Chapter 873 Big Brother is Here! (Third Update)
The key to this peace talks lies with Yuan Tang. The premise of winning over the two countries is that Yuan Tang agrees to the peace talks. If Yuan Tang refuses to negotiate, then the Zhao state will certainly not make much progress.
Will Prince Yuan Tang of Chen agree?
After Yuan Tang left, an old general who had accompanied him in the camp asked a question.
Xiao Heng flipped through the victory reports on the table: "Find a way to send the victory report from Quyang City to the Chen Kingdom."
If there hadn't been news of Liang's defeat, things might have been a bit tricky.
But now, everything is foolproof.
Yuan Tang is an ambitious crown prince. He is unwilling to be a puppet prince, so he urgently needs to establish military merits and build his reputation in the court, the army and among the people.
But if defeat is inevitable, then Yuan Tang's adventure will become the final death knell that destroys him.
"Your Highness, the Grandson." A guard's voice rang out from outside the door, his tone clearly a little off.
Xiao Heng understood and said, "Come in."
The guard led a man dressed as a cook inside.
That man had come once before, and Xiao Heng and the old general were familiar with him.
The two looked at him, and he bowed respectfully, saying in standard Yan language, "Your Highness, the eldest grandson of the Emperor of Great Yan, my master would like to ask you, what is your decision? What the Crown Prince can give, my master can give; what the Crown Prince cannot give, my master can also give."
Without hesitation, Xiao Heng said, "I have no interest in the internal strife of your Chen Kingdom. If you're so capable, then let your prince become the crown prince of Chen Kingdom first."
The cook chuckled: "Your Highness doesn't really think Crown Prince Yuan Tang will agree, does he? Even if he does, he's not going to amount to anything, and he might even end up hindering the Yan Kingdom."
Xiao Heng said casually, "All I know is that he became the Crown Prince, while your Highness did not."
One sentence left the cook speechless and red-faced.
He was not a real cook, but a subordinate of the second prince of Chen.
His anger flared up instantly, and he said sarcastically, "I think your Yan Kingdom has been too arrogant for too long. Do you really think that you can defeat Jin and Liang by uniting with a few inferior states? What a pipe dream! Your Yan Kingdom is already surrounded by enemies. My prince is willing to cooperate with you, which is giving you face! A wise man knows when to yield. Your Yan Kingdom should not be so self-righteous!"
The veteran general drew his sword and rose, his killing intent fully unleashed: "You insolent brats! How dare you disrespect the eldest grandson of the Great Yan Emperor!"
The cook shuddered in fright.
Xiao Heng said calmly, "Forget it, General Fu. After all, he is not a Yan citizen, and it is not our place to deal with him. I will trouble General Fu to make the trip himself and send this man to the Crown Prince of Chen."
They happened to bring the news of the victory in Quyang City with them.
Kill two birds with one stone.
Xiao Heng was essentially a person who did good deeds anonymously, but that wasn't acceptable in the political arena.
He couldn't hide his goodwill towards his allies; he had to let Yuan Tang know everything about his attitude that was beneficial to her.
The man was shocked: "You dare—"
The old general chopped him to the ground with a chop to the neck, then tied him up with a rope.
Xiao Heng said calmly, "One or two of them think that Yan is about to fall, and they can't wait to ride on Yan's head. Go back and tell your master that Yan will definitely win this battle!"
...
Pucheng.
After a fierce battle, the Black Wind Cavalry and the Shadow Division successfully breached the south gate.
The banner of Great Yan once again flew over its own land.
The soldiers of the garrison were very excited. Who said the garrison couldn't fight? Didn't they take down the south gate?
Zhao Dengfeng collapsed to the ground, panting, and said, "Those bastards from the Han family are fucking tough..."
The Han family's warhorses are formidable; this is an indisputable fact.
They fought with all their might and risked their lives against the Shadow Division, using their unwavering faith and fighting spirit to defeat those troublesome guys!
"I'm exhausted..." Zhao Dengfeng gasped for breath.
Li Shen used the knife to support his body, gave him a cold glance, and panted, "Who told you to spend your days indulging in debauchery and ruining your health?"
Zhao Dengfeng was displeased: "Hey, hey, hey, that's unfair! When have I ever been living a life of debauchery? I was just putting on a show for others! You're so stubborn! So what if you agree with the Han family? You spend the Han family's money, do your own thing, and then stab them in the back. That's just not right!"
He and Li Shen left the military camp around the same time. The Han family hoped they would go underground and secretly contacted the old subordinates of the Xuanyuan family for them.
Li Shen disagreed, saying he would never betray the Xuanyuan family in his life, and then left without getting a single copper coin.
Zhao Dengfeng was much more tactful.
Wenren Chong glanced at the two of them and said seriously, "You two stop arguing. Han Ye has escaped. In addition, there are still 20,000 Han family troops in the city, which should be under the command of Fourth Master Han. Our mission is not yet complete."
"I know." Zhao Dengfeng smiled, quickly regaining his strength, and once again mounted his horse with high spirits. "You Han family bastards, your Grandpa Zhao is here!"
Li Shen frowned: "Could you please stop mimicking the little commander's way of speaking?"
Zhao Dengfeng chuckled and said, "Just learn it, it's kind of pretentious."
Wenren Chong looked around: "Wait, where is the young commander?"
Li Shen said, "He was just on the city wall..."
The group looked up at the same time, but Gu Jiao was no longer by the flagpole.
The three looked at each other, and an ominous premonition welled up in their hearts at the same time.
Wenren Chong's eyes turned cold: "Not good! It's a trap! Get to the city wall!"
"Hehehe... We've fallen for their trap..."
A silvery laugh, like the tinkling of Yue Liuyi, echoed from the city tower.
She didn't escape at all; instead, she hid in a secret room in the city tower using a special mechanism.
Now, there is another guest in this darkroom.
Yue Liuyi smiled and looked up at Gu Jiao, who was standing on a wooden cross. With an innocent and carefree expression, she said, "You're the commander of the Black Wind Riders? You look quite young, but you dared to hurt me. I have no choice but to ask you for a price!"
The story begins when Gu Jiao went up to the city wall. After she planted the Great Yan flag on the roof of the city wall, she inadvertently heard unusual noises coming from below.
She went into the house and released the bound civilian, and that's how things turned out.
The floorboards suddenly came apart, leaving only two suspended wooden planks crossed beneath her feet, barely supporting her.
She could not jump out, climb up, or go down, because she was surrounded by a cage woven from the silk of the Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm.
There were hundreds of densely packed Heavenly Silkworm threads. Even with her silver silk gloves, she couldn't destroy so many Heavenly Silkworm threads in an instant.
If she forces her way in, the most likely outcome is that her entire body will be cut up, leaving only her hands intact.
Yue Liuyi said with a smile, "What's the point of saving the lowly life of a commoner? Your generals of Great Yan are too soft-hearted!"
Gu Jiao said, "This is not womanly compassion, but unfortunately, someone like you will never understand."
She wasn't a normal person either; she endured the torment of the murderous aura every day.
But as the Godfather said, sometimes people don't refrain from bullying the weak because they are kind-hearted, but because a strong person must have their own pride.
The strong are not born to bully, but to protect.
Yue Liuyi laughed and said, "I don't understand, but I'm not as stupid as your Great Yan generals! You, the Seven Sons of Xuanyuan, and that Xuanyuan Qi, you're all guys who shed blood for a bunch of lowly people! I only serve my lord!"
"Oh dear, trading a commoner for the life of the Black Wind Cavalry commander is totally worth it!"
Yue Liuyi sat in a mechanical basket. After speaking, she waved to Gu Jiao above her head, "Goodbye, Commander of the Black Wind Cavalry."
She snapped her fingers, and the person at the bottom activated the mechanism. Her basket slowly descended and eventually entered a dark underground chamber.
The mechanism above Gu Jiao's head also began to turn.
It was a huge winch, located on top of all the Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm Silk. With each turn of the winch, the Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm Silk would tighten a little more towards Gu Jiao.
"Young Commander!"
It was Zhao Dengfeng's voice.
The three of them found the room on the city wall and saw Gu Jiao standing on two wooden planks with her feet dangling in the air. This was too dangerous!
Without saying a word, the three rushed forward to rescue Gu Jiao!
"Don't come any closer!" Gu Jiao said.
The three of them paused.
Gu Jiao said, "There is Snow Region Heavenly Silkworm Silk."
The three people blocked the light and couldn't see anything. They spread out to the side and only then could they see the tangled threads of hair inside the room with the help of the light and angle.
The three were utterly astonished to find so much Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm Silk.
The plank under her feet was very narrow, and Gu Jiao had to maintain perfect balance to avoid falling.
She gently placed the red-tasseled spear on the wooden board and slowly took out and put on the silk glove.
She wanted to try tearing a gap in the hole.
But as soon as she moved one of them, the winch turned twice with increased force!
The Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm Silk tightened around her by an inch!
Hiss!
One of the red tassels hanging from the red-tasseled spear was cut off.
Wenren Chong's eyes widened: "Windmill! Stop the winch!"
The question is, how do you stop the winch?
They tried to use weapons and hidden weapons, but before they could even touch the winch, the Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm Silk was cut into pieces!
Click!
The winch turned again, and a small piece of the horizontal wooden plank was cut off.
Once all the wooden planks are cut open, Gu Jiao will fall, causing the Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm Silk below to cut her into pieces.
"What should we do?" Zhao Dengfeng asked.
Wenren Chong frowned and said, "We can only start from the roof. You two go up to the roof, I'll tell you what to do, and you do what I say."
The two nodded and used their light-footed skills to climb onto the roof.
Wenren Chong stood at the door, staring intently at the location of the winch: "A little to the right, yes, that tile, move it, be careful not to trigger the mechanism."
The two carefully removed the roof tiles and finally saw the winch below.
Li Shen drew his longsword and thrust it down, getting it stuck in the winch's axle.
"Success!" Zhao Dengfeng breathed a sigh of relief.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a snapping sound was heard. The winch was so powerful that it broke Li Shen's longsword in two!
To make matters worse, the winch began to rotate at an alarming speed!
The snow-covered silkworm silk came from all directions, densely cutting towards Gu Jiao!
Wenren Chong felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar: "Zhao Dengfeng, where is your sword?!"
Zhao Dengfeng broke out in a cold sweat: "The winch is spinning too fast! It won't get stuck!"
Wenren Chong shouted, "We have to force it in, even if we can't! The young commander will be killed!"
Zhao Dengfeng was frantic: "I want to too! But I really can't stop it!"
It's over, it's really over.
The snow-covered celestial silkworms are about to surround us from all sides.
Bang!
A sharp sword aura pierced through the air from behind the two, forcefully blasting them away and tearing off half of the roof along with them!
Wenren Chong stood at the doorway, his eyes stinging from the sudden burst of smoke and dust and rubble.
"Young Commander—"
Li Shen shouted.
A towering figure descended from the sky, knelt on one knee on the roof beam, gripped the black iron longsword with both hands, and slashed down fiercely, stopping the out-of-control winch!
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat, staring in disbelief at the expert who had appeared out of thin air.
Isn't this... the old man who guarded the young commander's tent for the past few days, forbidding anyone from visiting the unconscious young commander?
I heard he went to Pucheng to gather information.
He looks quite old, how come he's so skilled in martial arts?
Gu Jiao looked up at the old Marquis who had descended from the sky. It turned out to be my sworn brother.
My sworn brother is really awesome! Awesome!
Ignoring the brotherly glances directed his way, the old Marquis located the mechanism beneath the winch and removed the Snowfield Heavenly Silkworm Silk surrounding Gu Jiao.
Completely unaware that her identity had already been exposed, Gu Jiao picked up the red-tasseled spear from the wooden board and reached out to the old Marquis.
Pull me up!
The old marquis was furious when he saw this disrespectful little girl who was teasing his sworn sister!
He must have nothing better to do than bother with this girl!
Isn't he capable?
If you're so capable, come up here yourself!
If that doesn't work, just throw him down!
If he ever interfered with her again, he wouldn't be Gu Chao!
Gu Jiao pointed to her little feet.
I sprained my ankle.
...
Half an hour later.
The old Marquis carried Gu Jiao down the city wall with a blank expression.
The last few hours are up, tickets are being cleared out.
(End of this chapter)
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