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Yu Baizhou tossed the imperial edict aside, lowering his eyes to stare at the sand table: "Do you think I don't want to?"
He frowned and pointed to two places: "Now we secretly control the Southern Frontier and Shannan Prefecture. Cangwu Prefecture is easy to handle, but the governor of Yun Prefecture is an indecisive and cunning man."
"Now, in the north, the governor of Jingzhou is a rare and loyal minister, not easily fooled."
"If the Second Prince really gets the imperial decree, he might immediately gather his troops and attack."
"Has the strategist sent any carrier pigeons these past few days?"
The deputy generals present exchanged puzzled glances and shook their heads.
"Never mind, the plan remains the same for tomorrow." He picked up the map beside him and unfolded it: "Have you decided on the striker yet?"
“There’s a young general I just promoted.” Lieutenant General Li smiled. “This kid is a talent. He was the fiercest fighter in the previous battles, but he was also the most composed.”
"It's perfect for our army."
"Alright." Lieutenant Li had been in the military for many years, so his eye for talent was naturally sharp. Yu Baizhou had no objection to this: "After the settlement is completed tomorrow, bring the people over for me to meet."
"There aren't many things that deserve your praise."
“Our current battles are all for the future,” Yu Baizhou straightened up and said, “We can only win, there is no chance of defeat.”
Is it possible?
Everyone answered in unison: "This humble general obeys!"
After everyone left the tent to make preparations, Yu Baizhou took out the brocade pouch from his chest and stroked it tenderly.
They were used to handling weapons all day, so their skin was rough; before long, the threads on the surface of the brocade pouch were scratched and started to fray.
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"Miss, Miss!"
Wang Zhiyan's body felt like it was falling apart, her bones seemed to have been smashed and then reassembled by a pile of stones.
Yes, she jumped off a cliff, so she must have been smashed to pieces.
She had already noticed a slightly recessed area on one side of the cliff, next to a rather slender tree.
The arrows were tied with ropes, and then shot with a crossbow and caught on the stone wall. They would at most suffer minor injuries, but they could survive.
But who would have thought that not only were the stones and trees useless, but her arrows and ropes were also of poor quality.
How pitiful! The three of them tumbled into the water and drank their fill.
They had all thought they were doomed to fail here, but then they suddenly heard Qiu Shui calling out to them.
When Fei Li opened his eyes, he realized that his surroundings were unfamiliar.
She asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
“Miss, I woke up in a strange room. They asked me to take care of you.” Qiu Shui hesitated for a moment: “It seems we’re in the bandits’ lair.”
"Where are the spring buds?"
"She's injured her head and is still unconscious. But I don't think they intend to kill us." Qiu Shui said with some pain, "They just robbed us of everything. And your dowry, Miss, is probably all gone..."
Wang Zhiyan twitched her lips, really wanting to curse.
They jumped off the cliff and got nowhere; they should have just said they were robbing them.
"Creak—"
The door to the room suddenly opened, and Qiu Shui immediately stepped in front of the young lady. Although these bandits hadn't killed them yet, that didn't mean they were good people.
The newcomer was a tall, thin man dressed in plain white coarse cloth, unlike the vicious bandits described by others.
"I'd like to speak with this Miss Wang." The man smiled slightly. "What do you think?"
Wang Zhiyan narrowed her eyes: "Okay, Qiushui, wait for me outside the door."
Fortunately, we're already on their territory, so the situation can't get any worse.
What should we talk about?
The man's lips curled slightly: "How about we discuss the marriage between Miss Wang and the Second Prince?"
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