When he heard that the enemy was invading, the emperor ordered General Gu Nianqing to return to the battlefield.
And Gu Nianqing was unwilling to hold military power for a long time, lest it cause many troubles. However, this time the invasion from the northern border was fierce and brutal. In less than half a month, five cities were lost, and even the general stationed on the border was attacked.
Those who were captured alive were said to have been tortured and suffered unspeakably.
After consecutive defeats and the tragic death of his general, the emperor had no choice but to arrange for this general who had repeatedly performed extraordinary feats on the battlefield.
On the day of the expedition, the general's unmarried wife personally escorted him away from the general's mansion. He looked really majestic and domineering in his armor, but he never lowered his eyes to the charming young lady who had not yet passed the door.
He only said that when he comes back, they will get married.
The two of them could be considered childhood sweethearts, one was a young general and the other was a daughter raised in a boudoir, so they could be considered a perfect match.
Although the young lady of the Yun family was not a direct descendant, she was still pampered and loved the young general she had in mind.
There are many outstanding young talents in the city, and Gu Nianqing is one of them.
But somehow, when Gu Nianqing gathered a large number of troops to regain the lost territory, he saw Yun Zhuo, who was supposed to be in the boudoir, imprisoned in the arms of the enemy general on the high city wall.
The gunpowder smoke has not dissipated on the high city wall, and Xuanluo gradually disappears from people's sight as it goes up.
The enemy general was wearing dark armor, and the sharp blade in his hand was placed on Yunzhuo's neck, which had already drawn a deep bloody mark.
The beautiful figure was tied up with five flowers, and one end of the rope was tightly held in the hands of the enemy. His wrists were already blue and blue due to lack of blood.
"Gu Nianqing! Look who I have in my hands?! Hahaha, if you continue to attack the city, you will indeed be a hero and a sinner for the rest of your life!"
The girl was beautiful, with picturesque features and eyes filled with tears, but she bit her lips tightly to prevent them from falling.
Her hand held a jade pendant tightly, "Aqing..."
Gu Nianqing had a hundred ways to attack the city, but at this moment he just sat calmly on the tall horse, completely indifferent.
Yun Zhuo saw that Gu Nianqing just raised his eyes lightly and glanced in his direction, like ice.
I could only hear him laughing casually a few times, and his every move was filled with a calm and domineering air.
"If you stop now, I, the general, may spare your life. But if the general doesn't want to open the city gate, then attack the city."
He shouted again: "Fifth lady, you died for your country. When I return, this general will definitely ask your Majesty to grant you an additional title!"
Yunzhuo's expression was quite painful. It was impossible for Aqing not to recognize him. He had clearly seen his face before, he had seen it before!
The enemy general's armor was cold, Yunzhuo nodded, letting a burst of warmth spread through his neck.
As if he felt something was wrong, the enemy general's tone was a little cold, "They say General Gu is deeply in love with the fifth lady of the Yun family! It turns out they are all lies!"
After releasing the sharp blade, the enemy general Yunzhuo pushed Yun Zhuo closer to the city wall. Half of Yunzhuo's body at one end had already poked out of the towering city wall, and the other end of the rope was still held in the enemy general's hand.
"Gu Nianqing! If you persist in your evil intentions, then I will push your sweet lady off the tower today and throw her to death in front of you, with blood splattering on the spot!"
But there was no expression on Gu Nianqing's face, she just snorted in disdain.
"Is this all you have?"
Also wearing armor was Gu Nianqing. That day, the battle situation became more and more intense. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Gu Hengqing stretched out his hand and said two words coldly, "Take the arrow."
He took the bow and arrow handed over by the soldier beside him, cocked the arrow familiarly, and his movements were as cool and handsome as ever.
Under everyone's attention, a sharp arrow suddenly pierced the sky and shot towards the girl on the city wall.
"Siege the city!"
The army that came all the way was going smoothly, and Gu Nianqing even suspected that the enemy general would have a way out.
But this is a dead city. As long as the city gate is broken, no one will survive.
Perhaps he didn't expect that Gu Nianqing could be so cruel and he had almost no hesitation.
Maybe the enemy general still didn't want Yun Zhuo to die in his own hands, so he subconsciously swung his sword to block the oncoming sharp arrows, protected the girl in his arms, and turned around to hide.
The long sword cut off the sharp arrow, but the severed arrowhead was inserted straight into the woman's belly, and the blood immediately dyed the white clothes red.
The enemy general was also stunned. He cursed secretly and threw the dying Yun Zhuo down.
"Fight!"
During the chaos, the enemy general squatted down and took a look at Yunzhuo's breath, which seemed to be quite agitated.
"Someone, throw her to the Sheng family!"
The Sheng family he mentioned was actually just a wandering doctor who had been admitted a few days ago. Although his body was weak, his medical skills were extremely good. It would be fine if he could survive.
Yun Zhuo felt that everything in front of him was unreal. The sight was obscured by blood, and only the sounds of horses neighing and soldiers fighting became increasingly clear in his ears.
Xu, the enemy general, anticipated his own fate and glanced at Yunzhuo, who was still bleeding.
When Yunzhuo was pulled back, the rope had already been loosened. She was just helpless in a corner, with a man in white looking after her.
Blood foam continued to flow from the corners of Yunzhuo's mouth, and he wanted to say something, but all he could hear was a hoarse moan.
She subconsciously covered her lower abdomen with her slender fingers, and she could clearly feel the blood in her body disappearing little by little.
Just like her life, it is also disappearing little by little, Yunzhuo, she is going to die.
The man in white was humming a song. This was the last thing that accompanied Yun Zhuo. The tune was incomprehensible and quite strange.
It is said that when a person dies, he will see the most precious scene in his life, but why, Yun Zhuo only saw Gu Nianqing shooting that arrow without hesitation...
Gu Nianqing, riding a horse, ignited the last smoke.
I heard that Gu Nianqing was extremely brave that day, and the morale of the army was not affected in the slightest by this episode. Instead, he became more and more courageous as he fought.
In just three days, the five lost cities were recovered and the enemy army was defeated.
The army was victorious and the whole country rejoiced. Everyone seemed to have forgotten about the poor young lady of the Yun family.
Gu Nianqing didn't even take Yunzhuo's body back, and there was no trace of even the love token.
However, it is really difficult to find a petite woman among dozens of blackened, twisted human bodies with missing limbs.
When the city gate was breached, Gu Nianqing took the lead and rushed up the high wall, approaching the enemy general.
But the fire oil that came out of nowhere spread far away, and the fire completely surrounded the enemy, igniting everything, and no one dared to come near again.
Just listen to the hoarse wailing in the firelight, and there are scorched black shadows everywhere.
Gu Nianqing tried to rush into the fire several times, but was stopped.
This overwhelming fire came suddenly and strangely, but it also left people with nowhere to check it.
The clouds burned, and no bones remained.
No matter how sad and angry the Yun family was, Gu Nianqing was the hero, so what was wrong with stabilizing the morale of the army? They did not dare to blame him.
Besides, Your Majesty also issued an imperial edict because of Gu Nianqing's great achievements, and the whole world celebrated, so Yunzhuo didn't even have a decent funeral.
Seven days later, it was Gu Nianqing who escorted Yun Zhuo's coffin out of the city.
He also looked at the coffin in silence for a long time, but there was no emotion on his face, which was neither sad nor happy. The person and the corpse looked like strangers he had never met before.
Maybe some people still lamented Yunzhuo's difficulty, but occasionally they would scold him, saying, "Why did you go to the battlefield and be caught by the enemy?"
I don't know if Yunzhuo has been tainted before meeting Gu Nianqing. Those people in Northern Xinjiang are heroic by nature, who knows what they will do?
Yunzhuo's grave was just a short mound, with two figures, one black and one white, standing there, watching quietly. This chapter has been completed!
