HCB Chapter 143: The Capital is Shocked
Chapter 143: The Capital is Shocked
"Commander-in-Chief, all 1,036 members of Chen Fei's army have been killed."
"Fade Chen committed suicide with his sword. This is his body."
As he spoke, Wang Gangyi threw Fade Chen's body on the ground with a calm expression.
Xia Mingyuan stood with his hands behind his back, turned around, and sighed softly, "Bury the body on the spot. Everyone else, follow me down the mountain."
"In today's battle, the casualties were all the elite soldiers of our Great Xia. They could have lived well, but because of their own selfish schemes, they died at the hands of their own people."
"Someone has to pay the price for this!"
After he finished speaking, Xia Mingyuan turned and walked down the mountain.
As the sun sets, his back is shrouded in the setting sun, and he feels indescribably lonely.
By the time Xia Mingyuan came down the mountain and reached the canyon, Ma Guangyuan's army had been completely wiped out.
Ma Guangyuan faced north, held the sword in his backhand, and pierced his heart with the sword.
"Commander, Ma Guangyuan's troops resisted stubbornly and have been completely destroyed. We have captured Xia Lingfeng in the crowd."
Yue Hanshan stepped forward quickly, looking respectful, and reported to Xia Mingyuan.
Xia Mingyuan nodded gently, "Where's the man? Bring him to me."
"That kid was surprised and looks a little crazy." Yue Hanshan hesitated for a moment and pointed to Xia Lingfeng who was tied to a rock on the hillside not far away.
"Mad?"
Xia Mingyuan grinned, "At this point, does he have the right to act crazy and stupid in front of me?"
Yue Hanshan was stunned and waved his hands quickly. Soon, seven or eight people brought Xia Lingfeng forward.
"Let me go quickly. I am the prince of Daxia. All of you are traitors. Father will not forgive you."
Xia Lingfeng grinned, danced, and spun in circles.
Seeing this scene, Yue Hanshan and the soldiers present couldn't help but frown.
No matter how you look at it, this guy looks terrified.
"boom!"
At this moment, a figure flashed past everyone.
Xia Mingyuan rushed past the crowd and kicked Xia Lingfeng out.
Xia Lingfeng was caught off guard and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Then he fell heavily to the ground like a kite with a broken string, splashing dust.
"Xia Lingfeng, even now, you still dare to act dumb in front of me."
"Do you really think that the trick your mother taught you to act crazy and stupid can deceive me?"
Xia Mingyuan's words were cold and emotionless.
Xia Lingfeng, who was lying on the ground, struggled to stand up, with a hint of resentment in his eyes.
"I'll give you three breaths of time. If you're still a madman after three breaths, you'll be of no value to me. I'll have you buried."
As soon as these words were spoken, Xia Lingfeng shuddered violently. He raised his head and looked at Xia Mingyuan with a pale face.
"Brother..."
"I know I was wrong."
Xia Mingyuan slowly walked forward and suddenly raised his hand, "Snap!"
A loud slap made Xia Lingfeng see stars and tremble all over.
"I don't have a brother like you."
"Tell me, who did that old man in the palace send this time? Where is your mother?"
Xia Lingfeng looked at Xia Mingyuan in fear, having lost all his temper after being beaten.
He covered his face and looked at Xia Mingyuan tremblingly, "I...my mother and I came here secretly. Only the Jinyiwei in the court knew the news in advance."
"Commander Xia, I really know I was wrong."
"Please, don't kill me. My father loves me very much. You can use me to exchange for any conditions with him, and he will definitely agree."
Xia Lingfeng's tone was full of pleading. He fell to his knees with a thud, tears streaming down his face.
"Isn't it a bit too late to regret now?" Xia Mingyuan grinned, kicked Xia Lingfeng to the ground, and stepped on his chest with one foot.
"Don't worry, you won't die so easily."
"I will soon reunite you and your son...or rather, reunite your family of three."
Hearing this, Xia Lingfeng was slightly stunned.
Before he could come to his senses, Xia Mingyuan kicked him in the head. Xia Lingfeng felt a loud bang in his head, and suddenly stars appeared in his eyes and he fainted on the spot.
"They tied him up and dropped him on the wall of Hanyang City."
"Tell Guo Zhen's army that if they dare to attack the city, we will cut off a piece of their flesh for every soldier we lose."
"Inform Li Chun and have him prepare a larger jar. Send a horse swiftly for eight hundred miles and deliver each piece of meat to the capital for me."
Hearing this, Yue Hanshan and others shuddered and looked up at Xia Mingyuan.
No one expected that Xia Mingyuan's methods would be so cruel.
"Do as the Commander-in-Chief says."
Yue Hanshan glanced at the deputy general behind him, waved his hand, and had someone drag Xia Lingfeng away.
Although Xia Mingyuan's move was cruel and ruthless, it had to be admitted that based on this point alone, it was impossible for the Huaiqing army to attack Hanyang.
Even if Guo Zhentian had great courage, he would not dare to attack the city on his own. He had to ask the person in the palace for permission.
But the time it took to go back and forth was enough for Xia Mingyuan to lead them in a Jedi counterattack.
"General Yue, how many of us are left now?"
Xia Mingyuan walked alone for a while, then suddenly turned around and looked at Yue Hanshan.
Yue Hanshan grinned and quickly replied, "Our encirclement of Huaiqing Prefecture with 5,000 troops was completely accidental."
"Thanks to the advantage of the ambush ahead, we lost less than 300 people in total and captured all of them."
"Right now, there are at least 5,000 soldiers capable of fighting, including 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 soldiers."
Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan grinned and looked towards Huaiqing Mansion.
"With five thousand men and horses, it shouldn't be difficult to clean up Huaiqing Prefecture, which is empty inside the city."
"General Yue, you must first take two thousand cavalrymen to Huaiqing Prefecture as quickly as possible and spread the word around."
"Let's just say Xia Lingfeng was captured and is now a prisoner."
"I will take the infantry and rush to Huaiqing Prefecture later."
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Xia Mingyuan's arrangement, Yue Hanshan agreed without any hesitation and immediately led his troops away.
Two days later.
Thousands of miles away, the imperial palace.
"What did you say?"
"Feng'er was captured alive by Xia Mingyuan?"
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
Xia Tianxiong's face was gloomy. He slammed the table and stood up, his voice suddenly rising.
"The Huaiqing Prefecture has an army of 20,000. Even if they are completely wiped out, Feng'er will be in charge of the central army and nothing will happen."
"That rebellious son, Xia Mingyuan, at best occupied a county in Hanyang. How could he have the ability to annihilate the 20,000-strong army of Huaiqing Prefecture?"
"Your Majesty, this is the report from the Tang Dynasty. The Ministry of War has confirmed it again and again before presenting the news to Your Majesty."
"That fellow Xia Mingyuan was more difficult to deal with than we imagined. Guo Zhen stated in his memorial that he deceived Your Highness, leading 5,000 men into this dangerous situation. Ultimately, Ma Guangyuan was killed in battle, and the 5,000-man army was annihilated."
"His Highness was also captured alive by Xia Mingyuan..."