The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

Chapter 408

As the night fell, the stars dotted the quiet palace. When everything was packed up, Shangguan Ziling quietly left this prosperous place with Dongqing and Qiukui.

At the city gate, under the dim lights, a black army stood solemnly, with shining armor and a solemn appearance.

Shangguan Ziling was shocked when she saw it. She quickened her pace involuntarily and asked, "Second cousin, how many people did you bring with you?" There was a hint of doubt and uneasiness in her voice.

Bei Suqi turned around, his eyes gleaming with determination, and he said calmly: "Not many, only 100,000 Beiming soldiers."

"Ah?" Shangguan Ziling exclaimed. She originally thought that the emperor's uncle would only send a few people and her second cousin to protect her, but she didn't expect that the entire Northern Kingdom army would be dispatched. She felt inexplicably moved, but also a little worried.

Bei Suqi seemed to see through her thoughts. He smiled and explained, "The Northern Kingdom's General Wang Qi has already set out with a large army ten days ago. There are only a thousand elite soldiers here with me to protect you. Are you surprised?"

Shangguan Ziling became even more worried when she heard this. This was a war between Dongyue, Xiliang and Nanchu, and her uncle was sending the Northern Kingdom's army?

"Isn't the Emperor's uncle afraid of causing a war in the North?"

Bei Suqi looked at her deeply and said, "Xiliang has evil ambitions and has formed an alliance with Nanchu to attack Dongyue. If Dongyue loses, do you think our Beiguo can just sit back and watch? Since Xiliang started the war and formed an alliance with Nanchu, our Beiguo can naturally form an alliance with Dongyue to help Dongyue win the war and defeat Xiliang and Nanchu completely. Who dared to bully our Beiguo's son-in-law?"

Shangguan Ziling was filled with emotion after hearing this. She had never thought of involving the Northern Kingdom in the war.

"Okay, the emperor has been preparing military supplies since Xiliang and Nanchu attacked Dongyue. He has made preparations early on. Xiliang is ambitious and has always wanted to unify the four countries. The emperor had already exchanged letters with your husband more than two months ago. The two countries have formed an alliance to jointly defeat Nanchu and Xiliang."

"what?"

She looked up at Bei Suqi, with a determined light in her eyes, and said, "Second cousin, I understand."

Bei Suqi looked at her, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes. He pointed to the carriage beside him and said, "Okay, let's go. Your health is important, so take the carriage instead of riding a horse."

Shangguan Ziling nodded, got off the horse, and got on the carriage. The carriage started slowly, and she looked through the window at the solemn army outside, her heart filled with gratitude and determination.

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There was a deafening roar outside. Mo Shaoxie frowned and stood up suddenly, his eyes as sharp as torches.

At this time, Mo Feng walked in with an anxious look on his face, his voice trembling: "Master, the enemy is attacking, Xiliang is attacking."

A cold light flashed in Mo Shaoxie's eyes, and he strode out of the tent, and every step seemed to step on everyone's heart.

Seeing this, the soldiers straightened their backs, their eyes showing firm belief. They knew that as long as Mo Shaoxie was there, they had hope of winning this battle.

Outside the city gate, the iron cavalry of Xiliang surged in like a tide, the sound of horse hooves shook the earth, and smoke and dust rolled in. Their battle flags fluttered in the wind, as if announcing their might and dominance.

On the city wall, Mo Shaoxie stood quietly, staring at the enemy formation in the distance with his eyes as sharp as torches.

The Xiliang army formed a dense formation outside the city, the archers drew their bowstrings to their full potential, and arrows rained down on the city walls.

The soldiers on the city wall immediately took out their defensive shields.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion below the city wall. Mo Shaoxie frowned slightly and looked down, only to see a group of soldiers carrying sandbags and stones in an orderly manner, obviously trying to reinforce the city wall.

Because in recent days, their soldiers have been suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, and more and more soldiers have been experiencing such symptoms, they had no choice but to retreat to West City and quickly summoned Xue Zhiyan and a group of military doctors to discuss countermeasures.

After some examination, military doctors determined that these soldiers were indeed poisoned, but the specific poison needed further analysis, and it has not yet been investigated clearly how they were poisoned.

Mo Shaoxie frowned, he knew that time was running out and he had to find a way to detoxify as soon as possible.

At this moment, a soldier came running to report: "Commander, we caught a suspicious person in the barracks."

A cold light flashed in Mo Shaoxie's eyes, and he immediately ordered the suspicious man to be brought up. After a while, a ragged, pale-faced man was brought up. He looked very weak, but there was a sly light in his eyes.

Mo Shaoxie looked at him coldly and asked, "Tell me, how did you poison me?"

The spy seemed to know that he could not escape death, so he bit the poison hidden in his mouth and foamed at the mouth, and died.

Mo Shaoxie's face became even gloomier, and he immediately ordered to strengthen the vigilance.

The moonlight was dim and the wind was cold. On the city walls, beacons were blazing and drums were beating. Soldiers were on full alert, their eyes sharp.

Below the city, the Xiliang army surged like a tide, a dark mass that seemed about to swallow up this isolated city.

After a rain of arrows from Xiliang, the Xiliang soldiers began to attack the city.

At this moment, on the city wall, Mo Shaoxie was wearing black armor and had a sharp look in his eyes. He held a long sword in his hand, and the sword emitted a cold light, as if it could devour all the darkness.

"Give the order, ten thousand elite soldiers will follow me to charge out! Archers will provide cover." Mo Shaoxie's voice was cold and firm, echoing on the city wall.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers' blood boiled and they drew their weapons one after another, following Mo Shaoxie's steps and rushing out of the city gate.

Suddenly, there was a cry of surprise from the Xiliang army under the city. They did not expect that the Dongyue soldiers would take the initiative to attack.

However, Mo Shaoxie led his elite troops, like a sharp sword, piercing the enemy's heart.

The battle broke out in an instant, with the flashes of swords and the shadows of sabers intertwined and the shouts of killing shaking the earth.

Mo Shaoxie led the charge, and every swing of his sword was as powerful as thunder, and the enemies fell under his sword one after another. His elite soldiers were also extremely brave and fought a desperate battle with the enemy.

The soldiers on the tower were not idle either. They cooperated with Mo Shaoxie's elite soldiers to shoot the enemy with bows and arrows. The arrows fell like dense raindrops, and people in the Xiliang army were constantly shot and fell.

However, the war did not end there. Although the Xiliang army temporarily withdrew, Mo Shaoxie knew that they had fought several small battles with Xiliang recently. Xiliang dared to take the initiative to attack because they knew that the Dongyue soldiers were vomiting and diarrhea, and had no energy at all. If they fought, they would just be sending themselves to death!

But every time Dongyue defended the city gate, the Xiliang army retreated in a panic.

However, in Mo Shaoxie's heart, he wanted to end the war as soon as possible so that he could go to the North Country to see Ling'er.

But at this moment, the battlefield is changing rapidly and the battle cannot be ended for a while. He is clear about his mission and responsibility. He must always stay alert and sober, without any slackness or negligence.

Therefore, he always remained calm and rational, stopped thinking about Ling'er, and devoted himself to the battlefield. Only when he fell asleep would he think of his Ling'er.

Under the leadership of Mo Shaoxie, the soldiers showed a tenacious fighting spirit. Although they were poisoned, they still held on to the tower and fought fiercely with the enemy.

Mo Shaoxie even led the troops out of the city personally, catching the Xiliang army off guard and killing many enemies.

After a night of fierce fighting, the Xiliang army was finally repelled.