The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 808: Score
Chapter 808: Life Score
Zhao Sheng and Yang Wuce held their swords tightly, waiting for Bai Qingyan’s instructions.
Bai Qingyan raised his eyes and looked at the two generals: “If there are any more Liang army spies heading to Daming Prefecture, they will be killed without mercy. We must not let any of them go back and tip off the enemy.”
Zhao Sheng nodded, and saw Bai Qingyan pointing to several observation points with red flags: “Afterwards, send people with military police dogs to these places to search for spies from Daming Prefecture.”
She turned to look at Generals Yang Wuce and Zhao Sheng, tapping the edge of the sand table with her finger: “If we find someone here and cannot capture him alive, we will shoot him. Again… we cannot let him escape, or else things will change.”
In the past, Zhao Sheng knew that the Princess Zhenguo was very good at fighting, but he didn’t know that Bai Qingyan was so powerful. From the moment they entered the tent to report that Cao Renyi from Daming Prefecture had sent people to deliver Liang wine and Liang country’s unique food, Bai Qingyan was able to judge Cao Renyi’s intentions in such a short time, and quickly arranged everything in an orderly manner…
No wonder people say that the Princess Zhenguo is a talented general. Zhao Sheng knows that he cannot achieve such quick and steady response skills.
“Yes! I will arrange it right away!” Zhao Sheng bowed and quickly left the tent to make arrangements.
Yang Wuce was rather worried and said, “Princess Zhenguo, why don’t you wait in the camp? The troops waiting in the camp will have to face Cao Renyi’s army head-on. If Princess Zhenguo stays in the camp, she may be in danger.”
Yang Wuce finally made up his mind to follow a powerful leader who had the ambition to conquer the world. He did not want to die before the great cause of unification mentioned by Princess Zhenguo even began.
“It’s okay. I have made arrangements. General Yang, don’t worry.” Bai Qingyan bowed to Yang Wuce, “I’ll leave the rest to General Yang.”
After Bai Qingyan said this, Yang Wuce could no longer persuade him. He could only clasp his hands and leave Bai Qingyan’s tent to mobilize the troops and make arrangements.
When Xiao Rongyan saw Yang Wuce leave the tent, he closed the bamboo slips of military books written by Bai Qingyan and asked, “Does A Bao have other plans for General Zhao?”
When Bai Qingyan gave the order just now, he said that Zhao Sheng should lead 50,000 troops to the right side of the military camp and wait for orders, rather than to provide support. It seems that Bai Qingyan had other arrangements for Zhao Sheng.
“It depends on how determined Cao Renyi is. If he wants to wipe out the Jin army on New Year’s Eve and send out all the troops, then… Zhao Sheng can lead these 50,000 troops directly to Daming Prefecture and capture Daming Prefecture tonight! If Cao Renyi only wants to destroy part of the Jin army tonight, then let all the soldiers sent by Cao Renyi be buried here!”
Bai Qing spoke in a steady voice, as if he had everything planned out for himself.
Xiao Rongyan put the bamboo slips aside and said, “General Cao Renyi had an unusual relationship with the deceased fourth prince of Liang, Wei Qiheng. Very few people know about this…”
Hearing this, Bai Qingyan, who was standing in front of the sand table, turned his head and looked at Xiao Rongyan, who was kneeling in front of the table. Thinking of Wei Qiheng who died inexplicably at the Qingxi Mountain Pass, he asked: “Is there anyone of yours around Wei Qiheng? Is Wei Qiheng’s death… related to the State of Yan?”
Xiao Rongyan stood up and walked towards Bai Qingyan. He supported himself on the edge of the sand table with both hands and held Bai Qingyan in his arms. He glanced at Bai Qingyan’s arrangement on the sand table, then raised his eyes and looked into her eyes quietly. He did not hide anything: “There is a counselor named Guan beside Wei Qiheng. He is one of the secret agents buried in Daliang in the early years, and he is also the secret agent closest to the imperial power. This time… Wei State sent Wei Qiheng to Jin State to seek peace. If Jin State and Liang State make a truce, Yan State will be in danger! Therefore… at the Qingxi Mountain Pass, Guan first ordered people to kill Wei Qiheng and his group and put the blame on the Jin army!”
When she heard what Xiao Rongyan said, she suddenly realized that for a moment Bai Qingyan thought that the Jin army had killed Wei Qiheng by mistake, or that Bai Jinzhi had killed Wei Qiheng at the Qingxi Mountain Pass in order not to give the Liang army a chance to seek peace.
“Later, in order to complete the play, Mr. Guan even calculated his own life. He returned to Hancheng, the capital of Daliang, seriously injured, and brought Wei Qiheng’s body back to Hancheng with his last breath. Mr. Guan knew that Wei Qiheng was the most beloved son of Emperor Liang, so he made up some words that the Liang emperor could not bear and told the Liang emperor. It sounded like Wei Qiheng’s last words before his death, but every word was poking the Liang emperor’s heart, so that the Liang emperor would no longer mention the peace talks with Jin for Wei Qiheng. In this way, Jin would be pinned down on the Daliang battlefield, and Yan could deal with Wei with confidence without fear of being attacked from both sides.”
The two were very close, and Xiao Rongyan’s handsome features were within reach. She could see… There was regret in Xiao Rongyan’s eyes, and he was full of respect for Mr. Guan when he spoke.
“Mr. Guan is a true hero of Yan.” Bai Qingyan raised his hand and gently grasped Xiao Rongyan’s arm, not wanting to involve him in the war in Jin. “The Jin army camp may be in chaos in a while. You are injured, so leave first!”
“With the war imminent, how could a fiancé abandon his fiancée?” Xiao Rongyan looked at her, his voice especially tender in the candlelit tent, “Since Abao recognizes me as his fiancé, why are you so distant with me?”
Their eyes met, and she tightened her grip on Xiao Rongyan’s arm slightly, her heartbeat quickening again.
Just now, I told Zhao Sheng and Yang Wuce that Xiao Rongyan was her fiancé, but it was just a temporary measure.
However, Bai Qingyan had no doubt about Xiao Rongyan’s skills.
She nodded: “Then be careful…”
“I’ll help you put on your armor.” Xiao Rongyan said.
After Shen Qingzhu arranged for the Bai family guards to deliver the letter to the capital, he came back and saw Xiao Rongyan was also slightly surprised. Bai Qingyan was taking off the iron sandbag on her body, and Shen Qingzhu stepped forward: “Miss?”
Xiao Rongyan took Bai Qingyan’s silver armor and put it on her. Bai Qingyan told Shen Qingzhu, “Qingzhu, get Mr. Xiao a set of armor. Have the Bai family guards take Doctor Hong back to Yong’an City in half an hour.”
Although Doctor Hong is a traveling military doctor, and military doctors are needed during wars, Doctor Hong is old after all, and cannot compare to young people. Bai Qingyan would feel more at ease if he could send Doctor Hong back to Yong’an City.
But she was afraid that Doctor Hong would not leave, so she said while adjusting her wrist guard, “If Doctor Hong is unwilling to leave, you should let Doctor Hong and all the military doctors follow Zhao Ran, and tell Zhao Ran that if Zhao Sheng wants to go to Daming Mansion… send someone to protect Doctor Hong and keep him there, and make sure he is safe.”
Shen Qingzhu’s eyebrows were calm and she asked calmly, “Miss, are you going to raid Daming Mansion tonight?”
“Tonight, General Cao Renyi, the garrison commander of Daming Prefecture, is likely to attack our camp! Go and prepare!” Bai Qingyan ordered.
Shen Qingzhu responded and hurried out of the tent…
Soon, the lights in the Jin army camp gradually went out, and only the tents of a few generals were still lit.
Seeing this, the Liang army spies hidden in the observation point ordered two of them to return to Daming Mansion to deliver the letter, and the rest to continue monitoring the Jin army camp here, so that they could return to Daming Mansion to report to General Cao at any time in case of any changes.
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