The Prodigal Son

Urgent military situation?

A sense of unease gripped everyone, and a bad feeling welled up within them.

Pei Du took the small letter tube, quickly took out the note inside, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.

"Zhou Pu, the garrison commander of Jin Suo Pass, betrayed his country, opening the gates and allowing 30,000 Nuo Li troops to enter Lingqiu!"

As Pei Du finished speaking, everyone's faces turned ashen.

Their worst fears have come true!

They now have to face not only rebels, but also foreign enemies!

The imperial reinforcements are not to be counted on in the short term. With the small number of troops they have, they would be lucky to hold out until the imperial reinforcements arrive, let alone defeat the enemy!

"That's not right!"

Qin Yu's voice broke the deathly silence of the scene.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Wan frowned and looked at Qin Yu.

Qin Yu pondered, "We only received news yesterday evening that the Holy Fire Sect might have detected our movements. How long has it been, and Zhou Pu has already betrayed his country and allowed the enemy Nuoli tribe's troops to cross the Golden Lock Pass?"

That was a bit too fast, wasn't it?

Unless the Nuoli tribe's troops were already waiting there!

After Qin Yu said that, everyone realized what was going on.

Yes!

The Nuoli tribe moved way too fast!

"No need to guess!"

Meng Zhangping sighed heavily: "The Holy Fire Sect should have been colluding with the Nuoli tribe to prepare for an uprising long ago! They just realized their conspiracy had been exposed and raised an army ahead of schedule."

Before using Lü Si to provoke Qin Yu into accepting the imperial edict, the Holy Fire Sect had already begun its planning.

The Holy Fire Cult mostly hoped that the Empress would kill Qin Yu, force Qin Fumeng to rebel, and thus raise an army amidst the chaos!

Now that their conspiracy has been exposed, they have raised troops ahead of schedule in order to catch the imperial army off guard before it can come to their aid.

"That should be it!"

Pei Du nodded in agreement, "But there's no point in saying all this now! Right now, we can only hold Xining Prefecture!"

The garrison alone would have difficulty dealing with the rebels.

We still have 30,000 foreign enemies, let alone anything else!

The best course of action is to fortify the city and await reinforcements.

"If the rebel army and the Nuoli tribe's army attack simultaneously, defending the city won't be so easy, will it?"

Lu Si looked at Wu Chi with some panic, cursing his father in his heart once again.

This is practically pushing your own son into a fire pit!

If the city falls, I might lose my life here.

"What, you want to desert?"

Xu Wan looked over with an unfriendly expression.

Lu Si felt guilty, but he stubbornly insisted, saying with great arrogance, "My father is the Minister of Justice! My aunt is the Empress Dowager! I, Lu Si, am a man of honor! As long as you don't desert, I, Lu Si, will never desert!"

Wu Chi was surprised.

Is Lü Si's background really that powerful?

How many important figures came this time?

"It's alright!"

Qin Yu waved his hand, smiling as he looked at Lü Si, "If you're afraid of death and want to desert, I won't stop you!"

"Whoever deserts is a coward!" Lu Si was unusually defiant.

Holy crap?

Qin Yu was greatly surprised.

I didn't realize that!

Did Lü Si actually have such a tough side?

To be honest, he really wanted Lü Si to desert.

Surprised, Qin Yu looked at Lü Si seriously, "Before the enemy attacks, hurry back to the capital after dawn! You still owe me a lot of money, so don't die!"

"Don't give me that!" Lu Si scoffed, then declared righteously, "I'm putting my words on the table right now: if I desert, any of you may kill me!"

That bastard is trying to get me to desert; he's definitely up to no good!

I won't fall for his tricks!

Hearing Lü Si's words, Qin Yu couldn't help but feel secretly disappointed.

He really hoped that Lü Si would desert.

As a result, this grandson actually became tough?

Damn it!

"Alright, let's not get off-topic!"

Pei Du, annoyed, stopped the two, "Let's continue discussing how to defend!"

"Defense my ass! Is it fun to just get trapped and beaten like a dog?"

Qin Yu glared at Pei Du, his gaze sharp as he said, "The best defense is offense!"

As Qin Yu finished speaking, everyone felt an overwhelming aura of dominance wash over them.

But soon, they felt a sense of silliness enveloping them.

attack?

Should we still attack under these circumstances?

What kind of attack is this?!

For a fleeting moment, they all suspected that Qin Yu might be a spy for the Holy Fire Cult.

"Offense is definitely not an option!"

Xu Wan was the first to voice her dissent, saying, "This small garrison is no match for the enemy! Unless we have more than 50,000 garrison troops!"

As she spoke, Xu Wan quickly gave Qin Yu a wink, signaling him not to say anything out of turn, lest he become a laughingstock.

This is not a child's game!

This concerns the overall situation and the lives of countless people; we absolutely cannot allow Qin Yu to act recklessly.

If he dares to issue orders recklessly with the imperial gold medal, he'll be punished when he returns to the capital!

Wu Chi didn't speak, but simply nodded in agreement.

He wanted to say that Qin Yu really thought too highly of them!

With such a small force, he had no confidence in even defending against so many enemy troops, let alone launching an attack!

He felt that the 50,000 troops Xu Wan mentioned were far too few to launch an attack!

We need at least 100,000 troops!

He knew better than anyone how capable these garrison soldiers were.

"Launching an attack at this point is practically tantamount to suicide!"

Pei Du frowned as he looked at Qin Yu. "Don't give any more orders here! From this moment on, the warrant you hold is invalid!"

"What the heck?"

Qin Yu looked at Pei Du with surprise and suspicion, "The old man didn't give you back the warrant, did he?"

Damn it!

Is this old guy playing Three Kingdoms Kill here?

"right!"

Pei Du was anxious and didn't want to waste any more time arguing with Qin Yu. He simply took out a letter and tossed it to him, saying, "Take a look at this!"

Qin Yu picked up the letter and opened it.

Inside was another warrant from the old man.

If I issue orders recklessly, Pei Du can invalidate them with this warrant!

If he dares not obey, Yun Peidu will tie him up!

Got it!

I was right!

Ultimately, this old guy still doesn't trust me and is afraid I'll do something reckless, right?

There's no love left!

Looking at the situation before him, Wu Chi was somewhat bewildered.

What's going on?

Why was the holy envoy's warrant revoked again?

What are they doing?

Pei Du took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Alright! Let's continue discussing defense! The situation is urgent; we must come up with a defense plan before dawn!"

"I said, we don't need to defend!" Qin Yu stood up. "We can..."

"Qin Yu!"

Pei Du abruptly stood up, his face frosty as he stared at Qin Yu: "Don't force me to tie you up! If I do, Mr. Dong won't help you!"

"Tie your grandma up!"

Qin Yu's short temper flared up instantly. He threw the map on the table, glared at Pei Du with wide eyes, and yelled, "Are you fucking stupid?"

"Don't they know to look at a map before going to war?"

"Can't you think of anything else besides defense?"

"The location of Lianghekou is so good, why don't they make use of it?"