Chang'an is good

Chapter 631: Make My Wish Come True

Three days later, Tubo launched another fierce attack.

After a fierce battle, the Shuofang Army who were defending the line suffered nearly a thousand casualties. When the army returned to the camp, the atmosphere was very solemn, which in turn gave rise to restlessness and disagreements.

Inside the tent, Xue Fu, the governor of Shuofang, reprimanded several generals who had made inappropriate remarks.

The story of how the Shuofang Army held this place to intercept the Tubo Army began at the end of October last year.

At that time, they were always ready to go to the northern border for support, but unexpectedly Xue Fu suddenly received a secret letter from Taiyuan, which revealed that there would be unusual movements from Tubo and Tuyuhun, and asked them to be on guard.

The order from Taiyuan was equivalent to the order from the Crown Princess. This was a consensus everywhere. Xue Fu did not dare to be negligent and immediately arranged for defense.

Less than ten days later, the Tibetan army suddenly arrived with great force, and their speed of breaking into the border was shocking!

Xue Fu was able to hold on to this place because of the secret letter that gave him the upper hand.

Afterwards, Dai Cong transferred another 20,000 troops from Taiyuan to fight against the foreign invaders together.

Wars with foreign races are always exceptionally brutal. Their Shuofang Army has been stationed in the northern border to defend their country and protect their homes without any complaints... But what makes them extremely anxious and angry at this moment is that Prince Rong Li Yin is about to ascend the throne in the capital!

Before the coronation ceremony was completed, the imperial court had already sent an "imperial edict" ordering them to defend against Tubo, claiming that after the new emperor ascended the throne, he would immediately issue an imperial decree to mobilize troops from all over to come to their aid.

To the soldiers of the Shuofang Army, this was pure nonsense!
"Li Yin, that hypocrite, would like us all to die here! It would not only help him resist the alien race, but also allow him to reap the benefits!" Jiang Tai, a general of the Shuofang Army, said at this time: "Once all of our Shuofang Army dies here, he can rest easy as the emperor, and he won't have to think of another reason to get rid of us in the future!"

"How can such a swindler be called emperor?" One general could no longer bear it and said, "Now that the battle is being fought in a cowardly way, we might as well lead our troops to attack the capital!"

These words immediately attracted countless enthusiastic responses.

After the sand table, Xue Fu suddenly stood up, looked at the excited generals, and pointed to the west: "If it is a civil strife, then forget it, but now we are resisting a foreign race!"

Xue Fu, who was always calm, was a little angry at this moment: "Are you going to abandon the people of the North?"

These heart-piercing words made it impossible for the generals to respond. Xue Fu immediately asked, "Or have you forgotten the promise you made to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess in Lingzhou City that you will protect the interior of the pass?"

When they heard the words "Crown Princess", it was as if a heavy hammer had fallen on their hearts. There was a dull pain at first, and then the pain was like the skin was torn apart and the pain went deep into the bones.

"Did the Crown Princess keep her word?" Jiang Tai blurted out with red eyes, "She once promised us that she would kill Prince Rong and avenge Envoy Yue...but where is she now?"

"Yes, she dared to march deep into the northern barbarians alone, and was willing to put the throne behind her after the war. She is courageous, decisive, and brave. Men like us cannot compare to her in the slightest. She deserves respect and admiration!" The tall general clenched his fist and pounded his chest several times while speaking, tears overflowing from his eyes: "I, Jiang Tai, have never been so submissive to anyone, but I have also never resented anyone so much!"

By the end of his words, his voice had taken on a hoarse tremor.

"I know that she is thinking about the countless soldiers and the war, and she doesn't want the North to be caught in a day-to-day battle!"

"But I'd rather she not go!" Jiang Tai: "Even if hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of us die... we can still have our corpses piled up at the northern border gate! Everyone in the world can die, but she cannot! It is right for her to live! I dream of getting her back!"

Many generals in the tent had red eyes when they heard this, as this was exactly what they were thinking.

Xue Fu clenched his fists and then slowly unclenched them, his heart in turmoil, and he did not refute Jiang Tai's words.

The soldiers were willing to die for their generals, and the generals were determined to go into danger because they could not bear to see their soldiers die and the people suffer...

Soldiers develop resentment because of respect, and it is because of extreme respect that they develop resentment.

Such soldiers and generals are truly of one mind. Since the death of Yue Jieshi, in such a world, Xue Fu has never thought about who the Shuofang Army will be so loyal to in the future. But the loyalty he sees now is even stronger than before...

It was clear that they did not meet that woman often. It was only after they met in Lingzhou last year that she won the hearts of countless soldiers with her words and deeds.

What makes her hateful is also what makes her most respectable.

Perhaps this is another kind of ambition of hers. She seems to never be satisfied with just "Xiaoman" in her actions, but only pursues the "Daman" result that has both advantages and disadvantages. She wants to take into her pocket the stability of soldiers, the country and the people, and the admiration of the people for thousands of years.

This kind of courage to "want to be perfect" and to fight against heaven for the best is unmatched in the world.

If she comes back, she will be the first person in a hundred years. But at this point, who dares to blindly believe that she can come back alive?

Xue Fu did not dare to comfort everyone with hopeless words.

But he showed no hesitation, and his voice became more and more steady: "If Her Highness returns safely, we will stay here and welcome her with all the merits of this place! If Her Highness's heroic spirit stays, we will guard her until the last moment, and we can follow her in life and death! I am lucky to follow such a person and serve my country with my life, and I will not regret it even if I die!"

Jiang Tai clasped his fists with tears in his eyes: "I have no objection to what the envoy said! A real man should be like this!"

"However, if I have to watch Li Yin ascend the throne, I will die with my eyes wide open!" Jiang Tai turned around abruptly: "After all, I will die. Please protect the righteousness of the Shuofang Army here. I will go to the capital to avenge the blood feud of the past for Yue Jieshi!"

This means he is going to Beijing alone to assassinate and commit suicide!
"Tai Jiang! Stop!" The elderly Deputy Envoy Cheng stood up holding a wooden stick and shouted.

Jiang Tai did not look back, but strode out of the tent with a knife in hand.

"Stop him!"

"Jiang Tai..."

Everyone chased after him quickly, but Jiang Tai ignored the advice and waved away those who tried to stop him, and finally even drew his sword to attack them.

In the chaos, a soldier suddenly came running to report the news, and soon the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the camp.

Those are reinforcements.

Reinforcements coming from the northeast.

The Anbei Protectorate and the Yinshan Defense Line are in the northeast, but the war with the Northern Di is the most dangerous. How can we still withdraw troops to support them here at this time?

Jiang Tai was temporarily distracted by this matter, and soon a team of dozens of people arrived.

Xue Fu and others immediately stepped forward.

The men dismounted, and the two leading generals bowed and introduced themselves: "—— Cui Yuanxiang, deputy general under the command of the Crown Princess and the general of the Xuan Ce Palace! Greetings to Envoy Xue and the generals!"

"I am Gong Dou from Xuan Ce Mansion!"

Xue Fu just raised his hand to return the greeting when he heard the young deputy general named Cui Yuanxiang smile and say in a loud and powerful voice: "Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has returned with a great victory and will be back soon! The Northern Di army has gradually withdrawn. We are here to support you under the orders of the Crown Princess and the General, and to defeat the enemy together with you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

At this time, the sky is almost dark, half dusk and half night, which seems to give people an unreal feeling.

Jiang Tai didn't hear Yuan Xiang's next words clearly. He took a few steps forward, stared with wide eyes and asked: "What did the general just say? Can you say it again? Can you say it again! Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess..."

Yuan Xiang smiled, raised his hand and bowed to the north, his voice becoming clearer and clearer: "Your Highness, this trip was a great victory, and you have forced the Northern Di to ask for peace and truce! You will return home soon!"

As he said that, he quickly changed his words: "We received the message 11 days ago. Calculating the date, His Highness may have led the army back to the country by now!" The surroundings finally burst into unexpected excitement. Jiang Tai grabbed Yuan Xiang's arm and asked him again with ecstasy: "Is what the general said true? Her Highness the Princess has really returned!"

"How dare we speak nonsense about such a big event!" Gong Dou said, "If not, how dare General Cui and I lead the army to leave the northern border without permission!"

"Okay!" Jiang Tai felt his blood boiling in an instant, and he spoke without thinking: "How many troops are the two generals leading this time?"

Gong Dou: "As soon as we received the order from the princess, the two of us led 30,000 troops here first. After the defense lines in various parts of the northern border are handed over, we will send more troops as soon as possible!"

"Good!" Jiang Tai suddenly felt that he was terribly strong: "Envoy Xue, we will gather our troops and attack now! We will kill all the Tubo troops without leaving a single piece of armor! When Her Highness the Princess comes back, we can also let her see our army's record!"

The man who had just been crying and wanted to go to the capital to assassinate Li Yin suddenly became very motivated and was eager to gain victory.

"The reinforcements have arrived so quickly, how can we fight without resting?" Although Deputy Envoy Cheng was scolding Jiang Tai, his expression of relief and joy was evident. He said, "Besides, we have to discuss countermeasures!"

"That's right." Xue Fu, who was in a state of excitement, quickly raised his hand and invited them: "Two generals, please come into the tent and discuss in detail!"

This detailed conversation lasted until late at night.

Yuan Xiang was so thirsty from talking that he drank three pots of tea - only half a pot of tea was used to discuss the next war deployment, and the remaining two and a half pots were all used to talk about the Crown Princess's great victory.

In fact, Yuan Xiang didn't know much at this time. He only knew that the Northern Di Khan had died mysteriously, and that the princess had fought her way to the Northern Di royal court and killed the Northern Di's number one master, Ashina Tilie, alone.

Just these few sentences would naturally not take up two and a half pots of tea, but Cui Yuanxiang would expand on it! When he was lurking, no, following "Mrs. Chang", every time he wrote a letter to the Grand Commander, he would write a thick book. Wasn't it this ability that he relied on?

We cannot underestimate Yuan Xiang's ability. After his expansion, the morale of the Shuofang army was greatly boosted, and the morale was immediately boosted.

A few days later, the Tubo army attacked again.

In the previous battle, they had severely damaged thousands of Sheng's troops under a fierce attack, and had already noticed that the morale of Sheng's army was unstable. This time, when they mobilized their troops again, the Tubo King was determined to capture Taiyuan in one fell swoop.

However, unexpectedly, the Sheng army's strength increased and its morale rose sharply. In the battle, they caught the Tubo army off guard and forced it to retreat a hundred miles away.

Ming Luo heard that her side had suffered a great defeat, and that there were suddenly tens of thousands of soldiers in black armor among the defenders in the front. She knew that they were Xuan Ce's army, and she couldn't help but feel surprised and suspicious.

Xuan Ce's army, which was defending against the Northern Di, should have been busy with its own affairs, so why would they send troops here? Did they ignore the northern border's mountain defense line? Or had the Northern Di army already entered, and were they fleeing here?
No... If the northern defenses were to collapse completely, the entry of the Northern Di Army would certainly cause a big commotion, but the north is clearly very quiet at this moment.

Ming Luo had a bad premonition and immediately sent people to find out the specific battle situation in the north. The further north they went, the more defensive checkpoints there were. Without planting spies, important military secrets would be difficult to detect... But now she had to know what was happening there!
At this moment, Xue Fu Yuanxiang and others, who had finished cleaning up the battlefield, were already leading their troops back to the camp.

This was the most satisfying victory they had ever won against the Tubo army. Morale was high along the way, and the soldiers rode their horses and laughed loudly.

However, halfway through the journey, an even more exciting piece of news came from the army.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately rode their horses faster, galloping forward, and eager to return to the camp.

When we approached the camp gate, it was already dark and the torches were flickering in the darkness, making crackling sounds.

Outside the camp gate, there were heavily armored soldiers stationed on both sides. Xue Fu and others slowed down their horses. Before they got close, they could vaguely see the armored soldiers guarding on both sides. They felt that their posture and momentum were more solemn and powerful than before.

In front of the camp gate, someone stood quietly waiting for their return.

Xue Fu dismounted and immediately saw the quietly standing woman. She was wearing a black cape and her horsetail was tied up with a copper hairpin. Her figure was as thin as a bamboo.

She stood here at the moment, representing the great victory in the battle against the Northern Di, and this victory was achieved at the lowest cost and the fastest speed...

The significance of this war is extraordinary, but none of this can compare to the fact that she is standing here. The significance of her safe return has surpassed everything else.

It turns out that there really are people who can step out of the desperate situation of mortals and achieve what ordinary people cannot.

Xue Fu, who had never been a sentimental person, suddenly burst into tears. He quickly stepped forward and knelt on one knee with his fists clasped: "Shuofang Xue Fu, I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess! I pay my respects to the General!"

Yuan Xiang, Jiang Tai and others followed, kneeling down and saluting with fists clasped, their voices all exceptionally loud.

As everyone saluted, their eyes were firm and powerful, more blazing and encouraging than a burning torch.

The person they were staring at did not act in an arrogant manner. He looked as if he had just gone on a long journey and brought back some local specialties.

This was Yuanxiang's perception when he saw the Northern Di generals standing behind Her Royal Highness the Princess - he thought they were either captives who had surrendered or were ordered to escort the Princess, and in any case they felt like local specialties.

At this time, Li Suining stepped forward and wanted to help Xue Fu, who was in the lead, to stand up: "Envoy Xue and the other soldiers have worked hard to resist the Tubo army. Please go into the camp to rest and then we can talk again."

When Xue Fu was about to stand up, Cui Jing came over, lifted his robe, knelt on one knee, and raised his hand to greet Li Suining.

Cui Jing's status was clear, and he suddenly performed such a great ceremony. Xue Fu and others were puzzled and did not dare to stand up.

Li Suining looked at Cui Jing: "General——"

In the darkness of the night, the young man's clear eyes showed a solemn expression: "The battle here will be commanded by Envoy Xue and me. Your Highness, please do not stay here and lead your troops back to the capital immediately."

Xue Fu and the others reacted, and Jiang Tai immediately followed and said, "That's right! Li Yin deceived the world and stole the name, spreading the news that the princess had been buried in Beidi, intending to ascend the throne and become emperor... Please ask Your Highness to return to the capital immediately and take charge of the situation!"

"Your Highness, please return to the capital immediately!"

The cheers came one after another from all around, all expressing what people wanted.

Cui Jing looked at the person in front of him with determination in his eyes.

He once said that he would forge a sword for her, and she would escape death and would never have to go to the battlefield again.

He wanted her to stand before millions of people, to take back what was rightfully hers, and to help her reach the highest point, that was what he was going to do.

So he said, "This is what Cui Jing wants. Your Highness, please help me achieve my wish."

What she achieved was what he desired.

He couldn't be there to witness this final step, but being able to clear the way for her was also the greatest accomplishment for him.

As their eyes met, Li Suining looked at the young man in front of him, who was so noble and incomparable, and said to him, "Okay, I will leave immediately. But there is one thing I want you to remember, General."

Cui Jing waited in a serious tone: "Your Highness, please give us your instructions."

Li Suining's eyes contained a trace of serious and frank smile, and he said to him clearly, "I think the general has a very noble bone structure, which is hard to find in the world. He is worthy of being the emperor's spouse."

Cui Jing was suddenly stunned.

She said: "So please take care of yourself, General, and make sure that I get what I want."

4400 words, good night~