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The First Year of Shunde Jointly Chasing The Lost Deer (14) Wei Jing'an and Zhangsun Wu's armies were stationed at Xiaoxian孝縣 | Xiàoxiàn, forty li里 | lǐ | ≈ 20 km or 12.4 miles from Ruxian. Xiaoxian and Ruxian were situated to the northwest and southwest of Yanxing, respectively. If they could capture Yanxing, they could connect the three counties into a single battle line and attack Runing from three directions. This would allow them to unite their forces when advancing and spread out…-
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (13) A detachment of Yao family light cavalry traveled under the cover of night. Spies closely monitoring the Yao family army swiftly reported back to Wei Tingxu. Wei Tingxu sensed something unusual was afoot. She ordered her people to continue shadowing the light cavalry, cautioning them not to act rashly. Meanwhile, she quickly went to rendezvous with Zhen Wenjun. Zhen Wenjun and her contingent were currently in…
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The Second Year of Shunde Jointly Chasing The Lost Deer (21) Zhen Wenjun indeed left early and returned early, but she brought someone back with her. Wei Tingxu was massaging her own legs in the small courtyard when the gate creaked open with a “zhi ga” sound. Zhen Wenjun entered first, followed by a young lady dressed in thin clothes, shivering uncontrollably from the cold. Wei Tingxu looked at the lady, then at Zhen Wenjun, her brow furrowing slightly as if waiting for an…
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The Fifth Year of Zhao Wu Jointly Chasing The Lost Deer (8) Among all the bedtime stories Ah Mu told, Zhen Wenjun’s favorite was about famous battles throughout history, followed by stories of founding emperors’ southern and northern expeditions. In these stories, any emperor who later ascended the throne and ushered in a golden age had auspicious omens at birth. It was nothing unusual to be bathed in golden light or for their mothers to dream of dragons. What was unusual was “Tianyi”…
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (20) Li Man idled his days away in the main camp at the foot of the mountain, drinking and making merry. After more than a month, Li Man had gained a full size, and the corners of his mouth were cracked and sore. He grabbed his Military Advisor and asked, "Shouldn't the people on the mountain be dead by now?" The Military Advisor said, "We'll know once we send men up the mountain to investigate." Li Man pondered.…
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The Tenth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (21) Li Man and his men were killed in the explosion on the mountain, along with the Military Advisor, the Jixi tribe leader, the Jixi people, and Li Man's troops—a total of twenty-three thousand dead. With their deaths, the remaining one hundred eighty thousand troops immediately fell into disarray. Fortunately, Li Man had a fierce general named Jiang Yuan江渊 | Jiāng Yuān who emerged unexpectedly横空出世 |…
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The Ninth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (8) Still a hundred paces from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Yao Maolin lifted her skirts and hurried through the darkness. Suddenly, she seemed to hear the sounds of fighting ahead, the clanging of weapons crossing exceptionally clear. This sound startled Yao Maolin into stopping, thinking she had misheard. Then, another woman's miserable shriek confirmed that the noise was indeed coming from within the Hundred Flowers…
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The First Year of Shunde Jointly Chasing The Lost Deer (15) When Zhen Wenjun and the accompanying army arrived at Bai'an County, it was already Zi Hour子时 | zǐ shí | 11 PM-1 AM. Inside Bai'an City, burning torches and alert soldiers were everywhere. Upon reaching the city gate, the guards on and below the city wall shouted Zhen Wenjun's name together. Zhen Wenjun nodded to everyone and rode into the city. She let the accompanying army rest and headed east herself. Along the way, she…
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The Second Year of Shunde Jointly Chasing The Lost Deer (22) Wei Tingxu slipped out of the tent without a sound; Zhen Wenjun didn't notice at all. Just then, Bu Jie happened to pass by and witnessed this scene. He approached Wei Tingxu and asked, "Lady Wei, why do you not go inside?" Wei Tingxu shook her head and settled back into her four-wheeled vehicle. "Were you bringing porridge for Lady Zhen?" Bu Jie asked, noticing the bowl of still-steaming fish fillet congee in her hands. Wei…
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The Eighth Year of Shunde Like Snapping Dried Twigs and Pulling Up Rotten Wood (3) There was no sign of General Zhen's people. Flowers littered the ground, her clothes were soiled, her clean shoes were trampled black, and a corner of her sleeve was torn. Yao Maolin's heart felt as if swept by an autumn wind—desolate and cold. Back at Dewang Tower, while bathing, she discovered several bruises on her body, only noticing them now. Yao Maolin felt this must be a bad omen, predicting that this…
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