377: Chapter 376: Dayue Kingdom’s Royal Family 377: Chapter 376: Dayue Kingdom’s Royal Family After a moment, Chu Jiangliu, dressed in military uniform, approached the commander’s tent.
“I pay my respects to the First Princess and the Prince Consort.”
“Prince Consort, have you all finished so soon?”
After Chu Jiangliu said his greetings, he glanced at Lin Bai with a strange grin.
Lin Bai, puzzled, asked, “What do you mean finished?”
Chu Jiangliu was taken aback, and then awkwardly laughed and said, “Well…
um…, It’s…
you just…
ask so bluntly, it really makes one embarrassed to answer…”
Bai Xiaoxiao, seeing Chu Jiangliu’s crafty look, should have guessed what he was thinking.
Instantly, Bai Xiaoxiao’s face turned red, and she stole a glance at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai’s face darkened, he should have guessed by now, he coughed and said, “Prince Chu, no more jesting.
The First Princess called you here because there is an important matter for you to handle.”
Chu Jiangliu immediately became serious: “Commander, please proceed.”
At this moment, the First Princess was blushing, looking down, not saying a word, her eyes coy, as if lost in thought.
Lin Bai frowned and called out, “First Princess?”
“Ah, yes.” The First Princess finally came back to her senses, and said seriously, “Prince Chu, immediately go to the Qi Family Army and convey my military orders.
Arrest all officers above the rank of Colonel in the Qi Family Army.”
Chu Jiangliu was taken aback, and asked, “Why, Commander?”
Lin Bai calmly said, “I have obtained evidence of the betrayal of the Qi Family Army.
Last night I rescued the messenger sent by the First Princess to the Imperial Capital in the forest, he was being pursued by officers of the Qi Family Army.”
“This is absolutely true.
Prince Chu, don’t think too much about it.
I also suspect that the loss of Nanning Pass has something to do with the Qi Family Army.”
Chu Jiangliu, hearing Lin Bai’s serious words, immediately said indignantly, “Humph, Qi Wangfu, the Shenwu Kingdom has treated you well and you betrayed it.
Rest assured First Princess and Prince Consort, no one from the Qi Family Army will escape.”
Lin Bai said, “Especially Zhan Ying, once captured, you are to guard him strictly, there must not be any negligence.”
“Yes.”
Chu Jiangliu accepted the military command and left the commander’s tent.
After Chu Jiangliu left, Lin Bai said, “Now that the internal threat is eliminated, we have to deal with the external threat next.
Is Tuoba Feng easy to deal with?”
The First Princess said, “I actually know a bit about Tuoba Feng.
This man is the second prince of the Dayue Kingdom.
He is exceptionally talented in martial arts, his strength should be comparable to the Three Swords of the Saint Moon.”
“In his hands, he also holds a sixth-grade spirit tool, the Taishan Seal.”
Lin Bai nodded, he was very keen on acquiring the Taishan Seal.
The First Princess suddenly said, “Oh, I also heard rumors that Tuoba Feng has an ambiguous relationship with his father’s concubine, Consort Yun.”
Lin Bai looked at the First Princess unimpressed and said, “You know about that too.”
The First Princess laughed smugly, “There is nothing that I don’t know about.
Besides, Consort Yun is the most beautiful woman in the Dayue Kingdom.
I even attended her wedding when the Emperor of Dayue Kingdom married her.”
“That woman, naturally alluring and uniquely charming.
Since she entered the royal family, the Emperor of Dayue Kingdom gradually stopped involving himself in state affairs, leaving state matters to the Crown Prince to handle and military affairs to the Second Prince.”
Lin Bai frowned and said, “Since the Dayue Kingdom has a crown prince, according to reason, the military power should also be handed over to the crown prince, why would it fall into the hands of the second prince?”
The First Princess laughed, “It is rumored that Consort Yun whispered something into the Emperor of Dayue Kingdom’s ear, the next day, military power was handed over to the Second Prince, Tuoba Feng.”
“It is precisely because of this that there are rumors among the people of Dayue Kingdom that Consort Yun and the Second Prince have an unusual relationship.”
“Therefore, the Emperor of Dayue Kingdom harbors a strong hatred for the Second Prince, the relationship between the two is on the verge of collapse.”
“The Emperor treasures her like his life, and the Second Prince cherishes her like a treasure.
This woman is not simple.” Lin Bai said with a faint smile.
The First Princess laughed, “Indeed, she is not simple.”
Lin Bai suddenly changed the subject and asked, “By the way, with Tuoba Feng making such a deep incursion into the southern territory of the Shenwu Kingdom, who is managing his supply line?”
The First Princess said, “It’s the Grand Tutor of the Dayue Kingdom, who is also Tuoba Feng’s master.”
“Tuoba Feng is leading his troops to invade the Shenwu Kingdom, and the Grand Tutor is responsible for providing Tuoba Feng’s military supplies, stationed in a city called ‘Hejian City’, just outside Nanning Pass.”
Lin Bai said, “If we cut off his supplies, is it possible?”
The First Princess shook her head and said, “Almost impossible, and if we deploy a large number of troops, even if we do cut off the supplies, I’m afraid the cost would be extremely heavy.”
Lin Bai and the First Princess racked their brains for half a day but didn’t come up with any solutions.
The First Princess then said, “Let’s call in all the generals to discuss it, maybe they will have a good idea.”
Lin Bai nodded and said, “That’s fine.”
The First Princess immediately ordered all the generals to come and discuss the matter.
At the same time, disciples from the Four Major Sects also gathered.
Lin Bai also felt that this tough battle was going to be hard to win.
There were several major problems that were difficult to solve.
Firstly, we are at a disadvantage.
Tuoba Feng has brought millions of troops into the southern region, while the combined forces at Jia Yueguan are just over four million.
The reinforcements from the Imperial Capital haven’t arrived yet.
Secondly, there are both internal and external problems.
Within the Shenwu Kingdom, there is a viper, the Qi Wangfu.
Once the war breaks out, if this viper stirs up troubles, the First Princess’s army may be caught in a pincer attack.
Thirdly, the Saint Moon Sect has deployed almost half of its core martial artists to help Tuoba Feng win this war.
The disciples of the sect are much more powerful than these military commanders; though they may not know how to arrange troops and formations, once they enter the battlefield, their combat power is also extremely amazing.
Any of these three situations would have posed a tricky problem for Lin Bai.
Then, all the other generals and the disciples of the Four Major Sects, including Ji Bai, Ji Bei, Ye Mobei, Wu Jian, Huoling, and others, entered the Commander’s Tent.
The First Princess sat high in the commander’s chair, looking fiercely at the assembly.
Lin Bai sat impassively at the First Princess’s side.
When Wu Jian and Huoling entered the commander’s tent, they both sneered at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai tilted his head slightly, looking at the two of them head-on.
Both of them immediately showed a hint of contempt.
This ignited a spark of anger in Lin Bai.
Previously, Chu Jiangliu had said that these two, Wu Jian and Huoling, had disrespected the First Princess.
Although Lin Bai did not know what they had said, judging by Chu Jiangliu’s angry expression, as if he wanted to eat them alive, it should have been extremely harsh words.
The First Princess summoned the generals and said coldly, “Today I have summoned you all regarding the issue of Jia Yueguan.
Today the Prince Consort has returned victorious, I presume the army of the Dayue Kingdom must be disheartened.
This is our best opportunity to regain the southern territory.”
“I would like to ask all of you for your opinions, do you have any good strategies?”
The First Princess asked in a solemn voice.
Wu Jian sneered, and disdainfully said, “What’s there to fight for?
Let’s negotiate.
Ceding some land should persuade the Dayue Kingdom to stop their intrusion.”