Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 425

Chapter 425: Chapter 422: Decisiveness_1

Bai Qingyan nodded. "You’ve worked hard! Stand up and follow me to see the Commander!"

"Aye!" Du Sanbao quickly stood up, following Bai Qingyan and Lu Ping, swiftly heading towards the commander’s tent.

Du Sanbao had heard the news of Commander Liu Hong’s arrival as soon as he entered the city. Since the commander was here, to rescue the Lord of Gaoyi, they naturally needed to seek instructions from the commander.

Du Sanbao had made up his mind. If the commander permitted Bai Qingyan to rescue people, he would undoubtedly follow Bai Qingyan and fight alongside her.

When Bai Qingyan reached the commander’s tent, she bowed to Liu Hong’s deputy. "Please inform the commander that Bai Qingyan has urgent matters to discuss!"

Liu Hong’s deputy saluted Bai Qingyan and said, "Commandery Princess, the commander caught a cold on his way to Longyang City. His fever hasn’t subsided. He just managed to hang on until Longyang City and has just taken medicine to sleep."

"This is the battlefield! Not Dadu City!" Bai Qingyan’s eyes were like torches as she gazed at Liu Hong’s deputy, her words carrying weight, "The military situation is urgent. The commander must make a decision!"

Liu Hong’s deputy broke into a sweat. He knew that the Princess of Zhen was not easy to deal with, which was why Liu Hong had instructed them to see no one.

But, as Bai Qingyan said, this was a battlefield, not Dadu. On the battlefield, the situation could change in an instant. As long as the commander was alive, he needed to get up and make decisions because the commander’s decisions concerned the outcome of the war and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.

"The military situation is urgent. Can you bear the responsibility for delaying it?" Du Sanbao boldly asked the deputy.

The Lord of Gaoyi had taken three thousand soldiers. Without supplies, it had been nearly half a month. Who knew how they were faring now? Every moment they delayed here increased the danger for the Lord of Gaoyi and the brothers with him. And this deputy was still dawdling.

Liu Hong’s deputy knew he couldn’t bear this responsibility, so he pursed his lips and said after a while, "Please wait a moment, Commandery Princess. I will report this immediately."

Liu Hong, groggy, was helped up by his deputy. His throat was dry, and his joints ached severely. "What is the military situation?"

"The Princess of Zhen did not specify. But from the plain-clothed Jin soldier behind her, it seems he just returned from outside the city and brought some military intelligence!" said Liu Hong’s deputy.

Liu Hong raised his hand to rub his still throbbing forehead. Knowing the urgency of the matter, he gestured for his deputy to help him dress, then said, "Quickly invite the Princess of Zhen in!"

After Bai Qingyan entered with Lu Ping and Du Sanbao, they saluted Liu Hong.

Lu Ping placed the bamboo slip from the interrogation on the table before Liu Hong, while Du Sanbao cupped his fists and reported, "Commander, today I was ordered to go out of the city to burn the Liang Army’s supplies. On the way back, I captured two scouts, interrogated them separately, and learned that General Gu of Daliang is now leading ten thousand troops at Huoshen Mountain, probably to encircle the Lord of Gaoyi!"

Lu Ping followed, "Today, I interrogated a Zhao family soldier who infiltrated the city. I learned not only the location of the Liang Army’s granary but also that the Lord of Gaoyi is currently at Huoshen Mountain."

Liu Hong’s words were heartfelt. Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi were the bloodline of the King of Zhen. Given the chance to save them, Liu Hong did not want to see further harm to the Bai family’s bloodline.

Bai Qingyan nodded.

Liu Hong immediately ordered his deputy to issue the command. Bai Qingyan turned to instruct Lu Ping. "Uncle Ping, please stay by General Lin Kangle’s side to find Little Fourth."

"Yes!" Lu Ping cupped his fists in agreement.

"Commandery Princess, rest assured! Even if I, Du Sanbao, have to risk my life, I will bring the Lord of Gaoyi back safely!" Du Sanbao’s eyes burned with determination.

Watching Lu Ping and Du Sanbao leave, Liu Hong sighed in relief, his tone softening. "I’ve heard that since arriving at Longyang City, you haven’t rested. Now that there’s news of the Lord of Gaoyi and someone is going to rescue her, you should rest well, Commandery Princess!"

Bai Qingyan looked at the sky outside the window of the commander’s tent, gradually brightening. She turned to gaze at Liu Hong, who was kneeling under the flickering candlelight, and calmly asked, "Before you were appointed as commander and set out, did His Majesty instruct you to guard against me?"

Liu Hong’s fists clenched, his face darkening. "Are you questioning me as the commander, or questioning His Majesty?"

"I dare not!" Bai Qingyan said calmly. "But since His Majesty is wary of my Bai family, I ask this out of concern. Liu General, I have never forgotten the emotions you showed when bidding farewell to the spirits of my Bai family at the Bai Mansion gates. I regard you as an elder. Thus, today, I wish to be frank with you. The loyalty of the Bai family is known throughout the kingdoms. The border citizens of Jin Kingdom are protected by the sacrifices of my grandfather, father, and generations of Bai family soldiers. The Bai family... will never rebel! Nor will we seek private gains when the country is in danger."