ctnovel Chapter 39 The General cut off one of Gu Xiaoxiao's hands
Chapter 39 The General cut off one of Gu Xiaoxiao's hands
"What did you say?" Gu Suyue laughed angrily. "Am I an idiot? You dare to be stubborn even when you're about to die?"
"I'm stubborn? I think you're the one who's stubborn!" Wan'er's eyes were full of disdain. "Do you think His Majesty would be stupid enough to sit here personally and wait for you to arrest him? I only brought out the imperial carriage, and you foolishly believed that His Majesty was sitting inside... Tell me, if you're not a fool, who is?"
"What do you mean by that? You're saying... you only brought the imperial carriage with you? Gu Xiaoxiao... wasn't even with you?"
Although he had a premonition when he saw the imperial carriage was empty, he still froze on the spot when he actually heard it from Wan'er.
Because at this moment, Prince Su, Gu Suyue, had to consider a problem: if Gu Xiaoxiao wasn't in this army, then what if, while he was leading his troops to slaughter this female army, there was a contingent of imperial troops led by Gu Xiaoxiao, who might cooperate with this female army to attack his Western Frontier army from behind...
Even if the final victory still belongs to Prince Su, it is foreseeable that his Western Frontier Army will suffer heavy losses. When that time comes, will his remaining Western Frontier Army still be able to intimidate the armies in the capital?
Fortunately... no such army launched a surprise attack on us at that time!
However, what Prince Su, Gu Suyue, did not know was that at this moment, Emperor Gu Xiaoxiao was in the real world, and Gu Xiaoxiao and General Huo Zhong had just had a conflict, which ended with Huo Zhong's victory!
"His Majesty!"
Huo Zhong, who held a sword to Gu Xiaoxiao's neck, had bloodshot eyes.
"Didn't you just promise me you wouldn't act without my permission?"
"If that's the case, why did you issue an edict to stop me from mobilizing troops to join forces with the army at the front to attack the Western Frontier army from both sides? And even risked a bloody battle with me?"
"You have the ruthlessness to strike me with your sword, so why don't you have the courage to lead an army against Prince Su?"
"Or does Your Majesty believe that I am merely joking and will not actually kill Your Majesty, while Prince Su... truly dares to kill Your Majesty?"
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Looking at the cold expression on General Huo Zhong's face, Gu Xiaoxiao chuckled awkwardly.
"General, I...I believe in your loyalty!"
"I believe the Grand General will not do anything to me!"
"As for the current disrespectful behavior, it's just a case of 'deep love and strict discipline'!"
"Moreover, General, I truly believe that what happened just now was an excellent opportunity—while the Western Frontier Army was focusing all its attention on the female soldiers and slaughtering them, we seized the chance to break out of the palace gates and then gather troops from across the land to defend the emperor..."
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"His Majesty!"
General Huo Zhong angrily interrupted Gu Xiaoxiao's explanation.
"That's the women's army you poured your heart and soul into, the one you insisted on building despite pressure from many ministers!"
"Are you just going to stand by and watch your hard work... the hard work that created the perfect conditions for your pincer attack, be completely slaughtered by the Western Frontier Army?"
"Look at those female soldiers who, even as they were being slaughtered, would still bite the enemy. Can you really bear to ignore their sacrifice?"
"Your Majesty...do you even have a heart left?!"
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At this moment, General Huo Zhong was in tears:
"Previously, when I laid an ambush, you moved all the hidden troops away!"
"Just now, I wanted to join forces with the female soldiers to launch a pincer attack on the Western Frontier army, but you preferred to fight me directly rather than send troops!"
"Your Majesty, I must ask you this: do you intend to be the emperor of my Great Liang, or the elder brother of Prince Su?"
"Given everything that has happened before, it's hard for me not to wonder where Your Majesty's heart truly lies...?"
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Faced with General Huo Zhong's accusations, Emperor Gu Xiaoxiao's expression turned grim: "Could it be... that the General suspects me of deliberately suffering defeat and intentionally allowing Prince Su to run rampant in the capital?"
"Isn't that so?" General Huo Zhong stared coldly at Emperor Gu Xiaoxiao.
"I am the Emperor of Liang. How could I deliberately lose a battle? How could I deliberately allow Prince Su to run rampant in the capital? This is utter nonsense!" Gu Xiaoxiao felt extremely wronged, more wronged than Dou E.
General Huo Zhong didn't bother to determine whether Gu Xiaoxiao was truly aggrieved or feigning it; he had something more important to do right now!
This was because General Huo Zhong believed that after wasting the two opportunities of ambush and pincer attack, there was one last chance to defeat the Western Frontier Army of Prince Su!
However, in order to prevent Gu Xiaoxiao from causing any more trouble, General Huo Zhong decided that he had to let Gu Xiaoxiao know his determination, so that she wouldn't think that he was a loyal subject and wouldn't take action against him!
However, to Huo Zhong's surprise, before he could decide whether to cut off one of His Majesty's fingers or one of his toes to intimidate him, Gu Xiaoxiao unexpectedly spoke up again, seemingly unafraid of death:
"General, I really think we should run!"
"As long as we escape the palace, with so many civilians outside providing cover, the Western Frontier army will absolutely not be able to catch us... unless Prince Su is ruthless enough to slaughter all the civilians along the way!"
"But... this is, after all, the capital of the Great Liang Dynasty. The ordinary people on the street, who knows what kind of relationship he might have with certain powerful figures? If Prince Su slaughters too many, it might cause all the powerful figures to resist. When that happens, he can forget about being emperor!"
"Therefore, I dare say that as long as we can escape the palace, we will definitely be able to evade the pursuit of the Western Frontier army!"
"General, we..."
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh..."
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Suddenly, before she could finish speaking, Gu Xiaoxiao clutched her left wrist and cried out in a hoarse voice.
It turned out that General Huo Zhong had directly chopped off one of Gu Xiaoxiao's hands!
Originally, Huo Zhong was only considering whether to cut off his fingers or his toes...
If His Majesty were to cut off his finger, others would easily see that His Majesty was "disabled," and if someone were to investigate closely, it would easily expose his evil act of "bullying" His Majesty!
However, if His Majesty's toes were cut off, others would not be able to see his "disability." But Huo Zhong was worried about this because His Majesty might think that he, the Grand General, was still concerned about the impact and dared not put the matter out in the open, thus giving rise to other thoughts... That would be a very troublesome thing for Huo Zhong!
As a result, before he could decide whether to cut off Gu Xiaoxiao's finger or toe, Gu Xiaoxiao suddenly uttered words that could only be described as the whispers of a demon: "Use the people as hostages"...
Enraged, Huo Zhong recalled Gu Xiaoxiao's cunning actions in taking away the ambush troops and fighting him, and without restraint, he chopped off one of Gu Xiaoxiao's hands...