The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 416: absurd
Chapter 416 Absurd
Their speed was so fast that they far surpassed the forced march of 20,000 soldiers heading to Chunmu Mountain.
The closer you get to Chunmu Mountain, the more refugees you see.
The government closed the official road and did not allow the refugees to go south anymore, so they had to walk around the mountain roads, carrying dry food on their backs and leading their children.
There are rumors that Daliang’s commander Xun Tianzhang once said that every time he entered a city… he would massacre the entire city. The people were terrified and feared that they would die if they did not head south.
Going further north to Youhua City, Bai Qingyan and his party passed through the city. The city was in chaos. Every household in the streets and alleys was piling boxes and valuables onto carts, ox carts, and donkey carts. The crying of children, the roar of men, and the sharp insults of a woman whose ducks were stolen standing in front of an ox cart mixed together in a noisy atmosphere.
Everywhere there were Jin soldiers busy transporting barricades to the north gate of the city. The squad leader shouted at the Jin soldiers who were carrying shovels to dig trenches at the north gate to hurry up.
The city was in complete chaos.
The common people carried their bags full of valuables and headed towards the south gate, complaining and cursing…
The little girl sitting on the ox cart wanted to go back to pick up her doll because she dropped it, but her father scolded her and she burst into tears on the ox cart.
“Cry, cry, cry, cry! If you cry again, the Liang army will come and arrest you!”
“Tell me…what’s going on? When King Zhenguo was still in power, when has our Jin Kingdom ever been beaten so badly? The Liang army was probably beaten back home before they could even get past Chunmu Mountain!”
“What’s the point of saying this now! If you want to blame someone, blame that traitor Liu Huanzhang, and that damned Prince Xin!”
“Hush! You’re asking for your life! You dare to say that even to the prince!”
Bai Qingyan sat on the tall horse and did not get off. He turned around and signaled a guard to dismount and ask.
The guard on Bai Qingyan’s left jumped off his horse, stopped the squad leader who was shouting for the Jin soldiers to be more agile, and asked, “Is the Liang army going to attack Youhua City?”
Bai Qingyan traveled very fast this time and hardly got off his horse. No guard could come and get the news faster than Bai Qingyan. When they entered the Youhua City, they were still completely in the dark.
“Let go of my child! Let go of my son!”
“Mother! Mother…save my mother!”
“You silly widow, the Liang army is about to attack Youhua City. We have limited food to take with us if we flee now. Sell your son to someone else, and I will take you away with me. Otherwise, both you and your son will die!”
When the common people in Youhua City saw this, they looked at the widow who had a bad reputation… and had long been hanging out with ruffians, shook their heads, sighed that the child was pitiful, and then left on their own. Now even the government couldn’t take care of the matter, so who among the common people would be willing to take the lead?
The human trafficker pulled the child’s arm and threw a few taels of silver at the feet of the widow who was being held by the thugs.
“I don’t want the silver! I want my son! Give my son back to me!”
Bai Qingyan pulled out the arrow from the quiver swiftly, his eyes gloomy, and the arrow flew through the air, piercing through the bun of the man with teeth in an instant. The force was so great that the man with teeth staggered and fell to the ground, screaming in fear.
The gangster looked in the direction of Bai Qingyan, and was met with the sharp gaze of the woman sitting on the horse, which frightened him to death.
Seeing this, the widow quickly broke free from the gangster’s hand and rushed over to hug her son, like a mother animal protecting her cub. She glared at the gangster with gritted teeth and pulled out the hairpin on her head, looking ferocious: “If you dare to let anyone touch my son again, I will kill you!”
The gangster looked at the pale-faced Ren Yazi who was touching the feather arrow on his head, turned around and hurried away, and the Ren Yazi also crawled away.
After seeing that both men had left, the widow turned around, hugged her son tightly and burst into tears.
The team leader looked at the guards in front of him, and then looked at their cavalry. His eyes fell on Bai Qingyan, who was sitting on horseback with a dignified aura and holding a sun-shooting bow. He couldn’t help but lower his voice and asked the guards: “Who are you?”
“My master is the Princess Zhenguo.” The guard did not hide it.
“The Princess Guardian of the Nation?!” The team leader was startled and looked at Bai Qingyan with wide eyes.
Bai Qingyan turned his head and looked at the team leader: “The Liang army is approaching the city, and you, the defenders, are so panicked! You even forgot to loot the city?”
The team leader’s eyes warmed up and he knelt down directly, “Princess Zhenguo! The Liang army has already reached Longyang City! The people of Longyang City have already fled south. As soon as Longyang City is captured, the next one will be Youhua City. Our general has no choice but to let the people flee quickly and let us stay to resist the enemy!”
The people who were pulling ox carts, donkey carts and handcarts, carrying their bags and preparing to flee, slowly stopped when they heard the sound, and all looked in the direction of Bai Qingyan, whispering to each other.
“Is it really the Princess Zhenguo? Did the court send the Princess Zhenguo to lead the troops to fight back the Liang army?”
“Zhenguo Princess? Is she the killer who burned and killed 100,000 surrendered prisoners at Wengshan?”
“Isn’t that the granddaughter of King Zhen?”
“Now that the Princess of the State has arrived, do we no longer have to leave our homes and become refugees?”
The general guarding the city had just come down from the city wall. After a busy day and night, he was preparing to go back home to take a nap. Unexpectedly, as soon as he rode to the corner of the street, he heard someone talking about the Princess Zhenguo. The general guarding the city jumped off his horse and walked quickly towards Bai Qingyan.
“I am Wang De’an, the general guarding Youhua City. I am honored to meet the Princess Zhenguo!” Wang De’an saluted hurriedly.
“The enemy hasn’t arrived yet, but you’re already throwing your formation into disarray! How ridiculous!” Bai Qingyan couldn’t suppress his anger.
Wang De’an felt uneasy and lowered his head even lower: “I admit my guilt!”
Bai Qingyan’s face was tense, he tightly grasped the reins and said, “Immediately rectify the law and order in the city. If there is any burning, killing and looting, it will be dealt with severely according to Jin law! Send someone who knows the military situation to accompany me to Longyang City immediately!”
“Yes!” Wang Dean stood up and shouted behind him, “Li Chunyao!”
Li Chunyao, deputy general of Wang De’an, hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd and said, “Greetings, Princess Zhenguo!”
“Princess, regarding this military situation, everything I know, Li Chunyao also knows! Let him go with you!” Wang De’an said hurriedly.
Bai Qingyan glanced at Li Chunyao and said, “Get on the horse! Talk as we go!”
After saying that, Bai Qingyan took the lead and galloped towards the north gate of Youhua City.
When Li Chunyao saw that all the guards brought by Princess Zhenguo were on horseback, he quickly turned around, clasped his fists, saluted, and jumped on his horse to catch up.
The military intelligence learned from Li Chunyao was more detailed than the military newspaper and the information sent back by Lupin.
Now the Liang army has crossed Chunmu Mountain and captured Puwen City.
General Zhang Duanrui’s troops had retreated into Longyang City. As the reinforcements sent by the court had not arrived, General Wang De’an, who was defending Youhua City, was afraid that the fall of Longyang City would endanger the people of Youhua City, so he sent people to deliver a batch of food and fodder. At that time, it was Li Chunyao who personally escorted the food and fodder.
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