Text Chapter 316 Atonement

Lanyan City, the Mausoleum of the Qin Clan.

Tens of thousands of civilians worked together to send the remains of the fallen soldiers into the imperial mausoleum, and the total number of soldiers killed in the battle of Lanyan City has exceeded 100,000. Huge black stone tablets lined up in a row , the craftsmen were lying on the bamboo ladder, clankingly carving the list of fallen soldiers on the Zhenuo Monument.

The frontmost Zhenguo Monument is also the largest, with the names of 10,000 imperial warriors engraved densely on it.

...

"Your Highness is here." A guard shouted loudly.

The craftsmen kneeled solemnly on both sides of the road. Amidst the sound of horseshoes, Qin Yin led Chu Yao, Tang Xiaoxi, Wei Chou, Qin Yan and others into the imperial mausoleum. Everyone got off their horses one after another. Qin Yin held the tassels on the skirt, Stepping forward step by step, looking at the name on the Zhen Guo Monument, she couldn't help but burst into tears: "A Yu..."

Chu Yao looked up at the name on the Zhen Guo Monument, her eyes were red: "Brother..."

Tang Xiaoxi had a sore nose, looked up at Lin Muyu's name, and tears flowed down silently.

Wei Qiu, Qin Yan, Luo Yu, and Feng Xi, the four generals of the Long Dan Battalion, quickly knelt down on one knee and remained silent to express their remembrance.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the names on the Zhen Guo Monument glowed with golden luster, as if they were telling the story of the past and those people in the past to the world.

Lin Muyu

Chu Huai Mian

Qin Lei

Qu Chu

Rejon

Sikong Fan

Yu Wenxie

Zhuge Yun

Meng Fang

Luo Lie

...

According to Qin Yin's approval, Lin Muyu, Chu Huaimian, and Qin Lei ranked the top three in the ranking of martyrs, while Qu Chu and Lei Hong ranked fourth and fifth, followed by the governor of Wugu City, Sikong Fan, and the former Protecting the country, General Yu Wenxie and others, among them, the highest general of the imperial guards who died in battle was Luo Lie, the deputy commander, and Feng Jixing's most trusted general.

"Your Highness."

Su Yu stood aside, helped Qin Yin up, and said softly, "The dead are gone. I believe that the spirits of Ah Yu and Chu Huaimian will also look at us and feel relieved to see us recovering the territory of the empire."

"No." Tang Xiaoxi looked at the Zhenguo Monument resolutely, and said, "Xiaoyin, I always feel...I always feel that Ah Yu is not dead, as if he is still by our side, this feeling... definitely not Wrong, Ah Yu is not dead."

Qin Yin looked at Tang Xiaoxi in astonishment, and said, "Xiaoxi, you also feel this way."

"Um."

"Me too..." Qin Yin silently looked at Lin Muyu's name on the Zhenguo Monument, and said, "He said he would come back to me, so he will definitely not lie to me."

Su Yu sighed helplessly, and said, "This is just your wishful thinking. Ah Yu died in battle, and many people saw it. This is an indisputable fact."

"Aunt Yu, stop talking..."

Qin Yin pursed her red lips and murmured: "I will wait for him, he will come back, it's that simple."

As she said when she and Lin Muyu said goodbye for the last time, "Mountains are long and rivers are far away, we will meet again by fate", but will we really see each other again?

"Oh, silly girl." Su Yu shook her head and stopped trying to persuade her.

...

Imperial Calendar 7731, June 20th, one month after Ling Nantian set off for war.

The battle report came, defeated.

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"What, you lost." Qin Yin asked slightly angrily, "Why did you lose so completely?"

The herald knelt on the ground trembling all over, and said in a trembling voice: "His Royal Highness... Ding Xi contacted Yu Chitian of Tianshu Province in private, so... Yuchitian sent 20,000 Tianshu troops to go out to disturb the customs. That night, Ding Xi led an army of 100,000 out of the city and succeeded in a night attack, General Ling Nantian's troops were defeated, and they are currently regrouping."

"Regroup."

Qin Yin smiled instead: "Is there any use in regrouping? Yu Shu passed the decree, ordering Ling Nantian to withdraw the army, and ordering Su Yu to lead 50,000 troops to meet the defeated army. If the Yihe Kingdom pursues and kills them, they will immediately counterattack."

Su Yu cupped her fists: "Yes, Your Highness."

Tang Lan clasped her fists and said, "Your Highness, since Ling Nantian has been defeated, we must reappoint a former military commander, otherwise...I am afraid that the Yihe National Assembly will take advantage of the vacancy and attack Lanyan City directly, and then we will fall into a full-scale attack." passive."

"Well, what Lan Gong said makes sense." Qin Yin looked at the crowd: "Is there any general who can go out for the empire and destroy the arrogance of this Yihe country."

Su Muyun frowned, Feng Jixing was not yet willing to come out again, although there are thousands of generals in Muyu City, but there may not be any one who can really take the lead, and those are just generals, not handsome talents.

At this time, one of the generals cupped his fists and said, "Xian Yu is willing to go out."

"Oh." Qin Yin smiled slightly: "How many troops does General Xiang Yu want?"

"Not much."

Xiang Yu looked up at Qin Yin and said, "Your Highness, I only need 50,000 elite soldiers under Duke Lan's command to take down Wugu City for Your Highness."

"Only fifty thousand."

Qin Yinxiu frowned lightly, and said: "Your Majesty Zetian is not joking, the general is cautious."

"Just fifty thousand." Xiang Yu repeated, "If you can't take back the Wugu City with fifty thousand elite soldiers, I, Xiang Yu, will be subject to military law."

"good."

Qin Yin nodded: "Sure, let's order soldiers and go out immediately."

"yes."

...

After the discussion, Su Muyun and Su Yu entered the apse together to meet His Highness.

"Grandpa, you must have something to say." Qin Yin sat down and smiled slightly.

Su Muyun nodded, clasped his fists and said, "Xiao Yin, do you know the situation in Earth and Star Province?"

"Um."

"After Xiang Yu took over the Earth Star Province, he left three trusted generals to guard the important towns such as Lengxing City, and recruited soldiers and horses on their own, in the name of strengthening the empire's strength, but they did not report to the Ministry of War at all."

Qin Yin nodded and said, "Well, special occasions, let's treat them specially."

"But if things go on like this, I'm afraid Tang Lan's wings will become more and more full. Now Qihai City has another 100,000 recruits, and they are stepping up their training. In addition to the 30,000 soldiers recruited by the Earth and Star Province, Tang Lan's control The army is getting stronger and stronger, if this time... Xiang Yu goes out to defeat the Yihe Kingdom, I am afraid that Wugu City will also fall into Tang Lan's hands."

Su Muyun said worriedly: "Even the officials we sent to accept the military power and political power of the Earth Star Province have been emptied of power. Tang Lan's heart has to be guarded against."

Qin Yin said softly: "I know, but now we can only rely on Lord Lan, otherwise who would be willing to drive out the traitors of Yihe Kingdom for the Qin family."

Su Muyun pondered, and said: "Most of the bones of the 30,000 imperial guards in the Fire Badger Valley have been moved into the Zhenguo Monument. Your Highness, if you have nothing to do in the afternoon, you might as well follow us out of the city to meet Feng Jixing and return to Lanyan City." , Feng Jixing, he... blames himself too much, if His Highness hadn't personally invited him, I'm afraid he wouldn't want to go back to Lanyan City."

"Well, let's go now."

"good."

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In early summer, warblers fly and butterflies dance outside the Fire Badger Valley.

Qin Yin wore a white royal skirt and a dark blue cloak behind her, which was the same color as the imperial uniform. This time she went out of the city with a total of 5,000 Muyu City cavalry and 500 guards from the Gendan Battalion. There was nothing wrong with it. In addition, there was an extra line of people in the crowd. This group of people was wearing white robes and wearing the emblem of the Imperial Army on their shoulders.

In the wasteland, Feng Jixing sat there slumped, his long hair was scattered, and even his beard grew a lot.

The sound of horseshoes gradually subsided, Qin Yin dismounted and came, standing in front of Feng Jixing, calling softly: "Commander Feng..."

"Qin... Your Highness Qin Yin..."

Feng Jixing trembled all over, looked up at Qin Yin's beautiful face, and murmured: "Your Highness...it's really His Highness."

"If it's not me, who else could it be?" Qin Yin smiled slightly, not disliking Feng Jixing's muddy body, stepped forward to support his arm, and said, "Commander Feng, I'm here to invite you back to Lanyan City."

However, Feng Jixing withdrew his hand like an electric shock, knelt on the ground and retreated a few steps, his forehead hit the ground heavily, several times in a row, blood was stained in the blink of an eye, and tremblingly said in his mouth: "The sinner Feng Jixing... can't do it again. Back to Lanyan City..."

"Why not." Qin Yin asked sadly.

Feng Jixing's eyes turned red, and he said: "The 30,000 brothers in the imperial army believed in Feng Jixing and were willing to disarm, but they were slaughtered. It was all my fault, Feng Jixing. I... I can die ten thousand times , I am a sinner covered in blood, I have no face to return to Lanyan City, Your Highness...give me a death, if I die under His Highness's sword, Feng Jixing dies and rests his eyes, so I don't have to live and suffer."

"No, you can't die."

Qin Yin looked at him and said, "If you die, who will avenge Brother Ah Yu, who will avenge Master Chu Huaimian, who will avenge Commander Qin Lei, you can't die..."

Feng Jixing knelt on the ground, buried his face in the soil, and howled.

At this moment, a group of men and horses in the armor of the imperial army came over from the crowd, each with sad faces, and the leading general was a bearded general who knelt on the ground slowly and murmured: "Commander Feng, Lao Zhang I brought my brothers to see you..."

Feng Jixing trembled all over, looked up and saw Zhang Wei and a group of soldiers of the imperial army, couldn't help crying: "Zhang Wei...it's Zhang Wei, you are not dead...you are not dead."

Although Zhang Wei is a rough man, he also knows the meaning of love. With tears streaming from his eyes, he knelt on the ground and said, "Commander Feng, have you forgotten? Before you set off to fight Tianzhang Mountain, Master Lin Muyu asked you to leave more than a thousand of us to guard the city. Reserved the salaries of these thousand people for our imperial army."

"That kid, Ayu..."

Feng Jixing was distraught, and sat on the ground in embarrassment, with tears splashing on the decayed battle armor, he murmured: "I'm sorry brothers, I'm sorry Ah Yu, I'm sorry Old Chu, I, Feng Jixing... A sinner, an unpardonable sinner..."

Qin Yin looked at him, stepped forward again, knelt in front of Feng Jixing with a trembling body, supported his arm, and said: "Commander Feng, now Xiao Yin is the king of Daqin, now it's time for you to make amends , follow me back to Lanyan City, lead the army to go out, and become the general of our Great Qin again. The more you kill the Yihe rebels, the more blood on your body will be washed away. Are you willing... to be loyal to me, Qin Yin again. "

Feng Jixing trembled all over, and slowly knelt down: "Feng Jixing...willing to follow His Highness all his life, to serve the Empire, and to live and die."