I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country - Chap 142
This earthquake came suddenly and stretched for hundreds of miles, swallowing up the armies of Daheng and Xixia.
Screams and calls for help were heard all around along with the boulders rolling down. The guards, Dong Ling Guards, and many ordinary soldiers were rushing towards Gu Yuanbai.
The people who had not been affected barely stood firm, their courage and liver trembling, “Your Majesty the Protector!!!”
“Your Majesty!”
Gu Yuanbai was held by Xue Yuan.
All the sounds began to fade away, and all that could be heard was the sound of breathing that was getting deeper and deeper.
Soldiers who fell into cracks, soldiers who were hit by flying boulders, soldiers who were buried in the snow and suffocated.
Each one is Gu Yuanbai’s hard work.
His eyes gradually turned red, but he knew that the most important thing at this time was to ensure that he survived.
More and more people ran towards Gu Yuanbai, shouting: “The Holy One is here!!!”
They crossed the chasm, but were blocked by boulders. After crossing the stone, another side collapsed. The imperial guards and the elites of Dong Ling Guard looked ferocious, and they just wanted to get to the Holy Lord as soon as possible.
But it is difficult for them to protect themselves.
Gu Yuanbai raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The sky had become gloomy, the granary collapsed, and the grain was crushed under the ruins.
Xue Yuan’s breathing became heavier and heavier.
Fortunately there are no snowy mountains here.
“You can’t die, Xue Yuan,” Gu Yuanbai kept mumbling with a dull mind, “Neither you nor I can die.”
Xue Yuan’s steps were so fast that he never stopped even while holding Gu Yuanbai in his arms. The fallen man behind him gritted his teeth and shouted: “Xue Jiuyao, protect the Holy One!”
Xue Yuan would do it without them having to tell him. Just like at this moment, his arms were already as tight as hard stones, glowing with blood from the exertion of all his strength.
No one can snatch anyone from his arms.
Mountains collapsed and ground cracked, and dust flew into the sky. In the previous nightmare, Gu Yuanbai was lost in such a scene.
And today, the dream has become a reality.
Xue Yuan’s teeth tightened, “If I don’t die, I won’t let you die.”
The city gate collapsed, and the soldiers guarding the city gate became corpses under the boulders. Xue Yuan changed a path, but within a few seconds, he heard a muffled sound and the ground beneath his feet suddenly sunk. Xue Yuan’s body twisted and he turned around to avoid the abyss-like crack, but lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.
Gu Yuanbai was brought down by him on the yellow sand and snow, his pupils suddenly tightened.
The mud wall collapsed and fell from the sky!
The wall was getting closer and closer, Xue Yuan suddenly pounced forward, completely covering Gu Yuanbai under his body.
With a bang, the mud wall fell beside them, instantly collapsing on the two of them.
Xue Yuan groaned, his arms on both sides suddenly loosened, and he pressed heavily on Gu Yuanbai’s body.
Gu Yuanbai touched Xue Yuan’s face with trembling hands, and his voice trembled in the dusty darkness, “Xue Yuan, how are you?”
Xue Yuan moved his fingers a few times. The smell of blood foam was strong. Gu Yuanbai’s breathing was stagnant and his mind was almost blank. “Xue Jiuyao, you can’t die.”
“…Ahem,” Xue Yuan’s voice sounded vaguely, “Not yet, dead.”
With a rough voice, Gu Yuanbai smelled the strong smell of blood when he opened his mouth. Gu Yuanbai tugged his lips hastily, and hurriedly explored Xue Yuan’s nasal cavity with barely any rationality. His hands were stained by the heavy breathing and sticky blood.
Xue Yuan was injured.
Gu Yuanbai forced himself to calm down. He wanted to see where Xue Yuan was injured, but the weight of his body prevented him from moving, and even made it difficult for him to breathe. There was another loud noise, and the gravel was pressed down, and Xue Yuan’s whole body fell on Gu Yuanbai.
Gu Yuan’s throat was filled with blood.
He gritted his teeth, swallowed the taste of blood, and called Xue Yuan in a low voice. The air was thin, and Xue Yuan, who could respond just now, was silent now. Gu Yuanbai’s voice became more urgent and trembling, “Xue Jiuyao——!”
Xue Yuan coughed violently.
At this time, these coughs sounded like sounds of nature to Gu Yuanbai’s ears. Gu Yuanbai’s eyes suddenly became moist, and he whispered: “Don’t die.”
Xue Jiuyao cannot die.
Gu Yuanbai’s hands reached towards his waist, got between the clothes of the two of them, and bit by bit reached for the cloth bag around his waist.
There is medicine in the bag.
Gu Yuanbai thought he was very calm. The wrinkles in his clothes seemed to be mountains. The cloth bag should be very close, but it was hidden in an unknown deep mountain among the mountains.
Can’t find it, can’t touch it.
His fingers spasmed, but something warm dripped onto his face, sliding from his face to his temples, leaving a bloody trail.
Gu Yuanbai’s heart clenched violently, and his chest was so heavy that it was as if there was no oxygen left to breathe. He wanted to ask Xue Jiuyao teasingly if he was crying, but his voice became tight, “Xue Jiuyao. ”
No one answered.
“Xue Jiuyao,” Gu Yuanbai said with difficulty, his breath weak, “Speak out.”
Xue Jiuyao is the male protagonist.
The proud son of heaven.
Won’t die. Even if Gu Yuanbai dies, he won’t die. Xue Jiuyao didn’t speak just because he fainted. Gu Yuanbai should find a way to get out at this time. He can’t be in a hurry. People can still be saved, so he has to save them quickly.
His hands anxiously rubbed the cloth bag in his clothes, and suddenly, “Your Majesty!”
The distant sounds outside suddenly came near and far away, reaching outside the collapse in an instant. Xue Yuan seemed to be awakened by the sound. His lips moved, his breath was low, and he subconsciously shouted: “Gu Lian.”
Gu Yuanbai sighed, and his tears washed away the blood stains that belonged to Xue Jiuyao on his face.
He said, “Yeah.”
The voice was trembling, and Xue Yuan felt extremely distressed. He lowered his voice, his broken tone was peaceful in the dark night, and each word was mixed with weakness: “Don’t cry.”
The guards began to dig through the ruins, hurriedly moving the outermost stones. Soon, a ray of light gradually grew bigger. Gu Yuanbai blinked in discomfort. The guards knelt on the ground and poked their heads under the stone.
After they saw Gu Yuanbai, their eye circles suddenly turned red, and they dug harder at the stones. Soon, the stones in front of Gu Yuanbai were cleared away.
The earthquake was no longer felt, and the earthquake should have passed, but there would still be aftershocks. Gu Yuanbai and Xue Yuan need to escape from the ruins before the aftershocks.
The guard stretched out his hand towards the Holy Lord, but there was still a large piece of mud wall that could not be moved on Xue Yuan’s body. Xue Yuan and the mud wall pressed against Gu Yuanbai’s body, and Gu Yuanbai could not move at all for a moment.
Gu Yuanbai’s breathing became weaker and weaker.
Xue Yuan knew that there was no time.
If the things on his body were removed first, Gu Yuanbai’s body was weak, and he might be crushed to death by Xue Yuan and the rocks on Xue Yuan’s body first in the process.
His little emperor could not bear the weight.
Xue Yuan blinked, and a drop of blood fell on Gu Yuanbai’s eyes. Gu Yuanbai closed his eyes subconsciously. Xue Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air and pressed his fingers hard. The thick snow mixed with sand and blood was pressed out from between his fingers. He swallowed the blood and looked at the guards: “You lift up Stone, I’ll hold it up, and you, take the opportunity to drag the Holy One out.”
The guard who met his eyes nodded with red eyes.
Xue Yuan lowered his head, Gu Yuanbai’s face was already pale from the pressure.
The people around surrounded the mud wall, holding up the mud wall with their bloody and injured hands, just waiting for the inside and outside to merge together to rescue the Holy Lord.
Xue Yuan’s back tensed up and he wanted to exert force.
Gu Yuanbai’s head was starved of oxygen, and he subconsciously said: “No…”
Can’t help but.
Xue Yuan took a deep breath and raised his weak arms again. Blood flowed from his arms and his muscles bulged.
You have to get up, Xue Yuan, you have to hold up.
Otherwise, little emperor, he will be crushed to death by you.
He will suffocate to death.
Xue Yuan
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Harder, harder. The mud wall made a terrifying sound of creaking and rubbing. The people outside suppressed their blushes and tried to lift the mud wall. Xue Yuan’s arms gradually straightened, and a huge weight pressed on his back. Little by little, gaps finally opened up for Gu Yuan. Bai had some breathing room.
The guard in front reached out in time, grabbed the Holy One’s clothes and pulled the Holy One out of the dug hole. The cold snowy air hit his face, the smell of blood was swept away, the dust was flying, but Gu Yuanbai’s eyes widened. Eye.
He hurriedly looked back and saw Xue Yuan holding his arms. Whether it was blood or sweat, beads formed from the side of his face and suddenly dripped onto the muddy ground.
“Xue Yuan!!!”
Xue Yuan lost his strength and fell. Without his support, the guards outside were caught off guard and were about to be knocked down by the mud wall. In Gu Yuanbai’s eyes, those stones and mud walls were almost about to hit Xue Yuan again. far away.
In the blink of an eye, time seemed to slow down.
His heartbeat almost stopped, and the sound of the wind blew like thunder. Gu Yuanbai stretched out his hand, and the speed of raising his arm was extremely slow.
How could Xue Jiuyao be saved at such a slow speed?
No!
Suddenly, a red shadow flashed in front of him, and a thousand-mile horse with brown and red hair ran past. It quickly put its head in and bit Xue Yuan’s clothes, leading him to run out from under the rocks in an instant.
The next moment there was a loud bang, and the mud wall fell to the ground.
Gu Yuanbai looked at Xue Yuan who was pulled out of the pile of rocks by Hong Yun, and his heart started beating again. They were lying on the ground, and the guards were gasping for air and shouting: “The Holy One is here! The Holy One is okay!”
Gu Yuanbai’s hands and feet were weak and he couldn’t get up to see how Xue Yuan was doing, but a guard had already ran over and shouted: “General Xue is still awake, come quickly!”
In the peripheral vision, the imperial doctor from the Imperial Hospital was stumbling over under the protection of soldiers with tears on his face.
“Hongyun, good job,” Gu Yuanbai closed his eyes and grinned, “good job.”
The thousand-mile horse looked up to the sky and roared, walked to Gu Yuanbai’s side, lowered his head and licked the blood and tears on Gu Yuanbai’s face.
“I thank you,” Gu Yuanbai slowed down his strength, raised his hand reluctantly, touched Hongyun’s head, and said seriously, “I thank you for saving Xue Jiuyao.”
Due to natural and man-made disasters, Gu Yuanbai was sincerely grateful that he and Xue Jiuyao were still alive. But there are devastation and ruins everywhere, making such happiness mixed with sadness.
The soldiers who were alive and able to move rushed towards the Holy Lord. Their expressions were blank, and they were helplessly looking for their backbone.
The Holy Spirit is the backbone.
Gu Yuanbai knew that he had to stand up immediately to calm people’s hearts and take the absolute advantage after the earthquake.
He finally touched Hong Yun’s head. The still-living imperial doctor knelt tremblingly in front of Gu Yuanbai. Gu Yuanbai said to them: “I am not injured.”
Xue Yuan protected him extremely well, and except for the brief suffocation, he did not suffer any harm.
Gu Yuanbai pointed at Xue Yuan silently, “Go and see him.”
He sat there and watched the imperial doctor diagnose and treat Xue Yuan.
Xue Yuan was surrounded by layers of people, and Gu Yuanbai was also surrounded by people everywhere. He couldn’t see Xue Yuan, and Xue Yuan couldn’t see him.
Gu Yuanbai remained silent until the imperial doctor turned back to Gu Yuanbai and said, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty.” Gu Yuanbai withdrew his gaze and slowly stood up with the help of others.
As soon as he turned his eyes, he saw dirty faces.
The expressions on these faces are either scared or blank, surrounded by despair and blood. Everyone looked at Gu Yuanbai, he was a soldier of Daheng, a man who worked hard for Gu Yuanbai.
“Soldiers,” Gu Yuanbai coughed and endured the pain in his throat, “please touch the bag on your waist. Are the life-saving drugs still on your body?”
The soldiers reached out to their waists and said unevenly: “Here!”
“Still on me!”
“I am extremely glad that I have prepared these cloth bags for you to take with you,” Gu Yuanbai said every word. “Those soldiers who died were your comrades-in-arms, Daheng’s warriors. They were among the victims of natural disasters.” The dead and the living, including me, cannot just fall into panic in vain! We must carry their last wishes to live more resolutely, return to the capital alive, and see your relatives and friends alive!”
The soldiers clenched their hands, and some were already sobbing.
“Man-made disasters can be avoided, and natural disasters can be prevented,” Gu Yuanbai pointed to the sky, his fingertips trembling with intense emotions, “But such natural disasters cannot make me, Da Heng, convinced! We have medicine! We have food! You turn your heads Look, what’s under the rocks in those granaries? It’s enough food to make natural disasters unable to do anything to us!”
The soldiers turned their heads. Among the devastation, the granary had collapsed, but the stones could not crush the food. As long as the ruins were cleared, the food would still be there.
Gu Yuanbai said: “We have more than these.”
The soldiers turned back to look at the Holy One, and their eyes began to shine.
“We still have Daheng, and there are countless rear areas that send food to the front line,” Gu Yuanbai said forcefully, “I ask you, are these enough?”
The general among the crowd was the first to wave his arms and shouted with tears streaming down his face: “That’s enough!”
The soldiers were moved by this sound. They began to wave their hands and shouted at the top of their lungs, “That’s enough! That’s enough!”
As he shouted, his whole body trembled and tears came to his eyes.
Gu Yuanbai’s eyes became moist again. He waited for the crowd to calm down before he said loudly: “Generals, step forward!”
The generals stationed in the camp walked out.
“The uninjured soldiers will be commanded by you and divided into five parties. One is to follow the military doctor to treat and bandage the injured soldiers. The other is to clean up the ruins and rescue the victims as much as possible. The third is to dig out food and “Water wells, go to the animal pens to inspect live horses, cattle, sheep and other animals,” Gu Yuanbai said, “Fourth, write down the names and birthplaces of the dead soldiers, and after finding the bodies, burn the fire and bury them. The fire-headed army obeys the order. After the earthquake, the water must be boiled and rolled. Don’t be careless. Take a chance. Fifth, go find useful things in the ruins, as small as soldiers’ pots and pans, and put them all in the open space.”
The generals clasped their fists: “The last general takes orders!”
The soldiers took action one by one, and the military doctors and the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital were busy. A temporary relief camp was set up, and the wounded were sent into the camp one by one. Vehicles filled with medicinal materials were found first and all were transported outside the camp.
People came and went in a hurry but orderly manner. Gu Yuanbai sent one general off and welcomed another in the camp. The bodyguards and Dong Ling Guards had already been sent out by him to investigate the situation of the confrontation between the two armies and the Xixia garrison. When they came to report the news, they learned that there was a group of more than 20,000 people in Xixia’s rear ambushing the broken wall. They originally wanted to lure Daheng soldiers to go deep, but they suffered heavy casualties in earthquakes and avalanches.
In the northwest plains, they chose a place with broken walls and cliffs to ambush, which could be said to be even more miserable.
Earthquakes do not distinguish between friend and foe, and ruthless natural disasters will not favor anyone. But at least the Daheng soldiers had one more bag of medicine on them than the Xixia people.
As long as they escape, they will have more hope of survival.
Zhang Hucheng came back with the defeated army. After seeing the Holy Sage, the panic in his heart finally calmed down. His legs went weak and he knelt in front of the Holy Sage and cried bitterly.
The generals who followed Zhang Hucheng back also knelt down and howled.
The soldiers in the rear knelt down one by one, and the darkness became a mass. Their cries were so loud that they were crying not only for the dead but also for the fear in their hearts.
Gu Yuanbai looked at the dark sky and the miserable ruins, raised his head to hold back tears, and then said: “Everyone, get up!”
“Have you forgotten what I said to you?” Gu Yuanbai, “I want you to stand up in front of all foreign enemies! Straighten your back for me and be a good, strong-willed son!”
“The natural disaster has stopped. Are you willing to give up in the face of the earthquake?” The spark in Gu Yuanbai’s eyes was enough to start a prairie fire. “Stand up for me. Who will win and who will lose is still unknown.”
Two hours after the earthquake, the reconnaissance army reported: “Your Majesty, Emperor Li Angyi of Xixia is missing.”
Three hours after the earthquake, Dong Lingwei returned at night and brought back a man with blood on his face. The man reluctantly opened his eyes under the light. After seeing Gu Yuanbai, he smiled bitterly and said, “I never thought I would see you again in such a scene.”
