Chapter 4116 The Day of Decisive Battle
The only variable is that the emperor will come out within these eight days, but this possibility is very small.
Su Chen left the hall and saw Song Xing still lying on the ground outside the hall. Su Chen smiled and walked over.
Song Xing's eyes were spitting fire. This guy actually left so openly?
He, the captain of the imperial guards, was beaten for nothing?
Where is the face of the royal family?
But now no one cares about this. If Su Chen is to be handed over, then is it necessary to care about such a small matter?
Su Chen returned to his residence and just acted as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, someone came to visit.
The visitor was the sixth prince Jiang Chan.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your righteous words today."
Su Chen thanked him first.
The Sixth Prince waved his hand and said, "As a prince, how can I weaken the dynasty's momentum? My father has been strong all his life, and it is absolutely impossible for him to succumb to the tyranny of the Jiuchen Dynasty, so I am just telling the truth."
Su Chen nodded. It is true that the other party did just tell the truth, but telling the truth is often not an easy thing. Too many times, under pressure and temptation, people unconsciously say things against their will.
"I still have to thank your highness."
Su Chen said.
The Sixth Prince nodded and said, "But the current situation is very serious. The strength of the Jiuchen Dynasty is indeed very strong. If a war breaks out, our dynasty will surely lose. But this matter has nothing to do with you. The enemy is strong and we are weak. Even if you don't do this, the Jiuchen Dynasty will attack sooner or later."
It must be said that the Sixth Prince saw it clearly. Unlike Master Duan, who was only concerned with personal revenge, he didn't know that even if Su Chen was handed over, it would only open the prelude to the invasion of the Jiuchen Dynasty.
Not only the Sixth Prince, but also the Third Prince is the same. At least in terms of brains and scheming, they are incomparable to ordinary people.
"If the emperor cannot come out of retreat within nine days, then when the war breaks out, we must be prepared."
The Sixth Prince looked at Su Chen with a serious expression.
"What preparation?"
Su Chen asked.
"If the emperor cannot come out of retreat in time, we will lose this battle."
The Sixth Prince said, "But we can't fight with one-track mind. If that happens, the main force of the Black Moon Dynasty will be destroyed. Therefore, we need to preserve our living strength."
Su Chen raised his eyebrows. What does the Sixth Prince mean by this?
"When the war starts, you will leave with me. I have already made some arrangements. Even if the dynasty is in chaos, it can rise again."
The Sixth Prince said again.
Su Chen looked at the Sixth Prince with surprise. Does this mean to be a deserter?
The Sixth Prince smiled slightly: "Those who achieve great things are not particular about small matters. This king does not want to see people suffer, but if it is unavoidable, we must not go forward knowing that we will die. At least we must preserve the strength worth preserving."
Su Chen understood that the Sixth Prince in front of him had ambition and ability, but he was not a benevolent ruler with the world in mind, but a hero waiting for an opportunity.
A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of people. The Sixth Prince only cares about his own imperial ambitions. In his eyes, only "valuable people" are worth protecting. As for how many sacrifices will come with it, it is not within his consideration.
To cooperate with such a person, you must be extremely careful, otherwise you don't know when you will be sold out.
In the eyes of the Sixth Prince, people are divided into three, six, nine levels, and are arranged according to value. If there is no value, you will be sacrificed, and valuable people may also be sacrificed because of greater value.
At this moment, Su Chen decided that he would never board the Sixth Prince's ship anyway. He didn't want to be cheated one day.
"I believe the situation will not deteriorate to this extent."
Su Chen smiled faintly.
"Optimism is a good thing, but blind optimism may be detrimental to yourself."
The Sixth Prince patted Su Chen on the shoulder, "Think about it carefully, I am still looking forward to cooperating with you and conspiring for a great cause."
Su Chen smiled, he did not want to break up with the Sixth Prince, but he could not have a deeper contact.
If you are on different paths, you cannot work together.
"I will go back first, you think about it carefully."
The Sixth Prince turned and left.
Letting Su Chen think about it twice in a row shows that he still values Su Chen very much.
Unfortunately, Su Chen has decided not to cooperate with him.
Smiled and watched the Sixth Prince leave.
Time passed day by day, Su Chen was still forbidden to leave the White Dragon Academy, and the atmosphere in the imperial capital was getting more and more tense.
The deadline given by the Jiuchen Dynasty was getting closer and closer, but those bigwigs still had not made a final decision, and the Black Moon Emperor had been in seclusion.
If the Jiuchen Dynasty army pressed on, how to resist?
The timid ones were ready to move their families, or at least run to the mountains to avoid this disaster.
People were panicking, and the Black Moon Emperor did not show up. Everyone felt that they had lost their backbone and confidence.
Su Chen was calm and composed. He practiced and studied the Dao of Dan and the Dao of Formation. His days were extremely fulfilling.
In this way, eight days passed.
The bigwigs held another meeting, but this time they did not call Su Chen to go.
It is said that at the meeting, only the third prince and several other princes insisted on going to war, while the military, Prime Minister He, and Grand Tutor Duan were all strongly opposed.
In the early morning of the next day, the decision was finally made.
Fight!
Su Chen didn't know how those princes persuaded the four generals and the prime minister. He guessed that it might be that whoever had the bigger fist would listen to him, because several princes had reached the middle level of the Nirvana Realm. It was certainly not difficult to "persuade" the four generals and the prime minister.
Once the war was decided, they would mobilize in full force to prepare for the invasion of the Jiuchen Dynasty.
Su Chen was also informed that he would join the army and lead the troops.
Su Chen had no objection to this. Although the invasion of the Jiuchen Dynasty was not caused by him, he was also the fuse of this war. It was not too much to join the war, and he had planned to do so.
Su Chen was a little excited and wanted to experience the power of the Jiuchen Dynasty army.
The noble children of the imperial capital were also mobilized. Most of them were students of the White Dragon Academy, and there were also high-level Tongli Realm who had graduated from the academy long ago. They were the backbone of the fight against the Jiuchen Dynasty.
Most people were pessimistic, but they also held a glimmer of hope, that is, their emperor would come out of retreat and turn the situation around by himself.
Otherwise, everyone's resistance would just be a waste of life. Even if they could withstand the Jiuchen Dynasty for a day or ten days, could they withstand it for a month or a year?
The students of the White Dragon Academy gathered in the academy square. The four generals would come to mobilize them and then rush to the front line.
When Su Chen arrived, he immediately received many hateful looks.
In the eyes of many people, it was Su Chen's fault that they were standing here. And once they went to the battlefield, most of them might not be able to come back.