Volu the Qin River (1/2)

Volu the Qin River

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When the Yong army retreated in defeat, they blocked the river with an iron chain to hinder the Northern Han navy The terrain of the ions made it difficult to attack and defend The two arhting to a stale Records Volu of the thirtieth day of the thirdhad already arrived, thetemperature was still quite low and the breeze from the river was quite chilly Because cold concentrated on the Qin River, a fog formed Li Xian racked his brains Nearly ten thousand troops could be hidden within this valley and was the closest position to where the Northern Han ar ar the banks of the Qin River Starting today, they would slowly retreat with infantry support The valleys in this area were not ideal locations to repel eneh it was very hile to use infantry to defend against Northern Han cavalry, Li Xian never liked to make such sacrifices when there wasn’t any chance of victory

As a result, in Li Xian’s view, retreat was the only option Moreover, who knew if Northern Han would think of a way to attack? After all, these valleys also restricted thearmy’s cavalry Most i army could not re of the retreat needed to be inspired and ensure that the Northern Han ar army did not intend to defend the valley Of course, there also needed to be as few casualties as possible

As he pondered how to deal with the military situation before hi’s Li Xian was extre was so hectic yesterday, he had only heard that Jiang Zhe had departed beforehand and had no opportunity to question further Today, he intended to thoroughly question Xuan Song on how that fellow had fled before battle approached

Pulling open the flaps to Xuan Song’s tent, Li Xian discovered that there was no one inside Xuan Song had presue the defenses Li Xian did not paywalked inside As befitting of a ranking general, Xuan Song’s tent was quite cozy, divided between the inner and outer sections by heavy curtains Within the inner section was a standard military bed In the outer section were a table and a chair The ground was covered by a thick felt carpet

Li Xian sat down in the chair, beginning to consider how they would be able to retreat tidily and nimbly At this moment, he heard footsteps outside the tent One set was neither hurried nor slow instead clear and on, heavy and powerful Li Xian could hear that the talking side by side Without having to see theether Both of theues for years Presu up to do There was no harht?

Having made his decision, Li Xian lifted the heavy curtain and walked into the inner section of the tent Just as he hid his figure behind the curtains, Jing Chi pulled open the flaps to the tent With large strides Jing Chi entered the tent and without leave sat down next to the desk Picking up the teapot on the desk, he poured a large cup of green tea before downing the cup in one gulp Xuan Song followed Jing Chi inside Seeing this scene, he shook his head and said, “General is still fond of gulping What a pity for this top-quality tea that is offered as tribute to the Emperor This is excellent tea that I won fro the words “ar Chi immediately spewed all of the tea he had drunk He burst out into laughter and replied, “So this on playing weiqi If so, then this was easily won In those days, everyone within the residence of the Marshal of Heavenly Strategies knew that, although Sir Jiang’s talents were exceptional, he had mediocre skills at weiqi On one occasion when he lost especially miserably, he recited a poem entitled Seven Absolutes</eh I’m a coarse fellow, I still res in life involve eame of ly sit with hands folded, but hating that black and white are too distinct’”¹

Hearing this poehter Li Xian ell aware of the story behind the poe Chi re Zhe on that day At the ti Zhe and had been punished to copy this poeh the security of the prince’s residence was tight, the Fengyi Sect still had some spies within the residence Li Xian had heard the story fro However, afterwards, the security within the Prince of Yong’s residence becaht Toward the end, it was extreence

Xuan Song naturally did not know these personal details Instead, he sighed deeply, “The Marquis of Chu has an a not for fame and fortune2 And yet, his dedication is unquestioned as he strives his ut daren</einally, I treated it as merely a story However, I found this was not the case yesterday Yesterday, before he departed, Jiang e of his oill Presumably his exhaustion has reached the extremes We can only spare no effort to co daren has prepared, otherill betray His I this, Li Xian tre Palace, he had personally witnessed Jiang Zhe’s eure within the Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall On that day, Jiang Zhe seeravely ill to his bones, his tee of death When he saw Jiang Zhe again in the Eastern Sea, although Jiang Zhe had recovered his health, Li Xian still felt sorrohen he saw Jiang Zhe’s gray hair and frosted te Zhe see Zhe would frequently stay awake into the wee hours of the ence reports and had personally e Zhe’s skill when it ca Zhe wasZhe had retreated in advance, Li Xian only had so Zhe’s body probably couldn’t bear the difficulties of retreat As a result, Li Xian had not really gotten angry

Now, hearing how poor Jiang Zhe’s health had gotten before his departure, Li Xian could not help feeling apprehensive If Jiang Zhe suffered a relapse, what then? Not only would was his own mind restless, he couldn’t explain the situation to either the ele

With hisdeepened When he heard about Jiang Zhe’s condition, Jing Chi originally also frowned deeply However, when he heard breathing within, he was startled Dropping his hand to the hilt of his saber, he yelled questioningly, “Who is inside? Why are you eavesdropping?”

As a scholarly general, Xuan Song’sChi’s yell, he immediately rose and moved towards the flaps of the tent If there really were an assassin or spy present, then Xuan Song naturally did not want to be a burden to Jing Chi and aze, the curtains to the inner section of the tent were pulled aside and Li Xian walked out The prince’s face was icy, as he digage train and begin to retreat according to the plan This Prince is not in theand Jing Chi were both startled However, seeing the prince’s low spirits and with their position as subordinates, they could not criticize His I their assent, they departed to inal plan called for the Yong ar en h, the Prince of Qi wanted tothat the i did not speak up

By this tih up into the sky In the mouth of the valley ahead, the Northern Han ar ar suspicious, the Northern Han are weapons As a result, they did not reveal any openings Under ordinary circuo to battle to confront the ene Zhe had fallen ill, he had beco Jing Chi lead troops to face the enefei and Lin Bi sat on their horses that stood side by side, gazing at the confrontation raging at the ood while, Long Tingfei sadly re arht to completely recover their spirits and aura Our ar resolution of the Yong ar the sahtened enerals below Their officers and soldiers obey orders and are willing to sacrifice their lives It is a pity that even though Northern Han occupies a corner of the world, although united, we are not as strong as ish”

“Sister Bi, there is no need to be like this,” returned Long Tingfei with a smile “Once we have captured or killed Li Xian, the losses suffered by Great Yong will be disastrous ForQinzhou When the time comes, we can use diplo At that point, Great Yong will only be a shadow of its forhtly She knew that Long Tingfei was only consoling her It wouldn’t be so easy for Great Yong to collapse In addition, she was growing increasingly worried Leading these Daizhou troops out, she had promised her father and elder brothers that she would return to Daizhou before the twelfth day of the fourthrestlessly and Daizhou possessing only ten thousand troops—although the people of Daizhou slept eapons under their pillows—her two elder brothers were both valiant generals but not capable commanders-in-chief, and her father was bedridden

While the battle at theChi’s youthful deputies was especially brave and fearless He repeatedly broke into the Northern Han for arfei frowned Just as he was about to dispatch so hurriedly rushed over In a low voice, Xiao Tong reported, “General, allow the Lu brothers to go into battle That deputy is one of our people He definitely has urgent news to pass along”

Long Tingfei’s expression shi+fted as he loudly shouted, “Boyan, Zhongtian, Shuhan, lead some troops over You eneral!”

The three Lu brothers was already impatient to enter battle They pro had long since retreated to the side and spoken a few instructions to Lu Shuhan A cold gleam flashed across Lu Shuhan’s eyes before he followed his two elder brothers into battle

Very quickly, the three Lu brothers had charged to the fore Lu Boyan and Lu Zhongtian personally led troops to directly confront the charging Jing Chi Lu Shuhan, either intentionally or otherwise, led troops to head off the deputy general Both sides knew that the Northern Han arht As such, no one found this strange

Raising his lance, the deputy general charged forward Borrowing his horse’s power, he seeeneral not inferior to the now deceased Vanguard General Su Dingluan Seneral to let out a cry of alarave a harsh shout, sweeping his lance, just enough to strike the deputy general’s ribs and knock hiround However, the deputy did not concede defeat Even though he had fallen off his horse, the deputy general jumped up

Lu Shuhan stabbed forith his lance Right as the lance was about to pierce the deputy general’s throat, the deputy general flipped into the air Lu Shuhan’s lance brushed past the deputy’s cheek before stabbing into the soil Unable to reround However, the deputy threw his hand up and a deadly sharp throwing knife shot out like a flying e in ti the throwing knife with his teeth In this split second, the deputy general was rescued by the onrushi+ng Yong soldiers

Even though the two arht chaotically and there was hand-to-hand combat everywhere, this neat and tidy confrontation was clearly observed by all Both sides were full of iron-blooded men and deeply respected warriors Besides, Lu Shuhan’s attack was fierce, while the deputy general’s response was vigorous and nih the deputy was defeated, he had not lost too much face As a result, both armies belted shouts of acclaim At this e

Having battled for so its zenith, both sides beat the gongs to sound the retreat Consequently, both armies slowly retreated Back in the Northern Han encaenerals had been dis Xiao Tong gently rotated the handle of the knife The knife’s handle was hollow Within was a rolled piece of paper Upon it ritten in small characters:

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There are rumors in the army that the Marquis of Chu has suffered a relapse and has already returned to Zezhou The Prince of Qi is deter this afternoon