Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 708

Chapter 708: 705

Min Qianqiu shook his head and smiled, lowering his gaze as he put pen to paper.

Xuanjia, Year Sixteen, November 6th, a plague broke out in Huayang City. The Crown Prince ordered the city to be sealed. Doctor Huang, leading three Imperial Physicians, volunteered to enter Huayang City, gathered folk doctors, and went to Huayang City to treat the plague.

Xuanjia, Year Sixteen, November 8th, Daliang and Wei Kingdoms attacked Yan from north and south. In just five days, Wei Kingdom seized Mingdu and Yufeng from Yan. Daliang then attacked Huyi of Yan.

Xuanjia, Year Sixteen, November 13th, a large number of refugees fled Huayang City. Before they could approach Dadu City, they were ambushed and killed by the Crown Prince’s imperial guard, and their corpses were all buried at the Burial Mound. Those who narrowly escaped fled to Shuoyang and were placed at the treatment center outside the city. Upon hearing the news, more refugees headed to Shuoyang. By the 20th of that month, several thousand disaster victims were placed in temporary treatment centers.

Xuanjia, Year Sixteen, November 26th, Jin Kingdom envoy Liu Rushi arrived in Daliang, demanding Daliang return the cities promised to Jin Kingdom. On Daliang’s royal court, the Emperor of Daliang refused to acknowledge the promise and also refused to withdraw the army attacking Yan, claiming that Daliang’s attack on Yan was a national policy of Daliang that foreign officials should not meddle in. Jin Kingdom envoy Liu Rushi left in a huff.

Xuanjia, Year Sixteen, November 27th, Jin Kingdom issued a declaration of war against Daliang. On the same month, November 29th, Jin Kingdom Great General Liu Hong led an army to attack Daliang, seizing Fenguan and Hongque City. Daliang lost six cities in a row. On the 13th of December, soldiers from Yan Kingdom stationed in Liang were recalled to resist Jin Kingdom and recaptured two cities. The Jin Kingdom’s forces were no match and hurriedly deployed troops from Anping Camp to Hongque City for reinforcements overnight.

Xuanjia, Year Sixteen, the seventh of the twelfth lunar month, Commandery Princess Bai Jinzhi led two thousand soldiers in a swift night raid on Guandu City, recapturing it overnight.

At the same time, Yan recaptured lost territories such as Mingdu and Yufeng, counterattacking Wei Kingdom. The troops were divided into two routes. One was led by the formidable General Xie Xun, who captured Pingxi and Lanan of Wei Kingdom. The other was led by the second prince of Yan, Murong Ping, who advanced directly from Kuangping to North Customs City of Wei Kingdom. The nations were shocked.

Bai Qingyan sat by the window flickering with candlelight, reading the military report with a calm expression. She calmly burned the paper, tossing it into the brazier at her feet, her eyes serene and aloof.

The once weak Yan, defeated by Wei Kingdom, losing cities and territories, was seen by all nations as having no chance to counterattack. Unexpectedly, while Jin Kingdom attacked Daliang, Yan suddenly rose to counterattack, leaving Wei Kingdom defenseless.

Besides being shocked, the nations were more afraid.

Yan, once a dominant power, had been poor and weak for so many years, nearly perishing several times in recent years. After lying dormant for so many years, it drew its sword for the first time against the supposedly strong power of Wei Kingdom, and Wei Kingdom couldn’t withstand it.

If the nations failed to realize that Yan feigned weakness to draw Jin Kingdom and Daliang into the fray, then the court officials of those nations must be blockheads.

Yan, which had not revealed its strength for years, finally drew its sword, with such a chilling edge. How could it not make the nations tremble?

The Crown Prince of Jin Kingdom, upon hearing this, beat his chest in regret for letting Murong Li go. Now, nothing could restrain Yan.

Beirong, already uncomfortable with Yan’s garrison, debated taking advantage of the intense battle between Yan and Wei to destroy the Yan garrison. But destroying Yan’s garrison might invite an attack from the lurking Nanrong, leaving Beirong without assistance. The King of Beirong was in a dilemma.