Chapter 511

Ye Luyan retreated and thus, Beirong's hinterland was exposed to them, something that was never achieved before. Xie Xuanchen had long been on guard against Ye Luyan since he started crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, so he wrote a letter early in the morning to tell General Xu and General Chang, who were then stationed in Hejian, to bring some troops to the border for support.

Zhongshan and Hejian have fought against Beirong for many years, so they understood the other's viciousness best. General Xu and General Chang knew the importance of the matter and did not dare to delay supplying reinforcements. They immediately brought their men to join Xie Xuanchen and stood on the border together.

Later, it was proved that Xie Xuanchen had truly predicted Ye Luyan's actions from the start.

Along the way, Xie Xuanchen plundered many men from the Forbidden Army in the capital, Enzhou City, Zhending Mansion and the like. With that, his strength gradually increased from 8,000 men at the beginning to 40,000. Although Xie Xuanchen deliberately selected skilled soldiers when he left, these people were formed temporarily. Compared with the soldiers who had been trained for more than a decade in Zhongshan and Hejian, their combat effectiveness was far lacking.

Hence, Xie Xuanchen summoned the Xu family and the Chang family without any hesitation. Zhongshan and Hejian combined had a total of 300,000 troops. Although only a small part was mobilised, it was enough for him to dispatch the envoy. With a number like that, dealing with 60,000 Beirong men was nothing but a joke.

Under the lamp, the Deputy Generals of the Xu family and the Chang family were arguing fiercely. Xu Qilang advocated taking advantage of the victories to pursue the enemy, but General Chang's men felt that they should not pursue the enemy out of fear that they were lured into the enemy's hinterland. There was a high chance that they would be ambushed.

The two parties couldn't stop arguing before they finally glanced at Xie Xuanchen.

Each of them was a general guarding a side of the country's territory. Each of them was experienced and had different fighting styles, so no one was willing to obey the other. Only Xie Xuanchen, after being in contact with them all for the past few days, could convince everyone to collectively take action.

If anyone else said anything, they'd be doubtful, but if it was Xie Xuanchen, they would definitely trust in his words.

When Xu Qilang and General Chang's Deputy Generals were arguing, Xie Xuanchen listened quietly without expressing his opinion. All he did was play with the flags in the sand table. The two parties were still arguing before the both of them looked at Xie Xuanchen and asked, "Your Highness, what do you think?"

After Xu Qilang finished speaking, the eyes of the other people in the tent fell on Xie Xuanchen. They were all waiting for the Prince to express his stance on this matter. Xie Xuanchen seemed to have finally heard enough as he said slowly, "Going deep into Beirong's land might lead us into an ambush, but if we head to our own land?"

Everyone present was startled, "Your Highness..."

Xie Xuanchen suddenly picked up the red flag piece that represented the destination, threw it around casually and inserted it deeply into the large land behind Zhuozhou, "The Sixteenth Prefectures of Youyun has been in the hands of outsiders for nearly 30 years. It is long past time for the property to return to its original owner."