Chapter 997: Defense
The cavalry on the hill in the distance gathered more and more, but in the blink of an eye, on the hill in the distance, there were already about a thousand cavalry, who were watching the remnants of the Xia army struggling in the snow from top to bottom.
Under the even more dazzling sunlight in the snow, the banner above the head of the cavalry on the hill sounded in the wind, and a rushing aura of slaughter rushed towards Yeluyue and them like a sea of mountains.
"Protect Your Highness and retreat ......." Yelu Yixue patted his horse's belly with his legs, and while staring at the cold cavalry on the hill in the distance, he ordered his men to immediately protect Yelu Yue and retreat.
And at this moment, in front of them to the left, there was another sound of neighing horses, and I saw another cavalry, from the valley not far away, like a vicious wolf pack, with an eerie aura, slowly emerged.
Ye Luyue and the others couldn't help but feel numb in their scalps, and the war horse trampled on the thick snow restlessly, and began to retreat involuntarily.
In the past few days, they have never encountered two Mongol cavalry at the same time on their way east, and even if they only encountered one Mongol cavalry each time, they have already fallen into a desperate situation of heavy casualties.
Now two Mongol cavalry teams appeared in front and left at once, not only Yelu Yue felt the breath of despair, but even Yelu Yixue, looking at the two cavalry in the distance at this moment, also because of the oncoming murderous aura and pressure, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and the tired division under his command was already difficult to compete with the new force of the Mongols.
The uneasy atmosphere in the crowd became stronger and stronger, and then the war horses that affected the crotch also became more and more uneasy, snorting from time to time, trampling the snow under their feet restlessly, and began to retreat unobediently.
"No need, there's no way back." Yeluyue was finally relieved at this moment, a rare peaceful smile appeared on her face, the cold wind mixed with snowflakes hit the indifferent Yeluyue's face, looked at Yeluyi Xue who turned back in surprise, and said with a calm smile: "General Yelu, order everyone to take the initiative to attack the Mongols in the valley." ”
"Your Highness......." Yelu Yixue was startled, and then involuntarily glanced at the cavalry on the hill, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, stop them in the future, you take the others to detour from the valley mouth on the right, this is already not far from Xiping Mansion, you can't just give up." ”
"Look at the waving flags on the hills." Ye Luyue still had a peaceful smile on her face, and even a hint of ease and gentleness.
"Your Highness......." Yelu Yixue still didn't understand what Yelu Yue meant.
"You have been fighting with Zhong Silkworm and Mo Xiaobao for a long time, have you forgotten the code between us?" Yeluyue's face shone with happiness, life and death had already been seen through on the way to escape, especially after the royal city was broken, Yeluyue no longer cared whether she was alive or dead.
The reason why she has been so persistent, in addition to the loyalty of Yelu Yixue and other soldiers, is her reluctance to Ye Qing in her heart, so along the way, the one who can support her not to fall and is willing to continue to move forward bravely is Ye Qing in the distant Song Kingdom.
She wanted to see Ye Qing again, and even ...... Just like she fantasized when she was often in a daze along the way, she wanted to die in the arms of her beloved if she could.
So she is willing to continue to the east regardless of everything, even if the bad weather is full of snow, it is difficult to move an inch, but as long as she thinks in her heart, her final destination will be in the arms of her beloved, and when she closes her eyes peacefully and leaves this world, her heart will burn with a desperate courage.
Subutai didn't know that there were other armies to surround the princess of Liao, and even if there were, it should be two hours, or even three hours later, before they could get here, so when Subutai looked at the remnants of the Xia people in front of him, he had to be wary of the unidentified cavalry on the high post.
As the remnants of the Xia people began to move in their direction, Subutai found that the unidentified cavalry on the hill above his head was also slowly swooping in their direction.
"It's the cavalry of the Song people." Subutai looked at the war horse next to him, and said to the young man with a slightly immature face.
"How dare they go down here?" Jochi frowned as the eldest son of the Great Khan, and now he has won the trust of Temujin, and there is a brave general like Subutai to assist Jochi, so that the young man who has been galloping on the battlefield for many years now seems extremely calm and composed, even in the face of the attack of the two cavalry.
"From Xiping Mansion to here, there is a distance of more than 300 miles, it seems that Ye Qing, for the sake of this princess of Liao, is really going to turn his face with the Great Khan." While ordering his men to prepare for the attack, Subutai protected Jochi and rode his horse to a high slope with a better line of sight, and said as he watched the snow begin to roll down.
"Order the army to retreat five hundred steps, this is the valley mouth, which can slow down their attack on us." Jochi said as he looked back and forth, at the narrower Taniguchi in front of him.
At this time, in the Liao army, Yeluyue had slowly fallen to the back of the army, and when Yelu Yixue took a part of the cavalry and began to rush towards the valley where the Mongols were located, the Zhong silkworm on the original hillside was also divided into two roads at this time, one ran towards the direction where the Mongols were, and the other ran towards the tail of the Liao cavalry, ready to meet Yeluyue.
For four days, Liu Keshi of Xiping Mansion was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, it had been four days since Ye Qing sent him, and he should have left for the first time, but now he still had to stay in Xiping Mansion, waiting for Tian Lin, Zhong Silkworm, or Mo Xiaobao to come back, and he could leave Xiping Mansion with confidence.
But now, he has sent countless scouts in the past few days, but he still can't contact Mo Xiaobao and the others, they seem to have disappeared out of thin air in this snowy world.
Liu Keshi could already foresee how ugly his face was in Yanzhou at this time, and even, as long as he thought of Ye Qing's gloomy face, he would tremble all over his body.
He is really in awe of Ye Qing, and he is the kind of awe from the bottom of his heart, from the outside to the bones, and even in the blood, there is a hidden awe of Ye Qing, and more importantly, since following Ye Qing, he has never disobeyed Ye Qing's orders, but this time, Mo Xiaobao and the others have killed him miserably.
Who knows what Lord Ye will do with himself when he sees Ye Qing, although he says that his life is worry-free, but ...... He shuddered at the thought of the gloomy face in front of him.
"Lord Liu, I've found Commander Mo." A scout's hoarse voice suddenly sounded in Liu Keshi's ears at this moment, which was tantamount to the sound of heaven.
Hearing the sound of the scout outside, Liu Keshi's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly opened the curtain and ran out, as soon as he saw the scout, he found that his feet slipped, and then Liu Keshi's whole person fell to the ground in an instant.
"Lord Liu......." The scout was taken aback, it was the first time he had seen Liu Keshi so anxious and panicked in the past few miles, and of course, the embarrassment of falling on his head was also the first time he saw it.
"Tell me, where is Commander Mo now?" Liu Keshi didn't care about the pain of his hip bone, so he hurriedly got up and asked.
"Commander Mo said that he would be able to rush back to the city tonight, and he also asked Lord Liu not to be in a hurry ......." The scout truthfully played Mo Xiaobao's words.
"Fart, if he doesn't come back, I'll be ruined. Didn't you tell him that Lord Ye ordered me to rush back to Chang'an immediately four days ago? Liu Keshi heard that Mo Xiaobao would not be able to return to Xiping Mansion until dark, and in this case, wouldn't he have to wait until tomorrow to set off?
"Got it." The scout nodded a little embarrassed and said, "But Commander Mo said that he still has important matters at the moment, and he has to keep an eye on the Mongols who bite him, and he has to help ...... said that he had to help Commander Zhong and Commander Tian to contain the Mongol cavalry ....... ”
"Mo Xiaobao...... Did he fight the Mongols? Didn't you say that you were not allowed to conflict with the Mongols? Liu Keshi heard that Mo Xiaobao was in contact with the Mongols, and it seemed that there was also a conflict between Tian Lin and Zhong Silkworm and the Mongols, which instantly made Liu Keshi's heart rise with a bad premonition: "Quick, pass my order, everyone immediately get on guard, close the city gate, no one is allowed to enter or leave without my order." ”
"Lord Liu, ...... are you?" The scout asked, a little confused.
"Mo Xiaobao, since they have a conflict with the Mongols, it is difficult to guarantee that the Mongols will not take the opportunity to attack Xiping Mansion. In the eyes of the Mongols, Xiping Mansion at this time must be empty of troops, and it is a great opportunity to seize it. Liu Keshi hurriedly walked away, at this time, Ye Qing was so anxious to let him go back to Chang'an, and he was completely left behind.
After all, compared to returning to Chang'an a few days later, if Xiping Mansion is lost in his own hands, it will really be a big sin to be beheaded!
"I was really killed by Mo Xiaobao and the three of them, I knew that I shouldn't have let them all go out of the city!" Liu Keshi scolded as he walked, and with the sound of horns sounding in all corners of Xiping City, and as the city gates on all sides were closed one by one, the entire Xiping Mansion suddenly became nervous again after a few days of stability.
Panting breathlessly, he climbed up to the top of the city, looking at the white snow under the gradually westward sun, a black path that had been trampled by the people and scouts in the past few days stretched straight to the far west like a spear.
Scouts like ants began to spread out from the gates of Xiping Province, and then stepped on long imprints in the snow, and began to look around Xiping Province to see if there was a large army of Mongols attacking this side.
The people in the city looked at the soldiers of the Song people, and rushed up to the city tower one by one with solemn expressions, and simple fortifications began to be built outside the city, and the repelling horses and guns, as well as the ditches that were about to be filled during the siege, were dug up again.
Until the sunset all submerged into the horizon, the entire Xiping Mansion was still nervously building fortifications to defend against the Mongols' siege, but at this time, under the bewitchment of Liu Keshi's three-inch tongue, the Xia people in the city gradually began to participate in the construction of the fortifications.