sbdcsierra Chapter 909 I miss you too!
Chapter 909 I miss you too!
After Lu Yangyang and Yan Yue gave each other a high five, Lu Yangyang walked up to Zong Shuo.
Zong Shuo hurriedly bowed and said, "Zong Shuo greets sister-in-law."
“Your Highness, there’s no need for such formalities,” Lu Yangyang said. “General Nalan has agreed to peace talks, and the terms have been agreed upon. He has promised to withdraw his troops and help us hold off Huyan Jun’s army. However, due to the current situation, he cannot leave Yizhou for the time being. After the war in Qinzhou is over, he will lead his troops back to the grasslands and will no longer participate in the war between the two countries.”
Yan Yue excitedly slapped Lu Yangyang on the back: "That's great! Nalan Xiong is the number one warrior of Northern Yan. The tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Nalan tribe are not easy to deal with. If he retreats, it will be like cutting off half of Northern Yan's arm!"
Lu Yangyang glared at him, "Go easy on me! I'll deal with you when we get back!"
Yan Yue chuckled and withdrew his hand, then clasped his hands together in a gesture of begging for mercy.
Zong Shuo bowed to Lu Yangyang again: "Sister-in-law, you were able to persuade Nalan Xiong to agree to peace talks and protect Fengming Mountain. On behalf of the soldiers, I thank you, sister-in-law."
"This isn't just my achievement. I'll tell you the details when we get back. We still need to discuss what to do next," Lu Yangyang said, pulling Zong Shuo up. It was indeed a pleasant surprise that they were able to persuade Nalan Xiong, but Qinzhou hadn't been captured yet, and the war had only just begun.
"I understand," Zong Shuo replied.
The main army was still ten miles behind. Although Nalan Xiong had agreed to the peace talks, the battlefield was ever-changing, and it was not advisable to stay here for long.
Zong Shuo immediately arranged for everyone to retreat together.
At the same time, after returning to his troops, Nalan Xiong immediately ordered the Nalan tribe's army to surround Huyan Jun's army and ordered them to retreat to Yizhou.
Upon hearing the order, Huyan Jun nearly went mad with anger. He rushed to Nalan Xiong and shouted, "General Nalan, the Left Wise King has ordered us to capture Fengming Mountain and then rush to Qinzhou to attack from both sides and take Qinzhou. What do you mean by this? Are you really going to believe that little wench's evil words and agree to peace talks? General Nalan is the number one warrior of our Great Yan. If you fail to capture Fengming Mountain, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world, or being blamed by the Left Wise King and the Empress Dowager?"
Nalan Xiong looked at the furious and shouting Huyan Jun, drew his knife and stabbed it directly into Huyan Jun's chest.
"I hate bastards the most. Do I need you to tell me how to do things?"
Hu Yanjun stared in disbelief at the long knife piercing his chest. He tried to speak, but blood gushed from his mouth, silencing all his voice.
Nalan Xiong drew his bloodstained knife, looked at Huyan Jun's wide eyes, and then looked at the others, "Does anyone else have a question?"
Everyone instinctively stepped back.
Nalan Xiong ordered: "Withdraw from Yizhou. Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"
No one dared to disobey anymore.
"withdraw!"
Nalan Xiong led his troops away, and the Northern Yan army also quickly withdrew.
Zong Shuo and his men had not yet joined the main army when they received news that Nalan Xiong was withdrawing his troops.
Lu Yangyang said, "It seems General Nalan is still a man of his word!"
Nalan Xiong had already withdrawn his troops, and Zong Shuo followed suit, ordering, "Give the order to retreat to Fengming Mountain!"
The army joined forces with Lu Yangyang and retreated together to Fengming Mountain.
Yan Yue dismounted and had barely stepped outside the tent when he saw a familiar figure waving at him, "Yan Yue!"
Yan Yue looked at Sheng Yunjiao outside the tent, excitedly dropped his riding whip and ran over, picking her up in his arms.
Although Sheng Yunjiao was also very excited, her face flushed instantly with so many people watching. She quickly patted Yan Yue, "Put me down right now! So many people are watching! Be careful you don't get punished!"
"I'm willing to be punished! Jiaojiao, I've missed you so much!" Yan Yue hugged the person in his arms tightly. The war had only just begun, and he had already faced death several times. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that he would never see the girl he loved again!
Every meeting is one less time to see each other; how could he bear to let go!
With red eyes, Sheng Yunjiao mumbled, "Okay, okay, I know, I missed you too! Put me down now!"
Yan Yue then put the person down with a silly grin, and then turned his head and saw a group of people looking at them, and the patrolling soldiers stopped and craned their necks to look in their direction.
Yan Yue touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed, but he still couldn't bear to let go of Sheng Yunjiao's hand, so he secretly held it and hid it behind his back.
"You two, if you have something to say, go into the tent. Otherwise, don't blame us for watching!" Lu Yangyang said with a smile.
Sheng Yunjiao's face turned even redder, and she secretly pinched Yan Yue, "It's all your fault!"
Yan Yue shamelessly grabbed Sheng Yunjiao's hand and turned to walk towards the tent, saying, "You two chat, we'll go catch up with the old times!"
Lu Yangyang chuckled.
Then he said to Zong Shuo and Huo Lin, "Fourth Prince, Brother-in-law, let's go to the camp first!"
The two nodded.
Lu Yangyang then instructed Yunying: "Yunying, accompany Qingqing to the wounded soldiers' camp. If there are any serious illnesses that cannot be resolved, have Qingqing help with the diagnosis."
Yunying nodded: "Understood!"
Lu Yangyang led Jiang Zhiyi into the tent with Zong Shuo and Huo Lin, introducing Jiang Zhiyi to them, "Fourth Prince, brother-in-law, this is my good friend and strategist, Jiang Zhiyi."
While waiting for Lu Yangyang, the two had already heard Yan Yue mention Jiang Zhiyi and were quite curious about this extraordinary woman who could be considered the first female county magistrate of the Great Zhao Dynasty. They hurriedly paid their respects.
"I have long admired Miss Jiang's name."
Jiang Zhiyi curtsied in return, "Your Highness and General Huo are too kind."
After exchanging greetings, Huo Lin asked Lu Yangyang, "How did Miss Lu persuade General Nalan to agree to peace talks?"
Zong Shuo, who was standing nearby, also said, "We also proposed peace talks when we were in a standoff before, but that was just to buy time. Nalan Xiong had no intention of making peace talks."
"This is a long story, and it's all thanks to General Nalan's daughter, Nalan Yunyan," Lu Yangyang briefly recounted how she rescued Nalan Yunyan in Yuzhou and how Nalan Yunyan was then sent to the Northwest by Zong Que. "Because the Nalan tribe has benefited from the trade between the two countries in the past two years, peace talks are now possible. I just returned from the Northwest not long ago. In fact, over the past few years, almost all the remote tribes in the Northwest and even the northern regions have reached agreements through trade between the two countries, which can completely replace war. This step is the key to this conflict between the two countries."
Zong Shuo and Huo Lin exchanged a glance, both shocked. "So that's how it is."
The Northern Yan unified most of the tribes in the north. Those smaller tribes that had to rely on larger tribes for survival would be forcibly conscripted into the army during wartime. These people, when gathered together, formed an extremely powerful force. However, if these forces were completely divided and replaced, it would greatly weaken the strength of the Northern Yan and pave the way for the future unification of these tribes.
This is a long-term strategy.
It is also the culmination of Sheng Junyao's nearly ten years of hard work in the Northwest.
"Now that the matter at Fengming Mountain has been resolved, I want to take some people to Qinzhou. Do you have any ideas?" Lu Yangyang asked.