Chapter 274

This scene stunned the Chu soldiers who had followed Chu Hong; they looked up at Wu Zhao in disbelief and fear.

The court officials were silent!

Even Gao Yang had never seen Wu Zhao like this—authoritative, disdainful, and possessing endless majesty!

Wu Zhao put away her longbow, her expression cold as she looked down at the other Chu soldiers with disdain.

"Go back and tell the Chu commander that the land of my Great Qian was won by my ancestors with blood and sweat, that loyal bones are buried in foreign lands, and it was bought with the lives of countless martyrs; I have no right to give it away, and I absolutely will not!"

"My Great Qian, starting from me, throughout the entire dynasty, will not offer marriage, will not pay tribute, will not offer gifts; the Son of Heaven guards the gates, the monarch dies for the state!"

"Gao Yang is my man, a hero of Great Qian; I will never kill him. Let him come and fight, let him attack; I will let him know what the Great Qian Iron Cavalry is!"

"Tell him, execute the Prince of Wu, retreat immediately, and you may avoid the destruction of your nation!!!"

At this moment, atop the walls of Changancheng, Gao Tianlong's gaze was moved, and he raised his right hand.

"Execute the Prince of Wu, retreat immediately, and you may avoid the destruction of your nation!"

"Valiant Great Qian, together we face the national crisis!"

The Great Qian generals were all filled with excitement; such a monarch was worth them giving their lives for.

The soldiers and citizens on the wall were all filled with passion, carrying a sense of fearlessness, their eyes looking at Wu Zhao with fanaticism.

"Execute the Prince of Wu, retreat immediately, and you may avoid the destruction of your nation!"

"Valiant Great Qian, together we face the national crisis!"

At this moment, the morale on the walls of Great Qian had almost reached its peak.

Xu Xuanji, Lu Wen, and the others lowered their heads, appearing as ridiculous as clowns amidst the many scornful gazes.

Not only did they fail to negotiate peace, but they also offended the Living Yama; this deal was a total loss.

Gao Yang looked at Wu Zhao's authoritative face, and his heart also felt a jolt.

"Your Majesty, your appearance just now was quite attractive; I fear..."

Gao Yang looked at Wu Zhao and spoke.

Even though Gao Yang had much experience and was accustomed to the coldness of human relationships.

But with Wu Zhao under pressure, facing the Chu army pressing at the border, that sentence—that Gao Yang was her man and she would never kill him—still sent ripples through his heart.

Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang, the corners of her mouth curling up, "Very moved?"

"Your Majesty could also think of it that way."

Gao Yang spoke slowly, his gaze fixed on Wu Zhao; now, he might be craving more than just her body and power.

Wu Zhao was unaware of Gao Yang's state of mind; she said with pride, "I am not a delicate woman, nor a cowardly Empress."

She looked toward the direction of the Chu army camp, listening to the sky-high morale in her ears.

"What I can do, I have already done to the limit; the rest depends on you."

Gao Yang felt relaxed, as if he had unloaded a heavy burden; he smiled faintly, "Your Majesty, rest assured, they are dead for sure."

The monarch and subject looked at each other, then looked toward the direction of the one hundred thousand Chu troops outside the city, smiles rising on their faces.

Chu army camp.

Chu Qingluan and the other Chu generals were in the tent, their faces full of self-satisfaction.

Chu Tianfeng spoke up, "The Empress of Great Qian knows clearly how much water there is in the Changan City garrison; once these two conditions are out, I fear the internal affairs of Great Qian will be in chaos."

"If Gao Yang is really killed, this would not be a bad thing for us at all."

Wu Xiong praised, "The Second Princess's strategy of sowing discord truly makes me admire; with the Second Princess, Great Chu should flourish."

Chu Qingluan nodded, her face also brimming with a proud smile.

She also spoke, "This strategy can, first, sow discord between the monarch and subjects of Great Qian, second, plunge Great Qian into internal chaos, and third, determine the true strength of Great Qian."

"If Great Qian tries every possible way to negotiate, even going so far as to kill Gao Yang to seek peace, it means Changancheng is empty, and it is mostly the citizens building up momentum; our army can take it in one fell swoop."

The eyes of the generals lit up.

"The Second Princess's strategy is brilliant!"

"This strategy is far superior to that Great Qian Living Yama!"

The Chu generals praised, their gazes looking at Chu Qingluan.

But just at this moment.

A voice sounded from outside the tent.

"Report!"

"Second Princess, something terrible has happened!"

Chu Qingluan looked closely; it was the personal guard who had followed Chu Hong.

"Where is Chu Hong?"

Chu Qingluan frowned, a bad premonition crossing her heart, and she asked suddenly.

"Commandant Chu, he... he was shot dead by the Empress of Great Qian with an arrow, and his body is outside the tent!"