bestfiction Chapter 485 Return
Chapter 485 Return
Comparing Jiang Yue and the other soldiers, Chen Lian recalled the New Year's Eve last year, when he celebrated the New Year alone after a family member passed away.
In contrast, she cried her eyes out.
Although she is spending the New Year in a foreign country this year, she has companionship and delicious food to enjoy.
"General, can I follow you in the future?" She asked this question for the second time.
The first time was when Jiang Yue saved her. At that time, Jiang Yue was not yet a general.
"I have no family."
Before Jiang Yue could reply, Wu Fei, who was standing beside her, felt sorry for Chen Lian and said to Jiang Yue:
"General, take her with you from now on and find her a home."
After hearing this, Xue Wen couldn't help laughing.
Chen Lian just looked at Jiang Yue.
"General, I can work and I don't eat much, so let me be your little follower and your servant."
"I can endure hardships and displacement, General, please accept me."
Her voice became quieter and quieter, until she could no longer hear it.
"Following me is not that easy." Jiang Yue agreed. The first time she refused was because she was on the battlefield.
When Chen Lian heard this, she smiled instantly and knelt down on her knees and said:
"Thank you for taking me in, General."
She is unfortunate, but also lucky.
"No need for such a grand ceremony." Jiang Yue motioned for Chen Lian to stand up and fiddled with the campfire in front of them.
When the midnight bell rang, the soldiers went to bed.
This year's Spring Festival is colder than usual.
…On the seventh or eighth day of the lunar month, the morning light shines.
Jiang Yue decided to set off back to the capital.
Early in the morning of the day he was leaving, Singh came to look for her again with his luggage.
"Jiang Yue, I'll go with you."
Jiang Yue: "Princess, there is no need to rush."
Singh: “I know.”
The general didn't like Singh, and Singh knew it.
She stepped forward and looked at Jiang Yue.
"It's good to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade. I am traveling with you this time only as an envoy from Xining, going to Donglin."
She spoke crisply and clearly, without any girlish mannerisms.
Her whole heart seemed to be as calm as still water, yet she was also distressed.
"Okay." Jiang Yue agreed.
…On the way back to the capital, Jiang Yue, in addition to his own Xuanwu Army, was accompanied by Singh.
This time, Singh was not going to marry a princess, but was going to Donglin to meet His Majesty on behalf of the entire Xining. From then on, he would submit to Donglin, and the two countries would become one.
My uncle wants to stabilize Xining, so it is most appropriate for her to go.
This trip was her own request.
She was depressed because of her mother's death. Without her mother, she was forced to grow up.
On the way back, the north wind was howling.
Jiang Yue was riding the horse in the front, riding at lightning speed.
Wu Fei and Xue Wen followed closely behind. Even though the soldiers behind them had numb feet and stiff hands, they still had faint smiles on their faces.
Singh's heart was free in the carriage, and he seemed to be one with nature.
"Princess, if you are tired, just lie down for a while." Chen Lian yawned all the way. She wanted to sleep but was too cold to fall asleep.
"I'm not tired." Singh changed his position and leaned against a corner of the car because of the cold wind outside the window.
The horses' hooves galloped wildly in the dazzling snow, startling the snowflakes flying all over the sky...
Instead of retracing their steps, they took a shortcut.
One evening, everyone went to an inn in the county town for dinner.
While waiting for the meal, the diners' whispers could be heard in the restaurant.
"Have you heard? Northern Yan is about to perish."
"How come I haven't heard of it? I never thought that in just one or two years, the great country of Northern Yan would be defeated like this."
"Who says it isn't?"
"Fortunately, the Donglin soldiers treat the people well, so we ordinary people can live well and not fall into the panic of war."
"..."
Tonight we stayed at the inn as usual.
The next morning, before daybreak, the troops began their journey.
……
In Northern Yan, Ling Yunxiao has led his troops to capture more than a dozen cities in succession, and the road ahead is smooth.
Among them, some generals swore to die rather than surrender, and many committed suicide or were murdered.
Northern Yan had already reached its end, but there were still many generals who were unwilling to surrender and led their few soldiers to fight to the death.
They were unwilling to surrender, and even more unwilling to become slaves of a conquered country.
They are still waiting for the day when the gunpowder in the east will run out.
In Ling Yunxiao's opinion, these people have no way out but death.
What he wanted was to completely defeat the entire Northern Yan.
What he didn't expect was that one day in the first month of the lunar year, an uninvited guest came to the camp and surrendered voluntarily.
He came alone to the outside of Ling Yunxiao's tent, knelt on one knee and said,
"General Han Chao greets General Ling!"
"Han Chao?" Ling Yunxiao left the main tent accompanied by the guard Qin Yu.
He stared at the man kneeling on the ground and thought for a moment, then he recalled the scene where Han Chao saved people under the city of Liangzhou.
Looking at him now, Han Chao is dressed simply and looks like a country guy at first glance, not at all like a general.
Ever since Han Chao met Jiang Yue, the Emperor of Northern Yan has issued a nationwide wanted order.
It's just that Han Chao was lucky and had great skills in escaping. He was not caught until the collapse of Beiyan, and he also settled his family well.
He was a commoner and his family lived in an unknown small village. Fortunately, thanks to the help of his subordinates, they were all safe.
"Could it be that you are here to help this general attack the city?"
"No." Han Chao stood up and clasped his fists and said:
"General, I am willing to use my own strength to persuade those Northern Yan generals who are resisting stubbornly to surrender to Donglin. I hope you will give them a chance to live."
"Those who resist stubbornly will be killed without mercy by this general!" Along the way, Ling Yunxiao killed countless enemy generals.
"General, please give me a chance and give them a way to survive." Han Chao didn't want to see too much killing, so he showed kindness again.
"Northern Yan actually has a general like you?" Ling Yunxiao was really surprised.
If Han Chao could clear the obstacles for his Northern Expedition, it would be a good thing and he had no reason to refuse.
After Han Chao left, he changed from a military general to a lobbyist, and began to go to the border towers one by one to where those generals who vowed to resist to the death were.
For example, now, when he still arrived at a city alone, he took the initiative to reveal his identity.
When the general on the city wall heard the reason why Han Chao came, he immediately ordered him to be killed.
Han Chao stood outside their range.
"General, we swear to defend our country to the death. Which country are we defending? Your Majesty is incompetent. Is such an emperor still worthy of our loyalty?"
"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Our Emperor of Northern Yan has long lost the hearts of the people. He is not worth our efforts..."
He put aside his personal loyalty and spoke about the people's will and the common people. After great efforts, he finally persuaded the generals on the city wall.
On the day when the garrison commander sincerely surrendered, Ling Yunxiao dispatched the Donglin garrison commander and soldiers to take over the city.
Han Chao continued to the next city.
At the same time, Zhao Chongxu, Zhang Yan, Yue Chengxuan and other generals had already begun to disperse, heading north to various cities in the east to Champa...