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"Assisting Prince Chen is my duty, and Qingshan will do his utmost to help."

The young general drew his sword and mounted his horse, his eyes sweeping coldly over. "But let me be frank. If anyone dares to touch my sister, I, Si Qingshan, will risk my life and go to hell with him."

There was silence all around, and Si Qingshan's deafening voice echoed in the night.

Everyone around was shocked.

Everyone in the army knew that General Si always had a good temper and never got angry easily.

He had a direct conflict with King Chen today, it must be that King Chen angered him.

Wei Shu remained calm and said calmly, "I've made it very clear. General Si just needs to assist His Royal Highness Prince Chen in commanding the border troops, and everything will be fine."

Wei Shu was still wary of Si Qingshan. He was worried that if he angered Si Qingshan, Si Qingshan would fully support Prince Yong's rebellion, which would be detrimental to Prince Chen.

Although they have the emperor's decree, they have no foundation at the border, so there is no guarantee that they will not end up in a situation where "a general is not bound by the emperor's orders while on the frontier."

After all, Prince Yong had already violated the imperial edict twice.

"I have already said that assisting Prince Chen is my duty. Now that Prince Chen is in charge of the army, I will do my utmost to assist him."

"Okay, that's good." Wei Shu nodded and bowed, saying, "Prince Chen has urgent military information to discuss with General Si today. Please, General Si, please come to the camp to talk."

"It's already late today, and I have to inspect the army soon. If you have anything to say, please talk here."

"That's fine." Wei Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, sizing up Si Qingshan. "Our army has pursued Beiyan Pass in large numbers, and we're exhausted. Beiyan Pass is strategically located, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Furthermore, Beimang State has 100,000 elite troops stationed there, making it even more impossible to capture. King Chen has decided not to attack Beiyan Pass anymore. Please ask General Si to prepare for a withdrawal."

"That's impossible!" Si Qingshan refused on the spot. "The soldiers of the three armies are all waiting to recapture Beiyan Pass to avenge the massacre of the city by the Beimang army. The Yan army is also cooperating with us. The soldiers will never be willing to retreat."

Wei Shu slowed his voice, his eyes fixed on Si Qingshan: "Whether the soldiers retreat or not depends entirely on the general's orders."

"There is no possibility of retreating." Si Qingshan said without any room for argument.

Wei Shu's expression darkened. "General Si, are you disobeying Prince Chen's orders?"

Si Qingshan's expression turned cold, and he said calmly, "It's not that Qingshan doesn't listen to Prince Chen, but His Majesty's decree states that Qingshan must assist Prince Chen in commanding the border troops and helping Prince Chen decide on important military matters. Prince Chen is new here and doesn't know much about the border military situation. We should wait until he has a clear understanding before we discuss this matter."

"Okay." Wei Shu nodded, having understood Si Qingshan's tough stance. "General Si is tired today. How about we discuss this military and national issue another day?"

"Why don't you let my sister go?"

"Your sister has injured Prince Chen. It's impossible to release her now, but I promise General Si that your sister won't lose a single hair."

"What guarantees can Mr. Wei give?"

Wei Shu pointed to his head and said, "Take my head. If anything happens to Miss Si, General Si can chop me down at any time."

"Mr. Wei, you better keep your word!" Si Qingshan said coldly, "If anything happens to my sister, I will not only find Mr. Wei, but also Prince Chen."

After Si Qingshan finished speaking, he turned his horse and galloped away, with the black-armored soldiers behind him making way for him.

Outside the camp gate, there were sounds of iron hooves and rolling dust. Si Qingshan's group of people came and went like shadows and wind, and soon disappeared into the night.

Qi Shuoyu stared at the night sky with hatred and said to Wei Shu, "Why should we be afraid of him? I have the final say in the army now. Why don't we just withdraw on our own?"

"Retreat? Your Highness Prince Chen thinks the border troops will retreat?" Wei Shu stared at Prince Chen and spoke calmly, "We only brought two thousand troops from the capital. How can we shake the tens of thousands of border troops led by Prince Yong? How can we shake Si Qingshan, who holds great power?"

"How dare they not retreat after I gave the order?" Qi Shuoyu said unconvinced.

Wei Shu replied calmly, "Prince Chen, you can give it a try."

Qi Shuoyu was filled with rage: "So we can only let Si Qingshan bully us?"

"Your Majesty has now regained his favor in Si Zhengxuan, and his son is becoming more and more arrogant. We can do nothing about it. Besides, this is at the border, the territory of Prince Yong and Si Qingshan, not the capital."

"When we return to the capital, I will kill him and vent my anger."

Wei Shu frowned and said nothing. When will Prince Chen become as mature as his elder brother Prince Xin?

The next morning.

As soon as the white fog dispersed, the position of chief general of King Yong was replaced by King Chen. The news that Si Yan was arrested for offending King Chen spread throughout the army.

Not only did the soldiers in the Yan army know about it, but Liang Junshan in Beiyan Pass also knew about it.

After Qin Feng and other generals learned the news, they hurried to Liang Junshan.

Qin Feng said excitedly, "General, there's a turmoil within Daxuan. Prince Chen replaced Prince Yong and molested Si Yan. Si Yan fought with Prince Chen over this, and was eventually arrested."

As soon as Qin Feng opened his mouth, the other generals began to talk.

Shi Lei then spoke, "I heard that Si Qingshan led his troops to King Chen's army overnight and threatened King Chen to hand over his sister."

"Although the two sides didn't fight, Wei Shu, a subordinate of King Chen, wanted to withdraw his troops, but Si Qingshan refused, and the two sides failed to reach an agreement."

"..."

After everyone finished speaking, an old general beside Liang Junshan spoke calmly: "It seems that the enemy's morale has been weakened, and retreat is only a matter of time."

"We must retreat. After all, that idiot Prince Chen is now in charge of the Daxuan Army," Qin Feng said. "The question is, can we find an opportunity to avenge our last defeat?"

They marched to Xiongyue Pass, suffered heavy casualties along the way, and almost all of their 100,000-strong army was lost.

The soldiers were all holding a grudge and wanted to vent it out.

"That woman was caught so easily?" Liang Junshan sat solemnly in the main seat and spoke lightly.

He always felt that something was wrong. Si Yan even dared to intrude into his army, so how could he be caught by a mere King Chen?

"General, you may not know this, but it is said that Prince Chen is extremely fond of beautiful women. When he saw Si Yan's beauty, he made advances on her. Si Yan couldn't resist and injured Prince Chen. However, Prince Chen was surrounded by assassins hired by the Wei Shu at high prices. Si Yan was outnumbered and was eventually captured."

Liang Junshan knew the reputation of Wei Shu.

This man is known as the think tank of King Chen, so it is reasonable that Si Yan fell into his hands.

"General, last time we had internal chaos, the Daxuan army launched a surprise attack overnight. This time, we should make good use of this opportunity and strike back hard at Daxuan."

"Yes, General, the opportunity is rare and will never come back."

Liang Junshan was silent for a moment, then gave the order in a firm tone: "Hold Beiyan Pass firmly, and no one is allowed to send troops."

An upright general couldn't help but say, "General, the enemy is in disarray right now. We should take the initiative and attack. The soldiers are so frustrated."

"Have you forgotten that Yan Longyi is still here?" Liang Junshan said lightly, instantly shutting up all the soldiers.

At this moment, a soldier under Liang Junshan hurried forward and said, "General, the Yan army has learned that the Daxuan army has been involved in internal strife and that the King of Yong has been deposed, so they have retreated!"