The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1119

Chapter 1119: Chapter 942, Saving a Life with the Knife

"Cao Dan, are you trying to rebel? With Xiao absent, Commander of Wei Du has the authority to take control of the military camp. What qualifies you to stop him here?"

Inside the military tent, the Deputy Commander Ren Xing loudly chastised Cao Dan.

Cao Dan did not argue back or respond.

At the main seat, Wei Hong was watching the silent generals below with the same bowed heads as Cao Dan. Although his expression remained calm, annoyance was already blazing in his heart.

Of course, the person who irritated him the most was Xiao Yeyang.

He had never anticipated that Xiao Yeyang could be so adept, managing to win over all the border army generals in less than two years.

In the past, these generals would have gravitated towards him upon his arrival.

But now?

He had been here for three to four days, and not a single general had come to see him voluntarily. Even when he sent for them, they all showed their unwillingness.

Wei Hong took a deep breath to suppress the fury in his heart.

At this moment, he was clearly aware that Xiliang was slipping out of his control bit by bit.

Xiao Yeyang had first seized military power from the border army. Once the conflict with Xiliao was settled, would he then start meddling in the affairs of the Commandant Office?

Luckily, Yelu Kangda lived up to his expectations, luring Xiao Yeyang into the Death Swamp.

As long as Xiao Yeyang died, Xiliang would still be under the control of him and the Wei Family backing him.

Seeing Ren Xing still scolding Cao Dan, Wei Hong finally spoke up, "Enough, let’s not talk about these useless matters." He stood up, looking sharply at Cao Dan.

"As the Commander of Xiliang, I possess the duty to manage the Border Army by default. With Xiao absent, Xinxi Town is now entirely under my command."

Seeing Cao Dan about to speak, he cut him off directly: "I’m not discussing this with you, nor do I need to seek your opinion. Your only duty is to obey orders."

"Alright, that’s all for today’s discussion; you are dismissed."

Cao Dan tried to find an opportunity to speak several times but was interrupted by Ren Xing, and in the end, he could only leave the tent with an expression of discontent.

Seeing this, the other generals said nothing and also left one after another.

Once everyone had left, Wei Hong scoffed, "I really underestimated Xiao Yeyang. He has tamed a loyal dog in such a short time!"

Ren Xing laughed, "Anyway, Xiao Yeyang can’t come back. In some time, the Lord can simply find an excuse to relieve Cao Dan of his position."

Wei Hong calmly said, "Cao Dan is just a minor issue, the urgent matter at hand is to ceasefire with Xiliao."

Ren Xing said, "Hasn’t the Lord already reported the difficulties of Xiliang to the Imperial Court? Winter is approaching, and the army lacks supplies and can’t fight. Presumably, the Imperial Court will soon give an approval."

Wei Hong did not speak, knowing that ceasing hostilities wasn’t difficult, but the complication lay in his agreement with Yelu Kangda.

Yelu Kangda helped by dealing with Xiao Yeyang, and in return, he would try to cede the Ganzhou Guard to Xiliao.

In the current conflict between Daxia and Xiliao, Daxia was mostly winning, and even without Xiao Yeyang, Xiliao did not gain any advantage.

Under such circumstances, there was no way to cede territory!

After a silence, Wei Hong suddenly turned to Ren Xing, "Xiao Yeyang brought in an advisor, a person from the Wang Family, did you know that?"

Ren Xing nodded.

Wei Hong smiled, "Back when we dealt with the Wang Family, your Ren Family was one that struck hardest..."

Ren Xing immediately said coldly, "Now that Xiao Yeyang is gone, I can take the man down with just one command."

Wei Hong shook his head, "We can’t be so disorderly in our actions. You must have seen these past few days, Xiao Yeyang does have a knack for training soldiers."

"Now the soldiers in the military settlement are very united. If you capture the Wang advisor without cause, I’m afraid it will lead to dissatisfaction among the troops, which is not conducive to our control over the army."

Ren Xing frowned, "Then what should we do?"

Wei Hong smiled, leaned over to Ren Xing, and whispered a strategy.

After hearing it, Ren Xing immediately agreed with the idea.

The next day, during the battle with Xiliao’s troops, the Daxia soldiers suddenly suffered from diarrhea, resulting in heavy casualties.

As soon as the battle ended, Ren Xing, filled with murderous intent, tied up the Wang advisor.

The charge was that there were croton seeds in the soldiers’ food, and the Wang advisor had to be held accountable for the defeat.

Cao Dan and Su Hongxin did not believe it and tried hard to prove the Wang advisor’s innocence. Unfortunately, it still did not prevent him from being captured.

Ren Xing did not stop at arresting the Wang advisor; he even escorted the man to the city gates, preparing for an immediate execution.