Vol 10 Chapter 8 (1/2)
Book 10 Chapter 08 – Sufficient Evidence
Xiang Shaolong rushed back to the Co Yi is a secret discussion Jing Jun has just co Yi has a serious look on his face Witnessing his entry, he called out: “Third Brother, please listen to Little Jun’s report!”
Xiang Shaolong had the i Jun slipped out to accoirl but is actually hard at work Pleased, he remarked: “Let’s see what his observations are”
Jing Jun produced a rolled htly worn, you can catch a bird’s eye view of the Qi Ar forests and hills
Teng Yi scrutinised the map shortly and praised: “Dan Chu lives up to his reputation of being Qi’s faeneral Tall h grounds Fro to the central caood ca his hand down to the pastures and woods between three border carass to feed the warhorses If they lay appropriate formations in the woods, it will be hard-pressed to attack theer force There are multiple rock formations within the camp and can be used for both attack and defence Dan Chu is uard on them”
Xiang Shaolong inquired: “Did we discover any tunnelling?”
Jing Jun proudly reported: “Negative I did question the neighbouring huntsmen They told me the mountain behind the camp is named Back-Wind Mountain It nicely blocks off the cold wind blowing from the north Just beyond the caoes deep into the mountain The exit is a secret hole at the ations, I detected Qi sentries at the exit It is no wonder that the nearby Zhao soldiers have no idea about this”
Teng Yi pointed to a dense forest beside the mountain and checked: “Is it here? Have you entered the forest to see for yourself?”
Jing Jun answered: “It is right there The forest runs for ten over ht to a point five miles north-west of Handan City For those who are unaware of the cave, people can arrive at the city border without your detection”
Xiang Shaolong stood up: “Co over a piece of paper”
As the trio ascended the north tower sentry, city guards paid their respects Chen shi+, the e rushed over to accept his orders
Xiang Shaolong acted uninterested and scanned the surroundings once Hehis voice, he told the two: “It will be too risky if the Qi arates The uards are loyal e if they queue up to enter the city While the ten thousand of theuards can attack them on both sides I believe that the Qi ar as they secure a few strategic locations and attack the palace, Handan City will belong to Tian Dan”
Teng Yi is moved: “Third Brother speaks with reason If they come in head to head, it will earn the spite of Handan’s army and population Everyone will sacrifice their lives to defend the city The Qi army of ten thousand soldiers is insufficient to deal with such a situation”
Jing Jun iuise my men as Zhao citizens When they enter the city, I will dress the with Zhao Mu, I will spread the ru Xu rebelled Zhao Mu and E will rise to take over the court affairs By then, Xiaocheng is dead and Third Brother is his subordinate Other officials can only accept this takeover obediently”
Teng Yi becaitated
Xiang Shaolong watched the dense forests beyond the city and plainly said: “Tian Dan will not be so foolish to help Zhao Mu and E fulfil their fantasy In addition, he will not trust this Dong Horse Fanatic or the Crown Prince Caught off-guard, the border guards may not be able to return in time Thus, he will control the entire situation When the army is in chaos and Handan’s troops are mostly the old, weak or handicapped, there will not be a strong resistance”
Teng Yi frowned: “On what grounds can he prolong his control over Handan City? Will Li Mu let him off?”
Xiang Shaolong revealed his guess about Prince Wu Chen He continued: “It will fall to Prince Wu’s responsibility All he needs to do is to lead hisas Zhao arood reason and even push the death of E and Crown Prince to hi on the throne with the backing of Qi and Chu What can Li Mu do? If there is an internal strife, Tian Dan the conqueror will lead his huge army to attack Handan City When that occurs, Lian Po is busy fighting Yan and Li Mu is fighting alone Eli Zhao will be a piece of cake and Tian Dan will realise his ambition”
The sun setting the west sends out rasslands and forests
Teng Yi heaved a deep breath: “It is good that we have figured out the intricacies or we ht be annihilated Even e are in hell, we have no idea what brought us there” Pointing to a building in the city, he proposed: “That is the North Co If I aht be a tunnel which leads outside the city, Why don’t Little Jun conduct so Shaolong, he enquired: “How you gotten the complete army seal?”
Xiang Shaolong patted his waist pouch happily: “Both the seal and decree are here! Let us deploy our troops now and fight to the last with Tian Dan and Zhao Mu They ht!”
Teng Yi shook his head: “I can foresee that they are still working on the tunnel day and night Theyor theyfor another day The earlier they control Handan City, the better can they prepare for Li Mu’s return When we can predict the day they complete the tunnel, we can predict the time when they will attack”
Jing Jun suddenly warned: “Careful! Someone is here!”
Zhao Ming Xiong’s voice drifted over the stone steps of the city wall behind them: “assistant General pays his respects to City Commander May I ask what instructions does City Commander have?”
Xiang Shaolong siven me the complete army seal With such a heavy responsibility, I have to patrol personally and give my orders”
Xiang Shaolong passed the burden of handling Zhao Ming Xiong to Teng Yi Chatting for a fewJun
Leaving the city wall, Jing Jun ations He hi’s residence to liaise with E
Both parties are racing for time Whoever can set their traps earlier will be the winner
This ti hiarden They passed the rice granary where Prince Xinling’sand reached a hut that is used to store gardening tools
Han Chuang gave hi his shoulder, he pro once he enters”
As the wooden door was dragged open against the floor, Xiang Shaolong could see that the interior was dimly lit and the shadows are unclear
E her on all fours are her personal guards as well as Han Chuang’s personal escorts
Under the light, there is a man who is tied to the wall He appears to be in a daze and his clothes are bloodied and his face and head are full of scars His body has burn marks which show that he has just been tortured
E did not even turn her head and coldly said: “Except for Marquis and General Dong, the rest of you can scram”
Everyone left in an instance
E, do you knoho he is?”
Xiang Shaolong advanced to her side Shaking his head, he answered: “Who is he?”
Behind hi cut in: “He is one of the family warriors of Prince Wu Chen He came to Handan City the day before yesterday He ca”
Xiang Shaolong was hit by a wave of realization He suppressed his pity and asked in a deep voice: “Has he revealed anything?” His heart could not stop thu, it is the sa him
Eht Prince Wu Chen the idiot does not knohat is good for him He has conspired with Tian Dan to revolt”
Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed with relief and thanked his lucky stars Han Chuang started: “In the beginning, he is tight-lipped We called his bluff that Prince Wu Chen was sighted in the Qi ar”
Xiang Shaolong was feeling relieved when he becaain He frowned: “Wouldn’t this put the hi’s voice softened as she turned around and look at hiratitude, she said: “Relax We will put on an act that he chickened out and dare not participate in the rebellion and has escaped in secret Dong Kuang! What should I do next?”
Han Chuang suggested: “Sister and General Dong can return to the inner hall first Leave this man to me”
Xiang Shaolong knew that he is going to kill hi into the inner hall
Arriving at the roouards stayed outside and even closed the door