novelraw Chapter 832 - 810: Burial Together
Chapter 832 - 810: Burial Together
Sannan Royal Palace.
After Xie Jue left, the King of Sannan immediately summoned Han Ziqi, the Great Prince, and the Third Prince to discuss strategies. According to timing, Dugu Jing’s army should have reached the border by now, and should be merging with the troops of the Grand Commander. Sannan cannot defeat the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry, and morale is low. If war breaks out now, they are bound to lose. Both the King of Sannan and Han Ziqi are aware of this.
"My original intention was to announce his identity and force him to inherit the throne of Sannan. After a few years, we could proceed gradually. No one expected Xie Xun to suddenly deploy troops. Could this be a conspiracy between the brothers?"
"The letters sent from the posthouse to Beining have been intercepted by us, so it shouldn’t be!" Han Ziqi, who is responsible for this area, knows that Xie Jue has not discussed anything with Xie Xun. "It’s likely that Xie Xun is worried that if Xie Jue really inherits the throne of Sannan, he will gain too much power, hence the deployment of troops for deterrence. We are indeed stuck in a difficult situation now. Father, is Xie Jue still unwilling to inherit the throne of Sannan?"
"He stubbornly refuses. No matter how I try to persuade him, his mind is made up."
"Father, since he refuses, let’s take him as a hostage. We’ll fight Xie Xun to the death. With his brother in our hands, he won’t dare to act recklessly." The Great Prince is quick-tempered, and originally didn’t support negotiations, only wanting a straightforward battle. "I’d rather vow to defend the border to death with two hundred thousand soldiers. Father, please allow your son to lead the army to battle!"
"Do you want to take two hundred thousand soldiers to their deaths? We can’t defeat the Ningzhou Iron Cavalry, nor the Beiman Army. Now Dugu Jing is at the border, how can we fight them? Who is Dugu Jing? A renowned general of our time, besides Xie Xun and Fang Chuning, who else can match him in battle!"
"Third Brother, what do you think?" Han Ziqi asked.
The Third Prince is always silent and taciturn; in fact, he doesn’t have a better plan either. Now it seems that apart from accepting surrender, they don’t know what to do. In the face of absolute strength, any strategy is empty talk. How can he plan to change the situation?
No way to change it at all!
"If we don’t want to offend Beining, there’s no good solution now," said the Third Prince. "Back then, the battle in West State couldn’t be secured, and the Lanzhou battlefield dragged on for too long, causing us to lose our advantage."
"Who was it back then who vowed they could definitely take West State, but couldn’t do anything when a woman defended the city? Otherwise, we wouldn’t be so passive now!" The Great Prince sneered opportunistically.
Han Ziqi sneered, "Yes, I was incompetent, couldn’t defeat a woman. What’s the point of discussing old matters now, are we settling old scores? Who insisted on fighting the twelve states? I then suggested supporting the Xie brothers in their quest for the Yuwen Dynasty’s throne. Who listened to my advice? If my advice had been heeded, Xie Xun and Xie Jue would remember our assistance in their ascension, at least during Xie Xun’s reign, Sannan wouldn’t be touched. And the result? You all wanted war, so I could only lead troops to raid West State. I couldn’t defeat a woman... Haha, my ten thousand troops hastened day and night. West State is Fengyu’s base camp, defended by five thousand Ningzhou Iron Cavalry. It’s a blessing I could lead a majority away. If my advice had been followed, how could it end like this?"
The Great Prince sneered, "Who could predict Xie Xun would definitely ascend the throne? Back then, he could only curl up in Ningzhou. How could we have anticipated the Yuwen Dynasty would be so useless?"
"Enough, let’s talk about the current situation. Past matters can’t be changed. What’s the use of discussing them again?" The King of Sannan reprimanded, "I called you here for a discussion, not for quarreling!"
"Father, might as well kill Xie Jue and be done with it!" The Great Prince said petulantly, "If Xie Xun wants us dead, I will certainly drag Xie Jue down with us!"