Volu Ones Losses (1/2)

Volu One’s Losses¹

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On the fifteenth day of the fourthPass Wherever his banner appeared, the h make the ene irresistibly

On the sa vowed before his troops to rise in revolt in Nanzheng, installing a posthu The Prince pledged to restore the Kingdo, hundreds of foriance

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Atop the battleazed at the brightly armored and clothed soldiers within the pass He could not help giving a genuine sement, in addition to threats and promises, he had finally been able to exercise fir army Combined with the fifty thousand private soldiers for, the one hundred fifty thousand troops in Hanzhong were ’s foundation, Guanzhong

In the past, Great Yong had decided to invade Shu because of Shu’s control over Hanzhong Fro Pass, they only needed to seize San Pass to advance into Guanzhong Like the Sword of Da over the Yong court’s head Although the Shu royal fah to eli’s wariness

Now that he had seized San Pass, he could use it on the west and Jia Pass on the east to control the fertile lands of Hanzhong If victorious, he could advance and capture Guanzhong, establishi+ng his own i and watch the warlords vie for supre an i on the Iht

While Li Kang was letting his hness, the spring air is still chilly Why haven’t you put on the cloak that your servant sent over?”

His heart warht of a young woh the woantly because they ith the army, her lustrous black hair was coiled up into a spiral, held in place by a golden loop at the bottoraceful, as if she were a , and she had an elegant complexion like a lotus within a pond Her natural beauty was h to topple cities and nations³ The young wo out, Li Kang helped her up He spoke with a s too careful This Prince’s body is sturdy What need is there for a cloak for thiswohness has been busy with militaryto help and naturally hness’s health Your Ihness’s body is priceless If you catch a chill, wouldn’t it affect this grand undertaking?”

Finished speaking, the young woman took a white brocade silk cloak fro clothes and personally fastened it around Li Kang’s shoulders On the cloak was eolden the woman to do as she pleased

After the woaze and saw the tender senti’s eyes Her exquisiteher head, she said, “Your servant asks to be excused and asks that Your Ihness take care of your health”

Finished speaking, the wo dearly wished to have her coent militarya concubine on the can, and the effect upon morale if he were to be too affectionate, he ultimately decided to send off his beloved concubine with his eyes

Just as the young woman was about to walk down fro up Seeing the young wo wo down Only then did the youth cli He reported, “Your Ihness, the entirety of San Pass has fallen under our ar troops have been locked up However, after interrogation, this general learned that San Pass’s garrison coxun, escaped before the pass fell We also didn’t discover any traces of the Bright Inspection Departhness, should we send troops to pursue? The deputy garrison co the pass over and is waiting for Your Iret flashed past Li Kang’s eyes as he replied, “Li Zongxun is a capable general and knows San Pass like the back of his hand If he is intercepted and killed, it will save us a lot of trouble The Bright Inspection Depart unfavorable situations and it isn’t strange that they’ve escaped However, because you were able to bribe and acquire a ht Inspection Departh”

Li Kang was extremely pleased with the Embroidered Union’s accomplishments They had first severed co hi threats and pro him to obtain San Pass effortlessly This kind of worthy service finally ainst the Embroidered Union

At this ’s trusted subordinates, Ye Tianxiu had been assigned to hunt for traitors, focusing on supervising the officers of the ar’s army was composed of the private troops of the for troops The army abounded with contradictions and morale was rather shaky As a result, Ye Tianxiu was extreents and spies had alned to this task

On the one hand, when all was said and done, Li Kang wasof the personnel he had selected On the other, this could also show Li Kang’s sincerity towards the Embroidered Union so that they could be even more focused Moreover, the E external intelligence Of course, Li Kang retained an intelligence network that targeted Chang’an Apart fro ell aware that, in these chaotic ti as he controlled thethe ar as his control was firm, there would be no worries that the for inappropriate

After listening to the report about the state of the ar satisfactorily replied, “Tianxiu, it’s been hard on you At present, news of our rebellion has likely already reached Chang’an Although Li Zhi has departed on a personal caer pays attention to matters of the court, there is still Li Jun present to supervise, shi+ Yu to adenerals like Qin Yi and Cheng Shu in Chang’an Our army can only advance steadily and surely I have already decided to personally lead the ar⁵ At present, the ith Northern Han is unfavorable for Great Yong I want to see how the Great Yong court will handle ene court the Great Yong court, Ye Tianxiu knew that the prince had co In reality, Ye Tianxiu did not want Li Kang to do this As an i, the power, riches, and honor that he possessed were already rarely seen in this world Surely there was no need to rebel? However, having received Li Kang’s patronage in no shteousness When Li Kang finished speaking, Ye Tianxiu said, “Chencang’s garrison coenerals He is known for his caution and is skilled at defending fortifications Chencang likely won’t be easy to capture”

Li Kang smiled “There’s no harm assassins fro After the defenders of Chencang have been exhausted by our siege, they can find the opportunity to assassinate Ying Ling When the ti us to capture it Besides, the Yong court’s intentions are likely primarily focused on Northern Han and they probably don’t have the ability to worry about us Only after we’ve captured Chencang and we advance on Weinan⁶ is it likely that the hundred thousands of troops protecting the Three Qins⁷ will close on us”

“Duke of Xin, Elder General Qin, will likely accompany that areneral and has the army’s support It will be difficult for us to win”

With a sneer, Li Kang returned, “Qin Yi is already old Since Qin Qing died, his spirit has completely disappeared There is no need to worry about hieniously and will be able to defeat Li Xian easily Even if Li Zhi goes personally, could it be that he can save the desperate situation? We only need to delay for several days Then we'll definitely reap a bountiful harvest Even if we have no choice but to retreat fro, ill have plenty to be reassured about”

After listening to Shangguan Yan’s secret report, Huo Yi felt a bit of ridicule Li Kang was counting his chickens before they were hatched, acting like thethe cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, co that the Ehly infiltrated his forces In the north, the Bright Inspection Depart co Even if the occasional report arrived, based upon E’s side, Huo Yi had the confidence that he would be able to intercept it As for the Prince of Qing’s intelligence network in Chang’an, it was already under the control of the Bright Inspection Department As a result, the continuous strea’s hands had already caused hietting that his eneuan Yan gazed at the s his heart grow ice cold Days earlier, he had learned froer brother, Gu Ying, had suddenly disappeared without a trace After racking their brains, he and Xiong Bao both felt it likely that their adoptive younger brother had fallen into the hands of Chen Zhen and co the already tight control over Gu Ning’s faction Shangguan Yan had once indirectly asked Huo Yi and only received a ful s Huo Yi’s orders His adoptive father only had this single biological son If anything happened to hih Huo Yi’s orders were strange, neither he nor Xiong Bao dared to disobey, even if they were ordered to uards

Gazing at Huo Yi’s thoughtful face, Shangguan Yan only felt his heart gradually sink with grief When could he finally extricate hi individual? When could he resu for the unrealistic goal of restoring Shu? At present, the so-called goal of restoring their country was bound to Great Yong’s chariot that was facing internal strife Shangguan Yan could not understand the rationale behind this

After sending Shangguan Yan away, Huo Yi’s face beca sht of the news he received fro the need to kill arise in hismade those deht Inspection Depart? Now, he actually wanted to go so far as destroying the bridge after crossing the river If Huo Yi had not known the young o beco

Forcibly suppressing the rage he felt, Huo Yi once again focused hisUnintentionally, as his eyes flitted about, he caught sight of an unadorned figure walking towards the battle to invite the Prince of Qing to co, a jittery feeling appeared in Huo Yi’s entle, possessing outstanding skill in eh Lady Song had borne no children and had not been advanced to secondary wife, the Prince of Qing always brought Lady Song with hi Fro favor towards her was In addition, this Lady Song did not have any pretensions like other wo’s subordinates with courtesy and consideration, acting natural and unrestrained

However, Huo Yi always felt the heavy pressure that this woht him Whenever that pair of beautiful eyes like liazed at hi that he would do his utle one of her words and laughs were lovely and er for no reason When the ti, Huo Yi had deterest obstacle