Chapter 761 Come, Come, Let’s Play Together
Temuqile's behavior was like a big slap in the face of the Xie family, slapping them out of their illusory dreams and into reality.
The reality is that in Duke Yun’s heart, the Xie family is not that important.
She only sent two imperial envoys to check out the current situation in Yongzhou City.
She didn't even give the Xie family any chance to quibble and directly led her army to the border.
"It's really... so abominable!" The face of the head of the Xie family was like an overturned palette, with all kinds of colors intertwined together, inconsistent with his usual calmness and composure.
The other members of the Xie family were like headless flies, chattering away without even knowing what they were saying.
Only Xie Qi breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward again.
"Spring plowing is approaching, and Zhuge Yu has come from afar, so he will not be able to stay long. We should split our troops into two groups, one to go outside the city, and the other to stay inside the city, forming a pincer attack. Once the plowing season comes, Duke Yun will definitely withdraw his troops."
Patriarch Xie: "That's exactly what Xie Qi said."
So the question is, who will send troops out of the city?
Everyone looked at each other, then turned their eyes away guiltily, not daring to look at the head of the Xie family.
Xie Runtian sighed secretly. As the next head of the Xie family, he should bear this heavy responsibility: "I'll go."
No one raised any objection.
Xie Runtian returned to his house and packed his bags.
A graceful and charming girl frowned, her eyes full of worry: "My husband is going out of town?"
She was Xie Runtian's favorite concubine. He usually held her in his mouth for fear that she would melt, and held her in his palm for fear that she would fall.
Xie Runtian softened his voice and told her the clan's plan in detail: "You stay in Yongzhou City and keep an eye on the main courtyard at all times. If they leave Xie's house, you should also flee the city. When I am free, I will come to find you."
The girl's eyes were filled with tears, and she cried sadly, like a kitten, which made Xie Runtian become soft and tender: "My husband abandoned me for the Xie family and Yongzhou, and went out with you. If things change again, who in the Xie family will take care of me? You know..."
There are countless beautiful girls who are in love with their men.
Xie Runtian was able to win the beauty by defeating many opponents along the way.
Xie Runtian was softened by his concubine's crying, so he slowed down his pace to leave the city. The Xie family urged him again and again, and when Xie Runtian was finally ready to leave the city, it was already the third day.
At this time, Zhuge Yu had successfully besieged the city.
Xie Runtian wanted to go out, but he couldn't.
Xie Qi cursed in his heart and ran to see the Xie family's patriarch and Xie Runtian without stopping: "I know a small road that can lead us out of the city. If we don't get out, we will be surrounded."
The head of the Xie family turned his gaze to Xie Runtian.
Xie Runtian: "We are already surrounded. Even if we leave the city now, we can't take too many soldiers with us. Since we can't form a pincer attack, we might as well concentrate our forces to defend the city."
Seeing that Xie Runtian didn't even lift his butt, Xie Qi's eyes revealed despair, but he couldn't bear to see the Xie family fall, so he advised.
"Zhuge Yu's army must not have brought much food and grass, so they must go to the nearby state capital to get food. You can lead elite soldiers to guard their food supply route. Zhuge Yu will retreat if he can't get the food and grass."
Xie Runtian thought of his concubine's fear and what she said: a gentleman should not stand in a dangerous hall, so he shook his head decisively to reject Xie Qi's proposal.
"Zhuge Yu is the world's number one hermit, full of tricks. How do you know that the food and grass issue is not his bait?"
Xie Runtian continued, "There is something you may not know, so I will tell you now. In addition to Xixia, the officials of the Great Zhou also sent a secret letter to our Xie family. As long as we hold on until the day when the Great Zhou gets the news, the siege of Yongzhou will naturally be lifted."
Xie Qi closed his eyes tightly, took a deep breath, and suppressed the urge to walk away: "Li Aotian's army is still in Suining County and confronting Gu Nanxi. How can he come to Yongzhou to help?"
Xie Runtian chuckled. Xie Qi was still a child. "Li Aotian doesn't need to come to Yongzhou. He only needs to mobilize troops to distract Gu Nanxi's attention."
Xie Qi curled his lips and sneered: "They just signed a ceasefire agreement."
"Aren't agreements meant to be torn up? Xixia, the Xie family, and the Great Zhou court are working together. If one move affects the whole body, I don't believe that Gu Nanxi can fight on three fronts at the same time! Besides, there are the Han family, the Yan family, the Gao family, etc. We are all of the same blood in the Sixteen States of Youyun. They can't just stand by and watch us die."
Xie Runtian spread out his palm, looked at it for a while, and then clenched it into a fist: "Gu Nanxi rose to prominence by recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. If the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun collectively rebel, how will she explain to everyone in the world?"
Xie Runtian's words were firm and decisive.
After hearing this, Xie Qi felt as if all the strength in his body was drained away by someone, and his legs went weak.
The Xie family is finished!
The Xie family thought they were taking advantage of Western Xia and the Great Zhou, but little did they know that these two were also taking advantage of the Xie family.
The Xie family is in the hands of Gu Nanxi, so what qualifications do they have to be compared with Xixia and Da Zhou? !
As for the Yan family...haha, the Yan family didn’t even reply to the Xie family!
Xie Qi walked out of the door without saying hello, looking up to the sky and sighing: "We will have no place to bury our bodies after we die."
The head of the Xie family and Xie Runtian ignored Xie Qi. They still held onto a glimmer of hope that Duke Yun was only threatening them and would not do anything serious.
But people can't just sit and wait for death. Xie Runtian will not lead his troops out of the city. He can always send a few smart messengers to ask for help from the Yan family, the Han family and other places.
Even if Yan, Han and other families do not send troops and do not openly oppose Gu Nanxi, as long as they express support verbally, it will form a force that will prevent Gu Nanxi from acting rashly.
It is strange to say, but Zhuge Yu was so strict in military discipline that he managed to allow all the messengers to leave Yongzhou successfully without missing a single one.
Xie Runtian can only attribute his success to God’s blessing. It seems that God is on the side of the Xie family.
The messengers traveled day and night, running for their lives. On the way, they met the patrolling Yunzhou cavalry. After being briefly questioned, they were allowed to pass.
By the time the horse was almost foaming at the mouth, the messenger finally arrived at Yingzhou, the closest island to Yongzhou.
The Han family first entertained the messenger well, but did not give any reply.
Every time the messenger asked further questions, he was sent away.
Miss Han knew what happened better than the others.
Zhuge Yu had already set out long before the Jilijisi tribe took action!
It was obvious that Duke Yun was more swift, decisive and ruthless than everyone had expected.
People speculated that at most she would take political measures to weaken the Xie family like some emperors in history.
I never expected that Duke Yun would really take action when something happened!
Yingzhou is very close to Yongzhou and Wuzhou, so the Han family naturally would not be the first to take action.
The reason why the Han family did not hand over the messenger to Duke Yun was purely because they were used to keeping a way out.
As for the messenger to Mozhou, he failed to knock on the door of Yu's house after entering the city for two whole days.
On the contrary, the Gao family in Xinzhou jumped out after receiving the news and sent people to find Gu Nanxi to inquire about the matter.
Jizhou Yan Family...
The journey is too long and the messenger has not yet reached Jizhou.
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