Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Qin Army Attacks Yan
The next day, while the ladies were finally packing up their luggage, Wen Ling picked up his baggage and quietly walked out of Jinglanxuan first.
If you say you can leave, you have to say hello to Murong Hong first, lest that kid say that she is not interesting enough in the future.
Today seems to be worse than yesterday, not to mention the lack of sunshine overhead, and even the wind blowing seems to be cold, as if the summer and autumn seasons are changing, just overnight.
Wen Ling reflexively tightened the placket, and before she had taken a few steps, she saw a young man in a dark blue robe hurrying towards her from a distance.
When Wen Ling saw someone coming, his eyes immediately smiled, "You came just in time, I was still looking for you." ”
The young man seemed to be in a hurry, grabbed Wen Ling's hand and gasped and said roughly, "Wen Ling, listen to me......"
Wen Ling was stunned by him, she had never seen him look so panicked, and she suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart.
"The Emperor of Qin drove his own expedition, and our 300,000 troops of Dayan were all wiped out, and only Murong Ping rode back to the city alone."
"Now if there is no one next to the Qin army in the west, it will break through Yecheng, only in a few days, you quickly pack your bags and follow me out of the city for refuge."
Word by word, her voice was like a thunderbolt in the sky, and she turned her face to look at Murong Hong in disbelief, as if she had hallucinated just now.
"Say it again." She seemed to be almost unable to hear her own heartbeat, and her face was full of snort.
"Dayan is defeated, and the Qin army is about to fight! If you don't leave, it's too late! The young man's eyes were scarlet, and he seemed to be spurting blood with grief, and he grabbed her hand fiercely.
The burden slipped weakly from her hand in an instant, and fell to the ground with a bang, and the ceramic jewelry given to her by Wen Xu in it was shattered and scattered in an instant.
"You say, the whole army is annihilated? What about my dad and brother! She asked heartbreakingly, holding the boy's arm tightly.
Murong Hong's pupils tightened, and he turned his face away from the girl's grief-stricken questioning.
"You say!"
He took a deep breath, his Adam's apple moved up and down, and he half-swallowed and half-spit out, "Your father and brother are both dead." ”
Wen Ling suddenly felt that the sky was dark in front of her, her heart seemed to have been split into two pieces by a knife at this moment, it was difficult to beat a minute, her brain seemed to have been drained of oxygen, and she was about to fall down in dizziness.
"Wen Ling!" Murong Hong hurriedly reached out to support her.
At this time, she wished that she was in Nan Ke's dream at this time, and when she woke up, Wen Xu was standing under the warm wind and sun, with a gentle smile on her lips, and a mellow and pleasant voice gently lingering in her ears.
He chuckled in the wind, "Ah Ling, I'm back." ”
Wen Ling forced herself to prop up, she reached out and wiped her cheeks, the tears pouring down her palms and spread and fell down her fingers. It seemed that from many, many years ago, she could not remember what it was like to cry.
Suddenly, she pushed Murong Hong away and shouted at him, "I don't believe it!" ”
"Murong Chong also showed me the letter sent by Wen Xu yesterday, how could they have died today!"
Murong Hong's eyes were full of unspeakable bitterness and distress, he stepped forward, sighed and said, "Biansai's letter will take more than two months to send to Yanjing, but the news of the defeat was brought back by Murong Ping in one day and one night. ”
Wen Ling's last hope was completely shattered, she only felt top-heavy, knowing that the truth was cruel, but that was the truth, she still deceived herself and couldn't accept it.
"I'm going to find Murong Chong! I'm going to ask him about it! ”
When Murong Hong heard that Wen Ling was going to find Murong Chong, a trace of panic arose in his eyes, his sword eyebrows were furrowed, and he hurriedly shouted, "He has already left the palace!" The emperor has abandoned the country and fled, and Dayan is about to die! ”
Wen Ling froze in place like a marionette, she looked at Murong Hong expressionlessly, as if she didn't know what he was talking about.
Murong Hong's heart softened, he stepped forward to hold Wen Ling's shoulder, and said softly, "Wen Ling, come out of the palace with me!" ”
"Let's find a place where there is no quarrel with the world and live a good life in the future."
For a long time, she was silent, as if time was standing still and the years were quietly gone.
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The sky is cloudy, the heaven and the earth are slaughtered, as if overnight, this once prosperous country has suffered a bloody storm.
The news that the Qin army was going to fight had already shrouded the heads of all the people of Yecheng like a thick fog, pressing the entire silent and solemn city out of breath.
People scattered in all directions, and countless money and utensils were scattered all over the place, and no one was in a hurry to pick them up; The invisible, frantic stampede fell on the weak bodies of women, children and the elderly, and everyone fled for their lives as if they were crazy.
The white-clothed young man on the high-headed war horse frowned, and there was an endless sadness in his eyes, like frost and snow covering the streets of Yecheng.
"Lord Wang, let's go quickly!" The black-clothed young man beside him persuaded in a hoarse voice.
Murong Chong turned his face, his fierce gaze shot at Yuan Xiang, and every word he said was as categorical as an ice sculpture, "I won't leave!" ”
Yuan Xiang knelt on his knees, his eyes were indescribably distressed, he had followed Murong Chong for many years, and he knew everything about his temperament and temperament, and he knew very well in his heart that Murong Chong would never leave the people of the city and flee at this life-and-death moment.
However, as an attendant, his primary mission is to protect his master, and he can't say anything and watch Murong Chong's mantis arm as a car, alone in danger.
"Lord Wang, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood! The emperor has abandoned Dayan, if you don't leave, it's too late! ”
The boy kowtowed heavily, his forehead flushed.
The sound of the wind was cold, blowing the sideburns between the young man's white jade crown, he raised his head high in the wind, as tenacious as a century-old green pine and cypress, I saw him suddenly swing his sword, and his voice was firm and unrefusable.
"How many soldiers and horses are there in the cavalry battalion?"
"Less than five thousand."
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Wen Ling stood quietly in the wind for a long time, and then said, "I believe he won't leave!" ”
She knew Murong Chong, he would never abandon the city at the time of this national crisis, this kind of thing was done by the emperor, but he would never be able to do it.
"Wen Ling." Murong Hong's eyes darkened, if the autumn leaves fell, she didn't expect her to believe Murong Chong so much.
The wind lifted her long hair and dried the tears from her face, and she knew that she had nothing to do but grief at this critical moment.
"I have something to ask you for."
Murong Hong was slightly stunned, "You say." ”
"I want you to take my three mothers out of the city, as far as you can."
"What about you?"
She paused and said, "You go first, I still have something to do, and then I'll follow." ”
Murong Hong looked straight at her, and he suddenly felt a sense of lost emptiness in his heart, as if the difference between them was the eternal separation of heaven and man.
"I'll go with you, and then we'll go together." Murong Hong insisted.
Faced with Murong Hong's perseverance, Wen Ling suddenly grabbed his hand, making him suddenly nervous and overwhelmed.
"My mothers don't know martial arts, and their feet are not fast, so I'm afraid it will be too late when I'm done. Take them out of the city first, and then I will come and meet you quickly. ”
She has a serious expression, and her appearance is unbearable to refuse.
But Murong Hong still had palpitations and didn't answer for a while.
"My father and brother are no longer here, and my biggest wish now is to protect a few mothers and relatives, and I will definitely go to meet you." As if seeing what Murong Hong was worried about, she whimpered in her voice and held the young man's hand tightly.
He hesitated for a moment, seemed to have finally softened his heart, sighed and said, "Okay, you must come quickly, I will take a few ladies all the way north and wait for you on the shore of Gangneung." ”
Wen Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, and she said firmly, "Okay, see you on the shore of Jiangling." ”
After the girl finished speaking, she flew out as if she was flying, Murong Hong's heart was still hanging high, and he hurriedly shouted towards her rushing figure, "See you or leave, you must come!" ”
Xu is wind was too loud, the girl didn't hear it, Murong Hong waited in place for a long time, and didn't wait for the girl's final affirmative response.