Wang Han agreed so readily because he feared the Western Xia would resort to desperate measures. The Western Xia princess's proposed method was exactly what he wanted: rescue the people first, then discuss war, and perhaps even send over a large number of prisoners.
"Thank you for your great kindness, General Shenwei," said the Western Xia princess.
"Thank you for your magnanimity, General Shenwei. I will send someone back immediately." The envoy Humutu also understood the meaning of the Western Xia princess and Wang Han. Wang Han's previous words were to rescue as many Han people in Western Xia as possible and not send them back. His determination to go on the expedition was to force them to send more Han people out for rescue.
"That's the advantage of being powerful; we can't envy that," Zhong Shidao whispered to the general beside him. "I'm making it clear whether I want to fight or not. You'd better obediently follow my orders. If you're even a step too slow, don't blame me if someone dies; they'll still have to thank me profusely."
"I will lead the army on the expedition after dinner at the military camp. It will take about an hour. Would you like to grab a bite to eat together?" Wang Han said with a smile.
"Thank you for your kindness, General Shenwei. Time is of the essence, so we will express our gratitude to you here," said the Princess of Xixia.
"Thank you for your kindness, General Shenwei. We will take our leave now, as we need to proceed to the Song Dynasty palace as soon as possible to meet the Emperor." The envoy hurriedly replied, as time was of the essence and they dared not delay for even a moment.
"Then please do as you wish," Wang Han said with a smile. "Remember to have someone inform the cities of Western Xia!"
"Definitely." Upon hearing this, the Western Xia envoy quickly replied, and then hurriedly led his team down the city wall.
"General, what a brilliant move." After the Western Xia envoys left, Zhong Shidao said to Wang Han with a smile. With intimidation and two choices, he easily achieved his goal.
“As long as you have the strength, even outrageous methods are good methods,” Wang Han said with a smile. “If you didn’t have the strength, these Western Xia people wouldn’t have agreed so easily.”
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