Chapter 293 The King Has His Own Plans
It was General Xu who was saying, "Your Highness, those soldiers are all elite. It would be a shame to send them to die in vain!"
Prince Jing raised his eyelids and said: "What do you mean by seeking death? This is called winning by surprise."
What a bullshit surprise victory!
General Xu's mouth curled up, and he nearly cursed, "You asked them to sneak into the enemy camp to kill Guan Changliang, but the Qi army camp is heavily guarded. Getting in is far from easy. Even if they managed to sneak in, how would they know where that bastard Guan Changliang is? Even if they found him, the six of them wouldn't be able to kill him!"
As long as Guan Changliang is at ease in Northern Qi, he is shaking the morale of the army in Great Zhou. Especially if the situation in Great Zhou becomes increasingly severe, more people will surely follow suit.
It can be said that Guan Changliang's life is of extraordinary value. If there was no chance, how could he have allowed the traitor to live to this day?
Prince Jing was calm and composed: "General Xu, don't worry, I have my own plans."
General Xu was almost crying: "Then tell me, what is your plan?"
Suddenly he told him that he was going to arrange someone to assassinate Guan Changliang and asked the guards at the city gate to cooperate. When asked for details, he refused to say anything. Isn't this forcing him to death?
He had no choice but to agree. Not to mention that Prince Jing had more say than him, the six people sent out were under Prince Jing's command.
In Prince Jing's words, even if there is a loss, it is my people who are lost, so why are you panicking?
"This..." Prince Jing was really frustrated by General Xu and revealed something, "We have some people on the Qi side."
General Xu's face trembled, his eyes widening in surprise: "We, our people?"
Prince Jing nodded.
"Inside the Qi army?" He pointed in the direction of the Qi army camp with an expression of disbelief.
Prince Jing nodded.
"Are our people so promising?" General Xu stretched out his hands and shook Prince Jing's hands tightly, his voice trembling.
Prince Jing raised his eyebrows: "Of course."
"This man is——"
"It's not convenient to reveal it for now." Seeing the disappointment on General Xu's face, Prince Jing pulled his hand away and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry, General Xu. You'll know soon."
The fewer people who knew about this top-secret plan, the better. He couldn't risk his son's safety. If he succeeded tonight, perhaps tomorrow he could put an end to the plan that had been keeping him on edge.
"Your Majesty, are there really people from our group?"
Prince Jing finally got annoyed and said with a dark face: "If you ask again, there will be nothing left."
General Xu: Listen, a reliable person would say something like that? It's normal for him to be a little bit unbelievable.
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside, and the guards at the gate came to report: "Your Majesty, General, the people who left the city are back!"
Prince Jing and General Xu stood up at the same time and said in unison: "Let them in!"
Soon the soldier came in and knelt on one knee in front of the two men: "Your Majesty, General, we've brought back the head of that bastard!"
"Did you really bring it back?" General Xu's tone was unstable with excitement, and he directly snatched the cloth bag from the soldier's hand.
The black cloth looked normal at first glance, but it felt sticky to the touch. However, General Xu didn't care about that at all and couldn't wait to untie the cloth.
A hideous head suddenly appeared before his eyes, its wide-open eyes filled with fear and confusion. The owner of the head obviously had not expected to suddenly lose his life.
General Xu hated Guan Changliang so much that his teeth itched. He remembered this man's appearance clearly. He looked at the head carefully for a moment and laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, it really is him! God has eyes!"
Prince Jing was also very excited, but he rolled his eyes after hearing this.
What does it have to do with God? It is obviously human-made. Not to mention the son who went deep into the tiger's acupoint, even these soldiers risked their lives to achieve this result.
When General Xu saw Prince Jing's rolling eyes, his laughter stopped. He quickly lowered his head to look at the head, then let out a long sigh.
He was so scared that he thought the head was not Guan Changliang's!
Prince Jing ignored General Xu's anxiety and stepped forward to help the kneeling soldier up: "Well done! I will remember your achievement! The others——"
The soldiers' eyes darkened and they lowered their heads slightly.
Prince Jing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Their blood will not be shed in vain."
"I understand."
"You've worked hard, go and have a rest."
After the soldiers who had brought the head withdrew, General Xu hugged Prince Jing and said, "Your Majesty, you are truly wise and brave!"
Prince Jing pushed him away with a look of disgust, but the corners of his mouth curled up high: "General Xu, let's discuss the next plan."
"Your Highness, please speak." General Xu respectfully asked Prince Jing to sit down, and couldn't help but glance at Guan Changliang's head again.
It feels like a dream!
Originally, he still had a little resistance to Prince Jing. Who wouldn't want to have the final say when leading troops to war? Now he no longer thinks so. He is indeed inferior to Prince Jing. No wonder the emperor sent Prince Jing here.
So, the Emperor is still wise and powerful—
General Xu withdrew his thoughts and waited for Prince Jing to continue.
Prince Jing pointed at the head and said, "Tomorrow morning, hang Guan Changliang's head on the city gate."
"Of course! Let those people see what will happen to those traitorous beasts!" When General Xu thought about tomorrow's situation, he felt as comfortable as having eaten a hot pot in such a cold weather.
"Tonight our men successfully infiltrated the Qi camp and killed Guan Changliang. Tomorrow we will simply challenge them to a battle and defeat the Qi army in one fell swoop."
General Xu moved closer, his face full of reverence: "What are your plans, Your Majesty?"
"Arrange? Just fight bravely and kill the enemy."
General Xu's smile froze.
Hard fight?
Prince Jing looked at General Xu in surprise. "I don't think that old dog Wu Ye will be able to sleep tonight, while our morale has been greatly boosted after killing the rebels. With this kind of strength weakening the other side, don't you think we still have the confidence to win the battle?"
Shuo'er agreed in the secret letter that if the plan to assassinate Guan Changliang succeeded, there would be no need to delay any further. The battle would start the next day while the Qi army had not had a good rest, and he would take Wu Ye's life on the battlefield.
But this plan cannot be told to General Xu.
We must be on guard against others. How could General Xu not be a spy? Don't forget, Yang Zhe, the top scholar who won three first prizes in a row, was also the former crown prince.
Prince Jing had a hard time enduring this secret plan, but he had to keep his mouth shut, not only for his son's safety, but also for victory in the war.
Come to think of it, he was not the one who suffered the most. The one who suffered the most was the one who pretended to be Shuo'er's personal guard. That poor young man couldn't even leave the house to go to the toilet.
General Xu laughed dryly and didn't object: "Your Highness is right, then let's have a good fight!"
Forget it, Prince Jing is so brave, if he continues to be timid, wouldn’t people look down on him?
However, if we confront it head-on, the result may not be optimistic.
Glancing at the head with wide eyes, General Xu asked with a hint of anticipation, "Your Majesty, what are our chances of winning tomorrow's battle?"
Could it be that there was some surprising arrangement that he didn't know about?
Prince Jing said as if it was a matter of course: "Then we will definitely win."
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