Chang'an is good

Chapter 622: Kill Through This Catastrophe
After asking the soldiers on duty, Li Suining finally found Adian in a pile of snow and dry grass at the foot of a mountain.

He was not wearing an outer coat. He was squatting against the mountain wall, hugging his bent legs with his hands and burying his head in his arms. His hair was a little messy, and his body and head were covered with snow. The big man was huddled into a small ball.

Li Suining felt relieved and walked to him and squatted down: "Adian?"

Seeing no response from him, Li Suining raised his hand and gently shook his shoulder, then called him seriously. Finally, Ah Dian raised his head slowly, his expression a little hazy and distracted, and said in a low and weak voice: "Your Highness..."

Li Suining raised his hand to touch his forehead, and felt a burning sensation under his palm. He asked hurriedly, "You have a fever, but your wound hurts again? Why don't you tell me?"

Ah Dian looked at her, tears welling up in his eyes, and said, "Your Highness, I am about to die."

Li Suining was stunned, only to hear him seriously talk about his basis. After they were settled down in the cave, the soldiers who were proficient in medicine first applied medicine to the two seriously injured comrades, and then applied medicine to Adian. From then on, the three of them changed the medicine at the same hour every day. The first two people died the day before yesterday and yesterday respectively.

Adian saw it all, and after thinking it over again, he felt that it was his turn to die.

Li Suining overheard this and asked him with amusement, "You think you're going to die, so you plan to hide away and die quietly? But isn't that something only puppies would do?"

Ah Dian, who felt that he was about to die, was suddenly curious and asked tearfully, "Why would a puppy do this?"

"I heard that you don't want to be eaten after you die." Li Suining squatted in front of him, looking up at him slightly, and asked seriously: "Are you also afraid of being eaten?"

Ah Dian slightly widened his tearful eyes, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he shook his head solemnly: "I'm not afraid!"

"Your Highness, after I die, you can let everyone eat me!" Ah Dian choked up and said seriously: "I am big, although not as big as that black bear, but I am definitely big enough for everyone to eat for several meals!"

And if he died, he wouldn't need to eat anymore. He would always be hungry and his stomach would not listen to him. No matter how many times he told it not to bark, it would still keep barking. If it continued like this, all the dry food would be eaten up by it!

In addition to dry food, he also needs to take medicine. Yes, medicine...

When Ah Dian thought of this, he said to Li Suining, "Your Highness, when I die, you will drink my medicine. Don't give it to others. If you drink more medicine, you will get better faster! Only then will you have the strength to beat that man and leave here earlier!"

Speaking of that man, Adian felt angry and scared. He couldn't beat that man, and because of the injuries he suffered, he was about to die.

I heard that when people die they will turn into ghosts. So I’ll wait until he becomes a ghost and then go find that person secretly!

I wonder if I will be able to hunt better after becoming a ghost? He has barely managed to catch a few rabbits these days. If ghosts can also hunt, then he will catch prey for everyone.

Li Suining listened to his irrelevant words, but she felt inexplicably peaceful in her heart. This was probably the most relaxing moment for her recently.

After Ah Dian finished talking about what to do after his death, he still hugged his legs tightly and said with tears in his eyes, "Your Highness, please go away and stop worrying about Ah Dian!"

"I can ignore Adian, but Adian can't ignore me." Li Suining said, "There are also black chestnuts and oranges, they are waiting for you to take care of them."

Ah Dian's mouth drooped: "But I'm going to die..."

"You won't die." Li Suining raised his hand to brush the snow off his head and said softly, "I will kill anyone who dares to kill you."

Then, she pulled Adian up and took him back.

During the journey, Ah Dian repeatedly confirmed whether he would die or not, and Li Suining always answered with certainty: "No."

Ah Dian slowly believed it. He was getting more and more afraid of the cold due to the high fever. He hunched his shoulders and even his voice was trembling. He looked a little confused, but he could see with his eyes that he was very sad. He asked: "Your Highness, was it this cold the last time you came to Beidi alone?"

"It was fine then." Li Suining answered him, "There were warm tents, barbecues, and hot goat milk wine."

She picked out the good ones and told them all to Adian.

As expected, Adian was not so sad anymore. Instead, he was attracted by what she said and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Li Suining made an agreement with him that after leaving this place, he would take him to the warm tent to eat barbecue and drink goat milk wine.

With this agreement, Ah Dian was already satisfied in advance. He felt that he had gained a lot, so he asked: "Your Highness, what can I do?"

Li Suining thought of how he had pretended that his wound didn't hurt and had always secretly gone out to help everyone hunt for food, so he said, "Be obedient."

Adian nodded obediently, returned to the cave, took the medicine and went to sleep.

It was almost dawn and Li Suining was no longer sleepy. She sat alone on the rocks outside the cave, looking towards the direction of the Beidi royal court, but her view was blocked by the white mountains.

Li Suining repeatedly thought about his performance when he fought with Ashina Tilie in the mountains that day, and he was roughly sure that Tang Xing's actions had not been exposed, otherwise Ashina Tilie would not have said a word.

This might be because Tang Xing hid well, but it might also be because none of them made it to the Beidi royal court alive.

In her previous life, Li Suining had planted spies in Beidi. She had used those people to escort the jade dust away. After she confessed her identity to Meng Lie, it was known that Meng Lie had been maintaining the foundation she had left in Beidi.

Before Tang Xing set off, Li Suining told him the method of contact. If Tang Xing successfully infiltrated the Beidi royal court, he would inevitably have to contact and coordinate with those people.

About fifty miles ahead, they can reach a secret stronghold and inquire about Tang Xing's whereabouts, but before that Li Suining was besieged by Ashina Tilie, so Tang Xing's specific whereabouts cannot be determined at this time.

If Tang Xing has already entered the Beidi royal court, it would be the best. She would lure Ashina Tilie and half of the royal court's troops here, which would create favorable conditions for Tang Xing's actions.

But in everything, one must prepare for the worst. If Tang Xing fails, then she will have to do his unfinished work.

And now it seems that Ashina Tilie is a murderous man. Even if the Northern Di Khan is eliminated, as long as he is still around, the war between the two sides will be difficult to stop... Therefore, this person must also die.

Anyone who advocates war should die by the sword.

Li Suining held the Sun Sword in both hands, slowly pulled it out three inches, and looked into the eyes reflected on the blade.

The wind blew up the snow foam, which danced wildly and wandered in the mountains like the howling of evil spirits.

The sky was gloomy and refused to clear up, and the snow on the ground covered my feet, making it difficult to move forward.

And outside this harsh world, there are powerful enemies who are determined to take over and wait to collect the bodies of the people in the mountains.

Neither the right time, the right place, nor the right people were there. Everything seemed to be a sign of God's will, blocking the steps of those who went against God's will and showing her the price of going against God's will.

Li Suining looked at the road she had come from with the help of the three-inch sword light. If it took a hundred steps to change the fate of the people, she had probably already gone more than ninety-nine steps against the will of heaven. However, a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. The journey becomes more and more difficult as time goes on. This last step is the key to the final success or failure.

Now that we have come this far, there is no need to think any more.

If catastrophe blocks the way, then kill through it.

Both she and Haojie are not human, and both have countless blood on their hands. It is still unknown who is more brutal.

On the blade, the woman's eyes were cold and silent, more compelling than the sword light and snow light.

When the sky was slightly bright, the soldiers were called out. Regardless of whether they were injured or not, they all held their swords tightly and prepared to charge out.

This is relatively the best time to break out. They have rested, their physical strength has been replenished, their food and grass have not been completely exhausted, and their morale is still there.

If it drags on, once the food and supplies run out and people's morale is exhausted, it will be even more difficult to break out.

No one was afraid of death at this moment, but Li Suining said that she only wanted a hundred people to accompany her.

She would personally lead a hundred people to break through through a small path and seek reinforcements.

Half of the cavalry stationed in the captured tribe in the rear were their reinforcements.

There are still two thousand cavalrymen in the rear who can come to support, with abundant supplies and war horses.

One of the reasons for choosing to let them stay behind was to prevent the risk of them being trapped with no one to help them and all the troops being wiped out in one place.

Before several generals could say anything to object, they saw Li Suining use the sword in his hand to draw a planned breakout route in the snow, and explained his reasons and considerations for doing so.

"I will lead the men to leave from the western path. Although this path is hidden, there must be Northern Di soldiers patrolling. They will soon discover our tracks, but they will also quickly find out that we are short of manpower. In order to prevent this from being a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, they will definitely not send too many troops to pursue us—"

"To get here, they need to run through a narrow and dangerous mountain road and cross an icy river. Both of these can reduce their numbers and slow down their pace."

"After crossing the river, I will split the troops into two groups to disperse the enemy again." Li Suining said: "Our troops will cover each other, and even if only ten people succeed in leaving, we can still send the message."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the soldiers and said, "You stay here and use the terrain to set up traps in advance. If the Northern Di army dares to go deep into this place, you will be the ones to take the initiative."

"My Dasheng soldiers are both wise and brave. You can definitely stop the enemy with your wisdom and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Then you can attack them from both inside and outside and turn the tide of the battle."

After Li Suining finished speaking, the expressions of the soldiers around him changed. Kang Zhi, who was leaning on a wooden stick, said anxiously: "Ani agrees with this plan, but Your Highness should not lead the troops! It is extremely dangerous to go there. What if..."

Li Suining looked at the marks left by the sword on the ground: "I memorized these paths clearly when I came here, and only I can fight my way out."

The route you remember yourself is different from the one recounted by others. The latter are unable to think and respond in an emergency, and murderous intent often appears in an instant.

"Ani, you have performed a great deed this time." Li Suining looked at Kang Zhi who was about to say something else and said to her, "Recover from your injuries and wait for your reward."

Kang Zhi's throat was dry and sour, and she held back her tears and responded in a strong voice.

Shepherd's Purse was also left behind. When it came to stabilizing the morale of the troops, Li Suining thought that Shepherd's Purse was the most suitable. She was strong and powerful, courageous and decisive, yet tolerant and gentle. She was very much like the mother of the tribe in ancient times. Just staying by her side made people feel very safe.

After Li Suining finished giving the instructions, he glanced at his subordinates. The more he looked at them, the more satisfied and proud he felt.

Therefore, there cannot be any more casualties, and we must do everything we can to reduce the number of casualties.

Ah Dian's fever has not subsided and he is still in a coma. Liu Huo's condition is not very good either and he was unable to eat yesterday.

The task of guarding here would not be too heavy, and most of the time would be spent waiting for news, so Li Suining asked a soldier to take good care of the pomegranate fire.

The sky was gray and it looked like it was going to snow again.

In the biting cold wind, with the generals and soldiers bidding him farewell, Li Suining took the horse and led more than a hundred soldiers away.

The cold wind was blocked by the thick Northern Di army tent. There was a stove burning inside the tent, and it was even a bit stuffy.

After Ashina Tilie sat cross-legged at the desk and drank a bowl of hot wine to ward off the cold, when he put down the bowl, a soldier from the royal court quickly walked into the tent and brought a shocking news.

Ashina Tilie stood up suddenly.

He had led his troops away from the royal court for a month. This place was remote and it was inconvenient to pass on information. He disdained to report everything to the royal court and had planned to take the head of the Crown Princess of Dasheng and return directly to the royal court. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard such news.

The soldier who delivered the message for the first time failed to find Ashina Tilie's army. This soldier was the second group to deliver the message. The incident happened more than 20 days ago, shortly after Ashina Tilie left the royal court.

Under the mask, Ashina Tilie's expression was unclear. After a moment, he walked up to the soldier who reported the news, grabbed the soldier's collar, and said word by word: "Say what you just said again."

The soldier repeated it fearfully, and explained the arrangements of the royal court, and finally said: "...Khatun and Little Khan, please return to the royal capital immediately!"

Ashina Tilie repeated his words: "——Return to the capital immediately?"

"Yes..." The soldier was about to say something else when he was suddenly pierced through the neck by Ashina Tilie with a dagger, using the same method he used to slaughter sheep on the day he led his troops away from the royal court.

The two generals in the tent were shocked.

Ashina Tilie released his hand that was holding the soldier's collar and let him fall to the ground.

"In my opinion, this is just a lie he made up." Ashina Tilie lowered his eyes and looked at the soldier who was lying on the ground. "This man must have been bribed by the Sheng army. He wants to use this false news to transfer us away from here."

He sheathed the dagger and said, "In ten days at most, when this battle is over, I will return to the royal court to investigate the truth of the matter!"

The hunt is coming to an end. How could the hunter, who has been waiting for many days, hide his bow and go away?
Once he kills the Crown Princess of Dasheng, with such a blood feud, the war with Dasheng will never be able to stop. By then, he will be in control of the Northern Di army with full legitimacy. The queen, the little Khan... are all incompetent people, how could he take them seriously?

After waiting for so many years, everything is finally within reach. It’s like God’s help!

Ashina Tilie laughed, and the two generals did not dare to refute him at all.

At this time, urgent news came.

"A Sheng army suddenly rushed out from the westernmost path, led by the Grand Princess of the Great Sheng!"

Ashina Tilie was in high spirits, and shouted "Yes!", and immediately asked, "How many troops?"

"More than a hundred people at most!"

Ashina Tilie immediately gave orders, took his long sword, stepped over the pool of blood and corpses, and strode out of the tent: "Quickly select 800 soldiers to follow me to pursue!"

These hundred people are most likely a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. His army has been severely damaged and now only has less than 4,000 people, and they still need to defend this place.

Eight hundred people are enough!
He doesn't have to wait another ten days. He can take the head of the Great Sheng Princess today... and return to the royal court immediately to take back what belongs to him in one fell swoop!

Li Suining led his troops to kill the Northern Di army that was in charge of guarding the city, and then rushed westward.

There were also scattered patrols of the Northern Di army blocking the way. After they were all killed, the sound of horse hooves could be heard coming from behind.

As the horses galloped, Li Suining looked back in the wind and snow - here they come!
Her plan today is not just to ask for reinforcements!

Good night everyone~