Chapter 1122

One month later.

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「Report! 」

「Reporting to the General, something terrible has happened, there……there are enemies! 」

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In the General's Mansion of Wuxi City, Pei Daqian, aged twenty-nine, lay blissfully on the fair legs of a maiden, enjoying the gentle leg kneading and massage from three other maidens.

He is the second son of Puyan, inheriting his father's name, and as Right General he commands the troops of Pingding Prefecture.

After Fan Shuo was killed by Chen Wuji's envoy, Puyan urgently ordered Pei Daqian to lead troops southward.

Although the speed was swift, he could not fully recover the lost territory; he reclaimed a small half, while the rest fell entirely into the hands of Chen Wuji's envoy Guo Zhengzhi.

Pei Daqian glanced at the door, his face full of impatience, "I ask you, what are you making all this fuss about? This month, how many times has this been, you blasted fool, if you only discover some small scouting cavalry again and start wailing at me, I'll cut out your tongue."

「General, no, it's not the same! 」 the soldier's tongue trembled slightly, 「This time, there are many, very very many, all cavalry, clad in black armor! 」

Pei Daqian suddenly sprang up, took two or three steps over, and kicked the soldier so he flipped backwards, 「You blasted fool, do you have some problem? When Guo Zheng's scouts and skirmishers approached, you all were eager to tell me even the color of their underpants, but when a large enemy force draws near, why have you all gone mute? 」

「You stand here silent for so long, what are you doing? Waiting for me to ask you to tell me? 」

The soldier stammered: 「General, I……am nervous. 」

「Nervous? I really, you're afraid of battle, what the hell are you doing as a soldier? 」 Pei Daqian was so angry he laughed, shouting loudly, 「How many enemy troops are there? Where are they positioned? 」

「They are cavalry without formation, look, you can see, about twenty or thirty thousand, just……just outside the city. 」 the soldier said tremblingly.

Pei Daqian was so angry his eyes saw gold stars, 「Outside the city? Ah, outside the city?! Such important news you only tell me now?! 」

「Someone, get, get my saber, I'll hack this dog-thing to death! Whose bastard's troops are these, trained so well, I'll surely praise him properly! 」

He was nearly driven mad by anger.

And he had never been so speechless before.

Just then, outside the courtyard came a sudden burst of disordered and hurried footsteps, followed closely by a group of black-armored soldiers surging in like a tide.

Seeing this scene, Pei Daqian spat out a curse, turned and entered the house to grab a jug of wine, then came out again, 「Gentlemen, I surrender, I not only surrender, I will also guide you, please go bind my father! I don't want to die, spare me a lowly life, to farm and pay grain for Marquis Zhenyuan, would that be acceptable? 」

Just as Chen Baojia reached the courtyard and heard these refreshing words, he also couldn't help but stare blankly for a moment.

「Pei Daqian, the order I received is——slaughter the city! 」 Chen Baojia said coldly, his voice deep.

This city was originally selected by Chen Ruoshui.

After Chen Baojia led his troops to arrive here, he also did nothing special, and as usual let a brigade of soldiers test the hardness of the city walls, the result being those people surrendered with a clamor, which also left him feeling helpless.

Everyone has surrendered, he could hardly pretend nothing happened and then toss this city to Chen Ruoshui to continue attacking, that would be child's play, wouldn't it?

Thus, he came in!

「This General, I understand I understand. Marquis Zhenyuan wants to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, to awe the petty rascals, right? This lowly one so actively cooperating, killing a few would be wasteful, just slaughter the city, this lowly one can offer a suggestion. Slaughter Red Ancient City, the commander defending this city is very perverse, taking pleasure in shooting civilians, he must be slaughtered! 」 Pei Daqian said with an apologetic smile.

「Moreover, the General should already know my identity, Pei Daqian, with me as an insider, my father's territory altogether is just two prefectures, easy to attack! Many people I can deceive into coming out for the General to kill! 」

Chen Baojia finally showed a hint of interest, 「You mean you are Puyan's son? 」

Pei Daqian startled, 「General, in Shangfang Commandery I should……be quite famous, you didn't send anyone ahead to investigate before marching here? 」

「No need for that! 」

Chen Baojia raised his hand, and a rattan chair appeared behind him.

He sat down with the Great Horse Golden Blade, placing the Chen family heirloom horizontal saber on his lap, he indeed had not investigated the details of Wuxi City, but not out of arrogance, simply because he hadn't had the chance yet.

He had just arrived here, not even having found a campsite, merely casually probing Wuxi City's defenses, who would have thought it would fall so easily.

Who the commander is, how many troops are in the city, he knows nothing.

Pei Daqian was choked, looking at Chen Baojia and others bearing the aura of a death god descending into the world, his eyes filled with envy, this damn it is what soldiers are like!

Look at this killing intent forged in the midst of ten thousand armies!

Each of these people, if not stained with two or three hundred lives, could not sustain such an aura, this is so formidable that even grown adults would feel their hearts tremble at a glance, and who knows, they might even have nightmares at night.

Oh father, oh father, let me tell you, doing great things is no problem, you still don't believe? Now look!

I just said, as long as Chen Wuji wages a northern campaign, your old self must needs enter the ancestral hall ahead of time.

Still scolding me for being unfilial, alas, good words are hard to persuade……

Surely you won't blame your son for guiding Chen Wuji for his ambition!

Pei Daqian muttered in his heart, very obsequiously running to Chen Baojia's side and handing over the wine jug, 「General, moisten your throat, if you think there's a problem, I'll first take a sip for you. 」

Chen Baojia said nothing, merely raising his chin slightly.

Pei Daqian suddenly understood, quickly raising the wine jug, his lips not touching the jug's mouth, pouring a mouthful of wine into his mouth from afar, 「General, there is absolutely no problem, I also didn't know you would come, so poisoning is impossible, you can also inspect this jug, it's not one with hidden mechanisms. 」

Chen Baojia did not heed him, carefully inspecting the wine jug once more, then wiping the jug's mouth, before raising it and drinking two mouthfuls.

After long hours of riding and galloping, his mouth was indeed somewhat dry.

「What is your name? 」 Chen Baojia asked.

Hearing this, Pei Daqian confirmed, they truly had not gathered any information about him and Wuxi City, just as if they had happened to collide, and then happened to barge in.

His city, his soldiers, seemed like mere decorations.

But aren't these people cavalry?

How did they break in?!

「I am the lowly Pei Daqian! Former Inspector of Shangfang Commandery, second son of Puyan. 」 Pei Daqian said honestly.

At this moment, his heart of surrender was especially firm.

When fathers have their ambitions, sons also have their aspirations.

In this chaotic age, what to do when father and son have differing aspirations?

Naturally, respect one's own destiny!

Pei Daqian knew that today, besides surrendering, his only other path was to have his head chopped off, then the city slaughtered.

So, this affair cannot be blamed on this son for stabbing his father in the back; there was truly no choice, he fundamentally had no power to choose.