The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 184: stormy sea
Chapter 184 Stormy Waves
Upon hearing what his adviser Mr. Fang said, the prince’s face became even uglier.
“You can’t say that! We only brought 50,000 reinforcements this time. If we leave those prisoners behind, we will have to spend manpower to look after them to prevent them from rebelling. Killing them is the right thing to do!” Qin Shangzhi clasped his fists and begged the prince again, “Your Highness! Quickly order the 500 soldiers guarding the city to deliver supplies! While Southern Yan is in a state of panic, our army will strike at lightning speed and will surely be able to recapture Feng County!”
After listening to Qin Shangzhi’s excited words, Old Fang glanced at Qin Shangzhi slowly and said quietly: “Your Highness, our soldiers have been fighting for a day and are already exhausted. The Nanyan army in Fengxian is full of energy. Attacking the city at this time… is not good for our army!”
Qin Shangzhi glanced at Mr. Fang and gritted his teeth and said, “Your Highness! The sky above Weng Mountain is bright red right now. As long as the red remains, our army’s morale will not fall! If we don’t attack the city while the Southern Yan army is in a panic, once Xiliang and Southern Yan recover and join forces again tomorrow morning, it will be even more difficult to recapture Feng County!”
“Your Highness…” The sentry looked up at the prince, “The supplies and weapons that the Bai family army asked to prepare, are they still… still ready?!”
“Your Highness! Do not hesitate!” Qin Shangzhi gritted his teeth, “Your Highness, think about the strategies General Bai has proposed over the past few times. Which one of them did not hit the mark? Which one of them did not calculate the enemy’s marching arrangements perfectly?! General Bai is a natural general who has been praised by the capital of Zhenguo! You must believe in General Bai! As long as our army can defeat the coalition forces of Southern Yan and Western Liang overnight this time, no one will dare to challenge the prestige of our Jin State from now on!”
The prince thought that Bai Qingyan had calculated the ambush location in Xiliang very clearly, and he had already given out the military token. He didn’t know who to trust except Bai Qingyan. He nodded and said, “Go quickly! Follow General Bai’s instructions and order the 500 soldiers guarding Wancheng… No! Go 800! 800 soldiers guarding the city to transport supplies and weapons! Quickly!”
“yes!”
As the sentry ran away, the prince turned around and looked at the three counselors in front of him. He clasped his fists and bowed, saying, “Please help me think about this. How can I… redeem myself from the reputation of killing the captives?”
“Since this war was fought by General Bai, and the killing of the surrendered prisoners was also ordered by General Bai, Your Highness just needs to claim that it has nothing to do with you, and then severely punish General Bai and behead him in public. The world will surely see Your Highness’s benevolence and righteousness! Your Highness, don’t worry…” Old Man Fang said calmly.
The prince thought about it and seemed to be seriously considering what Mr. Fang said about beheading Bai Qingyan, and said, “But… wouldn’t others know that the battle of Wengshan was not my achievement?”
Qin Shangzhi looked at the prince frowning under the lamp, and his heart was pounding with fear, and for a moment he didn’t know what to feel.
The prince was too greedy as he didn’t want to be accused of killing surrendered prisoners, but he also wanted to gain credit for the battle at Wengshan.
The death of King Zhenguo and the generals of the Bai family has already removed the armor of the Great Jin Dynasty. If the prince kills Bai Qingyan, a rare general who appears only once in a century, the Great Jin Dynasty will really be at the mercy of others!
Thinking that the Crown Prince has always relied on Mr. Fang, Qin Shangzhi’s scalp tightened, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said, “Your Highness, General Bai must not be killed! General Bai played an indispensable role in this victory! Not only did he offer advice, but he also fought bloody battles with the generals to win the victory at Wengshan. If Your Highness kills General Bai, it will surely make the generals and soldiers feel cold. Who will dare to sacrifice their lives for Your Highness in the future? Who will dare to make contributions to the State of Jin?!”
The prince was thinking seriously about Qin Shangzhi’s words again.
“Besides, the armies of Xiliang and Nanyan have not retreated and the war is not over. Although General Bai is a woman, she has learned the true skills of King Zhenguo in deploying troops. How can Your Highness have the intention to kill the general who gave us advice? If General Bai dies this time, we may not be able to take back the country in the battle of Southern Xinjiang, and I am afraid that we may not even be able to save the city under our feet!” Qin Shangzhi’s eyes were red.
Whether for public or private reasons, Qin Shangzhi wanted to protect Bai Qingyan.
“Mr. Qin, what you said is ridiculous. Could it be that… our Jin State has to rely on a woman to win a battle?” Old Fang was rarely angry. He blew his beard and glared at Qin Shangzhi, then raised his hands and bowed to the prince. “Mr. Qin, what do you think of the prince? Where do you think of the other brave generals of our Great Jin State and the prince’s advisers?”
Qin Shangzhi’s heart ached, he gritted his teeth and asked sternly: “In this battle, among us, the advisers of the Prince’s Mansion and the brave generals of the Great Jin Dynasty, who was as good as General Bai in predicting Yun Poxing’s troop deployment?! Who was able to come up with an effective strategy after the battle report came in… to defeat the enemy with fewer troops?! Who… led a thousand defenders to fight in Wengshan Wengzhongao when all 15,000 troops were lost, and made our Jin army win a great victory in Wengshan?!”
“I have already said that there is General Zhang Duanrui guarding the west side of the canyon. Although the Xiliang Army is on the east side of the canyon, General Zhang Duanrui is on the west side. The Xiliang Army is trapped in the canyon, so our Jin Army may not lose! Isn’t this victory justified?!” Old Fang was so angry that his chest heaved violently. “Mr. Qin receives a salary from the Prince’s Mansion, but his mind always goes to Bai Qingyan! I really don’t know… in Mr. Qin’s heart, is your master that General Bai or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!”
Old Fang waved his sleeves, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked aloof, as if he was disdainful of saying anything more to Qin Shangzhi.
Qin Shangzhi was so angry that he almost drew his sword, but he couldn’t really fight the old man, so he suppressed his anger: “Master Fang, have you forgotten who came up with this plan to defeat the enemy? Master Fang kept saying “I have already said it”, as if all the deployment of troops was arranged by Master Fang himself!”
“Mr. Qin!” The prince looked at Qin Shangzhi with a pair of gloomy eyes, and was quite dissatisfied with Qin Shangzhi in his heart, “Mr. Fang is an elder, Mr. Qin doesn’t even have the most basic etiquette to his elders? Or has Mr. Qin really forgotten… who is Mr. Qin’s master?”
Qin Shangzhi: “…”
Although he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, Qin Shangzhi still endured it.
After watching the prince and his entourage leave, Qin Shangzhi stood on the wildly roaring city wall, turned his head to look at the red sky in the direction of Wengshan Canyon, closed his eyes, and tears welled up in his eyes.
At Shilipu in the capital, Bai Qingyan, in mourning clothes, gave him a fox fur coat and a dagger for self-defense, and said…
[If in the future Bai Qingyan can carry the banner of our Bai Family Army and occupy a high position in the temple as a daughter, I will certainly welcome you. I hope you will not give up and work hand in hand with Qingyan to support the people of Dajin.]
At that time, he was shocked that Bai Qingyan was a woman, but her ambition was to help the people of Dajin! His heart was filled with turmoil and passion, and he wished he could be a few years younger so that he could achieve something with this ambitious woman.
I’ll make an appointment with my little ancestors for next month’s monthly tickets. There will be a big update next month. The bald author is accumulating a lot of updates…