The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 732: The Retired Emperor Captured
That night, three thousand elite soldiers wrapped their horses’ hooves in straw, didn’t even light torches, and silently headed southeast through the night.
In the following days, Wanyan Zhang maintained the previous rhythm, organizing an attack every two or three days.
As expected, they were repelled by Jiang Zhongxing leading the troops.
By the fifth night, there was still no message from the southeast, and Wanyan Zhang began to grow anxious.
He was pacing back and forth in the military tent when the sound of urgent hoofbeats suddenly reached his ears. Wanyan Zhang strode outside and saw a soldier dismount in a rush, drop to his knees, and report, "Reporting to the Great General, the Supreme Emperor of Great Chu has been captured, along with three thousand Palace Guards and two thousand city defense troops."
"Currently, General Woda is personally escorting the Supreme Emperor here. I’ve come back in advance to report the news."
Wanyan Zhang threw his head back and laughed heartily, "Good, good, very good! Woda hasn’t let me down!"
He ordered the messenger, "Go call the scribe over to write a letter on my behalf and send someone to deliver it to the Great Chu Imperial Palace."
The scribe quickly finished writing the letter, and Wanyan Zhang summoned a soldier, "You, go and deliver this letter to the city walls."
The soldier nodded, took the letter in hand, and walked away.
When he reached the base of the city walls, the soldier raised both hands high above his head. The city’s defending soldiers, under the torchlight, saw him and immediately became vigilant. The Jin Country soldier waved the letter in his hand, slowly approaching the city walls. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
The soldiers did not recklessly shoot him but quickly reported the situation to Jiang Zhongxing.
Jiang Zhongxing personally ascended the city wall and heard the soldier shouting in Great Chu’s language, "Our Second Crown Prince has written a letter for your Emperor."
Jiang Zhongxing signaled for a soldier to lower a small basket.
The Jin Country soldier placed the letter in it and then slowly retreated.
Jiang Zhongxing took the letter, turned around, and returned to his temporary tent.
Then, without hesitation, he opened the letter.
At this moment, the Jin Country delivering a letter was not a good sign; he feared they wanted to negotiate peace.
Though he had been winning victories, the Emperor and ministers were still discussing peace every day. They had already been terrified by Jin Country’s hundred-thousand-strong army, and victories couldn’t save them.
Reading the letter, Jiang Zhongxing could hardly believe his eyes.
The ruler of a nation was captured just like that?
Although he was no longer the ruler but the Supreme Emperor!
Even so, it was still a great humiliation!
Wanyan Zhang used the Supreme Emperor as leverage in the letter to demand Great Chu open the city gates and surrender.
Jiang Zhongxing sat down dejectedly, clutching the letter that had been crumpled into a ball by his hand.
He sat there, eyes closed, pondering for a long time before suddenly opening his eyes and setting the letter aflame with the candle.
The next morning, Jiang Zhongxing personally ascended to the city tower again.
The Jin Army’s camp was a few miles from the city, dark and oppressive as far as the eye could see.
Just then, an officer responsible for gathering and managing intelligence rushed over, whispering into his ear, "Great General, a ten-thousand-strong army from Yu City coming to aid the king, was just a few dozen miles from the city by midnight yesterday, but suddenly turned around and left."
Jiang Zhongxing asked in surprise, "Why?"
Once the reinforcements arrived one after another, they could coordinate from inside and outside to annihilate the army Wanyan Zhang led.
The officer whispered, "The information I received is that the Supreme Emperor sent a eunuch with an imperial edict to command all the king’s aid troops from various places to return."
Jiang Zhongxing closed his eyes, clenched his fists, unable to utter a single word.
