After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 15 Princess Ji Mi
Chapter 15 Princess Ji Mi
The first time I saw Ji Mi was on the city wall of Yingdu.

The crimson figure had fluttering sleeves, and his light footsteps echoed the desolate and rough drumbeat, giving off a mysterious and peaceful atmosphere.The soldiers who returned from the battle watched quietly. At this moment, they temporarily forgot the sadness of defeat.

Peng Ji said that this is called "dance", which is a kind of witch, and the songs and music are encouraged to entertain the gods.

This tinge of red lingers in Mengdi's eyes for a long time, it's like the fire in the valley.

Meng Di leaned against the city wall, feeling lonely.After coming to this world for so long, although he tried hard to regard himself as a Chu person, live like a Chu person, and fight like a Chu person, he knew that he was not.

This world is right in front of you, but it is strange and far away.This is not my own world, I still stay in that valley full of flames.

Until now, this touch of red gradually coincided with the firelight of that night.

It has been a few days since I came to Yingdu. After the initial chaos, the city gradually became calm again.It's just that there are few pedestrians on the road, and armed Chinese and servants continue to come to the city wall.

Meng Di's cavalry was assigned to guard a section of the southern city wall. After that battle, more than half of the cavalry was lost, Li Yan and Zhong Ying were killed, and Zhao Miao did not know if he was dead or alive.

Peng Ji returned home to see his wife and daughter, and hurried back again, complaining in a low voice that Li was not mean enough.

Chestnut left.

An old man dressed as a family member whispered a few words in his ear, and Li's face changed drastically.I faltered and told everyone that my father was seriously ill, and I was in a hurry to see him for the last time.It turned out that Li was from Yue, the bastard son of a rich family, and even Li was not his real name.

Meng Di had long suspected that Li was not an ordinary disciple. As for why he came to Chu State to become a disciple without a name, since he refused to tell, there was no need to ask further.This battle is estimated to be more or less ominous, so it might be a good thing to take the opportunity to leave.

After dancing, the woman in red left the city wall surrounded by guards. When she turned around, she clearly saw an incomparably beautiful face with worry in her bright eyes and a slightly raised bridge of nose.

Peng Ji is a kind person, so he rushed to inquire about it, and told everyone mysteriously when he came back; "It's Princess Ji Mi, the king's own sister!"

Everyone was even more amazed, it turned out to be a princess, no wonder she looked like a fairy.

Ji Mi's mood is not as calm as it appears on the surface.

As soon as the news of the defeat reached the palace, she came outside Xiong Zhen's hall and heard hysterical cries coming from inside.

She couldn't imagine that, as the elder brother of the King of Chu, he would act like a child in front of the officials.

Xiong Zhen frantically overturned the case, and kept saying: "You can't hold on anymore, I want to leave, I don't want to go to Wu."

The officials looked at each other, and it was Zixi who stopped Xiong Zhen's crying with a loud shout.

"Your Majesty, the capital city of Ying has Ji Nan City and Mai City as its horns, the city is high and the water is deep, and there are tens of thousands of people and servants, so it may not be impossible to defend it."

"That's right, it took ten years for Ling Yin to rebuild Yingdu, and he assured the widow that it will be as solid as gold."

Thinking of Ling Yin Nangwa, Xiong Zhen cursed loudly again, the 15 army is gone just like that, Nangwa is incompetent, he deserves death!
Zixi had no choice but to try his best to appease him. At the same time, he asked Bao Xu to go to Qin to rescue soldiers. Qin and Chu were related by marriage, and Xiong Zhen's mother and queen, Meng Ying, were the daughter of the King of Qin.

After all, Xiong Zhen dispelled Xiong Zhen's idea of ​​running away. Zixi hurriedly led the only remaining elite soldiers out of the city to set up camp at Lu Fujiang.

Knowing that her elder brother didn't want her to lose her composure, Ji Mi quietly left the palace and went to the city wall to pray for the state of Chu.

The Wu army did not keep the Chu people waiting too long. They swung their troops around Zixi and divided their troops into three groups to attack Yingdu City, Jinan City and Maicheng respectively.

At the very beginning, the walls defended by Mengdi were violently attacked.Both Wu Zixu and Bo Pi were born in the state of Chu, and they knew the thoughts of the monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu very well, so they chose Nancheng, which was not taken seriously, as the breakthrough point.

From the early morning battle to the late afternoon, Meng Di's hands were already sore and swollen, and the city wall was covered with corpses of Wu Jun. He didn't retreat until the sound of gold clanging.

Meng Di relaxed his mind, turned around and leaned against the wall, a touch of red appeared in front of his eyes.

"Let the princess leave, it's dangerous here." He said to the guard next to him in a hoarse voice, and fell asleep uncontrollably.

Before dawn, he was awakened by the sound of Wu Jun's drums, and Meng Di jumped up. Looking from the wall, countless Wu Jun carrying ladders approached quickly, and another day of fighting began.

The stones and wood that the servants had been transporting all night were quickly exhausted, and there were not many arrows. Wu Jun who climbed up the city wall could only be pushed with swords and hands.

The number of soldiers around Meng Di was getting smaller and smaller, but the Wu army relied on the large number of people to attack in turn. Just as it was a bit difficult, a dozen Chu soldiers came up beside them, and after a burst of slashing, they pushed down the Wu army who had climbed up the wall.

It turned out to be the princess' bodyguard. Looking back at Ji Mi's nervous but determined eyes, he wanted to drive him away, but on second thought, that's all.

With the help of these guards, this section of the city wall was finally held temporarily, and the guards on the side also hurriedly dispatched men to help.

Everything seems to be developing in a positive direction. Although the Wu army is fierce, there is no way to take down the high city wall for a while. Ji Nancheng and Maicheng also restrained a lot of troops, making it impossible to attack with all their strength.After attacking for several more hours, Mingjin retreated again.

Just when everyone took a breath, they suddenly heard a loud bang, followed by the sound, and after a while, they saw the surging river from the upper reaches, engulfing the city of Yingdu in an instant.

The city is broken!
The flood directly broke down the city wall, and Meng Di intuitively felt a huge force pushing him, and he was swept away by the current.Just when he was not distinguishing things, a touch of red flashed in the corner of his eyes, and he hugged Ji Mi without thinking.

Meng Di curled up and tried his best to protect the woman in his arms, and rolled in the waves, only feeling severe pain all over his body, and how many bones were broken.

Suddenly, he felt light all over and stopped.

The flood came quickly and went quickly. Looking around, you can see desolation everywhere, with broken walls and ruins everywhere.

The woman in her arms had already fainted, and while hesitating, she suddenly heard the neighing of a horse.

It turned out that several groups of war horses were tied to high places. Although they were not swept away by the flood, they were terrified and screamed desperately.

Meng Di endured the pain, rode on his war horse, and rushed out of the west city gate in a short time. Outside the city gate was a big river called Jushui. Because of the flood, Jushui looked mighty. Can't cross.

I had no choice but to gallop all the way along the river, but accidentally found a small boat stranded in the bend of the river. I hurriedly pushed the boat into the water, and after jumping into the boat with Ji Mi in my arms, my eyes went dark and I passed out.

The small boat is unmanned, and goes leisurely along the current.

(End of this chapter)