Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Chapter 184 This Game Can Be Solved

Zhou Chuxuan stopped, staring at Nangong Yanling with his deep eyes. For a moment, Nangong Yanling was slightly stunned: "Miss Nangong, in your eyes, can Su Hongye really occupy a very important position in my heart?"

"Your Highness, what you mean is..." Nangong Yanling's eyes flashed with brilliance. He actually heard a hint of murderous intent in Zhou Chuxuan's words.

"The reason why I feel pity for her and the people of Lotus Mountain is because I treat them as ordinary, innocent people. However, I am not a saint!"

Zhou Chuxuan said in a resounding voice, "But they don't know what's good for them. All my kindness to them has been accepted with vigilance. I'm sorry, I can't treat them with courtesy anymore."

"As long as they affect our overall situation, remember, kill them without mercy!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Nangong Yanling and Murong Xue felt their breath stagnate. They had almost never felt such a strong murderous intent from Zhou Chuxuan.

In fact, as a special forces soldier in his previous life, Zhou Chuxuan had a natural sense of responsibility towards the people, but he had also experienced cruel life-and-death struggles, so he was naturally not a saint.

These people had nothing to do with him in the first place, and they had repeatedly rejected his kindness before. Of course, there was no need for him to take too much risk to protect them.

Nangong Yanling nodded: "Your Highness, you can go without worry, I will take care of this!"

After arranging things here, Zhou Chuxuan decisively led the army back to the capital.

When they arrived at the capital, the place was already in a state of panic, with countless guards closing the city gates and prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving the capital.

They also piled bricks, stones and wood on the city walls, hoping to use them to fight a protracted battle with the enemy.

Hu Yongwei was standing on the city wall, looking worried when he suddenly saw the Fuling Army flag flashing in the distance. He was immediately overjoyed: "Quick, quick, open the city gate! His Highness is back!"

His officers and soldiers hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "General, didn't you say that no one could enter or leave the city gates? What if the Fuling Army's flag is actually a fake Liao Army flag?"

Hu Yongwei angrily grabbed the soldier's ear and walked to the city wall. "Look carefully, you bastard! Whose carriage is that below? Is that general in the lead General Han?"

"Furthermore, in terms of the Fuling Army's weaponry and combat effectiveness, who in the current Wu Dynasty can rival them?"

"The Liao army pretending to be the Fuling army? Do they have the guts? Go open the city gates! If you're a little late, I'll take your head!"

Soon, Zhou Chuxuan walked up to the city wall, looked at Hu Yongwei and said with a smile: "General Hu, it seems that you are very defensive. Very good, very good. I feel much more at ease with you guarding the capital!"

Hu Yongwei bowed respectfully towards Zhou Chuxuan and said, "Your Highness, I have finally been waiting for your return. There has been a lot of commotion in the capital lately. Many people have been saying that the Wu Dynasty is doomed, and some have even been spreading these rumors in the streets. I have caught and executed many of them on the spot."

"But many people were still worried, feeling like a disaster was imminent. They frantically rushed to buy food on the streets, fearing that the Liao army would arrive tomorrow."

Zhou Chuxuan nodded. "It's understandable that the people are panicking! General Hu, how long can the food in the capital sustain our defense?"

Hu Yongwei said in a deep voice: "If we only supply food to our army, we can probably support it for half a year, but after all, the people don't have much surplus food in every household, so..."

Zhou Chuxuan understood what Hu Yongwei meant. If the Liao army really besieged the city, a fierce battle would be inevitable. If rescue was not received in time and the people had no food, riots would occur in the city.

"Don't worry, even if the Liao army really reaches the capital, they won't besiege the city for half a year!"

Zhou Chuxuan said firmly: "The army in the capital area has at least 100,000 people. Even if it is a protracted war, our Wu Dynasty has such a vast territory, so how can we be afraid of them?"

Hu Yongwei nodded heavily: "Your Highness, as long as you are here, the Wu Dynasty will not perish. Even if it really comes to a life-or-death situation, I will definitely escort Your Highness out of the siege and restore the Wu Dynasty in the future!"

In fact, Hu Yongwei and Zhou Chuxuan had not spent much time together, but he had long been impressed by Zhou Chuxuan's strategies and methods, and he admired Zhou Chuxuan's character to the extreme.

Zhou Chuxuan patted Hu Yongwei on the shoulder and said, "General Hu, guard the city well. I'll go take a look inside the city first!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

At this time, Tongfu Inn has regained its former glory and resumed business, but there are fewer guests in the lobby.

When the shopkeeper sitting outside saw Zhou Chuxuan, he just winked towards the backyard and did not stop him.

Zhou Chuxuan understood and walked straight into the backyard: "Chief, how are you?"

The chief was obviously much weaker than before, his face was pale, but it was clear that his life was not in danger: "Your Highness, Wu Chao is really in danger this time!"

Zhou Chuxuan's face suddenly changed. Coming from the chief's mouth, this statement was definitely not alarmist, and there was no need for the chief to scare him at this time.

"Master, why do you say that? Have you received any latest news? If so, I'm willing to offer you some conditions in exchange!"

The chief helmsman chuckled, "Your Highness, am I just a money-grubber in your eyes? Indeed, I once said that Tongfu Inn is a place open for business. As long as there are sufficient conditions and sincerity, any deal can be concluded!"

"But now, Tongfu Inn is barely even open, and I'm almost on the verge of collapse, so I don't have to be so particular!"

The chief gang leader struggled to support himself with both hands and sat up from the rocking chair. "Your Highness, according to information from my men, the Liang Kingdom in the south and the small countries in the Western Regions have formed an alliance and are ready to attack the Wu Dynasty at any time!"

"Therefore, the battle between the Wu Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom cannot last too long, otherwise the other countries will definitely take advantage of the situation!"

A solemn look flashed across Zhou Chuxuan's eyes. "The small country in the Western Regions was within my expectations, but I didn't expect Liang Country to..."

"Could it be that I killed their envoy that time?"

The chief leader shook his head slightly. "Your Highness, you are the one in control and you are confused! Even if you didn't kill the Liang Kingdom's envoys, with such a vast territory, wouldn't they want a piece of the pie?"

Zhou Chuxuan immediately nodded in understanding: "Yes, when the wall falls, everyone pushes it! If the Wu Dynasty really has the tendency to perish, then it will be like a lamb to be slaughtered!"

"Your Highness, this situation can actually be resolved!"