Chapter 517: Luo's Army Has Powerful Weapons
Tan Guangyi fell silent.
The light in his eyes flickered, and his calm temperament was filled with decadence in this moment.
He said in a hoarse voice, "I knew you wouldn't let me go so easily, but I have to find out the truth about what happened back then. Just tell me, I'll agree to anything as long as I can do it."
No matter what the conditions are, even if it costs him his life, he can afford it.
Luo Tingshan's voice was still very cold: "It's useless for me to take your life! But..."
He changed his tone and said, "If you continue to stay here, it will indeed be a waste of food and air."
Tan Guangyi sensed something different and said hopefully, "I can also tell you a secret about the Third Prince."
Zhu Mingqing was waiting for this sentence and reminded him: "He is now the Kaiyuan Emperor."
"Really?" Tan Guangyi laughed at himself and continued, "The Third Emperor... Emperor Kaiyuan is in poor health. This is a well-known fact. I once overheard the imperial physician say that it would be difficult for him to have children in his lifetime."
"If the Luo family really wants to, they can definitely make a plan for this matter."
Zhu Mingqing admired Tan Guangyi in his heart. Even though it was a private matter concerning the emperor of a dynasty, he knew it so clearly. It seemed that this man was secretly on guard against others.
Luo Tingshan was not overly surprised. After all, the new emperor had quite a few women in his harem, but he still had no children, which was his biggest criticism nowadays.
"I, Tan Guangyi, swear here that if I do anything detrimental to the Luo family again, I will die a miserable death and will not be able to face my ancestors in the underworld!" Tan Guangyi swore solemnly, "I guarantee that what I say today is true. Can you... let me go?"
Zhu Mingqing suddenly stood up and dragged Luo Tingshan out. The two stayed outside for a quarter of an hour. When they came in again, a pill was fed into Tan Guangyi's mouth.
His face changed drastically: "What is this?"
Zhu Mingqing clapped his hands and said, "You have no credibility here. If you don't obey, this pill will make you know the consequences. Of course, the antidote will be sent to you every month."
Tan Guangyi laughed at himself: "Forget it, if this is the condition for leaving, I agree."
…
Tan Guangyi left.
More than half a month after he left, Jizhou Taishou Bai suddenly sent a message that Yu Guangping appeared on the border of Yuzhou.
He also brought an army of 100,000.
Luo Tingshan looked at the battle report in his hand and frowned slightly.
"Is there any problem?" Zhu Mingqing asked.
It's not that this has been anticipated for a long time, it's just that it has really started now.
Luo Tingshan shook his head. "They stopped at the border of Yuzhou and are no longer moving. This isn't a sign they're planning to attack Jizhou and Youzhou."
Zhu Mingqing casually said, "Maybe you want to persuade him first?"
Luo Tingshan laughed: "How is that possible?"
But things were exactly as Zhu Mingqing said. Three days later, Yu Guangping sent someone to deliver a letter.
Give the Luo family half a month. If they don’t show up, don’t blame Your Majesty for being ruthless.
Luo Tingshan was speechless when he saw the letter.
The situation has come to this, why are you still daydreaming?
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Yuzhou military camp.
Yu Guangping stood on the highest mountain and looked at the Jizhou territory in front of him. There was no sign of the Luo family.
"General, when are we going to attack the city?" asked the deputy general behind him.
Yu Guangping frowned. How could it be so easy to attack? Which soldier in Nanxia hadn't heard of the bravery of the Luo family army?
He asked himself if he had the confidence to capture the Luo family.
But His Majesty has already issued a death order, and we must try no matter how difficult it is.
"Tomorrow, I will lead 10,000 troops to Jizhou. If Governor Bai is sensible, everything will be easy to negotiate. But if Jizhou resists..."
That night, Yu Guangping was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard a flurry of footsteps outside.
Soon, the entire military camp was in chaos.
"It's on fire, put it out!"
Yu Guangping woke up suddenly and opened the tent to see a raging fire outside. The fire was at the place where the food and grass for the 100,000-strong army was stored.
"Someone come here!" he shouted and immediately walked towards the scene.
No one knew how the fire started. It was the patrol who first noticed something was wrong, but the fire started too quickly and no traces of kerosene were found at the scene.
It was as if God had sent down punishment.
When the fire was put out, the remaining food was only enough to keep the 100,000-strong army fed and clothed for half a month.
Before they even set out on the expedition, they suffered a devastating blow.
Yu Guangping swayed and felt dizzy.
"General, no suspicious traces were found."
The soldier hurried to report.
Yu Guangping held the tent behind him and said in a hoarse voice, "The entire army is on martial law. Not a single clue can be left unchecked. This matter is definitely related to the Luo family army!"
He turned back to the account book, worried about all the lieutenants, and urgently needed to come up with a reasonable countermeasure.
"The Luo family army is simply going too far!"
They haven't even attacked yet, but they've already burned the food supplies. They're all soldiers from Nanxia, so vicious!
"General Yu, we have no choice but to attack head-on. Otherwise, if we don't have enough food and supplies, how can we fight?"
"Yes, time waits for no one. Tomorrow morning, I, Old Chen, will lead the charge!"
Yu Guangping looked very bad. He had never expected the situation to be like this. His morale had dropped before the battle even started, and he always felt that he would encounter obstacles later on.
Jiang Feng and others who had completed their mission had already returned to the nearest city like a gust of wind.
"General, I'm afraid they will attack tomorrow!"
Luo Tingshan nodded: "Send the order, prepare for battle!"
The next day, the sky was bright.
Yu Guangping finally brought 30,000 troops to attack the city.
Looking at the tall city walls in the distance and the Luo family army standing ready on the walls, Yu Guangping clenched the sword in his hand.
"Luo Tingshan, His Majesty is magnanimous and will give you one last chance. Even if not for your own sake, you should think about these soldiers. Do you want them to sacrifice in vain?" He shouted to the front.
Luo Tingshan's face was serious, and he didn't want to waste any more words. "General Yu, if you don't want to fight, get out of here and return to the capital!"
The soldiers behind him laughed and said, "Go back!"
They did not need the imperial court to intervene in Jizhou and Youzhou. Since the Luo family took over, their lives had actually become much better than before.
The common people are not stupid. They will serve whoever can give them a stable life.
When two armies are fighting, the most important thing is to hinder morale.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, Yu Guangping was mocked, which was a big taboo on the battlefield.
"Everyone, listen up! Whoever captures Luo Tingshan alive will be promoted, granted a thousand acres of land, and rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"
"Attack the city!"
As the flags waved and fell, the soldiers of Nanxia immediately rushed forward and attacked the city ahead.
Yu Guangping sat on his warhorse with a serious expression. "No matter how powerful your Luo family army is, Nanxia has a million-strong army. Can you really resist it?"
But soon, the reversal of events shocked Yu Guangping.
How come the swords they always thought were sharp were like tofu to the other party, breaking at the first touch?!
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