Chapter 1504: Chapter 1505 Assignment
An Jing felt a tremendous pressure: "Husband, what if I can’t manage to snipe one Great General at this city gate as you envisioned, and then go on to snipe another at that gate?"
Xiao Changyi replied: "What I mentioned is idealized. As long as you snipe one Great General at one city gate, it already counts as a significant achievement."
Upon hearing this, An Jing felt slightly relieved. She was fairly confident about sniping one Great General.
Xiao Changyi added: "Simultaneous feigned attacks on the four city gates are merely to draw the enemy’s forces, not to actually break through all four gates at once. If we manage to break one gate, it can be considered a grand victory."
Understanding that Xiao Changyi didn’t want her pressured, An Jing smiled and nodded: "I understand, Husband."
Ye Zhi asked: "Brother-in-law, then whom do I and the female soldiers follow?"
Xiao Changyi replied: "Follow Qiao Shouye; he used to be a Great General and excels in warfare. At that time, you should follow his command with the female soldiers."
Ye Zhi laughed: "You trust General Qiao so much? He used to be loyal to the Emperor of Chilin."
Xiao Changyi was silent.
Ye Zhi said no more. Actually, she admired Qiao Shouye quite a lot; being wholeheartedly for the people is truly rare. Were she Xiao Changyi, she’d also choose to trust Qiao Shouye.
An hour later, key leaders like Qiao Shouye, Qi Tengfei, and Liu Buli gathered in the tent of the Great General.
Xiao Changyi didn’t waste words and directly assigned tasks:
He takes the role of one party’s leading general, attacking the East Gate of the Imperial City of Chilin with Meng Zhuqing and others.
Qiao Shouye acts as another leading general, attacking the South Gate with Ye Zhi and the female soldiers. Trusted so much by Xiao Changyi, Qiao Shouye felt both moved and grateful, further convinced that his choice to surrender was correct.
Qi Tengfei serves as another leading general, attacking the West Gate with Qi Gaoda, Qi Weiwu, and others.
Liu Buli acts as another leading general, attacking the North Gate with Meng Lanqing, Gong Juese, and others.
Once the assignments were made, Xiao Changyi mentioned waiting for An Jing to assassinate the gate guarding Great General before attacking the city, which surprised everyone. They doubted An Jing could accomplish it alone, but since Xiao Changyi was the Great General, his word was military order—unyielding as a mountain, they had only to obey.
Xiao Changyi further stated that if An Jing hadn’t killed the gate guarding Great General, they would merely draw the enemy’s forces and shouldn’t attack the city.
Qiao Shouye, Qi Tengfei, and Liu Buli at once complied: "Yes, Great General!"
"You may go back and plan the city attack plans individually. Once you’ve planned, report to me, the Great General, so I can decide whether to attack the city in three days or in five days."
"Yes, Great General!"
After Qiao Shouye and others departed, only leaders attacking the East Gate remained in the tent. As the leading general for the East Gate, Xiao Changyi finally spoke again, elaborating on the plan he had already contemplated to attack the East Gate.
Upon hearing it, these leaders immediately clasped their fists: "Yes, Great General!" Military orders are as solid as a mountain, soldiers must obey commands.
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That night,
Liu Feifei returned from answering nature’s call, making her way to the tent housing the female soldiers, when she noticed several soldiers passing by Qi Tengfei’s tent. Qi Tengfei’s tent was brightly lit, and printed on the tent were numerous shadows, indicating Qi Tengfei was inside conversing with people.
Originally, Liu Feifei didn’t pay it much mind, assuming those soldiers were indeed Xiyun, patrolling the military camp. But as those soldiers passed before her, she noticed one soldier seemed unfamiliar yet somehow familiar.