Chapter 463 The Expedition
The bugle call sounded at dawn.
Yun Que and Yun Jin were helping Qin Jinzhi put on her armor.
Yun Que looked at the gold necklace around Qin Jinzhi's neck.
"Princess, should we take this off? Otherwise, it might be uncomfortable wearing the armor."
Yun Que asked with great curiosity, "Princess, I've always been curious. Her Majesty the Empress forbids you from taking off the longevity lock, so how did you hide this gold necklace when you went to the battlefield, which was so eye-catching?"
Qin Jinzhi removed the gold necklace and then took the longevity lock off it.
“Longevity locks used to be much bigger; you could just put them inside your clothes.”
Qin Jinzhi tucked the longevity lock into the chest area of her armor, where a small pocket had been sewn on, and the person who sewn the pocket had carefully added a button.
Lark put the gold necklace away.
"Princess, can't Yun Jin and I really go with you?"
Qin Jinzhi lowered her head, making it easier for Yun Que to put on her helmet.
"The State of Chu may not fight our army today. Your princess is not made of steamed buns. Luo Shui and Fei Yan do not know martial arts. The enemy country is full of dangers. Si Sha may not be able to take care of them. They need you more. This is an important mission. If you do it well, the princess will give you credit."
"yes!"
After Qin Jinzhi was dressed, the two men took her knife.
Qin Ye did not appear; it was General Chen, who had just returned to camp the day before, who saw Qin Jinzhi off to the expedition.
He held a bowl of farewell wine in his hand.
"Young Master, your humble servant and the soldiers await your triumphant return."
Qin Jinzhi accepted the wine with high spirits and drank it all in one gulp.
The wine bowl shattered on the ground.
Qin Jinzhi took the long handle of the knife and brought the blade down heavily.
"All soldiers, follow me into battle! Giddy up!"
With a triumphant roar, Liu Yun charged out of the military camp.
A deafening roar erupted behind me.
The Zhenbei Army rushed in and soon arrived at the front lines where the two armies clashed.
The city gates of the Chu state were closed.
Qin Jinzhi rode the flowing cloud to the front.
She waved her hand, and a prison van slowly approached.
A cross was nailed to the car, and a man was tied to it.
Ah Man stood next to him and cleared her throat.
"Listen up, people of Chu! Your fourteenth prince is in our hands. If you want him to live, open the city gates! Those who surrender will not be killed. But if we breach these gates, we will leave no one alive in the city!"
The execution cart moved forward a little further.
Aman grabbed Huangfu Nanying's hair and forced him to look up, so that the people on the city wall could clearly see his face.
"Look closely, it's the fourteenth prince of Chu, Huangfu Nanying!"
The Chu soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing Aman's words.
When was the fourteenth prince captured?
Besides, is this really the fourteenth prince?
At this moment, Ah Jiao stepped forward and said, "I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to ask the general who is currently guarding the city. If he doesn't open the city gate after that time, we will kill Huangfu Nanying as a sacrifice to the flag!"
Upon hearing this, a soldier on the city wall immediately left.
Qin Jinzhi sat calmly on her horse.
Aman asked in bewilderment, "Princess, wouldn't it be better if we just killed him? It would be so impressive to just throw his head up there with a catapult."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Huangfu Nanfeng's head is still of some value."
She looked at the lifeless Huangfu Nanying and said sneer, "Huangfu Nanying, you've been following Huangfu Nanfeng for so long. He's always been known as the God of War. You've been in and out of the military camp for so long, yet no one in the army recognizes you. Sometimes I wonder, what are you idiots thinking?"
Aman suddenly realized, "Ah, no wonder they asked the generals guarding the city, and no one recognized this damned prince."
Huangfu Nanying's eyes were filled with intense resentment. "Qin Jinzhi, even if you kill me, what good will it do? In the end, you will only suffer a complete defeat."
Qin Jinzhi looked at Aman, "Did you beat her so badly? Did you drive her crazy?"
Aman also looked at Huangfu Nanying, "Were my two lashes that heavy? No, it must have been Yun Jin who did it; she hit hard."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Then I must reward her properly."
Before half an incense stick had burned, a man who looked like a general stood on the city wall.
"Is the fourteenth prince below the city walls?"
Huangfu Nanying raised her head and looked at the general.
The general was startled; it really was the fourteenth prince.
Remembering Huangfu Nanfeng's words, he immediately said coldly, "The Jin traitors actually tried to deceive us! The Fourteenth Prince is currently in the capital discussing state affairs with the Ninth Prince. How could he possibly be captured by you!"
Huangfu Nanying closed her eyes upon hearing the answer that matched her own.
Qin Jinzhi wanted to use him to suppress the morale of the Chu people.
How could Huangfu Nanfeng let Qin Jinzhi succeed?
Aman frowned, placing the giant axe in front of Huangfu Nanying's neck.
"Do you want this person or not?"
The general immediately shouted, "The Jin traitors are shameless! Soldiers, do not be fooled by them! The Ninth Prince has ordered that the city gates be strictly guarded! We will not let the Jin traitors get away with this..."
Before he could finish speaking, Huangfu Nanying's head was already on Aman's giant axe.
Ah Man, holding a giant axe and carrying a human head, tilted his head and looked at him provocatively.
"They don't even recognize their own princes. The Chu Kingdom is truly cold-blooded."
The general never expected that the people below the city would cut off the fourteenth prince's head without any warning.
The general roared in fury:
"Who is under the city!"
Aman casually kicked Huangfu Nanying's portrait aside like a football, then looked up at the city wall and said, "I never change my name or surname, I am your grandma Hu Aman!"
The general on the city wall immediately looked furious. "Are all the people of Jin a bunch of cowards? They actually sent women to war. What kind of heroes are those who hide behind women? I think they're all cowards."
But the Zhenbei Army soldiers below the city were not angry at all; some even looked at him as if he were an idiot.
A soldier stepped forward and said, "You coward, how dare you shout! If you're so eager to yell, then open the city gates and come out to meet the enemy. Let us see what a coward looks like!"
Recently, he has been listening to a lot about the art of conversation between Lord Wei and Lord Lou.
I also learned a bit about fur.
The general immediately shouted, "Shameless brat, stop your arrogance!"
The soldier replied, "Get down here, you coward!"
The soldiers beside the general said angrily, "General, are we just going to let them shout and curse in front of the city gate every day? Many people in the city have other ideas. They say that we dare not fight against Jin, and the city will fall sooner or later. It would be better to surrender."
The general immediately shouted, "What utter nonsense! If it weren't for the Ninth Prince's order not to open the city gates, I would have already slaughtered thousands of Jin traitors and raised our national prestige!"
The soldier beside him frowned. "General, how long are we going to have to hold out in this city? If it continues like this every day, the morale of the army will collapse sooner or later."
The general's face darkened upon hearing this. He had been fighting against the State of Jin for several years, winning and losing, but he had never been able to escape.
After the Ninth Prince gave the order, there was no further news. If the morale of the army had truly collapsed, then defeat would surely come without a fight.
"Open the city gates and meet the enemy!"
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