The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

The popular rumor is that this brutal assassination was a performance orchestrated by Wu Quan himself!

It was all so that His Majesty could deal with the other princes!

Listen to it!

Is this something human can say?

All of his men are dead!

Would you really kill all your trusted confidants while acting in a play?

What a joke!

Not only do you not care about me, but you even suspect that I, the prince, put on a good show?

Actually, you can't blame anyone else for this.

The main reason is that the Dali Temple team worked overtime and investigated for seven days and seven nights without sleep!

In the end, they found nothing!

We didn't even find a single footprint of the assassin!

It's like chasing after a wisp of air!

Can we blame them for overthinking?

Anyway, the Dali Temple is basically inactive now. You can punish them however you want. They can't just conjure up a few assassins out of thin air!

Faced with this unexpected situation, Wu Quan was angry, anxious, and frustrated, but there was nothing he could do!

……

Southwest of the Great Jing!

Youzhou Prefecture!

A black-armored army is slowly advancing.

The two riders at the front were a man and a woman.

It was Zhou Dapeng and Zhou Junru.

Because of the large-scale water conservancy projects underway in the southwest region, their departure time was repeatedly delayed.

They didn't set off until a month later.

Their destination was Cliff City.

……

Besides their Iron Forest Army, there was another army that also set off from the capital and headed towards Cliff City!

However, this army was much, much slower, almost crawling!

The army has 50,000 men.

Fifty thousand people was the limit that the imperial court could muster.

Originally, Ji Wuxin thought that with the 50,000 reinforcements, plus the 70,000 Iron Forest Army and the original garrison of Juebi City, there were already more than 100,000 troops.

With over 100,000 soldiers holding their positions in the strategic location, they were bound to be able to defend the city of Juebi.

If they held out until winter, the barbarian cavalry would naturally be unable to hold out and would retreat.

However, things are unpredictable.

Although the generals of this batch of reinforcements have not yet been bribed, it is no different from being bribed!

"All troops, listen up! Once we pass this large lake, set up camp and rest!" The leading general, riding a black horse, squinted at the front for a moment before turning to the messenger beside him and saying this.

"General Pan, isn't our speed too slow?" a lieutenant asked cautiously after a moment's hesitation.

"Slow? Slow my ass!" Pan Feng laughed loudly. "Do you even know what's going on in Cliff City right now?"

"This humble general...does not know..."

Do you know if the 500,000 barbarians of the Kushan Empire have migrated south?

"This humble general...does not know..."

"Did they hold out in Juebi City? Did that scoundrel Jia Daoshi abandon the city and flee? Is the First Prince still alive? Do you know all of this?"

"This humble general...does not know..."

"General, we haven't received any intelligence since we set off!" The lieutenant wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"So, why are we in such a hurry?" Pan Feng laughed.

"The outcome of this war does not lie with us, nor with the city of Cliffs, but with the imperial court!"

"If we really want to defend it, with 70,000 Iron Forest Army soldiers plus the troops of Cliff City, it shouldn't be a big problem to hold Cliff City."

"We are just a group of men that the Lord sent out to put on a show because he didn't want to disobey His Majesty."

"The master said we must preserve our strength, understand?"

"This subordinate... understands..."

……

Iron Forest Army.

Zhou Dapeng and Zhou Junru traveled at a leisurely pace.

They weren't in a hurry.

Because their father said that with Jia Daoshi in Juebi City, it wouldn't be lost.

Just arrive at the agreed time.

"Sister, let's have a good competition this time and see who can build the tallest and biggest Jingguan!" Zhou Dapeng said, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth as he rode backwards on his horse, his hands clasped behind his head, his body resting on the soft mane of the horse's neck.

"Fine, let's compete, but you're definitely going to lose!" Zhou Junru didn't take Zhou Dapeng seriously at all.

When it comes to killing on the battlefield, she's no less capable than Zhou Dapeng.

Just as these two battlefield warriors were chatting leisurely, a fast horse galloped towards them.

Upon arriving in front of Zhou Junru, the cavalryman reined in his horse and took a sheepskin package from his back.

"General, this is a battle report from Cliff City!"

"Battle report?"

Zhou Junru was taken aback. The battle hadn't even started yet, so where did this battle report come from?

Zhou Dapeng, who was standing next to him, also sat up abruptly.

"Sister, read it to me!"

Zhou Junru opened the sheepskin package and took out the battle report.

"Huh? Jia Daoshi actually dismantled all the defensive fortifications north of Juebi City?"

"Has Jia Daoshi lost his mind?"

"Your Highness, how could you agree to such an absurd approach!"

Zhou Junru was stunned, her face showing disbelief.

Strictly speaking, Cliff City is not an isolated city.

There are still quite a few defensive fortifications north of the cliff city, such as earthen bunkers and trenches.

But now, Jia Daoshi has actually ordered all of these things to be demolished!

Without these fortifications, the 500,000-strong barbarian army arrived directly at the foot of the cliff city!

Although Cliff City is located in a dangerous area, it can't withstand such a turmoil, can it?

Before they arrive, the city of Cliffs will have already been conquered by the barbarians!

That joke has gone too far!

"I get it! Sister, does brother-in-law mean he'll personally lead the army into battle and clash head-on with the 500,000-strong barbarian army? I love that!" Zhou Dapeng said, scratching his big head.

"Charge my ass!" Zhou Junru rolled her eyes. "Pass down the order: the entire army, accelerate forward!"

"Let's get to Cliff City as soon as possible!"

……

Cliff City!

City Lord's Mansion!

Jia Daoshi held a piece of intelligence in his hand.

This intelligence was sent by Sirius.

Jia Daoshi never expected that his wife, Ji Bingyan, had already planted a pawn in the barbarian golden tent!

Sirius!

Infernal Affairs!

This is truly a pleasant surprise!

The message that arrived this time interested him in two people.

Two women!

Two very beautiful women!

Haila Sunazha and Xiao Dilraba!

"My goodness, could it really be Gulnazar and Dilraba?"

Comparatively speaking, Jia Daoshi was more interested in Hailasuna.

Because in a barbarian country like the Kushan Empire, men have always been valued over women, so for a woman to have such a high status, and even to have appointed the current tribal chief, it is conceivable that this woman must be very powerful!

And this Xiao Reba, she seems to be the daughter of the wolf tribe chief.

Wouldn't that mean I killed her brother?

Just as Jia Daoshi was pondering, the voice of the city lord's guard rang out from outside: "Chief Jia, something bad has happened."

Jia Daoshi was taken aback: "Your Highness? Come in."

The guard quickly came in from outside, and before Jia Daoshi could speak, he said, "Jia Tisi, a group of unidentified cavalry has appeared in Furong Valley!"