Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 425

Chapter 425: Chapter 422: Decisiveness_1

Bai Qingyan nodded. "You’ve worked hard! Stand up and follow me to see the Commander!"

"Aye!" Du Sanbao quickly stood up, following Bai Qingyan and Lu Ping, swiftly heading towards the commander’s tent.

Du Sanbao had heard the news of Commander Liu Hong’s arrival as soon as he entered the city. Since the commander was here, to rescue the Lord of Gaoyi, they naturally needed to seek instructions from the commander.

Du Sanbao had made up his mind. If the commander permitted Bai Qingyan to rescue people, he would undoubtedly follow Bai Qingyan and fight alongside her.

When Bai Qingyan reached the commander’s tent, she bowed to Liu Hong’s deputy. "Please inform the commander that Bai Qingyan has urgent matters to discuss!"

Liu Hong’s deputy saluted Bai Qingyan and said, "Commandery Princess, the commander caught a cold on his way to Longyang City. His fever hasn’t subsided. He just managed to hang on until Longyang City and has just taken medicine to sleep."

"This is the battlefield! Not Dadu City!" Bai Qingyan’s eyes were like torches as she gazed at Liu Hong’s deputy, her words carrying weight, "The military situation is urgent. The commander must make a decision!"

Liu Hong’s deputy broke into a sweat. He knew that the Princess of Zhen was not easy to deal with, which was why Liu Hong had instructed them to see no one.

But, as Bai Qingyan said, this was a battlefield, not Dadu. On the battlefield, the situation could change in an instant. As long as the commander was alive, he needed to get up and make decisions because the commander’s decisions concerned the outcome of the war and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.

"The military situation is urgent. Can you bear the responsibility for delaying it?" Du Sanbao boldly asked the deputy.

The Lord of Gaoyi had taken three thousand soldiers. Without supplies, it had been nearly half a month. Who knew how they were faring now? Every moment they delayed here increased the danger for the Lord of Gaoyi and the brothers with him. And this deputy was still dawdling.

Liu Hong’s deputy knew he couldn’t bear this responsibility, so he pursed his lips and said after a while, "Please wait a moment, Commandery Princess. I will report this immediately."

Liu Hong, groggy, was helped up by his deputy. His throat was dry, and his joints ached severely. "What is the military situation?"

"The Princess of Zhen did not specify. But from the plain-clothed Jin soldier behind her, it seems he just returned from outside the city and brought some military intelligence!" said Liu Hong’s deputy.

Liu Hong raised his hand to rub his still throbbing forehead. Knowing the urgency of the matter, he gestured for his deputy to help him dress, then said, "Quickly invite the Princess of Zhen in!"

After Bai Qingyan entered with Lu Ping and Du Sanbao, they saluted Liu Hong.

Lu Ping placed the bamboo slip from the interrogation on the table before Liu Hong, while Du Sanbao cupped his fists and reported, "Commander, today I was ordered to go out of the city to burn the Liang Army’s supplies. On the way back, I captured two scouts, interrogated them separately, and learned that General Gu of Daliang is now leading ten thousand troops at Huoshen Mountain, probably to encircle the Lord of Gaoyi!"

Lu Ping followed, "Today, I interrogated a Zhao family soldier who infiltrated the city. I learned not only the location of the Liang Army’s granary but also that the Lord of Gaoyi is currently at Huoshen Mountain."