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Chapter 349 War Letter
Meanwhile, on the other side.

The relentless wind and snow lashed against the royal tent in the desert, causing the tent's frame to wail in the wind.

Inside the tent, the Khatun paced back and forth, her face filled with anxiety.

"Princess!" Khatun stopped abruptly, her steps halting. "Telan! We have to save her! Meng Xiao will definitely not let her off easily. If this drags on, she might be tortured to death!"

The Third Princess, seated in the main seat, remained as aloof as an ice sculpture.

The devastating defeat at Black Pine Forest that nearly wiped out the entire army seemed to have nothing to do with her. She glanced at the Khatun indifferently, her tone calm yet undeniable: "Of course we will save them. I will not abandon any of my sisters."

Upon hearing this, the Khatun's face lit up with joy, and he said, "I knew you, Princess, would never abandon us. But what should we do? How can we rescue Telan as quickly as possible?"

Her voice was filled with anxiety, and the wrinkles on her face were all knitted together: "Last time we tried to launch a surprise attack, but we ended up being ambushed by them instead. Men are really good at fighting, much better than us. Why don't we bring those men over? Even if they can't be soldiers, they can be advisors and give us some ideas."

As soon as he said that, the tent fell into a deathly silence, and even the wind and snow outside seemed to stop.

In an instant, the Third Princess's face darkened. She glared at the Khatun, her eyes flashing with a dagger-like cold light.

"What are you saying?" Her voice was soft, but filled with a sinister, rotten edge. "You're accusing me of being stupid and having made the wrong plan. You think they're smarter than me?"

The Khatun was so frightened she almost knelt down, waving her hands tremblingly: "No! No! Princess, I didn't mean it that way! I swear I..."

"Hmph." The Third Princess sneered, interrupting her incoherent explanation. But strangely, the next second she not only didn't continue to accuse her, but even took the initiative to admit her mistake, "Actually, you're right, my plan did have problems."

"Huh?" Khatun was stunned, momentarily dazed, wondering if she was dreaming. The Third Princess had been so unyielding just a second ago, how could she admit her mistake the next?
This is not a dream, but as the main female character, the Third Princess certainly wouldn't mistake it.

Therefore, she changed the subject the next moment.

“But I did it on purpose.” She raised her chin slightly, her expression as arrogant as ever. “Because it was a test, a test of whether you had truly awakened.”

She stared intently at the Khatun, her gaze terrifyingly resolute. It was as if she were born with this ability to utter blatant lies with an air of genuine conviction: "If you truly break free from the ideas instilled in you by those men..."

If you truly understood that might makes right, you should realize that we are inherently stronger than them! To deal with those incompetent fools, you should use pure violence, not their low-level tricks.

“When I proposed the attack plan, you should have stood up to oppose it! But you didn’t! The fact that you’ve fallen to this state is proof that you haven’t woken up.”

This set of fallacies, fabricated entirely to shift blame and absolve himself of responsibility, sounded incredibly convincing to the Khatun.

It was like a heavy hammer blow, leaving the Khatun dizzy and bewildered, his mouth agape in disbelief.

The Third Princess suddenly stood up and pressed further, "Now, you still want to bring those good-for-nothings back? Even now, you still haven't woken up?!"

The Khatun was completely panicked.

—Yes, how could I be so stupid! I didn't even understand the princess's deeper meaning; I disappointed her so much!

She admitted her mistake in a panic: "It's my fault! It's all my fault! I didn't realize it, and I let you down!"

Seeing this, the Third Princess asked, "Have you come to your senses now?"

"I've come to my senses! I've completely come to my senses!" The Khatun nodded repeatedly, wishing he could kneel down on the spot to show his loyalty.

"So, what should you do to prove yourself?" the Third Princess asked again.

The Khatun was taken aback by these words, but then she realized what they meant and her face immediately became resolute: "Princess, this time, please let me lead the troops into battle! This time I will not take any shortcuts, I will use force to defeat them head-on and save Tielan!" Seeing her like this, the Third Princess slowly sat down again.

“That’s more like it,” she said calmly. “I look forward to your performance.”

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A few more days passed.

Inside Meng Xiao's tent, he and several deputy generals were discussing their next move around the map. After all, the desert side would definitely not let it go so easily, and they needed to be fully prepared. It would be too embarrassing if they were to be caught off guard and fail.

Just then, the tent flap was suddenly flung open, and a messenger rushed in, holding a letter of challenge in his hand, shouting, "General! Another challenge has been sent from the desert!"

"What?" Meng Xiao took the challenge letter, opened it, glanced at it briefly, and immediately frowned.

The letter read: "General Meng Xiao, our men were not prepared when you launched your surprise attack last time. It's unfair to lose."

We want to have a good fight with you this time, right here on the open ground. No tricks, let's see who's really stronger.

"If you're men, come out and fight. If you're too scared, then you should just admit defeat and return Tielan to us."

A bearded lieutenant leaned over for a look and was immediately shocked: "Have these little wenches gone mad? Last time we beat them so badly they were crying for their parents, and now they actually dare to fight us head-on? Do they really think we can't win without a sneak attack?"

"I'm afraid this is a trap," another lieutenant said warily. "They suffered such a great loss last time, how could they have forgotten the pain so quickly and dare to swagger over and send a challenge? This doesn't make sense."

Meng Xiao nodded, deeply agreeing: "Pass down the order to have the scouts report back immediately. I need to know what they're really up to!"

However, this was also a coincidence. Before he finished speaking, a scout lifted the tent flap and rushed in like a gust of wind, loudly reporting: "Report! General! The desert army has broken out of its camp, numbering in the tens of thousands, and is heading straight towards our army!"

Everyone in the tent was stunned.

After all, judging from their posture, it seemed that the other side really intended to engage them in a direct confrontation.

Meng Xiao read the challenge letter carefully several more times, but he still couldn't figure out what the other side was planning.

However, he reasoned that it was always a good thing that the other side was willing to take the initiative, regardless of the circumstances. He wasn't afraid of the other side making a move; he was afraid that the other side wouldn't make a move at all.

After all, the Khatun and her group were frighteningly weak. In a proper battle, killing them all would not be difficult at all, but the wind and snow in the desert would be too much of a challenge.

Just as he was about to give the order to mobilize, he suddenly remembered the supervising officer's instructions, his body trembled, and he quickly took out a second brocade pouch from his bosom.

He slowly opened it.

Inside the brocade pouch was only a small slip of paper with just one line of text written on it.

"As expected, the desert will likely launch a frontal attack suddenly. This situation is indeed bizarre, but you don't need to worry about it. Just go for it."

Upon seeing these words, Meng Xiao's last trace of doubt vanished, and he could only shake his head in admiration that His Majesty was truly a visionary.

He carefully put away the note, then slammed his hand on the table, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"Pass on my order!" he shouted. "All troops assemble and prepare for battle!"

(End of this chapter)