"Your Highness, I don't know either. I only know that suddenly a dozen or so powerful warriors and more than a thousand people who looked like suicide soldiers arrived and started a massacre in the military camp. Later, the city gates opened and another thousand elite soldiers came in from outside. The way those elite soldiers killed was somewhat different from the Garan soldiers we encountered before. Then, Feng Yu led the Garan soldiers out of the prison..."
"Your Highness, two quarters of an hour before you set off for Guanshan City, I was still in the prison cell and there was nothing wrong with me."
Zhang Bo recalled.
After hearing this, the King of Beixiang fell into deep thought. So those powerful figures had already arrived in Fengyue City before he left. Powerful figures plus assassins... The King of Beixiang gave a self-deprecating smile. He hadn't expected Jialan to be so well hidden.
"Where are Deputy General Liu and the 200,000 troops?"
Zhang Bo slowly lowered his head, and the Prince of Beixiang instantly had a bad premonition. "Lieutenant Liu is dead, and the 200,000 troops have dwindled to less than 70,000..."
A rush of blood to the head of the Prince of Beixiang caused him to feel dizzy and his heart to race, causing him to vomit several more mouthfuls of blood.
Four hundred thousand!
With only 70,000 troops left out of 400,000, when has the Prince of Beixiang ever been in such a sorry state? How is he going to explain this to the Emperor and the Crown Prince?
The King of Beixiang closed his eyes. No, this time he was doomed in this city of pleasure.
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In the main hall.
"Miss Ji, we are truly grateful to you all for this matter in Fengyue City. Consider these two boxes of exquisite flower tea as a gift from me on behalf of each of you. I hope you will accept them with pleasure."
After thinking it over, Han Shaoting decided to call her Miss Ji. It was better not to let too many people know her true identity.
A large box of Linglong flower tea was placed in front of everyone. Feng Yu's eyes widened. Only about five boxes of this Linglong flower tea are produced every year, and the First Prince actually gave away two boxes. He was truly extravagant.
Ji Jiuying didn't stand on ceremony and placed the exquisite flower tea in her space with a wave of her hand.
"Your Highness, what should we do with the soldiers from the Western Jin?"
Feng Yu asked, "These 70,000 troops are neither a large nor a small force, but it's still quite a strain to keep them in Fengyue City."
Han Shaoting knew that there were 400,000 Western Jin soldiers in Fengyue City. The King of Beixiang took 200,000 to Guanshan City, so there should still be 200,000 in Fengyue City. He never expected that there were only 70,000 left.
But after hearing Feng Yu's explanation, he didn't care about it anymore; seventy thousand it is.
"I've already thought about this. These 70,000 people will be escorted to the spirit vein mine, but this will have to wait until we recapture Wangfeng City before we can carry it out," Han Shaoting said.
Upon hearing this, Feng Yu didn't say anything more.
"The Second Prince of Western Jin is personally overseeing Wangfeng City; taking it back won't be an easy task."
"The Second Prince of Western Jin?" Ji Jiuying was puzzled. She only knew about the Crown Prince of Western Jin, but had never seen or heard of the Second Prince of Western Jin.
Han Shaoting nodded and explained, "It is said that the second prince of the Western Jin Dynasty was born to the woman who was the most beloved by the emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, but no one has ever seen that woman, nor does anyone know her name or whether she is still alive."
"I've heard that the Second Prince is aloof and spends most of his time in the palace, rarely leaving. He's also seldom seen at banquets, so I'm not very clear about his personality."
Ji Jiuying pondered for a moment. Judging from Murong Yun's style of doing things, this second prince was definitely his biggest threat. How could he possibly remain indifferent?
Gong Mingyue's voice echoed in her mind: "Jiu'er, the Emperor of Western Jin will never allow him to lead troops into battle. The blood on the battlefield will awaken his true nature... he'll become a wolf."
[I once met the Second Prince of the Western Jin Dynasty by chance. He was indeed aloof and didn't like to talk. But every seven days he had to drink a bowl of blood from a single person. However, not everyone's blood would do; it had to be the blood of a virgin who had never been with a man. Otherwise, he would reveal his fangs and wolf ears.]
However, Han Shaoting knows about this, so it's probably not just a rumor. Perhaps the Second Prince did come, but he definitely won't be the one leading the troops.
A look of surprise flashed in Ji Jiuying's eyes. Could this be the legendary half-human, half-demon?
But if it's not the Second Prince leading the troops, why is his name being used? Isn't the Western Jin Emperor putting him in the spotlight?
[Regardless of whether it is true or not, we must help Jialan retake Wangfeng City as soon as possible.] Ji Jiuying thought for a moment, after all, she also had many things to deal with herself.
"Report."
A voice came from outside the door, and Feng Yu quickly called the person in.
"Greetings, Your Highness, Lord of the City." A soldier rushed in and knelt in the middle.
"Commander Tu, what happened?" Feng Yu asked.
"Your Highness, Lord Feng, several Western Jin soldiers who were lurking in the city escaped through the north gate. I have already captured four of them, but one of them has a spirit beast with him, and I cannot catch up with him. I have come to request reinforcements," Tu Lie said.
Feng Yu looked at Han Shaoting, but before Han Shaoting could summon his guards, Ji Jiuying stopped him.
"Your Highness, let him go so that those in Wangfeng City can prepare themselves," Ji Jiuying said calmly.
"What Miss Ji means is..."
Han Shaoting narrowed his eyes.
"It will be dawn in two hours. We'll launch a direct attack on Wangfeng City and take it."
"As for the rest, whether the Crown Prince will continue the attack or wait for the Western Jin's letter of peace, I have no time to entertain him."
Hearing Ji Jiuying say this, Han Shaoting understood everything. However, the fact that she came to help Jialan reclaim everything that belonged to them was already a very good result, so he dared not ask for anything more.
"Then we'll do as Miss Ji says. You may leave now!"
Han Shaoting waved to Tu Lie on the ground, and as Tu Lie retreated, he didn't forget to steal a few glances at Ji Jiuying.
They were very curious about this woman's identity. Not only did she save their brothers, but she also helped them reclaim Fengyue City, and even the eldest prince listened to her.
In Wangfeng City.
A middle-aged man was fast asleep when he was awakened by a commotion outside the courtyard. He frowned slightly and called out softly, "Eunuch Hua, are people making a racket outside?"
The old eunuch Hua's hoarse voice rang out from outside the door, "Your Majesty, it is Chief Tian, a subordinate of the Prince of Beixiang, who says he has urgent business to discuss with me."
Hua Gonggong spoke with disdain, saying that a mere leader dared to come and pay homage to the emperor directly, especially during the emperor's rest time. He was afraid that even ten heads wouldn't be enough to behead him.
Everyone thought that the second prince was leading the army to fight, but in reality, the emperor launched the attack under the title of the second prince. However, he was not at ease with the second prince, so he claimed to be sick and secretly left the palace.
Upon hearing this, the Western Jin emperor frowned. What was going on with this Prince of Beixiang? Why send a leader to deliver a message in the middle of the night?
"Bring him in!"
Hua Gonggong hurriedly waved to the guards beside him to invite him in. A moment later, Chief Tian rushed in and knelt down in the courtyard with a thud. Hua Gonggong was stunned. What was going on?
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