lcionline Chapter 359 Military Order
Chapter 359 Military Order
The ministers looked at each other, wondering what would happen next. They felt that if this precedent was set, those men who were already accomplished would probably no longer be content to remain confined to the inner quarters.
These are their truly filthy and despicable thoughts, and Wu Ziyan will not tear away their last veil of pretense in the main hall.
"Your Majesty, since these two men were recommended by your son, I am willing to sign a military pledge: if we fail to recover Beiyang on this mission, I am willing to demote myself to a commoner!"
Everyone was shocked. The Queen, who had been looking down, also looked up. This play was different from what had been said before, but it seemed that people only felt happy when they saw the suffering of others.
Her words completely silenced the discontented crowd, and the Empress was put on a pedestal; if she didn't agree, she wouldn't be able to back down.
"Okay, I agree."
Many people were secretly hoping to see them fail. Now that they had already been seen by the Queen, they were no longer traveling incognito, but were on a mission!
They weren't given any troops in the capital to command; when they left, it was just a few people and a few carriages. However, they were given a tiger tally that allowed them to mobilize the garrison troops in other areas.
Wu Ziyan handed the tiger tally to Chu Qiu. He felt a little hot when he held such a great responsibility in his hands, but he was also excited. He was finally himself!
“Ziliang, here’s a token for you. When those people see this token, it’ll be like seeing my elder sister. My name doesn’t really matter, but Wu Chengji’s name does.”
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, Miss."
"It's not that, it's just that I'm afraid some of them won't be happy with you when you get there."
Besides Situ's army, there are several other armies that may not be completely obedient. The journey is long and arduous, and we don't know the specifics of the situation there.
北阳
Troops transferred from other areas are already engaged in post-disaster reconstruction work, but the scars of the fire are not so easily erased.
Even if the city walls are rebuilt and the roofs are renovated, the wounds in the hearts of these people and soldiers will never be erased.
"The Situ family army is really good, much better than those princes from above. They just rely on their royal blood to treat people like dirt!"
"I wonder whose territory this is!"
"Shh, stop talking. If you don't hear what I'm saying, you'll be beheaded."
"Since my leg is already crippled and I'm just a worthless life, can't I even have a moment to vent my frustrations!"
The soldiers nearby heard this but pretended not to, because they had the same thoughts in their hearts, but they didn't say them out loud because of their status.
Standing atop the ruined city walls, Chu Feng felt uneasy. The past two days had been too peaceful, without even the slightest disturbance.
"General Chu Feng, a letter has arrived."
"read."
The letter stated that Chu Qiu had been appointed a general and was traveling to Beiyang with the Fourth Prince, accompanied by a male military advisor.
"Chu Qiu! He's been appointed a general! That's exactly what he wanted, but I never wanted him to get involved in this mess at the border. It would have been better for him to stay in the capital. It seems the Empress is determined to go to war with Bei Rong!"
"But there are rumors in the army that Young Master Chu Qiu only got his position as a general because of the Fourth Prince."
"A career in government is never easy. Since he chose this path, he has to bear these rumors and gossip. There are such rumors in our army too?"
“Most of the people in our army have watched Young Master Chu Qiu grow up and know his strength. Besides, he did indeed make many military achievements in those two years.”
"As long as there are no rumors about our own army, has anyone said where they've gone?"
"If the horse is fast, it should arrive in two or three days."
"Then we'd better work through the night to finish this project."
At the same time, Yelü Hanxuan also received the news. He had long wanted to meet the rumored Fourth Prince, who was said to be unconventional in his actions and unremarkable in appearance, but every single thing he had investigated had been done exceptionally well.
It seems that rumors cannot be entirely believed. He made a rare trip to see Wu Chengye. Wu Chenyue was living like Liu Shan here, surrounded by beauties and with a constant supply of fine wine. He had gone from being listless to being energetic, but his mental state was still somewhat abnormal.
"General, what brings you here today? Are you planning to attack the city?"
"No, it's not that. I just wanted to ask you something. I heard that you've suffered several setbacks because of your fourth sister?"
"Don't mention that bitch to me! What makes her think she can make me fail? The Empress and Wu Chengji are the ones pulling the strings behind her!"
Anyway, she would never admit that she was weaker than Wu Ziyan. Yelü Hanxuan was speechless. If she didn't even dare to admit her own defeat, then she wasn't much better.
I'm actually more looking forward to Wu Ziyan's arrival. Why not give her a big welcome gift first, and let him experience a little despair!
After leaving Wu Chengye, he waved to Bu Lingzi beside him: "Go and muster the troops. Their fortifications should be almost fully repaired. How can we let them be completely completed?"
Bu Lingzi clasped his hands in a fist salute. Their general was about to have some fun again, so he went to the camp and selected several elite cavalry squads.
When it was time to set off, Yelü Hanxuan rode at the back, while Hu Mucong went to fetch some Wu Dynasty prisoners from the jail, strung them together with ropes, and then had them walk at the front.
Hu Mu Cong seemed to enjoy these perverse pleasures as well, herding them like sheep at the front, regardless of whether their feet were blistered or their wrists were bleeding, it seemed to make no difference to them.
A report came from the city that Chu Feng was still urging them to repair the other broken walls and ruins when he heard that Yelü Hanxuan had brought people to attack the city again.
With Chu Feng in charge, these soldiers were not so afraid. Most of them were well-trained members of the Situ family army, and they were confident that they could defeat the enemy.
When they were mustering their troops to meet the enemy on the city wall, they looked into the distance and discovered that the rows of people were actually civilians from their Wu Dynasty. They were dressed in tattered clothes, and some were even unrecognizable, but they were still alive.
The planned long-range arrow attack was also blocked. Those were civilians of their Wu Dynasty; they couldn't just shoot them to death with arrows!
Riding on horseback, Bu Lingzi looked at Hu Mucong and said, "See, General Hanxuan is right, isn't he? The Wu Dynasty people are very sentimental, which is a fatal weakness!"
"So they just watched us walk over?"
"Let's see what they do next. These prisoners didn't say they wanted to be taken back alive!"
The deputy general in the city felt a pang of pity looking at the people: "General Chu Feng! Those are all people from my city!"
"Those Beirong people are truly despicable and shameless! They actually let the common people walk in front of them."
The captured civilians of the Wu Dynasty knew they were doomed no matter what, and some of the bolder ones shouted at the top of their lungs, "General, fire the arrows! Don't worry about us!"