Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 433

Chapter 433 Thousand Stone Waves
Qin Mubai’s determination caused Dao Sect Li to be speechless. After a moment of silence, he said, “It’s good that Mubai personally leads the troops. This king is only worried about your health. Please act according to your strength.”

“Your Highness, don’t worry, I’m already fine.” Qin Mubai replied.

“That’s good.” Li Daozong said, “The Yuyang Pass must have run out of food together. This crime is on me. If I want to punish you, this king will charge first.”

“Your Highness, poor families are hard to deal with. I know you can’t be blamed for this.” Qin Mubai said, “Long before the war began, the vault in Lanzhou was already empty. Even the civilians were tightening their belts and saving rice from the gap between their teeth to supply the army.” Later, although the Imperial Court supported our army’s logistics, Chang’an was still two thousand kilometers away. A long haul of grain and time. I also inspected the Shanzhou Prefecture’s treasury a few days ago. It’s almost enough to starve rats to death. “It’s not that His Highness didn’t send food to the Yuyang Pass, it’s really … there’s no way to send it!”

Zhu Bancheng said, “General Xue and our brothers don’t complain about Major Marshal or His Highness. Because Major Marshal and His Highness understand the importance of the Yuyang Pass better than us. General Xue said that without backup, there are only two possibilities. First, the defeat of Dafeichuan and the Tibetan troops at the gates of the city caused the food dao to be cut off. Second, Lanzhou has no more food to send!”

“As you said, both of these situations have occurred … A few days ago, when Shanzhou was relieved, this king finally managed to transport the thousands of stones of grain that Madam Major Marshal’s caravan had managed to gather from all over the River Gulf to Yuyang Pass. Even if they did arrive, they would probably only be able to last for a few days with half-starvation and half-full.” Dao Sect Li sighed as he said, “I didn’t expect that the city gate would be lost before the grain arrives. Ah! This is truly the biggest mistake I, Dao Sect Li, have ever committed in my life!”

“Forget it, Your Highness. Now is not the time to investigate responsibility. You don’t need to blame yourself. It’s not easy for you to be able to protect the overall situation since I used a scheme to defraud the leaders of Lanzhou a while ago. In the final analysis, no matter what mistakes Lanzhou has made, I, the Governor of Lanzhou, am bound to shoulder the responsibility.” Qin Mubai said, “Right now, military intelligence is like fire. If we stay here for a while longer, many more people will die in the Yuyang Second Pass. Without waiting for me, we will immediately beat the drums and gather together to send troops to the Second Pass!”

“Alright!” Dao Sect Li nodded and replied. He frowned and said, “Xue Wanche died. His brother Xue Wanjun is now in Shanzhou. How is Major Marshal going to arrange him?”

Qin Mubai’s heart suddenly jammed. He felt the same way about losing his closest relative. This pair of Xue brothers had always been known as thallium. Thallium was also known as thallium. Regardless of whether it was their physical appearance or their physical abilities, it was as if they were carved from the same mold. The two of them had always been intimate, truly worthy of the word “brothers”.

Now that his hand had been cut off, what could he possibly do?

However, Lanzhou headquarters could not be defended without generals. It would be inappropriate to send Li Daozong or Xue Wanjun alone. Firstly, how could the Li Dao Sect have such a special status to take risks so easily? Secondly, Xue Wanjun’s emotions were as fierce as fire, and it was hard to guarantee that the overall situation would not be bad if he acted emotionally before the battle.

“Let him defend Shanzhou!” Qin Mubai said decisively.

“Then how should I convince him?” Dao Sect Li hurriedly said, “The Xue brothers, the two Tiger Lion generals, have always depended on each other for their lives. Now that the enmity for killing their younger brother is deep, I’m afraid that he won’t be able to control himself!”

“Your Highness, don’t worry,” Qin Mubai smiled confidently. “Even if this lion is really angry, I can still suppress it!”

Li Daozong was slightly stunned. He was obviously a little unconvinced. He said, “The Xue brothers came from the General Sect. Their father was Xue Shixiong, the former general of the Zuoyu Guard of the Sui Dynasty.” The two brothers were also Sui generals. After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, they had followed Luo Yi to conquer Beitou and made great contributions to the battle. Afterwards, they joined the Yin Crown Prince to build the Mu Mansion. During the Black Warrior Sect’s change, Xue Wanche led the Eastern Palace soldiers to fight back against the Qin Palace. Later on, His Majesty’s common sense and his bravery allowed him to summon Xue Wanche regardless of his previous grudges. Only then did he return to worship the general and be given a high position. He even married the daughter of the High Ancestor Emperor, Princess Danyang, and became His Majesty’s brother-in-law … In his entire life, from life to death, he had experienced several ups and downs. Although there were countless talented generals in the Kansai army, the one with the most weight was Xue Wanche. “Next up is his elder brother Xue Wanjun … How dare you say that you can suppress Xue Wanjun at this time?”

“Your Highness, things are urgent. I don’t have time to persuade him slowly. I’ll lead the troops and talk about it first.” Qin Mubai smiled faintly and said, “Afterwards, Xue Wanjun knew that the situation was going to get out of hand, so I asked His Highness to tell him-the pain of losing his brother is better than the enmity of killing his father.” Right now, the murderer of the Turkic Norland is our ally! … My father has a last word to warn me that there is no selfless grudge on the battlefield. He must have understood that I had given this sentence to Xue Wanjun, who had been in the army for half his life. Apart from that, the most important thing is that Lanzhou cannot be guarded without a Great General. ”

“Alright, you decide.” Li Daozong knitted his eyebrows and nodded. “I’ll arrange for the rest of the winter grain for you. You can immediately go and straighten up the army, bring rations, and gallop through the two stages!”

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Qin Mubai invited him to the side and said, “Chen Yan and Little Lou’er, please take care of me. Especially, I can’t let Chen Yan know that I’m going to lead the troops.”

“What? You can suppress the Tiger Lion General’s tens of thousands of soldiers, but you can’t suppress a woman?” Dao Sect Li immediately revealed a look of disdain. “You are far from this king!”

If it weren’t for the current atmosphere, Qin Mubai would have almost laughed out loud and said, “It’s not that I can’t suppress her.” However, she said that even if I wanted to go to the battlefield in the future, she had to follow me and would never let me go. She also said that it was not that she wanted to keep an eye on the man, but that she wanted to keep an eye on her father for Little Lou’er! “Your Highness, do you also feel that there is a kind of person’s request in this world that is the most difficult to refuse-the person who never makes a request to others!”

“Has she changed her temper?” Li Daozong blinked blankly and nodded. “Perhaps this time, you tricked her into misery. Alright, hurry up and don’t disturb her.”

“Alright!”

Immediately, Qin Mubai led Zhu Bancheng to the military camp and entered his own Xunyi Manor. He ordered the ten thousand elites of the manor to gather and wait for orders. Another emergency order was issued to transfer ten thousand Zuo Wei Guards and cavalry from Xue Wanjun’s hands. A total of twenty thousand light cavalry were gathered outside the city.

At the moment of combat readiness, it was normal for troops to be dispatched. Xue Wanjun did not know what had happened from the beginning to the end. After a series of victories, he knew that Qin Mubai’s schemes were extremely mysterious. As a subordinate, even though he was curious, he did not dare to ask further questions. Just do as you’re told.

After the rations and other items prepared by the Li Dao Sect were delivered and rationed, Qin Mubai personally led the twenty thousand troops to prepare for the war. Just as she was about to leave, Chen Yan came.

She actually wore a mountain-style iron armor, a black Qilin brocade-patterned battle robe, and a long sword on her waist. The one riding on her was the black BMW that Li Dao Sect loved the most-Listen to the Wind Stallion!

Seeing her appear, Qin Mubai could only smile bitterly. “In the end, I still couldn’t hide anything from you.”

‘”Who would have thought that I would have a day to mess around? But my current identity is not whose wife or mother I am, but a general who is asking for help.” Chen Yan smiled and cupped her fists in salute to Qin Mubai. “The Baiji Imperial Guards, Vermillion Bird Guards, and Sky Brigade Team A are currently working for Chen Yan. They are here to serve under Qin Major Marshal!”

The generals beside him couldn’t help but laugh, and they were rather stunned and stunned-could this heroic and chivalrous Mrs Major Marshal really be an officer of the Baiji?

Qin Mubai’s expression froze. He remembered that a few years ago when he was still in Xiangyang, for the sake of convenience, he had even given Chen Yan an official certificate as a Baiji officer.

Perhaps because she sensed everyone’s suspicions, Chen Yan calmly took out a folded book from her armor pocket and flipped it open for everyone to see.

“It is indeed the authority of an officer from Baiji! There is His Majesty’s seal on it, the seal of the Ministry of War, the seal of the envoy from Baiji, and the seal of the three deputy envoys from Baiji. It must be true!” The crowd exclaimed in astonishment.

“What are you shouting about!–Chen Yan, you’re just a team leader. What if I don’t accept you?” Qin Mubai said with anger and amusement.

“If you don’t accept me, Lou’er and I will divorce you.” Chen Yan’s words did not sound like a joke at all.

General Zuo couldn’t hold back any longer and immediately burst into laughter. Someone else shouted, “Now, she’s Mrs. Major Marshal again!”

Qin Mubai angrily glared at the giggling soldiers, then helplessly and speechlessly stared at the serious Chen Yan for a few moments before shouting, “Let’s go!”

Chen Yan smiled knowingly and flapped her horse to catch up. All the soldiers let out a cheering sound and sprinted up with their whips and horses.

Twenty thousand cavalry, facing the cold north wind, immediately rushed northwest.

…

The passionate blood and surging flames of war on the Guanhe River outside the fortress did not cause much of an impact on the capital city of Guanzhong, which was rich and peaceful.

On one side was a fierce horse, a spear, and a dysprosium howl that covered the sun with yellow sand. On the other side was poetic wine, chess prose, and silk robes wrapped in trees that sang and danced.

Actually, war was somewhat unfamiliar and distant to the people of the Great Tang Dynasty who had been fighting for a long time. Now, they are more concerned about how to spend the coming Spring Festival. Although the Great Tang had been in chaos for more than a year, it did not cause much damage to the people’s livelihood in China. The Great Tang did not become terrified because of the invasion of dozens of thousands of foreign soldiers.

Whether it was because of faith in the Great Tang or because of selfishness and numbness in human nature, Spring Festival was approaching, and Chang’an City was celebrating as usual.

However, there was a group of people who could no longer rejoice. This New Year was destined to be filled with unease and unease.

Because they heard that–“Qin Mubai died in battle, the emperor wants to personally conquer!”

Two days ago, the Imperial Court received a reply from the Jiang Xia King, Li Daozong, the Governor of Dai Lan Zhou, reporting the emergency situation ahead. Said that Qin Mubai was poisoned by Tibet, and the army defeated Da Feichuan and retreated to Shanzhou. Now that Tibet had broken through the line of defense, Lanzhou’s newly defeated army was weak, and half of the rivers and mountains of the Kansai River Region were in danger. The manuscripts were on the verge of collapse!

At today’s court meeting, all the officials tightened their heartstrings and stepped into the Martial Arts Hall. Long live Hai Hu Shan Xiao. Everyone raised their heads and looked up. They were all stunned-the current Emperor, Li Shi Min, was actually sitting on a dragon chair wearing the armor he wore when he launched the Southern expedition to the State. He was wearing a golden saber!

“My will has been decided. There is no need for you to reprimand me.” As soon as Li Shimin opened his mouth, he blocked everyone’s mouth. “Jun Wu jokes, I have already said that if Qin Mubai can’t defeat Gaer Qinling, I will personally bring up the whole nation’s master and fight against Qizong Nongzan!”

“Long live my Emperor! Long live my Emperor! Long live my Emperor!” The civil and military could only sing like this.

“Your Majesty is as heroic as you were back then!” Suddenly, a person walked out of the class and said loudly, “This old official is willing to follow the Sacred Carriage. Even though he leads the horse pendant and kicks it to death, there is no grudge!”

Everyone turned their heads to look, instantly shocked!

Wasn’t that the Duke of Wei, Li Jing, who had faded out of the court for a long time?