Volu Tasty Bait (1/2)

Volu Tasty Bait

<blockquote class="Quote">— Records Volume Three</blockquote>

Within Qinyuan, Duan Wudi rose to his feet after handling the diversehis stiff body Ever since he was poisoned, although he had already recovered from his injuries, he still felt weak and tired This tiarrison Qinyuan, he had busied hi the Qin River Valley, just in case the Northern Han army was defeated and needed to retreat to defend the area As a result, he had barely slept a wink these days Military reports would arrive fro Duan Wudi infor army’s rout However, today, up till nohy hadn’t a report arrived?

Duan Wudi was extre he could do This location was over a hundred h he had already dispatched scouts to investigate, if so had truly happened on the front lines, it was impossible for hi to back and forth in his study, when all was said and done, Duan Wudi remained uneasy Suddenly inspired, he remembered an individual The person’s status was not ordinary,of the confusing battle situation Although that htly, there was definitely an opportunity to sound hiuards and walked to the dungeons behind the governor’s residence

Duan Wudi slowly followed the liloo on the walls close to the ground Aside fro flaht This here serious criuarded It was difficult for even a rat to escape Arriving at the end of the tunnel, there was a steel door However, probably because of the passage of time, it was covered with a layer of rust When the two soldiers guarding the door bowed and saluted, Duan Wudi softly asked, “How’s the prisoner doing?”

One of the soldiers answered, “Reporting to the general, ever since he regained consciousness, he has re However, he has not tried to resist At present, he can already sit, but he cannot yet walk”

Duan Wudi nodded his head before ordering the soldiers to open the steel door When the door opened, the thick scent of redients blended with a hu inside The prison cell o wide and only had a stone bed opposite the entrance On the bed was a thick layer of straw, e fro irons at the end of the chain were chained to thethebeyond the limits of the iron chain

The ed wounds on his body It was clear that he was seriously injured Thehis face His features couldn’t be seen However, through his scattered strands of hair, it could be seen that the right side of his face was covered hite cloth This ure was rah he was imprisoned, he had no wariness or dejection

Duan Wudi frowned slightly Thisieon was quite unsuitable It was only that he was a ranking general of the Yong army and it was inconvenient for Duan Wudi to treat hi to the bedside, Duan Wudi inquired, “General Xuan, have your injuries iht hand to brush away the long hair that covered his face to reveal a haggard appearance His left cheek was covered hite cloth Although he still had signs of burns, he retained his char He smiled faintly and responded, “So it is General Duan This one’s injuries have not worsened Many thanks to the general for sending arhed softly On that day, when the Yong arers, their path had been sealed by the Grand General using bows and crossbows Over ten thousand Yong troops had perished in the flames When the Northern Han ar buried under uards who had used their bodies to protect hieneral to be captured these past few years Long Tingfei had therefore issued orders for Xuan Song to be imprisoned and had further ordered arained consciousness, Long Tingfei had already led his troops and set off Duan Wudi originally wanted to learn so’sawoke, he had reh he had no suicidal thoughts, Xuan Song had no intention of surrendering Because Duan Wudi was busy withhad not recovered from his injuries, Duan Wudi did not have the time to concentrate on this matter However, with the er beto reveal what he knew about classified Yong arazed unenthusiastically at the lost in thought Duan Wudi He ell aware of the visitor’s purpose of coeon cell, he could estimate the approximate date based on the meal deliveries And combined with the days he had spent unconscious while seriously injured, it was probable that the Northern Han army had already been trapped It seemed that Duan Wudi had yet to receive any precise infor survived by the skin of his teeth, aside frohts about sacrificing his life because of the words the Prince of Qi had spoken before departing If he couldarmy, it would be worth it even if he had to experience soenerals wanted to obtain any classified inforh he still wanted to return to the battlefield to fight, how could he be so this conclusion, Xuan Song opened his mouth and asked, “Does General Duan knohy I have continued to struggle while at death’s door?”

Stirred, Duan Wudi answered, “I believe that General Xuan is not someone who kneels and surrenders You presuain”

Xuan Song smiled and replied, “Since childhood, I studied books on ies Si’s military attached ih I wanted to becoeneral to lead an army into battle, I never had the opportunity However, I was quite fortunate First, I served as General Jing’s aide General Jing Chi’s tenition of the Arhness, the Prince of Qi In the Battle of Qinze, eneral This glory was acquired with difficulty I will re incinerated the Qin River on that day, I ell aware that the chances of survival were low, but still led my troops to meet our doom”

Duan Wudi frowned “In fact, on that day, your Prince of Qi had already led your h time for all of you to retreat, ould have been the har? It is a pity that you, General Xuan, obstinately persist intwenty thousand brave soldiers die in the flames General Xuan, how do you live with that?”

Xuan Song indifferently answered, “General Duan’s words are h I could have bent my knee to preserveindividuals who cling abjectly to life and fear death? If that were the case, although we remain alive, we likely wouldn’t have the ability to face others That is why I could not surrender Don’t tell me that General Duan will value the lives of your troops and surrender in the face of desperate straits?”

Duan Wudi was left speechless If he could do such a thing, what need would there be for hih he knew the unfavorable situation, he still did everything he could to fight back There were sos that a person presumably could make a concession to, but that concession could not beto not have baseless expectations of learning any military secrets However, since this was the only way, how could Duan Wudi easily give up? After thinking it over, he could only take an indirect approach and hope that he could find so this decision, Duan Wudi respectfully stated, “I have been too hasty General Xuan is a hteousness, and would definitely not defile hi to seek self-embarrassment However, this location is not suitable for you to recuperate My intention is to invite General Xuan tonaturally understood that Duan Wudi was taking a circuitous route Even if he were unwilling, it was difficult for Xuan Song to block Duan Wudi’s kind intentions Besides, he was not a pedantic individual As a result, Xuan Song simply smiled and replied, “If that’s the case, I can only express ht appeared within Duan Wudi before he ordered his bodyguards to help Xuan Song froht security in his residence Regardless of whether he was capable of softening Xuan Song’s resistance, Duan Wudi was already full of respect

Unfortunately, bad news arrived too quickly When scouts returned to report the appearance of ahad already been surrounded, Duan Wudi was essentially stunned On pins and needles,¹ he read over all of the available intelligence Helpless, Duan Wudi discovered that all of Northern Han’s mobile forces had been trapped As for himself, he only had a few tens of thousands of foot soldiers They could serve to defend a city, but they were powerless when it ca like all of his vigor had been sapped from his body by this terrible news, he pondered how to handle the issue in a daze He issued orders to have the news sealed before i a secret report to His Royal Majesty about the situation and strengthened Qinyuan’s defenses After he completed all that he could do, Duan Wudi walked to where Xuan Song was detained

By this ed into a set of clean robes Propped against an armrest in the bed, he convalesced When Duan Wudi walked in, Xuan Song was reading an ancient text with great interest Hearing the arrival of Duan Wudi’s footsteps, Xuan Song looked up, seeing the grave expression on Duan Wudi’s face and the piercing icy killing intent in his eyes Stirred, Xuan Song guessed that news of the Northern Han ar down the book, Xuan Song faintly said, “General Duan, you look uneasy Is soazed deeply at Xuan Song before stating, “General Xuan is a ranking general of the Yong army and has received the trust of the Marquis of Chu Could it be that you don’t knohat has happened?”

Tranquilly, Xuan Song answered, “The Marquis of Chu’s wisdoht of over a e, there is no one in Northern Han who is his enious fashi+on, he unfortunately has limited manpower Even if he were to win nine battles out of ten, one sole defeat would result in the fall of your country”

Duan Wudi felt sorrow The original shred of unrealistic delusion he had disappeared without a trace Duan Wudi’s hand dropped to the hilt of his sword hanging at his waist, wishi+ng that he could kill thewhile, he withdrew his killing intent in the end and coldly stated, “The Grand General has a hundred thousand elite horse Although he has been surrounded, it will not be easy for him to be annihilated The battle may not necessarily be irretrievable It is better that General Xuan not become pre’s eyes as he replied, “The Grand General has led his light cavalry in a long-distance pursuit He has athe will be able to hold out”

A faint light of hope twinkled in Duan Wudi’s eyes According to the intelligence he had received, before Long Tingfei had been surrounded, the supply shi+ps carrying provisions had already entered the pocket and joined Long Tingfei’s arh it was impossible for the Northern Han navy to break out of the encirclehly half athe situation out Although the Northern Han army had been surrounded, there was still hope that it could break out Of course, he was unwilling to reveal these details to Xuan Song However, in order to continue to fish for information, Duan Wudi mocked, “There is no need for General Xuan to worry about the provisions that the Grand General possesses It is only that a vast Yong arh its importance has yet to be revealed, this hout the world When the ti E knew that Duan Wudi was hinting at Southern Chu’s covetous eyes and Hanzhong’s instability However, thesethat he could handle As a result, he could only laugh and say, “The Daizhou army has come south I wonder how the situation is at Yanmen Pass”

Duan Wudi started He ell aware of the tensions with the situation at Daizhou However, this was not so of this, Duan Wudi could not help but seneral so it was difficult for him to control the entire situation Now that the situation had beco around the hopeless situation The only thing he could do was request for help from His Royal Majesty and spare no effort in the defense of Qinyuan

Watching the faintlyshts Unfortunately, could Northern Han’s hopeless situation be turned by a few individuals? It was only that Xuan Song did not know if he would be able to return to Yong alive It was possible that the Northern Han court would order his execution to signal their fir deter capital, in the Bright Terrace Pavilion, Lady Huang of Co Li, had happiness drawn on her face One needle at a tion robe Over these days, the e in repeated copulations She had never been a wo ago cast aside her previous vexations Every day, she took great pains to think of ways to curry favor with Li Zhi, hoping to gain additional doting While she was focused on her embroidery, her trusted maid, Chan’er, walked in with a tray full of refresh Li’s focused expression, contempt flashed across Chan’er’s eyes before she quickly replaced it with a s forward, she curtsied and said, “My Lady’s eon on the robes see forth When His Ihted”

Lady Huang shtly and replied, “My embroidery cannot compare with that of my elder cousin’s She was the best eon robes that she embroidered were truly vivid and realistic”

When she had spoken these words, a clear and bright voice laughed fro too ood”

Huang Li happily raised her head and caught sight of Li Zhi walking in Following closely behind hi Wan She promptly stepped forward to pay her respects, but was stopped by Li Zhi Picking up the half-sewn dragon robe, Li Zhi exa, “What, your elder cousin’s e?”

With brilliant, sparkling eyes, Huang Li answered, “That is a reat embroidery styles in the world,² the best embroiderer of the Suzhou style³ is Southern Chu’s Gu Xiuniang, the best of the Hunan style⁴ is Great Yong’s Xue Lingyi, and the best in the Fujian style⁵ is Fujian’s Yue Qingyan As for the best embroiderer of the Sichuan style,⁶ she is your servant’s elder cousin, Song Ying In my youth, your servant once studied embroidery with my cousin It is only that your servant’s innate talents are inferior to hers If elder cousin was in the Yong capital, your servant would definitely ask her to eon robe for Your Iyan of the Fujian style? Is she the Marquis of Eastern Sea’s daughter-in-law?”