C148 An Order to Open the City Gates

"Haha! Prince Mu must be joking. Although I really like it, such a weapon isn't something that we can possess. I'm already satisfied that I'm able to witness it with my own eyes. " General Qu felt a little embarrassed when he saw that Qing Yun had seen through his thoughts.

"Haha, alright, it's getting late. It's time for you all to leave. Someone, serve the wine. " The Emperor smiled and ordered people to bring the wine up. Beside him, Royal Guards poured the wine for the generals one by one.

"Today I will send all of you here. I wish you all a victorious journey and return victorious as soon as possible. Let us drink to our heart's content. " The Emperor raised his cup after he finished speaking.

"This official will definitely serve the Great Ming and serve the Emperor until his death. " After saying that, everyone raised their cups and drank the entire cup with the Emperor.

"Good, all of you have a good journey. "

Everyone gave a deep bow to General Qu, Prince Mu and the other deputy generals and turned their horses around to lead the soldiers out of the city. The 200 thousand elite soldiers were already waiting outside the city. When they saw General Qu and the others, they followed them to the desert. Wan stood on the city wall and looked at the distant Qing Yun. She silently blessed him in her heart. She hoped that he could return safely as soon as possible.

During this period of time, General Qu ordered everyone to rush to the border. Along the way, they received a lot of battle reports, but they were all bad news. During their journey, Ling Yun Castle at the border had fallen, and the defending general had died in battle. The remaining soldiers could only retreat to Antian Prefecture, which was fifty miles away. This Antian Prefecture was a relatively large town at the border. The trade and economy were all very developed. If this place fell again. . . Great Ming would suffer heavy losses.

After receiving this news, General Qu led Qing Yun and a thousand cavalry troops to Antian Prefecture first. The rest were led by the deputy.

Along the way, Qing Yun saw many refugees fleeing in the direction they were rushing to. Some of them knelt and begged on the side of the road when they were too weak to walk, and the sound of crying could be heard everywhere. Qing Yun could not bear to look at them directly. Qing Yun and General Qu had basically given all their rations to the refugees along the way, but there were too many refugees. They had the intention but were powerless. They knew that they wanted to completely help these people. Then, they had to make them stop suffering from the flames of war and expel the rebels from the country.

Soon, they arrived at the city gate of Antian Prefecture. However, the scene that they saw made them extremely angry. The city gate of Antian Prefecture was tightly locked. Many refugees were knocking on the gate, but no one opened it. The soldiers standing on top of the city gate just stood there and watched, showing no intention of opening the gate.

Qing Yun and the others soon arrived at the city gate. When the guards saw a large group of people approaching, they were shocked. And on the flag. . . There was a word Ming written on it. Knowing that the reinforcements had arrived, he hurriedly went to report. Not long later, the general who was guarding the city rushed over and looked down.

"Who are the people under the city?"

"How dare you, this is the Great Marshal of this expedition. Hurry up and open the door. " The guard beside General Qu pushed his horse forward and shouted.

When the civilians under the city saw that the Great Marshal of this expedition had come, they hurriedly turned around and knelt down together.

"Marshal, please let us in. We haven't eaten for a few days. "

"Marshal, you can do it. We fled here. You can tell the general on the city wall to let us in. "

Such a voice lingered in the air, making General Qu and Qing Yun grieve when they heard it. These people, who should have lived a peaceful life, had left their homes because of the war. They had suffered all kinds of hardships, and some had even lost their lives. It was such a group of civilians that the soldiers defending the city did not care at all. Closing the city gates would cause many civilians to lose confidence in the Ming Dynasty. Losing trust and support for them, thinking about these two people, they were even more furious.

"Why did you close the city gates and not let the civilians in? Hurry up and open the gates and let the civilians in. " Qing Yun held the Coiling Dragon Halberd in his hand and shouted angrily in front of his horse.

"You are?" The general on top of the city frowned as he looked at the man wearing silver armor with a mask on his head.

"I am Mu Qingyun, the commander of the Cloud Soldiers. "

"General Yun? Hehe, although I am guarding the border, However, he is also a rank three general. You, a rank four Cloud Demon Envoy, want to command me? "

"How dare you! Do you know that he is the Pingyun Prince of the Ming Dynasty? How dare you speak to His Royal Highness like that?" The guard beside Qing Yun shouted.

"Pingyun Prince! What can Pingyun Prince do? Even though he is the Royal Highness, But right now he is only a Cloud Commanding Officer, this is not the Shuntian Prefecture! This was the border. One should know that the flames of war had already reached here. A reckless decision could very well cost the city. I had my own reasons for doing so. I hope Your Highness can forgive me for offending you in any way. " When the general on the city wall heard that it was His Highness, although he was surprised, he remembered that he was responsible for protecting the city, so he couldn't make a decision so easily.

"Suffering difficulties? No matter what, he shouldn't reject the people outside the city. "

"Prince Mu, calm down first. Tell me why you haven't opened the city gate yet. What difficulties do you have? " Although General Qu felt very uncomfortable seeing these refugees, as the commander of the army, he couldn't be angry and give orders blindly.

Although this general did not know General Qu, General Qu knew him. General Qu knew that this general who guarded the city was not a person who would leave someone to die. He was also a person who had made many military achievements. There was a reason why he did not open the city gate at this time. Therefore, he had to figure out what was going on. He saw that Qing Yun was very angry. He quickly stopped him.

"Marshal Ke Zhiling, how did the Cloud Castle of Ling get breached?"

"I heard that someone from the Western Regions infiltrated the city and worked together to break through the city gates. "

"That's right, Marshal. It's not that I didn't open the city gates, nor was it that I was so cold and indifferent to the cries of the people below. The Marshal must also know that this Antian Prefecture is a key border town, and also the next target of the desert's attack. I have already received the news that the army of the desert is heading here, and the vanguard is already stationed 20 miles away. If they use the same trick again, how are we going to deal with them? "

"You're afraid that there are spies from the Great Desert among these civilians. If we let them in, there's a high possibility that they will use the same tactic to take over the Antian Prefecture once again?"

"That's right. Marshal, please investigate. "

"This matter is indeed terrifying, but we cannot reject these civilians just because of this. They are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. You just said that the army of the Great Desert is not far away. If we don't let them in, when the enemy comes, they will be killed here. No matter what, we cannot give up on them. They are all human lives. They are innocent. Open the city gate. Let them in. "

"But Marshal. . . "

"Alright, since I'm already here, and it's my order to open the gates, I'll be responsible if anything happens. "

"Since Marshal has said so, I can only accept the order. Open the city gates. " When the general on the city saw General Qu say so, he could only give the order to open the city gates. In a short while, the city gates of Antian Prefecture slowly opened. These civilians flooded into Antian Prefecture like a flood. The general and guards on the city wall also walked down from the city wall and knelt in front of General Qu and the others.