The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

Before the two could even register their shock, Yang Ling had already mounted his horse, let out a loud shout, and steered it towards the camp outside the city.

The two exchanged a glance, and after a long while, they smiled slightly. They hadn't expected the Ninth Prince to fall for their trick so easily; it was somewhat unexpected.

"Let's go, General Huang. This time, His Highness the Crown Prince's matter will definitely succeed."

Chen Ming smiled slightly. His back-and-forth between the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince was simply a ploy to save his own life.

He would side with whoever was in power; after all, he was now the governor of Liangzhou and still held considerable power.

By the time the two caught up, Yang Ling had already assembled his 10,000 warriors.

After all, for him, there was really no need to bring so many people to deal with a small state like Chu.

"Your Highness, aren't there too few people?"

Looking at the 10,000 soldiers who were fully equipped and ready to go, Huang Chaowei felt somewhat melancholy.

What were these 10,000-plus people doing in the past, just throwing their lives away?

Upon hearing Huang Chaowei's words, Yang Ling smiled indifferently. These ten thousand soldiers were enough to make the Chu Kingdom sit down and negotiate with him.

"General Huang, you underestimate me. My ten thousand soldiers are worth a thousand troops!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Chaowei naturally didn't believe it at all. With such a small force, they probably couldn't even take down the border city of Chu.

But since Yang Ling had said that, he decided not to say anything more, lest he anger the Ninth Prince and end up being the one who suffered.

After organizing all the troops, they arrived at the border city of Chu in a quarter of an hour.

The Chu generals who had already received intelligence were ready to act.

He heard that the Ninth Prince had only brought ten thousand men this time, and he didn't even take it to heart.

After all, a mere ten thousand people were nothing to him; the city had an army of one hundred thousand, enough to spare even if two of them fought one against one.

“Listen up, sir! My lord is a benevolent man and does not wish for bloodshed. If you obediently surrender now, my lord will not mistreat you.”

Ten thousand people lined up in a mighty formation, each one poised to attack.

Before Yang Ling could say anything, Huang Chaowei took the lead and shouted from the foot of the Chu border city.

An Yu frowned slightly upon seeing this. This kid was indeed up to no good; he was eager to stir up trouble as soon as he arrived.

Yang Ling gave him a look, signaling him not to make any rash moves. He wanted to see what this kid had to say.

The fact that they were so eager to provoke a war between him and the State of Chu must have been at the behest of the Crown Prince. In any case, he would not let them succeed.

The city's garrison commander listened for a long time, his lips curling into a look of impatience. He ordered a bucket of swill to be brought over and poured it down the wall.

"Where did these petty thieves come from? Get lost right now, or I'll kill you all!"

The guards on the city wall shouted and swill poured down, drenching Huang Chaowei, who was caught completely off guard.

Huang Chaowei, who originally wanted to cause trouble, never expected to end up like this. He was furious, but Yang Ling and the others standing behind him could hardly contain their laughter.

This is really ridiculous, like a clown.

Moreover, the swill smelled so strong that Yang Ling almost vomited.

"Your Highness, this is intolerable! Let's attack the city now!"

Chen Ming, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and immediately cupped his hands in greeting. But as soon as he said that, Yang Ling gave him a look.

These two guys were definitely up to no good. They were in such a hurry for me to take action because they wanted me to fight to the death with the State of Chu.

"Your Highness, Ninth Prince, your rash invasion of the border is surely an insult to the prestige of your Liang Kingdom!"

The general on the city wall stood with his hands on his hips, looking extremely arrogant and domineering.

Yang Ling smiled faintly upon hearing this.

He rode his horse forward a couple of steps.

"Since the general has seen the current situation clearly, please open the city gates immediately. I only want an explanation and do not want to make things difficult for anyone."

As soon as Yang Ling finished speaking, the guards on the city wall had an even more interesting expression.

This Ninth Prince actually wants to reason with the State of Chu? What wishful thinking!

The Chu Kingdom and Liangzhou have always kept to themselves, so this Ninth Prince actually provoked them; he's practically courting death.

"Ha, Your Highness, do you think my Chu Kingdom is a place where you can come and go as you please? Today I will capture you and hand you over to His Majesty the Emperor to be skinned alive."

The garrison commander spoke with an arrogant expression, and Yang Ling's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this.

Am I really that humiliated? This little thief on the other side is just too arrogant.

"What's wrong? If you're scared now, then quickly lead your troops away, or don't blame me for turning hostile!"

The opposing general snorted coldly.

Yang Ling, however, did not take the other party seriously at all.

"I'd like to know what Chu has that makes me withdraw my troops. Is it really possible to frighten me with just a small city?"

As soon as Yang Ling finished speaking, he felt a gust of wind. Looking up, he saw an arrow fly out and stick into the ground.

"you……"

Yang Ling was furious, his eyes bloodshot, his fierce gaze fixed on the archer on the city wall.

"Ninth Prince, don't be angry. I just wanted to give you a warning!"

The guards on the city wall chuckled sinisterly. This Ninth Prince was indeed young but already knew nothing of etiquette.

Their Chu state was a powerful nation, far superior to the small Liang state. How dare they speak to them so arrogantly? They simply didn't take their Chu state seriously.

"Guards! Shoot these sons of bitches to death! How dare they trespass on the border of my Chu Kingdom!"

The city's garrison commander roared, and the archers inside the city raised their bows and aimed at Yang Ling and his group.

Yang Ling narrowed his eyes and waved his hand.

"Fire arrows!"

In an instant, a dense rain of arrows fell.

Fortunately, Yang Ling ran back in time, otherwise he might have really lost his life today.

"Your Highness, these people are far too arrogant. My suggestion is to bombard them with cannons."

An Yu came to Yang Ling's side, looking extremely angry.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling smiled slightly. Since things had come to this point, she couldn't blame herself.

He had already given the State of Chu a chance, but these people didn't know how to restrain themselves, so he couldn't blame himself.

"Bring out that Italian cannon and raze this city to the ground."

Yang Ling was furious. If he didn't teach these guys a lesson today, they would really think he was easy to bully.