Chapter 289: Chu Qingluan

Inside the main camp.

Major generals issued orders, and captains moved about, conveying military commands.

"By order of the Second Princess, the entire army will attack in two hours!"

"Take Changancheng! No sheathing of blades for seven days; you may burn, kill, and plunder as you please!"

"Women, gold, and silver treasures are all waving at you!"

"As long as you break through the gates of Changancheng!!!"

Following these words, the Chu army soldiers, whose morale had been somewhat damaged, slowly raised their heads again and looked toward the direction of Changancheng!

In the depths of their eyes appeared a flicker of greed and bloodthirst.

Slaughter the city!

This was a temptation they could not resist.

When the benefits outweighed the risks, their hearts began to stir once more.

Wu Xiong's complexion was already poor; he had pinned his hopes on the Chu army sweeping through like a hot knife through butter, but they had encountered a Waterloo in the very first battle.

Now that the news of the city slaughter had broken, he could no longer sit still and immediately headed toward Chu Qingluan's main camp.

"Second Princess, you intend to slaughter Changancheng?"

"If it is slaughtered, what am I to do?"

Wu Xiong stormed into Chu Qingluan's tent, his voice ringing out with a tone of questioning.

Chu Qingluan's expression turned cold as she said directly, "Is the Prince asking this Princess for an explanation?"

Wu Xiong's expression stiffened, and his aura instantly weakened.

"That is not what I meant, Prince."

Chu Qingluan let out a cold snort.

"That Gao Yang is full of poisonous schemes and skilled in the art of fire attacks; my Rattan Armor soldiers have suffered heavy casualties."

"Changancheng is not so easily taken. If we cannot capture it at the fastest speed, the result will likely be ten, a hundred times worse than slaughtering the city!"

"Or do you have a method to defeat the enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiong suddenly fell silent.

He also understood what Chu Qingluan meant; an isolated army deep in enemy territory was inherently very dangerous.

As for defeating the enemy, what the hell could he do!

"That damned Gao Yang, I must kill him!"

Wu Xiong was so angry his teeth itched.

But at this moment, a scout rushed in from outside the tent.

"Second Princess, the walls of Changancheng are permeated with a pungent odor. It is hard to describe; besides the smell of rotting animals, there is another very strange scent!"

Chu Qingluan looked at the scout, her brows furrowing.

"The stench of rotting animals?"

"A strange scent?"

The scout's face was tense, as if he were trying to recall it.

"The smell is too far away to identify, but it is blowing in with the wind; in any case, it is unpleasant."

"That is why I have come to report to the Second Princess!"

Chu Qingluan's brows tightened sharply.