We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? - Chapter 385: Lord Wuan Bai Qi Falls in Battle, Northern Pacification Prince Xiao Shi Severely Wounded
The great army marched to war.
Xiao Mo and Qin Jingsu led troops to Que Province.
Que Province originally belonged to the Jin Kingdom, but after being conquered by the Qin Kingdom, the Qin Kingdom had continuously stationed a large army to defend Guimen City in Que Province, in preparation for the next attack on the Jin Kingdom.
“Before the expedition, did Father Emperor say anything to brother-in-law?”
Qin Jingsu rode his horse beside Xiao Mo, asking with a smile.
Xiao Mo looked at the First Prince and didn’t conceal anything, instead speaking truthfully, “His Majesty said to have me watch over elder brother, to prevent elder brother from being too impulsive when facing the Jin Kingdom and doing something irrational.”
“Hahaha.” Qin Jingsu laughed. “I do indeed hate the Jin Kingdom, so Father Emperor’s worry is not without reason. However, brother-in-law can rest assured. Even if I die, I will personally send the Jin Kingdom to its grave!”
“…” Xiao Mo shook his head and didn’t respond to Qin Jingsu’s words, only emphasizing, “In military matters, I have the final say. Elder brother must not disobey military orders and put me in a difficult position.”
Qin Jingsu nodded, “I know.”
“It’s good that elder brother knows.” Xiao Mo looked into Qin Jingsu’s eyes, sighed, and said in a low voice, “Elder brother, Siyao has already lost one brother. If something happens to elder brother as well, what will Siyao do? Please think carefully about this, elder brother.”
After speaking, Xiao Mo spurred his horse forward at a quick pace.
Behind Xiao Mo, Qin Jingsu lowered his head, tightly gripping the reins, and slowly spoke, as if to himself, “I know too…”
Twenty-five days later, Xiao Mo and Qin Jingsu arrived at Guimen City.
After the entire army rested for a day, Xiao Mo and Qin Jingsu led the army to attack the city.
It was around this same month that Xiao Shi and Xiahou Nan separately engaged in battle with the Zhao Kingdom and Qi Kingdom.
From a grand strategic perspective, the Qin Kingdom wanted Xiao Mo to destroy the Jin Kingdom and have Xiao Shi gain the advantage against the Zhao Kingdom.
As for Xiahou Nan, he only needed to block the Qi Kingdom’s advance, delaying them as long as possible.
The three kingdoms of Qi, Zhao, and Jin planned to have the Jin Kingdom tie down Xiao Mo’s army while the Qi Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom gained the advantage, seizing territory and even attacking into Qin Kingdom lands.
The Qi Kingdom’s chief general was Gu Fei.
Gu Fei was a veteran of three dynasties, a Jade Simplicity realm military strategist cultivator whose command style was extremely fierce. He had once conquered ten cities in three months!
Over thousands of years, only two people had achieved this feat, the other being Xiao Mo.
As it turned out, Gu Fei discovered that Xiahou Nan was indeed skilled at defending cities.
Xiahou Nan knew every section of Luanfeng City’s walls intimately and always prepared for contingencies, giving Gu Fei almost no opportunities.
Luanfeng City was originally one of the Chu Kingdom’s most fortified passes, like a turtle shell.
Not only did Xiahou Nan retreat inside the turtle shell and refuse to come out.
He even used stones to block up all the gaps!
Gu Fei tried hurling insults from the city walls, using every method to provoke Xiahou Nan.
Xiahou Nan’s reply was, “Your provocative words lack any edge. In the past, the Frost Prince sent my ancestral tablets to heaven with lightning and even sent an envoy to gift me women’s clothing. Now that was truly cutting to the heart.”
In plain language, “Your tactics to provoke me have no attack power at all, unlike when the Frost Prince made my family register ascend to heaven and sent an envoy to gift me women’s clothing. That was truly heart-piercing.”
Upon receiving Xiahou Nan’s reply, Gu Fei pointed at the letter and laughed heartily, “Since General Xiahou has such preferences, then let him have his way.”
Qi Kingdom’s chief general Gu Fei sent an envoy to deliver a set of Qi Kingdom women’s skirts to Xiahou Nan, with an attached letter, “I heard you greatly love women’s clothing. Today I specially give you what you love. Don’t despise it.”
Xiahou Nan also laughed and had the envoy take back a message, “Tomorrow at the hour of chen, have your general come to the city walls. I have a gift in return.”
The next day at the hour of chen, Gu Fei actually led his army to the base of the city.
He then saw Xiahou Nan wearing the dress Gu Fei had sent, performing sword dances atop the city walls.
The large hairy legs beneath the skirt were quite eye-catching.
The entire Qi Kingdom army frowned at the sight.
“This person’s mental fortitude lives up to his reputation.”
From then on, Gu Fei knew that no provocation tactics would work anymore.
As for trying to persuade him to surrender, he had already tried that long ago.
Only through military force could he pry open the gates of Luanfeng City!
Eighty-seven days later, under Gu Fei’s relentless, cost-be-damned assault, Luanfeng City finally fell but very soon, Gu Fei couldn’t be happy anymore.
Because after the army entered the city, Xiahou Nan had already retreated to Luoyun City and constructed a second line of defense.
Xiahou Nan hadn’t even considered making a final charge!
At this point, Gu Fei completely understood that Xiahou Nan was using the Chu lands to delay him. Even if all of the Chu lands fell, he didn’t care.
Because as long as the Qin Kingdom defeated either the Jin Kingdom or Zhao Kingdom, freeing up one battle line, the Qi Kingdom would have to spit out however much territory it had swallowed!
Compared to Xiahou Nan’s staunch defense, Xiao Shi and Bai Qi attacked into the Zhao Kingdom!
The Zhao Kingdom appointed Pang Nuan as chief general to oppose Xiao Shi.
As a famous Zhao Kingdom general, Pang Nuan commanded cautiously and enforced laws impartially, skilled at analyzing enemy generals’ psychology. His stratagems were no less than Xiao Shi’s or Bai Qi’s but unfortunately, the Qin Kingdom’s fierce wolf-like army was ultimately somewhat superior in combat power to the Zhao Kingdom.
Although Xiao Shi and Bai Qi’s pace of conquering cities and seizing territory wasn’t fast, they were steadily advancing.
On the other side, Xiao Mo and the First Prince led troops into the Jin Kingdom, truly giving the impression of “entering an undefended territory.”
The Snow-Treading Dragon Cavalry smashed through one Jin Kingdom city and pass after another.
Especially since the Second Prince had died at the hands of the Jin Kingdom, the soldiers all carried a burning rage.
Not to mention that the Jin Kingdom generals were facing the Qin Kingdom’s Frost Prince.
In their view, the Frost Prince was even more terrifying than his father, the Northern Pacification Prince.
Because no matter what, the Northern Pacification Prince had won and lost battles in his lifetime of commanding armies, just that he won more than he lost but this “Frost Prince” was truly too legendary!
Since he began leading armies, he had destroyed the Zhei Kingdom, accepted Xiahou Nan’s surrender, killed the Zhei Kingdom’s great pillar, breached the Zhei capital, and also destroyed the Chu Kingdom, never suffering a single defeat in his life!
This made them doubt themselves, “Can I really break his undefeated golden body?”
It was precisely because of Xiao Mo’s undefeated record that the soldiers had an almost faith-like reverence!
As if as long as they followed the Frost Prince, they couldn’t possibly lose!
Eight months passed, and Xiao Mo had led his army deep into the Jin Kingdom’s Yu Province.
At the center of Yu Province was the Jin Kingdom’s capital.
According to Xiao Mo’s and the First Prince’s calculations, at most it would take seven months before they could capture the Jin Kingdom’s capital and destroy the Jin Kingdom!
And as long as they destroyed the Jin Kingdom.
Xiao Mo and the First Prince could each lead an army and thrust into the flanks of the Qi Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom from east and west.
In this way, Xiahou Nan, who had been staunchly defending, could turn defense into offense, and Xiao Shi and Bai Qi’s armies could also coordinate with them.
The simultaneous destruction of Qi and Zhao could be achieved in the near future!
But just as Xiao Mo and the First Prince were steadily advancing toward the envisioned grand strategy.
From the Zhao Kingdom battle line came news that neither of them could believe—
“Lord Wu’an Bai Qi has fallen in battle. Northern Pacification Prince Xiao Shi is severely wounded.”
“The Qin army has suffered a great defeat!”
