The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1108: Occupy the mountain as king
Chapter 1108: King of the Mountain
He seemed to have thought of something, and looked up at Bai Qingyan: “Besides… Great Zhou and Great Yan chose to go to war at this time because they were worried that when spring and summer come, Tianfeng will push the battlefield to the border of your two countries, causing disaster to the people of Zhou and Yan. That’s why they decided to send troops at this time, and it’s not entirely for Xiliang! If Xiliang dies, the people of Great Zhou and Yan will also be in trouble!”
“The lips and teeth are interdependent?” Bai Qingyan’s smile deepened. “Why don’t we, Great Zhou and Great Yan, temporarily refrain from going to war with Tianfeng Kingdom and inform Tianfeng Kingdom that the Fire Cloud Army is hiding in Lai’an Mountain? I’m sure… Tianfeng Kingdom will be very happy to capture the Xiliang Emperor and the Auxiliary General Yun Poxing in Lai’an Mountain! Li Tianfu will be even happier… to destroy the Fire Cloud Army, the greatest threat to her throne.”
Li Zhijie’s face suddenly changed, but he did not deny it immediately. After all… Bai Qingyan could say it openly, which meant that she had already grasped their movements. There was no point in denying it at this time.
Seeing Li Zhijie pursed his lips, Bai Qingyan straightened his sleeves and continued, “So… please ask King Yan to return immediately and tell your Xiliang Emperor and the Auxiliary General Yun Poxing to send troops immediately… to set up an ambush at the exit of the valley north of Hanwen Mountain and south of Danshui River to ensure that the Tianfeng Kingdom’s elephant army is completely wiped out.”
Li Zhijie looked up at Bai Qingyan, and then he understood… Bai Qingyan had exposed an obvious flaw for him to see, just to set a trap for him to fall into, so that the only Fire Cloud Army they had now could set an ambush here.
“If Zhou and Yan countries make such a big commotion, but the Fire Cloud Army has not arrived, allowing the remaining elephant army of Tianfeng country to escape…” Bai Qingyan’s lips curled up, but the smile did not reach his eyes, staring at Li Zhijie indifferently, “All the consequences will be borne by Xiliang itself.”
As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, the Bai family guards brought up several envoys and guards who had come to Pingyang City with Li Zhijie.
“The carriage is ready. King Yan should go back quickly to inform the Queen of Xiliang Li Tianjiao!” After Bai Qingyan finished speaking, he stood up and signaled the guards to carry Li Zhijie away, then walked out with Wei Zhong.
Li Zhijie’s face was solemn. He didn’t know whether there was a traitor in their group who told Da Zhou the location of the Fire Cloud Army and the Xiliang Empress Li Tianjiao, or whether Bai Qingyan was really so powerful that he could accurately guess that the Fire Cloud Army was hiding in Lai’anshan.
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Bai Qingyan came out of the prefect’s mansion and went straight to the military camp.
Snowflakes began to fall sporadically in the sky again.
The soldiers of the Great Zhou were already prepared and ready to go. Bai Qingyan, dressed in imperial robes, walked up to the stage holding up the hem of his clothes.
She looked at the young faces that were either determined or fearful, and said, “Some of the soldiers of Tianfeng Country have seen the elephant army last night. Perhaps… they are still afraid and still doubt whether we can defeat the armored and indestructible beast! But… we have no way out!”
Bai Qing spoke in a sonorous and solemn voice: “Because behind us are countless people of the Great Zhou! They are our relatives! Our parents, wives and children! If we don’t destroy those elephant troops on the land of Xiliang now, in the future… these elephant troops will step into the land of our Great Zhou and will wantonly massacre and enslave our people!”
“So, today, Great Zhou and Yan will join forces to resist the elephant army of Tianfeng. We are determined to destroy the elephant army that Tianfeng relies on outside the borders of Great Zhou!” Bai Qingyan raised his hands and made a fist gesture, saying loudly, “Great Zhou warriors! In this battle… Bai Qingyan entrusts the safety of all the people of Great Zhou to you!”
The soldiers were excited by Bai Qingyan’s words. Lu Yuanpeng was the first to raise his red-tasseled silver spear and shouted at the top of his lungs: “Kill the enemy!”
The soldiers raised their swords and halberds and shouted in unison…
“Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!”
The soldiers’ shouts shook the sky, and their powerful voices shook people’s hearts.
Li Zhijie, who was sitting in a carriage leaving the city, vaguely heard the loud shouts coming from the military camp. He raised his hand to open the curtain of the carriage, and looked out through the fine snow, feeling very heavy-hearted.
Li Zhijie lowered the carriage curtain, feeling extremely worried. He asked the carriage to stop aside, lifted the carriage curtain and told the guards: “Go and see quietly whether all the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty have come out in full force this time! Then quickly return to Anshan to report!”
“Yes!” The guard clasped his fists and rode away quickly.
Soon, Li Zhijie returned to where they had set up camp in Lai’anshan and met Li Tianjiao and Yun Poxing.
Li Tianjiao and Yun Poxing were shocked to see that Li Zhijie had lost a leg.
Li Zhijie didn’t care too much. Yun Lingzhi and Yun Tianao helped him into the cave. They placed him on the couch, covered his legs with thick fox fur, and placed a brazier in front of him.
“Did Bai Qingyan do this?” Yun Poxing asked.
Li Zhijie shook his head: “This was caused by a fight between the Great Zhou and the Tianfeng Kingdom, and the giant elephant trampled me. It can be said that… the people of the Great Zhou saved me!”
Li Tianjiao looked at Li Zhijie, whose face was pale, and asked, “By letting you go, Great Zhou has agreed to send troops to Tianfeng Kingdom!”
Li Zhijie nodded and told Li Tianjiao everything Bai Qingyan had said today, including that Da Zhou already knew that they were hiding in Lai’anshan. If they did not obey Bai Qingyan’s orders this time, Bai Qingyan would definitely seek settlement with Xiliang after the war.
“It doesn’t matter if Bai Qingyan finds out we’re coming to Anshan!” Li Tianjiao’s beautiful features were reflected red by the jumping flames. “We don’t plan to stay here forever and rule the mountain. We have to find the right opportunity to take back Xiliang.”
“The Fire Cloud Army… is our only asset.” Yun Poxing clenched his fists, frowned, and poked the charcoal with a pair of tongs. “If Bai Qingyan only wanted to force the Tianfeng Kingdom out of Pingdu City and deliberately let our Xiliang Fire Cloud Army and the Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army fight a decisive battle in the canyon, I’m afraid we won’t even be able to protect the Fire Cloud Army! We will no longer have the capital to compete with the Great Zhou and the Yan Kingdom.”
“But Bai Qingyan already knows that we are hiding in Lai’anshan with the Fire Cloud Army. Once they drive away the Tianfeng Kingdom, they will probably come back to deal with us!” Li Zhijie’s already pale face looked even worse. “We only have less than 8,000 Fire Cloud Army soldiers, and many of them are only half-trained. If we really want to fight against the Great Zhou, I’m afraid it won’t work. We certainly can’t hide. If we don’t want to fight the Tianfeng Kingdom and secretly leave Lai’anshan… we can only return to our Xiliang city to defend it. Maybe the Great Zhou and the Tianfeng Kingdom will be entangled with each other and will not be able to attack us!”
Yun Poxing’s grandson Yun Tianao disagreed: “But the entanglement is only temporary. No matter whether the Great Zhou or the Tianfeng Kingdom has the advantage in this battle, as long as we appear in the city, one of the countries will surely come to attack us! The Great Zhou is fine, but if the giant elephant of the Tianfeng Kingdom attacks the city, the city gate will not be able to withstand it!”
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