ebookland Chapter 897: No Regret for Fighting
Chapter 897: No Regret for Fighting
"Your Highness...what are you going to do..." After hearing what His Royal Highness the King of Chu said, Yunqi felt that this matter might be troublesome.
"What else can I do?" Hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu gave him a displeased look and said, "Since they don't believe in evil, then I have no choice but to not believe in evil either - isn't it just 120,000 troops? Isn't it enough to just eat them all up in one bite?"
"My Lord, the Prince of Chu!" Yuan Tiangang, as one of the retainers who knew the Prince of Chu best, had already guessed what he was thinking: "Are you planning another surprise attack?!"
"This is a real surprise attack, don't panic!" Knowing that Yuan Tiangang wanted to express his inner dissatisfaction to him, King Chu could only appease his own retainers: "I actually didn't have any expectations for that vassal army. I just wanted to use this to paralyze the rulers of the Western Regions."
"Really?" As soon as His Royal Highness the King of Chu said this, Wang Xuance, his trusted retainer and top strategist, immediately expressed his doubts: "I don't believe it."
"What do you know?" King Chu believed that his strategies in terms of marching and fighting were unparalleled in the world: "Everything I did before was just to make these Western Regions scoundrels laugh at the foolish king's insanity and my lack of strategy--"
"Ahem..." Seeing that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu was about to start his pre-war speech, Qin Qiong, as the veteran who was responsible for the battle, could not sit still: "Your Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, before I left Chang'an, I received the instructions from the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Ying, the Duke of Qiao and others--"
"——Oh, Uncle Qin! How can you spoil the fun at this time?!" King Chu was immediately displeased when he heard this: "Besides, I am an expert in surprise attacks. Those guys, well... forget it. I think it's better to be humble, but Uncle Qin, you have to understand what I mean!"
"Hey..." Qin Qiong didn't have time to say anything after hearing this, but Guo Xiaoke, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but said, "Your Highness the King of Chu...you should at least listen to the opinions of your subordinates. You want a surprise attack, I have no objection, but once our troops move..."
"So, I don't need you to mobilize any troops this time." His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand, then stood up and began to call the roll: "This time, I only plan to take eight people to Qianquan City."
"Your Highness, are you planning to die?!" Qin Qiong was really angry now: "You should know that if something bad happens to you in the Western Regions, Chang'an... and even the entire Tang Dynasty will be in complete chaos!"
"Uncle Qin, please don't be so angry. Just listen to me." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu hurriedly stepped forward and held the other's arm, and then said: "I already have an ambush in Qianquan City. What's more, Qianquan City is in Shiguo, and Yuwen Qing is the prince consort there!" When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, he slightly turned sideways, turned his gaze to Yuwen Qing, who was still watching the show, and began to wink at him frantically.
"Yes, General Qin." Yuwen Qing, who received the signal from the patriarch, quickly expressed his opinion: "How could I let my patriarch get into trouble? But... Your Highness, is it inappropriate to only bring eight people?"
"You kid..." King Chu looked at Yuwen Qing who turned around and started to play. He felt like a pot of dog blood was coming towards him: "Didn't I tell you? I have an ambush! What are you afraid of?"
"Your Highness, are you going to use the dead soldiers?" As the closest retainer to His Highness the King of Chu, Zhang Zhenxuan had already guessed what he was thinking: "Are you planning to take the enemy by surprise and attack Huanglong directly?"
"I don't intend to drag on fighting in the Western Regions for a year or two. Before I set out on the expedition, I received news that my cheap father-in-law—"
"——Your Highness, which one are you talking about?" Yuwen Qing seemed to be trying to make up for his previous mistake, so he was a little too active at this moment.
"Are you looking for trouble?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu glared at the other person unhappily, and then said, "Who else could it be? Yingguogong Wu Shigui - Dou Shuer invited Taoist Sun to go to Jingzhou a few years ago. Now his condition has begun to improve, so of course I should go and see him, and thank Taoist Sun by the way."
To be honest, when the King of Chu said this, he felt a little timid in his heart - he originally thought that Wu Shigui's serious illness was an outcome that he could not change. So he did not pay too much attention to it. It was Dou Shu'er who quietly invited Taoist Sun to come out of the mountain before the New Year's Day. After Taoist Sun pulled Wu Shigui out of the gate of hell, Dou Shu'er told the matter to His Royal Highness the King of Chu.
It was only after His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu learned that Wu Shigui had come back to life that he remembered that the main reason for his death seemed to be related to the death of his own grandfather. However, his grandfather was now in good health and was probably surrounded by beautiful women in Yushan, a typical example of an old and incompetent ruler who lived a life of debauchery. So it seemed that he still had some merit - after all, it was thanks to him that his grandfather's knot was untied...
"Your Highness, are we off topic?" Pei Xingyan was a fierce general from the Sui Dynasty to the present day. He didn't care about the number of people. However, as a retainer of the Dou family, he felt that he had to say something: "Why don't you talk to us about how many ambushes you have in Qianquan City?"
"Three thousand." His Royal Highness the King of Chu blinked when he heard this: Three thousand, this is an extremely wonderful number.
"Are they all cavalry?" As the counselor of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Xie Minlin always kept his mission in mind: "How is their combat effectiveness?"
"Shan Tianchang," Facing Xie Minlin's question, His Royal Highness the King of Chu thought for a moment and simply threw the question to Shan Tianchang, who had the lowest presence in the tent: "You answer Mr. Xie's question."
"If it were all those black-clad warriors..." Shan Tianchang thought of the great battle in the Goguryeo Palace, so he gave a more pertinent explanation: "As long as His Royal Highness the King of Chu does not want to fight, he can come and go freely even if he is surrounded by an army of hundreds of thousands."
"The problem is that your Highness is the kind of person who doesn't like fighting?" Jiang Sheng said unhappily, "Your Highness, if it were you, we should just lead our people to destroy each country one by one. It wouldn't take much effort."
"Are you going to hoe the ground?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand and then gave a reason for his veto: "This battle is to catch everyone off guard. I want the Western Turkic army to be defeated like a mountain, and it will become an eternal nightmare for these Western foreigners! In this way, in the next few decades, the western frontier of the Tang Dynasty will be truly peaceful, and the people will be able to live a peaceful life..."