After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 237 God's Help

The generals were wondering, but they saw that it was indeed Ning Wang Xia Yu, who was striding into the military tent.

"You bastard! You have followed me for so many years, yet you can actually say such things!"

Xia Yu pretended to be angry, "When you followed me, didn't you know that I'm not the kind of petty person who cares about every little thing?"

Just like that, Xia Yu immediately dispelled the doubts in the hearts of those generals who held opposing opinions with just a few simple words.

"Hahaha, I might as well tell you that the three guards of Duoyan are now under my command!"

Xia Yu strode to the chair in the middle of the tent and sat down, "Zhang Yu!"

"The general is here!"

"Bring up the seals of the three Duoyan guards and show them to us!"

"Yes!"

He waved his hand, and sure enough, his general Zhang Yu came up with a black tray containing the seals of the Three Guards of Doyan.

The generals had never expected that Prince Ning would bring them such explosive news and were all stunned.

Seeing that all the generals were so shocked that they were speechless, Xia Yu also expected that they must still have some concerns at this time.

So, he suddenly stood up and walked to the center of the generals, and swore in front of them: "As long as you follow me now, if I achieve great things in the future, I will never let you down!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals knelt down on one knee and said, "We are willing to follow His Royal Highness Prince Ning!"

From then on, Xia Yu not only had the Three Guards of Yanjing, but also the Three Guards of Duoyan.

Naturally, he now had the capital to confront Xia Chongwen.

What he didn't know was that the city of Yanjing was in danger at this time.

When Xia Yu left Yanjing, the tens of thousands of people he left for Shen Yuyao were almost wiped out under Li Jiujiang's fierce attack.

Li Jiujiang's army even captured the Zhangyi Gate of Yanjing City at one point.

Inside Prince Ning's Mansion in Yanjing.

Shen Yuyao was wearing a cloak, armor underneath, and an iron helmet, standing at the gate of Prince Ning's mansion with a heroic look.

The three sons of Prince Ning’s Mansion, Xia Lin’an, Xia Yong’an, and Xia Ping’an, as well as the two princesses, Xia Xiaoxian and Xia Xiaoyan.

They were all dressed in full military uniform like Shen Yuyao, and stood behind her.

"Stay back!"

"exist!"

"Gather all the eunuchs, personal soldiers, and female relatives in the palace. Anyone who is capable of fighting will be given weapons. Follow me to the city walls to defend!"

"Yes!"

Everyone at the bottom of the stairs responded loudly.

Everyone knows that today’s battle is the day of the decisive battle in Yanjing, and it will also be the last battle in Yanjing!

Upon hearing that Zhangyi Gate had been breached, Shen Yuyao personally led all the guards and martial arts female members of the palace to charge into the battlefield.

On the other side, after learning that Zhangyi Gate had been breached, Li Jiujiang immediately ordered his generals to prepare their horses, as he wanted to capture Yanjing City himself!

Unexpectedly, General Qu, who was attacking Zhangyi Gate, found out only after he broke into the city that they had actually only broken through the main gate of the city wall. Just as he reacted, he heard shouts of killing all around.

Xia Ping'an, the second son of Prince Ning's Mansion, was coming with a team of elite soldiers.

General Qu looked back and found that the city gate he had just broken through was also closed. A large number of soldiers and civilians suddenly appeared from somewhere on the city wall. They picked up stones and threw them at the imperial officers and soldiers under the city wall.

The battle lasted from noon till nightfall.

Shen Yuyao used clever strategies and finally managed to temporarily hold off Li Jiujiang's army.

When both sides called off their battles, Shen Yuyao asked Liu Gui to count the casualties. The civilians of the entire Yanjing city and the royal guards and eunuchs also suffered heavy losses.

Late at night, Xia Linan followed Shen Yuyao's orders and went up to the city wall for inspection.

When he was comforting the many wounded, he discovered that Xia Pingye was sleeping among the wounded soldiers lying in a mess, covered in blood.

He went to cover Xia Ping'an with a quilt with concern, but unexpectedly he woke up the alert Xia Ping'an.

"Ah! Kill!"

"Ping An, wake up, it's me!"

"Big brother?"

"It's me. Are you hurt anywhere?" Xia Linan asked Xia Ping'an, who was covered in blood, with concern.

"Me? I'm fine, this is all the enemy's blood!" Xia Ping'an wiped the blood off his face, "Brother, Li Jiujiang has been bombarding Yanjing City for several days, and the walls are in ruins. Tomorrow morning, Li Jiujiang only needs to charge again, and Yanjing City will be broken!"

"Well, I saw it!"

"So, brother, tomorrow I will take my soldiers to hold back Li Jiujiang's army, and you will take my nephew and mother and leave Yanjing tonight!" Xia Ping'an said to Xia Lin'an with tears in his eyes and gritted teeth.

"No! I said that my son and I will live and die with Yanjing! I will never leave!" Xia Linan's eyes were sharp and his tone was firm.

"And the one who should take mother and two sisters away is you!"

"No! You take mother with you and I will cover your retreat!"

"No, I'm your brother, you have to listen to me!"

The two brothers started arguing amidst the flames of war that had not yet been extinguished.

"Go? Where to go?"

As soon as they heard the voice, the two brothers knew it was Xia Xiaoxian who arrived without even turning around.

"Sister!"

The two brothers stood up at the same time and saluted Xia Xiaoxian respectfully.

"None of us have to leave!" Xia Xiaoxian looked up at the sky, smiled and said to the two brothers: "Now even God is helping us!"

At first Xia Linan was a little skeptical, but when he heard the whistling north wind, he suddenly understood.

This wind is very cold!

It was so cold that even the people of Yanjing, who were used to the cold weather in the north, couldn't help but start chattering their teeth.

The biting cold wind was blowing stronger and stronger.

"Lin'an, carry water! Water the city! Hurry!" Xia Xiaoxian shouted to Xia Lin'an.

"Yes!"

The two brothers looked at each other, and finally a hint of smile and relaxation appeared on their faces.

Although the city walls of Yanjing had been damaged in many places due to Li Jiujiang's continuous fierce artillery fire, the sudden cold wind at this time would freeze the water-soaked city walls firmly, as if they were covered with a solid battle suit.

Sure enough, after the people and soldiers of Yanjing City worked hard all night to water the city, at dawn the next day, the city wall of Yanjing City had become an indestructible ice wall!

Just as Li Jiujiang got up early in the morning and saw the ice wall of Yanjing City, a firework signal broke through the sky.

There was smoke and dust billowing in the north of Yanjing City.

It was Xia Yu who rushed back from Beilin with a large army!

Li Jiujiang looked at the Yanjing City which was already within his reach and could hardly believe his eyes!

Xia Yu actually brought thousands of troops and rushed back at the most critical moment!

"Withdraw the troops and return to the camp!"

"Yes!"

"Report! General, the army has less than three days' worth of food and fodder!"

"Report! General, most of our troops are from the south. They are unable to withstand the severe cold in the north. We need a lot of warm cotton clothes!"

"Report! General, Lord Tie has just arrived at the military camp with a large amount of food and warm cotton clothes!"