CHAPTER 761: CHAPTER 347: CAN THIS KING AFFORD TO LET DOWN THE WORLD? (FIVE UPDATES)

"I believe that taking Muge City is not difficult. We have planned this before; even if we do not engage in a frontal battlefield, attacking Beimu City forcefully would cost us more sacrifices, but we could indeed conquer it. Their greatest strategy is nothing but executing an empty city strategy, allowing us to enter the city and then trapping and besieging us inside," Song Yanqing said, "As for their empty city strategy, we have considered countermeasures to break it one by one! Moreover, after engaging in the frontal battlefield, Beimu’s army has suffered heavier losses than ours, their troop strength is even more limited, under such circumstances, our attack will not be difficult. The only difficulty is that they have captured the Princess and General Bai."

Xiao Jinxing nodded.

Song Yanqing always spoke to his heart.

War is not just about military strength.

It’s also about strategies and people’s hearts.

This is something the Bai Family clearly lacks.

Song Yanqing continued, "I fully agree with General Bai’s view, if it really comes to a critical time, whether to sacrifice the world or the Princess and General Bai, I believe, of course, the world takes priority. The Prince bears the heavy responsibility of the nation and naturally must be responsible for the people. If sacrifices are needed, it can only be the Prince himself."

Which means.

The death of Ye Qichi and Bai Mowan is essentially sacrificing the Prince’s beloved.

Song Yanqing mentioning this alone is also hoping that Xiao Jinxing will make the correct choice.

As the Prince, or even the Emperor of the Daxuan Kingdom, one should prioritize the nation above all.

Personal affections should be put aside.

Of course, it’s not that he does not understand the pain of love.

But Xiao Jinxing’s position is different.

Xiao Jinxing, hearing Song Yanqing’s words, chose to remain silent.

Not rejecting might imply consent.

"But even making this choice, we should do everything we could to the best of our abilities, managing to take care of the world and at the same time, possibly save the Princess and General Bai," Song Yanqing articulated each word with solid determination.

"What’s the plan?" Bai Wenwu got somewhat agitated.

After all, Bai Mowan is his daughter, even if there’s no other way and he must let his daughter be sacrificed, he still hopes that she can survive.

"Just now the Prince mentioned that the Princess and General Bai were kidnapped, Mu Junze and Xiao Jinsen intend to use them to threaten the Prince, which means, during the time they are not threatening the Prince, they are safe," Song Yanqing said.

Xiao Jinxing nodded.

This is also why he can hold back until now.

He is very clear that before he shows up, nothing will happen to them.

So, he forced himself not to be in a hurry.

As long as.

As long as no body of Ye Qichi has been found... it’s fine.

As long as she’s not dead.

"So, since they are safe, why don’t we take a risk and secretly send someone into Muge City first to attempt rescuing the Princess and General Bai. If they can be rescued, we will have no concerns in attacking Muge City directly; if not, they won’t kill the Princess and General Bai, as they still need them to threaten the Prince," Song Yanqing looked at Xiao Jinxing and said, "Thus, I believe we can initially attempt to rescue the Princess and General Bai, then plan to deploy troops and attack the city."

Xiao Jinxing narrowed his eyes.

Seemingly contemplating Song Yanqing’s suggestion.

If not mistaken, in the eyes of Xiao Jinsen and Mu Junze, the only person who can threaten him is Bai Mowan.

Ye Qichi, is ineffective.

Thus, sending someone to rescue Ye Qichi and Bai Mowan, Bai Mowan definitely won’t be harmed for she is of great use; however, Ye Qichi...

If the rescue fails, angering Mu Junze and Xiao Jinsen, would they harm Ye Qichi as a result?!

Thinking of such a possibility.

Xiao Jinxing hesitated.

But...

His eyes tightened.

Does Xiao Jinsen’s affection for Ye Qichi possibly protect her?

Right.

He actually knew early on that Xiao Jinsen had developed an interest in Ye Qichi.

Xiao Jinsen’s affection for Bai Mowan is ultimately just using her, leveraging her abilities, leveraging the power of her family’s military behind her.

But for Ye Qichi, it is clearly a matter of love between a man and a woman.

After all, in Xiao Jinsen’s eyes, Ye Qichi cannot grant him substantial power.

He can only gamble.

Gamble that Xiao Jinsen still has a bit of conscience.

A bit of humanity, the unwillingness to hurt the one he likes.

He nodded, "Alright, as Song Yanqing suggested, start with a secret rescue mission."

Even though he couldn’t be completely sure that nothing would happen to Ye Qichi.

But he had no other choices.

When the troops really arrive at the city, he wouldn’t have the ability to save her.

Xiao Jinxing’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

He even dared not consider such a scenario.

"I think the best suited are the special forces," Song Yanqing said, "They are highly skilled in martial arts, work well together, and Lin Qianyu has previously infiltrated Muge City and is more familiar with the geographical layout there."

"Hmm." Xiao Jinxing responded, and directly said, "Call Lin Qianyu and all the special forces; this prince wants to give them orders personally."

"Yes."

Soon after.

Lin Qianyu led all the special forces into the tent.

They knew that there must be an urgent mission.

Xiao Jinxing didn’t delay and personally deployed the plan.

Finally, all rescue plans were confirmed.

Bai Moyi couldn’t help but speak, "I have a suggestion."

Everyone looked at him.

It was evident that he was delaying the rescue mission.

They planned to infiltrate Muge City tonight, and the special forces still had to go back and make all the preparations.

"I think, although special forces are indeed highly skilled in martial arts and unrivaled, they are still unconventional. I think it would be better to have regular soldiers accompany them," Bai Moyi spoke straightforwardly.

Of course, he had his own motives in mind.

The special forces were brought by Ye Qichi, and if any accident occurred, they would surely protect Ye Qichi first. Song Yanqing obviously leaned more towards Ye Qichi, which is why he suggested using the special forces; naturally, Bai Moyi could not let them succeed so easily.

He naturally had to ensure his sister’s safety, so he wanted to add a few of his own personal soldiers to the group, who would prioritize rescuing his sister in case of danger.

"No need!" Xiao Jinxing directly refused, "The coordination between special forces and their tactics mean that others joining them would just be a burden and would hinder their progress."

"But Prince..."

"This prince will not tolerate being questioned!" Xiao Jinxing said coldly.

Bai Moyi clenched his teeth and dared not say more.

"Go get ready. Before leaving, report to me here and then you can leave," Xiao Jinxing ordered the special forces.

"Your subordinate obeys!" The special forces took the orders and left.

All the generals also left the tent.

After all, the rescue was crucial right now; everything else would have to wait until after the results of the rescue and then devise further plans.

Song Yanqing accompanied Xiao Jinxing, walking on the desolate land near the border.

Beneath their feet was the battlefield.

At this moment, it seemed like they were stepping on dense bones and crimson blood.

"Prince, you haven’t slept for a day and a night, please go back and rest for a while," Song Yanqing couldn’t help but remind.

Xiao Jinxing’s eyes were bloodshot.

His gaze fixed towards the direction of Muge City.

"Song Yanqing, do you think I, this prince, can let down the world?"