Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 438

Chapter 438 There Is No Retreat
At dusk, the flames burned the flowing clouds, and the sun was like blood.

At this time, the scenery in Mount Qiong Jade Manor was always extremely beautiful. Standing at the highest point of the manor, on the platform of the Jade Celestial Pavilion of Qionglou, enjoying the scenery of the entire city was undoubtedly even more enjoyable.

In Lanzhou City, many people with excellent eyesight saw a person sitting on the roof of the highest building of Qiongyu Villa from afar. The bloody sun covered her body with a layer of dazzling and mysterious colors. From afar, she looked like an immortal.

It was Chen Yan.

At this moment, she sat on the roof of the cool pavilion with her sword in her arms. Her left leg bent slightly and her right leg straightened, and a few strands of hair in front of her forehead fluttered gently in the wind.

The wind was already cold, and the fallen leaves of the Chinese parasol trees were flying.

Ever since she became a mother, Chen Yan had rarely played with weapons or displayed her martial arts. Today, she was sitting alone on the roof of the pavilion. Her eyes were filled with depth as she looked towards the boundless northwest.

“Sing …”

This voice was so familiar and distant. Chen Yan lowered her head and pulled out half of the sword from her bosom.

The cold light was cold, the divine object was self-concealing, it was a good sword.

“Righteousness Returning Saber, Ruthless Sword” She muttered softly. Finally, she knitted her eyebrows and drew her sword out of its sheath.

“Buzz–” The dragon roared, and the sword was like Qiu Hong!

However, her pair of tearful eyes were reflected on the sword that was shining with light.

“Ah Niang, there you are!”

At this moment, a tender voice came from below the pavilion. Chen Yan’s heart tightened. She hurriedly sheathed her sword and wiped away her tears. She turned over and jumped down.

“Lou’er, how many times have I told you not to run upstairs to Joan? This place is very tall and dangerous!” Chen Yan squatted down, her hands tightly gripping Little Lou’er’s shoulders as she said seriously.

“Ah Niang, I know I was wrong” Little Lou Tai’er curled her lips in grievance and nodded seriously to admit her mistake.

Chen Yan looked at Little Lou’er and could vaguely tell the traces of Qin Mubai from her face. She couldn’t help but feel sour in her heart and her eyes turned red with disappointment.

“Ah Niang, why are you crying” Little Lou Tai’er stretched out her tender and plump little hand to wipe Chen Yan’s eyelids.

“No, Auntie didn’t cry. She accidentally blew the sand into her eyes.” Chen Yan immediately forced out a smile and said, “Let’s go, Ah Niang will carry you downstairs … Eh, what are you holding in your hand?”

Little Lou’er immediately smiled happily, “Ah Niang, look! It was Concubine Wu who taught me how to paint! I’ve finished it, and I brought it to Ah Niang to see!”

“What are you drawing? Ah Niang, take a look.” Chen Yan took the white paper-coated duck from Little Lou’er’s hand and opened it. She couldn’t help but laugh, “What are you painting? Why can’t I understand it?”

Little Lou’er smiled as she pointed at the irregular circles on the line and said, “This is Auntie, this is me, this is Concubine Wu, this is Concubine Princess, this house is our home … Also, this, this is Father riding on a horse!”

Chen Yan bit her lips tightly and hugged Little Lou Tai’er in her arms. Finally, tears started to flow down her cheeks.

“Ah Niang, what’s wrong with you?” Little Lou’er hugged Chen Yan’s neck and gently patted her back like an adult. “Ah Niang, be good, Ah Niang won’t cry!”

“Lou’er, Ah Niang will take you to see your father, okay?”

“Alright! I miss daddy so much!”

“Let’s go!”

Holding Little Lou’er in her arms, Chen Yan arrived at the main residence and found Wu Meiniang.

“Mother Mei, I’m going to Da Fei Chuan.” Chen Yan said.

Wu Meiniang slightly knitted her eyebrows and nodded gently. “I know that Sister Yan’s decision will never be easily changed.”

“I want to bring Lou’er with me.”

“Go …” Wu Meiniang sighed softly. “However, don’t let Gaoyang know. Otherwise, with her temperament …”

“Don’t worry.” Chen Yan took a deep breath and said, “In that case, you and Gaoyang will take good care of themselves in Lanzhou. In addition, you must hide the news from Gaoyang and not let her know.”

Wu Meiniang sat in front of a large bronze mirror and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked haggard, and she was no longer as haggard as she used to be.

Chen Yan walked behind Wu Meiniang and gently placed her hands on her shoulders, saying, “Meiniang, this may be our lives … but since it was our own choice, there is no need to regret it.”

“I never regret it.” Wu Meiniang looked firmly at Chen Yan through the mirror and said, “If he really leaves me, then I will bring up the child well.” If it was a boy, I would let him learn martial arts. In the future, he would be even more outstanding than his grandfather and father. He would inherit the Qin Clan’s style of martial arts and definitely not allow the Qin Clan to decline from now on! “If it was a girl, I would let her marry a hero like me, like his father!”

“Mother Mei, take care.” Chen Yan gently pressed on Wu Meiniang’s shoulder to comfort and say goodbye. Then, she turned around, picked up Little Lou’er and prepared to leave.

“Sister Yan!” Wu Meiniang suddenly shouted.

Chen Yan turned around and stopped. She saw that Wu Meiniang did not turn around and was still facing the big bronze mirror. However, tears finally flowed down her face.

“When we arrive at Da Feichuan … we still have to remember that we are not ordinary women. We are Major Marshal’s family. Everything is important to the overall situation. Sister Yan, why don’t you go to the King of Jiangxia to get a letter first?”

“I see.” Chen Yan gently nodded her head, “You are pregnant, don’t be too sad.”

“Sister Yan, don’t worry! Leave Gaoyang to me. You don’t have to worry.” Wu Meiniang said softly.

Chen Yan nodded and looked deeply at Wu Meiniang. Finally, she walked out the door with Little Lou’er in her arms and got into the carriage.

In a room on the second floor, a small crack was opened in the window. Princess Gaoyang sat by the window and watched quietly as Chen Yan carried Little Lou’er into the car.

“Are you all hiding it from me? In your eyes, I’m really that fragile and unbearable?” The corner of Princess Gaoyang’s mouth rose slightly, revealing a heartbroken smile.

“You guys underestimate me too much.” Princess Gaoyang gently touched her belly and the smile on her face became warmer and more resolute. “Only that stinking man, the Thief Military Academy, knows me best. Yes, I usually love to make nonsense and be unreasonable. But if something big happens to me, why don’t you guys just stay calm … After all, I’ve experienced more storms than you all!”

“Mubai, I don’t care if it’s a rumor or a fact. I have your flesh and blood in my stomach. From now on, you will be with me … I will be a mother, not as childish and impulsive as before.” Princess Gaoyang still had that kind of smile on her face as she muttered to herself, “Right now, all I have to do is give birth to the child and raise it to an adult. If you come back one day, you will definitely be happy, won’t you? … Even if you really can’t come back …”

“Don’t you still have an afterlife? … Even if I look up at you in front of the Buddha for another three thousand years, or suffer another five hundred years of wind and sunshine–so what?”

“Mubai, listen! Whether it’s this life or the next, your Ling’er, wait for you to come back!”

…

Chen Yan had already walked for more than two hours, but in the middle of the night, a guest suddenly came from Qiongyushan Manor. Feng Chen’s simple carriage seemed to come from afar. The carriage hadn’t completely settled down outside the courtyard wall. A person rushed out of the carriage like an arrow. Like an eagle swan, it rose and fell several times over the tall wall and rushed towards Princess Gaoyang’s room like a phantom.

“Your Highness, I’m back!”

“You are … Dan Dan? Shuang Shuang? Aren’t you sisters in Da Fei Chuan?”

“Dan Dan!!-At the end of the day, I will receive orders from Major Marshal!”

Dafei Chuanqing Luoyuan, in front of the Great Tang and Tibet armies.

A soldier sat on the ground, his hands tightly covering his thigh, which was spraying blood continuously. He gritted his teeth and his entire body was trembling with pain.

“Bang–Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The heaven-shaking war drums rang again. The soldier jumped up from the ground like a wild wolf. He picked up Da Mo Dao and roared with his fellow robed soldiers as he charged towards the Tibetan cavalry …

Killing sounds were like thunder, blood staining the Liao Plains.

A head-on conflict and a life-and-death battle had finally unavoidably occurred.

Although the Tibetans retreated one after another and offered their filial piety to Qin Mubai in the army, no one in the Tang army appreciated it. Instead, they felt that it was a kind of sarcasm and sarcasm.

Although Qizong Nongzan tried his best to prevent the battle from erupting, it was still not enough for the Tibetan army to retreat all the way back to Luo City … The Kunlun cavalry, who had been holding back for a long time, ferociously attacked under the orders of Garqin Mausoleum.

The battle had already lasted for a day and night.

Originally, according to the usual practice in the past, a mere 30,000 Tang soldiers were nothing to be reckoned with. However, this time, Garqin Mausoleum had dispatched nearly 40,000 people from the Eight Ru Kunlun Cavalry to fight and kill the Tang army in turns, but they did not actually defeat or break down the Tang army. On the contrary, his losses weren’t few.

Everyone in the Tibetan army, including Qizong Nongzan and Garqin Mausoleum, was shocked!

In front of him was the fifth battle in twelve hours. The Tang army still did not show the slightest sign of retreat or timidity, nor did they even rest. Several times, they even rushed to the front of the Tibetan camp. If it wasn’t for the powerful crossbows, the Tang army would have almost invaded the camp!

“Are you crazy?” Garqin Mausoleum stood on the arrow tower, his brows tightly knitted.

On the battlefield, the most powerful troops weren’t the best equipped, the most well-trained, or the most accomplished commanders. Instead, they were a group of people who were truly not afraid of death!

An impression of the Great Qin army involuntarily appeared in Gaer Qinling’s mind. Just like that, a group of ragged and worn-out Qin soldiers dared to contend against the invincible Wei Martial Soldier Formation of the Wei Kingdom.

It was precisely because of this unyielding foolish aura that he didn’t fear death!

…

The battle was still going on, and it was almost dusk.

On the battlefield, blood flowed everywhere. At least half of the thirty thousand Tang troops had been lost, but there was still no sign of retreat or defeat.

“Marshal! Why don’t we use all our main force to kill all these lunatics in one breath? It’s really annoying to mess around like this!” The left and right lieutenants shouted loudly.

Gaer Qinling’s face grew tighter and tighter, and he didn’t say a word. Inadvertently, he turned to look at Zan Pu, who was half a step ahead.

Qizong Nongzan narrowed his eyes and looked at the battlefield in front of him expressionlessly, but his eyes were filled with infinite disappointment and sorrow.

The generals shouted a few times, not daring to shout again. It was because they discovered that Gaer Qinling could only stand quietly by Zan Pu’s side, not giving orders as domineering as before.

“Qinling” Qizong Nongzan suddenly called out.

“I’m here.” Gaer Qinling hurriedly stepped forward.

“I’ll leave this to you.” Qizong Nongzan’s voice was a little low, as if someone who had just recovered from a serious illness was out of breath. He said, “I will temporarily return to Luo City.”

Gaer Qinling and the other generals were shocked and looked at Qizong Nongzan blankly.

Qizong Nongzan turned his head and smiled, but his smile was a little pale. He patted Gaer Qinling on the shoulder and said, “I’m not here, but you can command calmly. If I don’t come, the situation might be better than it is now.”

“Zan Pu … Brother! This is …” For a moment, Gaer Qinling was speechless.

“Let’s arrange it like this!” Qizong Nongzan smiled and said, “I’m leaving, Qin Ling. There’s no need to send him off, but it’s a matter of military and national importance.”

With that, Qizong Nongzan turned around and left with a few trusted followers.

Gaer Qinling stood in a daze for a long time, until he saw Zan Pu mount his horse and run out of the camp. He did not regain his senses for a long time …

At this time, the Tang army’s Zhongjun pointed to the vicinity of the Battle Cloud Platform and rushed over. The man dressed in luxurious clothes revealed his dignity. After he got off his horse, he rushed straight to the Dianjiang Stage and couldn’t help but shout loudly, “Sound the gold, retreat!”

“Who is so bold to talk nonsense here!” Xue Wanjun, who was anxiously directing the battle, shouted angrily.

“I, Dao Sect Li!” Someone shouted, pointing at Xue Wanjun and shouting, “Xue Wanjun, if you don’t call for retreat, this king will be the first to cut off your head!”

“King of Jiangxia!” Xue Wanjun and the others were shocked and hurriedly ran to the dianjiang platform to greet them.

“There’s no need to say anything. Sound the gold immediately and retreat!” Li Daozong waved his hand and shouted irrefutably.

“General … listen to me.” Xue Wanjun cupped his hands and agreed. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “I just don’t know if the former army can retreat even if the money is sounded.”

“That’s outrageous! Hearing the drums and sounding the bell to withdraw the troops, can there be any doubt about that?” Dao Sect Li said anxiously and angrily.

“Wang Dao … If you go up to the battlefield and take a look, you’ll know if you have any questions.” Xue Wanjun said, “Simply put, all of the thirty thousand soldiers are red-eyed. No one will be willing to retreat. May I ask Your Highness, have you seen thirty thousand people who dare to fight against three hundred thousand people without end? They would rather die than retreat even if they knew that they would lose.”

Dao Sect Li remained silent for a moment and nodded lightly. “No matter what, we must retreat. Sound the money …” he said.

Night gradually descended.

After three consecutive calls from the Tang army’s rear array, the crazy Tang army finally retreated unwillingly.

Not only did the exhausted Tibetans not chase after them, they heaved a sigh of relief and gradually withdrew to the camp.

“The power of hatred, fanaticism, terrifying.” Gaer Qinling stared into the distance and looked at the Tang army that was gradually leaving. He said to himself, “Qin Mubai, regardless of whether you are dead or alive, your goal has been achieved.” Zan Pu left dejectedly, and he definitely wouldn’t trust and support me like he used to; Your Guanxi Army has become fearless and crazy because of hatred. He even dares to fight head-on against the Kunlun Cavalry … More importantly, you framed me, Gaer Qinling, into a despicable villain who plotted to assassinate. My army has also become a completely unjust and unmerciful master. ”

“In this way, I have no other choice but to flatten Lanzhou and take over the Central Plains. What’s the use of calculating everything? It’s just a defeat!-No matter what happens in the future, Qin Mubai, you forced me to do it!”