Chapter 774 Rupture - Desperate Situation
At Bai Moqin's command, everyone stopped fighting and retreated into the valley to the northwest while covering each other.
Seeing that his side was just beginning to make progress, Bai Hao naturally couldn't give the other side a chance to catch their breath.
"Chase after them!"
Bai Hao shouted loudly and took the lead in chasing after them.
Bai Moqin led her men to the valley quickly. The valley was not high, but it was the only place in the surrounding area that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"Everyone, scatter and hide."
Although their numbers are fewer than when they first left the capital, entering the valley in a group is still too concentrated. Most importantly, it's not necessary to have so many people just to block them in this canyon.
"A few men, come with me to the valley entrance to intercept them."
As the one with the best physical condition on the scene, Wuying naturally had to take on the important task of blocking the enemy.
Seeing this, Zhong Linqingfeng and the others, who were in relatively better physical condition, stepped forward immediately and followed Wuying to the entrance of the canyon.
"Your Highness, may we go up now?"
Hearing the sounds of fighting coming from outside the canyon, Ruoxue pointed to the spot above her head. Bai Moqin knew she wanted to go up into the canyon to investigate, and after carefully looking around, he did indeed find a place to climb up.
"Come with me!"
Bai Moqin told the others to stand by, while she lazily yawned at the tower master Ruoxue, picked her up, and used her lightness skill to climb up.
In fact, Bai Moqin's kung fu was not very good. Her only skill, lightness skill, had deteriorated significantly when she was carrying Ruoxue, making it much more difficult for her to climb up.
Fortunately, the canyon was lower than they had imagined, so the two of them were able to climb up it in no time.
Standing on high ground, Ruoxue and Bai Moqin surveyed their surroundings, noting that every path they looked at was blocked.
To extinguish their hopes, Bai Hao even set up checkpoints at every intersection where pedestrians could pass, demonstrating just how resolute the other party was in this matter.
"It seems they're determined to trap us in this canyon."
Bai Moqin couldn't help but feel a little disheartened. She had already come all this way, just one step away, but instead she was trapped in this small canyon.
Are they destined to perish here? No, they've already come this far, how could fate possibly play such a joke on them?
Seeing this despairing situation, Ruoxue felt more unwilling than anyone else. She had finally broken free from constraints and hadn't even had a chance to properly enjoy this wonderful time. How could she just sit here and wait to die?
Looking at Wuying and the others who were doing their best to stop the soldiers, Ruoxue slowly put away her distracting thoughts. She believed that there was always a way out, and that she must have overlooked something.
Ruoxue's gaze quickly swept over the unobstructed view before her, a quarter of an hour, then a quarter of an hour, then an hour.
Finally, Ruoxue's eyes lit up. The clanging of weapons still echoed in her ears, but she acted as if she hadn't heard them.
"I've got a solution, I've got a solution!"
Ruoxue's words successfully caught Bai Moqin's attention. Before she could explain her plan to him, Bai Moqin took her back down into the canyon.
How many horses do we have left?
No one knew why Ruoxue asked this, but she answered immediately: "Except for the twelve horses we lost earlier, we still have fifty-six horses left."
Upon hearing the number, Ruoxue immediately said, "That's enough. This is more than enough."
After Ruoxue finished speaking, she glanced at the two guards who had been following her all the way, "There are two vines in this canyon, go and cut some down."
"A rattan cane? What do you need that for?"
The guards were puzzled, but Ruoxue didn't explain. She simply told them to cut it down.
Although Ruoxue was a fake princess sent for a political marriage, she was actually the Crown Princess of Wei. So even though they had doubts, everyone still obeyed the order.
Soon a large pile of vines was laid out on the ground. Ruoxue had all the horses brought over, and then, at her instruction, they were paired up.
"Remember, once we get out of here, we only have one destination: to get into the city."
"Enter the city?" Ruoxue's words stunned everyone for a moment, but the emperor was the first to react.
"Does the Crown Princess intend to do things the opposite way and borrow passage through the city?"
The emperor, who had also initiated wars, had studied military texts far more than anyone else present.
Ruoxue nodded upon hearing this. "Father is right. Now all the roads are guarded, but the city gates are obviously less guarded. They think we dare not enter the city and can only leave by taking the main road or the side road. So we just swagger through the city."
For some reason, Ruoxue became excited when talking about her swaggering past.
Perhaps it was the first time she had truly made a major decision, or perhaps it was the first time she, who was used to being obedient, had done something so contrary to common sense; in any case, she was very excited.
Bai Moqin had been considering solutions upstairs, and after listening to Ruoxue's entire plan, she felt it was worth a try.
Rather than be exhausted by the opponent and become a prisoner, it's better to try anything, even if it seems hopeless, and have faith in Ruoxue this time.
If things go well, they can successfully reunite with General Song. Even if they ultimately fail, they will still have their father and wife by their side.
After a moment of silence, Bai Moqin looked at her hesitant subordinate.
"Are you all willing to follow me and pass through this city?"
Bai Moqin spoke without the slightest hesitation.
Inspired by his unwavering resolve, everyone present immediately clasped their hands in response, saying, "Your Highness is willing to follow you and pass through the city."
"Okay, let's get ready to go."
After Bai Moqin finished speaking, she was the first to mount her horse and pull up the prepared rattan cane.
Upon seeing this, the Emperor and Ruoxue hurriedly boarded the carriage as well.
Then, at Bai Moqin's command, everyone rushed out of the valley.
The valley entrance was small and could not accommodate a large number of people fighting inside. Wuying and his group blocked the way outside, and Bai Hao tried to get everyone to rush in, but the result was that wherever the long sword slashed, a group of people fell down.
The two sides were vastly unequal in strength, and in the end, Bai Hao could only gradually wear down their stamina.
After an hour of fierce fighting, even the few who were physically strong began to feel exhausted. Seeing that the time was right, Bai Hao rallied his soldiers to charge forward in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, the sound of horses' hooves came from inside, followed by Bai Moqin shouting, "Wuying, Qingfeng, get out of the way!"
The group was exhausted, but upon hearing this, they immediately dodged to the sides.
Then, to the soldiers' astonishment and disbelief, a vine appeared out of thin air and tightened around their necks, causing many of them to fall backward instantly.
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