The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1269: ambush
Chapter 1269 Ambush
Li Tianjiao had held back his tears when he knew the country was going to be destroyed. But when he heard the old general say this, he could no longer hold back his tears. His throat was swollen and painful, and he choked with sobs.
General Cui Shanzhong drew his sword and shouted, “Warriors of Xiliang, we were born and raised in Xiliang. The water of Xiliang… the grain of Xiliang nurtured us! The gods of Xiliang protect us! Our Majesty is determined to fight to the death for the country! Can we, the soldiers of Xiliang, retreat?!”
In the spacious and magnificent hall, the loud voice of old General Cui Shanzhong, like a huge bell, echoed.
“Can’t retreat!”
“Can’t retreat!”
“Can’t retreat!”
The soldiers inside and outside the hall shouted loudly, their shouts were loud and deafening.
“If the gods protect Xiliang, we will be heroes who defend Xiliang to the death in today’s battle! If the gods want Xiliang to cease to exist, we have fought for our country, our home… our own Majesty! It is an honor to die! No regrets in death!” Old General Cui Shanzhong looked around and saw that the morale of the Xiliang soldiers had been boosted. His eyes fell on Li Tianjiao, “Your Majesty, give the order!”
Li Tianjiao tightly grasped the long sword in his hand, raised it high, and shouted at the top of his lungs: “Warriors of Xiliang! For Xiliang… Kill!”
“kill!”
“kill!”
“kill!”
Amid the soldiers’ three shouts of killing, Li Tianjiao and old general Cui Shanzhong led their soldiers and rushed towards the front hall.
Li Tianjiao’s eyes were calm, and suddenly he was no longer afraid!
Why fear death when there are so many Xiliang soldiers accompanying her!
But, even if she died, she would kill a few more Zhou thieves and a few more Yan dogs. If she could take the Zhou emperor’s younger brother and the ninth prince of Yan with her, it would be perfect!
In the front hall, when Li Tianjiao and old general Cui Shanzhong arrived with their soldiers, the originally shiny bluestone floor was filled with corpses of Xiliang soldiers inside and outside, from the white jade steps of the front hall to the inside of the hall. Blood gathered into a stream and slowly flowed down the jade steps.
It is no exaggeration to call this place a sea of blood and corpses.
“Oh no!” Old General Cui Shanzhong exclaimed, but before he could explain, a rain of arrows whizzed towards him.
General Cui Shanzhong turned around quickly and protected Li Tianjiao behind him, shouting, “Retreat! Retreat! Retreat to the main hall!”
Li Tianjiao looked up and saw flames suddenly lit up above the double-eaved palaces around him. The enemy soldiers were holding bows and crossbows, constantly shooting arrows at them!
Cui Shanzhong and others protected Li Tianjiao in the middle, even though they knew that only the palace was without ambush archers, and that the Great Zhou and the State of Yan sincerely wanted to force them into the palace. But now they could only retreat into the palace, after all, the enemy was in a dominant position… They didn’t have much choice!
There is still room to retreat back to the hall, but if we stand here without any cover, we will definitely be killed by the enemy’s rain of arrows.
Cui Shanzhong couldn’t figure it out. It was he and Li Tianjiao who decided to meet the enemy head-on. How did Yan and Da Zhou know they were coming and set up an ambush in advance? !
General Cui Shanzhong didn’t have time to think about it. They protected Li Tianjiao and kept retreating…
The Xiliang soldier who had rushed into the hall first to investigate came out and shouted, “There is no ambush!”
Cui Shanzhong no longer hesitated, grabbed Li Tianjiao’s arm, and finally rushed back to the hall under the cover of the soldiers.
After going around in a circle, Li Tianjiao didn’t expect that she would come back again.
The bodies of all of Li Tianjiao’s secret guards in the hall were here, and Li Tianjiao’s eyes were sore.
She mustered up the greatest courage of her life, drew her sword and rushed out, thinking that she could kill a few more enemies and die on the battlefield, but she didn’t expect to be forced back here.
This reminded Li Tianjiao of the Eight Great Families of Xiliang, which were like a thorn in the side of Xiliang. She had originally held great confidence in getting rid of the Eight Great Families of Xiliang, which had given her father a headache. She promoted people from humble backgrounds to compete with the aristocratic families, and wanted to gradually consolidate power into her own hands. However, she did not expect that the power of the Eight Great Families was far greater than she had imagined.
Outside the palace gate, the flames flickered…
“Be careful, they might burn down the palace!” Cui Shanzhong shouted loudly.
The soldiers blocked the door with their bodies, even though the Great Zhou and the Yan State had no intention of killing them.
Xiao Ruohai and Yue Shi followed Bai Qingyu and Xiao Rongyan and walked out of the army that surrounded the hall.
The firelight made Xiao Rongyan’s cold mask red, and he turned to signal Yue Shi.
Yue Shi stepped forward and shouted loudly: “Emperor Xiliang, General Cui Shanzhong, as long as you surrender, whether you surrender to Yan or Da Zhou, the soldiers inside can survive. Xiliang’s destruction today is a foregone conclusion. Don’t make any more meaningless sacrifices, surrender!”
The reason why they were forced into the hall was because old General Cui Shanzhong was also from a military family… Like the Bai family in the capital, they were a hundred-year-old military family that was later suspected and feared by the king, and ended up with their family broken up. This made Xiao Rongyan think of Bai Qingyan and Bai Qingyan’s grandfather, King Bai Weiting!
Therefore, Xiao Rongyan was willing to give this eighty-year-old general a peaceful old age… and a natural death.
This is because, as the son of a general, Bai Qingyu also has a bit of kindness towards old generals like Cui Shanzhong.
Seeing no response from inside, Yue Shi turned to look at his master, and saw Xiao Rongyan walking up the steps, shouting to Cui Shanzhong inside: “General Cui, Young Master Zhou of the Great Zhou Dynasty, considering that General Cui was also born into a century-old military family, and like the Bai family, was destroyed because of the king’s suspicion, so… he left the general a glimmer of hope.”
When Bai Qingyu heard this, she looked towards Xiao Rongyan and immediately understood what Xiao Rongyan meant…
Xiao Rongyan might be intending to give Yunjing to the Great Zhou.
He tightened his grip, why?
If Yan State controls Yunjing, it will have a greater chance of winning when the two countries discuss national politics in the future to decide the fate of the world.
The last time my elder sister was trapped in Jiangzi City, Xiao Rongyan abandoned Yunjing and rushed to Jiangzi City to rescue her. This was because he had a deep bond with my elder sister and was worried about her safety and the safety of her children.
So what about this time? Why did he give Yunjing to Da Zhou?
In Bai Qingyu’s opinion, the Ninth Prince of Dayan is definitely not a person who can be trapped by love except when facing his own elder sister. Does he have other purposes?
Inside the hall, Li Tianjiao heard this and looked towards Cui Shanzhong.
Cui Shanzhong smiled and said, “I am very lucky that the Ninth Prince of Yan State can compare me with the Bai family of the capital! The Bai family army once had a military song that said… Never take off your armor until you die in battle, you are a good man for your country! Although I am over eighty years old, my heart for protecting my country and loving my country is still strong, and I am willing to never take off my armor until I die in battle for my country! There is no need for you to say more, Prince Yan Ninth and the Fifth Young Master of the Bai family, just come on, I will take it!”
The third update. Thank you all for your concern. My child at home has had a high fever again and again. His condition improved during the day today, so I took the time to write an update. But his fever rose to 39 degrees again in the evening, so I really can’t make up for yesterday’s… I’m really sorry!