The Marquis knew something was wrong when he saw Li Zhu's gesture; every time Li Zhu touched his chin, someone would suffer misfortune...
He glanced at Jiang Moyan inside the tent, silently mourning for him. Of all people to oppose, this guy had to go against the Crown Prince, the sixth prince. Wasn't he just asking for trouble?
Li Zhu had just returned to the central command tent when Jiang Moyan arrived carrying the Imperial Sword…
"The imperial sword is here; Li Zhu, receive the decree..."
Although he knew the imperial sword wouldn't work on Li Zhu, he still wanted to give it a try...
"Speak your mind, or shut up..."
Li Zhu rolled his eyes at him and said, "I'm not happy about it!"
This made Jiang Moyan's face turn very ugly. He had never seen anyone accept an imperial decree so arrogantly, but today he had witnessed it firsthand...
"His Majesty has decreed that Crown Prince Li Zhu lead his troops to withdraw ten li (approximately 5 kilometers) and await an opportunity to attack..."
Jiang Moyan said somewhat guiltily!
Then came the inevitable wait for death. He felt that anyone with a brain wouldn't believe such an order, especially since he already had little credibility with Li Zhu...
"Little monkey, order the entire army to retreat ten miles..."
"Yes, Your Highness..."
The Marquis respectfully went to deliver the decree, while Jiang Moyan, standing beside him, was stunned, wondering if it had gone so smoothly. Something felt off.
"Your Highness...Your Highness..."
Seeing that Jiang Moyan couldn't say anything for a long time, Li Zhu looked up at him and asked in confusion.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
"No...no...I just wanted to confirm, did His Highness the Crown Prince just receive the imperial decree?"
Jiang Moyan asked cautiously!
"Yeah, what else?"
Li Zhu looked at him calmly…
"This...this doesn't seem right..."
Jiang Moyan smacked his lips and muttered to himself!
"Should I disobey the imperial decree? I am a virtuous crown prince, how could I do such a thing..."
Li Zhu spoke with an air of righteous indignation!
Seeing Li Zhu accept the imperial decree and follow his plan, Jiang Moyan felt uneasy. There was something wrong with him. How could someone who didn't kneel to receive the decree possibly listen to the imperial decree?
What should have been a happy occasion turned into something that he just couldn't be happy about...
"What are you still doing holding that imperial sword? You can go back to cutting leather..."
Li Zhu looked at Jiang Moyan, who had a completely bewildered expression, and said!
"oh…"
Jiang Moyan awkwardly put down the imperial sword. He had only intended to use it to prevent Li Zhu from killing him, but he hadn't expected it to be so effective this time...
Just as he was about to turn around, he turned back somewhat blankly and asked...
"Is that all?"
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
Li Zhu looked at him and asked in return!
Jiang Moyan shook his head, indicating that he was fine. Li Zhu gave him a confident smile and said...
"You have to believe in yourself, it's really over..."
The next morning, Li Zhu led his army to retreat ten miles. Seeing this, Yan Yan in Yunzhou City never expected things to go so smoothly…
"Your Highness, it's our own people who are most reliable. We only used a few tricks, and the New Tang army retreated ten miles..."
Yan Yan said smugly, glancing at Xiao Meiren beside her as she spoke, her meaning clear: Xiao Meiren, an outsider, is ultimately unreliable…
"Your Highness, the retreat of the New Tang army this time is extremely strange. Beware of a trap..."
Xiao Meiren did not respond to Yan Yan's sarcasm, but instead reminded Yelü Bei, though there was no worry in her eyes, because she knew he wouldn't listen to her advice...
"Hmph! You're incompetent yourself, so why doubt others' abilities? Don't you feel ashamed?"
Yan Yan said coldly!
"My lady, there's no need to worry. There will be absolutely no problem this time. Our Liao Kingdom has already arranged for secret envoys to contact important officials of the New Tang Dynasty, and we have reached an agreement. This time, it's all thanks to their efforts, so there won't be any issues..."
Yelü Bei thought that Consort Xiao was worried about him, so he quickly explained to her reassuringly…
"Your Highness, how could you tell such important information to an outsider?"
Yan Yan angrily questioned!
"Yan Yan, how many times have I told you? This beauty isn't an outsider. She's practically a princess of my Liao Kingdom now. If you continue to treat her like this, don't blame me for being impolite..."
Yelü Bei said angrily!
"Your Highness, no matter what, he is a man of the Central Plains. This is such important intelligence, a core secret of our Liao Kingdom. How could you so easily reveal it to her? This will bring disaster to the Liao Kingdom..."
Yan Yan said with great distress!
"Enough! This is truly misleading! Don't think you're so great just because you successfully forced the New Tang army to retreat. It was all thanks to the arrangements of my royal family. How could you have had the chance to make a name for yourself like this? If you dare to be arrogant again, don't blame me for disregarding my mother's feelings..."
Yelü Bei retorted angrily!
Although there was a great commotion inside Yunzhou City, they had already prepared for battle and were just waiting for Yelü Bei's order to charge out of the city and attack the New Tang army...
Now we're just waiting for news from Jiang Moyan...
Inside the New Tang Dynasty's main camp!
Jiang Moyan secretly went to the location where the grain was stored, and without thinking twice, set the grain on fire...
This was the signal he and Xiao Qianyuan had agreed upon: a fire in the New Tang army's supplies meant that the Liao cavalry could charge in...
On the city walls of Yunzhou!
"A signal...look, that's the agreed-upon signal..."
Xiao Qianyuan excitedly pointed at the burning grain and shouted!
At this moment, Yan Yan, clad in armor, stood behind Yelü Bei. He planned to go out and kill a few New Tang soldiers to vent his anger; he believed that this one-sided battle would be the perfect place for her to vent her frustration…
"Men of Liao, the enemy has retreated ten miles because they fear the warriors of Liao. Now is the time for us to make our mark. Charge forward, kill those New Tang people, and let them know the might of the men of Liao..."
At this moment, a great fire is burning in the Xin Tang camp. Their provisions have been set on fire by my men. Their morale is in disarray, and their soldiers are in dire straits. The Xin Tang people are now like a flock of sheep, and we, the men of Liao, are there to catch them…
Everyone follow behind me, let's conquer the army of the New Tang together, charge…
Accompanied by Yelü Bei's impassioned speech, all the soldiers were as if they had been injected with chicken blood, eager to rush into the New Tang camp and wipe out everyone inside...
The moment the city gates opened, the Liao cavalry charged towards the New Tang army camp like tigers returning to their lair, roaring as they did so…
Ten miles is a distance that cavalry can cover in the blink of an eye; the Liao cavalry were even confident that the new Tang dynasty wouldn't have time to react...
But to their surprise, just as they were halfway there, a group of archers appeared in front of the camp. They were the Heavenly Punishment Army, but instead of Heavenly Punishment, they were using flaming arrows...
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