The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1173: Predator
Chapter 1173 Iron-Blooded Warrior
Xiliang…the situation is hopeless.
At this time, it was already daybreak.
One hour, two hours…four hours.
The battle lasted from before dawn until it was completely dark.
The high walls built on the mountains on both sides of the entire Yecheng Pass have all been occupied, and even Yecheng Pass has been taken. Ye Shouguan led the remaining troops to retreat to the southern wall of Yecheng Pass, but he vowed to never retreat and was still holding on. It seemed that he had made up his mind not to fight until the last man… and would never retreat from the city!
Such a tenacious spirit reminded Bai Qingyan of the Bai Family Army…
No matter whether it is the Bai family army or the soldiers of Xiliang, they joined the army to defend their country or to pacify the world. No matter whether they are the soldiers of the Bai family army or the soldiers of Xiliang, in Bai Qingyan’s view, they are all iron-blooded warriors worthy of awe.
Bai Qingyan watched from afar as Ye Shouguan, who was occupying the southern city wall with his remnant troops and preparing to defend the southern city wall to the death, was filled with admiration.
Bai Qingyan ordered the army to stop the attack, and the two armies were in a stalemate.
The flames on the city wall reflected Ye Shouguan’s disheveled features. His body was covered in blood and his hair was disheveled, but his eyes were firm and calm. He planted the Xiliang army flag on the city wall.
This military flag represents the last persistence and resistance of Ye Shouguan and Xiliang. It seems… as long as there is a military flag still standing inside Yecheng Pass, Xiliang… has not lost Yecheng Pass.
Bai Qingyan gently pulled the reins and stepped forward.
“Elder sister!” Bai Jinxiu wanted to stop Bai Qingyan. She didn’t want Bai Qingyan to go to the front, for fear that Ye Shouguan would be desperate and hurt her elder sister.
Bai Qingyan smiled and told Bai Jinxiu not to worry.
Bai Jinxiu, Bai Qingyu, Bai Qingqi, Bai Qingjue, Bai Qingyun, Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua, and Bai Jinse followed the reins… and followed closely behind Bai Qingyan.
The Great Zhou soldiers who were on guard made way for a passage. Bai Qingyan rode Taiping to the front and looked up at Ye Shouguan who was supporting the Xiliang army standing on the city wall.
She knew that Ye Shouguan’s soldiers had run out of arrows and their swords were bent. All that was left of Ye Shouguan and his soldiers were their flesh and blood.
She shouted loudly to Ye Shouguan on the city wall: “General Ye, Bai Qingyan… I dare to ask the general to come down to the city to have a chat.”
Ye Shouguan looked at Bai Qingyan, who had blood on his body and wounds on his face, spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice, and was full of murderous and fierce spirit, and tightly grasped the Xiliang Army flag in his hand.
He had underestimated the girl from the Bai family, but the reason he was defeated… was very puzzling. He wanted to know how Bai Qingyan could be so sure that he would send troops to bypass the rear of Da Zhou and set up an ambush on the mountains on both sides?
Seeing Ye Shouguan hesitate, the Xiliang soldiers who were loyal to Ye Shouguan hurriedly advised: “General, I’m afraid there is a trick! General… you should retreat! I will lead the soldiers to delay the time!”
Ye Shouguan shook his head, loosened the Xiliang military flag he was holding tightly, turned around, and used his bloody hands to tidy up his messy hair, maintaining the dignity of a general. He adjusted his armor, untied his tattered cloak, and walked towards the city wall.
“General!”
“General Ye…”
The remaining soldiers of Xiliang were all wounded and were calling out softly to their general as he walked towards the city wall.
Ye Shouguan’s leg was injured. A Xiliang soldier came forward to support Ye Shouguan, but Ye Shouguan shook his head and pushed him away…
He slowly walked down the city wall, paused, and looked at Bai Qingyan at this moment… He inexplicably thought of Bai Qishan, and thought of the time when he was training under General Yun Poxing and had fought with Bai Qishan.
At that time, just as their Xiliang Army had captured Feng County, they were rushed to the rescue by Bai Qishan… who led the Bai family army and his brothers to recapture Feng County. When he was led by the loyal servant of the Ye family to escape from the battlefield, he looked back at Bai Qishan who was standing on the city wall in silver armor. He also led his brothers in the same way, standing on the city wall and watching him run away.
Seeing Bai Qingyan and several generals of the Bai family dismounting, Wei Zhong hurriedly pushed the wheelchair over and helped Bai Qingyun dismount and sit on it.
Ye Shouguan gritted his teeth, adjusted his breathing, and walked down the stairs of the city wall, stepping on rubble, blood… and the broken limbs and bodies of soldiers, and walked towards Bai Qingyan.
Ye Shouguan stopped two meters away from Bai Qingyan. This was the first time he saw clearly the emperor of the Great Zhou, the Bai Qingyan who was known as the Little Bai Shuai of the Bai Family Army.
He chuckled and said, “You are quite courageous little girl. You dare to come to the battlefield with a bulging belly!”
“This is the most powerful fortress in Xiliang. Bai Qingyan dare not not come.”
Bai Qingyan signaled Wei Zhong to show Ye Shouguan a seat. Wei Zhong nodded, walked forward and placed a thick cushion in front of Ye Shouguan, then stepped back.
“General Ye, please…” Bai Qingyan made a gesture of invitation to Ye Shouguan and knelt down first.
It was obvious that just one final blow would completely wipe out Ye Shouguan and his remnants, but Bai Qingyu knew that the reason why her elder sister ordered the soldiers to stop the attack and come to see General Ye Shouguan in person was because… she admired him from the bottom of her heart, and also because she saw the shadow of the Bai family army in Ye Shouguan’s soldiers.
Seeing this, Ye Shouguan sat opposite Bai Qingyan. Before Bai Qingyan could speak, Ye Shouguan spoke first and said sincerely, “There is one thing I don’t understand. Please…the Emperor of Great Zhou can give me some advice.”
Bai Qingyan said respectfully: “General Ye, please speak…”
“How did you know that I would send soldiers on the two peaks to attack your Zhou army from both sides and set up an ambush in advance?” Ye Shouguan asked sincerely, “Aren’t you afraid that I would order all the soldiers in Ye Shoucheng to pretend to be defeated and retreat to the two peaks? Wait for you to enter the city… and then give you a fatal blow? Or just let you pass?”
Bai Qingyan shook his head: “The Xiliang Emperor was hung in front of the battlefield by the Great Zhou. The Ye family has been loyal for generations and will never allow their emperor to be humiliated by the Great Zhou. What’s more… because the Ye family guards the pass, they have not participated in a major war for many years. Ye City has been infiltrated by the various forces of the eight major families of Xiliang. Although everyone will risk their lives to guard the Ye City Pass, but… in terms of military power, General Ye has gradually been sidelined.”
Ye Shouguan was shocked. He didn’t expect that Bai Qingyan knew the situation inside Yecheng so clearly.
“In addition, Ye Yinglan’s daughter entered the city and questioned General Ye whether he planned to occupy the city and establish his own dynasty. The morale of the army will inevitably be shaken.” She looked at Ye Shouguan steadily, “So in this battle… whether it is out of loyalty or to prove his innocence, General Ye must do his best to save Xiliang Emperor Li Tianfu.”
Ye Shouguan nodded: “Just because I must save our Xiliang Emperor, are you sure that I will definitely let the soldiers on the left and right peaks bypass your Great Zhou’s rear? What if I let the soldiers on the two peaks go down the city wall?”
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