At this moment, on the city wall of Xiliang.
Upon receiving Alite's order, General Ale of Xiliang merely glanced at the army that had stopped two hundred meters from the city wall and waved to the person beside him.
The Xiliang soldier immediately understood and shouted to the people below the city wall: "Princess Jiang Yimian of Ning'an County of the Great Jin Dynasty and Lu Cijian, the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, have been captured by the Khan. If you want to spare their lives, retreat now."
Otherwise, we'll kill those two right now.
These words caused an uproar in the Great Jin army, and even the Tuyuhun army next to them frequently glanced at Jiang Qingyuan, their eyes filled with worry.
General Ultai, who was leading the troops of Tuyuhun this time, frowned and looked at the person next to him.
Jiang Qingyuan, clad in silver armor, sat high on his black warhorse. His resolute face showed little expression, but he remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Upon seeing this, Ultai was momentarily worried.
He used to be skilled at fighting against Xiliang, but in recent years, because the Likun family has been all-powerful in Tuyuhun, his military power has fallen into the wrong hands, and he has no place to use his skills for the time being.
If it weren't for the new Khan's ascension to the throne, he probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to lead this expedition to Xiliang.
This expedition to Xiliang was very dangerous for him, because Tuyuhun had suffered heavy losses in the months-long war with the Jin Dynasty, which meant that Tuyuhun did not have enough troops to send to Xiliang.
But at the same time, this was also an opportunity for him to restore the Ur family to its former glory in Tuyuhun.
He wasn't too surprised when he learned that the Great Jin army would be there to assist him.
After all, the series of friendly policies that the Khan promulgated after ascending the throne to the Great Jin Dynasty speak volumes.
Furthermore, all of Aliji's deeds in Tuyuhun were exposed, and the Tuyuhun people engraved his name on the pillar of shame. At the same time, their hatred for the Great Jin Dynasty was transferred to Aliji.
Not to mention that the new Khan's ascension to the throne was permitted by their ancestors, and most of the Tuyuhun people had unprecedented expectations for this new Khan.
They were extremely tolerant of everything he did.
So much so that no one objected to the Jin Dynasty's assistance in this expedition to Xiliang; in fact, the people were very supportive.
They all hoped that Tuyuhun could take back the Xiliang branch as soon as possible.
As a result, no conflicts arose between the armies of the two countries along the way.
On the contrary, they even live in peace.
He naturally learned a lot from the soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty, in addition to the Khan's reminder.
He also roughly understood that one of the reasons why he dared to lead 100,000 Tuyuhun troops to conquer Xiliang was because of the two people in the city.
Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian did indeed provide them with a lot of intelligence, which, combined with the information they had learned from their previous scouts, allowed them to appear in Xiliang City without being discovered by anyone.
The Xiliang soldiers only realized the arrival of the others after they had already approached Xiliang City.
But now, the two people who provided them with ample intelligence have been captured, and they happen to be two people of high status in the Great Jin Dynasty.
If Jiang Qingyuan were to hesitate or make a decision, he could understand it.
But while I understand, he won't allow it, especially in this urgent situation; it's not a good time to hesitate.
Destroying Xiliang was an urgent matter not only for Tuyuhun, but also for the Jin Dynasty.
He quickly looked at the person beside him, "Deputy General Jiang, we don't know the true situation inside the city right now. If we listen to them and hesitate any longer, we might miss this hard-won opportunity."
Jiang Qingyuan was about to speak.
The Xiliang soldier on the city wall spoke again, "You don't need to doubt the truth of my words; you can think about it carefully."
If those two had nothing to do at the moment, they would have surely made a huge mess of the city wall long ago, and they wouldn't have tolerated us saying such things.
However, I didn't expect that not only did Tuyuhun not care about these two people, but your Great Jin would also do the same.
If it weren't for those two, none of you would have had the chance to be here.
Treating two great heroes like this, your Great Jin Dynasty is truly ruthless.
If there are any problems dealing with Xiliang this time, Vice General Jiang, you will also abandon those Jin troops without hesitation.
Jiang Qingyuan, that's your own sister. Do you really not care?
Or are you saying you don't even care about your parents?
Upon hearing this, the troops below the city wall were momentarily stunned, especially the Great Jin army, whose faces showed a hint of doubt.
They seemed not to understand what this had to do with Vice General Jiang's parents.
The Xiliang soldier continued, "As far as I know, Deputy General Jiang is so focused on the battlefield that he has not only failed to fulfill his filial duties to his parents, but he was also completely unaware when his family was in danger, leaving your sister to support the entire family alone."
Now, are you going to abandon your sister and push her to her death for the sake of the bigger picture?
How can you face her? How can you face your parents?
Upon hearing this, a slight ripple appeared on Jiang Qingyuan's expressionless face, and his hand gripping the longsword clenched tightly involuntarily.
This was indeed a source of guilt in his heart. Since regaining all his memories after being wounded on the battlefield, he had never hated himself so much.
She was unable to protect her family in such a dangerous situation, and even made Yi Mian shoulder a burden that was not appropriate for her age.
He fought bravely on the battlefield, but he couldn't even protect his own family. What did all that bravery mean?
That seemed more like a mockery of him.
Seeing that Jiang Qingyuan seemed to be persuaded, Ultai couldn't help but feel a little worried.
For this expedition against Xiliang, Tuyuhun has deployed the largest number of troops they can muster for the time being. Although it is still not enough compared to Xiliang, and given that the enemy is fighting on its own territory, it will certainly be quite difficult to conquer Xiliang.
But now, with the help of the Great Jin Dynasty and their understanding of Xiliang City, it's not impossible for them to completely conquer Xiliang if they give it their all.
Not to mention, this is a great opportunity.
As long as Jiang Yimian and the other person act according to plan, everything should be successful now.
All they need to do now is attack, storm the city before the Xiliang people inside the tunnels come out, and even if they do come out, it will be too late.
But all of this is predicated on the help of the Great Jin Dynasty.
The Jin army that came this time numbered only 50,000, but almost all of them were elites, and there were even Southern Guards among them.
With such strength, even with the barbican for defense and home advantage, Xiliang City still had a chance to quickly breach the city gates.
But now, if Jiang Qingyuan hesitates or wants to confirm the whereabouts of Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian, he will definitely waste a lot of time.
They don't have much time left.
However, he couldn't directly tell Jiang Qingyuan to give up on those two people, as that would affect the morale of all the soldiers.
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