Chapter 451 The Lonely City

Yumenguan.

The wind and snowstorm, and the world is white.

The wall is full of arrows, and the thick snow can't hide the raging blood stains. The broken Tang Dragon Flag was still proudly fluttering. The Tang soldiers who were guarding at the head of the city were all full of dishes, but their eyes were deep and energetic, and the long guns standing in the wind flashed with a sharp edge.

The gale passed, and there was silence.

In the Guancheng military village, Su Dingfang led his Huang Puma from the horse circle and stroked his cheek silently.

This yellow horse was a trophy he snatched from a grassland chief when he followed Li Jing's Northern Expedition to the Turks in his early years. After the war, on meritorious deeds, this horse followed it and followed human nature for many years.

The three treasures of soldiers and vests, only this horse is a living thing, which is also the most important. Lv Bu betrayed his father for a red rabbit horse, which was not ashamed of the world. But it also happens to prove that a BMW is important to martial arts people.

At this moment, the extremely humane BMW shook its tail, lowered its head and gently rubbed Su Dingfang with its cheeks. Hot tears flowed from a pair of jewel-like eyes.

Su Dingfang's hands trembled.

"Biao'er, Biao'er! If there is an afterlife, I will be the Lord for you...!" Su Dingfang bit the root of his teeth, trembled all over, and his eyes turned red.

One hand slowly reached to his waist and held the horizontal knife...

"General! General, don't!!"

Two horse pawns who raised horses shouted in a hurry. They rushed around and hugged Su Dingfang's arm and pulled his abbot's wrist. They knelt on the ground and pleaded bitterly: "It's a pity to kill such a good horse!!"

"Gone go! Let go!" Su Dingfang, who had always been gentle, roared furiously, kicked the two pawns away one by one, pulled the knife out of the sheath, and the tip of the knife pointed to Huang Puma's throat.

Huang Puma still just wagged his tail gently, but did not escape or dodge. He hit his nose a few times, and tears flowed in his eyes...

In the Yumen Pass, it has already run out of food. There are tigers and wolves in the front, but there is no way out. There used to be more than 15,000 soldiers in the army, but now there are only more than 7,000 left, and there is no grain of grain.

Now that the grain road is blocked when the heavy snow falls, it is still unknown when Lanzhou will come to supply and rescue. Su Dingfang had already ordered to kill horses for food, but the soldiers were ruthless. I was so hungry that I killed some old, weak and disabled horses to wrap my stomach. Three meals a day have already been changed to one meal a day, or even one meal two days.

"The horse must be killed, otherwise how can the soldiers resist the enemy? If there is a mistake in the Yumen Pass, Lanzhou will be closed, and the Central Plains will be in danger!" Su Dingfang Rusi made a decision - "Start with my mount!"

......

A movement shocked many soldiers. Everyone came out of the barracks and circled around Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang held up the knife and kept shaking.

"General..." The generals and soldiers begged in a low voice, "Don't kill! This is a rare thousand-mile-milet!"

"We are the most elite cavalry of the Kansai Army under the command of the young commander. What are we without a horse?

"Even if you starve to death, you can't eat horses! What's the difference between this and your own same robe?"

"General Su, show mercy! ......”

......

"Shut up!!" Su Dingfang was furious, shouted, and stabbed him with a knife! ......

“hui——”

A sad cry, blood mist splashed!

"Kill the horse, take the meat!" Su Dingfang roared, "Everyone must be full, and those who disobey the order will be killed!"

After saying that, Su Dingfang strode away.

The soldiers silently looked at Huang Puma, who was lying on the ground and twitching and bleeding, until it was choked. After a long time, several pawns pulled out more than a dozen horses from the stables. The soldiers present coincidentally knelt down in the snow and saluted the horses with fists.

Su Dingfang, who had climbed the tower, finally burst into tears when he saw this scene from afar...

"Young commander, how's it going over there? ... There has been no food and fodder for more than a month, and there is no news about Lanzhou. Recently, the Tubo people have attacked more and more fiercely. There is no food in the city, and the soldiers have suffered a lot of casualties... I don't know how long I can stay." Su Dingfang muttered to himself, "After eating, Su did his best..."

"Report--" suddenly shouted, breaking Su Dingfang's meditation.

"What's the matter?"

"Report to General Su, the big deal is not good - Yangguan is lost!!"

"What?!!" Su Dingfang immediately shouted blood on his forehead. He, who had been short of food for days, almost fell down.

Left and right will hurriedly hold him!

"Xue Wanche, what do you eat?" Su Dingfang closed his eyes and clenched his teeth and bit, "As soon as Yangguan is lost, Yumen will become a lonely city... How to guard!"

"General Su, you should return to Lanzhou as soon as possible, and ask the young commander to send more troops to help!"

Su Dingfang looked up at the sky, and the snowflakes were as gray...

"At this point, what else can we do? Pick 300 dead men to form a team to break out and report the emergency military situation here to Lanzhou. After Su Dingfang said this, he suddenly opened his eyes angrily and patted on the wall bricks, "Send! Kill the horse to get meat, the whole army is full of food, and vow to guard the Yumen Pass to the death!"

"No!"

At the same time, the Tang dragon flag on the wall of Yangguan Pass was cut down by the brother of the garqin Mausoleum.

"This Xue Wanche is so difficult to deal with!" Garzanpo gritted his teeth and said with hatred, "Send the order, cut off his head and hang the door to the public!"

"Second brother, you can't do this." The third brother of the gar family hurriedly persuaded, "Xue Wanche is at least a famous general for a while. And in this war, I have a little suspicion that I can't win. On the contrary, it was Xue Wanche, who was full of blood and sacrificed a battle, and generously went to justice and vigorously... Second brother, look, this Yangguan City was broken, and there was no prisoner. Even the seriously injured Tang army fought until the last minute or drew a knife to cut himself! Don't you think that they are warriors worthy of my respect?

Zan Po was suddenly speechless. Although she still hated it, she nodded with it. "Although they are their own masters, I have to admit that Xue Wanche is indeed a hero!" His soldiers are also warriors!"

"Before this expedition, the eldest brother warned us many times that we should quit the previous manic and fierceness and not kill blindly. We should learn more about the mental skills and tricks of the Han people, behead the city, and kill the heart first." Xiduo said, "Since we have captured Guancheng and killed the enemy, why not carefully entrate Xue Wanche and send several Han slaves to transport his body to Lanzhou for a favor? On the one's, it is to show the righteousness of our army; on the other, it is also good to fight against the morale of the Kansai army!"

"So good! Just do as you do - collect Xue Wanche and transport it to Lanzhou, prepare the whole army, and then attack Yumen Pass!"

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Due to the wind and snow, it was inconvenient to travel. A few days later, Qin Mubai arrived in Danzhou.

When he opened the window and saw the gate of Danzhou, Qin Mubai smiled at Chen Yan beside him and said, "Yan, now you should tell me what's going on with the groom and bridal chamber mentioned by Yuwen Hongtai?"

"What, do you really want to know?" Chen Yan smiled and said, "Gao Yang is really right. You guys like to provoke some romantic debts everywhere. If no one is looking at it for a moment, it will not be honest.

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Actually, if you don't say it, I mostly guess - is it related to Li Xueyan?"

"Mu Bai, from a woman's point of view, this time, I think you did something wrong." Chen Yan said.

"Well, I admit it." Qin Mubai sighed and said, "This time, I lied to too many people. Not only Li Xueyan, but also you and Louer, Chang'an's mother and brother and sister, and many people who really care about me... This will be a huge debt in my heart, and I don't know how to pay it off at that time.

"Li Xueyan must have been the worst deceived by you." Chen Yan said, "She almost died for you."

"This is somewhat unexpected..." Qin Mubai sighed, "I admit that I am despicable. I actually want to use her special identity to help me deceive Gar Qinling and Abandoned Zong. In fact, at the beginning, I was also hesitant. This kind of thing should not have been done by me. But at that time... I really had no choice."

"I understand. You don't have to explain." Chen Yan stretched out her hand, held Qin Mubai's hand tightly, and said, "When I heard Su Lianqing say that what you took was real poison, I understood how cruel you were at that time."

"Oh? Su Lianqing, did I tell you? Qin Mubai was a little surprised and said, "When?"

"Just the day before you showed up." Chen Yan smiled slightly and said, "Although she is very good at pretending to cover up, she can't hide it from my eyes after all. You know, she has always been afraid of heaven and earth, but she is afraid of me.

"That's true. I didn't expect you to come here." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "It's a mistake. I sent Tantai Dandan to Lanzhou to report the news, but I happened to pass by you and Louer."

"Say that first. How are you going to deal with Li Xueyan? Chen Yan asked.

"I don't know..." Qin Mubai sighed for a long time, frowned and said, "The debt owed always needs to be repaid. But a man doesn't use 'body promise' as a reward, does he?

"At this moment, you are willing to, she may not be willing to take it." Chen Yan said, "For women, the most desperate and disappointing thing is the deception and betrayal of the man they love. There is a saying that sorrow is greater than death. Li Xueyan was deceived and used by you so much. She is still an ice-clear girl who is not deeply involved in the world and only knows how to devote herself to her feelings. How do you ask her to bear it?

"..." Qin Mubai was speechless for a moment, and after a long time, he said, "Let's talk about it again! The war is not over yet!"

"It's good. Mu Bai, I know that everything is war-heavy now, and I don't want to nag too much and distract you for your children's private affairs. Chen Yan said, "I'll just say the last sentence - you can't treat Li Xueyan with escape."

"Okay, I know."

People enter the city, and the people welcome them. The news of the Magic Moon Valley victory has long spread to Shenzhou, and the city has been celebrating for many days. Now that Qin Mubai has returned with his troops, there is no doubt that he will be welcomed and praised as a heroic savior.

In Shanzhou Assassin's Mansion, Li Daozong heard that Qin Mubai returned to the city, but he could not sit still and sat in the government office. Moreover, he doesn't look so good.

The first thing after Qin Mubai returned to the city was to visit the King of Jiangxia. There is a tacit understanding between the two.

"Your Highness!" Qin Mubai bowed with his fists.

"Come on." Li Daozong answered with a long voice in his nose, neither cold but neither hot.

Qin Mubai waved his hand to signal others to retreat, then closed the door, walked to him and sat down, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, are you really angry with me?"

"There is no way to start with this." Li Daozong said solemnly, "I, why am I angry with you?"

"Oh, it seems that I'm really angry." Qin Mubai was a little drooling and said with a smile, "This time, it's my fault. Even the prince hid it. In fact, I should have met the prince. But..."

"Oc, you don't have to say it." Li Daozong took a deep breath and sighed heavily, "For good, things have passed, the battle has been won, and the crisis has been temporarily relieved. I'm not that small, so I won't care about you."

"Thank you for your magnanimity!" Qin Mubai hugged his fist and bowed, and then smiled and came forward flatteringly to pinch Li Daozong's shoulder. "The prince has presided over the overall command for me these days. It's really hard work. Someday, I will definitely repay the prince.

"Do not pretend here!" Li Daozong pushed Qin Mubai's hand away with one hand, his face was rigid, and he said with a serious face, "Don't beat around the bush, what are you going to do about Xue Yan? - You lied her so miserably! You almost died for your life, and let her go to the Tubo camp as a messenger to help you cheat - you can really do anything, bastard!"

"Your Majesty, calm your anger, calm your anger!" Qin Mubai knew that he was wrong and hurriedly laughed, "It's all my fault in this matter. I can't help it, and I will never explain it. I will definitely bear the responsibility; if the prince wants to punish me like this, I will say no words. At this point, it can only be like this. Why does the prince have to be angry and hurt his heart?

"Hey! Who let you have a clever mouth? I can't beat you! The resentment in my heart was more than half gone by your nonsense!" Li Daozong shook his head and smiled helplessly, and finally showed a trace of relief. He patted Qin Mubai on the shoulder and said, "Sanlang, I also know it's not easy for you. This time, you are really risking your life. In addition to my anger, I feel more sorry for you and Yan'er. Fortunately, your efforts have been rewarded, and the Magic Moon Valley victory is enough to be relieved. The court can also be handed over for a while. A few days ago, I wrote a report informing the court that you were killed in action and our army was defeated in Dafeichuan. Presumably, the military newspaper has reached the hands of His Majesty. Hurry up and report a good news to the court, so as not to cause chaos there.

"Okay, listen to the prince. I'll write it right away." Qin Mubai smiled and called out, "Come on, I'll serve you with pen and ink!"

"Hey, you boy! ...It's really worrying!" Li Daozong shook his head with hatred and love, sighed and said, "I don't know how much Shubao has suffered and worried for you over the years!"

Speaking of his father, Qin Mubai felt a pain in his heart, but he smiled and said, "The prince gives me the feeling now, just like my father."

"It is said that the son-in-law is better than half a son... Tut, you are not my son-in-law. I haven't agreed with you yet!" Li Daozong suddenly stared at Qin Mubai angrily, "Do you know that Xue Yan married you privately? Although this kind of thing is not counted, it is also her momentary nonsense, but the matter has already come out. How will you let her be in the future? ... After learning that you were back, Xue Yan fainted on the spot. The first thing I did after waking up was to set off and go back to Chang'an. Even I, a father, didn't know what words to use to comfort her. She is already ashamed to see people! - Son of a bastard, if you don't solve this big trouble for me, I will never end with you in my life!"

"Uh! ..." Qin Mubai was a little dumbfounded for a moment and muttered, "Then... Let's talk about it when the war is over!"

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