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Chapter 953: The Wasteful Prince vs. the First Female Official 1

"Xuan Yanjing, do you dare to compete?"

Why wouldn't Xuan Yanjing dare to do that? In fact, this was exactly what he had in mind, but it was Xuan Qingxu who proposed it first.

It can be seen that although Xuan Qingxu lacks practical experience, he does have some insights into the use of troops.

Xuan Yanjing agreed to the bet, and the two swore an oath in front of the soldiers to prevent either side from regretting their decision.

By drawing lots, the two men selected the cities that needed to be recaptured.

Xuan Qingxu drew first and chose the difficult-to-attack and difficult-to-defend Liao City.

Xuanyan Jing was naturally assigned to Xiacheng. Compared with Liaocheng, the geographical location of Xiacheng was not as rugged and rough, making it easier to attack. But for some unknown reason, a team was sent out before but failed to capture it, and there was no news from that team either.

After Xuan Qingxu finished smoking, he returned to the camp with his subordinates.

He spread the paper with Liaocheng written on it on the table, frowning slightly.

"Why did my mother let me draw Liaocheng? The tribe stationed in Liaocheng is the most brave and skilled in fighting..."

Gongsun You, who was standing next to him, stepped forward and poured Xuan Qingqing a cup of tea.

"Don't worry, Third Prince. Your mother has her own reasons for making this arrangement. Don't worry, this time when Xuanyanjing leaves for Xiacheng, he will never return. Concubine Wen has prepared a great gift for him there."

"By then, he will be gone, and this competition will naturally cease to exist. Third Prince, whether you capture Liaocheng or not, the military power will naturally fall into your hands."

Xuan Qingxu felt relieved after hearing this. Although he didn't know what his mother had done, he knew that she would definitely not harm him.

In fact, Xuan Qingxu could ask Gongsun You, or directly ask his mother, what the plan was.

But Xuan Qingxu didn't. He subconsciously resisted the dark side of these things, just like his mother's open praise and secret suppression of Xuan Yanjing. He chose to only see the surface. As for the things behind it, he pretended to turn a blind eye and tried to maintain his noble and aloof self.

Xuan Yanjing and Xuan Qingxu split up their forces, and for the sake of fairness in the competition, Helian Chang was unable to set out for Xiacheng with Xuan Yanjing. However, before Xuan Yanjing set out, he always felt that something was not right about the disappearance of the previous team of soldiers and horses.

Logically speaking, Xiacheng was the easiest city to recapture. Even if it was not conquered for the time being, it was impossible for the army and horses to have no news at all.

Before Xuan Qingxu left, Helian Chang transferred one of his most trusted subordinates to Xuan Yanjing. It was a taboo to march and fight without a trusted confidant by your side.

"If anything goes wrong when you get to Xiacheng, contact me immediately."

Helian Chang instructed Xuan Yanjing about this before leaving.

Xuan Yanjing agreed with great enthusiasm.

However, they never expected that after only seven days of separation, Xuan Yanjing and a group of soldiers disappeared completely after the last secret letter arrived in Xiacheng.

There was no news, no deserters, and even the rebellious tribes stationed in Xia City still looked peaceful, as if there had never been a war.

The news quickly spread back to the capital, and since it concerned the Crown Prince, no one dared to be unhappy.

Even two horses were killed.

Within three days, the news reached the capital.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went to war against Xiacheng, but was defeated in the first battle. He even disappeared without a trace, and it is unknown whether he has been taken hostage by the enemy.

The emperor was furious and sent three groups of troops to rescue.

Lingyao received the news earlier than the palace. When the army sent by the emperor set out, she had already run half the distance day and night.

Although I know that according to the nature of the system, no alarm has been issued yet, and the people of Xuanyanjing are probably fine.

But I can't be sure. After all, this system may only detect whether Xuan Yanjing is still alive, but it doesn't care about physical injuries or something.

In less than three days, Lingyao arrived in Xiacheng.

Because of the long hours of running around and working day and night.

She was wearing an expensive brocade dress and looked dusty, with her long hair also covered with dust.

Her face was so dry that it would cut her hands if she rubbed it. Lingyao had had too many good days and it had been a long time since she had felt this rough.