Chapter 314: Secret Report

"Yan Wang! I am going to kill you!"

In the courtyard of the Jincheng residence, Tuoba Wuji grabbed the ceramic vase in front of him and smashed it to pieces.

Before him, a general held the severed head of Jili.

Upon discovering that the Yanzhou troops had used a Stone Thrower to toss a pitch-black object inside, he had stepped forward to investigate.

It turned out that this look revealed it to be Jili's head.

The surrounding Xiliang soldiers were shocked and immediately notified the general, who then sent it to Tuoba Wuji.

Breathing heavily, Tuoba Wuji suddenly realized something and asked urgently, "How many others know that Jili is dead?"

"I fear this matter has already spread," the general said, lowering his head.

Tuoba Wuji's body swayed.

Jili was dead, which proved that the ninety-thousand-strong army he led had all been annihilated by Yan Wang.

If this spread within Jincheng now, it would inevitably cause panic.

But clearly, he was already unable to contain it.

"I never imagined that I, Jili, having traversed the battlefield for over thirty years, would actually lose to a wet-behind-the-ears Imperial Prince of Great Song this time, hahaha..." Jili laughed, but his eyes were filled with sorrow.

Since capturing Jincheng, his, Tuoba Wuji's, reputation had resounded throughout Xiliang.

Yet in just a few months, Jincheng was about to be lost in his hands again.

Even in death, he would only leave behind a legacy of infamy in Xiliang.

"Bring me my Armor." After the bitter laugh, Tuoba Wuji's eyes suddenly turned fierce. "Once they breach the city, even if I die, I will personally kill a few more Song dogs."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Outside Jincheng, the shelling continued, though many more Artillery had joined in.

These were the Artilleryman who had just withdrawn from the battlefield.

Zhao Xu and Chang Wei stood before the camp, gazing at the walls of Jincheng.

Under the continuous bombardment of the Artillery these past few days,

a large section of the wall on one side of the city gate had collapsed.

Now, the Artillery continued to pound this fragile area.

Perhaps in a few more days, the area to the left of the city gate would collapse completely.

Thinking of this, he felt there was no rush, so he had Chang Wei order the entire army to rotate and rest, to conserve their strength.

After all, after a day of bitter fighting, the soldiers were exhausted by the cold wind.

In the afternoon, Zhao Xu woke from his nap.

Despite the rumbling of the cannons, he had been too exhausted during his time in Jinzhou.

"Your Highness, there is urgent military intelligence." Just as he was about to rise and leave the tent, Chang Wei's voice came.

"What is it?" Zhao Xu arrived outside the tent.

He saw a Scout standing outside.

"The Scout discovered a large force of Xiliang troops coming from the direction of Lincheng, numbering over thirty thousand," Chang Wei said.

Zhao Xu frowned upon hearing this. "Isn't there a thirty-thousand-strong Xiliang force in Lincheng to the south?"

Chang Wei nodded, a different light in his eyes. "Either the Xiliang troops broke through the Ma Family's encirclement, or..."

Before his words could finish, someone suddenly reported that a Ma Family Scout had arrived.

Zhao Xu and Chang Wei exchanged a look and ordered the Ma Family Scout to be brought in.

"Your Highness, the Xiliang troops from Lincheng broke through the encirclement of our Ma Family army and are currently heading toward Jincheng. I hope Your Highness will be on guard," the Ma Family Scout said, bowing.

"This Prince knows. Go back and tell General Ma Jin to lead the main army here immediately to strike the Xiliang army from both sides; capturing Jincheng is just a matter of days," Zhao Xu said.

The Ma Family Scout acknowledged the order and left on horseback.

"Twelve thousand men couldn't contain a mere thirty thousand? Is Ma Jin stupider than a pig?" Chang Wei sneered.

Zhao Xu said indifferently, "He isn't stupid; he is shrewd. By letting the Xiliang troops go, at most he can claim a failure in command or find a scapegoat, but these thirty thousand Xiliang troops will cause us no small amount of trouble."

Just as he finished speaking, another Scout arrived.

But this time, the Scout brought a letter.

Zhao Xu looked at the Flame-like pattern marked on the envelope and felt a surge of joy.

Taking the envelope, he scanned it, and his expression darkened.

Seeing that Yan Wang's expression was wrong, Chang Wei couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, what happened?"

"These Xiliang troops were indeed intentionally let go by Ma Jin." Zhao Xu handed the letter to Chang Wei.

"Son of a bitch!" Chang Wei was furious after reading it.

The letter stated that Ma Family troops had secretly entered Lincheng.

Afterward, the Ma Family troops to the north of Lincheng appeared to mobilize.

Then, the Xiliang troops exited through the North Gate and left in a swaggering manner.

Chang Wei showed the letter to Qin Shan, Guan Tong, and the others.

The generals all wore expressions of anger.

They were fighting bloody battles in Jinzhou, attempting to reclaim the territory of Great Song.

Yet this Ma Family was actually colluding with Xiliang and intentionally letting the Xiliang troops from Lincheng go.

"Once we take Jincheng, we'll deal with these sons of bitches," Qin Shan cursed through gritted teeth.

Over three thousand Wangfu Army soldiers were currently lying on the cold ground of the camp.

These bastards were actually still helping the Xiliang people.

They want the Yanzhou soldiers to die in even greater numbers.

"Right, once we finish off Xiliang, we'll clean up these bastards."

"Damn the powerful clans, not a single one of them is any good."

"..."

The generals' fury was almost bursting out of their chests.

This letter was naturally handed to the Scout by Xu Ke's men.

Since the war began, he had been laying out his plans within the sphere of influence of the Ma Family in Jinzhou.

The Ma Family colluding with Xiliang so brazenly could naturally not escape the notice of the Four Courts personnel following the Ma Family's troops.

"Everyone, do not be impatient; this King will settle the score with Ma Jin soon." Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed slightly. "Ma Han is not dead; he is currently under this King's protection."

"What!" Chang Wei and the others were so shocked their mouths hung open.

Zhao Xu continued, "Ma Han told this King that someone deliberately plotted to harm him and his father. Combined with the rebellion of Cui Yan in Jincheng, and now the Ma Family secretly colluding with Xiliang, this King can basically confirm one thing: the chaos in Jinzhou is a conspiracy meticulously laid out by someone targeting this King, with the goal of weakening this King."

Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded one after another.

Even if the death of the Ma Family father and son and the rebellion of Cui Yan were coincidental.

How could one explain the current collusion between Ma Jin and Xiliang?

Moreover, now that Ma Han has appeared, it proves the first incident was also premeditated.

Then the cause of this chaos in the northwest of Great Song is self-evident.

"It's just that they probably didn't expect us to be able to besiege Jincheng so quickly and defeat the majority of the Xiliang troops in Jinzhou." Chang Wei's hand gripped his sword hilt, rubbing it forcefully.

Zhao Xu nodded; if he had not had Flintlocks and Artillery in this battle, he would truly have been mired in the quagmire of war.

But now, he had jumped out of it cleanly and decisively.

The ones who should be anxious now are the people who orchestrated this conspiracy.

"Since that is the case, why does Your Highness still let the Ma Family join us in surrounding Jincheng? Wouldn't that be inviting a wolf into the house?" Qin Shan asked anxiously.

Zhao Xu sneered several times. "This King does not truly need the Ma Family's help; rather, I have long been suspicious of the Ma Family, so I intend to dig a pit for them to jump into."

Having said that, he explained the plan he was about to implement to the generals.

The generals laughed heartily upon hearing this.

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