Chapter 310: The Reborn Girl’s Cannon Fodder Sister (14)
Chapter 310: The Reborn Girl’s Cannon Fodder Sister (14)
Huyangguan city gate.
After several days and nights of arduous march in the biting cold wind, the group finally arrived at the gate of Huyang Pass.
At this time, because of the outbreak of war, the city gates were closed, and the towering city walls rose from the ground, like a long dragon lying on the ground. The flags on the city walls swayed in the wind and snow, with a bit of coldness and desolation.
"Madam, we're here!"
The servant who had served Zhao Mingcheng before and came with Lan Xin looked at the city wall not far away and cried out excitedly.
At this time...
"call out!"
An arrow flew through the air from the city wall, grazed the horse's head and hit Lan Xin's feet.
"Who are you coming? Stop immediately! Don't come any closer! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!" A sharp arrow whizzed past, followed by a loud shout full of vigilance and warning from the soldiers guarding the city wall.
On the city wall, fully armed soldiers with solemn expressions were standing ready for battle, holding spears tightly in their hands and their eyes fixed on the people below the city.
Lan Xin tightened her thick fur cloak, as if trying to resist the biting winter wind.
Then, she reached out and gently took off the hood on her head. In an instant, a strong cold wind blew over, blowing straight towards her delicate and fair face like a knife, making her feel a sharp pain.
However......
Since only people from the Zhao family were allowed to enter the city gate, even though the biting cold was unbearable for Lan Xin, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.
She turned slightly and ordered the attendants behind her, "Hurry up and bring the military flags to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, an attendant quickly stepped forward, carefully took out a military flag from his bag, and respectfully handed it to Lan Xin.
After Lan Xin took the military flag, she unfolded it without hesitation.
I saw the military flag fluttering in the wind, and the pattern embroidered on it was exactly the same as the military flag planted high on the city wall at this moment.
After confirming everything was correct, Lan Xin, holding the military flag, waved vigorously toward the top of the city wall. At the same time, she gathered all her strength and shouted loudly, "Listen up, soldiers on the city wall! I am your General Zhao's wife—Lan Xin! Open the city gate quickly and let me in!"
After hearing Lan Xin's call, the soldiers guarding the city wall all looked at each other at the same time, but did not put down the bows and arrows in their hands.
Lan Xin patted her horse, which had become agitated by the arrows fired by the city guards, soothingly, and shouted, "I know you won't easily believe my words. Could you please help me get my husband, Zhao Mingcheng, out? He will definitely recognize me!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers on the city wall lowered their heads and whispered to each other for a while. No one knew what the soldiers guarding the city were whispering to each other. One of the soldiers on the city wall turned around and ran down the tower.
In order to allow Zhao Mingcheng to recognize her quickly, Lan Xin endured the cold and did not wear a baseball cap. She wrapped her fur robe tightly around her body and waited patiently for Zhao Mingcheng to come out and recognize her.
After a while...
The soldiers on the city wall who had been pointing their bows and arrows at Lan Xin and the others without relaxing their guard made way.
A young general in armor appeared on the city wall. He lowered his head and looked in the direction of Lan Xin, and his face met Lan Xin's as she looked towards them. The two looked at each other from a distance in the cold wind.
but......
Because the distance was too far, Lan Xin couldn't see clearly whether the person coming was Zhao Mingcheng himself, or it could be another general.
Thinking that Zhao Mingcheng might not be able to see her face clearly, Lan Xin couldn't help but ask, "Is that Zhao Mingcheng? I'm Lan Xin!"
The general on the city wall didn't respond to Lan Xin's words. Instead, he turned around and shouted to the soldiers guarding the city, "Open the city gate!"
As the general finished speaking, the city gate was slowly opened from the inside.
Lan Xin looked at the opened city gate and slowly breathed a sigh of relief. After relaxing, Lan Xin realized that because she was too nervous, her hands that had been holding the military flag had turned slightly white.
In fact, she was still a little worried about the arrows from the soldiers on the city wall, which would be shot at them at the slightest disagreement. Although she was not afraid of those arrows, if thousands of arrows came through the air, she would not be able to take care of everyone present.
"Let's go into the city first."
Lan Xin handed the military flag to the person behind her, wrapped her hood tightly around her, jumped on her horse, and headed towards the city gate first...
............
As soon as she entered the city, Lan Xin saw a general in armor and several soldiers walking towards her.
The general looked at Lan Xin with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. "You said you are General Zhao's wife?"
"That's right, Lieutenant General Li, this is our lady!"
Without waiting for Lan Xin's response, Xiao Liu, who was following Lan Xin, spoke first.
"little six?"
Hearing the voice, Lieutenant General Li looked at Xiaoliu who was speaking with surprise.
As a deputy general beside Zhao Mingcheng, Lieutenant General Li had been to the Marquis' Mansion when he was in the capital before. Naturally, he was somewhat familiar with Xiaoliu, who had been serving Zhao Mingcheng all the time in the capital.
When Lan Xin heard the tone of Lieutenant General Li's voice, she guessed that he must know Xiao Liu.
She thought that it was a wise choice to bring Xiaoliu, who had served Zhao Mingcheng personally before, and it could save her a lot of trouble.
In fact...
When Lieutenant General Li saw Xiaoliu beside Lan Xin, the wariness in his eyes towards Lan Xin's appearance indeed dissipated a lot.
Seeing the wary look in Lieutenant General Li's eyes, Xiao Liu hurried forward and said, "Lieutenant General Li, the Madam is here to deliver food and fodder to the Marquis!"
Lieutenant General Li followed the direction of Xiao Liu's finger, and the guards immediately lifted the canvas covering the food, and the piled-up food was exposed to everyone's sight.
There was an immediate burst of surprised cheers from many soldiers around. The border was now covered with heavy snow, making it difficult to transport food and fodder. So far, they had been out of food for three days.
Lieutenant General Li showed a rare look of shock when he saw the full bag of food and supplies behind Lan Xin. Looking at Lan Xin's pale face, he was moved.
Looking at Lan Xin, his eyes were filled with admiration. "Madam, you have worked so hard! The imperial court's food and fodder have been so slow to arrive that the army has long been out of food. These past few days, the soldiers have been digging up grass roots to fill their stomachs."
"Now, with the food and fodder sent by the Madam, we will soon be able to drive these southern barbarians out of our Daliang territory."
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