Chapter Fifty-One: Choice

  "He Daoming, that old scoundrel, really knows how to calculate!" Jia Tianxiang said in a deep and mysterious tone: "You think you can bully me, Jia Tianxiang, because I have no sons or daughters? You want to take advantage of the situation to seize my fiefdom and occupy my Snowy Gold Mine? I...I..." From Jia Tianxiang's mouth shape, it was clear that the word 'I' was followed by a 'cunt', but his years of cultivation were not in vain. After holding back for half a day, he still couldn't spit out the word 'cunt'.

  Jia Tianxiang has no children? Qian Buli gave Jia Tianxiang a weird look with his eyes, and then quickly turned to another place. As someone who came from modern society, Qian Buli's first reaction was: This guy's body won't have some unspeakable disease, will it?!

  "Actually, Snowy City is secondary, the main thing is the gold mine." Qian Buli said slowly: "If you want to increase your strength, you must seize military power. If you want to seize military power, you need capital. The gold mine in Snowy City is a must-have for them!"

  Everyone fell silent, and their eyes were all focused on Qian Buli. In the face of this precarious situation, they felt at a loss for what to do. Perhaps only the legendary Great Emperor could break the deadlock... Qian Buli was their confidence, their foundation!

  "If... I'm not mistaken, there's still one more person within their design." Qian said quietly while looking at the map with a sideways glance.

  "Who?" Ji Sheng's emotions raised her eyebrows.

  "Your uncle, the main general of Jiaji Pass, Zheng Shuo." Qian Buli stretched out his hand and gently patted Ji Shengqing's shoulder: "Don't be too nervous, this is just their plan. As long as I'm here, their conspiracy won't succeed!"

  Jia Tianxiang hesitated for a moment: "General Tong's words make sense. If Jamukha really captured the prince, whether he was dead or alive, Jamukha would have a way to lure Zheng Shuo out of the pass and engage in a decisive battle!"

  However, calculating it this way... Qian Buli's body suddenly paused: "There is one person who is worth suspecting."

  "Who is it?"

  "Jia Zhongguan's position is second only to Zheng Shuo's deputy general, and only he can get the command power in a legitimate way after Zheng Shuo's death."

  "That leaves only Xia Yande." Jia Tianxiang pondered for a moment before saying, "But he's been following Zheng Shou for many years, is it possible?"

  "Blind? What a great name!" Qian Buli smiled: "There's nothing impossible in this world, and the older people get, the more they fear death, can't stand being threatened... Count, no need to glare at me, I'm not talking about you."

  Jia Tianxiang smiled wryly and shook his head, at this moment, he had no mood to quarrel with Qian Budou.

  "It's really dangerous... it's really dangerous!" Qian Buli opened his eyes, murmuring: "Shouldn't we think of a way to escape?"

  "I don't believe it, Wei Chi Feng dare to openly lay a hand on us!" Ji Sheng stood up in anger: "I'll wait for him here, let's see what tricks he has!"

  "He won't openly hurt you." Qian shook his head: "But...my head can't be guaranteed."

  "He dares!!" Ji Sheng's anger grew: "You, who defeated Zha Muhe three times, are the hero of my country, Ji Zhou. How dare he lay a hand on you?!"

  "I can't gamble my own future on whether or not Wei Chi Feng Yun dares to come up." Qian Bu Li smiled and said: "There's a saying, don't know if you've heard it before - 'Desiring to add crime, what worry is there no words?' We used nearly three thousand troops to resist Zha Mu He's one thousand imperial guards, but we didn't capture Zha Mu He, instead we let him escape. This is already a crime."

  "But... we were defeated by Sakamoto's Imperial Guards at the Battle of Sekigahara!"

  "He just can't see our efforts, who can do anything to him?" Qian Bu Li waved his hand: "When the time comes, I'll be charged with a crime of being incompetent in battle and delaying military operations, which one of you can help me? Or simply say that I'm colluding with foreign countries... Hehe!"

  "What should we do then? Just sit and wait for death?" Jia Tianxiang's mood was originally very anxious, but he found that Qian Buli's eyes were flashing with confident light, his heart suddenly calmed down.

  "I'm not that kind of person." Qian's smile on his face became even more cheerful: "I have a habit, when I know someone wants me to die, I will think of ways to make him die first! At this time, I will never be polite!"

  "What's your solution?" Ji Shengqin's words lifted everyone's spirits, and several pairs of eyes focused on Qian Buli.

  "According to Du Bing's information, Wei Chi Feng Yun and Ji Sheng Lie are leading a light cavalry to reinforce Lian Cheng Pass urgently. Since it's an urgent reinforcement, I think they must be very careless in terms of scouting, after all, this is the territory of the Ji Zhou Kingdom. Hmm... what do you think if we mobilize our entire army to set up an ambush on Wei Chi Feng Yun's必经之路 and annihilate their light cavalry in one fell swoop?"

  The people in the field were all stunned, even the cunning and treacherous Jia Tianxiang had his mouth agape, completely unaware that a thread of saliva was flowing down from the corner of his mouth.

  Qian Buli looked around in a circle and burst out laughing: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I was just joking, I really didn't think it would scare you all like this."

  Jia Tianxiang was the first to come to, and he smiled wryly as he wiped his mouth with his sleeve: "Commander, you... shouldn't make this kind of joke, this is... rebellion!!"

  "I do have a way, but before that, I need to clarify a few things." Qian Buli's expression turned serious. The rebellious words he spoke earlier were intentional, as he was probing, because Qian Buli had a feeling that he would eventually engage in a life-and-death battle with Wei Chiyun and Ji Shenglie! But the timing is still far from ripe, Qian Buli silently sighed to himself.

  "What do you want to clarify?" Jia Tianxiang's expression also became serious.

  "Loyalty!" Qian Buli's gaze turned to Du Bing: "Du Bing, you also know that our current situation is extremely critical. If you want to quit our camp now, I won't blame you. But if you betray us halfway, I will deal with you in the most ruthless manner! Make your choice!"

  Du Bing was so frightened that his body shook violently: "G...General, what do you mean? Withdraw? Are you kidding me! No, no! I won't withdraw! I'd rather die than withdraw!" Although they hadn't been together for long, Du Bing had already deeply admired Qian Buli's strategic mind and was willing to follow him. Death? As a general, would he be afraid of death?