Chapter 492: Show Mercy
Ji Yunshu was still worried about the battle: "Bilige chose this time to fight, I wonder what else he can rely on?"
Bilige's original plan was definitely not to attack Daxia at this time, but since he was sent as an envoy to Daxia, not a single step went according to his plan.
We have delayed too much time in Daxia and have not yet dealt with Wujina and Batu.
The peace talks did not achieve the desired effect. Daxia had been guarding against Mobei, leaving him no chance to take advantage.
He was injured again on the way back, which slowed down his journey.
It was beyond his expectation that Wujina dared to poison the King of Mobei.
When things developed to this point, Bilige actually knew that his chances of winning were slim.
But King Yong couldn't wait any longer.
Or the emperor of Daxia will not give Prince Yong any more time.
They can only take risks.
Now we can only wait and see how many cards Bilige and Prince Yong have hidden.
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Don't we already know what he relies on? As long as the general is safe, it won't matter if he takes over a few more cities in this way, let alone Lin Yuan."
Fortunately, Bilige still had some concerns. He occupied the city directly without fighting, which could also reduce casualties for them.
The biggest loss was the death of Qian Rong.
Ji Yunshu didn't want this to happen again, so she couldn't help but ask, "Do you know where their next target is?"
Zhao Shen looked at her worried face, pulled her back to the room, and took out the map.
The map of Youzhou in his hand was very comprehensive, not only showing the terrain of mountains and rivers, but also marking the locations of cities and garrisons.
Zhao Shen pointed to Linyuan's location and said, "They have already occupied Linyuan. The next step is to use Linyuan as a base, so the target must be the two surrounding cities."
Ji Yunshu looked at the places where his fingertips had pointed. One was Yangshuo and the other was the entrance to the valley.
These two places and Linyuan protect each other, especially Yangshuo, which is located in the center and is the only way for Mobei to attack Daxia.
Only then did she truly understand why Bilige chose Linyuan as the first stop in his attack on Daxia.
She didn't understand military affairs, but only saw the importance of these three cities. After a long pause, she asked, "Will they attack Yangshuo? Linyuan has already fallen. My father won't just sit there and wait for them to attack Yangshuo, right?"
Zhao Shen shook his head. "They don't have many troops, so they probably won't choose to confront the Great Xia defenders head-on. The one stationed at Yangshuo is General Zhongyi Yuan Chun. He comes from a family of generals, and his family has been loyal to the imperial family for generations. His family, young and old, is in the capital, so they wouldn't betray him. It won't be easy for Mobei to capture Yangshuo. The valley entrance, on the other hand, is a bit remote, and the general stationed there, General Cai Da, was transferred there just last year."
Ji Yunshu opened his eyes wide: "Is there something wrong with this person?"
Zhao Shen said, "My father-in-law should have had someone investigate. So far, no problems have been found."
After he said this, Ji Yunshu felt that there was something wrong with this person.
"So you think Bilige will take the valley entrance first. The valley entrance and the forest will form a horn with each other, trapping Yangshuo."
Ji Yunshu looked at the location on the map. Yangshuo was sandwiched between the valley entrance and the forest.
Zhao Shen said: "This is the most beneficial plan for Mobei."
Ji Yunshu tilted his head and looked at him: "Since you have guessed it, their plan should not succeed, right?"
Zhao Shen rubbed her head and said, "Not only me, but the general will not let Mobei occupy another city without bloodshed. You can stay here without worry."
When Ji Yunshu heard him mention Ji Changlin, he became a little worried again: "Are you sure my father won't be ambushed?"
Zhao Shen said, "I assigned a pair of the secret guards given by the Emperor to protect my father-in-law and my elder brother. He has been very careful these days. All people and things close to him have been strictly inspected. The Emperor is not as safe as your father right now."
Ji Yunshu glared at him angrily. What did she say? If anyone heard it, they would definitely say that her father was overstepping his bounds.
“…I’m sorry for the trouble.”
Zhao Shen embraced her and said, "I've explained my plans. Now, why did you do this today? To make Bilige think that Wujina still has brotherly feelings for him? Don't forget, Wujina has issued a wanted order for Bilige. To the people of Mobei, he is now the murderer of the Mobei King. All Mobei people can kill him without mercy."
Ji Yunshu was too embarrassed to share his speculation, so he could only laugh and say, "But I have to say that even at this point, they still showed mercy to each other, didn't they? You also said that Bilige didn't want to live as much as he seemed, so there's no harm in testing us."
Zhao Shen was helpless: "You're right, I'm just sitting around doing nothing."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Bilige did put them under house arrest.
They couldn't leave the yard, so naturally they couldn't do anything.
"Hey, I don't know if I can meet that fake Qian Rong?"
Ji Yunshu couldn't help but say.
She suddenly felt a little restless.
Zhao Shen said, "With those rumors, chaos could break out in the military camp at any time. He has to stay in charge and probably won't have time to come back."
Ji Yunshu was a little curious: "He is a fake. Others don't say anything, but those people in the barracks are with him day and night, living and dying together, staying with him all day long. Isn't he afraid of being discovered?"
Zhao Shen had also considered this question: "We currently have no idea when the person was replaced. Judging from what Miss Qian said, there was nothing unusual at least before he opened the city gates and surrendered. There are two possibilities: either the person was replaced at that time, or the person was replaced a long time ago, but this person looks very similar to the previous Qian Rong, and no one noticed anything wrong. Which one do you think it is?"
Ji Yunshu thought for a moment before saying, "Judging from the time when Brother Huo Cong was killed, these people have been planning this for a long time. If Qian Rong was suddenly replaced, it's impossible that there wouldn't be anything unusual. So I tend to believe the latter scenario, that he was replaced before. After all, if nothing major happened, no one would keep an eye on him. Even if someone thought he was different, they wouldn't think too much. But now, this fake one must know him very well."
That's why he can act so similar.
Even Qian Qian, his biological daughter, is judged by the foods he cannot eat.
Zhao Shen nodded: "I think so too, but since he knows Qian Rong so well, why doesn't he know that he can't drink cow's milk?"
Ji Yunshu: This is indeed a problem.
"Didn't Qian Qian say that? Because he can't drink cow's milk, no milk is added to the food at home... Wait, you mean, although the person was replaced a while ago, it wasn't that long ago, so this person doesn't know some of General Qian's unknown habits."
Zhao Shen said, "Well, we can follow this line of thought to find out if there is anyone who stayed with General Qian for a period of time and then disappeared."
Ji Yunshu also understood that this person knew General Qian very well and must have stayed by his side for quite some time, perhaps even serving as his personal servant. However, he later disappeared in order to impersonate General Qian.
The time he disappeared might be the time to replace General Qian.
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