latelenovela Chapter 447 Good idea
Chapter 447 Good idea
Chen Changan ordered his men to search the city all night, but no suspicious persons were found.
When Li Wuling encountered an attack, it was as if he was a divine force descending from the sky. When the mission failed, they were gone.
Chen Changan didn't take it too seriously. Although he didn't find the whereabouts of the horse-head fiddle, Li Wuling was well prepared and was not frightened, so he just let it go.
After a few more days, the atmosphere around became increasingly depressing.
Envoys from Western Xia kept coming and going, and Li Wuling was busy receiving them all day long, but Chen Changan did not dare to slack off.
Who knows if this is Xixia’s way of delaying?
That morning, the army was in a solemn mood, and everyone was called to the central military tent.
Li Wuling was wearing a helmet and armor, with Chu Xinghe standing on his left and Yan Qing standing on his right. Chen Changan was in the middle, listening to Yan Qing talking about the current situation.
"The Xixia envoys have been coming and going these days, and their fundamental purpose has not changed, which is to make us withdraw from the border."
"Unfortunately, we are destined not to give up the territory of Great Chu. Finally, Xixia gave us three days to consider. According to our understanding of Xixia, they are not trustworthy and will send troops soon."
"And the first to bear the brunt is the ancient city of Jiaohe."
Yan Qing glanced at Jian'an and felt a little headache: "Your Highness has never been to the battlefield, and there have been continuous spring rains recently. The morale of the soldiers is low. I'm afraid they are not the enemy of Xixia."
"This is our first battle, and it matters a lot whether we win or lose. I think... maybe it should be like this."
"Your Highness, let's give up the old city of Jiaohe and let General Chen Yuwei lead his men to resist. What do you think?"
Chu Xinghe laughed contemptuously, and Chen Yuwei looked arrogant.
Although Yan Qing wanted to protect Chen Changan, in the army, whoever is more powerful is the boss. As long as Chen Changan retreats, who will be loyal to him?
Chen Changan seemed not to have heard Yan Qing's suggestion and just frowned in thought.
"I think it's possible." Chu Xinghe laughed, "If it weren't for Miss Yan's reminder, I would have almost forgotten that Chen Changan is the prince consort."
"Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. If anything happens to him, wouldn't the princess be a widow? His life is much more precious than ours. Old General, I think it would be better to let the prince consort return to the city."
Chen Yuwei immediately knelt down to the old general: "Old general, although I am just a woman, I am willing to lead my troops to fight to the death with the Xixia people!"
The left-wing forward showed courage and determination to fight. To be honest, Li Wuling was quite happy, but he also knew that if Chen Changan on the right did not express his opinion at this time...
However, expressing one's stance would be equivalent to risking one's life. What should one do?
Chen Changan did not speak, but sat silently in front of the old wooden table, holding the slightly yellowed and wrinkled map tightly in his hands.
The afternoon sun shines through the mottled windows and onto his angular profile. The interweaving of light and shadow seems to outline a profound painting.
His eyes were like a falcon locking onto its prey, fixed on that inconspicuous corner of the map.
Beacon tower to guard the border.
Chen Changan's fingers unconsciously rubbed the beacon tower gently, and his rough fingertips slid across the paper, as if he wanted to touch the distant but real existence of the small town through this thin paper.
The air around seemed to freeze at this moment, and only Yan Qing's voice broke the silence.
"My Lord, regarding General Chu's statement..."
"Western Xia's war horses are very fast." Chen Changan interrupted Yan Qing, "If everything goes as expected, the vanguard will reach the Zhenjiang Beacon Tower by tomorrow afternoon."
"I've read Sun Tzu's Art of War, which teaches us that we should strike a fatal blow to the enemy when they are still unstable."
"So, I speculate that the battlefield is not in Jiaohe Ancient City, but here."
Chen Changan pointed heavily at the Zhenjiang Beacon Tower, but Chu Xinghe laughed out loud.
"Do you think you can rule the country just by reading two military books?"
Chu Xinghe shook his head and said, "No! The relationship between the two countries cannot be taken for granted. Let alone anything else, even if they invaded our territory, we can only strongly condemn it and cannot take any real action."
"We can only resist if the other party kills us!"
"What's the logic behind this?" Chen Changan asked in confusion.
"This is our border. The enemy has crossed the border and ignored our advice. Can't we fight him? Ha, when will the Great Chu change its ways?"
Chen Changan's words left Chu Xinghe unable to refute, and Chen Changan certainly did not argue with him: "We should not only start this battle at the Zhenjiang Beacon Tower, but also show the power and courage of our Chu State."
"If Xixia sends a 5,000-man army, we can fight back with half of them, and we should be able to win beautifully."
"In this case, it would be a joke to say that Xixia is invincible!"
Chen Changan put down his pen heavily, and Chen Yuwei laughed out loud: "Prince Consort, what are you talking about?"
"According to our past experience, it takes at least three Da Chu people to deal with one Xixia person. This is our experience. Do you still want to fight one against five?"
"I'm afraid you don't know how terrifying the Xixia people are!"
Although Chen Changan had never fought against the Xixia people, he could imagine that in the era of cold weapons, the Xixia cavalry was enough to trample on all directions.
Chen Changan was besieged by two people. Yan Qing shook his head and said, "Generals, you can't say that. At least from the perspective of the two-month march, the Prince Consort's camp has the least number of troops left behind."
"Your soldiers are all exhausted, and non-combat casualties have reached 20%. Only the troops on the right have seen an increase in casualties instead of a decrease."
"It proves that the Prince Consort has the ability to lead troops."
What a shitty ability!
It would have been fine if Yan Qing hadn't said this. Once she said this, Chu Xinghe and Chen Yuwei were so angry that they almost died.
Is that Chen Changan’s ability?
Yes, his training is very hard and tiring, but the food is good!
While other troops were eating rice porridge, Chen Changan's troops were eating large amounts of dry food every day. If they ate well, they would have strength. Who wouldn't be confused?
So many of them ran away and joined Chen Changan’s camp!
But there is no way, who made Chen Changan rich!
Chen Changan pondered for a long time: "Miss Yan, according to previous speculation, how many people are usually in the scout battle unit?"
Yan Qing shook his head: "Western Xia is not our Great Chu. Each war department has strict regulations. They range from dozens to thousands of people. Generally, when they encounter a smaller city, they will take it down directly."
"So, it's not certain yet."
Chen Changan was silent for a moment: "We have to fight, so the first battle will be between the Zhenjiang Beacon Tower and Jiaohe Ancient City. Leave it to me, how about it?"
Li Wuling frowned, and Yan Qing felt both happy and worried.
The good news is that Chen Changan did not escape when facing a powerful enemy. This finally added a touch of bright brilliance to his military career.
The worrying thing is that that is Western Xia, and Chen Changan can’t win just by his bravery!
"My Lord, although I look down on you, the battle with Xixia is no joke!"
Chu Xinghe crossed his arms and said proudly: "According to the Xixia people's marching speed, they will arrive tomorrow. You also know that how should we fight this battle?"
"How many soldiers should be sent to the beacon towers to guard the frontier, and how many soldiers should be stationed in the ancient city of Jiaohe?"
"You also know that a crushing defeat is inevitable. Can you bear this responsibility?"
Chen Yuwei shook her head and said, "It's a good idea, but if we really play, you are no match for me."