C16

Seeing Great General's carefully chosen fifty thousand elite soldiers, Jun Ximo's calm face finally showed some ripples.

"Yuwen Guang, it's almost winter. Are you sure they can endure this winter?" He cast a cold glance at him, and an inexplicable pain arose in his heart.

The court treated his life like an ant. He didn't care because he had the ability to fight against adversity. But these people? What about these veterans? Can they survive?

"Please forgive me, Fourth Prince. This is the intention of the emperor and the officials. This subordinate is truly …" Yuwen Guang also knew that this would be difficult, but if the monarch wanted his subjects to die, what else could he say?

The reason why the Northern Desert had resisted the enemy this time, it was because they knew that they couldn't do it. The king of Northern Jin State, Tuoba Hong, had already conveyed his intentions to take back the city Mohe County that had been occupied by the Yan State back then.

Feng Cheng was Yuwen Guang's deputy general, he had been through hundreds of battles and couldn't be a match. How could Jun Ximo, a prince who had never been to a battlefield, be a match for him?

In fact, Jun Aotian already wanted to return the Mohe County back to Tuoba Hong after the second loss of his troops. He wanted to dispel the fear in the hearts of the people and had no choice but to take it head on. This way, he could send Fourth Prince, Jun Ximo, to this dangerous field.

Therefore, everyone in the palace and even the barracks knew that Jun Ximo was just a cannon fodder. If he won, he could preserve the city and let the mountains and rivers be stable. If he lost, he would just lose a son, and in the end, he would also give up the city for peace and stability.

Even though Yuwen Guang complained about this, he could only pretend that he didn't know. Everyone knew Jun Ximo's position in the palace, so no one dared to protect him.

Sometimes, being an official was just this helpless.

In fact, how could a smart person like Jun Ximo not know what his father meant? However, the only thing that happened when adversity struck was opportunity! Since he had already appeared, how could he not grasp the truth? He did not lead the troops to fight, but that did not mean he was incapable.

He cast a sidelong glance at Yuwen Guang and did not say anything else. He merely waved towards Yun Zhan, who was behind him.

"Fourth Prince!" Yun Zhan walked over with a sullen face, obviously angry. However, since Jun Ximo did not say anything, he did not dare to object.

"Transfer, lead the way."

"Fourth Prince, these people …" Yun Zhan looked back at the so-called fifty thousand soldiers. Their average age was at least forty-five hundred. Was this a soldier that could fight?

Yuwen Guang had chosen the elite soldiers to protect the capital, but sent these old, weak, and handicapped soldiers to the frontlines. Only Jun Ximo was able to smile off such a chilling action.

"Eh?" Jun Ximo's eyes turned cold and glared at him in displeasure.

"Yes sir!" Yun Zhan sighed and began to pick up the register.

Jun Ximo had his eyes fixed on the distant drill ground. There were soldiers training on the field, each move vigorous and vigorous. Jun Aotian was very smart, he had left all his elites in the capital. Even if there were people attacking, it would be enough to resist.

Thinking about how cruel he would be to her, Jun Ximo could still get hurt and feel pain under his indifferent mask.

After noon, the army left the camp. Jun Ximo didn't show any excitement in ordering the three armies. He was dressed in armor, and his black cloak made him look more handsome, but who knew the desolation behind his back.

Jun Aotian and a bunch of princes were standing on top of the city gate tower. Even Prime Minister Lian Jin had come. Everyone looked at him with fervent expressions, but it was not anticipation or heartache. They were just watching a good show.

Jun Ximo had never thought that he would be the focus of so many people in his life, on the road to his death. He could feel the cold within those burning eyes, and he could understand how excited they were in their hearts.

This was because even though he was not liked by others, he had the strongest ability in the Imperial Palace. On this point, no one on the city gate tower dared to deny it, so no one wanted him to rise.

Jun Yifeng hurried downstairs with a jar of wine in his arms and arrived in front of Jun Ximo. He glanced at him with a sigh, "Fourth brother, second brother will treat you to roast duck that's full of flowers when you return."

He asked the guard to pour two glasses of wine, one for him and one for himself. A trace of sorrow flashed past his eyes. But Jun Ximo still saw it. He understood his helplessness because in Jun Aotian's eyes, he was Evil Star while Jun Yifeng was just an idiot.

He smiled, raised his glass and downed it in one gulp, before cupping his hands in a heroic gesture, "Rest assured second brother, I will be back soon. Take care! "

"Sigh!"

Jun Yifeng nodded and did not dare to look at his cold and arrogant appearance. She watched him walk on as if she was watching him on his way to the Yellow Springs.

Jun Ximo galloped away on his horse. He didn't look back at anyone, not even his aloof father. He did not see that his slightly sorrowful eyes seemed to be moved for a moment.

He should actually love him, right?

The pain of love and hate. If it wasn't for the high expectations he had for him back then, he probably wouldn't have hated him so much now. It was the child of the woman he loved the most. How could he hate her so much? He did not understand himself.

The streets were bustling with activity as before. When the commoners saw the army pass by, they all stood aside with reverence as they watched them leave. Only they were sincere from the bottom of their hearts.