Chapter 229 Both of them hit the wall
Ji Zhong once told Xiao Beiheng that if he wanted to fight Xiao Zhuo, he would need a famous sword.
Now that Xiao Beiheng has obtained Yanque, the first thing he does is to ask Ji Zhong.
As for the Jingzhou Army in Yongwei City, their commander is dead, and although they have 70,000 troops, they are no longer a threat.
Before Ji Zhong could answer, Lin Kui interrupted, "After learning his identity, it was no small feat for him to have the courage to survive. If His Royal Highness were to encounter him now, it would probably be as easy as killing a chicken."
"Indeed, even if I were to compete with Xiao Zhuo again, it would be boring."
Xiao Beiheng took the scabbard that the sergeant had taken from Xiao Kai and carefully inserted the Yanque Sword into the scabbard. "But this is my father's instruction. How can I, as a son, disobey? Moreover, he used a trick to make Xiao Kai and I fight each other. Now, even if he is really a chicken, I will never let him go."
Hearing this, Lin Kui was surprised, and even Ji Zhong was surprised.
The two asked in unison: "Why do you say that?"
"Do you think this celebration banquet was my idea?" Xiao Beiheng sheathed the last glint of the Yanque Sword and held the sword and sheath in his hand. "You are wrong. Xiao Zhuo forced me to do this."
Lin Kui and Ji Zhong didn't understand why he said that, and they looked at him, waiting for his explanation.
Xiao Beiheng said, "Xiao Zhuo ordered all 30,000 troops to surrender to Xiao Kai, setting us up for a fight. Xiao Kai has long intended to occupy Liang Province, and now that he has the advantage in military strength, he will certainly not give up and fight me. Fortunately, he was simple-minded enough to attend the celebration banquet. If he had been smarter, he would have sent his troops to attack me without hesitation. Even if I won, we would both suffer losses."
Lin Kui was puzzled and said, "I still don't understand. What's the difference between Xiao Zhuo's army surrendering to Xiao Kai and surrendering to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Xiao Beiheng smiled, lowered his head and stroked the scabbard, without saying a word.
Lin Kui's wisdom has always been insufficient, and he likes to make decisions on his own. He has been kept by his side because of his medical skills. But now he has a better candidate in this area.
Someone stepped out from the side and said to Lin Kui, "Let me explain to you on behalf of the Crown Prince."
Lin Kui turned his head and saw that the man was about thirty years old, wearing a sky-blue robe. Although he had a scholarly air, a hint of wit could be seen in his eyes. It was the surrendered Song Zhen.
Seeing that it was Song Zhen, Lin Kui immediately felt seven parts of disdain and three parts of rejection.
What he disdains is that he is a surrendered general, yet he has the nerve to jump out and show off. What he rejects is that Song Zhen is also a military advisor on Xiao Zhuo's side, and his duties overlap with his.
Now that Song Zhen says that he can understand what Xiao Beiheng means, doesn’t it prove that Song Zhen is better than him in this regard?
Song Zhen paid no attention to Lin Kui's hostile gaze, and waved his wet feather fan, saying:
"If Xiao Zhuo surrenders his troops to His Royal Highness, Xiao Kai, seeing that our forces far outnumber his and that we occupy the three northern counties, will naturally assume that our army is going to attack Yongwei. With insufficient forces, he might withdraw to Jingzhou to regroup and fight again another day, but His Royal Highness will not stay here to fight him. Xiao Zhuo's surrender of his troops to Xiao Kai will strengthen his confidence and allow him to stay here and fight us without worry."
The people listening around suddenly realized what was going on. It turned out that although Xiao Zhuo seemed to have failed, his arrangements were so clever that he treated Xiao Beiheng as his own army, and finally eliminated Xiao Kai and fulfilled his promise to the King of Xiliang.
Xiao Beiheng raised his head and looked into the distance: "That's right, Xiao Zhuo promised the King of Xiliang that he would avenge the Mei family. I never thought that in the end, when he was sure to lose, he would use me to eliminate Xiao Kai and finally avenge the Mei family. And I knew it was his plan, but I had no choice but to do it according to his wishes."
Everyone finally understood why Xiao Beiheng vowed to hunt down Xiao Zhuo.
Anyone would be unable to sleep or eat well with such a terrible opponent.
Lin Kui was about to speak when Xiao Beiheng suddenly asked, "Where's Momo?"
He vaguely remembered what Su Mo had said to her. At that time, he was concentrating on Xiao Kai. Now he suddenly remembered that he was so determined to kill Xiao Kai and get Yan Que that he actually forgot about Su Mo.
A military officer nearby replied, "Your Highness, you forgot that the Crown Princess and Madam Xiao Kai left together a long time ago."
Xiao Beiheng handed Yan Que to his right hand and walked quickly towards the tent where Su Mo was. Ji Zhong, Lin Kui, Song Zhen and others followed behind him.
When Xiao Beiheng arrived at the awning in front of Su Mo's tent, he stopped and looked hesitantly at Su Mo who was blocking the tent door.
"Momo, do you want to protect her?"
Su Mo stared directly at the Yanque Sword in his hand and said, "Bei Heng, you've already killed Xiao Kai. Now that the two western states are about to be conquered, your goal has been achieved. Don't hurt her anymore."
Xiao Beiheng did not answer, but signaled to Lin Kui with his eyes.
Lin Kui didn't understand what he meant, and was just wondering what was going on when Song Zhen stepped forward, clasped his fists, and saluted, saying, "Princess Consort, Shen Lan is Xiao Kai's wife and Shen Yuexi's sister. If we keep her, there might be trouble in the future."
Su Mo glanced at him and asked, "Who are you?"
Song Zhen smiled and said, "My name is Song Zhen..."
"Song Zhen, you're so bold." Su Mo didn't wait for Song Zhen to finish, and raised her finger to point at his nose. "You used to serve Xiao Zhuo, and Shen Yuexi was Xiao Zhuo's wife, your mistress. Now you've surrendered to my husband, and you're trying to harm your mistress's sister. You're such a traitor, and you have the nerve to stand in front of me!"
Song Zhen blushed and hurried back into the crowd, not daring to say another word.
Xiao Beiheng was speechless and signaled to Lin Kui with his eyes again.
Seeing Song Zhen's defeat, Lin Kui was gloating. He caught a glimpse of Xiao Beiheng winking at him, and then he understood what Xiao Beiheng meant. He wanted Su Mo to hand over Chen Lan, but he couldn't bring himself to ask them, his subordinates, to persuade Su Mo.
Although Su Mo had been married to Xiao Beiheng for just over a year, Lin Kui knew that Xiao Beiheng doted on her. He doted on her to such an extent that Su Mo could call him by his first name, and when Su Mo was angry, Xiao Beiheng would even kneel down to comfort her.
These actions, which seemed incomprehensible to Lin Kui, all proved Xiao Beiheng's love for Su Mo.
Now that he couldn't do anything about his wife, he pushed the trouble onto his subordinates.
Song Zhen was the first to jump out, eager for credit, but was completely humiliated by Su Mo's words. If he didn't know what was good for him, he would probably be even worse off than Song Zhen, but Xiao Beiheng wanted him to take on the task again.
There was no choice but to step forward and raise his hands to clasp them together.
He forced a smile that he thought was appropriate, but before he could salute, Su Mo didn't even let him open his mouth.
"Lin Kui, what are you doing here? Since you serve Bei Heng, and I am his legal wife, I am your mistress. A mere subordinate who has done a little bit of good, dares to point fingers at your mistress? Are you tired of living and want me to chop off your head?"
Lin Kui nodded and smiled apologetically, step by step back into the crowd.
No matter how miserable Song Zhen was before, he at least managed to say a few words. But before he even opened his mouth, he was scolded to the point of bloodshed.
Xiao Beiheng looked around and saw Lin Kui and Song Zhen both with their heads bowed. He knew he couldn't count on them. These two were strategists after all, but Su Mo scolded them so harshly that they felt humiliated. Then those brainless generals under his command would be useless.
He was hesitating when a soldier came in the rain to report.
"Your Highness, our cavalry discovered Xiao Zhuo's whereabouts at noon, but were stopped by his men. We were unable to capture him and he escaped."
Xiao Beiheng asked, "Which direction did Xiao Zhuo flee to?"
"The north has been blocked by our army. He fled to the southeast, towards the border between Liangzhou and Jingzhou."
"What about Xiao Zhuo's men?" Xiao Beiheng asked.
"Twenty-three of Xiao Zhuo's men were killed in the battle, and another three wounded have been captured by us and brought here just now." The soldier raised his hand and pointed to a certain direction in the camp.
"Very good, I will be there right away."
Xiao Beiheng raised his foot and walked towards the direction pointed by the soldier.
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