Chapter 259 Strong Enemy
They were once strong enemies on the battlefield in the north. Huyantuo's father was defeated by Xie Guangzong, and his son Huyantuo was also defeated by Xie Tingzhou.
Huyantuo smiled in an especially evil way, "You are back, so the Yanliang Pass is going to be breached, right?"
Cracks finally appeared on Xie Tingzhou's face.
"The people of the Great Zhou are really ruthless." Huyantuo said, "You abandoned your wife and left her on the northwest border. I heard that your wife is very beautiful. Let me guess what Boda will do to her. Women who are defeated in the war are never as lucky as men. They want to die but cannot. They will become livestock under the crotch of men. They will tear her clothes to pieces, and then..."
"Swish——" Xie Tingzhou drew out his knife and rode forward.
He knew that Huyantuo was deliberately trying to provoke him, but he couldn't bear it.
Huyantuo wanted to break into the Great Zhou from here when Beilin lost the shield of Qingyunwei, but he did not expect that Xie Tingzhou would leave 20,000 people behind.
Xie Tingzhou came back to reinforce, so even if Huyantuo's attack failed, fighting again would only be a waste of resources.
"Retreat!" Huyantuo said, staring at him.
He rode his horse and led the Beirong soldiers to retreat.
"Qingyun Guards, follow me and chase them!" Han Jiwu shouted loudly on his horse.
They had already worked out the tactics on the way back, and the left and right wings had already bypassed the east and west gates to encircle the enemy.
The streets were in a mess, the snow had turned red, and the cobblestone roads were soaked with blood.
Chang Heng stopped and felt exhausted all over, and sat down on the stone steps beside the street.
Xie Guangzong rode over on horseback, and as soon as he dismounted, he knocked on Chang Heng's head, causing his helmet to clang.
"How dare you let someone take me away? Do you see clearly? I am your old prince!"
Chang Heng took off his helmet and said, "If you were not the old prince, I would not wear this."
Xie Tingzhou saw that Xie Guangzong's armor was torn and ordered the military doctor to bandage it. Xie Guangzong wanted to show off his ability, but seeing the expression on Xie Tingzhou's face, he didn't dare to speak.
Xie Tingzhou walked up to the city wall, and none of the guards dared to follow him.
Chang Heng grabbed a guard and asked, "How many Qingyun Guards have returned?"
The guard said, "Seventy-eight thousand people."
"Seventy-eight thousand..." Chang Heng repeated in a low voice, and then said, "Xi Feng didn't come back."
"Xifeng has taken two thousand light cavalry to Yanliang Pass." said the guard.
"Two thousand light cavalry are nothing!" Xie Guangzong sat on the side and asked the military doctor to check his wounds with a grin, "Western Jue has more than 100,000 people, what can those two thousand people do?"
Chang Heng looked up at the city wall and wiped his face again.
Xie Guangzong glanced at him and said, "Oh my, come on, the cat has peed, why are you crying?"
"I'm useless. I need the prince to come back for reinforcement." Chang Heng has shallow eye sockets. He is a big and strong man who loves to cry.
Xie Guangzong said: "Don't take the responsibility on yourself. When I was young, I couldn't fight this battle with 20,000 people."
Chang Heng's hands were covered in blood, and his face was smeared with tears. "What about the princess?"
Xie Guangzong was silent for a long while before he said, "I hope Yanliang Pass can hold out for a little longer. Let's fight quickly here, beat the Beirong people back, and then go rescue my daughter-in-law."
Xie Tingzhou squinted his eyes in the wind on the city wall.
The two thousand men on the battlefield would not be of much use, but he hoped that Xi Feng could bring her back safely. Xie Tingzhou gave an order before Xi Feng left that she would never abandon the city and flee. If necessary, even if she was knocked unconscious, she must be brought back.
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The battle at Yanliang Pass lasted for three days on and off. During these three days, the Xijue attacked again and again, but were narrowly blocked by them time and time again.
As Xijue’s military strength was being depleted, the garrison in the city was also being depleted.
Since the Western Jue people could not attack from the front, they wanted to advance with infantry and dig up the foundation under the city wall, intending to use catapults to smash through the city wall.
The plan did not succeed, but the catapult attacks continued. The speed of repairing the wall was no match for the speed of the catapults breaking the wall. If this continued, the wall would eventually be broken through.
"How is the evacuation of the people?" Shen Yu asked.
Chen Yu was in a mess, but Cao Guangjin, who was standing in front of her, was still dressed in fancy clothes.
"They are already evacuating one after another." Cao Guangjin heard the sound of catapults hitting the city wall again. He worriedly said, "I wonder how long we can hold out like this?"
"Just organize the people to evacuate in an orderly manner and don't let people take advantage of the chaos to steal and rob."
Cao Guangjin nodded, "Well, I'll go down first then."
City Gate
This place is too dangerous. The rumbling sounds can shake a person's heart. Cao Guangjin doesn't want to stay here for a moment.
Chen Yu returned to the temporary meeting room under the city wall. She was so tired that she sat on a bench, leaning against the wall and closed her eyes to take a nap.
Chang Liu came to bring food to Chen Yu and Xiao Chuan. When he found Chen Yu in the meeting room, she was asleep with her head tilted to one side. Her face was a little dirty, and there were dark circles under her eyes. She looked extremely tired.
Chang Liu did not wake her up. Seeing that the charcoal brazier in the room had gone out, he went to find some charcoal to light it, and held the food box in his arms for fear that it would get cold.
How distressed the prince would have been if he had seen this. Changliu's eyes turned red. When the prince asked him to come with him, he told him to take good care of the princess, but he failed to do so.
Chen Yu could have fallen asleep to the sound of the catapult, but was awakened by a slight sobbing sound.
She saw Changliu staring at the charcoal basin, tears falling down.
"Long stay?"
Chang Liu wiped his eyes carelessly and handed the still warm food box in his arms to Chen Yu, "Princess, eat quickly, it will get cold soon."
"Have you eaten?" Shen Yu asked gently.
Changliu nodded with tears in his eyes.
Shen Yu opened the food box and started eating.
During these two days, Changliu and Sixi helped the people evacuate. Cao Guangjin arranged for Chen Yu's maid to evacuate with her family. When it was time for dinner, Sixi cooked and Changliu delivered the meal.
The situation this year is much better than last year. At least there is enough food in the city. The court has not allocated any silver, but the Lu family inside the country has been continuously sending food and military equipment to the border, and silver has been flowing out like snowflakes.
"Are you crying because you are scared?"
Chang Liu hurriedly shook his head, "I'm not afraid."
Chen Yu said: "It's okay to be afraid, you are still a child."
"What about the princess?" Chang Liu asked with red eyes: "The princess is not much older than me."
"I'm three or four years older than you know."
Chang Liu didn't understand what this meant, "Why hasn't the prince come yet? It's been snowing for so long."
Chen Yu half lowered her eyes, "He must have been tripped up by something, he will come, stay forever."
"Ah?" Changliu looked at her.
Chen Yu paused, "I have a few letters that I don't trust to be handed over to others. You can take Si Xi with you to deliver the letters for me tomorrow."
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