
Even deliberately attracting the other person's attention!
Looking around Lingzhou, apart from his grandfather, the only person who could make the well-prepared Red Armor Army give up this piece of fat meat was the emperor's younger brother, the former Prince Jia!
"Damn... Is he crazy?" Mu Yunqing cursed softly.
It was clearly him who framed Zhao Congyun. Even if Zhao Congyun did not take advantage of his misfortune and use the Mu family army as a bargaining chip against Lord Fan, why would he risk his life to save him?
"Yes, he wants us to save you at all costs." Yue Mingming rubbed his eyes and said, "He himself is that price. How stupid, isn't he?"
"Why?" Mu Yunqing really didn't understand.
He found that he had underestimated these bigwigs who had been accustomed to intrigue and deception in the capital for a long time, and he could never understand their true intentions. This was true for Lord Fan and Zhao Congyun.
Yue Mingming smiled and said, "Everyone thinks he has other intentions, but have you ever thought... maybe he just wants to save you because he knows how much your life means to Lingzhou."
Mu Yunqing was stunned.
Yue Mingming said nothing more and turned to leave. Mu Yunqing said, "You stay! I'll take the others! I'm more familiar with the battlefield and the enemy than you!"
Yue Mingming shook his head: "There are so many of us who worked so hard to save you. From now on, your life is not your own... Do what you should do, and consider it as atonement."
"But I can't just watch you die!"
Yue Mingming ignored him and jumped on his horse. Seeing that he couldn't stop him anymore, Mu Yunqing said anxiously, "Zhao Congyun would never want you to go find him! He must want you to live well! Do you want to let him down?"
Yue Mingming glanced back at him and said, "He has his own ideas, and I have mine." She clamped her legs around the horse's belly and galloped out of the camp. Mu Yunqing shouted from behind her, "Someone! Stop her!"
Unfortunately, the soldiers in the camp were all wounded or disabled. Those with some experience had already gone to the battlefield, leaving those who were inexperienced and had no time to react. They could only watch the horses' hooves splashing the flying snow as the people got farther and farther away.
Just when Mu Yunqing was almost in despair, a thin figure suddenly appeared at the camp gate and intercepted a man and a horse with the posture of a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Mu Yunqing remembered this child. When they were hunting in the mountains, he followed Yue Mingming and his name seemed to be... Anian.
Yue Mingming hurriedly reined in his horse.
She knew exactly why Ah Nian showed up. She cursed Zhao Congyun in her heart, calling him a bastard, but an uncontrollable bitterness welled up inside her.
"Ah Nian, get out of the way! Be obedient!"
"No." Anian had a cold face and a particularly stubborn look in his eyes.
"Do you think you can stop me?" Yue Mingming's face turned cold. "When did you start listening to him so much? You ungrateful little bastard!"
Ah Nian pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and skillfully placed it against his throat: "If you want to leave today, you will have to step over my dead body."
Yue Mingming was almost laughing out of anger: "First cry, then make a scene, then hang yourself... You're a real man, you're really capable! Believe it or not, I'll tie you up and see how you can stop me!"
"I know my aunt is dead. If the prince and Uncle Dong don't come back... you are all I have." Anian's lips trembled, and he seemed extremely embarrassed, but he still said this almost pleading request.
Yue Mingming stood there in a daze.
She couldn't tell whether this was a trick Zhao Congyun deliberately taught An Nian. She loosened and tightened the reins in her hands several times, and finally let them drop helplessly.
Anian was telling the truth.
When she decided to return, a thought flashed through her mind: what about Ah Nian? But in the end, this child was selfishly neglected by her.
There will always be someone to grow up with him, even if it's not the person he most wants. Didn't he slowly accept himself after Jiang Huan's death? Children can always adapt.
"Can you... stay?" Ah Nian couldn't help crying. "I know my identity. The prince told me everything before he left... He said I could make my own choices. I don't want to be an emperor. We can just be ordinary people, hunting and drinking, and spend our lives together. Is that okay?"
After a long silence, Yue Mingming finally sighed in his heart... Zhao Congyun, damn it.
She jumped off the horse, hung the longbow on the side of the saddle, walked over and took the dagger from An Nian's hand, and rubbed his head vigorously under his nervous gaze: "Okay!"
Ah Nian sobbed a few times, trying desperately to hold it back, but finally couldn't hold it back and burst into tears. Yue Mingming hugged him in his arms, silently patting his back, unable to say anything.
Because her own tears began to flow uncontrollably.
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