my wife is mulan

On the third day, the army was still on their way. They had run more than 600 miles in the past two days. Although the soldiers were all sleeping on horseback, their sleep quality was definitely not good, and they all seemed a little tired.

"Report—" A scout galloped on horseback and reported to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, the West Route Army has been discovered. Twenty miles away, they are surrounded by Rouran's army on a hill. At this time, they are being violently attacked. attack!"

This is good news for Zhao Junsheng. At least the West Route Army has not been completely annihilated, and Hua Mulan still has a high chance of being alive. The centurions rushed to the front to clear the wài wéi security rangers deployed by the Rouran people on the battlefield, clearing the way for our army's rescue!"

Chapter 387

Huangyan Mountain.

The tragic fight on the mountainside caused great losses to the attacking Rouran soldiers. Rouran people are not good at foot combat, let alone attacking mountains. More than 500 soldiers will be killed and injured in the past two days, but the Wei army on the mountain is also not good at attacking mountains. The loss was heavy. The Wei army, which originally had more than 200 people, now only has more than [-] people left.

Princess Tuzhen rode on a horse and set up an awning to watch the battle. Now both sides are trying their best to fight, and the Xianbei people are almost exhausted. Stop, order the Sixth Army to increase its offensive strength, and today we must go up the mountain to capture Emperor Xianbei alive!"

"Yes, princess!" The orderly agreed, and immediately turned around to convey the order.

At this time, a fast horse galloped up, and the knight with an arrow stuck in his back reported out of breath: "Princess, it's not good, a cavalry force of more than [-] soldiers from the Wei army came from the east at an extremely fast speed. It’s less than five miles away from here! All the guarded rangers deployed in wài wéi have been killed by them, and the villain ran back to report when he saw something was wrong.”

The knight fell off his horse just after reporting.

Princess Tuzhen's face changed drastically when she heard the words, and she waved her hand to let the knight who reported the news be dragged away.

"All the troops of the Wei army were held back by our side. How could they return to help so quickly?" Princess Tuzhen was very puzzled, but she knew that she had no time to think about this problem, so she immediately ordered: "The first One, two, and three armies go to meet the Wei army!"

"Yes, princess!"

Rouran's reaction was too late, and the speed of assembly was too slow. The three armies consisted of 3000 troops, and Zhao Junsheng's troops were only four miles away this time. Zhao Junsheng didn't give Princess Tuzhen enough time to line up. In the process of galloping at high speed, he and the three thousand cavalry teams under his command all completed changing horses and lining up.

Originally such a short distance, and such a large-scale cavalry galloping at high speed, the Rouran people should have heard a lot of horseshoes, but at this time the Rourans were attacking the mountain, and the sound of a large number of drums and horns covered the hooves of the horses. As a result, Princess Tuzhen did not make timely deployments.

Looking at the Wei army cavalry getting closer, and seeing the Rouran cavalry on her side who were still in a mess, Princess Tuzhen showed anxiety on her face, and she had no time to organize the troops under her command, so she immediately ordered: "Attack—— —”

The Rouran cavalry who hadn't finished the whole team had to rush to the battle. Before they could run up to speed, Zhao Junsheng and his cavalry on the opposite side fired arrow after wave of arrows.

The Rouran cavalry who were in the process of sprinting fell down one after another. When they reached the range of the bows and arrows, the Rouran people also began to fight back with bows and arrows. Zhao Junsheng's troops suffered some losses against the sparse arrows.

Zhao Junsheng raised his long spear and waved it. The team behind him became denser, and the spears gleaming with cold light were raised flat to the front. The soldiers put the reins on the saddle to control the horse with their legs, and held the spear with both hands.

Two thousand dense and neat spear cavalry and sword cavalry collided with the loose formation of the Rouran cavalry, and the wheat fell one by one like plowing the field.

The [-] Rouran cavalry in front were easily dealt with by Zhao Junsheng, and the remaining [-] Rouran cavalry were dispersed, turning around and fleeing in panic.

Some of the cavalry under Zhao Junsheng had several Rouran corpses strung on their spears, and they had to throw them away together with the spears to avoid crushing the horses.

Seeing this scene, Princess Tuzhen's pretty face instantly turned pale.

"No, the broken soldiers are rushing over!" A Rouran army turned pale with shock, "Let them run to the right, run to the right!"

At this time, the military order could not be conveyed at all, and the rout soldiers crashed into the Rouran army without exception, and the Rouran army at the foot of the mountain was smashed into a mess in an instant.

Princess Tuzhen came back to her senses and made a decisive decision: "Order the whole army to retreat!"

The retreat horn sounded, and a Rouran soldier general who was protecting Princess Tuzhen withdrew in a hurry, and other Rouran soldiers, including the Rouran army who was attacking the mountain, also turned around and ran away.

"Chasing—" Zhao Junsheng roared, leading his [-] cavalry to chase the fleeing Rouran army.

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Five miles away, Zhao Junsheng slowed down, gradually stopped, raised his hand, and the army behind him also stopped chasing.

"Stop chasing, go back!"

It's not that Zhao Junsheng didn't want to continue chasing and killing, but he couldn't. The soldiers marched with high intensity for two consecutive days. Both the horses and the soldiers were exhausted and mentally exhausted. Continuing to chase at this time would expose these problems. Once Rouran people noticed, When the time comes to turn around and fight back, it will be troublesome.

Returning to the foot of Huangyan Mountain with his men and horses, Zhao Junsheng jumped down and asked Gao Xiu to arrange for the soldiers to rest and eat, and sent out scouts to detect the whereabouts of the Rouran people, and deployed vigilance around them.

"It looks like it's Zhao Dutong and other horses in the supply camp under King Yongchang of the Eastern Route Army!" said one of the ministers on the mountain.

Kou Qianzhi met Zhao Junsheng twice and was familiar with him. He said to Tuoba Tao and other ministers, "If Zhao Dutong hadn't come to help in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable! Your Majesty, Pindao is still familiar with Zhao Dutong. , Your Majesty, please let Pindao go down the mountain to announce Zhao Dutong to come and see you?"

Zong Ai immediately stood up and said: "How can you bother the national teacher to come out in person for such a trivial matter? Your Majesty, let the servants go down the mountain to announce the decree. This will also show how much Your Majesty attaches to Zhao Dutong!"

Thinking of the onslaught of the Rouran people in the direction, Tuoba Tao also has lingering fears. It is really dangerous and dangerous. The defense on the mountainside is almost about to be breached by the Rouran people. If Zhao Junsheng did not bring troops to help at the critical moment, the rhythm of the Rouran people was disrupted. At this time, the Rouran people had already rushed to the mountain.

"Sure, Zong Ai, let's go!"

"According to the order!"

Zong Ai came down the mountain briskly with a young eunuch.

"Dutong, two eunuchs have come down from the mountain!" A soldier reported to Zhao Junsheng who was arranging for the soldiers to rest, eat and set up camp.

Zhao Junsheng turned his head and was about to arrange these things, and then went up the mountain to meet the emperor and look for Hua Mulan. When he heard the report, he turned his head and saw Zong Ai coming with a little eunuch. , is the emperor all right?"

Zong Ai patted his chest and said with a smile: "Oh, do you know how dangerous it was before? The people of Rouran almost attacked the mountain. If you hadn't come to help in time, our family, the emperor and the ministers might all be in trouble at this time." Already! Brother Zhao, you have done a great job this time! The emperor has a decree to announce your audience on the mountain!"

Zhao Junsheng explained a few words to Gao Xiu, and followed Zong Ai up the mountain with Li Bao and a few personal guards.

On the way, Zhao Junsheng hesitated to speak, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Zong, do you know the whereabouts of Hua Mulan, she has been with the emperor all along!"

Zong Ai stopped walking, his face changed, he waved away the little eunuch beside him, and asked Zhao Junsheng in a low voice: "To be honest, did you know that Hua Mulan is a woman?"

Zhao Junsheng was shocked. Has Mulan's daughter been exposed?He reacted quickly, pretending to be surprised: "What? She...she is a woman?"

Zong Ai saw Zhao Junsheng's expression as if he didn't know that Hua Mulan was a woman, and felt relieved a little, and said to him: "Your Majesty was surrounded by heavy siege that day. The injury was treated in a timely manner, but since yesterday she suddenly developed a fever, and she is still unconscious, the emperor seems to be interested in her..."

A cold light flashed in Zhao Junsheng's eyes, and he was furious in his heart. At the beginning, Tuoba Tao poached a corner in Wan Yutong's matter, and now he wants to play Hua Mulan's idea again. Tuoba Tao, Tuoba Tao, do you think you are Can the emperor trample on the dignity of others at will?

Zhao Junsheng harbored a killing intent in his heart, and tried his best not to let it show on the outside.

As Zong Ai came to a large tent on the top of the mountain, civil servants and military generals were already standing on both sides of the tent, and Tuoba Tao was sitting on a big rock in the tent.

"Xuan Zhao Junsheng has an audience!"

As the eunuch's voice came out, Zhao Junsheng walked into the big tent holding the handle of the knife, and greeted Tuoba Tao with fists in his hands: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Tuoba Tao looked very happy and raised his hand: "Qing Zhao is free!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tuobatao asked: "It is the king of Yongchang who sent his minister to escort the grain

The grass came here, how could it be so fast? "

"Returning to Your Majesty, when His Majesty sent a messenger to arrive, there happened to be a batch of luggage arriving, and they set off without any stop. Because they were worried that the lack of food here would cause panic among the soldiers, they rushed all the way, day and night! After arriving at a few deserters, I found out that His Majesty is being attacked by the Rouran people after I caught them, so I led the cavalry first to rescue him!"

Although what Zhao Junsheng said was reasonable, there was still something wrong with the time. How could it be possible to go so fast with a lot of luggage?

However, Tuoba Tao didn't take this matter seriously, "If Qing hadn't led the army to help in time this time, I and the many ministers and generals would be in danger! You have done a great job in saving me, and I will reward you and canonize you as Long Xiang General! One thousand gold, one hundred thousand coins, and one hundred pieces of brocade will be rewarded, and the rewards will be cashed after returning to Beijing!"