roccoschili Chapter 148 Disastrous Failure
Chapter 148 Disastrous Failure
Han Yiyi was still feeling sorry for the more than one thousand taels of silver she had lost, thinking to herself, this man would not refuse to return it, when she heard the voice of someone behind her.
Whether it was intentional or not, the voice was low and soft, and it rang in his ears. For some reason, when Han Yiyi heard this voice, his heart seemed to be gently brushed by a feather. At this moment, Han Yiyi seemed to understand the look in the eyes of the jade shop owner.
However, Han Yiyi was indeed a little sleepy. She hadn't slept for a whole night, and coupled with her previous nervousness, she felt a little overwhelmed now that she had relaxed. Hearing what Nangong Yuan said, she leaned back without hesitation and nestled in Nangong Yuan's arms.
But he fell asleep after a while. Listening to the even breathing sound coming from his arms, Nangong Yuan couldn't help but tighten the reins and let the horse slow down.
In the moonlight, looking at the fair face and slightly curled eyelashes of the person in his arms, at this moment, Nangong Yuan felt his heart was filled with joy...
The two returned to the cave they had been in before. Seeing Han Yiyi sleeping soundly, Nangong Yuan carefully carried her down from the horse, found a clean place, and took a nap himself.
In fact, Nangong Yuan was even more tired than Han Yiyi. He had hardly slept a wink since he came down from the battlefield.
Feeling the person in his arms move slightly, Nangong Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, met Han Yiyi's still sleepy eyes, and quickly relaxed his expression.
"woke up……".
Han Yiben wanted to take a nap, but he didn't expect to sleep for so long. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in someone's arms. He subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth, and sure enough, he was still drooling. He looked at the other person's chest again, and sure enough, it was wet.
Han Yiyi thought to herself, this image is so embarrassing that it's even embarrassing to her grandmother. She quickly got up from the other person's arms and spoke with some embarrassment.
"Sorry, I got you wet..."
"It's okay..."
Perhaps he had just woken up. When Han Yiyi heard the low and magnetic voice and saw the burning eyes looking at him, his face felt slightly hot. He quickly turned away his eyes and spoke.
"It's getting late, I'll exchange the food first..."
When Nangong Yuan saw the person opposite him with slightly flushed cheeks, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly.
Although he knew that the food was produced by Han Yiyi, Nangong Yuan was still stunned by the sudden appearance of more than one million kilograms of food.
At this moment, Nangong Yuan was certain that Han Yiyi was the fairy sent by God to save him, so when he looked at Han Yiyi, his eyes became even hotter.
This cave was only an hour's journey from Yanlang City. After the two returned, Nangong Yuan sent people to the cave to retrieve the loot, claiming it was left behind by the bandits.
With the food transported, the soldiers were extremely efficient. In just half a day, all the food was transported back to the city.
That night, everyone had a full meal.
On the other side, the Dongli soldiers were very happy even though they failed in their siege. It was not for any other reason but because they had seen that the Beichen soldiers were at the end of their strength and they had only relied on their last bit of perseverance to defend the city.
Therefore, they wanted to wait for two more days until the Beichen soldiers were so hungry that they could not even lift their swords. They thought that by then, even if they had more perseverance, they could only shout a few more slogans for fighting.
Sure enough, three days later, Dongli gathered soldiers to attack the city again.
The Beichen soldiers, who had originally eaten and drunk their fill, were thinking about avenging what happened a few days ago, but they didn't expect Dongli to actually show up at their doorstep.
At Nangong Yuan's command, the soldiers rushed to the city wall, ready to meet the enemy.
For a moment, the shouts and cries of killing were deafening on the city walls, and soldiers from both sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Dongli soldiers rushed towards the city wall like a tide. They set up ladders and tried to climb up the wall.
The Beichen soldiers fought hard, attacking the enemy with weapons such as bows and arrows, stones and hot oil.
During the fierce battle between the two sides, Nangong Yuan found that the rear of the Dongli army seemed to be in chaos. He keenly realized that this was an opportunity, so he immediately organized an elite force, rushed down from the city wall, and launched an attack on the rear of the Dongli army.
The rear of the Dongli army was suddenly attacked and immediately fell into chaos. Nangong Yuan took the opportunity to lead his troops to charge back and forth among the Dongli army, disrupting their formation.
At this time, General Dongli also realized that something was wrong. Looking at the ferocity of the Beichen soldiers, they did not look like they had been hungry for a few days.
Seeing Dongli falling one after another, the Beichen soldiers seemed to become more and more courageous as they killed more people, so they did not delay any longer and immediately ordered a retreat.
But they couldn't just retreat at this time. The Beichen soldiers seemed to have gone crazy with killing, as if they wanted to avenge all the grievances they had suffered in the battle the day before.
The battle lasted for a day and ended with Dongli's crushing defeat. Not only did they fail to capture the city, they were also chased hundreds of miles away by Beichen soldiers.
Nangong Yuan looked to the north and south, and ordered not to pursue any further.
Looking at the fleeing Dongli soldiers, Nangong Yuan slowly exhaled and estimated that based on Dongli's losses today, they would not attack again within five years. In this way, the people in Yanlang City would have a chance to breathe.
In fact, if they were only targeting Dongli, there would be no need for Yanlang City to station 200,000 troops. The reason for stationing 200,000 troops was to defend against Nanjing in the south and Beichao in the north.
This is also the reason why Nangong Yuan did not let his soldiers continue to chase Dongli, because he was worried that the other two small countries would join forces to declare war on them.
Beichen is vast and rich in resources, and its location is excellent compared to the other three countries. Therefore, Beichen has always been like fat meat in their minds, and everyone wants to get a piece of it.
This was also the reason why the Beichen border had been harassed before. Fortunately, in recent years, with Nangong Yuan, who was brave and good at fighting, and had both courage and strategy, they gradually became more peaceful.
In fact, for Beichen, no matter whether it is Beichao, Dongli or Nanjing, if he only attacks one country, he can directly destroy it. But the worry is that when he attacks one of the countries, the other two countries will come to interfere. At that time, Beichen will be one against three, and he will be very passive. This is also the reason why Beichen only defends and does not attack.
When the Emperor of Dongli learned that not only had he failed to capture the city but he had also been chased hundreds of miles in a crushing defeat, he actually crushed the teacup in his hand.
Looking at the bright red blood dripping onto the floor, Emperor Dongli's eyes were filled with gloom and cruelty. In his opinion, this tragic defeat was all because of Ye Li, who was still in Beichen at the time. He was not capable enough, so he directly ordered the annihilation of the entire Ye family.
At this time, Ye Yi, who was sent back to Kyoto to look for food and grass, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the food and grass filling the cave...