in2ebook Chapter 1269: His Highness has a trump card!
Chapter 1269: His Highness has a trump card!
The arrival of Wu Zhao and the Zhou army greatly boosted the morale of the Chu army.
When Wu Zhao and Chu Ning came out of the house after meeting, the yard outside was already full of people.
Jia Yu, Feng Anguo, Su Tingmei, Guan Yun, Ran Ming, as well as Zhao Yu and Chen An who came here with Wu Zhao.
They are all the main generals and strategists brought by Chu Ning for this battle.
Wu Zhao didn't expect to see these people as soon as she came out, and she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Foreign officials pay their respects to Her Majesty the Empress of the Great Zhou!" Everyone bowed and saluted.
Wu Zhao nodded slightly, her eyes returning to normal, and she said calmly, "No need to be polite."
Ran Ming, who was the most impatient, did not have the energy to cultivate his spirit like the others, so he quickly stepped forward and asked:
"May I ask the Queen of Great Zhou, how is my prince doing now?"
At this moment, the others were also looking at Wu Zhao nervously, waiting for her answer.
Chu Ning's health is what everyone is most concerned about, but Chu Ning doesn't want to see them, which makes them very worried.
In addition, the decisive battle was about to begin, which made them even more anxious.
Without Chu Ning's command in this battle, their chances of winning would be reduced by 10%.
Only when Chu Ning is in command will the morale of the soldiers under him be high and they will fight to the death with the Qin army.
Wu Zhao of course understood everyone's thoughts, and immediately thought: "The Crown Prince of Chu is fine, he can still hold on!"
"But if he loses this battle, he may not be able to hold on, so this battle is your last chance."
After saying that, she turned and left without waiting for anyone to continue asking questions.
The people who stayed behind looked at each other in bewilderment; they had already heard a clue from Wu Zhao's words.
Only Ran Ming, who was carefree and didn't like to use his brain, glared, turned to look at Jia Yu and asked:
"What does the Queen of Great Zhou mean by this?"
Jia Yu sighed and said, "Your Highness's situation is not optimistic. This battle will only last about two or three months at most."
"The Queen said that if we lose this battle, Your Highness will not be able to hold on, which means Your Highness can only hold on for two or three months!"
"what?"
Ran Ming's eyes widened like bells, and he shouted, "Didn't Divine Doctor Sun say last time that Your Highness could hold out for a year? How come it's only two or three months now?"
The rest of the people looked solemn and said nothing.
But they all knew that this must be the price Chu Ning paid for using force to shoot Wang Jian last time.
The blood spider venom is very powerful, and it is winter now, when the venom is most active, which accelerates the outbreak of the venom.
Seeing that no one spoke, Ran Ming became anxious. He glared at everyone and turned around to rush into the yard.
But at this time, Zhao Yu and Guan Yun reached out from the left and right and grabbed his arms.
"General Ran Ming, don't be impulsive!"
"Listen to what Master Jia has to say first!"
Ran Ming was furious and tried hard to break free, but Zhao Yu and Guan Yun were both top-notch masters, and Ran Ming was ultimately unable to break free.
Jia Yu's eyes flashed with a fierce look: "It seems that this time our army can only fight desperately. We must destroy the main force of the Qin army within two or three months, kill the Qin capital, and seize the Fiery Sun Grass!"
"This is our only chance to save His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We must fight to the death."
"If my guess is correct, Your Highness will reveal his trump card this time."
"True card?"
The generals looked at each other, not understanding what Jia Yu was talking about.
You have to know that they are all Chu Ning's confidants, and they know almost everything about Chu Ning.
Now Jia Yu suddenly said that Chu Ning had a trump card, so they were naturally very surprised.
Ran Ming's eyes lit up, and he quickly got rid of Guan Yun and Zhao Yu's restraints, came to Jia Yu, and asked loudly:
"Master Jia, please stop keeping us in suspense and tell us right away!"
But Jia Yu suddenly revealed a strange smile, his eyes unconsciously looked towards the direction of Maple Leaf City, and chuckled:
"This matter is of great importance. Currently, only Your Highness and I know about it. When the critical moment comes, I believe that you all will also know about it."
"It's not that I can't tell you about such a confidential matter, but His Highness has ordered that this matter must not be disclosed, lest it leak out."
These words surprised everyone.
They are all my confidants, why are you hiding this from them?
The most dissatisfied person was Ran Ming. Being impatient by nature, he wanted to ask further questions immediately.
But Zhao Yu suddenly reached out to stop him at this moment: "General Ran Ming, since this is His Highness's arrangement, we don't need to ask any more questions."
"The most urgent matter is that our army should rush to Julu immediately to survey the terrain first."
"Your Highness only has a few months left. We can't delay any longer."
Compared to others, Zhao Yu has been with Chu Ning the longest, and he is the one who least wants anything to happen to Chu Ning.
No matter what Chu Ning’s trump card is, they must go to Julu as soon as possible.
Feng Anguo, the general, also said in a deep voice: "Yes, we must go to Julu as soon as possible."
He looked around at everyone and made a prompt decision: "The Queen of the Great Zhou is here today, so we should take a day off first, and the whole army will head to Julu tomorrow!"
He turned to look at Jia Yu and said, "Master Jia, please send the Jinyiwei to investigate the situation of the Qin army and see how many troops they have gathered."
Jia Yu nodded slightly and said, "General, please rest assured. I have ordered the Jinyiwei to investigate this matter secretly. Once there is any news, I will report it to you immediately."
After everyone discussed it, they all went down to make arrangements.
At the same time, the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng had already led the army in person.
Qin State, capital.
The nine-zhang-high Vermillion Bird Gate burst open with a bang. As the bronze city gate rolled over the golden brick imperial road, eighty Kui-skin war drums lurking in secret compartments in the city wall began beating at the same time.
Ying was sitting upright on a six-horse bronze chariot, his black dragon robe embroidered with the twenty-eight constellations in gold thread, with jade tassels with patterns of the sun, moon and stars hanging in front of his eyes.
"Wind! Wind! Strong wind!"
The roar of a hundred thousand sharp warriors shook off the snow on the city walls, and the black and gold dragon-patterned flags blocked out the sky.
The Xuanniao guards in the front row wore bronze Taotie armor, and the eight-foot-long axes in their hands shone with blood in the morning sun. Following closely behind them were the heavy armored cavalrymen from the Pozhen camp, and even their horses were covered in fish-scale iron armor. The chain hammers hanging on both sides of the saddle were stained with wolf blood from yesterday's flag sacrifice.
On both sides of the imperial carriage, twelve golden-armored warriors carried a three-meter-high bronze royal flag and walked slowly forward. Every seven steps, the meteorite embedded at the bottom of the flagpole would hit the ground heavily, and the century-old locust trees on both sides of Suzaku Street would drop their leaves.
The common people knelt down behind the five-colored curtains and peeked, and saw wisps of purple air coming out from the cracks in the bluestone slabs where Ying Zheng's chariot passed by - these were the ninety-nine dragon vein talismans buried by the Imperial Observatory awakening.
When the imperial carriage reached the moat, Ying Zheng suddenly raised his hand and grasped the bronze dragon head on the shaft.
Suddenly, nine water columns exploded from the surface of the Wei River, transforming into the shadows of hovering dragons that surrounded the chariot.
The twelve Yuwang Dings buried at the bottom of the river made a dull roar, and the barbarian totems suppressed on the Dings turned to ashes in the purple air.
"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"
The moment Taizhu ordered the lighting of rhino horns as a sacrifice to heaven, three hundred shirtless strongmen simultaneously pounded the copper tiger-head gongs on their waists.
The sound startled the crows within a ten-mile radius, and the black flock of birds and the iron cavalry formation formed an image of yin and yang Tai Chi under the sky.
As the army set out, twelve dragon-blood horses neighed in unison, and the bronze chariots cast shadows in the clouds that blocked out the sun.
Everyone knew that the emperor had led the army in person.
This battle is related to the life and death of the Qin Dynasty!