Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1067: It's just the right time

One day later, when Yuwen Cheng and Shang Shoufei led their army eastward from Cijian, they just arrived at the west valley entrance and saw from afar that the lush forest at the foot of the mountain in front of them had been cut down, leaving a large open space. A shadow appeared on the open space, as if the dark clouds in the sky above had cast a large haze.

When I got closer, I saw that it turned out to be a large infantry team with fluttering flags and neighing horses.

Everyone was startled, especially the war horses they were riding. They were extremely sensitive and sensed the strong and murderous aura in the wind blowing towards them. Many horses neighed anxiously, shook their heads and snorted.

"Calm down!"

Yuwen Cheng, who was walking in front, was calmer and more composed. He raised his hand to calm the panic of the crowd, then shook the reins and walked forward for a distance. He immediately saw that the flag held high in the army in front was none other than the red and white flag used by his second brother, King Qin Yuwen Ye.

As soon as he saw the flag clearly, his face suddenly darkened.

At the same time, two horsemen came out from the team in the distance, followed by several soldiers. After a while, they came in front of him. These two people looked familiar. They were Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao under Yuwen Ye's command.

The two men rode on their horses and bowed to Yuwen Cheng, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Yuwen Cheng was displeased: "Why are you here?"

Mu Xian said: "We were ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to attack Luoyang. When we heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi was coming to help us, we were overjoyed and came here to wait for him."

Yuwen Cheng's face darkened when he heard this. After all, he was the Prince of Qi of the Dasheng Dynasty, and the commander-in-chief of the Henan Road appointed by the emperor. Attacking Luoyang was originally his job, but now, Mu Xian and his men said that he came to "help", which was obviously to kick him away and to seize the credit of this battle in advance.

So he immediately sneered and said, "I am the general commander of the army. I am fighting my own battle. Who do I need help from?"

Mu Xian smiled and said, "Your Highness, aren't you here to help His Highness the King of Qin? If Your Highness hadn't tied down the thousands of troops in Luoyang for the King of Qin in Cijian a few days ago, how could the King of Qin have swept across the Eastern Capital and captured all the eight pass cities?"

Yuwen Cheng's expression became even uglier.

A few days ago, he was defeated in battle and was forced to huddle in Cijian. While Liang Shide sent a large army to attack Cijian to capture him, Yuwen Ye fought everywhere and captured several of the eight passes in Luoyang one after another. It was not that he intended to help, but he had to do so. However, if he did not mention the gratitude for helping, he would only have the shame of defeat.

Hearing these words, the generals behind Yuwen Cheng all showed angry expressions.

On the battlefield, the bravery of the soldiers and the results of victory are the most important, but Yuwen Cheng was impatient and reckless this time, and was defeated at the first blow. His greatest "merit" was the "help" just mentioned by Mu Xian and others. In this case, even if he knew that the other party was here to steal the credit, he could not say anything tough.

Mu Xian added, "While we are waiting for Your Highness here, we have already cut down many large trees here to build siege ladders. When we attack the city, I hope Your Highness's people can cooperate with us."

Yu Wencheng's face became even uglier.

At this time, another rider slowly came up behind him. It was Zhaowu School Lieutenant Shang Shoufei. He looked at the two men and said with a smile, "With your help, Your Highness the Prince of Qi will surely be able to attack the city with half the effort. However, I have one small thing I want to ask you two."

As soon as they faced him, Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao both showed strange expressions.

Of course they knew that this man was the brother of the Princess of Qin, but he had been following the path of the Crown Prince since he entered the officialdom, and had previously served as a guard in the Eastern Palace, causing considerable trouble to the King of Qin. Seeing the fake smile on his face, they both felt a little unhappy and couldn't help but frown.

Mu Xian said: "What's the matter?"

Shang Shoufei smiled and said, "I heard a few days ago that my little sister - oh, should I say Princess Qin, I heard that she went to Xiazhou. Is this true?"

Mu Xian said: "It is true." "Now that the danger in Xiazhou has been resolved, how is the Princess of Qin now?"

"..."

"Didn't you send anyone to look for it?"

Hearing this, Mu Xian's face darkened again.

After learning that Shang Ruyi did not return to Chang'an that day, this matter has been on his mind. It can be seen that the King of Qin is very worried, but now the war is imminent, they cannot focus all their attention on the King of Qin's wife, so they did not send more people to look for her.

But this matter always weighs on their hearts like a huge stone.

Now that Shang Shoufei mentioned it, and mentioned it in the capacity of the Princess Qin's brother, the two of them were suddenly speechless.

Yuwen Cheng came to his senses immediately after hearing Shang Shoufei's words, and sneered: "You two, how do you do things? How does my second brother do things? His own princess is stranded outside, but he didn't even send anyone to look for her. He even sent you here to attack Luoyang. Doesn't he know that Liang Shide's forces are all around Luoyang? If he captures my second sister-in-law--"

Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao looked at each other.

Their words were already a threat. They were not threatening Shang Ruyi's safety, but using Shang Ruyi's safety to determine their future sins. However, Mu Xian also said respectfully: "King Qi's words make sense, but we are only here to attack Luoyang. As for other matters, King Qin will make his own arrangements."

Yuwen Cheng said: "He is the best."

"..."

"Otherwise, if he can't even protect his own wife, how can he gain a foothold in the army?"

"..."

"What else did you take? Go back and explain to the subjects of the Great Sheng Dynasty."

After saying that, he sneered, shook the reins and spurred his horse forward. Shang Shoufei and others followed behind him. Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao's expressions became more solemn, but at this time they had no choice but to follow with heavy hearts.

The next day, the battle to attack Luoyang officially began.

Just as they were setting up the ladders and leading their troops to charge towards the fortified and towering Luoyang City, Yuwen Ye heard hurried footsteps approaching at Hulao Pass a hundred miles away, listening to the roaring and rolling sound of the Yellow River. He turned around and saw that it was the scout who had been sent out two days ago to gather information. The man walked up to him and bowed to him, saying, "Your Highness!"

Yu Wenye said: "How?"

The scout said, "We have learned that Xiao Yuansui is leading 120,000 troops from Leshou to the south, heading straight for Hulao Pass!"

Yuwen Ye's eyes immediately became sharp, and he took a step forward: "Where are they now?"

The scout said, "We are almost at Liyang."

"Li Yang..."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye slowly raised his head, and his eyes facing the setting sun revealed a chilling light: "You came at the right time."