Leng Yu frowned and shook his head.
"The King of Chu has declared that he will fight the Daning Kingdom to the bitter end. We must fight this battle. If it weren't for the Beihai Kingdom waiting in the rear, we should have ended it three days ago."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Lingzi ran in hurriedly, his face pale and panting.
"Your Majesty, something happened."
This sentence made Liu Dechang, Luo Lan and several others freeze in their tracks. Leng Yu's eyebrows were furrowed as he asked anxiously,
"What happened?"
Xiao Lingzi exhaled heavily, clenched his fists, and replied with a dark face:
"Zhang Yuan is here..."
These four words seemed like a bomb about to explode, causing the three people sitting on the chairs to stand up in surprise.
Liu Dechang asked in a low voice with a sullen face,
"Where are they? Did something happen in the capital?"
Leng Yu and Luo Lan also frowned and looked at Xiao Lingzi, waiting for him to speak vigilantly.
Xiao Lingzi swallowed his saliva and said with a sob:
"He... he's resting. He's been traveling for a long time and is exhausted. He hasn't eaten in days and nights. He's speechless now."
Hearing this, Leng Yu suddenly felt an inexplicable heartache. Something big must have happened in the capital city to make Zhang Yuan run here to find him regardless of his life.
So, he, Liu Dechang and Luo Lan quickly came to Zhang Yuan.
When they saw Zhang Yuan, with messy hair and a dirty face, lowering his head and biting into a steamed bun, Luo Lan's eyes instantly filled with tears. Leng Yu clenched her fists in hatred, slowly squatted down, put one hand on his shoulder, and said with a sob:
"Brother, I'm sorry for making you suffer. What happened?"
When Zhang Yuan saw Leng Yu, he stopped chewing the steamed bun and started crying with his mouth wide open.
"Your Majesty, I finally...finally see you."
His crying made everyone present choke up. Xiao Lingzi handed the kettle to him and gently persuaded him:
"Don't worry about it, drink some water first!"
Zhang Yuan stretched out his cracked and dirty hands, took the kettle from Xiao Lingzi, and drank from it in big gulps...
Seeing his miserable appearance, Luo Lan couldn't help but shed tears. She turned her face away, secretly wiped away her tears, and waited quietly for Zhang Yuan to finish drinking the water.
After a while, Zhang Yuan took the kettle away from his mouth, raised his sleeve to wipe the corner of his mouth, and said impatiently:
"Your Highness, after General Liu left, a large number of Chu people poured into the capital. I knew at the time that General Liu might have fallen for a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Those Chu people, led by that Li Tianyang, controlled all the officials in the capital and were determined to attack the imperial palace. Fortunately, General Liu left behind people to guard the imperial city before he left, but the military strength in the capital is really limited. I was afraid that more Chu people would enter the capital and we would not be able to resist them, so I thought of chasing General Liu. As a result, the pursuit lasted for three months. I don’t know how much happened in the capital during these three months. Your Highness, let’s go back quickly! Otherwise, the imperial city will be in danger!"
Zhang Yuan's words made Liu Dechang's face turn pale and he took a few steps back. If it weren't for Xiao Lingzi behind him who supported him, he would have almost fallen down.
Leng Yu's brows were suddenly filled with a ferocious look. He slowly stood up and said to Ah Hong:
"Arrange for Zhang Yuan to have a good rest."
He looked at Liu Dechang, whose face was grim, and said in a calm voice:
"General Liu, don't be impatient. If you hadn't come this time, it would have been difficult for us to suddenly break out of the siege. Now the Chu people have occupied our capital, and we have besieged the King of Chu here, so we can be considered a draw..."
After saying this, he said to Xiao Lingzi with a calm expression: "Gather everyone into the tent, I have something to say."
Leaving these words behind, he clenched his fists hidden in his sleeves and walked quickly towards the door.
After a while, in Leng Yu's tent, all the deputy generals sat on both sides, waiting for Leng Yu to speak.
Leng Yu glanced at these people, his face livid, and he said in an angry voice:
"Our war with Chu cannot wait until tomorrow. Everyone go back and prepare. We will start the battle tonight and capture King Meng Xin of Chu alive."
Hearing this, Ayu asked in confusion:
"Your Highness, what about the people of Beihai? If they take advantage of the chaos to attack us, I'm afraid we won't be able to handle it."
A Yu's words were exactly what Leng Yu was worried about. The reason why they trapped the Chu people in the tent and did not attack them was to prevent the Beihai Kingdom from taking advantage of the situation to rob them. But now he could not care less. He had to capture Meng Xin alive and then rush to the capital as quickly as possible.
Zhang Yuan had been out for three months. It was unknown how much had happened during that time. It was also unknown whether these Chu people would bring disaster to the people. And what about his three children...
Thinking of this, his heart trembled. He didn't even dare to think about it. He was afraid that the Chu people would harm his children because of him...
The more he thought about it, the more his chest felt suffocated. He didn't dare mention it to Luo Lan, so he had no choice but to end this endless battle as soon as possible and go back...
Leng Yu calmed himself down and said in a cold voice:
"We can't worry about that anymore. We don't have much time to hold out here. Xiao Lingzi, Xiao Shuangzi, and Xiao Ningzi, the three of you will lead 30,000 men to set up an ambush on the road leading to the Beihai State camp. If they dare to move, they will be killed immediately. The rest of you, take everyone and attack the Chu State camp with all your might. Remember, we must capture Meng Xin and his son Meng Letu alive."
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