Volume 5, Chapter 13: Defeat at Anze (1/2)

Volume 5, Chapter 13: Defeat at Anze

<blockquote class="Quote">Yong Dynastic Records</e</eht and beautiful sunlight of spring ht again caused her to show a di raised her head and looked, catching sight of Huyan Shou standing there bewildered He gazed at her as if he wanted to say so, but hesitated A resolute and for’s heart stirred Having spentin brothels, she knew that Huyan Shou had fallen in love At this moment, Ruyue whispered to her, “Miss, that day, it was General Huyan who personally carried you back to the shi+p”

Although Su Qing was hard-hearted, she could not help blushi+ng as she recalled the warm embrace she felt when she was unconscious So it was this h her However, after thinking soh Huyan Shou was noeneral and his authority was below hers, as the vice coer Guard and dispatched by the emperor to protect the Marquis of Chu, this man’s future prospects were ih her position in the ence Management Section In addition, with her secret exposed, even if the eate further because of her contributions, she would almost certainly be removed from her military rank She couldn’t care less about these matters If she could witness Northern Han’s fall, it did not uished However, it would not be good if she implicated others Because of this, the two of theimpassively said, “Many thanks to General Huyan for the eneral is about to return to the ar that Su Qing’s face was cold as ice, Huyan Shou felt as if the entirety of his being had frozen However, thinking back to the scene fro stirred On that day, he had personally witnessed this wo sentiettable i it over, not only was Su Qing beautiful, her martial arts skills were also spectacular, and her talents were outstanding As for himself, he was only a lowly officer of the Imperial Guard Hoas he a capable match for this kind of wonderful woaze Resisting his feelings of adoration with difficulty, he replied, “All war is dangerous General Su, fro apathetically, Su Qing returned, “Many thanks for General’s kind intentions Su Qing will certainly treasure her life”

Su Qing was taken to shore of the Qin River by a skiff Su Qing’s subordinates were anxiously waiting there for her return Seeing Su Qing come ashore, they all simultaneously kneeled and said, “Subordinates pay our respects to the general”

Seeing the faint joy in their sole knew that they had not beco to reveal the frailties of her soul, only frostily stating, “We’re going to Anze” Finished speaking, she took the reins of a horse handed her Mounting, she took the lead and charged forth

The scouts and spies exchanged looks All of the’s identity and past were uni was that this woman had risked life and li they valued greatly Further, Su Qing’s abilities filled them with ad before a porthole aboard the tower shi+ps, I had a slight s outside I inquired, “Xiaoshunzi, you have sparred with Su Qing Why did you not discover that she had ties with Wen Ziyan?”

After falling silent for some time, Xiaoshunzi responded, “This servant has seen so’s swordsmanshi+p was directly passed down from Wen Ziyan, and Wen Ziyan’s swordsmanshi+p was quite different froyi Sect It was evensome of the ostentation However, this servant recalled Wen Ziyan’s fir’s temperament is quite similar to her master’s There is no way she wouldin the yi Sect As a result, this servant did not openly try to uncover this , I asked, “Are you worried that I would seek to coyi Sect?”

Xiaoshunzi dryly answered, “Young o so far However, it has always been in young hly General Su is not someone who can be so easily exploited or duped This servant does not want to see the young rievance with her As a result, I did not reveal thisfrohly understood ’s past early on, I would definitely have sent her to Southern Chu At present, I truly felt that the restraints upon Southern Chu were too inadequate Moreover, I would probably also keep s from her This was my usual practice when I ereatly disliked revealing the entirety of ’s history was revealed in such a manner, I only had two choices before me—continue to employ or dismiss her

As far as I was concerned, I did not have any doubts about Su Qing’s loyalties In addition, her status ast the spies was quite i officers and soldiers were concerned, they were far reles of the court The connections between her and the Fengyi Sect were not enough for distrust to arise The reason why those officers and soldiers were so shocked by the revelations about Su Qing’s identity was because they orried that Su Qing would be implicated After all, acts of treason were punishable by the nine fah they probably did not es in the rank and file of the es would i the under these conditions was of benefit to Great Yong However, this was onlywould not be dised in Qinzhou The final decision would be left to the eh the enanimous, he was ultireat importance to his throne and to the eyi Sect plotted treason, Wen Ziyan had practically pursued the eh the emperor had displayed his esteem for Wen Ziyan after her death, a dead enemy was the best enemy If Wen Ziyan died, it was naturally of no importance If Wen Ziyan survived, she would likely have been beheaded and her head displayed in public As a result, Su Qing’s fate had yet to be decided

I looked at the secret memorial on the desk In reality, I did not want to submit this petition at this moment It was best to wait until the battle in Qinzhou ended However, I would not assuht Inspection Departer Guard would also submit their petition to the eht within the snare of love, it was better to report this matter as soon as possible than to conceal it I could at least preserve Su Qing’s life The woreat admiration Even Xiaoshunzi was of mind to protect her, not to speak of myself

At this moment, the dazed Huyan Shou walked in He said, “There is a report fro that the Anze garrison is extreh Moreover, they have ehness wishes to mobilize the fleet to provide assistance In addition, His Io to the arhtly Why was Northern Han resisting so heavily at Anze? According to reason, the fortifications at Qinyuan² were high and heavy,it easily defended and difficult to attack In addition, it had a stable supply line It was clear that the size of the Northern Han ar its lith like this, would it not be best to lure the ene stubbornly to the defenses at Qinyuan to reduce the Yong arht the decisive battle This was theinvasion However, as I could not think this through, I temporarily set it aside In any case, the Prince of Qi and company were all veteran coh this suspicious fact and would definitely be on their guard Gazing at the luxuriant vegetation of the ht to naw I hope that o off without a hitch Of course, it was best if there was no need for it

Staring with cool detach army below the walls, Duan Wudi’s expression was solearrison to ensure that the defense was as steady as Mount Tai The preparations h In addition, there were abundant troops within Combined with Duan Wudi’s strict leadershi+p, the defenses were quite tight However, this was not enough to alleviate the exhaustion on hisar thee the town Their teed the town around the clock Nofortified positions, it was quite difficult for him to continue The hail of arrows both on and below the walls were nonstop The sounds of catapults, bowstrings, and crossbow s and boulders, boiling oil and water had ravaged the façade of the walls of Anze At some locations were revealed the clay behind the bricks of the wall If this continued, it would only be a matter of tied his te poisoned last time, his constitution had taken a blow and he tired quite easily Duan Wudi forcibly braced hiazed down fro army was an azure da arolden arown The prince was seated and deep in happy conversation with a scholar in azure robes This kind of scene was a greater blow to e of Anze

After watching with indifference for so The Northern Han navy rushed out of Anze’s western water gate, going around to the southern side where the Yong ar A burst of crossbowAnze had prepared for this far in advance Wielding their shi+elds, they took shelter froe naturally weakened Anze had once again repelled a round of violent attacks fro fleet’s warshi+ps appeared, they found it impossible to halt the withdrawal of the Northern Han navy When the Zezhou fleet first arrived yesterday, Duan Wudi had used catapults to attack and sink one of the Yong warshi+ps Fro warshi+ps did not dare to approach the water gate of Anze

After seeing this Yong unit retreat and another unit slowly close, Duan Wudi breathed a sigh of relief, ordering the soldiers on the battlements to be relieved by other soldiers The soldiers on the battleht for half a day It was time for them to rest Duan Wudi raised his eyes and looked to the north He thought, Why haven’t the Grand General’s reinforceood enough for me to hold out for five days However, today is already the fourth day</e to feel apprehensive, a bodyguard hurriedly ran over to report, “General, athat General act in accordance with the plan”

Finished speaking, the bodyguard handed over a letter Duan Wudi rapidly opened the letter After reading its contents, ecstasy bloomed within and a s down at the Yong ar intent appeared in Duan Wudi’s eyes

At thiswas clearly off Duan Wudi was not a fool and Long Tingfei was not an idiot With Anze’s current situation, it was i army’s advance If this were Qinyuan, it would be impossible to capture it without a h Duan Wudi’s leadershi+p was solid, the width and height of Anze’s walls htly defended to wait for the arrival of reinforcements Why did they not retreat back to Qinyuan? Between Anze and Qinyuan were a chain ofhills If they retreated step by step, based upon available fortifications and strongholds, it would be enough to delay us for at least aes would have to rely upon a forced attack by our soldiers

Gazing at Anze, which was on the verge of collapse and still continued to stand upright, I found it difficult to hide hness, has Su Qing relayed any intelligence?”

Frowning, the Prince of Qi answered, “Not yet However, we received another batch of supplies yesterday In addition, they delivered several Divine Armed Bows We should be able to use thehtly noddedoff into the distance With the sun setting in the west, the color of the sky grew yellow I had no intention of watching the siege continue into night I hope that I will be able to see Anze fall to?</e up with a bad possibility

In a set of ecru clothes, Su Qing stealthily advanced in the wilderness Ever since she had returned to the battlefield, she had discovered that soh the Northern Han ared for nu scouts that passed through the Anze peri herhad snuck into this area Fortunately, there was an endless strea not yet completely retreated to Qinyuan The oddness of the situationdissension within Anze’s garrison After all, if unexpected happened, Anze would fall As for her duty, it was to ensure that nothing unexpected occurred