ushernet Chapter 230 Approaching the Imperial City
Chapter 230 Approaching the Imperial City
Since that day, after Gu Yue gave Zi Dan the antidote and helped Yun Jing Man with his luck, Yun Jing Man's body functions gradually improved, and Zi Dan's poison was gradually solved. However, Yun Jing Man's body was not necessarily in good condition because of the previous loss of health.
Gu Yue secretly sent medicine to Yun Jingman to help her recuperate, but every time she put the medicine on the windowsill, there was a small note attached, telling her when to take the medicine and what not to eat. She never saw Gu Yue again since that day.
Late autumn has turned into winter, the wind is gradually getting colder, and people are putting on winter coats.
Compared with the cold and lonely winter, the battle between Xuanhuang Dynasty and Beitang Army was in full swing. Unlike the aggressive Beitang Army, Xuanhuang Dynasty seemed to resist passively, without any tough confrontation, and easily let Beitang Army attack smoothly.
The Beitang army easily reached the outskirts of the imperial city in one go.
Being too smooth and too fast also made the Beitang army suspicious.
They were only one step away from entering the imperial city, and the light of victory was just ahead. However, Beitang Yuan ordered the advancing army to stop where they were and set up camp only ten miles away from the gate of the imperial city.
The army was puzzled by Beitang Yuan's sudden decision. They had won the victory in just ten miles. They had been fighting for so many days and the finish line was just ahead of them, but they stopped abruptly. Why?
Military orders are as heavy as a mountain! Even if the soldiers are confused, they can only obey orders completely.
Beitang Yuan sat in the central military tent, his handsome brows furrowed, looking as if he was thinking about something.
There was a black figure leaning against the door of the tent, glancing at Beitang Yuan who was immersed in thought.
"Didn't I tell you not to appear in front of me casually?" Beitang Yuan shot a cold light at the woman in black and said fiercely.
Ever since he was drugged that day, he had repeatedly forbidden her to come within a hundred meters of him. Now he got angry whenever he saw this woman and wanted to kill her, but he couldn't.
This woman represents Fanli Palace. Killing her would mean going against Fanli Palace. He does not have the capital to compete with the number one palace in the world, and there is no need to do so. He would lose the big picture for the small.
"I just like to appear in front of you. Is that not okay?" The woman in black retorted, looking at Beitang Yuan with contempt and raised her hands.
"Get out!" Beitang Yuan roared at her and drove her out without even looking at her.
"Why are you setting up camp here? It's only ten miles away, aren't you going to fight over it? What are you worrying about?" The woman in black said with a serious look.
Beitang Yuan also put away his disgusted look, raised his handsome eyebrows slightly, restrained his expression, and said calmly: "This is a military decision, it is inconvenient to tell you."
"You don't have to speak official language to me. You agreed to cooperate with Fanli Palace, and we have a cooperative relationship, so I have the right to know why you stopped moving forward. You missed such a good opportunity for nothing." The woman in black walked in slowly, came to Beitang Yuan's desk, put her hands on the desk, looked straight at Beitang Yuan and said.
"Don't you think this is all going too smoothly?" Beitang Yuan asked the black-clad woman coldly, his sharp eyes glancing at her.
"Smoothly?" the woman in black asked in confusion.
"We haven't encountered any difficulties along the way, and we have won great victories every time. Don't you think victory comes too easily?" Beitang Yuan said unhappily, his mind constantly working, trying to think of any clues.
"Easy? Don't you think that we, the Fanli Palace, have dispatched thousands of assassins. Each of those assassins can fight against a hundred or even a thousand. Those thousands of assassins can be as powerful as an army of one hundred thousand. It is natural that we will win a great victory." The woman in black said proudly.
Fanli Palace is the best palace in the world, and this reputation is definitely not in vain. Even if the Xuanhuang army is annihilated, it would not be an exaggeration! The woman in black thought to herself.
"That's just a woman's opinion." Beitang Yuan sneered at the woman in black.
"Woman's opinion? Then tell me, how do I express my woman's opinion? Does General Beitang doubt the strength of our Fanli Palace? Huh?" The black-clothed woman spoke in a bad, aggressive and sharp tone.
"The strength of Fanli Palace has been witnessed by all these days. However, Xuanhuang's army is no pushover. Back then, a million-strong army destroyed Cangming Kingdom overnight. I believe you should be familiar with this. No matter how strong Fanli Palace is, Xuanhuang's army is a well-trained army and it is impossible for it to be so disorganized." Beitang Yuan pointed out the key to the problem, and this was what made him stop and worry.
"Even if it is, so what? It's because they didn't meet our Fanli Palace at the beginning." The woman in black said with contempt.
"Cangming Kingdom was the most powerful country at that time. What does powerful mean? Military strength is always the first. For such a huge country, Baili Haoxuan was able to destroy Cangming Kingdom overnight without making any noise. Not to mention his far-sighted arrangements, just look at his strong military force. How can such a strong army let us attack so easily now, and they have no ability to fight back?" Beitang Yuan asked in deep doubt.
After hearing Beitang Yuan's analysis, the woman in black gradually fell silent and began to ponder.
"It is because everything is going so smoothly for us that I suspect there is a trick. If we don't find out the truth and blindly attack the imperial city, won't we fall into the trap set by the enemy?" Beitang Yuan told his plans one by one.
The woman in black raised her eyes and looked at Beitang Yuan, a hint of admiration flashed across her eyes. This man was truly brave and resourceful.
"So, what are you going to do?" the woman in black asked Beitang Yuan.
"I plan to sneak into the imperial city after nightfall to explore the environment. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we better develop countermeasures." Beitang Yuan murmured.
"Leave this matter to me. Your identity is sensitive. Perhaps their trap is to wait for you to sneak into the imperial city at night. If the commander-in-chief is captured, the morale of the army will be weakened." The woman in black said in a rare good tone.
"This……"
"When have you ever been so fussy?" the woman in black sneered.
Beitang Yuan glared at the woman in black with his sharp knife.
"Do you remember the things we agreed to cooperate on?" the woman in black suddenly asked.
Beitang Yuan turned his head and thought about it, and then he remembered that this woman came to him to cooperate. Fanli Palace did its best to help him attack Xuanhuang, but there was only one condition: when they reached the imperial city, they had to change the generals.
The woman in black glanced at Beitang Yuan and knew that he already knew it.
"If I go and find out tonight that there is no trap in the imperial city, then we must attack tomorrow. And the generals must be replaced! Don't worry, the country is still yours!" said the woman in black slowly.
"I will abide by the agreement and will never go back on my word. But who is this person? Do I know?" Beitang Yuan asked tentatively.
Why did Fanli Palace devote all its strength to help him, and the condition was just this simple one. After the matter was accomplished, the country would belong to him. What was the hidden truth behind this?
"General Beitang will know when the time comes." The black-clothed woman snorted coldly. "When the time comes, the general only needs to leave the position of the most advanced general to him. The general can take charge and watch everything from the sidelines. Wait for the whole country to be in your pocket!"
The woman in black added very confidently.
"Okay, I will look at you with new eyes!" Beitang Yuan also sneered.
The woman in black gave Beitang Yuan a cold look and turned away. Beitang Yuan leaned back on his chair, rubbing his frowning brows with his hands to relax them...
The imperial city was right in front of him, why did he feel it was so unreal? Suddenly, he wanted to go into the palace to see if she was okay...
But, after that...