Madam, she always wants to run away

Chapter 58 Surprise
The [-] troops set out from the capital, and after more than two months, they walked through the white snow, the turbulent streams, the plains, and the mountains, and finally arrived at Yibei City when the ice and snow melted and the flowers bloomed in spring. The northernmost city of the Ling Dynasty.

The three cities further north have been occupied by Dajin.

Da Ling is unfortunate, but at the same time lucky.After Dajin captured the three cities of Daling in a row, it was rare that there was heavy snowfall in the north for nearly two months, and Dajin had to temporarily put down his offensive.

But Da Ling took advantage of the precious two months to breathe, and under the leadership of Xiao Lian, he sent an additional 2000 troops to Yibei City.It's just that when the [-] troops arrived at Yibei City, nearly [-] people were lost.

It can be seen how difficult and dangerous this road is.

After Xiao Lian arrived in Yibei City, he did not dare to relax. After meeting with the army guarding Yibei City, Xiao Lian took over the military seal and formally assumed the position of Hussar General in charge of an army of [-].

Originally, Xiao Lian thought that what he took over would be a mess, but the situation here was beyond his expectation.Most of the people in Yibei City have been properly resettled to the city further south. Apart from the army, there are only a few dozens of families left in the whole city. This solved Xiao Lian's biggest worry for the future.

On this day, Xiao Lian was arranging troops in the barracks, and suddenly someone came down to report that there was a peasant woman outside asking to see him, Xiao Lian was taken aback.

There was no one Xiao Lian knew in Yibei City, let alone a peasant woman. Xiao Lian said casually, "I don't see you."

The subordinate quickly retreated.

Unexpectedly, the next day, the peasant woman came to see her again, and Xiao Lian frowned. Who the hell wanted to see her again and again? Is it the trick of the enemy country?No way, is there such a blatant and meticulous work?
Xiao Lian decided to let her hang out again, and sure enough, on the third day, the peasant woman came again.

The subordinates originally thought that the general must have refused again, and were about to leave the tent, but they heard the general say something unprecedented: "Let her in."

Whether it is a human or a ghost, he will know in a while.

Footsteps were heard outside the tent soon, the curtain of the tent was opened, and with the sunlight coming in from outside, a figure was projected on the ground.

Xiao Lian deliberately didn't raise his head, and glanced at the figure on the ground out of the corner of his eye. He saw that this person had a slender waist and slender legs. He didn't look like a peasant woman at all.

"General Xiao." The person standing at the door called in a very awkward voice.

Only then did Xiao Lian raise his head, his eyes fell on the person at the door.

It turned out that the projection on the ground was only elongated by the sunlight. This person had broad shoulders, a fat body, big shoulders and a round waist.

Xiao Lian put down the pen in his hand and asked, "Who are you? Why did you see me?"

The peasant woman didn't answer Xiao Lian's question, but continued to say in that awkward voice, "You've lost weight."

This endless sentence made Xiao Lian feel even more weird. He finally stood up from the chair and walked towards the peasant woman.

The closer Xiao Lian got to the peasant woman, the stronger the premonition in his heart became, until Xiao Lian stood a foot away from the "peasant woman" and saw her eyes clearly.

"You..." Xiao Lian froze in place in astonishment.

The "peasant woman" uncovered the turban wrapped around her face, and took off the cotton padded jacket on her body, revealing her original stunning face and slender figure.

"General Xiao, you are so arrogant, you made me run three times." The person on the opposite side blamed.

"Ying... Yingying?" Xiao Lian stuttered in shock.

"It's me, are you surprised?" Li Ying showed Xiao Lian a bright smile, which was more dazzling than the sunlight outside.

Xiao Lian rushed forward, hugging the man in his arms and circling on the spot.

Li Ying was almost dizzy before Xiao Lian put her down, and said ecstatically, "Yingying, why are you here?!"

Then Xiao Lian excitedly paced back and forth in the camp, and analyzed: "Could it be that you didn't go back to the capital at all, but... came here directly?!"

Li Ying looked at Xiao Lian's appearance, and smiled from ear to ear: "You continue to guess."

"So they told me that when Yibei City was evacuating the people, a wealthy businessman who refused to disclose his identity helped them collect carriages, prepare dry food, and arrange the order of leaving the city every day... Could it be that person, is you?!"

Li Ying smiled and nodded.

"Yingying!" Xiao Lian hugged her tightly in her arms again: "You surprised me so much!"

"That's good." Li Ying said cheerfully in Xiao Lian's arms, "I was afraid that you would blame me for making claims."

Having said that, Xiao Lian let go of the man from his arms, and the originally smiling face instantly recovered its previous seriousness.

"Why didn't you tell me, I let you hang out for three days!"

"I'm worried that you have just arrived here and you are busy with military affairs. I don't want to disturb you."

"Why bother? If I knew it was you, I would run out to meet you!"

"I don't want to reveal my identity, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Xiao Lian frowned and said: "Indeed, this place is dangerous. There must be a bad battle between me and Dajin, and Yibei City will bear the brunt of it. Yingying, you should go back quickly!"

"You man, how can you turn your face faster than turning a book! Just now you praised me and said it was a surprise, but now you are driving me away?" Li Ying pouted dissatisfiedly.

"I'm happy, but I'm more worried, Yingying, be obedient." Xiao Lian persuaded.

"Husband, listen to me first. In fact, I said goodbye to the stream two months ago. At first, I thought, why not go back to Beijing as you said. But seeing so many soldiers in the barracks, they are a little old. I'm not as old as me, but I can endure the wind, eat and sleep in the open, climb mountains and ridges, and I'm not afraid of death, just to protect my Daling people.

Although I am a woman, I feel that I am no worse than a man, and I also want to do something for Da Ling within my ability, so I thought of this.After Daling lost three cities in a row, the importance of defending Yibei City is self-evident. The severely injured frontier soldiers need time to recover, but the city must be in chaos, and many things will be too late when you arrive.

After I rushed to Yibei City, it snowed here for two full months. The people who fled from the three cities in the north were already starved of food, and people in the city were panicked, which almost caused trouble.So I made up the identity of a wealthy businessman, helped the soldiers in the city evacuate the people, and set up tents to give out porridge. After more than a month, the situation gradually improved.

When I think about how hard it is for you to get here, but you will have to face a lot of bad things and have no skills, I am very glad that I came here. "

At this moment, Xiao Lian was extremely moved.

Say one thousand, say ten thousand, everything is for him.

"Yingying..." Xiao Lian's voice choked up, "Thank you."

"That's it, do you still want to drive me away?" Li Ying took the opportunity to ask.

"This...is two different things."

Well, it seems that although Xiao Lian was a little shaken, he had to use other wild ways to add fuel to the fire.

"Husband~" Li Ying gripped Xiao Lian's sleeve, and began to pout and perform a trick with a pitiful face.

"I just want to be here with you... I promise, I will stay in the city obediently, and with the protection of the master sent by the Queen Mother, nothing will go wrong. Don't drive me away, okay... ...I just want to be closer to you, so that I can know about your news as soon as possible. I have such a small wish, and you can't even satisfy it..."

As Li Ying spoke, she squeezed out a tear at the right time.

"Don't cry, don't cry." Seeing Li Ying's tears, Xiao Lian panicked. He hurriedly wiped the tears off Li Ying's face with his hands, and said distressedly, "Why are you so ignorant..."

"Husband... I am really careful. You see, in order not to reveal my identity, I specially dressed up to come to you. I am cautious enough. Besides, I have been in Yibei City for two months. Except for those few Guard, no one else knows my true identity, I can definitely protect myself, not only will not drag you down, but also become your strong backing.

Husband, please, let me stay..."

Sure enough, Xiao Lian was defeated quickly and said, "Can I not agree?"

Li Ying immediately smiled, and said sweetly, "Thank you husband, husband is the best!"

After speaking, Li Ying stood on tiptoe and kissed Xiao Lian on the face.

Feeling numb, Xiao Lian's serious face could no longer be tense, and he hugged Li Ying like a storm of kisses.

It took a long time for the guards guarding the gate to see the bloated peasant woman escape from the general's camp.

Strange, who is this person, who has stayed in the general's camp for so long?

The guard had doubts in his heart, but unfortunately he had no way of knowing the answer.

Li Ying returned to her foothold in Yibei City. This is a big house with three entrances and three exits. It used to be the residence of a wealthy businessman in Yibei City. Because there was a shortage of carriages in the city at that time, Li Ying made an exception to help the wealthy businessman dispatch a few cars to send them The family left the city, the wealthy businessman was grateful and allowed her to stay here.

It's just that her identity here has become "Ms. Li" who helps the master take care of the house.

"Miss Li, you are back." As soon as Li Ying entered, dozens of middle-aged women in the house greeted her in unison.

"I'm back." Li Ying lowered her voice and spoke in the voice of a "peasant woman".

Everyone knew that Mrs. Li was not good at words, and she just immersed herself in her work on weekdays, because she didn't ask any more questions.

In this house, all the people who are unwilling to leave Yibei City are gathered. Some of them are poor because of their families, and some are unable to travel far because of disabilities. In short, various reasons make them stay in this war-torn city. In the city.

At the beginning, the faces of the remaining people were full of despair. They felt that they were abandoned and could only wait to die in the city. Some people even thought that it would be better to kill themselves than die by the enemy's sword. Be strong.

The appearance of "Li Niangzi" made things turn for the better.

I still remember that "Lady Li" knocked on the door from door to door, asking if the girl in the family would like to do some needlework with her, and she could pay for it.At the beginning, some people had doubts, worrying that "Li Niangzi" was a meticulous work, but gradually, more and more people went there, and everyone praised "Li Niangzi", saying that she paid her wages on time and did not call her. Scolding, he has a very good temper.

In the end, all the men, women and children from the dozens of families left in the city gathered in this house upon hearing the news, and the "Ms. Li" would not refuse anyone who came. In the east jacket, the men were arranged to do some manual woodwork, blacksmithing, or some physical work, and the children were led to read and write by one of the literate Mr. Pojiao.

In this way, under the construction of Li Ying, the mansion left by the wealthy businessman has become a "Xanadu" in Yibei City.

It's just that the flames of war outside quickly ignited.

On the fifth night when he came to Yibei City, Xiao Lian tossed and turned in the tent, unable to fall asleep, his heart kept pounding, and he always felt that something big was about to happen.

Xiao Lian simply got up and walked to the city gate to relax.

Coincidentally, the sentinel standing in the watchtower was Li Xuan.

Xiao Lian kept silent, observed Li Xuan secretly, and found that he was not slacking off at all, and had been carefully observing the movements in the distance with the binoculars.

Xiao Lian walked up to the watchtower and patted Li Xuan on the shoulder.

"Brother-in-law!" When Li Xuan saw Xiao Lian, he was surprised at first, and then realized that Xiao Lian was his superior. He immediately shut his mouth, straightened his back, and looked like he was being tested.

Xiao Lian was amused, but nodded to Li Xuan calmly.

Looking at the pitch-black night in the distance, Xiao Lian said: "Xuan'er, I don't know why, I always feel uneasy in my heart, you must watch carefully."

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, I will definitely live up to the entrustment. We have made so many preparations, big golden dog thief, just let the horse come over!"

"Having said that, don't take it lightly."

"Yes!"

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he carefully observed the enemy's situation in the distance again.

Seeing that nothing happened, Xiao Lian felt relieved, and was about to go down from the watchtower when Li Xuan stopped him suddenly: "Brother-in-law, there seems to be something wrong."

Xiao Lian went up again, took the binoculars suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I seem to see a field of grass...moving?"

Xiao Lian's heart immediately rang alarm bells. He raised the binoculars and looked at the horizon outside Yibei City. After repeated viewings, he confirmed that Li Xuan was right, the grass was really moving!
Because that's not grass at all, but a black army of big gold!They are quietly approaching through the night!

"Quick! Pass the order! Don't alarm the enemy!" Xiao Lian ordered.

"Yes!" Li Xuan ran to the barracks without hesitation and lit the torch.

The lights of the entire barracks were turned on, and all the soldiers were awakened from their sleep, and assembled into teams in an orderly manner according to the order.

"Everyone listen!" Xiao Lian appeared at the top of the city gate in armor, "The Kingdom of Jin is attacking in the dark, and from now on, cheer me up a hundred times! Anyone who dares to offend me will be punished even if he is far away." , not to mention the meat delivered to your door! This is a good opportunity for all the hot-blooded men to make contributions, and swear to defend my Daling people!"

"The general is mighty! Da Ling will win! The general is mighty! Da Ling will win!"

Although it is not very clear from the telescope, Xiao Lian judged that the number of Dajin's soldiers was more than 8, about [-] to [-].

This battle is not easy to fight.

But no matter how difficult it is, Da Ling can't lose.If Yibei City is lost again, Dajin will definitely drive straight in like a broken bamboo, and take the capital of Daling directly.

Xiao Lian looked at the approaching Dajin army and clenched the sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)