kingnovel Chapter 898 Waiting for the Triumphant Return
Chapter 898 Waiting for the Triumphant Return
"Your Highness, what if we fail?" Although His Highness the King of Chu spoke truthfully, Guo Xiaoke was even more truthful: "I don't mean to pour cold water on you, but no matter how hard I think about it, I just can't figure out how to win this battle."
"If you want to figure it out, you will be the one offering sacrifices to the gods on the Golden Mountain." His Royal Highness the King of Chu smiled when he heard this, and then said to Qin Qiong, who was silent at the moment: "Uncle Qin, I know you are worried about my safety, but just like you are worried about me, I am also worried about your health - why did you come to the Western Regions? Although you didn't say it, I know it in my heart. You must have felt that you had to repay the kindness that Lai Aong showed you, so you stood by my side unwaveringly.
I will accept this friendship. So if you, an old general, want to return to the battlefield, I will naturally satisfy you, but you said you want to go to the battlefield and draw your knife to kill people... I am sorry - although I don't know whether the world now really belongs to the young, but as long as I am here, old heroes like you who have shed blood for the Tang Dynasty too many times should not fight for us younger generations, because that is what we are going to do. "His Royal Highness the King of Chu said here, turned his head and looked around: "The battle of Qianquan City is destined to be a world-shaking war, and I don't care about the life and death of Si Yehu and Yi Bi Shekui. The so-called Qianquan City Heaven Sacrifice is just a cover-up move by me.
This king wants the Western Regions to still regard this king as the arrogant, vain Chu barbarian - but we know our own business, and the current Tang Dynasty is not very wealthy, so if I can save some property for that tyrant, I will save some for him - so this battle can only be fought like this. "After His Royal Highness the King of Chu finished speaking, he saw that Wang Xuance, Xie Minlin and Zhang Zhenxuan were all hesitant to speak, so he simply raised his hand and signaled the three of them to let him finish his words: "In the battle of Qianquan City, this king has a 50% chance of winning. This is just talking about my 3,000 ambush troops. If I add Zhenxuan, Gangzi, Xuance, Xingyan, Asheng, Yuwen Qing, and Shan Tianchang, the king's chance of winning will be 70% - and if you are 70% sure of something and don't do it, it's more or less unreasonable. "
"Why didn't Your Highness take me with you?" Xie Minlin was puzzled after hearing what His Highness the Prince of Chu said, "Isn't this old man unworthy?"
"Mr. Xie, don't you know martial arts?" The one who said this was the outspoken Yuwen Qing.
"I can do it too!" Xie Minlin glanced at Yuwen Qing and said, "I'll beat you... and make you rich!"
"Hey!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu felt that his Tiger Chi could never be used as a unit of measurement for the combat power of his retainers: "Mr. Xie, don't bully my Xu Chu!"
"Your Highness..." Yuwen Qing, who was about to explode, was suddenly moved to tears: "I don't care about these..."
"Can you two restrain yourself a little..." Gangzi on the side couldn't stand it any longer: "Also, Your Highness, since you have made a decision, then give the order."
"Mr. Xie should stay in the army. Go to Gaochang with Uncle Qin tomorrow to join General Su Dingfang." When talking about business, the look on his face naturally became serious. "I will send people to deliver letters to the countries in the Western Regions. Anyway, the letters will contain greetings to their ancestors in the elegant language of the Tang Dynasty. However, at the end of the letters, I will promise them various benefits to send their vassal troops."
"Your Highness, if they really send a vassal army, don't we have to fulfill our promise?" Guo Xiaoke saw that he could not persuade His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, especially after he learned that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu intended to "leave a fortune" for the Tang Dynasty, his position also changed quietly.
"As long as I win the battle of Qianquan City beautifully, they will know what to do." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu just smiled and said, "Mr. Guo, you don't understand me, but these guys do - and precisely because they understand, they will never agree to send troops no matter what."
"Then what about the small countries that promised to send troops before..." Qin Qiong had to choose to accept the reality at this time: "Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
"Even if the camel falls, it can still feed a bunch of small animals." His Royal Highness the King of Chu laughed and said, "What's the harm in giving them a bargain?"
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That night, after the meeting, His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked Qin Qiong to collect 3,000 sets of armor from the 30,000 elite soldiers who accompanied him on this expedition.
But after dawn, all the armors placed in the supply tent disappeared.
No one came to ask about this matter, so His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu naturally didn't bother to explain more.
However, after this incident, Zhang Zhenxuan looked at His Royal Highness the King of Chu with a bit more strangeness in his eyes.
"Uncle Qin, you go to Gaochang first, and the rest of us will go to Qianquan City for 'sightseeing'." The next morning, His Royal Highness the King of Chu led the army out of Yumen Pass. After the army had marched for more than ten miles, His Royal Highness the King of Chu led Zhang Zhenxuan and other retainers and decided to part ways with Qin Qiong on a Gobi desert.
"Your Highness, if this is impossible, please come back as soon as possible." Qin Qiong knew that His Highness the Prince of Chu had made up his mind, so he couldn't persuade him any further. However, there was one thing he still needed the other party to decide: "But if His Majesty asks..."
"There are many spies of that tyrant in the army," His Royal Highness the King of Chu curled his lips upon hearing this, "I am too lazy to care. But Uncle Qin, I'll have to trouble you to do this. If he asks... just say that I went to find a beautiful Hu girl for my grandfather, and I don't think that tyrant will dare to say anything more!"
"..." Qin Qiong had never seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu fall into a disadvantageous position with his mouth: "Your Highness, you are really... resourceful..."
"That's right," His Royal Highness the King of Chu accepted the compliment without any shame. He then glanced at Qin Huaiyu who was standing not far behind Qin Qiong, and then said to Qin Qiong, "Huaiyu came out of seclusion this time, probably because he wanted to follow me to build a career, but the journey to Qianquan City is too dangerous, and I have no time to take care of him, so Uncle Qin, please tell him I'm sorry for him."
"Your Highness, I know all of this..." Qin Qiong knew the danger. He was not afraid that his son and His Highness the Prince of Chu would be in danger. He was afraid that his son would hinder others. "I will talk to him properly later."
"Don't hit him. Huaiyu isn't very smart anyway." As a man of many years, His Royal Highness the King of Chu knew very well what Qin Qiong's tone of voice meant at this moment: "But have you really thought it through? Let Huaiyu follow me to Qiongzhou?"
"I'm relieved that the child will follow you." Qin Qiong didn't say anything more after hearing this. He just glanced at the vast desert behind the two of them and said leisurely, "Your Highness, this old minister will be waiting for your triumphant return in Gaochang!"