The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 775: helping hand
Chapter 775 Helping Hands
In the Qingxi Valley, horses stepped on puddles and mud splashed.
The rain passed through Bai Qingyan’s face like a knife, causing pain, but she did not dare to hesitate for a moment.
The fierce fighting at the Qingxi Mountain Pass was still going on. The Jin army was advancing gradually, and the city gate was shaken. The two teams of soldiers arranged by Liu Hong at the Qingxi Mountain Pass finally drew their swords and engaged in close combat with the Daliang soldiers who were using their bodies to block the city gate and resist the battering rams.
Inside the heavy and thick iron and wooden gate at the Qingxishan Pass… two teams of Jin soldiers fought a bloody battle with the Daliang soldiers who were blocking the gate. Outside the gate, an armored battering ram violently rammed the city gate, almost breaking it open several times, but it was always lacking something.
Liu Hong was also extremely anxious standing on the chariot. This battle was going to be much more difficult than Liu Hong had imagined!
The previous Liang army cannot be compared with the current Zhao army. The Zhao army suffered a setback after following Xun Tianzhang on the last expedition and was ignored by Emperor Liang for so many days. Now they are here with a sigh of relief. The opportunity to fight at the Qingxi Mountain Pass was obtained by Zhao Sheng’s military order… It was obtained at the cost of his life, so the Zhao army will naturally fight to the death.
What Liu Hong was more worried about at the moment was Bai Jinzhi. He asked Bai Jinzhi to pick the people to take away by herself, but the little girl was very brave and only brought 500 people. Liu Hong sent another 1,000 people.
Right now, the Liang army is frightened by the black sail and white python flag raised by Bai Jinzhi. Most of the troops are heading to deal with Bai Jinzhi. The city gate must be breached before Zhao Sheng can react, otherwise… the Liang army will rely on the city gate to block the attack with all their strength, and it will be extremely difficult to retake the Qingxi Mountain Pass.
What a pity… Liu Hong does not have elite soldiers like the Tiger Eagle Battalion of the Bai Family Army, otherwise it would not be so difficult to flatten the Qingxi Mountain Pass.
Liu Hong clenched his fists tightly. Today was the battle to wash off his reputation as a “cowardly turtle”. He had to take it down before the Princess Zhenguo brought her troops to help!
“Report…”
Liu Hong, who was on the chariot, heard the sound and turned around.
The messenger came out from the rear, pulled the reins, and shouted: “Commander-in-chief…Princess Zhenguo has arrived with reinforcements!”
As soon as the messenger finished speaking, Liu Hong saw Bai Qingyan coming on horseback.
“Princess Zhenguo!” Wang Xiping immediately kicked his horse’s belly and hurried forward to greet her.
Liu Hong was shocked. With Bai Qingyan’s current condition, could he withstand such heavy rain? !
Bai Qingyan nodded to Wang Xiping, rode his horse to Liu Hong’s side, reined in his horse, and bowed to Liu Hong: “General Liu!”
“Princess Zhenguo, why didn’t you go back to the camp to rest? Can you hold on?” Liu Hong saw Bai Qingyan wearing armor in the rain, but she didn’t look as weak and vulnerable as she did in the capital. Liu Hong thought that Bai Qingyan was trying to be calm because she was afraid of affecting morale, so he quickly reached out to Bai Qingyan, “Princess Zhenguo, come to the chariot and take shelter from the rain!”
Bai Qingyan waved his hand, his sharp eyes looking at the only brightly lit corner tower at the Qingxi Mountain Pass. He tightened the reins to stop the horse from moving back and forth, and asked, “How many people did Bai Jinzhi lead to go around the rear?”
Liu Hong’s palms tightened, fearing that Bai Qingyan might worry that Bai Jinzhi would act impulsively, but he had to say, “Princess Gao Yi brought 1,500 people with black sails and white python flags.”
Cai Ziyuan, who was following behind Bai Qingyan, was stunned. He didn’t know whether to say that Princess Gaoyi was skilled and courageous, or reckless. He quickly pulled up the reins and walked forward to Bai Qingyan and said, “With 1,500 people, I’m afraid their weakness will be discovered soon. We must quickly break through the city gate and don’t delay any longer!”
“Don’t worry, Princess Zhenguo. I have left people in the city. I am looking for a chance to open the city gate after Princess Gaoyi leads the people away!” Liu Hong tightened his grip. “It won’t take long before the city gate is broken. Princess Zhenguo, please be patient!”
Bai Qingyan gritted his teeth and listened to the sound of catapults hurling huge rocks at the Qingxi Mountain Pass. He then saw the Jin army on the wall pushing down ladders, shooting arrows and crossbows, and smashing rocks at the Jin army who were trying to climb the wall. They screamed…
The heavily armored battering ram was still pounding on the city gate, but it didn’t look like it would be able to break it open anytime soon.
I don’t know how long it took, but the rainstorm stopped.
“Report…”
The messenger passed through the Qingxi Mountain Pass gate in the heavy rain, and rode his horse straight to the Jin army, shouting loudly: “The Liang army has more people defending the city tower! The main force seems to be returning to defend!”
As soon as the voice fell, the spy sent by Liu Hong to observe the enemy situation on the narrow road on the cliff also quickly reported: “Report… Daliang’s main force is returning to defend!”
Liu Hong tightened his grip and shouted, “Pass the order. Break open the city gate immediately at all costs! Quick!”
Bai Qingyan felt that he could not hesitate any longer. If he delayed any further, the Jin army would suffer more casualties, and Bai Jinzhi would also be in danger.
She turned to look at Liu Hong, who had a heavy face. “General Liu, do you want to save the lives of the soldiers, or do you want to clear your name today?”
How could Liu Hong not understand Bai Qingyan’s meaning? The main force had already returned to defend, which meant that Zhao Sheng had discovered that Bai Jinzhi raised the black sail and white python flag to scare them. Once the main force returned to the top of the city wall, and they had not yet opened the city gate, they would probably not be able to take Qingshan Pass today.
If Liu Hong still wanted to gain fame by not letting Bai Qingyan interfere, even if he could take over the Qingxi Mountain Pass today, he would still suffer heavy losses.
When attacking the city, they were at a disadvantage as they were at the lower position.
Liu Hong quickly made up his mind. Even if he had to bear the reputation of being a turtle for the rest of his life, he couldn’t let the soldiers die in vain!
“Please help, Princess Zhenguo!” Liu Hong clasped his fists and said to Bai Qingyan.
Wang Xiping was overjoyed when he heard this.
Bai Qingyan turned his horse around and said to Cai Ziyuan, “Pass the order, attack the city immediately!”
Cai Ziyuan took the order and ran straight to the rear, reining in his horse and stopping in front of the Niujiaoshan soldiers who were standing quietly in the rear.
These soldiers had received the most rigorous training under Ji Tingyu in Niujiao Mountain. The heavy rain just now had made ordinary Jin army soldiers shiver with cold, but the Niujiao Mountain soldiers, who had just rushed over, had their backs straight and steam rising from their bodies.
These soldiers, regardless of whether it was the dead of winter or the scorching heat, experienced the harshest treatment, because only in this way… could they save their lives to the greatest extent when they actually went to the battlefield!
Because to the Bai family army, victory is important, but the lives of the soldiers are also very important.
Cai Ziyuan and Bai family guard Zhao Ran, who led 3,000 soldiers from Niujiao Mountain, said, “General Zhao, the Zhenguo Princess has ordered us to attack the city immediately!”
Zhao Ran nodded, turned his horse and said loudly to the soldiers of Niujiao Mountain: “We have lived in the mountains for more than a year, and have risked our lives countless times every day for this moment! This is your first time on the battlefield! If you can show the level you usually perform in training, you can easily capture cities and territories, and minimize casualties for our Jin State! Let the soldiers of the Jin Army take a good look… How our Bai Family Army fights! Attack the city!”
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