Chapter 512 - 191: Blood Sacrifice of Liangzhou City, Lone Army Enters the Great Desert_2

Chapter 512: Chapter 191: Blood Sacrifice of Liangzhou City, Lone Army Enters the Great Desert_2

After pondering, he spoke, “Write to Liangzhou and say that we hope they can dispatch two more regiments of troops out of the Great Wall to meet with us at Huqiu Mountain, and then we can make further plans.”

“Good, I’ll write it myself.”

Cao Zhi immediately picked up a pen there and then.

Before the grand strategy was set, Chen Sansi could only await here with his troops, thankfully, the crude encampment the barbarian tribes had hastily established spared them a lot of trouble.

“Whoosh——”

“Whoosh——”

Just at that moment.

Suddenly, a gale started outside, causing the tents to flap wildly as if they were about to be ripped away at any moment.

“What a fierce wind!”

“Why has it gotten so windy all of a sudden?”

“…”

Listening to the discussions outside.

Chen Sansi put down the map and walked out of the tent.

He saw that the sky, which had been clear not long before, was now densely covered with dark clouds, and an even more intense blizzard began to pour down, sufficient to affect the upcoming battle.

“General Chen.”

The half-way writing Cao Zhi came out, “With such heavy snow, the supply lines can’t be maintained, can they?”

“Indeed.”

Chu Shixiong, gazing at the sky with concern, said, “Why is it snowing so heavily?”

“If it continues like this, I’m afraid the battle can’t be fought.”

Cao Zhi said, “General Chen, do we still stick to the original plan? Under such heavy snow, even if we forcefully advance, there’ll be no subsequent supplies.”

“It might turn out that…”

Chu Shixiong looked at the overwhelming snowstorm, “this battle will be called off, and we might have to retreat back to Liangzhou City, supporting You State’s defense only from within the Great Wall and no longer taking the initiative to attack. The northern campaign is likely to be postponed until next spring.”

“It’s really quite bizarre.”

Cao Zhi muttered, “Could it be that the barbarians anticipated this heavy snow, and that’s why they attacked You State, betting that we wouldn’t be able to send a large army deep into their territory no matter what?”

“Continue!”

As the two discussed.

An authoritative voice, brooking no doubt, sounded by their ears.

There stood a figure in a white robe, leaning on a long spear amidst the swirling snowstorm, issuing a command, “Tell Liangzhou that they must send at least two regiments of troops to Huqiu Mountain by any means necessary, and quickly!”

Cao Zhi was right.

This battle.

The barbarians dared to attack You State with such disregard.

Not because they weren’t afraid of being attacked from both front and rear.

But because…

They probably already knew.

That the grand army of Dasheng couldn’t venture far from Liangzhou City!

The more the situation developed like this, the more urgent it was to dispatch troops from the city to stand by, ready for unforeseen needs.

Whatever the enemy intended to do, they simply must not be allowed to succeed!

Even at a great cost!

And was it really just the snow they were relying on?

Chen Sansi, looking in the direction of the Luotian Mountain Range, knew in his heart that it might not be the case!

There might be an even greater scheme at play.

One that even his master and the others were unaware of.

…

The Agate River.

The barbarian’s Great Village.

The Yuwen Tribe and Duan Clan, a total of fifty thousand troops gathered at this place.

Among them.

The Martial Saint of the Yuwen clan, the Great Khan’s own elder brother, the Left Xian King Yuwen Jingwen, was personally in charge here.

His nephew.

Ninth Prince Yu Wen, as well as Yu Wenxin, who had recently returned from a “study” in Dasheng, were also present.

“Xiner!”

Yu Wenjingwen’s deep and rough voice was filled with indulgence, “You really won’t leave and insist on staying here?”

“I won’t leave!”

Yu Wenxin, still dressed in the attire of the Sheng people, sat on a deer leather chair, “Uncle, I want to stay here, waiting to take my revenge!”

“Good! My nephew truly has made something of himself!” Yu Wenjingwen said laughingly, “You just wait. Before long, not a single man, woman, old person, or child will remain inside Liangzhou City, and your vengeance will be served.”

“I also want to capture Chen Sansi alive!”

Ninth Prince Yu Wen clenched his fist, “And then take the Zhenyue Sword back!”

“Nephew, you really don’t have to dwell on this so much.”

Yu Wenjingwen said gravely, “It seems now that it wasn’t your carelessness back then, but rather that Chen Sansi is no simple man.”

Speaking of which.

Ninth Prince Yu Wen.

Initially encountered Chen Sansi outside the Xi River tribe in Po Yang County.

At that time.

Chen Sansi was just a little-known centurion from a small county’s Households Office.

Yet in just two or three years.

He became renowned throughout the world.

Now he has even been ennobled as an Earl, commanding an army of soldiers.

It can only be said, his nephew has no cause for shame, surviving is already quite an accomplishment.

“Report—”

“Prince, terrible news!”

Suddenly.

A soldier burst into the tent, so excessively panicked that he staggered and fell to the ground: “Prime Minister, the Prime Minister!”

“The Prime Minister?”

Yu Wenjingwen leaned forward, “What happened to the Prime Minister?”

“Outside Huqiu Mountain, Chen Sansi led eight hundred scouts, cutting down ten thousand of our soldiers, captured another ten thousand, and then captured the Prime Minister alive, sending him back to Liangzhou!”

“What?”

Yu Wenjingwen stood up and hurried over to the soldier, “What did you just say? Repeat that.”

“Prince, it’s…”

The soldier, gasping for breath, tried to recount the entire sequence of events as completely as possible.

Eight hundred scouts…

Annihilated the garrison at Huqiu Mountain?!

Teng Ge’er and Darie Achi, died in battle right then and there?!

Chen Sansi alone cut down thousands of the enemy?!

Ridiculous!

It’s far too absurd!

“Prince!”

“This information comes from friendly forces stationed nearby, there’s absolutely no mistake.”

“…”

“He, a Mysterious Phenomenon, managed to slay thousands without tiring?!”

Yu Wenjingwen couldn’t imagine it.

“At that moment!”

Ninth Prince Yu Wen said, “I didn’t even have a Meridian Passage by my side. Looking at it this way, I’m still the strongest!”

“This child is a monster, even more so than Sun Xiangzong!”

Yu Wenjingwen ground his teeth, “Dasheng really is a land of outstanding people. Sun Xiangzong is not dead yet, and already another such man has appeared!”

“Uncle!”

Ninth Prince Yu Wenxin said, “What do we do? Shall we deploy the troops to go and rescue my Seventh Uncle?”

“It’s too late now. By the time we get there, Seventh Brother will probably have already been taken back inside Liangzhou City.”

Yu Wenjingwen closed his eyes, “And considering the date, the Blood Sacrifice of the Slaughter Vein is about to begin. Seventh Brother inside Liangzhou City is more likely to meet misfortune than fortune…”