Chapter 186 The Queen's Choice (Additional chapter for Boss Su Anran)
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With the sound of the horn, the sound of horse hooves could be heard again in the rain and fog that filled the surrounding areas of the Wuluan River.

The next moment, overwhelming arrows pierced through the rain and fog, landing on the wall of the village, and the arrow feathers penetrated the wood, making a buzzing sound.

A large number of defenders had already gathered on the wall of the village. Everyone held a round shield of the Mobei style and raised their shields to face each other. When the buzzing sound that numbed the ears faded away, the faces of Han people began to appear under the shields.

"fight back!"

On the wall of the village, a general of the Han army spoke the Mobei dialect and roared at the top of his lungs.

The next moment, rows of archers stood up, pulled their bows and shot into the rain and fog. Amid the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer, there were occasional screams, but in the end, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground could not be stopped.

In an instant, rows of Mobei cavalrymen rushed out of the rain and fog, and then braved the second wave of arrow rain, roaring ferociously and throwing out rows of iron chains, which surprisingly hooked the outermost fence of the village wall with a clanging sound.

If you look closely, you can see several rows of wooden fences that have been pulled down outside the so-called 'outermost' fence, and even the several trenches dug outside have been filled with stones and mud. Hundreds of new and old corpses are lying in between, and they have not been retrieved by both sides in time, and have already started to stink.

After throwing out rows of iron chains, the cavalrymen saw that they had hit the target and immediately spurred their horses to turn around. Then, with a series of shouts, all the hooks were suddenly tightened under the huge horsepower.

"Cut the hook! Be careful not to let the fence fall down!"

A shout was heard in Chinese, and rows of Dangxiang infantrymen waiting at the foot of the village wall shouted and rushed forward, ready to cut the taut rope tied to the iron hook with their knives.

The Han soldiers on the wall also drew their bows again, trying to completely shoot the group of royal cavalry outside.

However, at the same time, dense arrows flew in from the rain and fog again, this time there were far more arrows than the last time. The Han army, who were caught off guard in time, were hit by the arrows and groaned with gritted teeth.

The Tangut infantrymen under the wall held shields from beginning to end, and were somewhat protected by the fence, so few were hit by arrows.

However, the Han army general on the wall suddenly changed his expression and shouted: "Enemy infantry is attacking!"

The next moment, almost as soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a horn rang out again at the foot of the hillside, and layers of figures holding round shields rumbled out from the rain and fog. Their pace was slow at first, and then when they came into the shooting range, they suddenly quickened their pace, uttered inexplicable shouts, and rushed towards the village wall in a black mass, carrying wooden ladders.

It was obvious that the other side would never let the Dangxiang people cut the rope of the grappling hook easily, and they also wanted to try to attack the village wall that they had been attacking for seven or eight days.

A defensive battle quickly turned into a fierce hand-to-hand fight.

……

In the large camp built between the mountains, people were rushing back and forth.

Batches of wounded soldiers were dragged down from the wall in front, leaving a line of blood along the road, and then they all entered a large tent.

In the big tent, hoarse and obscure spells were heard from time to time, and then purple smoke emerged. After this commotion, the soldiers who were slightly more seriously injured landed directly on the ground and walked out of the tent, returning to the direction of the village wall.

"Even if these soldiers survive this battle, they will hardly live more than two years..." Shili Qixiang whispered outside the tent.

"It's fine as long as you can sacrifice your life in this battle."

Shulido did not show much emotion. She put her hands behind her back and let the cold wind blow the fur outside the collar of her military uniform. However, she could not help but smell the bloody odor brought by the wind, so she turned around and walked towards the general's tent with an expressionless face.

"How many Han troops and Tangut troops are left?"

"Your Majesty, the Han army should still have more than a thousand men. The losses of the Tanguts, Uighurs, and Tatars were slightly more serious, totaling no more than a thousand men, and they have been divided into two groups to guard the southern and northern passes respectively."

Although Shili Qixiang spoke in a low voice, she could not hide the worry on her face, and said: "The royal court's attack has been very fierce in the past two days. We have lost hundreds of people every day. If Da Hefeng's injuries had not improved, I am afraid that many more people would have died."

Shuliduo's face was still cold, but she frowned slightly and said nothing. After a moment, the two walked into the general's tent. The queen stood with her hands behind her back, looking at an ancient staff standing on the left side of the tent. There were several bells hanging on it, and it was motionless, without even the slightest movement.

And her eyes were right on one of them at this moment.

Shili Qixiang followed her gaze and said carefully: "I have been checking on her from time to time these days, and Lingling is fine. Don't worry, Queen. Although Aogu is away, she may be safer than us..."

Shuliduo shook his head and said thoughtfully, "Aogu is only one person after all, so it's inevitable that she can't do everything in two places. Sending her out to stop Yelu Diela and those wizards did delay the vanguard of the royal court for a while. However, now that the royal court is approaching here, Yelu La Ge doesn't have to worry about Aogu, he just needs to use others to hold Aogu back. On the contrary, Yelu Diela can attack the camp at any time. If Aogu is not there, this person will inevitably be a trouble."

"It's all Xiao Yan's fault!"

Shili Qixiang gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "If he had come to help within a month as promised, it might have been enough for Aogu to delay for a few days. But now it has been nearly fifty days and there is no sign of his reinforcements, and Aogu is trapped outside the camp for nothing!"

Shuliduo simply said, "It was my idea to send Aogu out of the camp. Are you blaming me?"

"That's not my intention." Shili Qixiang wanted to explain, but after hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Queen, shouldn't we blame him? He promised you to trust him, but he didn't show up. Isn't that a breach of trust? And if the Queen hadn't trusted him so unconditionally, how could we have fallen into danger?"

Shuliduo frowned and his face suddenly became gloomy, and he clenched his hands behind his back.

Shili Qixiang knew that she had said something wrong, but she did not repent at all. She just knelt down, gritted her teeth and said, "Queen, please listen to my advice. While there is still a chance, break through and return to Gubeikou in the south. There is still a glimmer of hope... If you still believe in Xiao Yan, this place will be broken by the royal army. It doesn't matter if I die then. Do you really want the queen to be captured and insulted by Yelu Lage and others..."

"shut up."

Shuliduo frowned, but said without turning her head: "I will make the decision myself!"

"Queen!" Shili Qixiang rarely disobeyed the order and shouted in panic.

As if she heard the fear and worry in her tone, this time, Shulido finally stopped scolding her.

She stood silently with her hands behind her back, looking at the bell on the staff, then turned her eyes to the map hanging on the wooden frame, her gaze resting on the word "Youzhou" for a long time.

"If there is no news the day after tomorrow, I will not delay any further."

Shili Qixiang said no more and kowtowed deeply to the ground.

Just at this moment, heavy footsteps were heard outside.

They both turned around and saw their younger brother Yaoyan covered in blood.

As soon as she saw him, Shili Qixiang felt very uneasy and kept signaling to him not to talk nonsense.

But it was obvious that Brother Yaonian didn't care about her, or rather, the news he brought forced him to report it truthfully.

"King, Queen, the offensive outside the village has been suspended...

Yelu Lage, with the second prince, is shouting outside the village..."

Shili Qixiang was startled and cursed in his heart, then he suddenly looked up at his queen.

really.

Shuliduo's face, which had originally been determined, suddenly became even colder.

(End of this chapter)