The Blessed (Book 5)

1307 - 1322

1307. Mustering Troops and Preparing to Attack (1)
Translator: Guy Gone Bad

"What does it say? Your reactions are too spooky!"

Gracefully putting down the teacup, Ling Jingxuan casually asked a question that everyone present was curious about. Little Dumplings had already been taken away by Leng and Lady Long to take a nap, and now there were only a few adults in the main hall, the little buns, plus Generals Zeng, Ye, Qin, and Wei. Yuchi Lishang and his servant once again took the initiative to avoid suspicion, saying that they were going out for a walk to help digestion.

"Nothing. It's just Qi Liancheng invited Shengrui, you, the emperor and empress of the Xi Kingdom to visit Tianmen Pass."

Zeng Shaoqing waved the post in his hand. It said asking them over to have some fun. Everyone knew that it was definitely a Hongmen Banquet(a dinner at Hongmen where treachery was planned). They had just assassinated his border general, and now he invited them over to have fun. If he said he had no any ulterior motive, they would never believe it!

"Oh? That's a good thing. I'm still worried about not having a decent excuse to go to the Dong Kingdom. When?"

Everyone's faces turned sour when they heard that, but Ling Jingxuan raised his eyebrows and smiled. This was an opportunity that Qi Liancheng had offered him on his own initiative, and it would be a shame to waste it without taking advantage of it.

"Three days later. What's your plan?"

Zeng Shaoqing's face was full of interest in an instant, and his shining fox eyes seemed to say, 'Take me, take me.' Ling Jingxuan almost laughed out loud when he saw this, "What else? A few days ago, you asked me why we didn't send troops to fight against the northern barbarians. Now the opportunity has come."

While speaking, Ling Jingxuan picked up the teacup again, and a strange and vicious smile flashed across his face. However, as his face was covered up by the teacup, no one noticed except Yan Shenrui, who had never kept his eyes off him and knew him well.

"What do you mean?"

Everyone was shocked, and Ling Jingxuan said slowly, "It's exactly what you are thinking."

"Didn't you say that we should wait until the internal strife between the northern barbarians' Khan and the Dragon Evil King becomes clear before launching an attack?"

Zeng Shaoqing frowned, almost undetectably. Though asking so, he was already rapidly assessing the pros and cons of sending troops now. Yan Shengrui, who had led troops for many years, seemed to have a faster reaction than him. His facial expression seemed to have already understood everything. Ling Jingxuan gave them a faint glance before continuing, "There is never only one opportunity. It has long been known that the Khan of the northern barbarians and the Dragon Evil King don't get along. This time, the Dragon Evil King suffered losses and the Khan will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity. If the Dragon Evil King still has some balls, he will definitely rebel. Actually, it doesn't matter whether we wait for the exact news or not. It's just that after confirming it, we will have some more chances. However, such little few more chances seem insignificant compared to diverting Qi Liancheng's attention. War is a high-stakes gamble. We are all gamblers. This time, Qi Liancheng invited us himself. It would be a shame if we don't join the game. As for ourselves, General Zeng, General Wei, General Qin, General Ye, are you all prepared?"

The smiling eyes suddenly turned stern, and the named people looked shocked and stood up and bowed, "Yeah, we are all prepared!"

They dared not even think about going straight to the heart of the northern barbarians years ago. The countless lives of their predecessors told them that entering the grassland desert was equivalent to death. But five years ago, Yan Shengrui did it. He turned impossible into possible. With his leadership, they also found a way to enter the grassland desert. In fact, it was just one word, fast! Over the years, they had spent a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to cultivate war horses and train cavalry, all for this moment.