Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1572

Chapter 1572: Chapter 1567: A Worthy Death

The wounded soldiers helped each other up and stood to plead with Bai Qingyan.

"Your Majesty, let us wounded soldiers stay behind to bring up the rear. If we follow, we’ll only slow our brothers down..."

"If we stay, Your Majesty and the brothers will have a chance at life!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we’re already injured. Even if we cross the river, we might not survive!" The Centurion looked to Liu Pinggao, "General, you must escort His Majesty across the river!"

Bai Qingyan’s eyes welled up with tears, her fists clenched tightly, emotions surging within her.

With no reinforcements, retreat is the only option...

But crossing the river doesn’t guarantee the soldiers can reach the other side alive.

Bai Qingyan didn’t want to abandon a single soldier, but to delay any longer... with the Xiping army pressing in, how many could survive after fighting to the death?

"Your Majesty, if you’re worried, this old servant will stay!" Wei Zhong spoke up too; he had been injured protecting Bai Qingyan, his arm wrapped in bandages, blood still seeping through, "In my life, I’ve pledged to protect Your Majesty! Staying today... even if I die, it will be a worthy death."

"Your Majesty!" Liu Pinggao looked at Bai Qingyan, knowing how hard this order was to give, "Give the order!"

An archer perched in a towering tree saw the approaching firelight in the distance, quickly slid down, stepped over the enemy corpses, and rushed to Bai Qingyan to report, "Your Majesty! There’s firelight approaching from afar!"

Bai Qingyan tightened her grip on her bow and arrow, her heart settling.

"Your Majesty, could it be reinforcements from the Yan Kingdom?" Liu Pinggao was anxious.

Bai Qingyan shook her head, "No. The late King of Xiping and this Crown Prince of Xiping both seek to take my life as the Emperor of Zhou, looking to gain leverage among the vassal kings of the Yan Kingdom. Especially now, with the Xiping army outnumbering Zhou several times, and Zhou trapped on the mountain! If he sent someone to seek reinforcements from other vassal kings, he wouldn’t have hastily ordered the entire Xiping army to charge up the mountain like this! It must be reinforcements from our Zhou!"

As Bai Qingyan finished speaking, she climbed onto a rock and shouted loudly, "Soldiers! Reinforcements from our Zhou have arrived! We must hold firm! Wait for the Xiping army to ascend before we strike again! Then follow my orders to coordinate with our reinforcements and carve a bloody path out! Today... as long as we survive, we will summon our Zhou soldiers upon returning to the city and annihilate Yan!"

"Annihilate Yan!"

"Annihilate Yan!"

"Annihilate Yan!"

The soldiers’ blood was ignited by Bai Qingyan’s words, unafraid even when faced with the Xiping army several times their number.

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At the foot of the mountain, the King of Xiping heard the screams and shouts from above, loudly urging his soldiers to charge up and offering great rewards for the head of the Zhou Emperor.

"Report..."

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