When the princess gets married, the general must not flee

Chapter 141 Outside Lancheng

There were no problems on the way to Lancheng, but Bai Xin and his companions were carrying wounded soldiers, so their pace was a bit slow. They set out in the morning, and it was already night, but they were still on the road and had not reached Lancheng yet.

The road under the starry night seemed unusually quiet and desolate. Not far away were endless rocky mountains and steep cliffs, which looked eerie under the cover of night. The occasional shrill cries of animals frightened Xier so much that she hid in the carriage holding Miner and dared not look outside.

"Xi'er, you still need to practice your courage!" Bai Xin teased.

"Princess!" Xier shouted with a slightly crying voice.

"That's true, so Princess, you still have to take them out more often!" Min'er covered her mouth and laughed.

"Well, if there is still a chance!" Bai Xin said with a chuckle, then turned to look at the moon hanging high in the sky, thinking, yes, if there is still a chance.

"I feel like you seem to be worried about something lately!" Li Ze, who was sitting next to her, pulled the reins, glanced at her and said.

"How is it possible? Every day is so fulfilling!" Bai Xin rolled her eyes at him and retorted.

"Really?" Li Ze looked at her for a long time and said, he always felt that she talked less now.

"Of course. Who am I? A female soldier from the Dragon Country who uses the sky as a blanket when it falls, how could I have so many worries!" Bai Xin raised her eyebrows and said.

The pain from today's hexagram came over him, and he quickly turned his face away to hide the change in his expression.

"That's great!" Li Ze felt that the self-boasting person seemed to have not changed, so he dispelled his doubts a little.

At this time, Chen Qiyun, who was riding on a tall horse, with one hand tied to his chest and the other hand holding the reins, walked to Bai Xin's carriage and spoke to Bai Xin who was sitting at the front of the carriage.

"Madam, we are still five miles from the city. I think when we get there, the city gate will be closed!"

"It's okay. If we can't enter the city, we can just camp outside the city for one night!" Bai Xin said indifferently.

"Yes, but we can also reveal our identities and ask the soldiers guarding the city to open the door for us!"

Chen Qiyun was worried that his wife was not safe outside, so he asked the soldiers guarding the city to be flexible. Otherwise, the general would be worried if he knew that his wife was stationed in the wild.

"No!" Bai Xin objected, "The situation is unstable right now. Any disturbance could be a trap. We can't let them break the rules of defending the city because of us."

Lancheng is a border city with very strict curfew rules. If the entire city's defenses are destroyed for her, she would really become a willful princess who brings disaster to the country and the people.

"Yes!" Chen Qiyun accepted the order.

He thought to himself that he had to be extremely alert, because his lady was separated from the general's troops because of these twenty or thirty people, and he had to protect his lady at the risk of his own life.

After walking for more than half an hour, everyone finally saw the city wall with lights flashing not far away and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"The moon is almost at its zenith. It looks like the city gate is closed. Let's go a little further and camp in the woods near the city!" Bai Xin glanced into the distance and said to Chen Qiyun.

"Yes!" Chen Qiyun accepted the order, then took a few soldiers who were less injured and quickened their pace a little, intending to explore the woods first.

The forest was at a high place, just enough to overlook the city wall and gate. Li Ze and others were parking the car, taking out the tents, and preparing to start setting up the tents.

Bai Xin stood on a high place, looked at the towering city walls, and then looked at the other side of the moat in the distance, which looked pale under the moonlight.

Suddenly, Bai Xin seemed to see many wriggling black shadows in the grass on the other side of the river.

"Li Ze, Chen Qiyun!" Bai Xin called them softly.

"Something seems to be wrong over there!" Bai Xin said, pointing ahead.

The two men became alert instantly, walked quickly to her side, and looked in the direction she pointed.

"The slightest disturbance shouldn't be caused by this kind of movement!" Li Ze also said.

"Chen Qiyun, have someone notify the carriages behind to turn off all the lights on them!" Bai Xin ordered seriously.

"Yes!"

Chen Qiyun walked quickly to the back and told a young general to do it immediately. The young general took the order, turned around and ran back to pass on the message.

Soon, all the lights behind Bai Xin and the others went out. More than a dozen other lightly injured soldiers gathered around and watched the situation on the opposite side with Bai Xin and the others.

After a long time, a group of people in black night clothes were seen slowly coming up from the river bank and moving towards the city gate along the grass.

With the help of the moonlight, Bai Xin and the others roughly guessed that there were more than a hundred people, and they seemed to be carrying ladders. Their outlines were vaguely visible in the moonlight.

"The one coming from the other side of the river must be that bastard from Xichang!" Chen Qiyun said gritting his teeth.

"Madam, I will ride over quickly to inform the defenders!" said Chen Qiyun.

"Don't be impulsive. If you rush over now, you will definitely alert the enemy and it will be bad for your safety!" Bai Xin stopped him.

He rushed over like this, and those people would either run away or become desperate and engage in a desperate battle with the defenders who discovered him, then he and the defenders would definitely suffer casualties.

"It looks like they are going to climb the city wall. Let's sneak over and follow them. When they are halfway up, we'll notify the defenders. If they can't retreat for the time being, we'll attack them from both sides!" Bai Xin said.

"Yes!" Chen Qiyun thought about it and felt that it was feasible. He took the order seriously and planned to go with Bai Xin and the others.

"Don't go. You can only move one hand now! Just a few of us can go!" Bai Xin stopped Chen Qiyun and planned to go with Li Ze, taking the dozen or so soldiers who were not seriously injured.

"Madam, I will definitely go! I can kill the enemy with one hand!" Chen Qiyun said firmly.

If he didn't protect his lady, the general would never forgive him.

"Then just follow me!" Bai Xin couldn't persuade him. Even if she didn't let him go, he would definitely follow her secretly.

Then he walked into the carriage, took out three gourd bullets, gave one to Li Ze, and gave the other two to the uninjured soldiers. These two soldiers were specially left by Ye Qi to take care of them and the wounded.

"Princess!" The two maids looked at her anxiously and worriedly. They wanted to go with her, but were afraid of holding the princess back.

"You two stay here with them and don't come out unless we come to pick you up!" Bai Xin looked at them and warned them.

"Princess!" The two began to cry out of worry. They were terrified that the princess was going to take risks. What would they do if something happened to the princess?

"Don't be afraid, we'll be fine!" Bai Xin looked at them and comforted them.

"Take them, they may be useful later!" Bai Xin instructed the two soldiers. There were only three of them, and he thought he should have kept a few more.

"Yes!" The two soldiers held two gourd bombs in their arms and followed Bai Xin and the others, quietly moving forward.