Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 441

Chapter 441 Bizarre And Gloomy
The night was already deep, and it was long past curfew time to go to bed.

The Great Afrikawa Army Camp was still filled with noise and noise, which was completely different from before.

The order to evacuate Da Feichuan had already been issued. Although none of the soldiers were willing to retreat, they could only obey.

In the mourning hall of the Zhongjun Commander-in-Chief’s tent, Little Lou’er finally understood that her father could no longer return. At this moment, she lay in Chen Yan’s arms and cried sadly. The soldiers were busy silently, trying to move Qin Mubai’s coffin out and load it into the carriage, preparing to transport it to Shanzhou.

His injuries were so deep that he didn’t even cry.

At this moment, Chen Yan’s face was completely pale. Ever since she stepped into the mourning hall and saw Qin Mubai’s spirit position and portrait, she had not spoken a word. He just hugged Little Lou’er tightly and kept replaying all the past fragments in his mind.

“Yan’er, this is Mu Bai’s relic.” Dao Sect Li brought Chen Yan a golden crown with two peacock feathers and said to her, “I remember that you gave it to him. Qin Mubai wore it a few times during the expedition. You can stay here as a memento of this!”

“Thank you, foster father. However, there’s no need.” Chen Yan smiled bitterly and refused.

“What’s wrong? Are you afraid that you’ll feel even more sad?” Dao Sect Li sighed and said, “It’s better to keep it!”

Chen Yan hugged Little Lou’er tightly in her arms, “Didn’t I still have Little Lou’er?”

Dao Sect Li was speechless. He could only sigh lightly and patted Chen Yan’s shoulder before leaving.

Returning to his daughter’s room, Li Daozong saw Li Xueyan getting up and changing clothes with the help of the maid, preparing to board the car tomorrow morning.

‘”Ah, I have Yan’er, Chen Yan in front of me, Princess Gaoyang and Wu Meiniang in Lanzhou … Aren’t you afraid of breaking a woman’s heart, Qin Mubai? What a sin! Compared to him, this king was nothing back then!” Dao Sect Li could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

At this moment, on the cannon platform.

As usual, Xue Wanjun climbed onto the turret countless times. In the darkness, twenty Divine Martial Cannons wrapped in red cloth pointed towards the northwest.

He walked forward and stroked the ice-cold cannon, his eyebrows tightly knitted and he was speechless.

At this time, two soldiers carried a large bucket and also went to the turret. Seeing Xue Wanjun, he greeted him.

Xue Wan was too familiar with these two soldiers. They were a father and son, native of Lanzhou, surnamed Xu. The father is fifty years old, and the son is only nineteen. Originally, Old Father Xu had four sons, three of whom had died on the battlefield of Da Feichuan. He himself was injured and limped. Right now, the one following him was his youngest son. He had been hit by a Tibetan cavalry once on the battlefield, and his mind had suffered some damage. His mind was a little unclear.

Logically speaking, this father and son should have retired long ago and returned to their hometowns. However, they had already stayed in Dafeichuan for a few years. They were used to it and were unwilling to return to their hometowns. Hence, Xue Wanjun took care of them and did some idle work in the army-wiping away the Shenwu Cannon every day.

“Old Xu, we’re going to retreat tomorrow. We have to throw away all our supplies, including this Divine Martial Cannon.” Xue Wanjun said, “It’s almost midnight, what are you still wiping? Go back and pack your bags as soon as possible!”

“General Xue, I’ve been wiping this cannon for a few years. If I don’t wipe it for a day, I’ll be in a panic!” As Old Xu wiped the barrel of the cannon with an oiled rag, he muttered, “This thing is good! A cannon can withstand thousands of troops! What a pity, why not? … I’m leaving tomorrow. I really can’t bear to part with it! It’s as if I’m separated from my family. I don’t know if I’ll ever see them again in this lifetime, hey!”

His words pierced through Xue Wanjun’s heart.

“Old Xu, go back and rest!” He suddenly shouted!

The Xu father and son were stunned for a moment, so they could only lift the oil bucket and leave.

“Put down your things and leave!”

“Yes …”

After the Xu father and son left, Xue Wanjun picked up his rag, stained it with oil, and carefully washed the cannon.

As he wiped it, he suddenly couldn’t help but sob. Finally, he hugged the ice-cold Divine Martial Cannon and burst into tears. His fist heavily smashed onto the cannon’s body.

At some unknown time, there was another person behind him. He suddenly regained his senses and turned around to see that it was actually Hou Junji.

“What are you looking at!” Xue Wanjun shouted in embarrassment and anger.

Hou Junji didn’t say anything. He just passed his hand forward and it was actually a pot of wine.

Xue Wanjun was stunned for a moment before he grabbed the wine jug and opened the lid to drink. After drinking more than half of the pot, he looked up and roared, “Why! Why is this!!”

“We will come back.” Hou Junji said indifferently.

Xue Wanjun turned his head to look at Hou Junji, his eyes red. “Don’t be sarcastic here! You won’t understand!”

“What do you know?” Hou Junji’s voice was still calm.

“These cannons, these camps, and every inch of land here were once fought for and defended with our lives!” Xue Wanjun shouted, “Now, if you say no, then don’t. If you say throw it away, then throw it away! As long as it’s a person, can you feel happy in your heart?”

“If you can afford to lose, then you can win.” Hou Junji said, “When a person holds something tightly with both hands, there is always only such thing in his hand. When he lets go, he can hold more things.”

“I won’t listen to your nonsense!” Xue Wanjun heavily breathed out a mouthful of turbid air and shook his head in disappointment. “A few years ago, when I followed Major Marshal’s first step into Dafeichuan, this was still the ruined camp of the Tibetans. It was a mess and barren place.” Now, tens of kilometers of barracks have been built, cattle and sheep are flocks of thousands of kilometers by the Qinghai Lake, the Divine Martial Cannons are guarding the barracks, all of them can’t be opened … It’s over, it’s all over! Once Major Marshal left, the Kansai Army would be completely finished! Lanzhou is no longer the same as before! ”

“Brother Xue, don’t be too pessimistic.” Hou Junji said, “It’s also a natural affection for the ups and downs of Qi. Maybe it won’t be long before we return, and Dafei Chuan is even more prosperous than before.”

‘”I hope so!” Xue Wanjun sighed again and asked suspiciously, “Why aren’t you arguing with me today? Why are you still talking so much nonsense to me?”

Hou Junji smiled indifferently and said, “What’s there to be noisy about? In the end, aren’t we all here to win the war and for the good of the Kansai army?”

“You finally understand.”

“I’ve always understood. You don’t understand. I understand.”

“…” Xue Wanjun didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “I’m too lazy to waste words on you. You’re just a cheap person! … You have to force others to quarrel with you!”

“Then let’s go! It’s already past midnight. It’s time to prepare food and gather troops and prepare to migrate!-Oh right, the cannons won’t be able to be moved for a while, so don’t leave half of them behind!” Hou Junji said.

“Do you still need to say that? Could it be left to the Tibetans, waiting for them to use cannons to attack us?” Xue Wanjun curled his lips and said, “But then again, those barbarians are also a pile of scrap metal. Do they know how to use cannons? Do they know how to make cannonballs?”

Hou Junji immediately chuckled and said, “Then someone is just like a barbarian. Other than Major Marshal’s specially trained red-robed artillery, who would use these things? To be honest, I’ve always been jealous of you. It’s all because of these cannons.”

“Are you finally willing to tell the truth?”

“I have no intention of hiding it.”

…

Two days later, at noon. At the peak of the Illusory Moon Valley.

Looking at the bottom of the valley, Qin Mubai let out a long sigh of relief as the Kansai army walked through the gorge in an orderly manner.

Everything was proceeding smoothly according to plan, and he felt slightly relieved in his heart.

“Master, after the army has completely passed through the valley, shall we start our operation?” Qin Shi asked.

“Yes.” Qin Mubai nodded and said, “I’ll leave this place to you later. You’ve been with your foster father in the Xiangyang Iron Mine for so long, and you must be an expert in exploding mountains. Lu Youhai and the two hundred Fire Gods are also experts in manipulating the Five-fingered Divine Lightning. I can rest assured that you guys can handle things.”

“Master, don’t worry. This lowly person can still handle such a small matter.” Qin Shi said, “Master is really smart. Why would he think of burying the Five-fingered Divine Lightning on a cliff halfway up the mountain?”

“Didn’t you chop down trees and build a thatched cottage that day to remind me?” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Look at the two peaks on both sides of the valley. They are very steep. When they reach the top of the valley, they are almost connected, just like the canopy of the tree.” If it were to explode from the middle of the mountain, the mountain peak would surely fall. Just like the willow tree you chopped down! “Moreover, if you bury the Five-fingered Divine Lightning on the ground, it will be easy to be discovered and cause failure.”

“Then I wonder how many Tibetans will be buried in this tens of kilometers long Grand Canyon!” Qin Shi was speechless.

After a moment of silence, Qin Mubai said, “It’s a war. Dead people are dead. Dead enemies are better than our own people. That’s the truth.”

“This lowly one knows.” Qin Shi gritted his teeth and said, “Master, don’t worry! Within two days, this lowly man and Fire God will bury all the five-fingered divine lightning! Then, according to master’s instructions, this lowly man will stay here and pretend to be a woodcutter. When the Tibetan army enters the valley, this lowly man will personally detonate the divine lightning and send the barbarians to their deaths!”

“Be careful.” Qin Mubai patted his shoulder and solemnly warned, “Success or failure depends on this.”

“Master, don’t worry!”

At this time, in the tent of the Tibetan army commander camp.

“Marshal, check it out! The Tang army has really retreated, leaving no one behind!” General Wei Ru Danba Urji laughed loudly and reported back to Garqin Mausoleum, “At the end of the order, I personally led thousands of soldiers to carefully investigate, not letting go within a radius of a hundred miles, it is indeed clean!” He left in such a hurry that he didn’t even bring any supplies with him! –Oh right, Mo Gang’s brother Danba Wangjie has also been rescued. Mo Gang will let him go to treat his injuries and recuperate first. The marshal can ask him for more details later! ”

“How could this be?” Garqin Ling frowned suspiciously and muttered to himself, “First, Qin Mubai suddenly died, then the Tang army desperately tried to take revenge, and now they suddenly retreated!”

“Marshal, there’s nothing strange about it!” Danbaulji laughed and said, “The Tang army is no match for us.” In the past, when Qin Mubai was around, he could still rely on one breath to hold on. Now that their commander-in-chief was gone, they would definitely be unable to form an army with a pile of scattered sand! I heard from my younger brother that after Qin Mubai’s death, Hou Junji and Xue Wan, the generals of the Tang army, were at odds, fighting to the death for military power. Afterwards, he had no choice but to invite Jiang Xia King, Li Daozong, to preside over the overall situation. “In the end, the Li Dao Sect took out a military order from Qin Mubai and ordered the army to retreat!”

“Qin Mubai’s military order?” Garqin Ling raised his eyebrows in surprise, “What’s going on?”

“Uh … my brother isn’t too sure either.” Danbaulji said, “Probably, it was forged by the Li Dao Sect, right?” People have already died for so many days, where did you get the military order? Isn’t this nonsense! Perhaps it was because Li Daozong knew that he couldn’t win, and was afraid that Xue Wanjun and the others would risk their lives to save their strength, so he retreated! Li Daozong was a prince, and his heart was directed towards the emperor. He was different from the generals who led the troops. “How reasonable is this general’s guess, Marshal?”

Gaer Qinling glanced at him, ignoring him and fell into deep thought.

Danbaulji was bored and had no choice but to shut up.

After a while, Gaer Qinling suddenly said, “Tomorrow morning, I will light five thousand cavalry to accompany me. I will personally go to Tang Camp to take a look!”

“Yes!”

After noon the next day, Gaer Qinling led the five thousand cavalry to the Great Afrikaans Tang army camp.

Everything in the camp was neat and tidy, and there were still some horse pans (huge iron pots used for cooking) on the fire army’s earth stoves. They only brought some light cooking utensils and grain with them. All the camp beds, tables, chairs, and weapon shelves were still there, and even the carriages carrying the supplies were neatly arranged in the warehouse.

But without men, horses, rations, and weapons.

“I really left in a hurry. I don’t even have any money left.” The more suspicious Gaer Qinling was, the more he strolled around the barracks for an hour. His heart lit up and he sent someone to find the Divine Martial Cannon Fort.

When they stepped onto the turret, the Tibetans almost cheered!

“Marshal! We captured 20 cannons during the intense battle the day before yesterday, and there are still 20 left here that haven’t been evacuated! In this way, all the 40 cannons of Dafeichuan will belong to us!” Danbauer Zile shouted loudly.

“What’s there to laugh at?” Gaer Qinling said coldly, “These things are a pile of scrap metal in the hands of people who can’t use them. Also, who can make this kind of powder bomb for cannons? These techniques are Guanxi Army’s unique skills and important secrets. Not to mention us, even the other Tang army might not know about them.”

“Then, let our blacksmiths think about it!” Danbaulji smiled.

Seeing his foolish appearance, Gaer Qinling was enraged. He shook his head and smiled, “Alright, move them all back and think about it slowly. When you figure it out, I, the marshal, will be yours.”

Danbaulzi was dumbfounded and didn’t dare to say another word.

After wandering around the camp for more than half an hour, Gaer Qinling finally confirmed that the Tang army had indeed retreated completely. Moreover, there were no ambushes or traps left behind.

“Could it be … Qin Mubai is really dead?” Gaer Qinling was still full of suspicion and thought to himself, “The death of the commander-in-chief, the discord between the generals, the change of commanders, and the absence of a group of dragons’ heads are all taboos of the military.” According to the usual style of the Tang army, it was time to temporarily retreat and return to the defensive. After the internal organization was clear, they would turn around and fight again. Although Li Daozong was also a famous general for a time, he was most likely a Prince Qing Ping in recent years. His prestige in the army was decreasing day by day, and he definitely could not replace Qin Mubai to command the Guanxi Army to continue fighting. A group of dragons without a leader would be defeated-so it would be reasonable to withdraw their troops … But why do I feel that there is a trace of’deceit ‘in this mysterious and gloomy situation?