Pei Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great, at least we won the bet again, Miss Shen, you are really a genius."
Shen Xu's face turned slightly pale, and he murmured, "Pei Zhiyuan, I will never gamble again."
Pei Zhiyuan didn't understand the meaning of her words and continued, "Yes, there is no need to gamble anymore. There is no need to gamble anymore. Once the war in the north is settled, no one in the world will dare to rebel anymore. There is no need to gamble anymore.
Miss Shen, thank you for saving the Haoyue Kingdom, saving this country and its people."
Shen Xu tried hard to pull up the corners of his mouth, and said dejectedly: "If Xue Yan hadn't cared about the soldiers and civilians in the north and had good intentions, I would never have won this bet."
"How could a gentleman bear to let such a smart and beautiful lady cry after losing?" At this time, Xue Yan appeared at the door of the military tent in a wheelchair.
Shen Xu and the generals in the tent all looked at the elegant young man at the door of the military tent.
He was dressed in a black robe with embroidered patterns, sitting elegantly in a wheelchair, with a butterfly-wing mask on his face and a folding fan in his hand. His mouth under the mask was raised in a relaxed arc.
He allowed Xue Yu to enter the tent, saluted gently and respectfully, and then said, "You are shouldering the future of Haoyue Country, you must win."
"How can I win if the military advisor doesn't let me go?" Shen Xu sighed lightly.
The Southwestern Tigers have not yet determined their position. If the Southwestern Army launches an attack regardless of the consequences at this time, the situation will inevitably become chaotic again.
Xue Yan said gently, "Three bets. If I surrender to you within two days, you won't be able to capture Yuji Pass within five days. Does that mean we both win?"
Shen Xu snorted softly and said tiredly: "There's no point in talking about this now."
The outcome of Xiangyang Ridge has not yet been decided, and the life or death of her husband Song Lin is uncertain.
If it weren't for the critical moment of victory, she would have rushed to Xiangyang Ridge on horseback. Not to mention mountains of swords and seas of fire, even if it was an army of 800,000, she would face it together with her husband.
"You had at most 30,000 soldiers in Xiangyangling, and you lost 10,000 soldiers trying to stop us."
Xue Yan waved his fan and said calmly, "Twenty thousand soldiers against eighty thousand..."
The corners of his mouth curled up as he said, "Let's change the third bet."
"How do I change it?"
"You bet me that I couldn't capture Xiangyang Ridge within two days. Now I'm betting that your 20,000 troops can defeat Zhang Cheng's 80,000 rebels."
Shen Xu said dejectedly: "How can 20,000 win more than 80,000?"
"Didn't you win it earlier?
If I win the bet, you have to publicly admit that you are the missing daughter of the Northern Xue family.
If I lose...
It’s at your disposal.”
Shen Xu lowered his eyes and said pessimistically, "Will you be able to catch up with the traitor Zhang Cheng in time? They would have already been fighting each other by now. If all 20,000 people were killed, can we still be considered a winner?"
"Miss Female Prime Minister, why are you so discouraged? Perhaps a miracle will happen?"
Shen Xu opened his mouth and wanted to say that all the traps on the mountain were burned out, and whether he retreated to the city or stayed in the mountains, it would be a dead end.
But she was also looking forward to a miracle. Perhaps Xue Yan's army could really capture Zhang Cheng before Xiangyangling City was broken, or perhaps the two guards she sent could really take Song Lin away.
"Lady Prime Minister, please go and invite Yang Chonghu and several provincial generals to the peace tent. It's time for us to finish this war and bow out."
As night fell, the soldiers in front of the battlefield lit torches. Since the peace agreement had not yet been signed, although the generals in front of the battlefield had surrendered, their armies still remained very vigilant.
Outside the peace tent, a team of guards sent by the royal army were stationed around with weapons, surrounding the entire military tent.
There was still a long table inside the tent, but the legs were reinforced with iron frames.
Shen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan sat at one end of the long table. On one side of the two rows were the royal army and military generals from various prefectures, and on the other side were Xue Yu and several rebel generals.
The two sides stared at each other, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward and cold.
Liu Ziyi from Linzhou Prefecture was tied up and brought in. He excitedly shouted that the real Southwestern Tiger had not arrived yet, and he came with the cavalry, so everyone should not be fooled.
Some people immediately began to waver and started whispering to each other.
Xue Yan quickly opened his fan and said calmly, "We in the Northern Army are all cavalry too."
After hearing what he said, everyone was unsure about Southwest Tiger's position.
At this time, Zhou Fang, who surrendered first, said, "His nephew has become the emperor. How could the Yang family give up such wealth and status to rebel against his nephew?"
Yao Zhen of Yazhou Prefecture simply stated his position, saying to Shen Xu and Pei Zhiyuan, "Regardless of Yang Chonghu's attitude, Yazhou Prefecture and the imperial court are of one mind. If the imperial court asks me to fight the rebels, I will definitely do my duty!"
Shen Xu said, "Lord Zhou and Governor Yao are loyal and courageous. The court will remember your contributions."
Upon hearing this, several others also echoed it.
"So, County Magistrate Liu is going to be a rebel?" Shen Xu looked at Liu Ziyi who was tied to the side, his tone calm and without any ripples.
Everyone looked at Liu Ziyi, waiting for his answer.
Liu Ziyi's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He was so panicked that he didn't know what to do. He was also shaken, but he didn't want to give up the last chance to defeat Wang Shi.
At this moment, Yang Chonghu, wearing dark silver armor and a blue silk cloak, walked into the peace tent in a majestic manner.
His sharp eyes swept across the people present, and finally landed on Pei Zhiyuan and Shen Xu. He said fiercely, "It was you, a little girl, who killed Grand Marshal Su Yi?"
Shen Xu said calmly, "That's right."
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