Chapter 259: Not destined to die
Shen Sui angrily led a hundred soldiers and headed straight for Xianyang City.
At this time, in Piaomiao City, Beiyan attacked the city for half a month, and the city was broken. Beiyan took Piaomiao City in one fell swoop.
Jiang Shao and his generals broke through the east gate and fled, like a stray dog.
Shen Mo bent his bow and shot his deputy general to death, then watched him escape with cold eyes.
After returning, he asked Yan Xingchuan: "Why didn't you kill him?"
Before attacking the city, Yan Xingchuan said that if Jiang Shao wanted to escape, he would be spared.
"To die on the battlefield is also an honor." Yan Xingchuan sat in front of the desk with a stern face. He still had his armor on and the murderous aura from the battlefield had not yet dissipated.
"Letting him die like this would be too easy for him. Besides, killing him wouldn't be that easy."
"And..." Yan Xingchuan took out a letter and gave it to him. Chen Mo took it and looked at it, his expression changing again and again.
"Have they become enemies?"
That letter described how the Duke of Ping and his son had disagreements and almost became enemies because of the appearance of Jiang Cinian.
Yan Xingchuan said, "Even a rotten boat can still hold three pounds of nails. If we let Duke Ping rectify the court, it will do us no good. It would be better to let the father and son fight it out first."
Shen Mo sighed: "It's really not his fate to die."
According to common sense, even if they hated Jiang Shao and didn't want him to be glorious after his death, they would never let the tiger go back to the mountains, lest there be endless troubles.
But if Duke Ping really reorganized the court, it would be an even greater threat to Beiyan.
In this way, when two tigers fight each other, they sit on the mountain and watch the fight, waiting for the opportunity to eliminate the two tigers. This is the most advantageous situation.
"Duke Ping is already preparing to pave the way for... his grandson. So, the dog emperor's situation probably won't be very good either."
"Let someone watch him. If he survives, it's his good fortune. If he dies, it's what he deserves."
Yan Xingchuan also wanted to kill this damn emperor with his own hands, but the opportunity was not waiting for him. In his previous life, he reached the imperial city, but the old emperor had died long ago. He probably wouldn't have the chance in this life either.
It is not easy to capture the Imperial City. It took him more than ten years in his previous life. Even if it is faster in this life, it will take another five or six years.
No one knew whether the old emperor was still alive at that time.
But it doesn't matter. Even if he is dead, he will dig out the old emperor's bones, expose the bones to the sun, and throw the body into the wilderness to pay tribute to the heroic spirit of the Yan family.
Yan Xingchuan frowned suddenly when he thought of this.
"What's wrong, my lord?"
"I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy, as if something is going to happen." Yan Xingchuan frowned, his heart beating fast, and he felt very uneasy.
"Could it be that there is an ambush and Jiang Shao can make a surprise attack?" Shen Mo suddenly became alert.
"Probably not. He can't be killed back."
Because of Duke Ping's attitude, Jiang Shao stayed in Piaomiao City for a year without any reinforcements. He only had the troops he had brought from Chongshan Pass and the garrison in Miaozhou.
After half a year of fighting, with more than twenty battles of varying sizes, it was already a good thing that Jiang Shao could break through the encirclement and escape. No one else could possibly fight back.
"Could something have happened to Liu Niang?" Yan Xingchuan couldn't sit still when he thought about it.
"Wang Ji? That shouldn't be the case." Chen Mo also frowned. "Xianyang City is like an iron barrel nowadays. Besides, there are many people around Wang Ji. It's impossible..."
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After occupying Piaomiao City, many things became complicated. Yan Xingchuan personally took charge, Shangguan Tong and others handled various matters in the city, and Chen Mo led the troops to check everyone in the city.
Yan Xingchuan was busy until late at night before he finally breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to close his eyes and rest.
As soon as I fell asleep, I had many messy dreams, and I also dreamed of Cui Si.
He seldom had the chance to dream about her. At first he was a little happy and wanted to talk to her, but he never expected that she seemed to be angry with him and told him to get out.
Waking up from his dream, he lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling of the tent for a long time without any movement, and the longer he lay there, the more uneasy he felt.
He got up and sat in silence in the middle of the night, and when the next morning came, he summoned Shangguan Tong.
"I have to leave for a few days. There are still two major cities in Miaozhou resisting. Just leave the matter to Cui Jing and the others. Jiang Shao has escaped, so it won't be difficult. As for Chen Mo, he will assist you in defending Miaozhou."
Shangguan Tong frowned: "My Lord, is there something that requires you to leave at this time?"
They had just conquered Piaomiao City, and it was the time to stabilize people's hearts. Even if Yan Xingchuan did nothing, his presence here would reassure people and calm the people of Piaomiao City.
"Go back to Xianyang."
Shangguan Tong opened his mouth and thought to himself, you kid, you feel like you've been away for three years for just one day, the war isn't over yet and you're already planning to go back to see your wife.
However, Shangguan Tong had also watched Yan Xingchuan grow up. Although they were king and subject, they were also both teacher and friend. After thinking about it, he tried to discuss with him: "My Lord, is it okay to wait for a few days?"
"After Cui Jing takes the remaining two cities and arranges the defense line on the west bank of the Piaomiao River, we can go back. It won't take long, probably one or two months."
If Yan Xingchuan stayed, he could immediately go to support Cui Jing if anything went wrong. In addition, the defense line of Piaomiao River might be the defense line of Beiyan in the southeast for the next few years, so he needed his approval.
Shangguan Tong didn't disagree, but hoped that he could wait until the matter was over before leaving.
Yan Xingchuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Military Advisor, I've been feeling uneasy since yesterday afternoon. I always feel like something is going to happen. If I don't go, I'm afraid I'll regret it."
"I'm worried that something happened to Liu Niang."
Shangguan Tong sighed in his heart, thinking that the word "love" is really misleading.
According to his idea, after taking Miaozhou, he could temporarily cease fire with the court, but he should reorganize his troops and head to the southwest to see if he could take down the King of Nanhuai and the King of Xiling.
The two were fighting fiercely, and they wanted to see if they could kill both of them.
However, Shangguan Tong is open-minded. He does not think that Yan Xingchuan should be free from constraints. Hegemony is hegemony, and life is life. They are equally important.
Shangguan Tong had fully supported the idea of going south to marry Cui's daughter, but unfortunately, the marriage didn't take place, and it was Chen Mo who got lucky.
"Since that's the case, please go, my lord. We are here in Piaomiao City. If Cui Jing needs support, please send Shen Mo over."
"But the sooner we go, the sooner we can return. We still have to wait for the master to come back and make a decision on the defense line."
"Okay." Yan Xingchuan agreed.
In Beiyan, there are self-righteous people like Chen Sui, as well as brothers like Chen Mo who grew up fighting alongside him, and elders like Shangguan Tong who watched him grow up and were both teachers and friends.
They hope that he can achieve great things and have a good future.
Hegemony and kingship are important, but people cannot only have hegemony and kingship.
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