Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1174

Chapter 1174: Chapter 1168: Iron-Blooded Elite Soldiers

Xiliang... its great momentum has been lost.

At this time, the sky was already bright.

One hour, two hours... four hours.

This battle started before dawn and continued until the sky was completely dark.

The high walls built on the peaks on both sides of Yecheng Pass had been fully occupied, and even Yecheng Pass was captured. Ye Shoucheng, leading the remaining troops, retreated to the south wall of Yecheng Pass, yet swore not to retreat, holding fast, as if he had made up his mind to fight to the last person... and never leave the city!

This tenacious spirit reminded Bai Qingyan of the Bai family army...

Whether it was the Bai family army or the soldiers of Xiliang, going to war was either to defend the homeland or to settle the world. In Bai Qingyan’s view, the soldiers who fell in battle today, whether from the Bai family army or from Xiliang, were all fearsome elite soldiers worthy of reverence.

Bai Qingyan saw from a distance Ye Shouguan, who, with his remaining defeated men, occupied the southern city wall, prepared to defend it to the death, and felt greatly moved.

Bai Qingyan ordered the army to cease attacking, and a stalemate ensued between the two forces.

The flames flickering high and low on the city wall illuminated Ye Shouguan’s disheveled visage. He was covered in blood, his hair was messy, but his eyes remained resolute and calm, planting the Xiliang military flag on the city wall.

This military flag was the last stand and resistance of Ye Shouguan and Xiliang, as if... as long as there was still a military flag standing inside Yecheng Pass, Xiliang... had not lost Yecheng Pass.

Bai Qingyan gently pulled the reins and moved forward.

"Eldest Young Lady!" Bai Jinxiu wanted to stop Bai Qingyan, unwilling for her to go to the front, fearing that Ye Shouguan might act out of desperation and harm the Eldest Young Lady.

Bai Qingyan, however, smiled and gestured to Bai Jinxiu to rest assured.

Bai Jinxiu, Bai Qingyu, Bai Qingqi, Bai Qingjue, Bai Qingyun, and Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua, Bai Jinse followed, pulling the reins... closely behind Bai Qingyan.

The Zhou soldiers on guard made way, allowing Bai Qingyan to ride Pingan to the front, looking up at Ye Shouguan who was supporting the Xiliang army on the city wall.

She knew that the bows and arrows of Ye Shouguan’s troops had been exhausted, their blades dulled. What remained for Ye Shouguan and his soldiers were merely their flesh and blood.

She shouted loudly to Ye Shouguan on the city wall: "General Ye, Bai Qingyan... dares to invite you to come down and have a talk."

Ye Shouguan, gazing at Bai Qingyan, who was stained with blood and face injured, voice powerful and full of presence, imbued with a merciless fierce aura, tightly clutched the Xiliang military flag in his hand.

He had underestimated this Bai family girl, but he was utterly puzzled by his defeat. He wanted to know how Bai Qingyan dared to assert that he would definitely send troops around the back of Zhou and set ambushes on both peaks?

Seeing Ye Shouguan hesitating, his loyal Xiliang soldiers hurriedly urged, "General, there might be a trick! General... please retreat! I’ll lead the soldiers to buy you time!"

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