Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress
Chapter 638 - 635: Defending Against the Enemy_1

Chapter 638: Chapter 635: Defending Against the Enemy_1

They mounted their horses and galloped frantically down the deserted long street, heading towards the eastern gate.

The grand gates of Dadu City stood open. Bai Qingyan, holding the Sun-shooting Bow, rode into the city slowly. The rain spattered tiny droplets on her silver armor. Following behind her was Fu Ruoxi with one arm broken, and twenty thousand soldiers from Anping Camp, exuding a killing momentum so fierce that no one dared to stand in their way.

The generals of Anping Camp hurriedly reined in their horses as they emerged from the Court of Judicial Review. The fiery horses snorted and stood still.

Liu Pinggao, the fourth-ranked general of Anping Camp, tightly gripped the reins. His horse circled before coming to a firm halt. He widened his eyes and looked into the distance...

The woman in front, clad in silver armor, radiated a sharp yet restrained murderous aura. Though she appeared frail, her strength was honed through countless battles passed through blood and death. Her power emanated from deep within, grand and imposing, making it impossible for others to look directly at her.

Whether it was because he was soaked to the bone by the heavy rain, he shivered. He shouted loudly: "It’s the Princess of Zhen and General Fu! It’s General Fu!"

Through the rain, the generals of Anping Camp saw Fu Ruoxi, and their spirits soared.

"It truly is General Fu!" the generals of Anping Camp shouted in Fu Ruoxi’s direction. "General! It must be the Princess of Zhen who saved General Fu!"

"Now that King Xin is rebelling, the Princess of Zhen has led General Fu and the Anping Camp to rescue the Emperor! With this merit, can our General Fu survive?"

"Go! Let’s head over!" Liu Pinggao spurred his horse and swiftly galloped towards the advancing army.

As Liu Pinggao and his men saw Bai Qingyan raise her hand, signaling the troops to halt, they didn’t wait for their horses to stop but dismounted instantly, kneeling on one knee to salute. "Greetings, Princess of Zhen, General Fu!"

"General!" Some generals of Anping Camp were teary-eyed.

Bai Qingyan, watching the generals of Anping Camp kneeling in the rain and glancing at Fu Ruoxi, thought of the Bai family army...

In this world, apart from blood relations, the bond forged by comrades who shared life and death is the deepest.

Once, after Liu Huanzhang betrayed her grandfather, Bai Qingyan doubted her grandfather’s words, but after seeing the loyalty of the Bai family army generals, she realized her grandfather was right.

Now, seeing the unwavering loyalty of the Anping Camp generals to Fu Ruoxi, Bai Qingyan felt that she couldn’t doubt comradeship just because of one Liu Huanzhang. This world had loyal and honorable individuals like Shen Kunyang, Wei Zhaonian, Gu Wenchang, Shen Liangyu, and Liu Pinggao of Anping Camp, but also vile ones like Liu Huanzhang.

Loyal and honorable individuals always outnumbered vile ones. Why did the Bai family army only produce one Liu Huanzhang while all other generals fought to protect the nation, sacrificing their lives for the Bai family’s young general?

Gently nudging his horse forward, Fu Ruoxi moved up to stand beside Bai Qingyan. "Today, the Anping Army must heed the orders of the Princess of Zhen, follow her command, and enter the palace to rescue the Emperor!"

"Yes!"

The generals of Anping Camp responded loudly: "We pledge to follow the Princess of Zhen to death!"

The city gate general saw Bai Qingyan dismount and his heart tightened. Why wasn’t the Princess of Zhen rushing to the Imperial City to rescue the Emperor; why did she dismount?

Fu Ruoxi also dismounted, following closely behind Bai Qingyan.

The generals of Anping Camp gathered near Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyan, calm and composed under pressure, spoke quickly and steadily: "Liu Pinggao, Liu Jiangjun, take two thousand soldiers to control the East Gate. General Pan Jianlei, take two thousand soldiers to control the West Gate! General Fu and I will lead troops into the South Wude Gate and confront the rebel army head-on!"

Liu Pinggao nodded and asked: "What about the North Gate?"

"The Imperial Palace faces south. General Fan Yuhuai of the Patrol Camp will surely lead the imperial guard and Patrol Camp to block the rebels before the Emperor’s palace. It’s impossible for the rebels to escape through the North Gate!" Bai Qingyan said confidently. "The East and West gates are entrusted to you two generals!"

Liu Pinggao and Pan Jianlei clasped their fists and answered affirmatively.

Everyone leapt onto their horses and headed grandly towards the Imperial Palace without a trace of anxiety about the rescue.

Bai Qingyan was waiting. Waiting for King Xian, under the guise of rescuing the Emperor, to lead the Nandu Army to clash with the imperial guard led by King Xin. She could then capture them all in one fell swoop, reducing the casualties among the Anping Camp soldiers.

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Wude Gate.

At this moment, King Xian’s men had already taken over the breached Wude Gate. The heavy, ancient gate was scarred from axe strikes, one side askew and unable to close.

In front of the Imperial Palace lay bodies pierced with feathered arrows. Scarlet blood mingled with rainwater flowed out from the palace gates into the ditches, along with floating splinters and severed limbs.

Even the Wen Drum, toppled in the rain, had its drumhead stained red.

The rain couldn’t wash away the blood in the Imperial City, nor the pervasive scent of blood.

The Nandu Army was cleaning the city walls, tossing the corpses of the imperial guard down, splattering on the ground.

The Nandu Army commander, patrolling in the rain, saw a dark army approaching through the heavy rain, creating a sound of horse neighs, footsteps, and clashing armor, like rolling thunder, making the Nandu soldiers on the city walls feel as if the ground beneath them was shaking.

The commander quickly stepped forward, clutching the ancient walls of the Imperial City, eyes wide and shouted urgently: "Prepare for battle! Archers ready! Quickly! Send someone to report to King Xian... heavy troops are attacking! Quickly! Use heavy objects to block the city gates! Hurry!"

The Nandu soldiers hastily picked up their bows and arrows, aiming below the city towers.

But as the Nandu soldiers saw the approaching dark mass of troops and heard their earth-shaking steps, they realized the approaching army numbered at least ten thousand, while King Xian left less than five hundred to defend Wude Gate. How could they resist?

Without even seeing, the Nandu soldiers were already intimidated; how could they fight?

When the Nandu commander vaguely made out the slender figure in silver armor leading the troops, he immediately thought of the Princess of Zhen.

If the Princess of Zhen were here, she must be bringing twenty thousand soldiers from outside the East Gate!

Twenty thousand...

Thinking of this number, the city gate commander’s legs went weak as he clung to the Imperial City wall to barely stand, feeling a sense of impending defeat.

Nandu had sent only ten thousand troops into the city. King Xian had assumed that after King Xin and the Crown Prince exhausted each other, ten thousand would suffice to take the Imperial Palace.

Who could have imagined that the Princess of Zhen would bring twenty thousand Anping Camp soldiers?!

The earth-shaking footsteps grew closer and closer. The city gate general watched, his temples throbbing.

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