The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

Chapter 364 Heading Straight to the Border

Given the current situation, if she were to head directly west, it would be quite difficult for Emperor Beizun to swallow the Jiangxi Fortress whole. She couldn't afford to wait; she had to take over the southwest as quickly as possible to become a regional overlord before she would be qualified to challenge Emperor Dayong, and only then could Su Yue and Xing Fuhua truly be safe.

Therefore, continuing westward now may not be the best option for her.

Suddenly feeling somewhat uneasy, she went to the sand table and began to study it carefully. After a while, she frowned and sighed.

"grown ups!"

Berger had entered the tent at some point.

"Does the gentleman seem to have something on his mind?"

Berger handed the tea in his hand to Sikong Jin.

Sikong Jin rubbed her temples, took the tea, took a couple of sips, turned to Berger, and asked, "Any news from the capital?"

Berger listened, shook his head, and replied with pleasure, "Aside from the imperial edict urging you to return to the capital, there has been no news. However, a message has been sent by carrier pigeon from the border, indicating that His Majesty the Northern Emperor has sent word."

"what's the situation?"

Sikong Jin asked calmly, while lowering her head to take another sip of tea.

"General Feng Yang and the Wing King's 300,000-strong army have already captured Tian Sheng Ningzhou City. When the Northern Emperor led his troops to Hanyang City, Xi Fenglie's army was already deserted. The Northern Emperor is now stationed near the Jiangxi Fortress, holding back his troops!"

"Retreat without a fight?"

Sikong Jin frowned and looked at Berger with a puzzled expression. Based on her understanding of Xifeng Lie, he was a very strong fighter. Back then, she had even... However, she had also seriously injured him later, which was a way of venting her anger.

I heard that Xi Fenglie only considers Di Beizun and Tuoba Yu as his opponents. If Di Beizun launches such a strong attack, it is inevitable that he will be pushed to the limit and the possibility of him joining forces with Tuoba Yu will be even higher.

After a moment of silence, Sikong Jin suddenly sighed and took a deep breath, realizing she was suddenly worried about Di Beizun.

Letting her continue westward, taking advantage of the chaos, would greatly benefit her, but it would likely cause him some trouble. She had witnessed the might of Xi Fenglie's 200,000 iron cavalry, and Tuoba Yu was no simpleton either. If the two of them joined forces, could he still be confident that he could single-handedly resist their combined army?

Sikong Jin realized that she had never really understood Di Beizun. She only knew that he was unfathomable and a master of scheming. Not to mention anyone else, even she, Sikong Jin, would fall into the traps he set.

However, this still made her somewhat uneasy.

After hesitating for a while, he seemed to understand something, and a spark suddenly flew in his eyes. Finally, he slapped his own head, startling Berger!

"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Sikong Jin tilted his head back and drank the tea in his cup in one gulp before speaking, "This time you, Emperor Bei Zun, will get off easy. I'll play along with you. If I can't win, I'll be the first to kill you!"

"Sir, what are you saying?"

Berger looked puzzled, and seeing Sikong Jin's complicated expression, asked in a low voice.

Sikong Jin did not answer, but stared at the sand table in front of him for a while, and then gave the order, "Immediately convey my order, instruct all departments to organize their troops as quickly as possible, and order the soldiers to prepare for the expedition, to bring fifteen days' worth of rations, as well as warm clothing and tents. In the afternoon, the army will set off straight for the border between the Liao and Tiansheng."

"Aren't we continuing westward, sir?"

Berger was stunned by Sikong Jin's words—

Why are they going to the border? Is there anything there worth fighting for?

"Just relay my orders."

Sikong Jin uttered these words with a very unpleasant expression, her delicate eyebrows furrowed in a frown.

Berger didn't dare say anything more, so he simply responded and left.

The meaning is quite obvious. Di Beizun did it on purpose, clearly waiting for her to arrive. His talk of continuing westward is nonsense. Otherwise, why would he remain inactive? Waiting for the Liao to send reinforcements? Would he directly bring Sikong Mo over? Would he only send Changfeng to deliver a message to her?

He was betting with her, betting that she wouldn't come over!

On a deeper level, he was betting on her feelings for him.

It seemed that going there would bring Sikong Jin no benefit whatsoever, but to outsiders, it appeared that Sikong Jin was simply going to support Di Beizun.

Of course, she could choose not to go, or she could choose to continue westward, but...

If they ever meet again, she'll give him a good beating before he speaks again. He's so willful and immature!

Lord Sikong was so angry that his face changed color.

Meanwhile, near the Jiangxi Fortress, in the central command tent of the Imperial Northern Army's camp.

"Your Majesty, just as you predicted, Xi Fenglie really did lead his guards to Yingzhou City to find Tuoba Yu, and that very night the two of them went to Tiansheng Imperial City together, which must be about forming an alliance!"

As the tent flap was lifted, a gust of cold wind swept in, ruffling the robes of His Majesty, who was leisurely reading by the soft couch, and causing the flames in the stove to flicker a few times.

The person who walked in was the strategist Su Yu, who had just returned from the Liao Dynasty yesterday.

Di Beizun slightly raised his eyelids, looking calmly at Su Yu, whose expression was somewhat solemn. "How many troops did Xi Fenglie bring?"

"Your Majesty, there are only about a hundred men. This shows Xifenglie's sincerity this time! Our attack has thrown them into disarray. With the Liao Dynasty in such chaos, Xifenglie not only refuses to withdraw his troops but also wants to form an alliance with Tiansheng. Your Majesty, Xifenglie is going all in."

Su Yu replied with a frown.

Di Beizun gave a cold laugh, a hint of disdain flashing across his alluring face. He then lowered his eyes indifferently and continued to turn the pages of the book in his hand, saying, "This Tuoba Yu is not stupid. He even knows to put aside past grievances and agree to form an alliance, bringing Xifeng Lie along."

When Tuoba Yu was mentioned, Di Beizun's tone became somewhat sharp—

Just thinking about his desire to take advantage of Sikong Jin makes him angry, otherwise he wouldn't have dealt with him so quickly!

I heard a while ago that Emperor Tiansheng wanted to make a crown princess for Tuoba Yu, but Tuoba Yu was extremely unwilling. As a man himself, Emperor Beizun knew exactly what Tuoba Yu was thinking!

What angered him even more was that he remembered that Sikong Jin had once mentioned to him that as long as he was willing to send troops, she would be willing to return to Tiansheng Imperial City with him. Fortunately, Tuoba Yu refused, otherwise it was hard to say whether he could have restrained himself back then.

"Your Majesty, if that's the case, what should we do? Are we really still planning to launch a direct assault and take the Jiangxi fortress? The alliance between the two dynasties is not so easy to deal with. Otherwise, should we continue to transfer some troops from Guanzhong?"

Seeing that Di Beizun's expression was somewhat uncertain, Su Yu asked in a low voice.