The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 370 No Regrets

Inside the Xixia Mountain camp.

Ye Xinran drained the poisonous blood from Qi Zhonglian and then rebandaged his wound.

Qi Zhonglian is extremely grateful,

"My sister-in-law is really good at medicine. When I woke up today, I felt much more relaxed than before."

Ye Xinran carefully tied the last piece of cloth into a knot and said, "This is just the beginning. After seven days of releasing the poisonous blood and a few more days of recuperation, General Qi's body will be fully recovered."

“For my old bones, this is good enough.

Don’t expect too much.”

Ye Xinran: "I checked General Qi's pulse yesterday and found that General Qi had cold energy entering his body. Do you usually feel pain like needles pricking your bones?"

"My sister-in-law is right. My legs are fine in the summer, but when the weather gets cold, I get this problem!"

Qi Zhonglian shook his head. "But I've had this problem for many years. When I went to see doctors before, they always told me to use hot compresses or acupuncture, which is too troublesome. Winter is only a few months long, and it will pass."

Ye Xinran began to pack her medicine box, and after thinking for a while, she asked, "I see there are no women in the army, so General Qi's family isn't here either?"

Although the military is not suitable for women to live in, for a person with a physical condition like General Qi, it would be better to have someone to take care of him.

Qi Zhonglian fell silent after hearing this.

Seeing his expression, Ye Xinran immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, did I ask something I shouldn't have asked?"

Qi Zhonglian smiled bitterly, "There's nothing I shouldn't ask. I just thought of my short-lived wife and unborn child.

If my child were alive, he would be about your age now!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xinran nodded sympathetically.

It turns out that General Qi is also a miserable man.

"General Qi's leg needs to be treated!"

Ye Xinran warned, "Although it is troublesome to treat, if it is not treated early, it will affect your walking in the future. General Qi should not take it lightly."

"After we win the battle, we will have plenty of time to get treatment." General Qi sighed softly, then suddenly asked, "Miss Lu, did you come to the Northern Frontier this time specifically to accompany Huai'an?"

Ye Xinran shook her head embarrassedly.

"no!"

"I came to see him just by chance. Actually, King Rui wanted me to join the army as a military doctor!"

"King Rui is not such a person!"

Qi Zhonglian showed a hint of smile on his pale face, "King Rui has fought on the battlefield for many years, but he is not a heartless person. How could he bear to let you, a girl, go to the battlefield?

I guess you must have begged him many times and used Xiao Huaian's relationship before he let you come, right? "

Seeing that General Qi had almost guessed the truth, Ye Xinran simply admitted: "General Qi really can't be hidden from anything."

Qi Zhonglian put his clothes in order and said, "I can guess that it's because Huai'an has been thinking about you. When he first came, he often sat in a daze alone.

I asked him many times, and he finally admitted that he was missing his wife and children at home. "

"Did he really say that?"

Ye Xinran was a little surprised.

Xiao Huaian is not a person who expresses his emotions openly, so why would he talk about such things as love?

Seeing that Ye Xinran didn't believe him, Qi Zhonglian said, "Huai'an is good in every way, except that he is a bit thoughtful.

But this cannot be blamed on him. If it had been someone else, when something like that happened to the Xiao family, they would have gone crazy by now.

Returning to the Northern Frontier, I was afraid that he would be sad when thinking of his father and brothers.

After chatting for a few times, he finally told me that what happened was in the past, and what he valued most now was his wife and nephew at home. "

Ye Xinran couldn't imagine Xiao Huaian's expression when he said this, but she sensed a hint of sadness from Qi Zhonglian's words.

"Once he wins the battle, he can return to Beijing openly and honestly, and then he can give his children a legitimate identity."

"Ok!"

Qi Zhonglian nodded.

"After we win the battle, you can return to the capital and live a good life. The people of Xueyue City can also live a good life!"

"What about General Qi? Have you ever thought about returning to Beijing?"

Ye Xinran thought that Qi Zhonglian's body needed to be away from this bitter and cold place in order to be truly healed.

"I'm not going back!"

Qi Zhonglian smiled with some sadness, "My wife and children are sleeping here, I want to stay here and accompany them all the time!"

He was obviously smiling, but Ye Xinran could see sadness and a hint of death in his expression.

Ye Xinran couldn't bear to think about it, so she packed up her medicine box and left General Qi's tent.

Ding Qiao and Zhang Qian were wiping their weapons. When they saw Ye Xinran coming over, they immediately went to greet her, "Master!"

"Is Prince Rui back?" Ye Xinran asked.

"not yet!"

"Prepare the things you need first, and wait for King Rui to come back. Everything will be under his command."

"Yes!"

Ye Xinran did not go with Xiao Huaian, but she wanted to go with King Rui.

King Rui had previously suggested that she stay in the camp.

But Ye Xinran always felt that she should go along on this trip.

"Master, are you really going?"

Ding Qiao was still a little worried.

"Attacking a city is different from defending it. If something unexpected happens, there may not be enough time to hide."

"Don't worry, Prince Rui and Xiao Huaian are here, they will control the situation."

King Rui sent Xiao Huaian away and immediately returned to the Xixia Mountain camp.

There are still five thousand troops in the camp waiting for his dispatch.

Their task was also very arduous. Not only did they have to transport the catapult to the foot of Xueyue City, but they also had to arrive before Xiao Huaian and his team arrived.

"King Rui, the trebuchets have all been loaded onto the carriages, and everything is ready."

Report to King Rui on the seventh day.

He and Chuba were the helpers Xiao Huaian left for King Rui.

King Rui looked up at the sky and said, "It's still early. I'll go see General Qi first."

King Rui entered Qi Zhonglian's tent and chatted with him for a while.

When he came out, his face began to turn gloomy.

"Go and ask Miss Lu to come over!" he ordered the guards around him.

The guard was confused and went to Xiao Huaian's tent to find Ye Xinran.

When Ye Xinran arrived in King Rui's tent, King Rui immediately asked, "Do you have a way to hide the grain in the warehouse?"

Ye Xinran was startled.

"Why did King Rui suddenly ask this?"

"I know you must have some means to hide the food and take it away." King Rui said slowly, "When we go out this time, I want you to hide all the food in the warehouse temporarily."

"why?"

Ye Xinran blurted out, and then immediately changed her words after realizing what was going on: "Your Majesty may have misunderstood. I don't have such great ability."

"I have seen all your abilities."

King Rui was not in a hurry. "The food that disappeared must have been transported here by you in some way."

"I……"

Seeing that Ye Xinran still didn't want to admit it, King Rui simply said: "You have exposed a lot on the way. I thought that as your sworn brother, you could be honest with me."

"Actually, I didn't either..."

"Okay, then I'll tell you. I swear on Yan'er that I will never tell anyone about this. Can you believe me now?"

Swear by Chen Yan?

Ye Xinran was startled.

Chen Yan is the favorite of King Rui.

Since he was willing to swear on Chen Yan, it meant that he was determined to keep all the secrets.

"All right!"

Ye Xinran no longer concealed, "I do have a way to take the food away. But why did King Rui suddenly ask this? Aren't we going for a surprise attack? We shouldn't need to bring so much food!"

King Rui lowered his head and sighed softly, "I am taking precautions."

Seeing King Rui's attitude, Ye Xinran stopped talking, but she had a vague guess in her heart.

Afterwards, King Rui accompanied Ye Xinran to the warehouse where the grain was stored. King Rui opened the door of the warehouse, and Ye Xinran went in alone, put away all the grain in the warehouse, and walked out: "It's done!"

King Rui suppressed his inner curiosity and nodded calmly: "Okay!"

Then he locked the door without looking inside.

The next morning, the cavalry set out.

King Rui led four thousand elite soldiers in the front, and the remaining one thousand people, some dragging catapults and some dragging logistical supplies, set out towards Xueyue City in a mighty manner.

Qi Zhonglian stood on a high place in the camp, watching the departing team with a knowing smile.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A gust of cold wind blew, causing him to cough violently.

"General, let's go back!"

The guard immediately stepped forward and put the cloak on Qi Zhonglian.

"Changfeng, I never thought I would wait for this day."

"General, you are blessed by heaven. Not only will you see the day when we recover our lost territory, you will also see the day when the people of Xueyue City can live and work in peace and contentment." Changfeng said.

"Live and work in peace and contentment!" Qi Zhonglian savored these words and looked towards the end of the horizon. "They live and work in peace and contentment. It's time for me to go find my wife and children."

"General!"

Changfeng's eyes turned red.

Qi Zhonglian patted his arm and said, "You have followed me for so long and have suffered so much! I have left you a sum of money. When I am gone, you can take the money and go back to your hometown to live your life!"

Chang Feng shook his head, "No, the general saved my life, I want to stay by the general's side forever!"

Qi Zhonglian stopped talking and only asked him, "Have you prepared all the kerosene I asked you to prepare?"

"It's ready!" Chang Feng replied quickly, "They are all piled up behind the stable. I'll have someone move them out and put them in the trap I dug earlier."

"Hurry up and bury the saltpeter around the granary, and be careful not to let anyone find any traces."

"Yes!"

Changfeng agreed and insisted on helping Qi Zhonglian to the room before going out to do his work.

Qi Zhonglian touched his shoulder, which was wrapped with gauze that Ye Xinran had bandaged him with.

He pulled off the gauze, looked at the wound that was still bleeding, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The arrow wound was caused by him himself.

The purpose was to cover up the real reason why he was poisoned.

Qi Zhonglian pressed his fingers on the wound. The pain made him sober and gave him a sense of satisfaction.

He felt sorry for the people of Northern Frontier, sorry for his soldiers, and even more sorry for Xiao Huaian and himself.

But he has no regrets, he knows what he is doing and what he wants.

……

King Rui led his men southward.

Ye Xinran also disguised herself as a man and mixed in with the team.

When passing the first barbarian stronghold, there was no sign of human movement three miles away, and King Rui suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Get the trebuchets ready," he ordered, "fire in the direction of the stronghold!"

A row of five catapults threw stones towards the stronghold.

Huge rocks fell from the sky like meteorites, covering the area within three miles around the stronghold.

The house collapsed, the tree fell down, and the goshawk on the tree was hit and flew into the sky, but there was no sign of a human being.

"There has been no one in this stronghold for a long time!" King Rui understood.

But when did these people withdraw?

Xiao Huaian had been keeping an eye on the movements here. If they had evacuated a long time ago, there was no way Xiao Huaian didn't know about it.

"Go check the house and see if there are any clues."

King Rui ordered his deputy general.

"Yes!"

Zhou Di immediately led his men to rush forward.

After a while, Zhou Di came back with a pottery jar that was smashed into half.

"Your Highness, there is still rice in this pottery jar, which means these people decided to leave at the last minute, and left in a hurry!"

"Why are they leaving in such a hurry? Could it be that..."

King Rui suddenly had a bad feeling, "Put away the catapults and speed up to Xueyue City."

"Yes!"

Everyone quickly put away everything and quickened their pace.

Ye Xinran was in the middle of the team and had no idea what was going on.

After Zhang Qian inquired, he told her the news: "King Rui discovered that the people in the barbarian stronghold suddenly left, and he suspected that they had received the news and all retreated back to Xueyue City.

He was afraid that something might go wrong with Commander Xiao, so he asked everyone to speed up. "

"How did the barbarians get the news?"

Ye Xinran said anxiously, "Your Highness and the others just made the plan yesterday. Could there be an insider in the army?"

Zhang Qian was also a little panicked.

If there really was an insider in the army and the news of their attack on Xueyue City leaked out,

If the barbarians went to the river to intercept Xiao Huaian in advance, their entire plan would be disrupted.

Even if no one went to the river to intercept them, if Xiao Huaian and his men arrived at the city first and fell into the enemy's ambush, Xiao Huaian, who had no cavalry, would face the risk of being besieged and strangled by the barbarian cavalry.

"Master, don't worry. As long as we get to the city first, we can stop the barbarians from leaving the city."

Zhang Qian comforts Ye Xinran.

"King Rui will definitely find a way."

……

Next, they passed three or four barbarian strongholds.

Just like the previous stronghold, after probing, the stronghold was completely empty.

"There are two more strongholds ahead. After passing them, we will reach the foot of Xueyue City in another twenty miles."

Chuqi pointed to the road ahead and said to King Rui.

“Your Majesty, it appears that the barbarians have indeed withdrawn from their stronghold.

We wasted a lot of time before, why don't we use the trebuchets at the two bases and just let the brothers go forward and take a look."

"How can that be possible!"

King Rui looked at the sky, then at the road ahead, "We will follow the same method as before. The closer we get to the target, the more careful we must be."