Chapter 179 Laos issues a challenge
Bai Erlang finally met Major General Nangong, and naturally would not miss this opportunity.
"The Laotian army is about to arrive. This is the time when we need a large number of troops. As a member of the Bai family, how can I stand by and watch the enemy trample on the land of the Great Zhou?"
"But your injury..."
Ji Huanan was happy for General Bai but also felt distressed at the same time. This child was too concerned about the country and the people.
From this we can also see that the Bai family's loyalty to the emperor and patriotism have never changed.
"My injury is not serious and will heal in a few days.
Just ask the Major General if he will accept me?"
Bai Erlang had been hiding for so long just to catch a spy as a token of his allegiance to the military camp.
"Will your family agree?"
"My family has no problem. I've been in the military camp all my life and I'm used to it."
Nangong Min was slightly stunned. I'm used to it! What a helpless yet noble sentiment.
This is a feeling that only the women of the Bai family who have supported their family members in joining the army for many years can have.
Soon someone brought the spy over. Bai Erlang wanted to avoid it, but Nangong Min waved his hand and motioned him to listen from the side.
Nangong Min started to ask questions but was interrupted by Bai Erlang.
"Major General, question these two people separately!"
Nangong Min nodded. He was indeed Bai Li’s brother. His brain was different from others.
Ji Huanan dragged one person out for interrogation, and the cloth was torn from the mouth of the remaining person. Nangong Min looked at the person and felt that he looked familiar.
"What is your relationship with Hou Danian? Who is he?"
Hou Dafu, who had originally made up his mind not to speak a word, broke down when he heard Hou Danian's name.
"Do you know Hou Danian? Tell me where he is!"
Nangong Min frowned and asked tentatively, "Are you his brother?"
"How did you know? Tell me where my brother is!"
Hou Danian was one of the spies caught by Bai Li for the second time. The reason why Nangong Min was impressed by him was because of his pair of bulgy eyes that seemed to never wake up.
The one in front of him had the same bulgy eyes and looked slightly younger than Hou Danian. It was impossible to say that he was his son, so he must be his younger brother.
"Tell me, what is your mission and what is written in the letter."
Namgoong Min had an expression that said if you don’t tell me, you will never see your brother again.
Hou Dafu was not a professional spy. He was just asking around for his brother's whereabouts. Later, he was assigned a task, which was to deliver a letter to Da Zhou and hand it to a person on the top of the mountain. Then he would be able to see his brother when he returned.
I didn't get any useful information, so I can only pin my hopes on Ji Huanan.
Hou Dafu couldn't read and didn't know what the letter said.
Moreover, the letter had already fallen into the hands of another person, and when the two were about to separate, they were caught by Bai Erlang.
Bai Erlang did not see the letter when he arrested the people, and he also found nothing on them when he searched them, so he could only take them to the military camp for further interrogation.
What Hou Dafu said was similar to what Bai Erlang saw. Now they just had to wait for Ji Huanan.
Not long after, Ji Huanan came over.
"How about it?"
"Major General, this person has been lurking in the Great Zhou for many years. He is married and has children in the Great Zhou. He is a spy specially trained by Laos."
"It took a lot of effort to get him to talk."
"He stuffed the letter into his mouth and held it there. I saw him biting his lips tightly and refusing to speak. I only discovered it when I pried his mouth open to force-feed him."
"The letter describes the Laotian army's plan. Just as the Major General suspected, Laos is colluding with Simon, hoping to capture the Great Zhou in one fell swoop and then reward them for their contributions and divide up the territory!"
Ji Huanan was furious and punched the table, causing a crack to appear on the thick wooden table immediately!
Nangong Min was also anxious. If Bai Li had not won a great victory in Yuanzhou, the Great Zhou would now be controlled from all sides and its empire would be in danger.
When Bai Erlang heard this and learned about his sister's heroic deeds in Yuanzhou, he still found it hard to believe.
He would rather believe that his father and uncle helped a lot in Yuanzhou, which enabled his sister to achieve such a victory.
With the war approaching, Nangong Min agreed to let Bai Erlang enter the military camp and made him a deputy general, following Ji Huanan to take care of him.
As for his whip wounds, Nangong Min took out the medicinal powder that Bai Li gave him and asked a military doctor to apply it to Bai Erlang. He healed in two days.
These two days, Bai Erlang went back home to report his safety, packed two sets of clothes, and then entered the military camp with peace of mind.
The next day, scouts reported that the Laotian army had set up camp fifty miles away from Qianxi. Not long after the scouts left, the Laotian army's declaration of war was delivered to the Qianxi military camp.
The Laotian envoy gave his name as Hao Wu.
Nangong Min's heart moved, and he asked, "Who are you to Hao Ao?"
"Hao Ao is my cousin. He was mistakenly killed by your army last time. This time, our country vows to seek justice for my brother, General Hao!"
"Hao Ao led 5,000 soldiers to invade our Great Zhou, so it is normal for our army to resist.
He's not very skilled, and his entire army was annihilated, yet he has the nerve to bring this up to save face?"
Shangguan Yu snorted coldly, using his sharp tongue to his advantage.
"If it were me, I would swallow my anger and wish everyone would know about this shameful thing!"
"you……"
Hao Wu was angry and ashamed, and his tone no longer had the arrogance he had just had.
"Anyway, the declaration of war has been delivered. Let's see who's the winner on the battlefield tomorrow!"
After saying this, Hao Wu left angrily, and Nangong Min could only watch him go.
Anyway, the two countries are at war, and if the envoys are not killed, there is nothing he can do to him.
"Laos has an army of 100,000, but we only have a little over 10,000, less than 20,000. Our chances of winning are slim!"
Bai Erlang was brought by Ji Huanan to attend this military meeting.
He had never seen Bai Li's magical weapons. According to their previous fighting style, they would only be chased and beaten by the Laotian army.
Namgoong Min raised his hand to signal him to stop talking.
Then Ji Huanan told the story of how Yuanzhou wiped out Simon's 100,000-strong army.
The soldiers who had returned with them had already known about this, but those who remained in the Qianxi military camp were unaware. Now, after Ji Huanan's explanation, Shangguan Yu and Lieutenant General Mu were thrilled and cheered for Bai Li. Bai Erlang was skeptical. Could his sister really be so formidable, destroying an enemy force of 100,000 with only 10,000 soldiers?
Why does this sound so mysterious?
"...But our Qianxi region is vast. We don't have walls to defend, nor do we have walls to defend. Marshal Bai of Yuanzhou's tactics won't work, right?"
Ji Huanan is indeed a veteran on the battlefield, and he has unique insights into the issues he considers.
"Before, Marshal Bai defeated Hao Ao's five thousand soldiers by directly confronting them and then spreading them everywhere. She gave me some of those weapons."
Nangong Min said it implicitly, something that was called heavenly thunder by Laotian soldiers at that time.
I believe she also used that heavenly thunder to win the great victory in Yuanzhou. Otherwise, it would be impossible to destroy an army of 100,000 in such a short time just by relying on the Eight Ox Crossbow and the Repeating Crossbow.
"Really? If they had weapons with such destructive power, why would they be afraid of a hundred thousand Laotian troops?"
Lieutenant General Mu believed in Bai Li. He was present when she destroyed the 5,000 troops of Laos, but he was unable to provide any help.
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