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Chapter 320 Adding Fuel to the Fire
After all, the relationship between these Xiongnu tribes had never been so harmonious.
Therefore, the moment their opinions differed, they started fighting.
Originally, it was just a small disturbance, but without the knowledge of many Xiongnu, it quickly swept through the entire army.
The way the Xiongnu outside the city collapsed without being attacked made many military officers eager to try, but after several requests, they were all rejected by Jiang Chen.
"We haven't added fuel to the fire yet. This is just an appetizer. Before their own strength is exhausted to a certain extent, no one is allowed to attack without authorization."
Although many people resented Jiang Chen's decision, they ultimately chose to remain silent.
Jiang Chen had already summoned the three people he had previously taken under his wing.
Noticing Jiang Chen's wry smile, they felt uneasy.
"It seems you all did as I told you. In that case, you have temporarily earned a chance to live."
As Jiang Chen spoke, he turned his gaze outside. Following Jiang Chen's gaze, several guys who had just been killed were still lying there.
This could not help but make the fear in the hearts of these three people grow again.
"This time, one of you has to venture out. In the spirit of humanity, I'll give you three a chance to choose. You can choose one of you to help me send a message."
"If you don't choose, then it depends on who is luckier and can escape my longsword."
Recalling Jiang Chen's completely unreasonable approach, the three retreated one after another, but seeing that the others were unwilling to take on this responsibility, they couldn't help but fight each other. Just as they were fighting inextricably and unable to distinguish the winner, a dagger happened to fall on the ground.
The moment they saw the dagger, the three of them suddenly showed fierce expressions. Since they wanted to send themselves to their deaths, why not strike first?
Soon the three of them completely tore their faces apart around the dagger.
Before long, the first person to get the dagger quickly ended the life of the other person. Before he could catch his breath, the last lurking guy kicked him to the ground, snatched his dagger, and held it against his neck.
"You do this now. I still have my wife and children waiting for me at home. I can't just die in vain like this."
As he spoke, the man held the other hostage and forced his way towards Jiang Chen step by step.
At this situation, the smile on Jiang Chen's face grew even thicker.
The guards beside him became extremely nervous, while the heads of several major families were cheering for this man in their hearts. If they could take this opportunity to get rid of Jiang Chen, they could quickly support Jiang Zuo Wang and completely eliminate Jiang Chen's threat to them.
Although Jiang Zuo Wang always did things that made them feel puzzled, he was still better than Jiang Chen, who was ready to attack them at any time.
When he was only ten steps away from Jiang Chen, the man revealed a fierce look and kicked away the shield in front of him, rushing towards Jiang Chen at a rapid speed.
"Damn you, I know you will never let us go easily. In that case, it's better to trade one life for another and let me have a scapegoat."
Just when he thought he was about to succeed.
He only saw a flash before his eyes, and he fell to the ground with a face full of unwillingness, his breath more out than in.
"Guess why this dagger happened to fall by your side so coincidentally? Everyone else in this scene is mine except you."
"Since you have such a strong intention to kill me, I will let you watch this battle and see how I win. It won't be too late to take your life then."
After he finished speaking, the guards beside Jiang Chen rushed forward and nailed him firmly to a wooden board with a wide plank that had been prepared in advance.
"Hang this spy on the city wall and let those outside the city see what the consequences are for trying to infiltrate."
Amidst the man's constant cursing, the wooden board was hung outside the city wall.
The remaining person had already been completely frightened by Jiang Chen and knelt on the ground, unable to muster any courage.
"Now that there's only one of you left, this matter can only be entrusted to you."
"This is a letter I wrote to their Khan. If you can deliver it and come back alive, it's not a dream to be promoted and receive a higher rank."
Looking at Jiang Chen's devilish smile, the man no longer had the slightest intention of resisting.
After struggling for a while, he also deserved to put the letter into his pocket. Under Jiang Chen's instructions, he was released outside the city under the cover of night.
"Your Majesty, will this really be effective? They have been fooled once before. This time, no matter what, they will not believe these things again."
Hearing the question from beside him, Jiang Chen shook his head.
"These people were forced to come here under the coercion of the Khan. Now that such internal strife has broken out, I'm afraid everyone is holding back a bellyful of anger. Now that they see this letter again, regardless of whether it's true or not, some of them will take this matter and not let go, just like the Mei family."
"This play is not only to weaken their own strength, but also to let those ambitious guys in the court understand that nothing they do can escape my eyes."
After speaking, Jiang Chen closed his eyes and rested.
The next day, after learning that the other party did not have much reaction, Jiang Chen did not take it too seriously and continued to silently wait for things to ferment.
And those civil officials with ulterior motives, noticing that Jiang Chen did not leave the mountain residence at all, were filled with complaints in their hearts.
They were very eager to lure Jiang Chen to lead troops to attack, so that as long as they closed the city gate behind him, Jiang Chen would be in a dead end. However, Jiang Chen seemed to have forgotten what it was like to personally lead an expedition and left everything behind.
Just when they were all worried, suspecting that someone had betrayed them, Jiang Chen suddenly summoned them all to the city wall.
"After waiting for so many days, I have finally waited for the good show I wanted to see. Since all of you love ministers are following me on this expedition, why not take this opportunity to go down and make contributions and establish a career, so as to gain more bargaining chips for your family to last forever?"
Jiang Chen's joking words were returned with bitter smiles from everyone.
But many people understood that Jiang Chen was not joking.
At this time, the Xiongnu camp was completely in chaos.
Many places were even burning with raging fires.
Such a great opportunity made many military officers eager to make a move.