Yijuan cloud

Chapter 75 The General's Weakness

After a military order, more than a thousand soldiers quickly finished cleaning up.

The cavalry was in front and the infantry was behind, and they began to move quickly in a well-trained manner.

I sat on the horse, pedaling hard, holding the reins firmly with both hands, feeling the pleasure of the howling wind.

The blue sky is high, and the warm sunshine shines down without any obstruction, shining on the silver armor of the soldiers, as if there is a sparkling river flowing around them.

The sound of horse hooves and drums seemed to resound between heaven and earth, exciting and shocking, dispelling the powerlessness and depression in my heart.

The horse ran very fast. I had never ridden so fast before, and I didn't feel scared at all.

Zhong Ming, who was beside me, stretched out a hand and asked me to hand over the reins and hold him together, but I refused. I no longer needed to be held by the reins to ride, and I refused to slow down.

The rider at the front is particularly eye-catching. His burly body gallops forward with an unstoppable and intimidating aura. The soldiers behind him are closely following him.

When I was in the midst of a rapid march, I truly experienced the power of a golden horse and an iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, and I also felt infinite awe.

This is the army, a weapon of the country tempered by the lives of countless men. Every move it makes is of great importance, and there is no room for rashness.

Moreover, your orders cannot be violated.

My mind gradually calmed down and I carefully considered the current situation.

In the two years since Ying Xuanzong took the throne, his throne has not been stable.

Uprisings continued in various places, the situation was turbulent, and King Jin was vigorously fighting against it, so Daying was in turmoil.

It's extremely cold at high places, let alone in strong winds and waves.

Ninth Five Supreme Beings, if you want to secure your throne, you must eliminate all suspicious people and things.

The emperor has always distrusted Prince Yi, so Prince Yi has always shown his loyalty even at the risk of his life. He can be called loyal and submissive. Why doesn't the emperor believe him?
I couldn't figure it out, but I figured out another thing.

I happily said to Zhong Ming: "General Fan has not given up on saving the prince, otherwise there would be no need for us to follow him."

Zhong Ming said: "It is because General Fan is in the north that the Tumote troops are wary, so we must follow General Fan closely and ask him to ensure that the prince returns safely."

The soldiers in front began to turn south. It seemed that they were leaving the hinterland of the grassland and heading towards Yehu Ridge.

At this moment, suddenly a soldier galloped towards us, running close to us, and soon blocked our way. I quickly tightened the reins and stopped the horse.

Only then did he see that he was Fan Li's personal soldier, and he said loudly: "The general has an order, please let everyone in the palace say goodbye and go back to the city."

I was taken aback.

"Young general, the general has allowed us to join the army, so why is he asking us to go back?" Zhong Ming reined in his horse, turned around in circles, and said anxiously.

"I'm just passing on the order, and please come back quickly."

"Can you take me to see the general?" Zhong Ming said.

The soldier said: "The general is busy with military affairs and has no time to do anything else."

"Please be accommodating, young general, and let us have a few words with General Fan."

Zhong Ming said, winking at me, and the horse took a few steps forward. As soon as he moved, the soldier stepped forward to stop him.

I knew Zhong Ming's thoughts and saw the cavalry in front of me getting further away, so I took off the silver hairpin from my head and stabbed the horse violently. The horse felt pain, neighed, and jumped out like an arrow.

"Stop! What are you doing?" The soldier shouted loudly from behind, but the voice was still far away from me.

Although his skills on horseback are better than mine, he can't run faster than a crazy horse.

At first, I still held on to the reins tightly and rode with all my strength.

But when I crossed diagonally and was about to catch up with the cavalry in front, the horse raised its head and became impatient. With a pull, it was freed from its stiffness.

I couldn't help but get scared, and I hurriedly leaned down and hugged the horse's neck tightly. This was the method Fan Li taught me when he taught me how to ride a horse.

That time was much slower than this time. I almost got knocked down, not to mention that the horse under me was going crazy now.

Just when I was horrified, a black horse running equally fast appeared in my sight.

The man on horseback was wearing armor, and a white light flashed against the sun, and then he stretched out a hand.

"Give me a hand."

Fan Li's familiar voice made me subconsciously reach out my hand, and then my body became light and the world was spinning. When I turned around again, I was already leaning in his arms.He put one arm around me and let out a long sigh, and the horse slowed down.

"I've never seen a girl like you." His voice sounded coldly from above.

I was dizzy and couldn't say a word, but I felt relieved. I leaned against his cold armor, closed my eyes and breathed heavily for a while, and then I sat up straight.

Fan Li and I were the only ones riding slowly around on his horse. The horse I was riding had long since disappeared, and the army continued to march in the distance, with only a few horses riding towards us.

Without further ado, I turned to look at Fan Li and said, "Brother Fan, you promised us to stay in the military camp, why don't you just count it?"

With a calm expression, he said, "Just because of this, you don't even want to take your life?"

I thought of the danger just now, curled my lips, and said aggrievedly: "I thought I was riding well, but I just wanted the horse to run faster. Who would have thought that it would disobey the training and try to knock me off..."

"If you stab it with a hairpin, it'll be strange if it doesn't hit you."

Fan Li looked back, turned over and dismounted, and then hugged me off the horse.

Soon his personal soldiers, three soldiers, and Zhong Ming rushed over.

"General!" The soldier jumped down and glared at me, but I just closed my eyes and ignored him.

Zhong Ming also dismounted, ran two steps, and knelt down towards Fan Li: "General! This servant and others are the attendants of the prince. The prince is in jail and will not return for a day, and the servant will also be without a day." Let’s go back to the house with dignity. At least we can be closer to the prince in the military camp. We don’t have to worry about going out and entering the city every day. I also asked the general to take care of the slaves for a while.”

Now that Zhong Ming has knelt down, I, as a member of Prince Yi's palace, can't help but kneel down and say, "I hope the general will take him in."

The knee-high grass undulated and swayed in front of me, and the sound of the wind was low and cold.

Fan Li said: "You have also heard that it is not my turn to intervene in this matter. Even if you arrive at the military camp, I will not be able to help you much. But since you want to stay in the military camp for a few days, then you can stay."

The soldier brought me another horse. When he handed it over to me, he said, "Horses are for riding. If the girl hurts this one, there will be no more horses left."

I quickly said: "No, never."

He said nothing, turned and rode away.

Zhong Ming and I rode with the team without saying anything.

As if it had just been a dream, I felt indescribably tired.

Even if we barely stay in the military camp, we understand that Fan Li will never help Prince Yi easily again.

I don’t know how long they had been riding, but Zhong Ming suddenly said: “Miss Lin’s behavior today impressed me with admiration. Zhong Ming thanked Miss Lin on behalf of the prince.”

I said, "Why do you want to thank me? We are all here to save Prince Yi."

I sighed and said, "But now that I think about it, I'm really scared."

The day after arriving at Yehuling, I heard from the soldiers in the camp that an envoy sent from Beijing had arrived and followed the Xuanfu Commander-in-Chief to negotiate with the Tumote Department.

Within half a day, the news came back.

Anda Khan no longer asked the Great Ying soldiers to withdraw from the northern border, but asked for tribute and mutual trade. He also asked the envoys and the general soldiers who went with them to stay together, and only ordered them to write to the emperor.

When this incident happened, the emperor was furious and issued an edict overnight, saying that the Tumote tribe had repeatedly violated Tianwei and he could not bear it anymore. He ordered Fan Li to lead his troops to negotiate with the Tumote tribe and force the Tumote tribe to hand over their people.

As for the mutual trade in tribute, the emperor categorically rejected it.

Fan Li was ordered to order thousands of troops. After a pre-departure training at the school grounds, Fan Li was ready to set off.

The spies came with news: Anda Khan had united several tribes in the grasslands and gathered tens of thousands of warriors, waiting to fight Daying.

Originally, it was enough to send out thousands of people, but at this time, no more people were allowed to be sent.

Zhong Ming and I looked at the soldiers busy preparing in the distance, feeling uneasy and uncomfortable.

They thought it was just a matter of rescuing the prince, and thought it was just a matter of negotiating with the Tumote tribe. However, overnight, it turned into a big war.

War is a battle between life and life.

It's plunder, it's bloody, it's cruel, but for what purpose?What are we fighting for?
You have to use this bloody path to get it.

Zhong Ming frowned and said, "I really underestimated this Tumote tribe. I think even the people in Beijing didn't expect that they would start a war. Now, I'm afraid that the Tatars will take advantage of it."

Zhong Ming's worries came true, and the Tatars, who were forced to move toward the hinterland of the northern grasslands, really made a comeback.

(End of this chapter)