Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1203

Chapter 1203 -1197: Impressive

“Pass the order! Have our Xiliang warriors be on full alert. Tonight…if the Zhou people dare to come, we absolutely must not let them return!”

“Yes!”

General Cui Shanzhong was convinced that Bai Qingyan would return for a night raid. Besides the Xiliang generals currently leading ambush preparations, all other commanders were sitting with General Cui in the camp, waiting…

The weeping candles had been replaced, and the sky gradually brightened, yet the Zhou forces never came to raid.

Not only the aged General Cui Shanzhong but also the stalwart Xiliang commanders waiting with him in the camp began to feel drowsy.

Until the sky turned white, a commander finally looked at General Cui Shanzhong: “General, it seems that Zhou won’t be raiding tonight. They opened the city gates just to make us think they were planning a night raid, wasting our Xiliang army’s rest time.”

General Cui Shanzhong was not a stubborn person. Seeing the brightening sky, he understood he’d fallen for Bai Qingyan’s trick; she had never intended a night raid today.

She was quite right; they, in Zhou, within their high walls, naturally need not fear a raid. But as the Xiliang army encircled the city without walls as barriers, raiding Xiliang… is much easier than raiding Zhou.

Always cautious and prudent, General Cui Shanzhong relented and ordered, “Let the soldiers rotate their rests, but none should fall directly asleep, in case the Emperor of Zhou launches a surprise raid by day.”

“Yes!”

Quickly, the yawning Xiliang general went out to give the orders.

“Old General, you should rest as well; staying up all night like this won’t be good for your health!” a Xiliang general quietly advised.

General Cui Shanzhong nodded, waved others back to rest, and couldn’t help but remind once more, “Make sure enough manpower remains on alert. If there’s any movement inside Jiangzi City from the Zhou army, report it immediately!”

“Rest assured, Old General, I’m keeping an eye on things!” a Xiliang general replied respectfully.

Leaving General Cui Shanzhong’s tent, some young and impetuous couldn’t help but complain, “Hasn’t this old general grown too cautious with age? That’s why we’re being played by the Zhou Emperor! With their small garrison, they dare to raid a camp? Should they fly up to the sky?”

“Watch your words!” A fellow general glanced back towards the old general’s tent and whispered, “Don’t forget, though Jiangzi City’s garrison is small, we’re dealing with Zhou’s Emperor Bai Qingyan. Didn’t General Yun Poxing and others fall at this Zhou Emperor’s hand during the Battle of Wengshan? Even King Yan didn’t last against him!”

Hearing this, the young Xiliang officer pursed his lips, nodding, remembering Li Tianjiao returned to Yunjing carrying King Yan’s body and even knelt to ask General Cui to come out from retirement.

Their bravest Auxiliary General Yun Poxing of Xiliang fell at this Zhou Emperor’s hands, and King Yan was also gone. This Zhou Emperor indeed should not be underestimated, and if their Empress of Xiliang could kneel to General Cui, it’s because only he could defeat this Zhou Emperor. Otherwise… why else would their sovereign kneel to a subject?

Thinking this, he nodded and said, “Let’s go back and rest well! If the Zhou main force returns to rescue, we might face tough battles ahead!”

The Zhou army, resting peacefully the entire night, was full of energy when they climbed the walls the next morning. The Xiliang forces, spent from an exhausting night, were weary, with many sleeping in their tents. Those who hadn’t rested were extremely tired, starving, struggling to stay alert.

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