Ballad of Tianmen

Only when the eastern sky turned pale, the horns of the army began to sound.Chu Feihuan's silver armor reflected the cold light under the rising sun, concealing the tiredness between her brows. With her sword in her hand, she walked quickly in the barracks.Several generals had already arrived, standing on the high platform and looking up and down, the soldiers stood up straight and formed a neat formation.

"Your Highness, the spies in front came to report that the Qin soldiers have retreated, and Huaibei City is now an empty city." A soldier knelt on the ground and said loudly with his hands clasped.The voice fell into the ears of the generals, and they began to discuss in low voices again.

"Will there be fraud? The Qin army has set up an ambush in the city, waiting for us to fall into the trap."

"What are you afraid of? Qin has only 20 soldiers and horses, and our [-] army is not a vegetarian! Even if we attack by force, Huaibei City can still be defeated."

"If you want me to say that we should proceed according to the original plan, directly destroy the embankment of the Nanhuai River, and let the flood directly flood Huaibei City."

"It stands to reason that the casualties of our army can be minimized, but the people in the city are suffering. After all, they are innocent. In my opinion, it is better to send troops to Huaibei City. It would be better if they really retreated. Ambushes, then they will not be able to resist our Chu army, and we have the upper hand in terms of numbers."

"Look at what you said. The people of the Qin State are innocent. Should our soldiers of the Chu State pay their lives? When the two armies are at war, who will show you kindness? This bloody battlefield, how many confessions have been made? People's lives. The Qin State and our Chu State are opposites, and the lives of their people naturally have nothing to do with us."

Chu Feihuan turned around, and cast his deep eyes on the distant city.Regarding the words of the generals, she acted as if she had never heard of them. After thinking for a long time, she ordered: "The Qin army should retreat, Han Chi, you lead the three thousand horse infantry first."

The military appearances were neatly displayed under the city of Huaibei, and on the chariots, the banners were buzzing.Looking at the top of the city, except for the rows of flags, there is no human figure at all.A ladder was built, and some bold ones explored the way first, climbed up with their shields on their backs, and finally stood firmly on the top of the city.Qin's flag was replaced.There was nothing unusual all the time, one after another, the soldiers were as dexterous as apes jumping in the woods.The Qin soldiers had already retreated, and Huaibei City was indeed an empty city.The city gate was placed down, and a column of cavalry filed in.

In the empty street, occasionally a few people poked their heads out and shut the doors and windows tightly with a snap.With the sound of horseshoes and the sound of armor and sword rubbing against each other, Chu Feihuan rode in front on a white horse, his gaze was like a falcon, patrolling past both sides of the avenue.Several generals stood by her side, riding on tall horses with swords and halberds in their hands.

"Our soldiers of the Chu army obey the order, not to dig graves, not to kill the old and weak, women and children, not to burn huts, not to pollute wells and stoves, not to destroy shrines and Buddha statues." Chu Feihuan's voice, mixed with internal force, spread in all directions.And the soldiers behind her shouted even more passionately after receiving the order, which lingered in the air for a long time.

Huaibei City fell into the control of the Chu army, and Chu Feihuan did not stay in the city.A small number of troops were sent to guard the key points, but the main army was still stationed at the camp a few miles away.There are many plains and great rivers in the land of Qin, which are flat and stretch as far as the eye can see.However, there are several fortresses in the steep mountains, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack.There is only one way to go straight to Xianjing, the capital of Qin Dynasty.Flicking over the topographic map with his fingertips, Chu Feihuan's brows were furrowed tightly.

"Your Highness, I have already sent people to inspect the granary in the city, and there are no grains left, and there are traces of being burned by fire."

"How is the Qin army doing?" Chu Feihuan raised his head and asked.

"The [-] soldiers and horses joined the Qin army, and they are now stationed at the Beiguan Pass."

"Explore again." Chu Feihuan rubbed his brows and eyes.It is said that Beiguan is the first main road from the south to the north.After entering this pass, you can point directly to the hinterland of Qin State.However, there has always been a husband in charge here, and it is said that ten thousand husbands cannot open it.It is said that Beiguan is composed of five small cities, Jincheng on the north bank of the North River, Guancheng, Panshi City, Fengkou City, and Lingcheng on the south bank.Guancheng is built in the mountains, with thousands of peaks in the east, thousands of mountains towering, and cliffs; in the west of the city, there is Jubei Mountain, which winds westward and connects with Panshi City; in the north of the city is Jubei River, with wide valleys and steep slopes, and high waves. The water is urgent; the south of the city is Huangtu Ridge, with thousands of mountains and ravines behind it, and there are many mountains and mountains.

"Your Highness." A clear voice came in, opened the curtain and walked into the white-clothed Fengjing.Her brows were tightly frowned, and her face seemed a bit embarrassed.When Chu Feihuan heard the voice, he immediately raised his head joyfully, but seeing her expression, his heart skipped a beat.There was a bit of sadness on her face, but she did not give up after all, there was still a little hope mixed in her eyes, and she asked, "Have you found her whereabouts?"

"No." Feng Jing sighed and shook his head and said, "There is no trace left. The general's mansion in Huaibei City is empty, and I have even searched for the dungeon. There is nothing else in this city except the people. They should have retreated with the Qin army." Feng Jing couldn't see all this clearly, why did they voluntarily enter Huaibei City?Was their departure held hostage by Fu Heng, or was it voluntary?I can't help but bury a seed of doubt in my heart, and all the trust can't stand the torture of the revealed clues.Did I misread them from the beginning?Chu Feihuan lowered her head and bit her lower lip slightly. Feng Jing suppressed the doubts in her heart and comforted her, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. After all, Fu Heng is an unintentional senior sister. Hurt her. Besides, Wuwu is so smart, since she dared to go to Huaibei City, she must have made a perfect plan."

"I hope so too, but recently I still feel flustered and can't sleep. I've met that person Fu Heng several times. She is definitely not what she looks like. She is always ruthless in her actions. I am afraid that if she comes, I will burn everything. I don't want to have an accident. Recently, there are always hallucinations in front of my eyes, and I can't bear the feeling of losing again." Chu Feihuan shook her head and said, her eyes were a little foggy, and she was clutching her chest to feel the rhythm of her heartbeat.The palms were tightly packed, and soon spread out again. She stared blankly at the empty palms, and felt that feeling of being unable to grasp them again.

"Your Highness, why don't you feel that you followed Fu Heng unintentionally and voluntarily?" Feng Jing couldn't hold back, and asked.After hearing her words, Chu Feihuan's expression suddenly froze.It's not that I haven't thought about it, but I don't dare to think about it at all.She told Yin Wuwu that she believed in you countless times, but the final result was doubts again and again.There are some things that they only put in their minds, thinking that each of them has the ability to comprehend it with a smile, but in fact they just keep it on the sidelines, waiting for the point of explosion.

With a wry smile, Yin Wuwu asked: "Feng Jing, what do you think of Wuwu?"

There was a moment of confusion in Feng Jing's eyes, and she paused for a long time before she said: "The first time I saw her was in Xuancheng Academy, and I could tell at a glance that she had a lot of thoughts for Your Highness, that's when I concluded that she She has no hostility towards you, and she will not harm you. Everything she did afterwards was just for His Highness, but I can’t comment on her means. In order to awaken the lost memories of His Highness, I don’t doubt her respect for His Highness. Love and cherish, but now, I can't understand what she wants to do... The future is even more unpredictable."

"I don't understand either..." Chu Feihuan slightly raised his head and sighed.After a while, she lowered her head, and said to herself softly but firmly, "I want to trust her this time, I don't doubt her. I will definitely bring her back from Fuheng soon." of."

"Your Highness, don't you care?" Feng Jing asked.

Chu Feihuan just smiled lightly, she understood what Feng Jing was referring to.She replied: "As for Luo'er, I still can't agree with her actions. After thinking about it, Luo'er had murderous intentions towards me. Maybe in the future we will really face each other with swords, and I will eventually have to be ruthless. Now, Luo Er has already gone, so it's not good or bad. Now, let's take pity on the person in front of you."

The person in front of me?Feng Jing laughed at himself when he heard this.

"By the way, Feng Jing, there's news from Cang Lan from Pucheng. Everything is fine in Chudu, but Xiangguo Feng Lin is critically ill. Take Feng Min back with you. It's a last mile for him."