Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 192

Chapter 192: Chapter 190: The Battle of Legends_1 Chapter 192 -190: The Battle of Legends_1 Although the Xiliang Army was numerous, they were still beaten badly and fled from Tianmen Pass.

In the Battle of Feng County, because of the assistance from the Huying Camp, the Nanyan Army was defeated and retreated from Feng County before dawn. On the way, they heard that the Xiliang Army had been routed and was fleeing Tianmen Pass. Having lost their provisions, the Nanyan Army was in a state of panic. The Nanyan Commander immediately ordered a slow retreat towards Yao Pass to meet the provisions sent from Nanyan and then wait to see Xiliang’s moves before making further plans.

This battle was later known as the Battle of Wengshan, a legendary battle of the time.

With fifty thousand reinforcements from the Jin Kingdom, plus ten thousand remaining Bai family soldiers at Wengcheng, they managed to crush the so-called million-strong Nanyan Xiliang Army in one night.

The Battle of Wengshan Canyon became a classic example of the few defeating the many.

Later, according to the accounts of the remaining residents of Wengcheng, the fire in Wengshan Canyon burned for a full half month without extinguishing, and the smell of burnt flesh lingered in the air of Wengcheng for a long time.

Tianmen Pass was retaken by the Jin Army, boosting the morale of the Jin soldiers greatly.

Bai Qingyan had Yun Poxing’s son’s head hung high above the gate of Tianmen Pass, repaying in full how the Xiliang Army had humiliated her father and the Bai family soldiers.

Someone suggested they pursue the remnants of the Xiliang Army and annihilate them.

However, Bai Qingyan chose to hold her position, re-fortifying Tianmen Pass and allowing the Bai family soldiers and Jin soldiers, who had fought for a full day and night, to rest well.

The soldiers, eating steamed buns and drinking meat soup, excitedly recounted the battle, especially Bai Qingyan’s feat of leading two hundred elite soldiers into the Xiliang camp to behead Yun Poxing’s son, a tale that made their blood boil.

Perhaps the battle had been too exhausting. Upon learning that General Bai had ordered them to rest and not fight today, the soldiers fell asleep nestled against each other before they had even finished their buns.

Although it was already daytime, Bai Qingyan had campfires lit among the soldiers and ordered blankets to be brought out to cover them to prevent them from catching cold.

Bai Jinzhi, her eyes red from exhaustion, followed the patrolling Bai Qingyan, quietly advising, “Eldest Young Lady, you are still injured. Please rest. Let me handle this!”

“Jinzhi, go rest. You don’t need to follow me…” she replied, turning to the fatigued Bai Jinzhi.

Before following Bai Qingyan to Nanjian, Bai Jinzhi had been a pampered child in Dadu City. She had not slept for as long as Bai Jinzhi hadn’t slept. How could a child still growing handle that?

“Eldest Young Lady, you should rest too. Otherwise, I’m not going either!” Bai Jinzhi, clearly exhausted, still clung to her arm stubbornly.

Xiao Ruojiang, who had been following Bai Qingyan the whole time, spoke up, “Fourth Young Lady, please rest first. Eldest Young Lady follows the vice commander’s routine of patrolling after a great battle. She will complete it.”

“Go rest!” Bai Qingyan adjusted Bai Jinzhi’s cloak and whispered, “I need your protection in close combat now. The war is not over. Do you want to collapse?”

Bai Jinzhi shook her head.

“Go! Eldest Young Lady will return after the patrol!”

Bai Jinzhi thought for a moment, unable to hold it anymore, and finally nodded. She needed to conserve her energy to protect Eldest Young Lady well on future battlefields!

After Bai Jinzhi left, Bai Qingyan finished her patrol and saw that even the wounded soldiers were resting, so she went up to Tianmen Pass and looked into the distance.

“Is there any news from Seventh Brother, Ninth Brother, and Shen Qingzhu?” she asked.

Once this battle was over, if there was still no news of them, she intended to personally lead people into Xiliang to find them.