Chapter 2739 Raid
The prisoner shrank his neck, looked at Bai Shan with some disappointment, and had to turn around and lie down.
Bai Shan also withdrew his gaze and lay motionless.
After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, the Meng family finally decided to take a riskier approach, and Young Master Meng went to deliver the message in person.
The greater the danger, the greater the benefits will be after the success. So Master Meng followed his family guards through the city, quietly reached the front line, and was then discovered by the scouts of the Jin army.
Prince Meng was brought before the Duke of Zhao.
Duke Zhao was almost asleep, but he perked up when he saw him. "Did Bai Shan ask you to deliver the letter?"
"Yes," Master Meng was actually a little hesitant. He heard over there that the Princess of Zhao was going to war, and he was not very willing to negotiate peace, nor did he advocate surrender. He had a bad relationship with Envoy Bai.
As soon as Bai Shancai arrived there on a diplomatic mission, he sent troops to fight for East Third Street. It was obvious that he did not care much about the envoy's life or death.
Duke Zhao's gaze was so intense that Master Meng lowered his head, not daring to meet his gaze. He said honestly, "Envoy Bai has been imprisoned by the Second Prince. He asked me to deliver a message to the Duke."
"you say."
"Envoy Bai said that we don't need to worry about him too much and we can proceed according to the original plan and launch a strong attack at noon tomorrow."
Duke Zhao raised his eyebrows. What was their original plan?
He glanced at Master Meng and fell into deep thought. It seemed that Bai Shan didn't trust him very much either.
But his message to launch a strong attack must be true, it's at this hour...
It was broad daylight, not long after breakfast, and it was the most energetic time of the day. Who would force themselves on someone at that time?
Since we are going to attack by force, we naturally have to consider the most advantageous time first.
Duke Zhao stroked his chin and asked, "Does Envoy Bai have anything else to say?"
Master Meng shook his head, "No more."
Duke Zhao smiled and said to him, "Then please stay here for now, and I will send you back to reunite with your family in two days."
Master Meng's face turned pale, knowing that they didn't quite trust him and wanted to detain him to see what would happen.
Before coming, his father had already discussed this situation with him, so he was mentally prepared. Therefore, his face was only a little pale, and he didn't lose his composure.
He responded, saluted, and left with the others.
Duke Zhao immediately summoned all his generals to meet the emperor.
The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "It seems Bai Shan is very confident in his ability to protect himself. In that case, let's attack with all our might. When will it be?"
The Duke of Zhao said, "I think Yin is right."
He said, "It's right between midnight and noon, and Lord Zhou also suggested the early morning."
At this moment, he remembered Zhou Man's twisted logic and said, "Master Zhou and Master Bai are in tune with each other. This may be exactly what Master Bai is thinking. The time mentioned by Master Meng should be a cover-up."
The emperor nodded, thinking the same thing, and said, "Okay, then let's launch the attack at 11:00 AM. Let the kitchen start cooking."
"yes."
The emperor kept the Duke of Zhao and said to him, "Fight until daybreak, then withdraw your troops and deploy them along the border to deter them."
He said with a sullen face, "I do not wish to see too many casualties among my soldiers. Since Bai Shan was able to pass on the news despite being imprisoned, it is clear that he is doing well there. I believe we have made some progress in persuading him to surrender."
"yes."
Duke Zhao took the order and left, taking the time to sleep.
Lying on the bed, Manbao, who had spent a lot of points to keep an eye on the situation separately, finally turned over and lay down comfortably. Well, everything was finally going according to Bai Shan's plan. I wonder if the second prince will be scared and surrender tomorrow, or kill Bai Shan out of anger.
Alas, sadness.
Manbao lay on the bed, hugging the quilt and Koko, sighing and saying, "Let's go to sleep too. We have to get up around Yinshi."
It was almost midnight now, very late at night, and she could only sleep for an hour and a half.
Manbao rolled over with the quilt in his arms, yawned after covering himself with it, and said drowsily, "Wake me up at 2:30 in the morning."
After saying that, he tilted his head and fell asleep.
Koko: ...
The host's sleep is as good as ever.
Manbao felt like she had just closed her eyes, her body drifting sleepily in the water, when Koko started mumbling to her, "It's two quarters past three in the morning."
Manbao struggled to open his eyes, turned over, and asked, "How could it be so fast?"
I just closed my eyes, maybe even less than a quarter of an hour.
Having said that, she still managed to get up, put on her clothes, and went out through the screen. Xibing, who was sleeping outside, woke up and immediately got up, "Sir?"
Manbao couldn't open his eyes, so he said to her, "Put some water on so I can wash my face."
Xibing went to pick up the big pot and frowned, "It's cold."
She said, "I will go to the kitchen to see if there is any hot water."
"No, I want cold water." Manbao stopped her and sat down on the chair and said, "It's just right to wake you up."
Xibing could only pour her water.
Manbao washed his face, then asked Xibing to tuck his hair up. "You continue to sleep. I'll go get someone."
Xibing immediately said, "Sir, I will follow you."
Manbao shook his head. "Wait until I come down from the battlefield. I'll still need you to run errands then. Go to sleep first and we'll take turns."
Manbao thought about it, turned around to wake up the students in the two tents, and also called Doctor Lu.
Everyone looked sleepy. They didn't know about the raid and were a little stunned. "What's wrong?"
"The battle is about to begin. Go to the pharmacy and prepare the herbs. We'll need to move the medical tents to the front." She said to Doctor Lu, "You and I will each lead a team, and we'll set up medical tents on both sides."
Doctor Lu was stunned. "Who said there was a war? How come I didn't know about it?"
Just as he finished speaking, Duke Zhao's personal guards came over. Seeing them, their eyes lit up. "Master Zhou, you're here. I just went to the tent to look for you. Your maid said you woke up early and got ready."
He smiled and said, "Although you already know this, I still want to tell you again. The chief steward asked you to prepare the medical tents. The Yinzheng army will attack from both the south and east of the city. Medical tents need to be set up on both sides. What do you think..."
Manbao looked at Doctor Lu and said, "East or South of the city, you choose one."
Doctor Lu: "... East."
Manbao nodded and pointed at the students she had chosen and said, "You can choose half of them."
Doctor Lu simply said, "Let's split it in half. You take half of the female students and I take half. You take half of the male students and I take half."
Manbao simply ordered a few people when he heard it, and then said, "Let's go and prepare the herbs first."
It will take some time for them to fight, and even more time for them to withdraw due to injuries, so they have time to make some basic preparations.
Someone brought them food, and the kitchen had already become busy. At this time, the entire army was eating quietly.
In the dim night, when people were sleeping the soundest, the Jin army quietly moved through the city. Some alert families heard the noise, quietly opened the window to look, and met the soldiers' gaze. They were so scared that they slammed the window shut.
The Jin army ignored them and walked past their wall. Soon they reached the current border line.
In the darkness of night, they squatted in the shadows under the wall, watching the sleepy Goguryeo defenders opposite.
Everyone was waiting for orders when suddenly, in the darkness, a whistling arrow shot into the sky. Everyone saw it, even the patrolling Goguryeo soldiers. They only had time to look up before their necks were slashed...
Some turned their heads and were shot by arrows with just one glance, and the defense line collapsed instantly...
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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