Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 813 - 810: Defeated

The arrows whistle through the air, and in the blink of an eye, the Liang Army General, who was just loudly shouting that he had beheaded the Princess of Zhen, suddenly falls silent, blood mist sprayed everywhere.

The arrow that pierced through the Liang Army’s young officer flies straight into the wooden post supporting the military tent, the blood-stained fletching trembling incessantly.

Bai Qingyan grabs the reins, forcibly halting her horse.

The enraged horse rears up with a long, piercing neigh, its sound tearing through the skies.

Cao Renyi, who is still fighting, turns his head...

The commander’s tent is already ablaze, the roaring fire climbing and swirling with the wind, illuminating the surroundings of the Jin Camp in a glaring red.

On horseback, Bai Qingyan holds the Sun-Shooting Bow, her armor reflecting the orange-yellow glow of the flames as if she herself is surrounded by fire.

One person, one horse, like a war god descending from the heavens, exuding a fierce killing intent and unyielding spirit.

Exposing herself in the midst of the towering flames, stabilizing the army’s morale, she shouts loudly, "Bai Qingyan is here, anyone seeking death can come and fight!"

Seeing their commander holding the Sun-Shooting Bow, mounted on a tall steed, appearing before the blazing fire with a red cape flapping in the cold wind like an eagle spreading its wings, shouting for battle, the Jin Army soldiers’ blood surges with excitement, fighting fiercely, decapitating enemy soldiers. freewёbnoνel.com

Cao Renyi snatches a bow and arrow from a nearby soldier’s hand, draws the arrow, and with steady breath, aims at Bai Qingyan, who is mounted on her high horse, continually drawing arrows and shooting down the Liang Army soldiers attacking her, and then shoots!

The arrow, gleaming with cold light, flies towards Bai Qingyan, Cao Renyi holding his breath... staring fixedly at the arrow he just shot, praying to the heavens that he doesn’t misfire, or else... as a fellow archer, the Princess of Zhen will surely discover his position!

Just when Cao Renyi thought the arrow would pierce through Bai Qingyan’s armor, through her chest, a cold light descends from the sky, breaking the arrow.

In front of Bai Qingyan stands a man on a black warhorse, holding a blood-dripping longsword, his deep and dark cold eyes looking towards Cao Renyi, his gaze sharp as a knife, exuding a fierce yet restrained killing intent.

Their eyes meet, and Cao Renyi feels a chill run down his spine under the compelling cold fury in the man’s eyes.

Having found Cao Renyi’s position, Xiao Rongyan’s lips curve slightly, he raises his sword pointing at Cao Renyi, and Yue Shi, mounted on his steed, receives his master’s command, immediately abandoning the entanglement with the Liang soldiers, darting out like a swift swallow, his gaze locked on Cao Renyi, yet he is unexpectedly a step slower than Shen Qingzhu, who has already pinpointed Xiao Rongyan’s indicated position and charges out first, drawing dual swords from behind, with cold light gleaming.

Cao Renyi sees two rapid shadows emerging from the swirling dust, with the momentum of thunder, where the cold light of their weapons passes, his shield soldiers protecting him collapse with miserable cries, about to reach him.

At this moment, Yang Wuce’s troops have already charged into the camp, the situation irreversible.

Before Cao Renyi can react, Shen Qingzhu’s longsword gleams with a cold light, slicing towards Cao Renyi.

Instinctively, Cao Renyi raises his sword to block, the collision sparks fly, the sound harsh.

Yue Shi, coordinating with Shen Qingzhu, raises his sword attacking Cao Renyi’s chest, the longsword piercing through the armor, entering half an inch into Cao Renyi’s chest, forcing the Liang Kingdom warriors beside him unable to defend against Shen Qingzhu.

Those protecting Cao Renyi step back continuously.

However, Cao Renyi didn’t expect that the woman with a cold complexion, wielding a short sword with her left hand, would strike at his neck, aiming for his head; if not for a comrade pulling him aside, at this moment... Cao Renyi would have been beheaded.

These two possess formidable skills, each move deadly, if not for his many protectors, he would have lost his life!

Tightly clutching his chest, shaken and yet to recover, Cao Renyi watches his soldiers who desperately protect him as they look at the cold and composed Shen Qingzhu and Yue Shi, advancing to kill him.

"Raise the surrender flag! Declare surrender!" Cao Renyi grits his teeth and shouts, "Cao Renyi, the defending General of Daming Prefecture, surrenders!"

"General!" The Liang soldiers supporting Cao Renyi look at him in disbelief.

"There must be a traitor within our camp! The Jin Army was well prepared, attacking us on both sides, we cannot let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices! Raise the surrender flag!" Cao Renyi, knowing defeat is inevitable, will not struggle in vain, he clutches his chest, shouting loudly once more, "Raise the surrender flag!"

Originally, Cao Renyi might have worried that Bai Qingyan would kill their surrendering captives, but now Bai Qingyan seems intent on cleansing the reputation of massacring captives, incorporating the Liang Army into her command, and even treating the epidemic among the Liang Army and civilians, so Cao Renyi no longer worries about this.

The commanders protecting Cao Renyi, after gritting their teeth, use a long spear to raise a white flag.

Seeing the enemy’s white flag raised, Shen Qingzhu and Yue Shi no longer pursue Cao Renyi, and the roaring and shouting of the fiercely battling soldiers gradually calms down, centering around Cao Renyi.

Shen Qingzhu takes a deep look at Cao Renyi, sheaths her sword, and walks towards Bai Qingyan.

On the eve of the Lunar New Year’s Eve in the seventeenth year of Emperor Xuanjia’s reign, Cao Renyi, the defending general of Daming Prefecture, leading sixty thousand troops, launched a night raid on the Jin Camp, only to fall into a trap, surrendering in disgrace.

Yang Wuce’s troops encircled the Liang Army, but before they could engage, Cao Renyi had already surrendered.

Surrounded by the Liang Army, Cao Renyi strained to see through the chaos towards the blazing commander’s tent in the Jin Camp, glimpsing a woman in silver armor dismounting, standing calmly outside the command tent, giving orders to Yang Wuce.

After receiving the command, Yang Wuce leaps onto his horse, loudly ordering the Jin Army to disarm the Liang soldiers and imprison them all.

At that moment, Cao Renyi felt an indescribable sensation in his heart; he came here today leading his troops with the intention to behead the Princess of Zhen, or capture her alive.

However, the battle had barely begun, and he was already defeated!

He had not even touched a hair on the Princess of Zhen, already lost...

Grinding his teeth, Cao Renyi looked at Yang Wuce, who was coming towards him, waiting for him to order the surrendered general to meet the Princess of Zhen, to reveal who betrayed him — he would make sure that person pays! Waiting until the Princess truly believes he has surrendered, he would seize an opportunity to turn against her.

But Yang Wuce’s gaze merely swept over Cao Renyi, loudly ordering, "Imprison all the commanders of Daming Prefecture’s defending army separately."

Seeing Yang Wuce had no intention of taking him to see the Princess of Zhen, Cao Renyi asked loudly, "Yang Wuce, isn’t the Princess of Zhen going to see me?"

Yang Wuce, cupping his hands towards Cao Renyi’s direction, replied, "General Cao, please forgive me, the Princess of Zhen is currently occupied! Let the military doctor tend to your wounds first!"

Cao Renyi was quite taken aback, does the Princess of Zhen not want to quickly inquire about the situation in Daming Prefecture, ask him if he could help her capture Daming Prefecture?

Cao Renyi, disregarding his chest injury, straightened up and said to Yang Wuce, "Yang Wuce, ask the Princess of Zhen if she intends to attack and suffer heavy losses to capture Daming Prefecture, or listen to my advice to enter Daming Prefecture smoothly!"