Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

Li Yuan's decision to rescue Marquis Longxiang was not a rash act born of impulse.

He now had a more direct understanding of his own martial strength.

If a Tiele chiliarch couldn't withstand a single move from him,

then ordinary Tiele soldiers were likely just mobs for Li Yuan to cut down effortlessly.

With this level of martial prowess, Li Yuan didn't feel much danger in rescuing Marquis Longxiang.

Li Yuan and his sixty-six riders advanced rapidly towards the Chishui River.

Along the way, they saw defeated Huaizhou and Qingzhou soldiers fleeing south for their lives.

After traveling another seven or eight li, they spotted the banner of Qingzhou General from afar.

At this moment, Qingzhou General Qi Dekuan was disheveled, his armor askew and stained with blood, and his accompanying guards were also in a sorry state.

He looked up and saw Li Yuan, and his eyes immediately lit up with surprise.

"Centurion Li, this way!"

Li Yuan didn't dismount but asked urgently,

"General Qi! How is Marquis Longxiang?"

The Qingzhou General wore a bitter expression.

"My Qingzhou army was scattered by the Tiele people. I only vaguely saw that the Marquis's banner was still standing in the central army."

The banner was still in the central army, indicating that the central camp had not yet fallen.

This was good news.

Li Yuan nodded, bid farewell to Qi Dekuan without another word, and led his sixty-odd riders to continue charging in.

Before long, they saw the central army from afar, and Marquis Longxiang's banner was indeed still flying in the central army.

But at this moment, Tiele cavalry that had bypassed the Qingzhou and Huaizhou defense zones had begun to encircle the central army camp from the left and right.

Although the number was not yet large, once the encirclement was complete, the Longxiang army still holding out in the central army would be trapped in a dead end.

So, they absolutely couldn't let the Tiele people complete the encirclement!

Li Yuan flicked his spear with one hand, urging his horse straight towards the Tiele people in front.

There weren't many Tiele people in front; the leader was a burly chiliarch clad in black armor.

He heard the sound of hooves, turned his head, and looked puzzled.

He saw dozens of Liang soldiers charging over from the mountain road to the south.

It seemed they intended to rescue the Longxiang army's central force.

The Tiele chiliarch sneered.

He thought, "Is this Liang general's brain broken?"

"To think a mere few dozen riders want to engage in mounted combat with the Tiele people."

"Doesn't he know how formidable our Tiele people are in cavalry warfare?"

Suddenly, the chiliarch became interested. It had been a long time since he had personally killed anyone, and his hands were itching.

A cruel arc appeared at the corners of his mouth, and with a clang, his right hand drew his sharp, refined steel scimitar, preparing to personally behead this arrogant Liang general.

But the opponent's horse was extremely fast; the black horse, Black Lightning, charged towards the obstructing chiliarch like a dark cloud.

Li Yuan flicked his hands, and the spear in his hand darted like a viper straight for the chiliarch's face.

The chiliarch was shocked and quickly used the scimitar in his hand to block.

But the spearhead seemed to have eyes; it flickered before his eyes, made a downward turn, and went straight for his neck!

The chiliarch was terrified, but it was too late. With a soft '噗嗤' sound, Li Yuan's spear pierced a bloody hole in his throat.

As the two horses passed each other, the Tiele chiliarch's neck spurted blood into the sky.

Those who could become chiliarchs in the Tiele army were all seasoned warriors.

Each of them was highly skilled in martial arts, brave and unmatched.

But in front of this Centurion Li, they couldn't even withstand a single exchange.

Seeing their own chiliarch being killed with a single spear thrust, the hundreds of Tiele soldiers under his command scattered in panic, clearing the way.

At this time, the Longxiang army defending the central camp was on the verge of despair.

The Tiele soldiers' attacks could only be described as insane.

The Huaizhou and Qingzhou armies had already tried their best to resist.

But the state and county armies, mainly composed of conscripted soldiers, were still defeated by the Tiele people.

The Longxiang army was Marquis Longxiang's private army; most of them were recruited from Marquis Longxiang's fief, Jingzhou.

Many of the soldiers were tenants of the Longxiang Bai family; they shared weal and woe with Bai Jing.

If the female Marquis didn't retreat, the Longxiang army had to fight to the death.

From dawn until now, under the continuous fierce attacks of the Tiele people, the Longxiang army had already suffered over a thousand casualties.

If it weren't for Marquis Longxiang's banner constantly flying in the central army,

the Longxiang army simply wouldn't have been able to hold out until now.

At this time, on the enemy platform in the central army, Marquis Longxiang, Bai Jing, was clad in iron armor.

Looking at the waves of Tiele troops attacking like a black tide before her eyes,

her heart was filled with despair and desolation.

Before the battle, Marquis Longxiang had agreed with Li Yuan to hold out for at least one day, but things didn't go as planned.

Under the fierce attack of the Tiele Grand Marshal Sangdu's 20,000-strong army, in less than two hours,

the Qingzhou and Huaizhou armies deployed on the left and right flanks were defeated one after another by the Tiele people.

Except for the central army defended by the Longxiang army, they were almost surrounded on all sides.

Once the rear was cut off, Bai Jing didn't think that she and the five thousand Longxiang army still had any hope of escaping alive.

It wasn't that she didn't want to escape, but once she escaped,

how could the Longxiang army, mainly composed of infantry, outrun the Tiele people, who were mainly cavalry?

Perhaps continuing to hold out still held some hope.

She turned her head and glanced again at the direction of the gourd mouth.

That man's appearance couldn't help but appear in her mind again.

Centurion Li Yuan.

The female Marquis's heart was bitter and desolate, and she even secretly regretted some things.

It was a pity that some things couldn't be done in time.

Just at this moment, the nearby guard Zhao Yong shouted, "Marquis, be careful!"

She suddenly woke up from her daze and looked up to see that a Tiele troop had already rushed within seventy steps of the Longxiang army's defense line.

The leading Tiele general raised his hand, drew his bow, and shot an arrow at Marquis Longxiang.

The feathered arrow shot towards the female Marquis like a swarm of locusts. Bai Jing was shocked and quickly dodged to the side.

But she was still a little slow, and the wolf-toothed arrow struck Marquis Longxiang heavily.

The female Marquis let out a muffled groan, and the enormous force directly knocked her over.

Seeing their commander injured, the Longxiang army's guards counterattacked desperately. After a bitter battle, they once again pushed the Tiele people out of the central army camp.

But this time, hundreds more Longxiang soldiers' corpses fell in the camp.

Zhao Yong hurriedly checked Marquis Longxiang's injuries. Fortunately, she had iron armor to protect her.

The fatal arrow that was originally aimed at her chest was deflected by the sturdy iron armor, but it hit her left arm.

At this time, the sleeve of the female Marquis's military uniform on her left arm was already stained red with blood.

Bai Jing's face was pale, and she tore off a piece of sackcloth and wrapped it around the wound on her left arm.

Then, she coldly instructed Zhao Yong.

"Never mind me! You continue to defend the camp! Go and block the Tiele people!"

Zhao Yong quickly cupped his fist.

"Marquis, rest assured! Please rest in the tent first, we will definitely block the Tiele people!"

Marquis Longxiang was injured, and the Longxiang army's situation was already precarious. The soldiers were uneasy, and there were already signs of collapse.

Just at this moment, the Tiele people in the rear camp were in great chaos.

The hundreds of Tiele soldiers besieging the rear suddenly collapsed and scattered.

Zhao Yong, who had just walked out of the camp tent, looked up and saw a small group of Liang army cavalry scattering the Tiele people and rushing towards the rear camp.

Seeing that the leader was Centurion Li Yuan, Zhao Yong was extremely excited.

He quickly ordered the soldiers to open the camp gate!

Immediately, dozens of Liang army cavalry, led by Li Yuan, rushed into the central army camp.

Li Yuan jumped off his horse, and facing him was Marquis Longxiang's guard, Zhao Yong.

The current Zhao Yong was also covered in injuries, with blood-stained cloth strips wrapped around his shoulders and legs, looking very miserable.

When he saw Li Yuan, it was as if he had seen hope, and there were even faint tears in his eyes.

But now time was pressing, and Li Yuan didn't say anything else, quickly grabbed Zhao Yong and asked, "Where is the Marquis? Where is she?"

Zhao Yong pointed to the central army tent.

"Centurion Li, come with me, the Marquis... the Marquis is injured."

Li Yuan was shocked, and he hurriedly followed Zhao Yong into the central army tent.

At this time, in the tent, the female Marquis Bai Jing's face was pale, and her whole body was trembling slightly due to the intense pain.

She suddenly heard footsteps outside and looked up.

But she found that the person who came in was actually Li Yuan. The female Marquis was overjoyed, and a forced, ugly smile appeared on her face. Just as she was about to say something,

Li Yuan walked a few steps to the female Marquis and suddenly said,

"Marquis! This subordinate is being rude!"

Then, to everyone's shock, Li Yuan reached out and directly picked up Marquis Longxiang, then carried her on his back and turned to run towards the tent door.

While running, he shouted to Zhao Yong, who was still in a daze.

"Zhao Yong, tell all the brothers of the Longxiang army! Gather the entire army! Follow me and retreat!"

"I, Li Yuan! Will lead you out!"