Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 234 - Waiting for Husband to Return
Chapter 234: Chapter 234 Waiting for Husband to Return
Chapter 234 -234 Waiting for Husband to Return
Divine Doctor Zhai found it quite rare.
“The snake hole was so deep, yet this little wolf managed to find it. Its sense of smell must be far better than that of an ordinary wolf. It’s also incredibly alert and human-like, really baffling.”
He examined the snake, which was just a common Red-Spotted Brocade Snake, also known as a water snake, non-venomous, and its body didn’t emit any noticeable scent, which was enough to prove the little wolf’s sense of smell was astonishing.
Murong Jiu had Chun Tao carry some treats for Kai Xuan, who was currently being rewarded with some dried meat.
“I also think Kai Xuan is wonderful. It seems to know that I’m pregnant. It never walks in front of me, preventing me from tripping over, more human-like than any cat or dog.”
“That’s true, but you still need to be careful. A fall could be serious.”
“I know, Master. I will be very careful.”
She smiled and stroked Kai Xuan’s fluffy head, which felt especially nice, and even had a scent of bath beans.
Kai Xuan obediently allowed her to stroke him and even nuzzled her palm.
But besides The Third Prince, only the Beast Servant could get close; others were not permitted to touch him. Initially, he even bared his teeth at Chun Tao and Hong Yi, but although he didn’t bare his teeth now, he still wouldn’t allow anyone to touch him.
Divine Doctor Zhai saw her beaming with smiles, a far cry from her worried expression of days past, and he knew this little wolf had been a good addition.
He had often heard that people subdued by melancholy could feel more cheerful by keeping small cats or dogs, but he had never tried it until he saw it proved true with his apprentice.
In the afternoon, after waking up and playing with Kai Xuan for a while, The Third Prince arrived, and the Hidden Guard also delivered a letter from the Frontier Pass.
Murong Jiu opened it eagerly. The message was that the battle was about to begin, containing just a few brief sentences, with the rest being words of concern and instructions.
Her eyebrows knitted together. She knew Jun Yuyan didn’t want her to worry, thus he had only mentioned it briefly. He couldn’t keep it from her only for her to hear the news elsewhere and worry.
Seeing The Third Prince nearby, she also understood that everyone was afraid she would worry, so they didn’t go into detail about the battlefield and even had The Third Prince come to keep her company.
Fu Han looked at her expression and said gently:
“These days, many people have called the soldiers at the Frontier Pass cowards, but that’s not true. The soldiers train every day without relaxation. The Prince, along with our family and others, have been making preparations. Once the battle starts, victory is certain. Xiao Jiu, just wait for the Prince and our family to return triumphantly to the Capital City.”
Murong Jiu nodded firmly: “Yes, yes. They will definitely return safely!”
She vigorously rubbed the Buddha Beads on her wrist to suppress the nervousness in her heart.
How could she not worry? The power of Fire-thunder was too fierce, far more terrifying than swords and spears could be once brought onto the battlefield.
Jun Yuyan’s martial arts skills were excellent, which might be a little comforting. However, her father was past his prime, and her two brothers would also be charging into battle…
What Murong Jiu didn’t know was that, by the time the letter had arrived from the Frontier Pass, the war had already commenced.
Thus, she only worried for three days until she received another message from Jun Yuyan early one morning.
“The Yan Army has achieved a great victory. Your husband will soon return to the Capital City. Wait for my return.”
The paper of the letter was crumpled, and the handwriting was quite hasty, probably written quickly during a moment of respite to reassure her first, before he went to pursue the fleeing Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu had sent only about a hundred thousand troops, relying on “Fire-thunder,” overconfident and with no reservations.
They thought that once the armies engaged, a hundred thousand strong soldiers with ample Fire-thunder could match a million soldiers of Great Yan.
The truth was indeed so, as Fire-thunder was that powerful. However, what they didn’t expect was that Great Yan had also developed Fire-thunder and produced it in large quantities.
Then, Jun Yuyan and General Fu pretended that the city had been breached, first relocating all the civilians. The big army also retreated south in a defeated fashion, having to pass through a valley as they went. Just as they had anticipated, Xiongnu cavalry took a shortcut to catch up from the front, dug traps, and buried fire-thunder, waiting to detonate it as the soldiers rode past on horses.
Seeing the key generals up front killed in the explosion, effectively leaving the group leaderless, the Xiongnu cavalry immediately launched fireworks into the sky, signaling for the Xiongnu main army to advance.
As the fireworks burst in mid-air, these fewer than one hundred Xiongnu cavalry were swiftly killed by Jun Yuyan’s men, their bodies severed from their heads.
In the valley below, only the warhorses were killed by the explosions; the riders were merely well-prepared straw figures.
The night was dark and cloudy, with poor visibility. These Xiongnu cavalry, boosted by the fire-thunders, grew arrogantly confident, thinking the Yan army was fleeing in disarray, little did they know that the enemy was precisely luring them into the pot.
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Consequently, the entire Xiongnu army of one hundred thousand fell into ambush, the entire valley razed to the ground, turning it into a burial ground for the Xiongnu army.
The sound of the fire-thunders echoed throughout the vast territory of Hexi. Stationed at the frontier, tens of thousands of Xiongnu soldiers initially thought the noise was from their own side. However, the leaders soon realized something was amiss—they didn’t possess enough fire-thunders to blow up a whole mountain. Thus, they hurriedly led the army to retreat, forsaking even their provisions, almost trampling each other in their haste and chaos.
Jun Yuyan seized this opportunity to report safety, and then led the big army in pursuit, recapturing eight cities within a single day.
Two days later, he captured the head of the Xiongnu army’s chief general and captured alive Jin Miwen, the Second Prince of the Xiongnu.
When news reached the Capital City, not only were the civilians shocked, but all the officials of civil and military affairs were equally astounded.
Upon hearing this news, both the Second and the Third Prince, surprisingly, came to court in wheelchairs, just to verify the credibility of the message.
They of course had informants in the military, but the news had not yet been relayed back to them when the battle report delivered by falcons had already reached the Capital City.
Marquis of Wuan had arranged for people to spread the word widely; within one morning, everyone knew.
In court, seeing the news that the big army had successfully recaptured the cities and captured alive the Second Prince of the Xiongnu, the Emperor was visibly delighted, repeatedly exclaiming “good” and flushing with excitement.
Prime Minister Li couldn’t believe it and said, “Your Majesty, have we really won? The Xiongnu possess terrifying weapons like fire-thunder. How did our army just win like that?”
“Yes, might it be fake news from a spy? Are you sure it’s Prince Ling and General Fu’s handwriting?”
“Didn’t we just receive reports a couple of days ago that the city walls had been breached and the civilians relocated? How could we suddenly have recaptured eight cities?”
“Right, and they even said they killed tens of thousands of the enemy troops. That’s too unbelievable! How could that happen in just a few days?”
The ministers discussed vociferously.
What they said reflected exactly what the Second and Third Princes were thinking.
Tens of thousands of soldiers, even if they just stood there to be slaughtered, couldn’t possibly be killed off in just a day or two.
Moreover, the Xiongnu still possessed terrifying weapons like fire-thunders.
The Second Prince still bore scars from the fire-thunder explosion.
If it hadn’t been for two guards acting as human shields to protect him, he would have died there.
Those two guards were blasted beyond recognition, their organs spilling out, a grisly scene.
It was precisely because he knew the power of fire-thunders that the Second Prince simply could not believe that their own army could achieve victory so swiftly.
Perhaps… Jun Yuyan and General Fu had already died, and the enemy was using fake news to paralyze them!
Thinking this, the Second Prince felt both joy and alarm.
