Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

Shen Yanyan talked a lot to herself, almost telling her everything about her past life and this life. She knew Xiao Jingzhan couldn't hear her, but she still wanted to say more.

She had never told him anything about her past life.

I shouldn't have said that.

If someone with ulterior motives heard this, she might turn into a ghost and be burned to death.

But somehow, she suddenly wanted to tell him everything about herself.

Some things have been on my mind for a long time, and I want to talk to someone about them.

She didn't even dare to say these things while Xiao Jingzhan was still awake, for she was afraid that the secrets buried deep in her heart would be unacceptable to him.

The next day, before dawn, and without anyone to see them off, Shen Yanyan took Xia Zhu out of the palace.

Outside the city, Wei Chi was already waiting with his Wei family army.

The trip of several people was no secret, so everyone in the army knew Shen Yanyan's identity.

"Your Majesty!" Wei Chi stepped forward and saluted

Shen Yanyan nodded, got into the carriage, and the team began to move west.

Two days later, Shen Yanyan and Xia Zhu boarded a merchant ship bound for Jizhou, while the Wei family army continued to travel west by land.

Five days later, Shen Yanyan walked into the Jizhou military camp and led Jizhou's 100,000 defenders to Cangzhou.

Seven days later, Shen Yanyan arrived in Cangzhou before the fifteenth night.

Fifty miles outside Cangzhou City.

"My queen, we will soon arrive in Cangzhou City."

Qi Zhongguo, the general of the Jizhou garrison, looked at Shen Yanyan riding on her tall horse with admiration in his eyes.

It turns out that the Queen is really as capable as any man as the rumors say.

These days, from Jizhou to Cangzhou, the wind was biting cold all the way, but she just rode her tall horse and hurried on without saying a word.

Not a single complaint from beginning to end.

Shen Yanyan nodded and said, "Let's start the journey!" It has been seven days, and no one knows what the situation in Cangzhou is now.

I still received some news a few days ago, but there has been no news at all in the past two days.

Cangzhou.

There were ruins inside and outside the city walls.

The air was filled with smoke and the pungent smell of blood and burning. On the battlefield, corpses were scattered all over the ground, and the groans of the wounded and the silence of the dead were intertwined, creating a desolate scene.

The former Cangzhou City was now only a ruin. The broken flags fell to the ground and fluttered in the wind.

Weapons and armor were scattered all over the battlefield, witnessing the fierce battle. The dead bodies of war horses lay in all directions on the ground, like a hell on earth.

The ice and snow were dyed red by blood, forming patches of dark red swamps, like blooming flowers, but their beauty seemed particularly desolate in this desolate place.

The distant mountains are snow-capped and the sky and earth are roaring.

At Hengwu Mountain in Cangzhou City, old General Feng Cheng looked at the huge crowd behind him and the less than half of the defenders left, filled with despair.

If the reinforcements have not arrived today, he really won't be able to defend Cangzhou City, and he will be unworthy of His Majesty's trust.

Ever since Xiliang withdrew its troops that day.

The Xiliang army did not attack for five days. Just when everyone thought that Xiliang had stopped, on the fifth day, a full 300,000 troops of the other side attacked Cangzhou City without interruption every day.

Fortunately, they were well prepared and managed to hold on for some time.

However, the continuous attacks consumed too much manpower and material resources, and reinforcements were slow to arrive. If Xiliang sent another large force to attack, they would not be able to hold out for long.

General Feng looked at the people in the city and had to temporarily abandon the city and flee to Hengwu Mountain with the people.

Hengwu Mountain is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is a large flat area on the top of the mountain. He and his people can hold out here for another two days, giving them a glimmer of hope.

Thinking of those soldiers who volunteered to pretend to die on the city wall, Feng Cheng felt ashamed of his dead brothers.

But if the Western Liang army attacked, all the people in the city would be massacred. As the saying goes, there will be no shortage of firewood as long as the mountains are green. The city can be taken back if it is lost, but the dead are dead and will never come back to life.

He resolutely left them behind and fled here with the people. Although it was a helpless move, he felt really sorry for those dead brothers.

In Cangzhou city.

Helian Fu looked at the empty city in front of him, a smile appearing on his lips.

This old general Feng Cheng is indeed worthy of his reputation. He was able to take away the people of an entire city right under the noses of 300,000 Xiliang troops.

It is truly admirable.

But it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter whether those people live or die. What he wants is to capture Cangzhou and then head towards Youzhou and Yanzhou.

If they take over Yan, You and Cangzhou, they will be able to launch a large-scale attack on Li State.

She would not leave one or two cities until all the generals they sent were killed and a few more cities were captured. He didn't believe that someone like her could stay in the capital to guard the dying Xiao Jingzhan.

What's more, her brother is still in her hands.

It is thirty miles away from Cangzhou.

Shen Yanyan felt that the closer she got to Cangzhou, the more desolate it became.

In the snow not far away, a man covered in blood saw the fluttering flag of the Liguo Army. The dead eyes suddenly lit up, and he ran towards the team regardless of the wounds all over his body.

Shen Yanyan saw from afar a black figure running towards their team in the snow, and then riding a horse and running forward.

This man seemed to have escaped from Cangzhou. After seeing them, he did not hide but ran towards them. He must have seen the military flag in front of the team.

Fang Wei stared at the woman in black silver armor in front of him, stunned for a moment, how come the leader is a beautiful woman. She looks a bit like a general.

But he couldn't care less about that now, so he asked, "Are they reinforcements coming from the capital?"

Shen Yanyan looked at the blood-stained man and jumped off the horse.

"Yes, I am Shen Yanyan, the queen of Li Kingdom. What happened in Cangzhou?" Shen Yanyan stepped forward to help him up and quickly revealed her identity.

When Fang Wei heard this, he was so scared that he immediately broke away from Shen Yanyan's hand and knelt on the ground.

"Please, Queen, save Cangzhou. Two days ago, General Feng led the people of Cangzhou and 50,000 troops to escape to Hengwu Mountain. Now Hengwu Mountain has been surrounded by the Western Liang Army. Deputy General Shen was captured by the Western Liang Army ten days ago. He helped my subordinates escape at the critical moment. Now he is imprisoned in the Western Liang Army camp outside Yangzhou Mountain."

"I risked my life to come out of the city to deliver the message. There are 150,000 Xiliang troops in the city. General Feng won't be able to hold out for much longer. Your Majesty, please save the people of Cangzhou."

"I'm Fang Wei, a personal soldier of Vice General Shen. This is the official seal of the Cangzhou government office. Please have a look, Your Majesty." Fang Wei immediately took out the official seal from his arms and presented it.

Fang Wei was afraid that she would not believe him, so he quickly took out the official seal.

Shen Yanyan handed it to Qi Zhongguo next to her and took a look, and the latter nodded.

"Two hundred thousand!" Shen Yanyan frowned. She only had a hundred thousand men with her and they could not capture Cangzhou in one go. Wei Chi brought news that an army of 150,000 was behind them, but it was too late.

"I am leading an army of 100,000 drawn from Jizhou. It is too late to launch a forceful attack. Is there any other way to first bring a part of the people into Cangzhou and go to Hengwu Mountain, and then plan for a forceful attack after the follow-up troops arrive?" They went to Hengwu Mountain two days ago and were in such a hurry that they must have not brought any food or warm things. In such cold weather, if they delay any more, so many people will be frozen to death or starved to death on the mountain if they are not killed by the Xiliang Army.

"There is a small path that takes you around Hengwu Mountain, but it is very difficult to walk on snowy days."

Shen Yanyan thought for a moment and came up with a solution.

"Let the military doctor come up and bandage him. Pick out some people with good skills. Prepare some food and supplies."

Qi Zhongguo, who was standing next to him, hurried over to call for help.

"You are the only one who knows these roads here. Can you hold on? If you can, take some people with better kung fu to carry some food and supplies in, and then find a way to contact General Feng." After Shen Yanyan finished speaking, she squatted down and leaned close to him and whispered her plan.

"I can do it, Your Majesty. Please rest assured." Fang Wei's face was full of determination, as if he would not retreat even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead.

Shen Yanyan nodded and patted his shoulder.

"Is the road hidden? Will the Xiliang people find it?"

"No, Madam, I discovered that path by accident when I escaped. I have been in Cangzhou for many years and have never found this path. The people of Xiliang will definitely not find it in a short time.

"Okay, thank you for the hard work."

"My subordinates dare not."

A stick of incense later, a team of about two hundred people headed towards the direction where Fang Wei appeared.

Shen Yanyan led the army and rushed directly to the outside of Cangzhou City.

Inside the city, Helian Fu received news that reinforcements from the Li State would soon arrive outside Cangzhou City. When he heard that the other party's general was a woman, he knew that he had made the right bet.

As smart as Shen Yanyan was, she had figured out his intention. She really valued her brother so much that she was willing to leave Xiao Jingzhan behind and come to the freezing western border.

Shen Yanyan is smart and can travel thousands of miles for the people she cares about. This kind of Shen Yanyan makes him want to plunder her at all costs.

There was a hint of comfort in the smile on Helian Fu's lips.

So soon, they met again.