Bai Chuxiao pondered for a moment, "Let's take him away first and see if we can get any valuable information out of him. As for whether to kill him or spare his life, let's see if the Prince has any other plans."
"Wait... Keep a close watch on him. He's the Emperor's father-in-law, after all. Don't let him get kidnapped."
"Yes, sir!"
Bai Chuxiao then looked at the generals below and said, "We must take Yunying and Yingzhou as soon as possible. What do you all think we should do?"
Yu Fengyang said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, Yunzhou is still in a state of misery, and the garrison has been largely destroyed. Now that General Lü and the Changzhou Guard have joined the effort, let's split our forces into two groups..."
Bai Chuxiao nodded, "It's Yi Fengyang's!"
Lu Fengxian immediately stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Highness, this humble general is willing to lead the Changzhou Guard to take Yunzhou!"
His two lieutenants also immediately stood up. Now that they had surrendered, they naturally wanted to demonstrate their worth...
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "Very well, then Yunzhou will be fully entrusted to General Lü and Changzhou Guard..."
Lu Bu and the two young generals behind him were taken aback. Entrusting everything to them? Did the Princess Consort of Yan really trust them?
Seeing the somewhat stunned group, Bai Chuxiao said solemnly, "General Lü and the two young generals, in my eyes, everything is based on ability! Since I've chosen you, I won't doubt you, and I hope you won't disappoint me!"
Lu Fengxian's two deputies immediately replied respectfully, "Your subordinates will certainly not fail in your mission!"
Bai Chuxiao nodded, then turned her head and asked, "Yingzhou, who among you is willing to fight?"
Yu Fengyang immediately stood up and said, "Your Highness, leave Yingzhou to me this time!"
Murong Xuan, who was just about to get up, sat back down upon seeing this, deciding that he shouldn't try to take it from Feng Yang this time...
Bai Chuxiao smiled and said, "Alright, I'll leave this task to General Lü and Feng Yang."
After thinking for a moment, Bai Chuxiao continued, "Cui Hao, you will lead the Azure Dragon Battalion and cooperate with the two generals at any time!"
Cui Hao quickly replied, "Yes!"
After a moment of contemplation, Bai Chuxiao slowly spoke, "Furthermore, the garrisons in Yunying and Liangzhou will not be offered any surrenders this time, but I want both commanders of the two prefectures to live, understand?"
The troops stationed in these two states were in disarray, and had previously been controlled by Chu Wenzheng and Zhang Yu, so she dared not use them...
Yu Fengyang, Lü Fengxian, and Cui Hao respectfully replied, "Yes..."
Once everything was agreed upon, Bai Chuxiao waved her hand...
Inside the camp outside Tanzhou, where the banner of the Prince of Yan's residence stood tall, Chu Tianze, seated at the head of the main tent, looked at the letter in his hand, a gentle smile on his face.
Shen Tao and Song Fei below were taken aback. Song Fei asked directly, "Your Highness, is there any good news?"
Chu Tianze handed over the letter and said calmly, "The Princess Consort has already crossed the perilous pass and captured Zhang Yu and his two sons alive. General Lü Fengxian of Huaihua has also been turned to the side and has taken Changzhou without bloodshed..."
Shen Tao and Song Fei's eyes lit up. Shen Tao said admiringly, "The Princess Consort is indeed amazing..."
If it were them, they wouldn't have been able to come up with a better way to break through the natural defenses of Fengyun Valley so quickly, and it would have been impossible for them to do so so easily...
Hearing this, Chu Tianze felt even more relieved; his Xiaoxiao was undoubtedly the most capable.
Song Fei chuckled, "Your Highness, we'd better hurry, we can't let the Princess outdo us..."
Chu Tianze glanced at it but didn't refute it. "Everything will proceed as planned!"
"yes"
After everyone had left, Chu Tianze picked up his brush and began to write something on the table. After finishing, he carefully read it several times before folding and putting it away neatly.
Summoning Mo Yan and Mo Wen, Chu Tianze handed them the secret letter and ordered, "Deliver it to the Princess Consort as quickly as possible!"
"Your subordinate obeys!" Seeing Chu Tianze's solemn expression, Mo Yan and Mo Wen exchanged a glance and also became serious. This must be some important military matter, which cannot be delayed!
Due to a series of unforeseen events, the Yunzhou Garrison now numbers less than 100,000 men, and its combat strength is far inferior to that of the Changzhou Garrison, which is also stationed there. Furthermore, the Yunzhou Garrison has had several different commanders, and morale within the army is extremely low.
Lü Bu didn't exert much effort to take over the entire Yunzhou. With the cooperation of the Qinglong Camp, he even captured the former Yunzhou Provincial Governor Jiang Ming and Wu Yong, who later replaced Wei Changkong as commander.
Bai Chuxiao, having returned to her familiar place, sat in the familiar Provincial Administration Office, looking at Jiang Ming and Wu Yong on the ground with a cold smile. Wu Yong? What a good name, he's quite useless!
"Jiang Ming, long time no see."
Jiang Ming snorted coldly and gritted his teeth, saying, "Princess Yan has no need to be so smug!"
Bai Chuxiao looked down at him coldly and said, "Chu Wenzheng is already the regent, why didn't he think of promoting Lord Jiang along with him?"
Jiang Ming's face stiffened. Bai Chuxiao sneered before turning to Xia Fan and asking, "Has Wei Changkong woken up?"
Xia Fan shook his head, his expression not good. "No, Commander Wei was tortured to the point of being almost unrecognizable. The doctor said that even if he recovers, he'll probably have to spend the rest of his life in bed..."
A cold glint flashed in Bai Chuxiao's eyes. "Very good, Lord Jiang's methods are quite impressive!"
A look of satisfaction flashed across Jiang Ming's face. "Hahaha, isn't the Princess Consort of Yan supposed to be very powerful? Back then, she only cared about escaping for her own life. Wei Changkong's current state is all thanks to the Princess Consort..."
Bai Chuxiao unleashed a powerful palm strike, slamming Jiang Ming against the door before sending him crashing to the ground, coughing up blood repeatedly, yet a smug smile still lingered on his lips…
Bai Chuxiao lowered her eyes, "At first, I just wanted to hang your head out for all to see, but now I think that's too lenient on you..."
Xia Fan said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, we've been working on a new method lately, so we'll use him to test it out..."
Bai Chuxiao suddenly looked at Jiang Ming and sneered, "The people of Yunzhou must be very 'grateful' for what Lord Jiang has done for them over the years..."
Jiang Ming said sternly, "What exactly do you want to do..."
"What will they do? Actually, I'm quite curious too. What will everyone do to Lord Jiang?"
Bai Chuxiao then instructed, "Xia Fan, publicize all the good deeds this man and Chu Wenzheng did back then. Then, for the next few days, take him out to parade through the streets every day so the people can vent their anger. At night, let him experience our methods. Just make sure he's still breathing..."
"yes!"
He slaughtered so many people back then; if the public knew, they would tear him to pieces and leave him with eternal infamy. Panic flashed in Jiang Ming's eyes. "Wait, I know many of Chu Wenzheng's secrets, as long as you let me go..."
"Let you go, but who will let Wei Changkong and the people of the two dead counties go? Besides, I have no interest in Chu Wenzheng's secret. Today it's you, but soon it will be his turn..." Bai Chuxiao sneered.
Jiang Ming said in disbelief, "I don't believe you really..."
Bai Chuxiao had no patience to listen to him continue. "Take him away and do as we just said..."
Jiang Ming was ruthlessly dragged away, leaving Wu Yong trembling alone...
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