The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 420: worthy of the name
Chapter 420: Worthy of the Name
As soon as he came out of the prison, Lin Kangle asked, “Will the county lord lead the Zhao family army of Liang to rescue Zhao Tong?”
“No need to lead them. Today… they will definitely take action. Are the construction drawings of Longyang City from that year still there?” Bai Qingyan asked Lin Kangle.
Lin Kangle nodded: “As soon as we entered the city, the county magistrate of Longyang City handed the blueprint to me. If you need it, I will send someone to get it. But my lady… Zhao Tong is not the commander-in-chief. Will the Zhao family army really come to rescue Zhao Tong?”
“They will definitely come!” Bai Qingyan said to Lin Kangle, “Zhao Tong is a member of the Zhao family. The Zhao family army will definitely rescue him at all costs!”
Just like, the soldiers of the Bai family army will definitely risk their lives to save the Bai family when they are in danger. This is a fact.
“General Lin, please send someone to deliver a declaration of war to Liang Camp immediately! I have arrived in Longyang City. Xun Tianzhang will definitely wonder whether the reinforcements from Jin have arrived. So… Xun Tianzhang will definitely send someone to find out the military strength of Jin so as to determine the next military strategy. The Zhao army will also take the opportunity to request to go to Longyang City, find out the military situation of our army, and then rescue Zhao Tong.” Bai Qingyan instructed Lin Kangle.
“What if Xun Tianzhang accepts the challenge? Our reinforcements have not arrived yet…” Lin Kangle was quite hesitant.
“Although Xun Tianzhang is a man who will do anything to achieve his goals, he is… a cautious person. He will not rashly accept a challenge without fully understanding the military strength of the Jin State!” Bai Qingyan said.
From the fact that Xun Tianzhang sent Liang soldiers across the border of Chunmu Mountain to test the State of Jin, we can know that… Xun Tianzhang is a person who likes to control the overall situation and make plans. Her appearance is a variable for Xun Tianzhang. Without understanding this variable, Xun Tianzhang will never accept the challenge rashly.
Otherwise, Xun Tianzhang would not have formally declared war on Jin State a few days after Zhang Duanrui sent the bodies of the Liang soldiers back to Liang Camp.
“General Lin, please tell me what you have learned about the deployment of the Liang army and where they are camping. General Lin, please send someone to properly settle the guards I brought with me. They have been riding with me day and night and are very tired!” Bai Qingyan clasped his fists to Lin Kangle.
“This is natural! This is natural!” Lin Kangle said hurriedly.
This time, as soon as the Princess Zhenguo arrived, she defeated the enemy in three moves and captured Zhao Tong alive, which greatly boosted the morale of the Jin army. Lin Kangle was also very excited and decided to obey Bai Qingyan’s words.
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Liangying.
Zhao Tong’s deputy general returned to the camp and quickly reported to the commander-in-chief’s tent that Bai Qingyan had appeared in Longyang City and that three men had captured Zhao Tong. All the generals were in an uproar.
Zhao Sheng, Zhao Tong’s elder brother, tightly grasped the sword at his waist and raised his voice: “Impossible! My second brother Zhao Tong is one of the most courageous generals in our Liang Army. How can the Bai Qingyan you mentioned, a woman… be captured by three people?”
“It’s hard to say. She is the granddaughter of Duke Zhenguo Bai Weiting. She was the one who killed Pang Pingguo with her own hands. She should not be underestimated!” General Liang spoke.
“And a few months ago, in the battle in the southern border of Jin State, this Bai Qingyan killed Yun Poxing and caused him to be defeated in a panic. It can be seen that he is definitely not an ordinary person!”
“Although the name of the God of Death was ridiculous to everyone in the Liang court, but… now I think it is somewhat true. We underestimated the girl of the Bai family! Zhang Duanrui is dead. Could it be that the new commander of the Jin army is the granddaughter of Bai Weiting?”
“But isn’t it a bit too fast for the reinforcements from Jin? Could it be that the Princess Bai Qingyan, who defends the country, rushed here first without rest day and night?” General Liang was full of questions.
Xun Tianzhang, kneeling on the commander-in-chief’s seat in military uniform, had a gloomy expression on his face. His temples were already gray and his lips were pale, but his majesty was not diminished. His eyes were bright under his thick eyebrows and there was no sign of illness at all.
After pondering for a moment, Xun Tianzhang wanted to stand up. His son went forward to help him, but Xun Tianzhang gritted his teeth and raised his hand to signal his son not to go forward. He supported his withered hands on the table in front of him, forced himself to stand up, and walked to the map of Jin State hanging in the commander-in-chief’s tent with his lips tightly pursed. All the generals followed Xun Tianzhang and stood in front of the map.
Xun Tianzhang pointed at the border between Jin and Rongdi and said slowly, “It is also possible that Jin transferred the garrison stationed at Anping Camp on the border with Rongdi and ordered the Zhen Guo Princess Bai Qingyan to rush over to join them. Or… the Zhen Guo Princess was worried about her sister and left the reinforcement team to come first.”
The Bai family values friendship and loyalty, and Xun Tianzhang understands this best.
“But our spies have not reported any reinforcements approaching. It is impossible for tens of thousands of troops to enter Longyang City quietly!”
As soon as General Liang finished speaking in the tent, he heard the sound of Liang soldiers reporting from outside the tent.
“Report… Report to the commander-in-chief, the Jin army has sent a declaration of war!”
Xun Tianzhang’s eyes tightened and he turned his head.
“Father, it seems that the reinforcements of the Jin army have really arrived!” said Xun Tianzhang’s son.
Xun Tianzhang, who was standing in front of the map, took the declaration of war, opened it and took a look. The wording of Jin State was tough, completely different from before.
He suddenly closed the bamboo slips, thought for a moment and said, “Tonight, send someone to investigate, catch one or two tongues and interrogate them, and make sure to confirm whether the reinforcements from Jin have arrived!”
Zhao Sheng clasped his fists and said, “Commander-in-chief, let our Zhao family army go! And rescue my second brother Zhao Tong!”
Xun Tianzhang looked at Zhao Sheng’s determined eyes and knew that even if he did not allow the Zhao family army to go to rescue people, Zhao Sheng would probably send people to go. Moreover, the Zhao family army was the elite of the Liang army. Sending the Zhao family army would have a greater hope of returning. So… just let the Zhao family army go.
Xun Tianzhang nodded: “Remember, the most important thing is to find out whether the reinforcements have arrived! Even if Zhao Tong is left in the hands of the Jin army, the Jin army will not dare to take Zhao Tong’s life. If the Jin army asks for peace in the future, we will take General Zhao Tong back, but the battle must not be delayed!”
“I understand!” Zhao Sheng clasped his fists.
Xun Tianzhang thought for a moment and said, “If the Zhao army sneaks into Longyang City and finds out the situation, if they have enough energy to find the Jin army’s granary, they can set it on fire!”
As long as the Jin army’s food supplies were burned, even if the Jin army’s reinforcements had arrived, Xun Tianzhang would dare to burn his boats, disperse his forces, attack the city from all sides, and fight to the death.
It is said that the Bai family of Jin State has been a family of generals for a hundred years and has never produced a useless person. Xun Tianzhang did not dare to underestimate them.
In the battle of Xiliang, Xun Tianzhang could see that Bai Qingyan, known as the Little White Marshal, was a master of military tactics at a young age, and was both wise and brave. If he did not take advantage of the fact that she had not yet fully grasped the battle situation of the Liang army and quickly won the battle and killed her here! She would become the biggest variable in this battle, not to mention the future… This woman would be like the King of Zhenguo, Bai Weiting, and become a person who deterred Daliang from recovering the lost territory for nearly ten years.
Zhao Sheng was startled for a moment, then said solemnly: “I will definitely fulfill your mission!”
“Tell the messenger sent by the Jin army to go back and tell their new commander that our Liang army will not take advantage of the Jin army. Their reinforcements have just arrived and are tired and exhausted. I will allow them to rest for a few days before fighting again!”
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