NFBE Chapter 332 General Xiao Tiangui’s thoughts!
Chapter 332 General Xiao Tiangui’s thoughts!
Hearing the empress's question, Qingying sorted out the battle reports of the past few days and presented them to her.
The empress took it and began to flip through it casually.
General Xiao Tiangui led an army of 100,000 and attacked Baima Station at night.
The rebels at Baima Station were defeated, with more than half of them killed or wounded. The rebel prince Ying Qi and military advisor Pang Wei led the remaining troops and fled to Hulao Pass.
At the same time, Zhao Wuji also fled back to Hulao Pass, bringing the news that the plan had failed and King Zhao was dead.
The rebel leader at Hulao Pass was horrified upon hearing the news, and the army was even more panicked. There were already signs that they were abandoning Luodu City and preparing to break out...
After reading the battle report, the Empress ordered, "Have General Xiao Tiangui lead the army to Hulao Pass overnight. Cooperate with the Luodu defenders and attack from both sides. We must not let the rebels break through easily!"
Qingying clasped his fists, bowed, said "Yes", and stood up and walked out.
Before leaving, she cast another resentful glance at Li Changsheng.
After a while, Li Changsheng caught up.
"Sister Qingying, please stay!"
Qingying stopped and asked without turning around, "What's the matter?"
Li Changsheng said, "Sister Qingying, do you hate me now?"
Qingying sneered coldly.
"Haha, what a joke, why would I hate you for no reason?"
Li Changsheng said: "Because you think I might have lied to you!"
Hearing that this bastard could actually ask such shameless questions, Qingying was so angry that she burst into laughter.
"Haha, didn't you lie to me?"
"Before, someone swore that I was the only one in his heart, but now he's sleeping with other women and even married another woman!"
"I really can't understand how there can be such a shameless man like you in this world."
"What's even more ridiculous is that I actually believed your nonsense before!"
When she said this, all the grievances she had suffered in the past few days suddenly came to her mind, causing the corners of her mouth to twitch.
Li Changsheng walked forward and hugged Qingying forcefully.
"Qingying, are you jealous?"
"Get lost! Only a ghost would be jealous of you!"
Qingying now is like an icy beauty who has been hurt by love and has sealed her heart and locked away all love.
"Sister Qingying, please listen to my explanation. My marriage to Jiang Xin'er was designated by King Zhao, and I had no choice. And with His Majesty... let alone, my life is in her hands, how dare I disobey?"
"And, you have to believe me, I really have you in my heart. It's just that I'm a born playboy, and my heart is broken into many pieces, so that each piece of my broken heart has fallen in love with a different woman!"
After hearing the heartfelt words of Li Changsheng, the Sea King, Qingying's expression remained as cold as ice.
"Haha, do you think I will still believe your nonsense?"
"I have important things to do right now. A good dog doesn't block the road. Get out of my way!"
After Qingying drew her sword and forced Li Changsheng to retreat, she waved her sleeves and left angrily.
At the same time, Empress Ying Yue was standing on a high place, looking into the distance.
"You philandering dog man, sooner or later I'll have to castrate you, to stop you from ruining other girls!"
……
"Ah!"
Li Changsheng watched Qingying's figure go away, and suddenly he sneezed on the spot.
Seeing that he couldn't coax Qingying for the time being, he simply stopped trying.
The most urgent task is to rescue Jiang Xiner as soon as possible.
After all, Jiang Xiner is now his nominal wife.
Once they knew that King Zhao's death was caused by their backstabbing, they would definitely vent their anger on Jiang Xiner.
I have already caused her family to be destroyed, and I cannot let her suffer this unprovoked disaster.
After secretly making up his mind, Li Changsheng went straight out of the palace without any hesitation.
It is still uncertain whether the pseudonym [Yan Qing] has been exposed.
To be on the safe side, Li Changsheng temporarily abandoned it.
Planning to get a new vest.
……
Outside Hulao Pass:
Xiao Tiangui has led a large army and surrounded Hulao Pass, making it impossible for anyone to escape.
But he didn't, and launched an attack at the first moment.
After receiving the order from His Majesty, he immediately summoned his trusted subordinates to discuss countermeasures.
Some of the generals thought this was an opportunity to make meritorious service and volunteered to go into battle.
But military advisor Green had a different opinion.
"Generals, if we launch an attack now, we can easily wipe out the rebels. But if we really do so, it will be tantamount to putting the general in a desperate situation!"
When the generals heard Green's words, they immediately quit.
"Mr. Ge, what do you mean by this? How did we put the general in such a desperate situation?"
Green stroked his goatee and asked, "Everyone, please be patient and listen to my careful analysis. See if there is any truth to this?"
When the generals heard Green's words, they all held their breath and pricked up their ears to listen.
Ge Lin said, "Our lord is now a first-class duke, a general in charge of the armies of the nine provinces, and also holds honorary titles such as Shangshu Ling and Taifu. He has no more titles to offer."
"If Your Majesty does not reward the lord for his tremendous achievement in suppressing the rebels, the people of the world will say that Your Majesty is cold-hearted. But if Your Majesty rewards the lord, the only reward is the title of king!"
"But Emperor Gaozu once, along with the founding heroes, killed a Ferghana horse at Baima Station and swore an oath of blood. No one except the Ying surname could be crowned king. Otherwise, they would be considered traitors and punished by the whole nation..."
After listening to Green's explanation of the interests involved, the generals were frightened into silence.
After they looked at each other, their eyes all turned to General Xiao Tiangui.
Xiao Tiangui's expression was very calm, without any sign of emotion.
Obviously, everything Green said was within his expectations.
He glanced around at everyone, his gaze finally landing on Green.
"What should I do next? Please teach me, Mr. Ge!"
Green did not answer directly, but instead looked at the topographic map.
"My lord, there should still be 200,000 troops in Hulao Pass. If we can surround them tightly."
"The rebels inside, seeing no way out, will have no choice but to fight to the death. By then, even if we can recapture Hulao Pass, I'm afraid we will have suffered heavy casualties."
"Instead of doing that, it's better to surround three sides and leave one side open, and then open a hole at the east gate."
"Those rebels will definitely flee as soon as they see a chance of survival and will definitely not stay to fight us."
"In this way, we can recapture Hulao Pass without bloodshed."
"As long as the rebels who escaped are not completely eliminated, His Majesty will be hesitant and will not dare to easily treat the lord as another Jiang Kuanglong!"
What Ge Lin said was exactly what Xiao Tiangui wanted.
These powerful figures, whose achievements have overthrown the emperor, want to avoid being directly targeted by the imperial court.
You must learn to nurture the enemy and protect yourself.
Let the court feel that I am still useful!
Of course, these shameful things cannot be said openly.
Especially, it cannot come from the mouth of a great general like him.
With this in mind, Xiao Tiangui did not express his opinion immediately.
Instead, he turned his gaze to the other generals.
"Generals, what do you think?"
The generals looked at each other and saluted Xiao Tiangui in unison.
"We are willing to follow the general's lead!"
……
Upon seeing this, Xiao Tiangui showed a look of relief and returned the greeting with a fist.
"Thank you all for your kindness. I, Xiao Tiangui, will remember it in my heart!"
"Pass the order down and do as Mr. Ge says. Withdraw the troops guarding the east gate and let the rebels escape eastward..."