empress and princess

A few days later, bad news came again. Qin Mingyue led an army of 30 troops and finally arrived in Chengyang today. Taking advantage of the high morale and almost no rest, he gave an order to launch the first storm!

On the city wall, Chu Huaimin was still wrapped in a white shirt, holding a soft sword, looking down at the enemy coldly.

It was snowing heavily, and the king of Chu who was standing side by side with her gritted his teeth: "Fortunately, we arrived in time, otherwise..." Otherwise, Qin Mingyue would invade Chengyang, and the state of Chu would be in danger; at this point, he quickly picked up a weapon, "Although come on, let one widow kill one!"

Ah Min is right, if you can't bear it, you stand up to resist foreign enemies, and weakness is never a magic weapon for victory.

The sound of drums resounded through the three roads, which was the signal to attack the city, and the black army like a tide had arrived at the city gate in an instant.

"Brother Huang, are you afraid?" At this moment, she asked softly.

"I'm afraid, I'm not a real man!"

The king of Chu blurted out these words, and he clenched the long sword in his hand without fear, his brows were swept away, and he had a bit of a king's backbone.

A man who is not afraid of life and death should protect his family and protect the country. At first he was very afraid of death, but later he found that if he was greedy for life and afraid of death, how could the soldiers have the determination to fight to the death?So he can't hide behind.

What's more, Ah Min was always by his side.

In the end, the enemy forces retreated wave after wave, and within half an hour, some Qin soldiers climbed onto the wall.

The king of Chu really played back his prestige this time, he was red-eyed, and rushed to kill the enemy at the forefront; while the king fought bloody, which made the soldiers who followed him explode, and once again killed the Qin army with one as ten.

Brother and sister fought side by side, and cooperated seamlessly in order to protect the final united front of the homeland.

The snow is still falling, and the ground is bright red.

——"My lord, I can't attack for a long time! More than half of the brothers have been killed or injured, so it is not appropriate to attack again!"

--"retreat."

The smoothness of the siege all the way made Qin Mingyue relax his vigilance. He thought Chengyang was nothing to worry about, but Chengyang was a hard rock, especially when Chu Huaimin and King Chu came, which made the Chu army cheer up and kicked up hard. The result can be imagined.

If you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred, and the city cannot be broken.

In the end, I still underestimated that person——Chu Huaimin.

The first round of Mingjin retreat ended in failure. Instead, Qin Mingyue rode to the moat and saw the white clothes on the high wall at a glance. However, unlike before, the white clothes were stained with blood, and she could barely recognize that it was the noble man The compelling concubine Chu.

At this time, a plan came suddenly, and he whispered a few words to the lieutenant general.

The deputy general smiled treacherously and nodded, facing Chengyang, he immediately cleared his throat, put his hands on his hips and roared:

"Concubine Chu, don't you still not see the situation clearly! The state of Chu is at the end of its strength, don't make unnecessary struggles to death! Just open the city gate, and the eldest son will spare you! Otherwise, your city will be destroyed!"

"Soldiers, open your eyes wide, Chu State has already..."

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp arrow had already been shot from the air, the lieutenant general's eyes widened, and he immediately froze in fright.

Qin Mingyue flew out a hidden weapon in time and knocked down the arrow.

"Continue to talk." He said coldly, deciding to disrupt the opponent's morale first.

The lieutenant gasped heavily, his speech was no longer sharp, and he shouted tremblingly: "Chu has been defeated like a mountain, you..."

Another sharp arrow was shot!

Fortunately, there was no danger, Mr. Qin was extremely capable, and a hidden weapon flew out, saving the life of the lieutenant once again.

The archery man was excellent in martial arts, and he was able to hit the target at some long distances. The lieutenant regretted his life, sweated coldly from fright, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "My lord, we are too close to the people of Chu, and it is too dangerous."

"What are I afraid of? Continue." Qin Mingyue glanced at the lieutenant general, and directly placed the knife across his neck.

"Yes."

The lieutenant general had no choice but to bite the bullet, but before he could say a word, he pierced through the white snowflakes, and saw on the other side of the city wall, Chu Huaimin bent his bow and released a pair of arrows, breaking the sky into two!Qin Mingyue immediately jumped off the horse to dodge, but it was too late to stop the other arrow. When he reacted very quickly, the lieutenant's throat had been pierced by the arrow, and he fell to the ground dead.

"Damn it!"

Qin Mingyue cursed in a low voice, and galloped back to the camp, but Chengyang cheered and shouted for victory.

After losing the battle, the morale of the Qin army dropped a lot, and because of the non-stop fighting and the cold weather, the morale of the Qin army was even lower; back in the general's tent, Qin Mingyue was very annoyed, and summoned all the counselors to give him advice.

Not long after the discussion, someone offered a suggestion: "My lord, the only thing we can do now is to ask General Li to come out."

Li Shiqin has been at war with the state of Chu for many years and knows the Chu people well, so he is determined to be an excellent candidate.

Even so, Qin Mingyue was still unconvinced. In his eyes, Chu Huaimin was no more than a woman no matter how capable she was. How could she cover the sky with one hand and fight against his 30 army with tens of thousands of people!

Winning is only a matter of time.

"Not for the time being." In the end Qin Mingyue refused, and he was quite confident in defeating Chu Huaimin.

The counselors have no choice but to invite General Li. They are still the ones who offered advice, and said: "After this battle, the morale of the Chu people has risen sharply. If you want to quickly defeat the Chu army's morale, you must kill Chu Huaimin or kill the king of Chu." .”

"These two are the backbone of the Chu state. It would be better if Chu Huaimin could be killed first. The king of Chu is such a wimp, killing him won't help much."

"No." Qin Mingyue said immediately after listening, "That woman Chu Huaimin is not easy to kill, kill the King of Chu."

As a result, not only did the dragons in Chu have no leader, but Chu Huaimin also lost her only relative.

While she is in national mourning, kill her again!

The sun came out half a month later, and the frost and snow were finally not so cold. It is definitely a good time to go out in the severe winter.

King Qin, who had been bored for several days, couldn't hold back anymore, and came out early in the morning to enjoy the scenery outside the tent. The flowers were plum blossoms in the twelfth lunar month, and they were in full bloom. It was a pity that there was only one with thick arms, which grew halfway by the river. on the hill.

The snow continued, and she was covered with a layer of silver everywhere. She was thin and thin, and she seemed to be out of tune with everything in the world.

One person, one tree, and the lonely shadow facing each other is also interesting.

"Spring is late in the north, and it's still cold outside. If the king wants to get cold, the Ninth Prince will have to peel off a layer of skin." Ah Yan walked over quickly, untied the solitary fur and tied it on her shoulders.

Even though the warm sun was out and the wind was filled with biting chill, Qin Tangjing's nose was red from the cold, and her fair and slender hands were no exception. The scene where the woman rode a white horse through the plum blossom grove together, just now was deeply reflecting on why she was betrayed by everyone, and the momentary coldness was greater than the coldness of the body.

Heart ashes, probably so.

Qin Tangjing didn't stop at this moment, while folding plum branches, he said, "Stop bluffing me, it's not as serious as you say."

Ah Yan curled her lips, and pushed down a branch on the side to make it easier for her to break, "How dare my subordinates scare the King, let me ask you, is there anyone in this world who doesn't know that the Ninth Prince loves the King to the bone."

This statement cannot be refuted, the Ninth Prince treats King Qin as his life, even more important than his own life.

Both of them were taught martial arts by Qin Jiufeng from the same school, and they have been with each other since childhood. Needless to say, there is no need to talk about their feelings for each other.

So the King of Qin took the plum blossom branch and immediately crossed the river to demolish the bridge, threw a handful of ice and snow at her, and advised her intimately: "Master Ah Yan, eat less vinegar, it's good for your health."

Ah Yan suffered from being dumb, and because of his different status, he couldn't return it as before, so he had to pluck his hair twice, and in this spare time, he suddenly remembered the intelligence sent in the morning...

Ah Yan immediately put on a serious look, seeing that King Qin was playing with the plum petals with great interest, she couldn't help but hesitate for a while, and finally she was heartbroken and said out breathlessly: "My lord, I still have something to report."

Qin Tangjing didn't raise his head while playing, and hummed a tune as a gesture, "Huh?"

"About the state of Chu." Ah Yan paused for a moment, scrutinizing her face while quickly reporting, "The eldest son has already reached Chengyang, and the eldest princess of the state of Chu is personally guarding the city."

"According to this speed of attacking the city, within half a year, I'm afraid...Chu will be unable to resist." Soon she added another sentence.

After finishing speaking, King Qin frowned very lightly, and then returned to his usual, impenetrable expression.

If you can't hold it for half a year, don't talk about such jokes that both talents and intelligence can win the world!The opponent was too weak, she wouldn't even take a look at it, and Qin Jihuang, who had always only respected the strong, would never bow her head and admit defeat.

There are very few people who are regarded as opponents by her, and Chu Huaimin is one of them.

Such a woman would not be able to deal with Qin Mingyue?

Qin Tangjing pursed her lips and said nothing, a delicate and beautiful plum branch was in her hand, blooming in the cold winter, making her proud.

"Your Majesty, Ji Huang!" After a while, the sound of footsteps on the snow came from ahead, followed by the laughing calls of Prime Minister Li Da and Prince Qin Jiu, saying: "The weather is fine today, let's go to Guiling, let's go!" Won't you go?"

The scouts had already reported that the gates of Guiling had been opened for three days, and the people were coming in and out. The city was full of prosperity and prosperity, as if it hadn't been affected by the flames of war in the slightest, and even worshiped gods and ancestors on the third day of the first lunar month.

Coincidentally, that is today, and even more coincidentally, their trip to Guiling is also today.

So there is-

A king led her generals and prime ministers to pretend to be ordinary people and enter the city in a low-key manner.

"What do you think? The guards at the city gate seem to be very active, not like a fake." Qin Tangjing took out his folding fan after he got in among the people, looked around, and asked in a low voice.

"It doesn't look like it to me." Qin Jiufeng frowned, and nudged Li Shizhou aside with his elbow.

Li Shizhou looked back at Dongcheng, and praised: "It's true, it's false, it's false, it's what makes people afraid to attack easily and makes people afraid. This Gongsuncha is worthy of a famous general in the world."

It's a pity that King Wei didn't know the general's talent, and he was only worried about his great achievements. He insisted on not using him for many years, and even demoted him to Guiling to make him a local guard, which was aggrieved.

Gongsun sent troops unpredictable, rarely lost battles, and enjoyed a reputation all over the world. Such a heroic figure should have been worshiped as a general long ago.

Li Shizhou felt sorry for this, but Qin Jiufeng sneered, "I'm afraid that he will be misled by his cleverness. In such an emergency, he is not afraid of being attacked by the enemy and catching him by surprise."

"My lord..."

"Something's wrong." Qin Jiufeng's face suddenly became solemn, and he pulled Ji Huang closer, and said in a low voice, "Someone has set up a formation at the city gate."

Qin Tangjing was surprised, and Li Shizhou was also surprised, and quickly asked, "What formation?"

"Death formation, quite tricky."

"... No wonder there is no fear, so it turns out that Gongsuncha still kept this trick." Li Shizhou frowned, there is no way out in the death battle, even if Guiling is captured, there will be many casualties.

"Uncle Huang, can you break it?"

"If you find the eye, maybe you can give it a try."

Eyes?How could it be so easy to expose, which is another big problem.

The three of them didn't go far, and when they got together, they observed around the city gate.

After looking around, there was no clue, but a general's mansion was found not far away, with the word "Gongsun" engraved on the door plaque. Qin Jiufeng guessed that this general's mansion might be the location of the formation, but it was also obvious that this was Gongsun Poor mansion.

In the end, I was really tired from walking, Qin Tangjing pointed to the signboard in front, "Uncle, there is a tea house, go in and have a rest."

"Okay." Qin Jiufeng replied, but at this moment, she realized that Li Shizhou was still not following up, so she grabbed her by the arm and said in a vicious voice, "What are you looking at, and then I will poke your eyes."

Li Shizhou smiled, "It's quite lively over there, I don't know what's going on."

"It doesn't matter what they are doing, it has nothing to do with you anyway."

"Jiuye, I didn't look at the handsome man on the street, what are you doing?"

"Do I have it!"

"Have."

"...I'm too lazy to care about you."

The two always bickered wherever they went. Qin Tangjing felt helpless on the steps and looked at the street diagonally opposite. It was full of people bustling and bustling. It was indeed very lively, but there were more important things at the moment.

Guiling will not be destroyed, Wei State will not be destroyed, she will have trouble sleeping and eating.

Qin Tangjing closed his fan and shook his head. The moment he turned around, the little emperor's uncle suddenly called out in surprise: "Be careful!"

She only felt something flying towards her, she almost subconsciously turned her head, and her premonition came true, as expected something flew towards her and hit her chest, this force almost made Qin Tangjing lose her breath.

The thing fell down and fell into her hand naturally. It was a ball, trimmed with red silk strips, and it looked very beautiful.

"What is this stuff?"

Qin Tangjing faintly felt that he had seen it somewhere before, but his mind was dizzy for a while and he couldn't recognize it, so he had to take it to ask Little Huangshu.

A large number of people also quickly poured in from the opposite street.

Seeing that she was fine, Qin Jiufeng hurriedly said, "That's the girl's hydrangea, hurry up and throw it away!"

Hydrangea?Afraid of causing trouble, Qin Tangjing raised her hand without thinking, but she paused when she heard the crowd say "Miss Gongsun's hydrangea", and in this gap, several women had already squeezed out of the crowd and walked in front of her.

"Girl, Miss Gongsun of my family is here to invite you."