Chapter 78: A tragic choice, a profit-seeking Ying Zifei

Ju Xing was very angry at this time. He was the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Zhao, but he realized things too late and was like a puppet.

He already knew the reason why Yan Dan fell into a coma. The results of the secret investigation by his trusted guards told him that the shadow whom Prince Yan Dan regarded as his confidant might have defected.

Ju Xing already had a bad premonition about what this meant. However, after sending Yan Dan away, the combat intelligence sent by Yan Chunjun told him that he, the commander-in-chief, had obviously fallen into some kind of trap.

He was now angry at Yan Chunjun for winning the battle and reporting it to the king first, and then informing him, the commander-in-chief, in an arrogant act of stealing the credit.

He is now afraid. If Yan Chunjun had not defeated Pang Nuan's surprise attack, he would have been in a passive situation now.

However, no matter how one thinks about it, combined with the fact that Crown Prince Yan Dan is in a coma, one has already made some vague guesses.

At this time, thinking about the sudden change in Prince Yan Dan's attitude towards the war against Zhao, it was obviously a conspiracy.

Unfortunately, he had been used and even abandoned without realizing it.

At this time, Ju Xing wanted to write a memorial to the capital to expose all the conspiracies, but his confidant stopped him and said to him: "General, at this moment, no matter what the purpose of Crown Prince Yan Dan and Yan Chunjun is, the best way for you to deal with it is to withdraw safely."

"You want me to withdraw my troops?" Ju Xing had a gloomy face. He knew clearly in his mind that if he chose to withdraw his troops at this time, he would never have the chance to lead troops in the future.

At his advanced age, he was well aware that this would be his last time leading troops in battle.

"It's not a retreat." The confidant shook his head and said, "General, although Yan Chunjun is arrogant and domineering now, at this moment, he is the general's best ally."

"In the next battle, I would rather let Yan Chunjun take the credit than let the army suffer a major defeat."

Ju Xing's face looked better, and he immediately began to think, if he expressed his inclination to form an alliance with Yan Chunjun at this time, would there be fatal hidden dangers in the future?

"General, judging from the various actions that Prince Dan has taken since returning to Yan State, he is indeed a qualified prince of Yan State."

This person said, and then changed the subject: "However, a qualified prince of Yan is not a qualified good prince in the king's mind."

With a rather bitter smile, the man added with a melancholy tone: "To be frank, given the king's ability and character, as long as he does not have any problems, Prince Dan will not have the slightest chance of reform in Yan State."

Ju Xing also fell silent. As the general of Yan State, he naturally hoped that Yan State would be strong. However, not every generation of Yan kings had the courage and ability of King Zhao of Yan.

"The king's attitude determines the direction of the country. General, Yan Chunjun and other people like him will become whatever the king wants them to be."

The man looked at Ju Xing, bowed and said, "General, given Yan Chunjun's personality, even if you form an alliance with him this time, after the war is over, he will definitely find ways to cut ties with you to prevent the king from getting suspicious."

"In this case, as long as the general cooperates well, there will be no more troubles."

Ju Xing thought about it again. Such a choice would be equivalent to completely breaking up with Crown Prince Yan Dan. In the future, would Crown Prince Yan Dan settle accounts with him?
Even if he is not valued by the king, as long as he is still the crown prince, it means that he has the possibility of succeeding to the throne in the future.

Maybe he is not lucky enough to live to that time, but he has to consider his family.

He expressed his worries, but the man shook his head and smiled, saying, "General, you worry too much."

"The general is not exposing this matter now, which is already a favor to Prince Dan. If he really chooses to bear grudges and seek revenge after he succeeds to the throne in the future, he must know how great the backlash will be." "If Prince Dan ignores or fails to understand the various rules of court struggles and political transactions in the future, he may not be able to sit firmly on the throne of the prince."

When Ju Xing came to his senses, his worry disappeared immediately and he said, "If that's the case, contact Yan Chun-jun immediately."

"He doesn't care about stealing the credit, but he must work together with someone to win this battle."

"Sir, to show your sincerity, how about you go there in person on my behalf?"

"Of course we should." The man nodded in agreement. Now they and Ju Xing share the same fortune and misfortune. Once Ju Xing gets into trouble, the fate of them, Ju Xing's confidants, will be undecided.

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When Ju Xing and Yan Chunjun quickly reached a temporary alliance, people like Wang Jian were like swords taken off their sheaths, finally able to show their true edge.

Yan Chunjun wanted soldiers but not generals. The troops sent by Ju Xing gave Wang Jian more spare energy. As a result, the combat coordination he carried out made Ju Xing very happy.

Having a great teammate and having a bad teammate have different effects and moods. Wang Jian aimed at the weak points of Pang Nuan's troops and attacked, making the battle on Ju Xing's side much easier.

The coordinated operations brought about successive victories and the oppressive feeling they brought made Pang Nuan very anxious. Although he was fighting on his own land, Pang Nuan was deeply frustrated by the Yan army's strategy of dividing the troops and attacking simultaneously.

The Yan army did not occupy the city or plunder the people. Instead, they divided their troops and attacked again and again, destroying again and again.

The destructive force with dust and smoke billowing everywhere brought fear to the people of Zhao.

Out of fear, they just fled. In addition, a dark force spread true and false rumors everywhere. For a while, people in all parts of Zhao State were frightened and there was a sense of panic.

As a result, the flaws of various parts of Zhao State were exposed. The accurate intelligence allowed the Yan army to divide its troops and attack again. The resulting reaction was that the King of Zhao in Handan was frightened three times a day.

"Isn't it too cruel for you to seek benefits like this?"

Hei Bai Xuan Jian said during this period that he really learned a lot.

While cooperating with Wang Jian and others in the battle, the Heibingtai intelligence network spread rumors everywhere to make the powerful people in various parts of Zhao State terrified, fearing that their property would be lost, so they chose to take action and prepare to run to Handan first to see the situation.

The people of Black Ice Platform, who were well prepared, chose to take over part of the industries of these people at a huge cost, as if they were being coerced and oppressed.

He didn't know what would happen next, but Hei Bai Xuan Jian could be sure of one thing now. After this battle, the people of Heibingtai had made a lot of money and used it to take root in various parts of Zhao State. Things that had to be hidden before could now be integrated into various parts of Zhao State without any suspicion after this battle.

"Is this cruel?" Ying Zifei shook his head and said, "The people of Heibingtai took over these industries. In the future, they will have spare energy to help the people who can be helped, which is better than letting the powerful people of Zhao enjoy themselves."

"Do you think I will believe it?" Hei Bai Xuan Jian did not think that Ying Zifei had this purpose. Ying Zifei smiled and said, "You don't have to doubt this."

"Of course, after this, a group of people in Zhao State will unite to become a huge force. This force will cooperate with some of the powerful people in Zhao State, but will also be enemies with some of them."

“Haha, in the future, we only need to find a suitable partner in the Zhao court. This network will only penetrate more and more into every corner of Zhao State to prepare for the future.”

(End of this chapter)