Chapter 249 Trust And Doubt

Smoke billowed, and the two sides fought again. Every time the metal hit, there was a heartbreaking cry, but it was the end of life.

Su Mianyue stood on top of the city wall and saw clearly that the Tianlan sent out elite troops every time, but Linzhou City was tired of dealing with it. After all, one hundred thousand of the million division selected to fight the enemy could be said to be elite. Linzhou City's total force was only one hundred thousand. How could it compete with the army of the Tianlan?

The other side sent out two deputy generals in a row, and there were still about 20 generals beside Shangguan Pei. After the two deputy generals took up the fight in Linzhou City, two more officers were beside general Xu Ke.

"Shangguan Pei, as a general of the Tianlan, I am truly disappointed that I, Su Mianyue, have no regard for the lives of the soldiers who serve the fatuous monarch. Today, I, Su Mianyue, will meet your elite generals!" Su Mianyue shouted angrily. The red figure leaped down from the wall and stepped lightly on the shoulders of a group of soldiers to join the battle.

Although Su Mianyue had killed people in rivers and lakes, she was not a murderer. Especially in such a situation, the more people she killed, the more complicated the problem became.

The sword in his hand did not come out of its scabbard. Su Mianyue walked all the way through the unknown number of Hengyuan soldiers who had been saved. He did not kill the soldiers of the Hengyuan, but just threw them out of the battle ring.

Soon, Su Mianyue arrived at the battle field of the four lieutenants. She was as light as a swallow and as strange as a swimming dragon. She separated the four lieutenants in just a few rounds. Due to the appearance of su mianyue, the battle field had been divided into two groups unconsciously. Su Mianyue was standing right in the middle.

"Shangguan Pei, as a man and a general, don't you have the courage to speak to me? Or do you despise me, Su Mianyue, for being a woman?" Su Mianyue once again shouted with his inner strength, just to temporarily stop the war.

In fact, when Su Mianyue appeared, Shangguan Pei never looked away from her, from the initial shock and joy, to the later silence and confrontation, completely did not know how to face Su Mianyue.

When his subordinates saw Su Mianyue's repeated provocations, they immediately came out and shouted, "Empress Su, the general is waiting for the empress to return to the palace."

Because Shangguan Pei did not say anything, the deputy general's words did not receive a response from the million-dollar master. Su Mianyue laughed coldly and said, "Going back to the palace? Haha, what a joke. Your queen is Gu Linng. When was her surname su? Su Mianyue, on the other hand, is just the same name as your former empress. How can I get to your Tianlan palace? Isn't your emperor afraid that this is a beauty trap? Will he assassinate you then?"

Su Mianyue's words made Linzhou City soldiers laugh, and some of the deputy generals shouted and echoed, "In order to annex our Tianlan, the emperor actually made up such a story. Who doesn't know that Empress Su of Tianlan has long been sleeping in Imperial Mausoleum, and how can it be related to our Miss Su? Such a reason to be a teacher will be jotted down in the history books."

Secretly praising the deputy general, Su Mianyue shouted again, "Yes, if I really am your Empress Su, the first thing to do is to avenge my father and brother. Prime Minister Su was a man who worked hard for his country but died on a crime he didn't deserve. As far as I know, when Prime Minister Su was alive, every time there was a battle, Prime Minister Su would go all out to ask for food, grass, military supplies, and so on. So was Grand Preceptor Gu today? The court only regarded you as a weapon to rob the territory. When did they value your lives?"

Su Mianyue's words successfully stirred up the emotions of some soldiers. The reason for attacking the Hengyuan was unconvincing, but now the mention of Prime Minister Su's death made many soldiers feel even more chilling. After all, Prime Minister Su and Grand Preceptor Gu treated the soldiers differently when they were first officials.

The deputy generals wanted to shout, but Shangguan Pei suddenly raised the flag and ordered the drums to withdraw.

After the smoke dissipated, Su Mianyue stood in the same spot covered in dust, but he was not happy that Shangguan Pei had withdrawn, because when Shangguan Pei raised the military flag, he made a gesture to Su Mianyue. Su Mianyue saw clearly that he wanted to ask her to talk to him alone.

Now that Su Mianyue and Wanyan Lin were together, they were in charge of each other. However, Su Mianyue could not forget Shangguan Pei's saving grace. She was not sure if she could trust Shangguan Pei after the time had passed.

In Commander's Mansion, Xu Ke was reporting military information to Wanyan Lin. Although the damage in today's battle was not too great, the reason was that Shangguan Pei suddenly withdrew his troops. If the two armies were to fight, Linzhou City could last up to three days.

Even with this style of fighting, Linzhou City would be distracted in less than a month. At that time, the Tianlan army would only need to beat drums to defeat the soldiers without fighting.

"Your majesty, there is something that I don't know whether to say." Xu Ke arched his hands and stood up with a complicated expression on his face.

"Say it." Wanyan Lin nodded.

"Miss Su is highly skilled in martial arts, and Tianlan soldiers seem to have some scruples. With Miss Su as the vanguard, Linzhou City will definitely be able to fight for more time." Xu Ke, as a general, knew that Linzhou City could not be defended, so he put forward this proposal. Seeing Wanyan Lin's face darken, he continued, "Besides, Miss Su also has prestige in the army. If she leads a general, she will surely stabilize the morale of the army."

"You mean, without Miss Su, you can't be stable?" Wanyan Lin asked in a low voice, unable to tell if he was happy or angry.

Xu Ke subconsciously raised his head and saw that Wanyan Lin's expression was faint, completely unable to guess the emperor's thoughts. After thinking for a while, he said, "This is not the intention of the general, but with miss su around, the morale of the military will be more stable."

Xu Ke, who had been stationed at the border for many years, did not understand the twists and turns in the officialdom, nor did he know how to guess the emperor's thoughts. At this moment, he could only try to speak more tactfully, but he did not know that his intention was to keep Linzhou city for a long time, but in fact, it hurt Su Mianyue.

Wanyan Lin didn't answer. He just waved Xu Ke back and said indifferently, "Come in."

Xuezhu carried the food and wine into the door and said, "Xuezhu didn't mean to eavesdrop. Please forgive me."

"You said before that a man who sleeps gets the world, but that's exactly what Commander meant." Her complicated eyes looked at Xuezhu. Wanyan Lin motioned for her to put down the food and wine, but she did not get up.

After the food and wine were arranged, Xuezhu replied, "Xuezhu is just a woman with shallow knowledge. She doesn't know the way of the country. She has a relationship with Mianyue, so she appreciates her talent. How can she be as smart as Commander?"

Xuezhu's voice was very gentle, but it was like a sharp blade stabbed into Wanyan Lin's heart, expanding the unhappiness in his heart.

"Yes, Commander has the talent of a general, but he appreciates Mianyue so much. It shows Mianyue's ability and prestige in the army." Wanyan Lin calmly opened his mouth, put down the military flag in his hand, and said to xuezhu, "You and Mianyue are sisters. You haven't seen each other since you came here. If you have time to talk to her, it's not easy for Mianyue to work hard for the Hengyuan these days."

Wanyan Lin's insinuation was immediately understood by Xuezhu. He nodded and said, "Yes, Xuezhu knows."

As she bent over to leave, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Xuezhu's mouth. She had been a confidant for so long, and it was finally time to verify the results. She couldn't wait.