After breaking off relations, the prince's family regretted it for the rest of their lives.

Chapter 444 Night attack on Wuling!

Chen Changan looked at the horse-head fiddle quietly as it walked away.

Yue Shan licked his lips and said, "I have fought against the Xixia people all my life, but I have never seen such a beauty. If I could sleep with her, it would be worth dying for."

Chen Changan shook his head and laughed out loud: "You haven't even seen what she looks like, and you fell in love with her?"

"Is there any need to look at this? Her big watery eyes are so charming."

Yue Shan laughed and said, "By the way, just now Lao Ma said that Xixia didn't follow the rules and robbed our Great Chu's caravan?"

"Sir, I think we should be beastly for once and just rob his mother of her. I don't dare to take this woman, but she can warm your bed."

"Master Chen, I am ready. Please give the order!"

Yue Shan looked at Chen Changan earnestly, and Chen Changan laughed.

"Nonsense, when I came out, my wife told me not to do anything wrong."

"What? How?" Old Ma shook his head and said, "Just capture her and kill her. No one will know."

Chen Changan rolled his eyes. What kind of thinking is this?

It's not enough to get her, you have to kill her...

Really, I don’t know what you are thinking.

There was no conversation along the way. The troops from all sides entered the ancient city of Jiaohe, where they temporarily camped and made fires to cook.

After resting for one night in the ancient city of Jiaohe, the next day, Li Wuling sent an order for Chen Changan to rush to the central military camp for a meeting.

When Chen Changan arrived, there were already many generals here.

Everyone was talking about the map, but Chu Xinghe finally nodded and said, "Old General, the situation is very clear. Xixia has already shown its willingness to make concessions and seek peace."

"Why don't we just follow his wishes and negotiate with them? This is the best strategy."

General Li didn't say anything, and a female general appeared behind Yan Qing.

"I think what General Chu said is absolutely right."

The female general's figure is as tall and straight as green pines and cypresses, standing proudly between heaven and earth.

Her long black hair was tied into a neat high ponytail. On her delicate face, her eyebrows were like distant ink, slanting into her temples. Her eyes were like cold stars, deep and bright, flashing with determination.

She was wearing a tight black outfit, the fabric fitting tightly to her body.

Her figure is perfectly outlined, and around her waist, a wide black belt is tied just right. A steel knife hangs steadily on the left side of her waist. The scabbard is plain, but it reveals a murderous aura.

The blade was bound in the sheath, but it seemed unwilling to be lonely, as if it was humming a battle song that was longing for blood.

Chen Yuwei, Chen Changan's eighth sister.

"We cannot go to war. Once we start a war, we will be stuck in an endless battle, which is not good for our people."

Chen Yuwei analyzed: "Besides, our chances of winning this battle are only 30%. I think it's okay to give some money to Xixia. Peace is the most important thing."

Hearing Chen Yuwei openly talking about peace, Yue Shan couldn't help it.

"Old General, we cannot make peace. I am willing to charge into battle and restore the prestige of the Chu State!"

Chen Yuwei sneered and looked up to see Chen Changan.

She immediately said disdainfully: "What do you rely on? The guns in Chen Changan's hand, or the cannon in his hand?"

"Wake up, hundreds of thousands of people are fighting, and the power that controls the battlefield is definitely not a trick like this, it requires human lives and blood!"

Chen Changan nodded, what Chen Yuwei said was right.

Yue Shan was about to speak, but Chen Changan shook his head and pointed outside the door: "Brother Yue, what is that?"

Yue Shan closed his eyes. What else could it be? A beacon tower for transmitting messages.

He also knew that Chen Changan didn't want him to speak, so he made this plan.

"Yan Qing, what's your analysis?" The old general didn't say anything else, but looked at Yan Qing.

"Old General, I have been to the right wing army and General Chen said that we must fight to the end. Today, General Chu expressed a different opinion, even if it is a one-to-one tie."

Yan Qing said calmly, "The Art of War by Sun Tzu says that if you know both yourself and the enemy, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, you will only win once and lose once. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will be in danger in every battle."

"So, I want to hear what the other party is thinking first."

A general from the vanguard camp immediately stood up and said to the old general, "The enemy's movements are unclear. On the one hand, they want to negotiate with us, and on the other hand, they are gathering troops in Jiaohe Ancient City. It is estimated that they will be able to complete the assembly in a few days."

"What's even more terrifying is that this time they are led by Prince Chishi himself, and their country's top think tank Wanyan Aguduo has personally come out to take action, eyeing our border covetously."

"I am now worried that they will attack us in the name of peace talks!"

"Although what the Vanguard General said makes sense, it seems bad not to listen to Xixia, right?"

Chen Yuwei shook her head and said, "We in Da Chu will never intend to bully others, but we need to give in when we should, and we can only fight back when others hit us."

Chen Changan lowered his head and smiled, what the hell is this?

The old general noticed Chen Changan's expression, raised his eyebrows and said, "General Chen, what do you have to say?"

"No." Chen Changan shook his head.

"Just say what I tell you to say. How can you be so submissive?" The old general shook his head.

"It's actually very simple." Chen Changan shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about what Xixia says to us. If they ask for peace, do we have to return home?"

"If they ask for peace, we have to be on guard. If they don't ask for peace, we still have to be on guard. Since we are all on guard, then we should just wait for the other side to change without changing. What else is there to say?"

"I think, instead of wasting time on this, we should think about how to win."

Chen Changan did not oppose the request for peace, nor did he support it. He just said that everyone should make preparations, which was not a big deal.

Li Wuling nodded: "What you said is almost what I thought."

"Chu Xinghe, you will contact Xixia to discuss the issue of peace. The others should make preparations in advance in case of emergency."

"Chen Changan, you stay, and everyone else leave."

Chu Xinghe sneered at Chen Changan and retreated with the others.

Chen Changan looked at the old general in confusion. Why are you looking for me so late?

"Chen Changan, do you have any good ideas?"

The old general laughed and looked at Chen Changan.

Chen Changan also laughed out loud: "I have already proposed the idea, but it is up to the old general to decide whether to use it or not."

Li Wuling sighed heavily: "Changan, do you know how many people we brought with us this time?"

"It should be... more than 500,000?"

"More than half a million, that's a nice thought."

The old general laughed and said, "It's only 300,000 people. As you said, I will ambush the rest of the people around the imperial city to ensure that Chen Fusheng dare not move rashly."

"Our fighting power is not as good as Xixia's, and our numbers are not more than theirs, so I hope we don't have to fight this battle."

"If you want to fight, you must have a foolproof plan."

Chen Changan had a splitting headache and sighed in disappointment.

The old general finally said seriously: "I heard Yan'er tell you about your method, Chen Changan, I only have two questions for you."

"First, how do you break through the blockade and reach the heartland of Western Xia?"

"Second, how many people do you need?"

Chen Changan took two steps back, shook his head and said, "Old General, I didn't say I was going."

"I didn't ask you to go either." The old general shook his head and said, "I just asked for your advice on how many people are needed and how to break through the blockade."

Chen Changan nodded: "Numbers don't matter. Of course, it can't be too few. Five or six thousand people are enough."

"If we break through the blockade... there's something I don't know whether I should say or not."

"explain."

Chen Changan pointed at the map and said, "To be honest, it was all a dream. I dreamed about it."

"I heard that there is a small path on Yanzhi Mountain. In the past, a caravan crossed the mountain and passed through it. I just don't know if it's true or not."

"If the legend is true, then it is our chance."

The old general frowned slightly and looked at Chen Changan suspiciously: "How sure are you?"

"Not a cent, I just heard about it."

Chen Changan shook his head and said, "So, whether this method is feasible or not depends on what the old general chooses. I will go back and prepare to defend the city, and the old general will consider it carefully."

Chen Changan said this and left.

After he left, General Li couldn't sleep at night. Should he believe Chen Changan or not?

The old general looked confused!

Chen Changan was not idle after returning to the right-wing army. He took Yue Shan to survey the water flow and built a temporary dam in the upstream part to make it safer to live in.

At night, Chen Changan had just fallen asleep when suddenly, a gust of wind blew by.

Old Ma suddenly became alert and rushed to Chen Changan's room immediately.

Chen Changan frowned because there was a dagger in the room, with a piece of paper under the dagger.

There were a few words written on the paper: "Night attack on Wuling!"