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Xiao Zheng and the Crown Prince are leading the Western Region Army and have already forced their way to the city gate of Chang'an, ready to attack at any moment.
The Tiger Flame Army, Imperial Guards, and the Royal Guards have long been ready and waiting.
You Xuanyao is holding the Tiger tally and summoning all the soldiers in the city.
He walked up the high city wall, overlooking the densely packed enemy forces outside the city, then found the figure of Xiao Zheng and smirked mockingly, "Xiao Zheng, with such a small army, do you really think you can conquer Chang'an?"
Xiao Zheng, who was over fifty years old, was no longer the hot-blooded youth he once was.
Hearing You Xuanyao's provocation, he just smiled indifferently, "I've heard that General You has been undefeated on the battlefield for many years, surpassing even General You Yan of the past. Looking at today's battle, General You seems full of confidence as well."
Xiao Zheng mentioned his father You Yan for no reason, causing You Xuanyao to squint his eyes involuntarily. But he wasn't so easily swayed, and continued, "Your Highness, you can't win this battle. Why sacrifice so many lives? If you surrender now, perhaps I can plead with the Emperor to spare your life."
Before Xiao Zheng could respond, a soldier suddenly ran up.
"General, someone has delivered a note mentioning the madam. It must be delivered into your hands."
Mentioning Yang Qingge?
You Xuanyao's heart suddenly felt a wave of unease as he took the note and unfolded it, only to see one sentence written on it—
"General You Yan died because of Xiao Zheng's sneak attack. Yang Qingge is in my hands. I will exchange him for Xiao Zheng's head. I'll be waiting for you at Lanxiang square. Xiao Rong stays."
Seeing You Xuanyao's sudden dark expression, Cang Shen stepped forward: "General, what's wrong?"
You Xuanyao didn't answer, but directly drew the fiery red sword from his waist, pointing it straight at Xiao Zheng: "Did you kill my father?"
Xiao Zheng paused for a moment, then reacted: "Did Xiao Rong tell you? I knew that kid had ulterior motives. I should have killed him long ago... It doesn't matter. Once I break through this city gate and kill you, it won't be too late to go and kill him too."
"Oh, by the way, do you want to know what You Yan looked like when he died? I've never seen him in such a miserable state. Now that I think about it, it still feels satisfying."
At this point, You Xuanyao had been completely consumed by anger, burning away all reason.
You Yan died in battle just 100 days after he was born. He has no memory of his father and only has a rough outline of him from his mother's stories as he grew up. As he grew older, he heard more and more rumors. Most of them said that You Yan made a mistake in judgment, causing the deaths of 100,000 soldiers, and he himself died without a complete corpse.
It is this kind of talk that led to You Xuanyao suffering humiliation from a young age. When the people from Gu Su pinned him to the ground and beat him, they would also insult You Yan, saying that their whole family was useless, blaming You Yan for causing the deaths of so many people, and saying that his son You Xuanyao did not deserve to stay in Chang'an. Until now, until this moment, he finally knew that his father died from a dirty plot!
He should have had a very happy childhood, should have been cherished and protected by his parents. If Xiao Zheng had not attacked You Yan, he would have been the respected son of a general, he would not have been humiliated by someone like Gu Su, and would not have been looked down upon by Prime Minister Yang, thus breaking his fate with Yang Qingge. You Xuanyao stared at Xiao Zheng, calculating how to make a fatal blow.
Cang Shen saw the contents on the note and immediately pressed You Xuanyao's hand, which was trembling with anger: "General, now is not the time for impulsiveness. Look at the soldiers behind you. They have flesh and blood, parents and families. Don't let your impulsiveness ruin so many people's homes!"
"And there's the madam. She's so clever, she won't easily get into trouble."
You Xuanyao gradually calmed down in Cang Shen's voice.
Yes, now is not the time for impulsiveness. Xiao Rong wrote this note to him perhaps to provoke him.
He tightened the long sword in his hand, his eyes gradually turning red.
"Soldiers, listen to my command - spare no one except the prince!"
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