Not only did Deputy General Xue want the Baili Army to take the Three-Way Pass alone, he also said that if the Baili Army couldn't even take the pass, there was no need for cooperation between the two armies!
It had to be said that Deputy General Xue's plan was too good.
The most difficult and crucial part of the northern expedition was the Three-Way Pass. The Three-Way Pass was a natural stronghold that was difficult to take. Now that they had lost contact with Tiger's Prison, Jun Yi Xie probably didn't trust Ning Cheng anymore. Thus, Jun Yi Xie would definitely concentrate his best troops at the Three-Way Pass.
This was the Baili Army's first time fighting in the north, and it was also their first time fighting against the Northern Li Army. They weren't familiar with everything. They had thrown such a hot potato to the Baili Army from the very beginning. Undoubtedly, they wanted the Baili Army to be cannon fodder! After the Baili Army became cannon fodder, the Ning Clan Army would provide support. First, it would be easier to take the Three-Way Pass. Second, they would be able to show off their might and weaken the Baili Army's morale.
If the two armies were sincere in cooperating, Long Fei Ye wouldn't care who contributed more. However, Deputy General Xue wasn't sincere in cooperating. He was just making his own calculations. He wanted to push the Baili Army into the tiger's den, dampen their morale, and make them suffer for nothing!
This kind of thinking was beneficial to himself, but more importantly, it would harm the cooperation between the two sides and affect the overall military strength and morale.
Not to mention Long Fei Ye, even Baili Yuanlong wouldn't budge!
Ning Nuo naturally knew about this, but he and First Elder had no way of intimidating the military. When it came to a real battle, the military's words were louder.
Now that Ning Nuo was in such a difficult position, Han Yunxi wanted to kick him flying. What kind of situation was this? How could he still be so hesitant and indecisive? With their style, they would've been forced to death before they even went to save the people!
"Call Deputy General Xue over!" Han Yunxi said coldly.
Ning Nuo actually didn't care about competing for benefits. He only had one thought right now, and that was to hurry and save the people.
Ning Nuo personally ran out and brought Deputy General Xue over. As soon as Deputy General Xue entered the room, he saw Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi sitting high above in the main seats. Gu, Gu Beiyue, and Tang Li sitting on the left and right respectively. He was startled and awed.
Long Fei Ye was just about to speak when Han Yunxi asked, "Deputy General Xue, do you insist that the Baili Army attack the Three-Way Pass alone?"
Deputy General Xue had long known that such a day would come. He had already thought of how to deal with it. Just as he was about to analyze the situation, Han Yunxi said Coldly, "Cut the crap. Just answer me, yes or no?"
Han Yunxi stood up and said Coldly, "Deputy General Xue, if you insist, then this princess will officially inform your Ning Family Army that the cooperation between the two armies ends here! The East Qin Army will be fully in charge of the northern expedition! "
Han Yunxi would rather have the Baili Army sacrifice a bit more than shake the army's morale because of a dispute over who would be the vanguard!
What was a soldier? Taking the lead, fighting to be the vanguard no matter how difficult it was. Fighting to be the vanguard, that was what a soldier was! The battle hadn't even begun yet and they were already haggling over every ounce, scheming to see who would pay more and who would pay less. Who would receive more and who would receive less. Could this be called a soldier?
"I originally thought that your two armies would fight to attack the Three-Way Pass. Hehe, I never thought that you'd fight to hide!" Han Yunxi sneered before suddenly reprimanding, "Deputy General Xue, Long Fei Ye and I don't have time to waste with you. Ning Cheng and Ning Jing don't have time to wait for you to figure things out. Fight or not, give me a straightforward answer! "
Deputy General Xue's face turned red from being scolded. He hardened his heart and simply expressed all his dissatisfaction, "Princess, it wasn't me who schemed, it was Baili Yuanlong who schemed first! Those thirty thousand warhorses were all good horses, but their appetites were also very good and required a large amount of money to feed them. In these two months, the Di Clan's provisions were all eaten up by those warhorses. This general proposed sharing provisions with Baili Yuanlong, but not only did Baili Yuanlong refuse, he also humiliated this general, saying that this general was hiding the provisions and was using this opportunity to extort East Qin's provisions. "
Deputy General Xue became more and more aggrieved as he spoke, "Princess, this general was also worried about Master Ning! If Master Ning hadn't given himself up as a hostage, the East Qin Army might not have had the guts to attack the Three-Way Pass alone! Master Ning exchanged his life for this military opportunity. If it wasn't for the fact that this general had no other choice, how could this general bear to waste it? "
When these words were said, Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye were both shocked. Baili Yuanlong actually didn't report the matter of the provisions.
What a good Baili Yuanlong, daring to hide such selfish motives at this critical juncture.
Long Fei Ye was unable to restrain his anger. "Call Baili Yuanlong over!"
As soon as Baili Yuanlong came in and asked about the situation, he immediately explained, "Your Highness, Deputy General Xue is slandering this general! It was clearly Deputy General Xue who refused to attack the Three-Way Pass, so this general refused to share provisions! This general is innocent! "
"Baili Yuanlong, ten days ago, this general asked you to lend me thirty dan of provisions, which you refused. Nine days ago, this general asked you to lend me three thousand bows and arrows, which you refused again. Just seven days ago, this general asked for three hundred tents, what did you say? You said no! How did you know at that time that this general wasn't attacking the Three-Way Black Market? "Deputy General Xue questioned.
"Humph, although you didn't say it clearly, you had this intention. Don't think this general didn't know!" Baili Yuanlong coldly retorted.
… …
The two of them continued to quarrel like this. Whether it was big or small, if they were sincere collaborators, how could they quarrel like this? Both of them clearly had selfish motives and wanted to compete for benefits, so neither of them gave in.
If not for the fact that these two were the leaders of the two armies and couldn't lack them on the eve of a great battle, if not for the fact that Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had to go to Tiger's Prison to find out what was going on and couldn't personally lead the troops, they would've killed these two fellows on the spot!
Bang!
Long Fei Ye slammed his fist on the table with a loud bang.
In an instant, Baili Yuanlong and Deputy General Xue didn't dare to make a sound and both lowered their heads.
"Baili Yuanlong, this crown prince will give you one day to calculate all the provisions in your hands and hand them over to the Western Qin princess!" Long Fei Ye said.
"There's no need to hand them over to me. Hand them over to Myriad Merchant Hall's Fifth Elder." Han Yunxi said seriously, "Deputy General Xue, I'll give you half a day to calculate all the provisions in Family Head Ning's hands and report them to Fifth Elder. From now on, Fifth Elder will be in charge of the allocation of provisions between the two armies. Anyone who disagrees will be dealt with according to military law! "
Deputy General Xue was wholeheartedly convinced that Fifth Elder was a member of the Di Clan. Baili Yuanlong glanced at Long Feiye, but didn't dare to speak as soon as he saw the man's furious face.
"Deputy General Xue, you still haven't answered this princess' question!" Han Yunxi asked again.
East Qin had taken a big step back in terms of provisions. Although Deputy General Xue was a bit unwilling, he didn't dare ask for more. He cupped his fists and bowed. "I'll listen to everything the princess says!"
These words really weren't easy to come by!
Normally, Han Yunxi would laugh at herself, but at this time, her small face without any makeup was so cold and solemn that it was frightening.
"Do the two of you have any other questions?" Han Yunxi asked Coldly.
Of course there were other questions, but compared to the attack on the Three-Way Pass and provisions, they were small problems. Faced with their two furious masters, Baili Yuanlong and Deputy General Xue were tactful and didn't dare mention it again.
"This prince will give you three days to redraft the cooperation plan. If there's any more trouble, do as you see fit!" Long Fei Ye warned.
"Yes!"
"This general obeys!"
Baili Yuanlong and Deputy General Xue didn't dare to stay any longer and left together.
Gu didn't know how many times he rolled his eyes, Gu Beiyue helplessly shook his head, but Ning Nuo let out a sigh of relief. He hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, Princess, when are we going to Tiger's Prison to rescue them?"
Now that Ning Nuo had lost contact with Tiger's Prison, they could only make some conjectures. They had no way of knowing what had happened there. However, one thing was certain: something had happened to Bai Yuqiao. If nothing had happened to Bai Yuqiao, there was no way he hadn't replied for so long. Now that something had happened to Bai Yuqiao, Ning Cheng's plan had been exposed.
Therefore, they couldn't be sure whether Ning Jing and the others were still imprisoned in Tiger's Prison or had moved to another location.
What they needed to do now was to make arrangements for the northern expedition as soon as possible, then rush to Tiger's Prison to figure out the situation and discuss how to rescue them.
Long Fei Ye looked at Gu Beiyue, who immediately understood what Gu Beiyue meant.
"Your Highness, Princess, this subordinate will go ahead and find out the situation." Gu Beiyue stood up.
"Find out the situation first, don't act rashly. Ning Cheng is still in Jun Yi Xie's army, "Han Yunxi hurriedly instructed.
Ning Jing and the others were in Tiger's Prison, while Ning Cheng and Jun Yi Xie were in the army. Therefore, no matter which side they moved first, they would alert the enemy and hurt the other side.
Han Yunxi had already thought of a countermeasure before going to Heaven Mountain. She, Long Fei Ye, Gu, and Tang Li would go to Tiger's Prison to rescue Ning Cheng, while Gu Beiyue would infiltrate the army alone to rescue Ning Cheng.
Tiger's Prison was bound to be heavily guarded and wouldn't be easy to break through. However, things were different on Jun Yi Xie's side. Although Jun Yi Xie knew poison, Gu Beiyue's Shadow Art could still use a defensive strategy to save someone and then leave.
Helpless, now that the situation had changed, they could only let Gu Beiyue make the trip first.
With Gu Beiyue's terrifying speed, Baili Yuanlong and Deputy General Xue should have already drafted the cooperation and battle plan between the two armies by the time he made the trip to and from Tiger's Prison.
"Don't worry, Princess. This subordinate knows what to do," Gu Beiyue said seriously.
Gu Beiyue was about to set out when a servant suddenly rushed in from outside. "Young Master Nuo! Young Master Nuo, you have a letter! A letter from Tiger's Prison! "
For a moment, everyone was shocked. Tang Li was the first to stand up and almost pounced over to snatch the letter.
Ning Nuo rushed over and snatched the letter from the servant's hand. He hurriedly opened it and was shocked when he saw the internal energy in the letter. "Not good!"
"What's wrong? What's wrong with Ning Jing? "Tang Li was so scared that his heart almost stopped.
Ning Nuo handed the letter to Long Fei Ye and murmured, "Jun Yi Xie invited you and the princess to Tiger's Prison for tea …"
Although Long Fei Ye was surprised, he didn't panic. He looked at Gu Beiyue and said calmly, "Save yourself a trip."
"Your Highness, is Jun Yi Xie abandoning the army?" Gu Beiyue asked seriously.
Even if Jun Yi Xie wanted to threaten them, shouldn't he have brought the hostages to the battlefield and forced them to retreat? However, Jun Yi Xie had chosen Tiger's Prison.
He was clearly going all out to deal with them!
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