Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 122 The truth about dying in battle

The sudden appearance of the old man surprised everyone.

Bai Mingwei walked over and explained: "Old man, I am Bai Mingwei, the eldest granddaughter of Prime Minister Bai. Everyone in front of you is the Bai family army. This flag is the proof of the Bai family army."

Instead of calming down, the old man became even more agitated. He shouted: "Folks, come out quickly. It's the Bai Family Army who is entering the city... It's the Bai Family Army!"

The closed doors on both sides of the street were opened, and many people came out one after another.

Without exception, they were almost all old people, women and children, and some were sallow and skinny children.

They carefully examined the flag of the Bai Family Army, and after confirming it several times, they finally put down their guard.

They looked at the flags carried by the soldiers for a long time, and actually covered their lips and started crying.

One of the old women sobbed: "Aren't all the Bai family's troops killed in battle? Why are there still...why are they still there?"

Bai Mingwei's heart trembled, and then his eyes turned red involuntarily.

Even now, the voices and smiles of my father, uncle, and brother still come to mind.

Although Bai Mingwei accepted the fact that his father, uncle and brother were killed in battle, he always felt in a daze that his father, uncle and brother were still alive and well.

So every time someone mentioned that her father, uncle, and brother had passed away, her heart would throb uncontrollably.

She took a few deep breaths to suppress the pain that felt like a thin thread cutting through her heart.

Finally, she explained calmly: "Indeed, my father, uncle, brothers, eleven men of the Bai family, and the [-] soldiers led by the Bai family were all killed in the Yin Valley."

"My sisters-in-law and I inherited the last wishes of my father, uncle and brothers and reorganized the Bai family army. Now Yao City has been recaptured, and Pingcheng was just recaptured last night with the help of General Huo."

"The Bai family army, the adults of the Bai family... alas..." The old man who was the first to come out just now covered his face and cried.

An old woman couldn't help crying: "Everyone of Mr. Bai's descendants is outstanding, and they are all the best among men. It's a pity that God is jealous of talents..."

Another woman sighed: "They are all good people! Why can't good people live long in this world?"

The old man cried again: "This is the way the world is. No one cares about the graves of heroes, only the villains in bright clothes...poor Mr. Bai...poor Bai Jiajun..."

Bai Mingwei became increasingly confused. She asked, "Do you all know my father, uncle, and brother?"

The old man burst into tears: "It's more than just acquaintance! The adults of the Bai family are so kind to us!"

After a pause, the old man began to talk about that period of history that was not remembered by the authorities, but that they would never forget.

It turned out that before the Bai Army arrived in Pingcheng, Dongling had already lost four cities in succession.

Dongling border guard general Li Xianzhao was defeated and fled to Pingcheng. However, when the Northern Yan army approached the city, they did not lead their troops to fight stubbornly, but were busy robbing the people of Pingcheng.

Not only did they rob, they even killed indiscriminately. Countless people were brutally killed by their compatriots. This once prosperous city turned into a hell on earth overnight.

This situation was not resolved until the Bai army passed through Liangcheng and led its troops to Pingcheng.

The old man told with tears in his eyes: "After the Bai army entered the city, while resisting the Beiyan people, they dealt with the officers and soldiers who bullied the people and returned the money they stole to us."

"Although the adults are all literati, they can fight in the army but they are not as weak as literati. The Northern Yan army was unable to attack for a long time, and Pingcheng was able to maintain peace."

"It wasn't until Li Xianzhao escaped from prison that things changed."

"Ever since that time, I don't know what happened. As soon as the Beiyan army attacked the city, the people in the city would disappear one after another when the Bai family army went to resist the enemy. In the end, the number was as high as thousands."

"One day General Bai suddenly led his troops out of the south gate and rushed to Yinshan with about two-thirds of his troops. He never came back."

"It wasn't until Pingcheng was captured and the Beiyan traitors took all the surviving soldiers who defended the city to Yinshan to behead them, that we learned that General Bai and the soldiers he brought out were all killed in Yinshan."

"It was at that time that we learned that General Bai went to Yinshan to rescue the missing people."

"But just as General Bai left, Li Xianzhao's soldiers took advantage of the Bai family's shortage of soldiers and escaped from prison. Not only did they cooperate with the Beiyan people, they also took the opportunity to open the city gate and let the Beiyan people in!"

"Those hateful Beiyan thieves, the first thing they did when they first entered the city was to loot the entire city."

"People are not human beings, and life is not life. The people living in this city are worse off than dead... It's just that their money has been looted, and even their food has been harvested."

"Everyone has not had a full meal for a long time. We have been looking forward to it day and night, just hoping that there will be another army like the Bai Family Army to rescue us. Unexpectedly, we have been waiting for the Bai Family Army." After hearing what the old man said, Bai Mingwei was extremely shocked.

This can also explain why when Yao City was recaptured, the people did not seem to have much affection for the Bai family army, and after Pingcheng was recaptured, the people did not welcome the army with joy.

It turned out that the Bai Family Army had never been to Yao City, and Pingcheng had been oppressed by their own people, so the people did not dare to come out until they saw the Bai Family Army's flag.

She couldn't believe it: "It turns out that my father, uncle, and brothers were defeated in the Yinshan Mountains and were trapped and annihilated?"

The old man waved his hands quickly: "How is this possible? How could the Bai family's army be defeated? Everyone in the Bai family's army is a hero, and all the adults in the Bai family are heroes."

"How could they be defeated? If it weren't for saving the missing people, General Bai would not have left the city."

"If it weren't for Li Xianzhao's group of bastard soldiers, even if Pingcheng only had 2 troops at the time, the Bai Army would not have lost Pingcheng!"

It turns out that my father, uncle and brothers were never defeated and left Yinshan. It turns out that they were not defeated and trapped.

Even at the last moment, they did not evacuate.

They died for the people, not because of poor use of troops, which led to the annihilation of the entire army, as the news received in the capital said.

Even to the last moment, they were protecting the people...

Bai Mingwei suddenly smiled.

She knew that her father, uncle, and brothers were all heroes!
She knew that no one in the Bai family was a coward!
Suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, Bai Mingwei said again: "Old man, the news we learned in Beijing is not like this."

"The battle report said that the Bai family's commander did not use his troops well. He was retreating steadily under the pressure of Beiyan's army, and finally retreated to Yinshan, where he was trapped and annihilated."

The people present all said in unison: "Absolutely nothing!"

The old man explained eloquently: "When the Bai army arrived, several cities to the north of Pingcheng fell one after another in just a few days."

"The Bai family's army is not retreating at all! The dozen or so adults of the Bai family are all outstanding in martial arts. How could that happen?"

"The battle report must be wrong! All the people in our city can testify!"

Another commoner continued: "After the Bai family army came to Pingcheng, they not only resisted the bandits, but also straightened out the general affairs of Pingcheng in a short period of time. If there was no disturbance of war, Pingcheng would definitely be more prosperous!"

"It's a pity...it's a pity...that the last person didn't come back, and the missing people didn't come back either..."

The people couldn't say the rest of the words because they were choked with sobs.

Hearing such news, Bai Mingwei was relieved and realized the problem.

The Bai family army was completely wiped out in this way. Even the grandfather's spy did not receive the real news. Everyone thought that the Bai family army was trapped in Yinshan and was completely wiped out.

In this way, this is definitely not as simple as an error in the battle report.

At that time, Beiyan occupied Pingcheng and the people had no freedom. Even if the people knew the truth, the news could not spread. This is normal.

However, with so many channels for conveying news through the imperial court, how could such a piece of news be conveyed?

Thinking of Li Xianzhao's identity, Bai Mingwei immediately understood.

Who is this Li Xianzhao?

That's Qin Fengye's brother-in-law!
It must be because Li Xianzhao did not do anything after his defeat, and the Bai family army happened to come to Pingcheng. After Qin Fengye found out, he was worried that Li Xianzhao's crime would be exposed, so he would implicate his Qin family.

That's why he controlled all information exchanges. After the Yinshan incident, he used false news to divert trouble and put all the blame on the Bai family army.

The phrase "It's a great success, but the troops are not used well" wiped out all the achievements of the Bai family army, and also put the Bai family into trouble.

It's just that the father was led to Yinshan. Was it the hand of Qin Fengye, who covered the sky with one hand, or was it a drama of the people of Beiyan?

However, no matter what the reason was, the Bai family army was completely wiped out in Yinshan, and there must be an unknown inside story.

Bai Mingwei suddenly remembered that there should be clues in the eleven blood-stained letters home, but he was so shocked when he received the news that he did not look carefully.

But now that she has come this far, she will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly!

(End of this chapter)