Chapter 1159 Counterattack and Conspiracy
Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan's troops suffered heavy losses and the situation was precarious.
As night fell, the sounds of fighting on the battlefield gradually faded, leaving only the crackling of burning torches and the groans of wounded soldiers.
Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan were covered in blood and sat exhausted on a huge rock, looking at the devastated battlefield with a feeling of powerlessness in their hearts.
"Yun Che" Jiang Xue called softly, her voice hoarse.
Xiao Zhan held her hand, his eyes firm: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Suddenly, Xiao Zhan's eyes fixed and he looked into the distance: "Xiaoxue, look!"
Jiang Xue followed his gaze and saw that the enemy camp was brightly lit, as if a celebration banquet was being held.
"They are celebrating..." Jiang Xue murmured.
"wrong."
Xiao Zhan frowned: "There must be something fishy going on!"
"Prime Minister, what did you find?" Jiang Xue asked.
Xiao Zhan pointed at the enemy camp and said slowly: "Look at their camp. Although it is brightly lit, it is too quiet."
He paused, a gleam in his eyes: "Too quiet!"
Xiao Zhan's words "too quiet" were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in Jiang Xue's heart.
She chewed on these four words repeatedly, and a light bulb suddenly flashed in her mind. She raised her head abruptly: "Yun Che, I know! The enemy leader deliberately set up a confusing formation to lure us deeper!"
The silence in the enemy camp is not a celebration of victory, but the bait of a trap!
The enemy leader was well versed in military tactics and knew that he could not defeat the enemy by force of attack, so he wanted to take advantage of their eagerness to win and set an ambush to catch them in the trap!
Thinking of this, Jiang Xue couldn't help but take a breath and felt a chill on her back.
Fortunately, Xiao Zhan was meticulous and discovered the clues in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"Mr. Prime Minister, we must change our strategy immediately!" Jiang Xue spoke in a hurried tone, quickly presenting her analysis and countermeasures.
A trace of appreciation flashed in Xiao Zhan's eyes, and he held her hand tightly: "Okay! I'll do as you say!"
Jiang Xue immediately issued an order, ordering the entire army to stop advancing and wait where they were.
At the same time, she sent out elite scouts to conduct reconnaissance near the enemy camp to find out the enemy's strength.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Finally, the scouts brought back accurate news: the main enemy force was not in the camp, but was lying in ambush in a nearby valley, waiting for them to enter the encirclement.
After getting the confirmation, Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan smiled at each other, everything was under control.
"Pass the order down, and use their tricks to defeat them!"
Jiang Xue's eyes flashed with a sly light: "Let the enemy leader see what it means to 'lure someone into a trap'!"
Under the cover of night, Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan led the army to quietly take a detour and head straight for the valley where the enemy was ambushing.
On the other side, the enemy leader was waiting anxiously in the valley. He seemed to have seen the scene of Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan's army falling into the trap, and a smug smile appeared on his face.
However, he never dreamed that he was the lamb to be slaughtered.
Just when he was getting carried away, Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan's troops suddenly rushed out from all directions, shouting and killing, shaking the earth, like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the valley.
"What's going on?" The enemy leader was horrified. Before he could react, he was surrounded by Jiang Xue's army.
Only then did he realize that he had fallen into a trap. He was so angry that his face turned blue and he cursed: "Damn Jiang Xue! Cunning woman!"
However, it was too late.
Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan's army was like a tiger descending from a mountain, unstoppable. The enemy was caught off guard and their formation was thrown into chaos.
The enemy leader fought hard but was powerless to reverse the situation and could only watch his army being eaten away bit by bit.
"Charge! Capture the enemy leader alive!"
Jiang Xue took the lead, the long sword in his hand flashing with cold light, like a flash of lightning, and went straight to the head of the enemy leader.
The enemy leader was losing ground. He looked at the increasing number of enemy troops around him and knew that the situation was hopeless. He could not help but sigh to the sky: "God wants to kill me!"
Just as he was about to fight to the death, Xiao Zhan's sword was already on his neck.
"Just surrender!" Xiao Zhan said coldly, with a hint of unquestionable majesty in his tone.
The enemy leader looked around in despair, knowing that he was at his wit's end.
"I..." He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
When the triumphant figures of Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan appeared in front of the majestic palace gate, the triumphal horns resounded throughout the capital.
The two of them escorted the enemy leader, who was tied up and looked depressed, and slowly walked into the magnificent palace.
Inside the hall, civil and military officials stood on both sides, their eyes fixed on the two people who walked into the hall with their heads held high.
The emperor sat upright on the dragon throne, his face as gloomy as water, making it difficult for the ministers below to guess what he was thinking.
"Your servant Jiang Xue (your servant Xiao Zhan) pays homage to His Majesty. Long live the emperor!" After the two men completed the salute, they reported the process of suppressing the rebellion and the crimes of the enemy leaders one by one.
As they spoke, the atmosphere in the hall became increasingly tense.
When Jiang Xue took out the seized enemy secret letters and the evidence of secret collusion between the enemy leader and certain ministers, the hall suddenly exploded.
"This is impossible!"
A minister who usually had close contacts with the enemy leader suddenly jumped out, pointed at Jiang Xue's nose and shouted: "Princess Changle, please don't slander me! This evidence is clearly forged!"
"That's right! Princess Changle, what do you, a woman, know about state affairs? Stop spreading rumors and misleading people!"
Another minister followed suit and tried to muddy the waters.
Jiang Xue sneered, and her eyes swept across the ministers who were jumping the most happily like a knife:
"The evidence is irrefutable and you cannot deny it! This princess advises you all to think carefully about how to explain your crimes to the emperor instead of wasting your time here!"
Xiao Zhan also stood up, exuding a chilling aura: "My Lords, you keep saying that the evidence is forged, but do you have any evidence to prove it?"
He paused, his eyes sharp, and said, "If not, please shut up and wait for the investigation!"
Several ministers were suddenly speechless. They did not expect Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan to be so difficult to deal with. If they had known earlier, they should have done it more cleanly.
"Your Majesty, everything I and the Prime Minister said is true. Please understand!" Jiang Xue turned to the emperor with a firm tone.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and looked at the ministers who were pointed out: "Do you have anything to say?"
The ministers looked at each other, hesitating for a long time but unable to explain what was going on.
"Since there is nothing to say, let's leave it to the Dali Temple for a thorough investigation!" the emperor made the final decision.
When the ministers heard the emperor's order, their faces turned pale. They knew they were finished.
At this time, an old minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although Princess Changle and the Prime Minister have made great contributions this time, we cannot rule out the possibility that they are directing and acting in a drama in order to consolidate their own power."
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