Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 418

Chapter 418: Chapter 415: Invincible in Battle_1

But when asked about the news of the Lord of Gaoyi, Bai Jinzhi, Li Chunyao shook his head, saying that the Lord of Gaoyi had led troops out of the city to rescue General Zhang Duanrui. However, later, Xun Tianzhang sent back the body of General Zhang Duanrui but did not send back any news of the Lord of Gaoyi.

Bai Qingyan was even more anxious.

The next morning, Bai Qingyan and her party arrived at the south gate of Longyang City.

Li Chunyao stepped forward and shouted, "I am Li Chunyao, deputy general of Youhua City, under General Wang Ruian, coming with the Princess of Zhen! Open the city gates!"

"Princess of Zhen?!" The soldiers on the city gate looked down, seeing no reinforcements, just twenty-something people. They quickly turned and shouted, "Hurry, report to the general that the Princess of Zhen has arrived, but she only brought... over twenty people!"

Before long, Zhang Duanrui’s deputy climbed up the city tower in a hurry and looked down. Indeed, it was the Princess of Zhen, Bai Qingyan. He quickly shouted, "Open the city gates!"

Since the Princess of Zhen came to the rescue, why didn’t she bring reinforcements?

General Zhang Duanrui’s deputy, Lin Kangle, didn’t have time to think. He rushed to the city gate to greet them.

The drawbridge was lowered, the city gates opened...

Inside the city, there was still a faint smell of burning. The remnants of the battle with the Liang army were evident on the crumbling walls, darkened by fire.

The citizens who could leave Longyang City had already left. Those who stayed, either old or infirm, or people unwilling to leave their homeland, were all helping the Jin Army set up defenses in the north of the city.

Bai Qingyan and her party rode in, greeted by Lin Kangle and his men.

During the Southern Border War, Lin Kangle, along with Zhang Duanrui, had fought alongside Bai Qingyan. Like Zhang Duanrui, he fully trusted Bai Qingyan!

To outsiders, Bai Qingyan’s great victory in the Southern Border War seemed like luck. But Lin Kangle, who was by General Zhang Duanrui’s side, never forgot... Bai Qingyan had foreseen Yun Poxing’s actions and turned the tide of battle when the Crown Prince was about to face a massive defeat, crushing the Xiliang army.

The Bai family... were born for warfare. Their keen insight into battles was extraordinary.

Even though Bai Qingyan only brought over twenty people to Longyang City, to Lin Kangle, seeing Bai Qingyan meant seeing the hope of victory.

The gate guards shouted for the gates to be opened. After Bai Qingyan’s party entered the city, the drawbridge was raised, and the gates slowly closed.

"Commandery Princess! Before General Zhang Duanrui left the city, he instructed me to hold Chunmu City to the death. However, I failed! I lost Chunmu City!" Lin Kangle said, eyes red with emotion, kneeling on one knee, "Commandery Princess, avenge General Zhang!"

Bai Qingyan dismounted, handing her black iron whip to a guard, and asked Lin Kangle, "Is there any news of the Lord of Gaoyi?"

Lin Kangle gritted his teeth and shook his head. "The Lord of Gaoyi led two thousand men out of the city to rescue General Zhang, who had been ambushed. Since then, there has been no news. I’m afraid..."

Bai Qingyan did not want to consider the worst. With Shen Qingzhu by Bai Jinzhi’s side, she would not let anything happen to her.

Suddenly, loud horn blasts sounded. The Daliang army was attacking!

"The Liang soldiers are here! The Liang soldiers are here!" someone shouted loudly. _{frёeweɓηovel.coɱ}

The sudden horn blasts broke the calm in Longyang City. An elderly man hurriedly pulled his young grandson back home to hide, fearing that the Daliang soldiers’ incendiary weapons would harm his child.