The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1195: put all one’s eggs in one basket
Chapter 1195: Go All In
“Yes!” Liu Pinggao responded and was about to give the order, but Bai Qingyan suddenly stopped him and said, “Wait!”
Liu Pinggao turned back again.
Bai Qingyan had a calm expression. He raised his hand to cover his lips and whispered something to Liu Pinggao. Liu Pinggao nodded solemnly: “Don’t worry, Your Majesty!”
“Return immediately after sending the order, and let’s discuss how to fight next!” Bai Qingyan said.
“Yes!” Liu Pinggao jumped on his horse and left.
Wei Zhong followed Bai Qingyan and ordered someone to bring the map of Gyantse City.
The city of Gyantse was originally a city of the Xiliang people. General Cui must have a map of the city structure, so this battle… if it really breaks out, it will be more difficult for the Great Zhou.
Wei Zhong asked people to send candles into the barracks to make it brighter.
Bai Qingyan stood in front of the construction plan of Gyantse City and studied it carefully.
Soon, all the generals except Liu Pinggao who had just gone to deliver the message arrived.
There are a few familiar faces among them, Du Sanbao, and Wang Jin from the Feixiong Camp who once followed Bai Qingyan to rescue Bai Jinzhi in Daliang.
“Your Majesty!” Du Sanbao greeted Bai Qing.
The bright candlelight in the barracks flickered, illuminating the tense facial features of the generals very clearly.
Bai Qingyan raised his eyes and looked towards the generals…
“This time, Xiliang’s siege of the city is either to capture me, the Great Zhou emperor, alive to contain the Great Zhou army that is attacking Yunjing, or to lure the Great Zhou army to retreat to rescue me so that we can ambush them halfway!” Bai Qingyan walked to the front from behind the table, “But… for our Great Zhou, the best choice is definitely not to let the army heading to Yunjing retreat!”
When the generals in the barracks heard Bai Qingyan’s words, they understood… Bai Qingyan was planning to defend Gyantse City to the death.
“But your majesty!” Du Sanbao looked solemn, kneeling on one knee towards Bai Qingyan, clasping his fists and saying, “It doesn’t matter to us generals. You are the emperor of the Great Zhou, and nothing can happen to you! If your majesty thinks that the army heading to Yunjing cannot be withdrawn to rescue you, then… I beg you to let me and all the soldiers in the city fight to open a bloody path for your majesty and escort your majesty out of the city!”
“I request to escort His Majesty out of the city!” Wang Jin also knelt on one knee and clasped his fists and said to Bai Qing.
The generals of the Great Zhou all knelt on the ground, clasped their fists and begged: “I beg you to escort Your Majesty out of the city!”
The generals in the barracks shouted like thunder, all of them were willing to sacrifice their lives for their emperor, and they only wanted to fight for Bai Qingyan’s survival.
Bai Qingyan is not only a general who once led them in battles across the country, but now he is also the emperor of their Great Zhou. Bai Qingyan represents the Great Zhou!
Any soldier of the Great Zhou could die, but Bai Qing must not be captured alive by Xiliang, otherwise it would be a huge blow to the morale of the Great Zhou.
“Everyone, please stand up!” Bai Qingyan stepped forward to help Du Sanbao and Wang Jin up, and said to the generals standing behind him, “Everyone, please stand up! I know you are loyal! But this siege of Xiliang seems to be full of crises, but for my Great Zhou, it is the best time to destroy Xiliang!”
Although the generals were puzzled, they all knew of Bai Qingyan’s talent in marching and fighting, and they had complete faith in their invincible god of war… and their emperor.
“Western Liang is besieging the city with heavy troops this time. As long as we can hold Gyantse City, it means that we have delayed the main force of Western Liang in attacking Yunjing, Western Liang. The main force of our Great Zhou will be able to pacify Yunjing and destroy Western Liang as quickly as possible!” Bai Qingyan looked at the generals of the Great Zhou standing in the barracks and spoke slowly, “Why did we set foot on this land? It is to pacify Western Liang… to work hard to accomplish the great cause of unifying the world! For me, my life or death… compared to completing such a great cause, compared to bringing peace to the people of the world, it is not that important. Sending me out of the city will not bring our Great Zhou a chance of winning on the battlefield, so it is not worth it for the five thousand soldiers in the city, including you, to sacrifice their lives!”
“Your Majesty!” Du Sanbao did not agree with Bai Qingyan’s words. He took a step forward and was about to argue with Bai Qingyan.
Bai Qingyan raised her hand to signal Du Sanbao not to worry. She said calmly, “I know that you are all the most loyal and brave soldiers of my Great Zhou! Some of you chose to follow me to overthrow the Jin Dynasty and establish the Great Zhou, and some of you changed from Liang soldiers to soldiers of the Great Zhou. But… whether you overthrow the Jin Dynasty or choose to become soldiers of the Great Zhou, our goal is always the same… that is to protect the people and unify the world!”
“Now, although… the people in Jiangzi City were not born as citizens of our Great Zhou, they have obtained the nationality of the Great Zhou and become citizens of the Great Zhou. Our soldiers of the Great Zhou… have no reason to abandon the people! As the emperor, I have no reason to abandon the people! So… Bai Qingyan is begging you here!” Bai Qingyan clasped his hands together and swept his eyes over all the generals in the barracks, “I beg you to join Bai Qingyan in defending Jiangzi City to the death, to protect the people of the Great Zhou in Jiangzi City, and to help the main force of the Great Zhou hold back the main force of Xiliang to successfully capture Yunjing! To help pacify Xiliang as soon as possible and unify the world as soon as possible!”
When Du Sanbao heard Bai Qingyan’s words, his blood boiled and his eyes became red. This was the emperor of their Great Zhou…
Their emperor is not afraid of death. He leads 5,000 soldiers with the intention of defending Gyantse City to the death, protecting the people, and delaying the main force of Xiliang for the main force of Da Zhou. What do these soldiers have to be afraid of!
“Du Sanbao swears to follow Your Majesty until death!” Du Sanbao said loudly.
“Wang Jin swears to follow Your Majesty until death!” Wang Jin also said loudly.
The soldiers knelt down one after another, expressing their determination to follow Bai Qingyan until death.
There were also generals of the Great Zhou who were bold enough to say to Bai Qing: “Your Majesty, I have fought with you in the battles of Xiliang in the southern border and Liang in the northern border. Naturally, I will follow you to the death. However, we only have 5,000 soldiers. I conservatively estimate that there are no less than 50,000 outside the city. Your Majesty… I am afraid we can’t hold out for long. In my humble opinion… Your Majesty should change into the clothes of ordinary soldiers, let General Du Sanbao lead 2,000 people to escort Your Majesty out of the city, and find someone to pretend to be Your Majesty in the city to delay the main force of Xiliang! This way, you can have the best of both worlds. Your Majesty, please listen to me. You are the emperor of the Great Zhou. Even if we die, we will never let anything happen to you. It is not only because you are the emperor with a noble status, but also because Your Majesty, you are the morale of the Great Zhou!”
“The one leading the troops in Xiliang this time is General Cui Shanzhong of Xiliang. How can General Cui be fooled? Since he dared to abandon Yunjing and come to besiege the city with all his might, he must have made all the preparations. How could he let me go out…” Bai Qingyan helped the generals of the Great Zhou up one by one and said, “Instead of wasting the lives of the soldiers fighting, it is better for us to fight against the Xiliang army together in the city!”
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