Chapter 134: Conquering Two Cities

Marquis Dingguo has indeed been very busy these days.

After receiving the prince's reply last time, he naturally met with Helian Renxin in secret. The army of Yuefeng State was already ready to take action on the border, and Marquis Dingguo had already intended to warn them. It just so happened that the prince's letter meant the same thing, so of course he had to inform Helian Renxin.

"Your Highness Prince Ren is now firmly seated in the court," Marquis Dingguo poured a cup of tea for Prince Ren, then sat up straight and looked at him, "Your Highness's last request has already been answered by our Crown Prince."

After experiencing these continuous changes, Helian Renxin was no longer as impetuous as before, but was very stable: "I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Da Chu means?"

"Helian Hengxin has been very restless recently, frequently stirring up trouble on the border. I am waiting for the Crown Prince's reply, so I have been keeping my troops on hold." Marquis Dingguo said, holding up two fingers, "I want two cities."

Helian Ren was surprised, but soon calmed down. With the current strength of the Great Chu Kingdom and a general like Marquis Dingguo, it might not be impossible to take half of the cities of Yuefeng Kingdom. Now he only proposed two cities, which was already a sign of sincerity to him.

He nodded and replied, "Everything in this palace is under the control of Marquis Dingguo."

"Okay," Dingguo Hou saw that Helian Renxin answered happily, and knew that this man was a wise man. He immediately stood up and stretched out his hand, "Your Highness, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Helian Renxin also extended his hand, smiling: "It's a pleasure to work with you. The tea of ​​Da Chu is a thousand times better than that of Yuefeng Country. I hope to have a chance to drink another cup of your tea."

"Of course." Marquis Dingguo smiled heartily and ordered the secret guards beside him to escort the disguised Helian Renxin out of the military camp.

Three days later, Marquis Dingguo used the excuse that Yuefeng State had disregarded the agreement between the two countries and frequently caused trouble on the border as an excuse, and he led his entire army to march towards the border of Yuefeng State.

Within two days, they captured the first city.

At this time, Helian Hengxin in the court was a little panicked.

Previously, the Emperor of Great Chu did not agree to his peace proposal and sent Helian Renxin and his sister back without authorization.

Helian Zhuli is just a woman, so it doesn't matter. However, Helian Renxin is really a difficult person in the court now. His very accession to the throne has caused some controversy. As my uncle said, Helian Renxin cannot be dealt with now.

But he didn't expect that he now has his own power in the court. Although he is still as nonchalant as when he returned to the country, with the look of a leisurely prince, he is not deaf or blind, and the people around him can certainly find out.

It would have been better to kill him directly when he returned to the country, but he completely forgot that when Helian Renxin and his party returned to the country, he sent many people to assassinate them along the way. However, Marquis Dingguo was very well prepared. If he wanted to send Helian Renxin back to the country to cause disputes, how could he let Helian Hengxin succeed?

But what Helian Hengxin didn't know was that even though Helian Zhuli was just a woman, she was able to play around with He Bakui, whom he relied on, and helped her brother a lot.

However, Helian Hengxin repeatedly tested the Great Chu at the border because the Great Chu Emperor did not cooperate with him. His original intention was to let the Great Chu know that he, the new emperor, was not easy to mess with.

But what he didn't expect was that the Great Chu Kingdom did not give him any face at all and captured a city of Yuefeng Kingdom in two days.

In the court of the Riyuefeng Kingdom, ministers were arguing fiercely over this matter.

The peace faction said that Yuefeng State had just suffered a blow and should not cause any more trouble. It should submit a letter of surrender to the Great Chu State as soon as possible and then send envoys to seek peace.

The pro-war faction, however, believed that it was time to strike while the iron was hot and fight a war with the Great Chu State in order to demonstrate the country's prestige.

Helian Hengxin was naturally in favor of fighting, but he wanted to test Helian Renxin, so he turned around and asked, "What does King Ren think?"

Helian Renxin seemed to be distracted, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, everything is still subject to your decision."

Helian Hengxin really liked his cowardly appearance now, and laughed recklessly, "In this case, Prime Minister He will lead the army to fight."

After saying this, he looked at He Bakui standing beside him and said, "Prime Minister He, this move will surely be a success."

"I will definitely live up to the trust of the Emperor."

Although He Bakui was the prime minister appointed by Helian Hengxin himself, he had never been on the battlefield. He was also a man without much military acumen, so the outcome of this battle was predictable.

Marquis Dingguo unexpectedly captured two more cities in succession.

Prime Minister He returned home defeated, but fortunately, Marquis Dingguo's original intention was only to capture the city and had no intention of confronting the two armies, so the casualties were not heavy.

But He Bakui felt a loss he had never felt before. He had never suffered such a blow before.

Fortunately, Helian Zhuli was there to comfort him.

"Why do you have to do this, Prime Minister? You are not a military commander. You are willing to go to the border just because you are ordered to do so in times of crisis," Helian Zhuli lingered on He Bakui, whispering softly in his ear, "Who is the Marquis Dingguo of the Great Chu? Although we did not win this battle, we have shown the attitude of our Yuefeng Kingdom. We will not bow to the Great Chu Kingdom easily."

After hearing what Helian Zhuli said, He Bakui suddenly felt inexplicably confident: "Zhuli is right."

"But it's difficult to deal with now. If we allow the Chu Kingdom to continue fighting, I'm afraid they can take away half of our cities." Although He Bakui was reluctant to admit it, this was an obvious fact.

Helian Zhuli spoke hesitantly: "I have something to say, but I'm afraid you will misunderstand me."

"Just tell me." He Bakui waved his hand.

"When returning from the Great Chu State, the Marquis Dingguo was quite polite to King Ren. I was thinking, if he were to come forward to plead, would there still be some hope?" After saying this, Helian Zhuli looked at He Bakui cautiously, as if she was afraid that he would abandon her.

He Bakui hurriedly comforted her upon seeing this: "Zhu Li is right. I will recommend him to His Majesty."

After saying that, he kissed her and said, "You are truly my good wife."

After saying this, he left the He Mansion and went to the Imperial Palace.

However, after He Bakui left, Helian Zhuli's face suddenly changed. She wiped the place where He Bakui had just kissed her, her eyes full of disgust.

On the second day, Helian Renxin led his men to the army and temporarily served as the general on the battlefield. However, what no one expected was that Helian Renxin actually fought a real battle with the Marquis Dingguo of the Great Chu State with real guns.

What was even more unexpected was that Marquis Dingguo actually lost a battle, while Helian Renxin took back a city, which immediately boosted the morale of the army.

However, Helian Renxin stopped the war in time on the grounds that he did not want to burn living lives to ashes. After discussing with Marquis Dingguo, they decided to end the war.

This battle ended with Yuefeng Kingdom losing two cities.

It's just that there are no other additional conditions, it's already the best outcome.