"That's right. It's time to avenge Qingyu." Although his youngest son was more outstanding than his eldest son, Leng Qingyu was still his beloved son whom he had doted on for decades. He even died for the country and didn't disgrace the Leng family at all. Being able to avenge his beloved son in person also relieved Lenghuai of a burden.
Leng Haoyu nodded. "Father is right. Father will definitely avenge Big Brother with your own hands." Although the two of them didn't see eye to eye when Leng Qingyu was alive, Leng Haoyu wouldn't be jealous of his brother who died in battle. It was a good thing that his father could avenge Big Brother with his own hands. It was precisely because of this that he personally requested the Prince and the Princess Consort to let Lenghuai continue to guard Zijing Pass for today.
In the 'rebel' camp outside Changqing City, He Su sat leisurely in the main seat of the commander's tent and watched the generals below arguing non-stop. In the end, they were just frightened by the news that Ren Qining had returned to the imperial court with his troops. They only had about three hundred thousand men under their command now, which was less than the other party's troops. Although they had won several battles under He Su's command, once Ren Qining's million-strong army returned to the imperial court, there was no need for any military strategy. They could just use the human wave tactic to crush them.
When they were almost done arguing, He Su knocked on the table and said with a faint smile, "Everyone, is there any use in arguing about this now? We've already fought so many battles. Will the imperial court let us go if we stop now? If we fight with all our might, we might have a chance to have a prosperous future. If we surrender like this, our whole family will be executed. "
The generals below looked at He Su and said with a bitter face, "Brother He, tell us honestly, does the Prince Ding Mansion have reinforcements? Our brothers have worked hard for you. You can't cheat our brothers. "
"Yes, yes …" Everyone nodded repeatedly.
He Su said with a smile, "Of course there are reinforcements, but … it will take some time for them to arrive. But don't worry. Although the reinforcements haven't arrived yet, the Prince Ding Mansion has already sent strong reinforcements. "
Everyone was startled and looked at each other before someone said, "Could it be Young Master Qing Chen? I've heard that Young Master Qing Chen's wisdom is unparalleled in the world, and he alone can fight against thousands of soldiers and horses? "
"It should be Prince Ding. Prince Ding had never tasted defeat since he was fourteen years old. If it was Prince Ding, why would he fear the million-strong army of the Imperial Court? "
He Su looked at the entrance of the tent with a smile. The curtain at the entrance was pulled open from the outside. A beautiful and graceful woman in green clothes with black hair walked in from the outside. Behind her were several men in black. They were obviously guards. Everyone was shocked when they saw the Qi Lin pattern on the bodyguards' clothes. "Qi Lin?!"
The black-clothed guards did not pay attention to the shock of these people. They were scattered in every corner of the tent. Only two of them followed behind the green-clothed woman. Under the shocked gazes of everyone, the green-clothed woman walked to the main seat in the commander's tent that He Su had vacated and sat down. She smiled faintly at everyone. "Everyone, thank you for your hard work."
Seeing He Su's respectful expression towards the green-clothed woman, a few of the more quick-witted people could not help but be moved. Someone with a more impulsive personality could not help but ask, "Who are you? How dare you sit here? "
The green-clothed woman smiled faintly and said, "I am Ye Li."
Princess Ding?! Everyone was inexplicably shocked.
"This subordinate greets the Princess." He Su said respectfully. With someone taking the lead, the others naturally followed. Everyone in the tent bowed and said in unison, "This subordinate greets Princess Ding." At least, they had heard that Prince Ding had deep feelings for Princess Ding. With Princess Ding here, the Prince Ding Mansion would not watch as they were executed by the Imperial Court, right?
Ye Li nodded and said, "Everyone, please be at ease. Please sit. "Only then did everyone stand and sit down.
After everyone was seated, Ye Li said, "Many thanks to everyone for being willing to help the Prince Ding Mansion reclaim this place. The Prince is unable to come because of the battle with the Northern Tribes, but this consort's words and the Prince's promise are equally valid. Everyone seated here will be greatly rewarded after everything is settled. The Prince Ding Mansion will not mistreat meritorious subjects. "
A middle-aged general who looked simple and honest stood up and said, "Princess, this subordinate does not care about the rewards. This subordinate was originally a general of the Da Chu State and was forced to help the enemy attack the Chu capital. This matter … … "Most of the people seated here were originally surrendered generals of the Da Chu State. They were not welcomed in the north and were not valued by Ren Qi Ning. It was the Da Chu State that had surrendered to the north. Now that they had betrayed the north and returned to the Prince Ding Mansion, they would naturally be worried. For this middle-aged general to ask such a question, it could be seen that he was not as simple and honest as he looked.
Ye Li said in a low voice, "Wherever the northern army went, they did not harm the common people. This consort can promise everyone here that as long as you sincerely pledge allegiance to the Prince Ding Mansion, we will let bygones be bygones. If you are meritorious, you will still be greatly rewarded. However … … if anyone has second thoughts, don't blame this consort for being merciless. "
"Many thanks, Princess." Everyone stood up and said. These surrendered generals were most worried about being punished after the autumn. Now that they had received Princess Ding's personal promise, they naturally could let go of this matter. For a moment, the atmosphere in the tent became much more lively.
Below her, He Su cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Princess Consort, Ren Qining has already led an army of a million to attack Changqing. I wonder if we should enter Changqing City to defend the city and wait for the reinforcements from Zijing Pass?"
Ye Li shook her head and said with a smile, "No need. He Su, listen up. Immediately lead people out of the camp and call for battle. We must win three more battles before Ren Qi Ning's army arrives and drive the enemy 30 miles away. "
Although He Su did not understand why Ye Li did this, he knew that the consort had her own plans and would not speak without thinking. He stood up swiftly and said, "This subordinate obeys."
After Ren Qi Ning received Queen Helan's reply, he quickly rushed back to Changqing City. Just as he arrived near Changqing, he received battle reports from the frontline. Even though his army outnumbered the enemy, they still lost three battles and were driven dozens of miles away. Only the 50,000 northern troops stationed in the capital could barely cope with the enemy and did not suffer more losses.
Ren Qi Ning also knew the character of his troops, so he had to use more than 200,000 northern troops as the vanguard and join forces with the tens of thousands of northern troops stationed in the capital to attack the rebel army. They must take back Changqing City. Unexpectedly, this was what Ye Li and Queen Helan had planned. Not only did the army of nearly three hundred thousand fail to completely wipe out the rebel army after they regrouped, but the northern army even counterattacked when they saw a flag signal that the Central Plains troops did not understand at all, killing them in a disorderly manner.
In an instant, what else did Ren Qi Ning not understand? He was so angry that his eyes almost popped out and he spurted out a mouthful of hot blood. Ren Qi Ning, who was sitting on the horse, tilted his body and fell off. If it were not for the guards beside him, even if he was not killed by the enemy, he would have been trampled to death by the chaotic army.
"Why?!" Seeing Queen Helan in bright clothes and high spirits, who appeared in front of the army, Ren Qi Ning asked sternly. He could not believe that he was fooled by a woman who he had never taken seriously.
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