Chapter 597 Could it be a fraud?
Jiashui City, the northern suburbs, which had experienced war, no longer had the appearance of its former prosperity. There were no pedestrians on the streets, but paper money burned to ashes could be seen everywhere.
The restaurant, which was once the most prosperous, is now half collapsed and half burned.
The people numbly carried the bodies one by one to an open space in the suburbs and burned them.
"Your Highness, we are now trapped in the northern suburbs by the Xijiang soldiers. No news from outside the city can reach us. Our food can only last for one day at most. Many wounded soldiers and civilians need medicine and treatment."
Guo Yang was covered in dirt and hadn't taken a shower for more than ten days. Recalling the day when the Xijiang soldiers attacked the city, he still felt scared.
He couldn't remember how many Xijiang soldiers he had killed. The blood flowed like a river. That battle was particularly brutal.
If the prince had not led the people to grab weapons and oil, pouring oil to create a river of fire, I'm afraid they would have been wiped out long ago!
For the next half month, the prince and the people who had luckily survived hid in the northern suburbs, and the bustling streets became the best barrier.
"If the reinforcements don't arrive, and Xijiang attacks again, we..." Guo Yang stopped talking and looked at the prince who was dressed in the breeze and bright moon. He hadn't shaved his beard yet, and his cotton armor had been soaked in blood so many times that his original color could no longer be seen.
"Reinforcements may have arrived." Jun Lie looked at the cremated people. He casually sat on the fallen firewood nearby and said, "According to the pace, reinforcements will definitely arrive in the next two days. However, we haven't heard any sound of an attack."
"Could it be that the reinforcements are in cahoots with Prince Duan?" Guo Yang frowned and said, "Then could it be that the message we sent out is..."
He couldn't believe it. They had sent out many carrier pigeons and also tried every possible way to send people out to deliver the letter. If all the letters fell into the sea, wouldn't they be here... waiting to die?
"I, Jun Lie, never accept my fate!" Jun Lie held the purse embroidered for him by Xiao Jiuyue. It might be ugly, but it was made by countless needle holes in her hands.
Jiuyue, still waiting for him to come home!
Jun Lie stood up. In the setting sun, his back was unusually tall. He said, "Tonight, I'll meet the Second Prince of Xijiang."
"Your Highness." Guo Yang looked at him worriedly. "The Second Prince of Xijiang is cruel and bloodthirsty. Your Highness wants to talk to him and is trying to capture you alive. If you see him, I'm afraid..."
"If you want to talk, you might as well find General Mu Cheng." At least, he is not like the second prince of Xijiang, who has a cruel temperament.
He looked up and said, "Tonight is the night of the full moon."
Guo Yang's pupils shrank slightly, and then he said, "There's no mountain here, why don't you give it a try first, Your Highness?"
"You only have one chance." Jun Lie turned around, patted his shoulder, and said, "Go and get ready."
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"They are in the northern suburbs. If we fail to capture them today and apprehend Prince Ling, you will all be beheaded tomorrow!"
In the Xijiang military camp, the second prince yelled at them. He thought that he could capture Prince Ling that same day, which would be a great achievement!
Who would have thought that more than half a month had passed and there was no sign of Prince Ling.
General Mu Cheng and others lowered their heads. They had raided to capture Prince Ling, but in the end, the Second Prince did not even let ordinary people go.
He robbed everything that could be robbed, and as for the people of Jiashui City, he either beat or killed them. Any woman who was even slightly pretty could not escape the clutches of the second prince.
On the other hand, Prince Ling always protected the people behind him. If Prince Ling had not protected a child, they would not have been hurt by that arrow.
He admired Prince Ling for what he saw.
"Your Highness, why don't we just start a fire and force them out?" one of the subordinates suggested, "Let's burn them in a circle. There's no risk they won't be able to come out."
"They don't have much food left. We can poison the water source."
“…”
Everyone was talking at once. The Second Prince of Xijiang slammed his fist on the table and threw a teacup at it. "If you have a plan, do it now! Why are you still talking nonsense? Whoever captures Prince Ling alive will be rewarded handsomely!"
"Your Highness, Prince Ling's men are here." A subordinate reported. Before the Second Prince of Xijiang could even ask where they were, Guo Yang's voice rang out from outside: "Second Prince of Xijiang, our prince has asked you to meet him tonight at midnight on Qingshui Street!"
"Why should I go to see him?" The second prince of Xijiang picked up the peanuts beside him and stuffed them into his mouth.
"Our prince has said that he will attend the meeting alone. If the Second Prince doesn't dare to come, he's a coward!"
As soon as Guo Yang finished speaking, the Second Prince of Xijiang flipped the table and cursed loudly, "Your Prince Ling is a coward, hiding and hiding, a coward as a mouse."
"I'm telling you, Prince Ling, I, Zhao Xu, am not afraid!"
The Second Prince of Xijiang shouted, and after Guo Yang left, he immediately gathered everyone together and asked, "What is Prince Ling up to? He wants to sue for peace?"
"I'm sure he's afraid of His Highness."
"Your Highness is brave and valiant. Prince Ling has no other choice but to surrender and seek peace."
"Then the prince will humiliate them."
Zhao Xu was enjoying the flattery from his subordinates. Mu Cheng, who was standing by, said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid there's something fishy going on."
Zhao Xu's expression changed instantly, and he asked coldly, "General Mu Cheng, are you saying that I'm a fool? Are you so easily fooled?"
"Prince Ling is out of ammunition and food. If he really wants to surrender and seek peace, he should have come to Your Highness long ago. Why did he do it today?" General Mu Cheng frowned his thick black eyebrows. He always felt that there was something fishy going on.
Before Zhao Xu could say anything, someone beside him spoke up: "You said Prince Ling is out of ammunition and food. Is he just waiting to die?"
"That's right, General Mu Cheng, you are only boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige."
"Summoning His Highness is a sure win. As long as we capture Prince Ling alive and defend Jiashui City, Jiashui City will be ours!"
"By then, Your Highness will have made a great contribution!"
Everyone was talking at once, making Zhao Xu feel elated. His father always said that he was not as good as his third brother. Now it seems that he has captured Jiashui City and is much more powerful than his third brother!
As for the South Vietnamese army outside?
Zhao Xu didn't take it seriously at all. With gunpowder in hand, he and his father's army would attack from both sides and would surely make the South Vietnamese army flee in panic!
General Mu Cheng suddenly fell silent.
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The night is getting deeper.
"Princess, are you going to meet General Qin in person?"
Luo Kui was binding Xiao Jiuyue's belly and changing her clothes while she said worriedly, "This is too dangerous. Princess, you should stay here and wait for news from Guo Sheng and the others."
"I can't wait any longer. After meeting General Qin, I'm going into the city!" Xiao Jiuyue wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly into Jiashui City immediately.
"No, no." Luo Kui heard this and said with even more worry, "Princess, you can't do anything reckless. You must take care of your health."
"Who said I was fooling around? I will disguise myself as an ordinary servant and follow my master as a traveling doctor." Xiao Jiuyue thought about it all night. If they couldn't sneak into the city, then they would try another method.
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