The Reborn Noble Daughter

Chapter 234 234.Blow up the bridge

It is about tens of feet wide and connected by a solid stone bridge. This bridge has been here for about thirty or forty years and still stands despite wind and rain.

"This Lanshui River can be described as a natural chasm for Beidi people who are not familiar with water. The water surface looks flat, but the undercurrent below is so strong that it is difficult for other boats to cross here, let alone Beidi with war horses. It’s a big army.”

Xiao Muqian was familiar with this place, so he said to Vice General Zhen.

Vice General Zhen nodded. When he was stationed in the northwest with General Su, he often patrolled the banks of the Lanshui River, so he naturally knew how powerful this river was.

"It's strange to say that the Lanshui River nourishes Ganzhou, but only dries up Liangzhou. Otherwise, Liangzhou City wouldn't be so stressed about water resources."

"More than ten years ago, the northwest earthquake changed the direction of the river. The originally fertile Liangzhou became like this after losing the nourishment of the Lanshui River. However, the wells in the city have a lot of water, and there are people watching over them at all times. , beware of poisoning.”

This habit was ordered by Xiao Ji more than ten years ago, and a special person would be assigned to guard the well every day, so everything has been peaceful for so many years.

"The presence of General Xiao Ji in Liangzhou is really like a divine needle that fixes the sea."

Vice General Zhen said with emotion.

He is obviously the second son of Prince Kang's palace, and the Tianhuang nobleman, who can get the title of county king with just a few casual trainings, insists on coming to the northwest to suffer.

Even though he didn't say anything about the pain, he even abducted his nephew and stayed there for more than ten years. It was really extraordinary!

After hearing this, Xiao Muqian also felt that this was very reasonable.

Now I hope that my second uncle can hold on for a little longer. After crossing the Lanshui River, we are only twenty miles away from Liangzhou City.

The two stood by the river for a while and then returned to where the army was.

After a short rest, many people came back to their senses.

He also knew that the military situation was urgent and could not rest any longer, so Colonel Cheng said, "Brothers, please hurry up. The people of Liangzhou City are still waiting for us. They all have parents, wives, children, and families. We can't let them go." Those barbarians from Beidi are the ones who destroyed the homes of my people in Jin Dynasty! Isn’t that right!”

"Yeah!"

After listening to his words of encouragement, morale increased greatly, and the cavalry and infantry were ready to leave at any time.

Xiao Muqian glanced at Colonel Cheng gratefully, nodded to him to thank him, and shouted, "Let's go!"

So the mighty reinforcements began to rush forward again.

By the Lanshui River, next to the Shikong Bridge.

The army is crossing the Lanshui River one by one.

It’s not like the Central Plains Army has never seen a river before, but it’s the first time for them to be so generous and brave. Unfortunately, it’s not a good time to enjoy the scenery. Otherwise, they would have to stay here and take a good look.

Just as Xiao Muqian was leading the army across the stone bridge, it might as well be that there had already been a secret agent in the army who had been lurking for many years, waiting for this opportunity.

The transport vehicle carrying a large number of fire mines suddenly broke off its axle and scattered all over the ground. It seemed unintentional, but in fact it cleverly landed on various weak points of the stone bridge.

The cavalry had already passed through first, and most of the infantry had gone. Now they were blocked by the transport vehicle. The pawns behind were a little unhappy at being delayed, so they asked them to move the vehicle quickly.

Unexpectedly, the person transporting him was none other than the leader of Xizuo. He nodded and bent towards the fire thunder. He stretched out his hand and used a fire stick to ignite the fire thunder that had been connected by hands and feet a long time ago.

In an instant, the stone bridge was blown apart by a series of rumbling sounds.

The Jeju troops on both sides of the shore were fine, but their ears hurt from the vibration.

But those who were still on the bridge were not so lucky. Those who were close to the fire thunder were killed on the spot, and those who were further away also fell into the Lanshui River when the stone bridge broke.

Sure enough, as Xiao Muqian said, the undercurrent below was surging fiercely, and before he had time to struggle, he was swept down by the river and disappeared.

"Help!"

Xiao Muqian's eyes turned red. They hadn't rushed to Liangzhou yet, but now they were slapped hard.

Looking at the dead Jeju Army soldiers, the hatred in his heart grew stronger.

The one who was close was pulled up, but he was half blind. Now there are many dead and injured here, and the situation in Liangzhou City is unknown, so he is in a dilemma for a while.

This is tantamount to cutting off their escape route!

You don't need to think too much to know that Beidi Xizuo, who is lurking in the army, must have done it!

They were so loyal that they didn't hesitate to lose their lives, so they blew up the bridge!

For a time, the 50,000 troops who were still in high morale suddenly became riotous.

They came from Jeju. Although they trained every day to protect their homes and the country during the expedition, most of them thought about doing meritorious service and returning home to honor their ancestors. They did not think about losing their lives in Liangzhou City.

Unexpectedly, now that their escape route has been bombed, it means that they are basically in a state of no return.

Either defeat Beidi, send people to repair the bridge and then return, or die in Liangzhou from now on, with no possibility of returning home.

I don't know who said something fearful, and the legs of many soldiers became weak.

The morale of the military has been shaken before the battle has even begun, which is a big taboo.

Vice General Zhen made a decisive decision and said, "General, you take the cavalry to help General Xiao Ji first, and your subordinates will take care of this place."

Xiao Muqian bit his silver teeth into pieces, and without any time to think about it, he immediately shouted to the frightened Jeju Army cavalry behind him.

"My sons! The Beidi people have no way for us to escape. If that's the case, how about we rush over with this general and kill them all, and use their corpses to build a bridge for us to go home!"

One sentence ignited the passion of many people.

Although there are not many, as long as a few people take the lead and encourage others, the others will follow suit.

"Leave no scraps of armor behind!"

"Leave no scraps of armor behind!"

The sound was emboldening. During the long night, the reinforcement cavalry followed Xiao Muqian and accelerated forward.

When dawn was about to break, the reinforcements, which had been marching for a long time, finally arrived outside Liangzhou City.

When General Xiao Ji heard that his nephew Xiao Muqian was leading the army, his heart finally dropped.

"Let's go and see the reinforcements!"

They had received a reply from Dongdu City before, and the Holy Emperor sent 200,000 Jeju troops to support them.

With these soldiers, even if the city wall cannot block the cavalry, they can be cut down in the city with all their strength, and they will not be given a chance to cross the Lanshui River.

He came to the city gate with a smile on his face, but only saw about ten thousand cavalry behind Xiao Muqian.

Everyone looked tired, but in good spirits.

"Second uncle!"

"Qian'er!"

The uncle and nephew finally met. Xiao Muqian had been worried for so long. Fortunately, his second uncle was fine, and Liangzhou City was fine too!

"Where is the Ninth Prince?" I had known for a long time that it was the Ninth Prince who was leading the troops today, but why didn't he show up.

Xiao Muqian looked at his second uncle Qi Ji's eyes, and suddenly he couldn't bear to tell him the truth.