I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 124 Reinforcements
Baixiang County has been besieged by pirates for many days, and the current situation in Qizhou is unclear.

Mu Qingqing was extremely indignant and said, "Xue Jiu is worse than pigs and dogs. The 50,000 soldiers under his command should have been able to hold off the pirates for a while. Why did they lose Qizhou City so quickly?"

Ye Wanshu frowned, "Perhaps he didn't even intend to resist."

After all, in the eyes of these people, preserving power and helping King Yan seize the throne is the top priority, so how could they be willing to risk their lives for the common people at the bottom?

The two looked at each other, feeling somewhat melancholy, when suddenly a rough cry was heard from the city.

"Everyone, don't panic. It's the army from the Yongning Palace. The Yingzhou army is coming to support Baixiang County."

Upon learning that it was reinforcements, people in all the houses rushed out in ecstasy, ran into the rain, and shouted "Long live King Yongning". Even the injured soldiers seemed to have seen the dawn of day. They mustered up their strength to stand up and stood under the eaves solemnly to welcome the Yingzhou army into the city.

"Sister Wan, my cousin is really here, let's go and greet him."

Mu Qingqing excitedly pulled Ye Wanshu towards the west city gate.

When they arrived at the city gate, they saw a huge group of people and horses galloping towards them.

When the leader came closer, Ye Wanshu looked carefully, but only saw Yan Jin's figure.

"Miss Ye, cousin."

Seeing the two figures, Yan Jin jumped off his horse in a hurry and ran towards them quickly.

I thought Baixiang County had been breached, but after taking a look at the situation inside the city, I found that everything was still in order. Yan Jin couldn't help but smile with relief: "It seems that Baixiang County is better than Your Highness imagined. Everyone has actually held on."

"This is all thanks to Shopkeeper Tao from Sister Wan's house."

Thinking of what Tao Anran had said in the city, Mu Qingqing rolled her eyes at him with some pride: "Yan Jin, you are finally here. If you had come any later, some of us might not have been able to hold on for much longer."

Looking at the mighty army behind Yan Jin, Tao Anran suddenly felt emboldened. He clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General. The county magistrate was injured by a stray arrow. I, your Excellency, am here to welcome you into the city."

Upon seeing this, the officials of the county government followed suit and saluted.

I didn't expect that Prince Yongning would send reinforcements in such a short time. Tao Anran was moved, but looked at Mu Qingqing with some guilt: "I was judging you by my own standards. I hope Miss Mu will forgive me."

Mu Qingqing didn't mean to be angry with him, she was just annoyed that he had disparaged her cousin.

Seeing him apologize so sincerely, Mu Qingqing felt that her attitude towards him just now was too arrogant. She bowed gently and said, "Master Tao, you are too polite. Now that the reinforcements have arrived, you should go and rest first, so as not to worry everyone."

The way he looks now, with bloodshot eyes, is truly heartbreaking.

Ye Wanshu nodded and said, "Brother Tao, Qingqing is right. You should rest and relax."

"it is good."

Tao Anran responded, and then he let out a sigh of relief, and fell directly into the rain.

"Shopkeeper Tao."

Mother Wang hurried forward to support him, and Mu Qingqing also leaned over to check his pulse. "Don't worry, Sister Wan and everyone else. Young Master Tao has simply fainted from overwork. We'll just take him home and let him rest for a few days."

Being able to take care of all the affairs of Xiangfang in such a dangerous situation and helping the county magistrate resist the pirates' five-day attack, Ye Wanshu could probably imagine how difficult it had been for Tao Anran these days.

"Chunhong, Xingtao, go with Mother Wang and help settle Shopkeeper Tao."

After giving instructions to the two maids, Ye Wanshu looked at Mu Qingqing with some concern: "Qingqing, you go back first and help me prepare some medicine for Shopkeeper Tao."

"Don't worry, Sister Wan. Master Tao is a hero of our Yuezhou. I will take good care of him."

After Mu Qingqing finished speaking, she and Mother Wang sent someone to carry Tao Anran to the county government office first.

Watching the group walk away, Ye Wanshu couldn't help but glance at the Yingzhou Army behind her and asked Yan Jin softly, "General Yan, is your prince all right?"

Just as he finished speaking, a burly man suddenly ran out of the city excitedly, shouting, "The pirates are retreating! The pirates are retreating!" Ye Wanshu and Yan Jin were both startled, but Yan Jin's face quickly turned gloomy. "I'm afraid the pirates are returning to support Qizhou."

"Return to aid Qizhou?" Ye Wanshu looked at Yan Jin in confusion: "Hasn't Qizhou been lost?"

Yan Jin frowned, "His Highness is worried that the pirates will invade Qizhou after entering the territory, so he has rushed to Qizhou with the remaining Yingzhou troops."

Ye Wanshu suddenly felt uneasy. "The pirates have a hundred thousand men entering this time. He's bringing a mere ten thousand to help. It's undoubtedly like an egg against a rock. Why didn't you stop them?"

Yan Jin naturally knew what His Highness was thinking. He had been marching and leading troops for many years, so how could he not know the current difficulties in Qizhou? Even if he cared about the safety of the people, he would never fight a battle with no chance of winning.

Looking at Ye Wanshu, he said awkwardly, "Xue Jiu abandoned the city and fled. If Your Highness cannot quickly recapture Qizhou, the pirates will surely launch a massive attack on Baixiang County."

He spoke in a somewhat euphemistic way, and Ye Wanshu could hear the hidden meaning behind his words.

I'm afraid Fu Mingchi came here in such a hurry just to help me out.

After learning that Xue Jiu had abandoned the city, she felt even more uneasy.

"not good."

Ye Wanshu raised an eyebrow and said, "The pirates have been attacking Baixiang County for a long time but failed. They must have learned that something happened in Qizhou, so they returned to Qizhou with all their strength to provide support."

Qizhou is the gateway for the East China Sea to invade the mainland. The pirates will not be so stupid as to throw away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds. At this time, they will definitely try their best to defend Qizhou instead of continuing to besiege Baixiang County.

"General Yan, it will take at least three to five days for the remaining Yuezhou garrison to arrive in Qizhou. We cannot let Qizhou fall into the hands of pirates. Otherwise, even if the Yuezhou army arrives, Baixiang County will be lost."

Ye Wanshu said anxiously, "General Yan, please bring your men with me to support your Highness immediately."

Yan Jin also had the same idea and beckoned to the deputy general: "Chen Ping, you lead 3,000 men into the city and defend Baixiang County. The rest of you will follow me to support Qizhou."

As soon as he finished giving the order, Ye Wanshu grabbed a horse, mounted it, and rushed into the rain first.

"Miss Ye."

Yan Jin stared blankly at Ye Wanshu disappearing in the rain, his mood at this moment extremely complicated.

Seeing Miss Ye so worried about His Highness's safety, he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

After all, the pirate army's return to support His Highness will only make the situation worse.

"Your Highness, you must hold on."

Yan Jin murmured silently, quickly mounted his horse, and shouted to the soldiers: "Rush to the aid of Qizhou."

The army advanced at full speed in the heavy rain and soon caught up with Ye Wanshu.

After galloping on the rugged mountain road for half a day, we were about to set foot on the official road of Qizhou when we suddenly saw people gathering around us. We didn't know how many people were hiding in the mountains.

"There's an ambush."

Yan Jin hurriedly pulled the reins and signaled the army to stop advancing.

Ye Wanshu's anxiety instantly rose to her throat. She had never been so anxious about someone in her life.

If Fu Mingchi's entire army was wiped out, then the ambush ahead could only be pirates.

She didn't believe that Fu Mingchi was gone just like that.

Looking forward anxiously, I saw a familiar figure riding a tall horse coming down from the mountains.

"Gu Tingchen."

Ye Wanshu's brows furrowed, her eyes filled with vigilance.