#679 - The Invisible Battlefield (IX)
Before nightfall, the Jue and Ji nations engaged in internal strife and mutual slaughter.
Clearly, there was only one way to accomplish this—
That was for Yan Huaiqing to order the Great Jue soldiers to turn their blades and surround the Ji nation's soldiers stationed close to them.
With nearly six hundred thousand troops against two hundred thousand, and with a surprise attack without warning.
If this internal conflict truly erupted, then the Great Jue would likely not have to pay too high a price to leave these two hundred thousand Ji soldiers in the Tianshan Mountains forever.
And this also meant that the alliance between the Great Jue and the Ji, Daqian, and Dahui nations would completely collapse, leading to the former having no possibility of repentance, with no other option but to withdraw their troops.
This was Wei Changtian's true purpose.
Although Yan Huaiqing had vowed to withdraw his troops within two days, he was still worried that the former would go back on his word after regaining his composure.
So he had to take advantage of the current opportunity to make this matter irreversible.
As for Yan Huaiqing's attitude towards this—
Withdrawing troops, paying reparations, and giving up the teleportation array were all conditions he could accept.
But to make him take "turning against the enemy" as a pledge of allegiance and enmity with the Ji, Qian, and Hui nations in exchange for Yan Huanwen's death, he was still extremely conflicted.
“Your Highness.”
On the other side, Wei Changtian was not surprised by Yan Huaiqing's reaction, nor did he press him further, but said calmly:
“I know this matter is a bit difficult for you, but you must know that, from another perspective, it may not be a bad thing.”
“Your Great Jue army of six hundred thousand troops set out this time with great momentum, vowing to expand its territory, but in the end, not only did it not achieve any results, but it also caused tens of thousands of soldiers to lose their lives in vain.”
“Although Yan Huanwen was still in power when this war began, the decision to withdraw troops was made by Your Highness. You must know how the Great Jue court will discuss you at that time, without me having to say it.”
“In that case, why doesn't Your Highness simply take this opportunity to shut their mouths?”
“Now the Ji nation is completely unprepared. As long as Your Highness gives an order, I believe your country's army will surely be able to achieve a great victory with overwhelming force.”
“At that time, how many soldiers capable of fighting will be left in the small Ji nation? Wouldn't it become an easy target for the Great Jue?”
“Although the Ji nation is not large, it is still the land of a country and a neighboring country to the Great Jue.”
“With this victory, I think no one in your country will dare to criticize Your Highness anymore, right?”
“...”
After saying these words, Wei Changtian stopped speaking.
And as long as he operated it slightly, this matter could be turned from "being forced to do so" into his own "great talent and bold strategy."
So...
Cupping his hands to Wei Changtian, Yan Huaiqing did not answer "yes" or "no", but turned to look at Xu Heng, who looked surprised beside him.
“General Xu, send a message to the Empress Dowager.”
“Please have Lord Huang summoned to the palace.”
“...”
The setting sun had fallen to the mountainside of the distant snow mountain, and the twilight rendered a piece of sunset glow. Several birds perched on the eaves of the Zishan Hall for a moment, and then flew towards the afterglow of the sunset.
Yan Huaiqing's birth mother is the current Empress of the Great Jue, and also the culprit who caused Su Xiu to be paraded through the streets.
Which of Yan Huaiqing and Yan Huanwen does such a woman favor more?
Wei Changtian didn't know.
Including who that Lord Huang was, he had no idea at all.
However, Wei Changtian did not ask any more questions, but just sat on the chair and waited silently.
He occasionally looked at Yan Huaiqing and Xu Heng, who were always discussing something, and occasionally looked at Tang Chen, who was standing with his head down.
The latter had not sat down since being frightened and falling from the chair, and had been standing silently by the wall, looking very ashamed of his embarrassing appearance just now.
And the black pig with the elephant trunk had never appeared again.
Wei Changtian had not yet figured out how to deal with Tang Chen.
After all, both sides had already reached a peace agreement, and it would undoubtedly be a bit unreasonable for him to kill someone again, and he might make Yan Huaiqing, in his anger, resort to desperate measures.
But this was, after all, a Child of Destiny. Aside from the 1500 system points, the "Mind Reading" divine power alone made Wei Changtian very covetous.
Killing Tang Chen would most likely get "Mind Reading."
And it was not Li Zimu's kind of skill in recognizing people that relied on personal judgment and was not 100% accurate.
But a mind-reading technique that would never go wrong.
Although such a divine power could not directly improve Wei Changtian's strength, just like "Locking Dragon", its potential role was undoubtedly enormous.
So... wait for the Tianshan side to be in chaos, and then find an excuse to kill someone?
Or let him go for the time being and make plans later?
Anyway, in the future, the teleportation array will be completely in his hands, and he can come to the Great Jue at any time.
After the war is over, he will come again and quietly kill Tang Chen...
Well, that seems safer.
【Thousand Mile Misty Waves: A one-time prop that can track the user's real-time location until the host actively unbinds or the user dies, 50 points】
Bought a Thousand Mile Misty Waves from the system and used it on Tang Chen.
Just as Wei Changtian was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, Chu Xianping's expression suddenly changed, and he took out a mother-child jade pendant from his sleeve.
Everyone's eyes were all focused on him for a moment, while Chu Xianping flipped through the "codebook" with a blank expression, and then quickly walked to Wei Changtian's side and whispered a few words in his ear.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Wei Changtian finally stood up for the first time after entering the room.
“Tell Han Zhao and Liang Zhen to immediately withdraw our people from Tianshan.”
After saying a word to Chu Xianping, he turned to look at Yan Huaiqing, who breathed a sigh of relief, and Wei Changtian chuckled:
“Your Highness, you don't have to worry that I will take advantage of the situation. Since you are so straightforward, then I will naturally not disappoint you.”
“Within five days, Yan Huanwen will die in public.”
“At that time, I will arrange for some of your spies to witness this scene with their own eyes, and I think the news of his death can be immediately transmitted back to the Great Jue.”
“Thank you, Young Master!”
Yan Huaiqing couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this: “Young Master, rest assured, once the war in Tianshan is over, my dynasty's army will immediately retreat!”
“Also, the guards around this Zishan Hall, I will also withdraw them immediately!”
“It's just...”
Speaking of this, Yan Huaiqing suddenly hesitated and hesitated:
“It's just that the matter of compensation involves many details, I, I wonder if Young Master can let Young Master Chu stay in the Great Jue for a period of time, so we can discuss it carefully...”
Huh?
Want Chu Xianping to stay?
Wei Changtian smiled sideways: “Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't want to discuss compensation, but want to take Young Master Chu as a hostage, right?”
“This, this...”
“Alright, it's not a big deal.”
Waving his hand, Wei Changtian turned to look at Chu Xianping: “Brother Chu, then you will stay in the Great Jue for a while. After the Great Jue army withdraws from Tianshan, I will send someone to pick you up.”
“Yes, Young Master!”
Chu Xianping would naturally have no objection to this, and immediately cupped his hands in agreement.
And Yan Huaiqing next to him was also very sensible, and immediately repeatedly guaranteed:
“Young Master, rest assured, I guarantee that Young Master Chu will not lose a single hair when he goes back!”
“Yeah.”
Nodding, Wei Changtian reckoned that Yan Huaiqing would not dare to do anything to Chu Xianping.
He first glanced at Li Zimu, who seemed a little worried, and then turned his gaze to Tang Chen.
“Your Highness, since Young Master Chu has stayed, then Young Master Tang should have no problem going to Liangzhou for a few days, right?”
“That's natural! That's natural!”
Where would Yan Huaiqing dare to say "no", not to mention that Tang Chen had already become dispensable in his heart after that embarrassing incident just now.
In this way, Chu Xianping and Tang Chen were taken as hostages, one stayed in the Great Jue, and the other went to Liangzhou, and they should be exchanged after the Great Jue army withdrew from Tianshan.
What the two will experience during this period is still unknown, but they will definitely not be treated as prisoners.
“Phew!”
A quarter of an hour later, the black mist gradually closed, and the last Qingjia Shu soldier also disappeared into the teleportation array.
Yan Huaiqing stood a few steps away from the black mist, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He cupped his hands to Chu Xianping beside him, and then turned to look outside the hall.
Night had fallen, the twilight was vast, and the snow-capped mountains and wilderness were silent.
