activa-t Chapter 234 Live First
Chapter 234 Live First
The several deputy generals who came in later didn't know what happened next and stood at the door feeling very uneasy.
They couldn't believe that their respected General Xie would betray them, and they couldn't believe that he was the one who led the people who besieged the city.
The Queen looked at the expressions of the people at the door and gave Xie Lang a look, asking him to explain himself.
Xie Lang waved his hand lazily, motioning everyone to come over and sit down.
"Where were you guys talking about before? Come over and continue reporting to the Queen."
After he said that, he stood up and prepared to go to the city wall to take another look.
"That's the prince who's still favored, right? Is he worth a month's worth of food and fodder?"
The queen lowered her eyes, not knowing how to answer this question.
The emperor's favorite son was the eldest prince, but the eldest prince had been deposed.
The others, including Song Junyan, should all be under the emperor's evaluation.
Seeing that she was slow to respond, Xie Lang sighed in understanding.
"I thought I could get some benefits from him."
The result was that he was an unpopular prince, which was really disappointing.
"I had already been collecting food and fodder before I set out, but the journey was long and the Chahar people were blocking the way. If we couldn't open up the road, we couldn't transport food and fodder in even if we had them."
So now they not only have to race against time, but also have to find a way to send news to the capital.
Xie Lang nodded, "Okay, you are good at these, Qi Yu and I will listen to you, you can use these people as you like."
As he said this, he strode out of the door. Chahar's deputy general was still attacking the city from time to time, so the main general had to be on the city wall.
The Queen looked at his back and seemed to be hesitant to speak. Finally, she raised her hand and gestured in front of everyone, signaling them to sit down and talk.
The most exciting old love and grudges have been seen, and how to arrange the follow-up and how to escape and fight back are not things the two sisters can help with.
As soon as the discussion started here, the two sisters quietly left.
"Sister, what do you think we should do if we really can't go back?"
"Then stay."
As long as you can survive, it doesn't matter where you are.
The two talked as they walked towards the city. They had just entered the city today and didn't know much about the place yet.
I just went to the wounded soldiers camp and was frightened by Xie Lang's evil aura.
Now that the "crisis" has been resolved, they can take advantage of the fact that the fighting is not too intense and look around the city.
The border wars have never stopped in recent years, and the land here is not fertile to begin with. The war has affected the people and they even grow less crops.
Without food, people can’t have enough to eat. Not only the soldiers in the barracks, but the people in the city are also starving.
As they traveled along the way, they saw that all the people were pale, thin and extremely unhealthy.
Lu Xinran looked at the people on the roadside, and her heart felt sore and painful as if it had been crumpled and thrown on the ground.
“It’s hard for the people to prosper, and it’s hard for the people to die.”
She thought of this sentence subconsciously.
If the emperor had not been suspicious and stupid, the border would not be in such a state.
In the capital, he was thinking every day about how to balance the government and which concubine to favor, but he never thought that in another land, his people were still suffering from the war, not having enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, having no place to live, and being displaced.
Lu Xinlan held her hand tightly: "Let's go and see if we can help."
The Qiang army outside the city, which had not retreated, began to attack the city again. They had just entered an embroidery workshop to help the ladies who were mending clothes when they were sent back to the queen by the guards who had been found.
"I just received news that Chahar has brought another 100,000 men to attack the city. A total of 200,000 men are outside the city. Hanyu Pass... may not be able to be defended. You guys stay in the general's mansion first. If the city is breached, you guys should find a way to escape."
After the queen gave these instructions, she immediately left with a group of deputy generals.
The roar of fighting had resounded throughout the city, and the two sisters held each other's hands tightly.
When we came here, we all knew that the situation here was not optimistic, but we didn't expect it to be so serious.
The two of them sat in the empty study, and no one spoke at this moment.
The voice in my heart that had always been there and gone from time to time, now completely quieted down.
The sounds of fighting spread from the afternoon to the evening, and gradually became quieter as night fell.
Outside the window, one could see flames reflecting in the sky, and it seemed as if a huge fire had broken out both inside and outside the city walls.
In my mind, the system was anxiously trying to analyze the situation.
What if, what if the city gate is breached and the surroundings are completely blocked, you won’t be able to escape even if you want to.
"Host, you can't die. What will I do if you die?"
"No, I trust the Queen."
She not only believed in the queen, but also believed in the man who had gone to great lengths to rescue her from the palace.
If Xie Lang had no other choice, he would definitely not let the queen come here and die with them.
The man spoke harshly, but his heart was filled with the queen.
As if to confirm his thoughts, the sounds of fighting outside gradually stopped near midnight.
There were already people on the city wall helping the injured soldiers down. The blood-soaked queen came down from the wall and nodded slightly when she saw them. Then she turned around and went with Xie Lang to find the camp.
Song Junyan, who had disappeared for most of the day, followed behind them. His expression could not be seen in the firelight. After experiencing the baptism of war, his originally impetuous aura had become completely restrained.
He was born in the capital and grew up in the imperial palace. The farthest place he had been to over the years was the provincial capital adjacent to the capital.
I never knew the border was like this, and I never knew war was so cruel.
He looked past the two sisters and followed the Queen, his steps following without hesitation.
The siege continued over the next few days.
The casualties in the city were increasing, and the food supplies were becoming less and less.
Even Lu Xinran's sister's daily food intake was reduced to almost the same level as that of the soldiers.
No one complained. It was a blessing to be alive in this war that was like a meat grinder.
On the sixth day after they arrived at Hanyu Pass, the secret decree from the capital finally reached the Queen.
Food and supplies are on the way, and the second batch of reinforcements is also on the way.
The emperor mobilized 50,000 troops to be stationed at Haishan Pass, and all the main generals guarding Haishan Pass were on their way.
If we only count the walking distance, it will take at least seven or eight days to reach Hanyu Pass.
Having food and reinforcements was great news for them. Xie Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief after reading the secret decree.
"Are these also part of your calculations?"
The queen raised her eyebrows. After spending the past few days together, the initial dissatisfaction and awkwardness in her heart had dissipated, and she even started to joke with him while talking to him.
Xie Lang rubbed his temples and after a while he gave a naughty smile.
"I've said before that I don't want to die. If I don't want to die, I have to think of a way."
He can still stand here to defend the city and still do his best, so he thinks he is worthy of the dog emperor in the capital.
This is not his world, so why should he be so foolish as to devote himself to it until his death?