When He Lanzhong heard the news that his father suddenly vomited blood and died from his facial features, he turned pale with shock. "What did you say, my father... died? When did it happen!"
"Two nights ago, my subordinate got the news and immediately rushed here overnight to inform His Highness!" The subordinate who was kneeling in the tent had a dusty face and bloodshot eyes. He had not slept for two days and two nights. "
Please, Your Highness, move your troops back to the court immediately!"
"Your Highness, you must not!" After hearing that man's advice to He Lanzhong to return to the court, Xue Qingsong immediately stood up from his seat, "Tomorrow is the opportunity to send troops as agreed with Dali. At this time, if His Highness leaves, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?
?!"
"What do you know!" One of He Lanzhong's trusted lieutenants also stood up, "Are Phoenix City and Dali as important as the throne of Xixia? The fourth prince He Lanxiao has always been extremely dissatisfied with His Highness being crowned prince. If this time
, If His Highness the Crown Prince does not return in time to preside over important events, I am afraid that he will seize the opportunity to seize the throne of Xixia. Do you want His Highness the Crown Prince to ruin the entire country of Great Xia for your revenge plan for the second lady?!"
Xue Qingsong naturally understood this, but at this time, how could he let He Lanzhong leave, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very powerful. As long as he persists for a few more days, he can capture Phoenix City. With this fertile plain in hand, you can
Are you afraid that you can't compete with He Lanxiao?!"
There was a horse on both sides, one side supported He Lanzhong to return to the court immediately, and several lieutenants stood with Xue Qingsong and suggested that He Lanzhong take Phoenix City and then seize the throne. He Lanzhong couldn't help but hesitate.
At this moment, there was a sudden chaotic sound outside, and someone was heard shouting, "Hurry up and put out the fire, the warehouse is on fire!"
When He Lanzhong and others heard this, they were all frightened and ran out of the tent in panic. They saw the northwest corner of the camp, where the warehouse was, blazing with flames. Half of the sky was reflected in bright red.
"You bastard, what are you doing standing still? Put out the fire quickly!" He Lanzhong shouted angrily.
The weather is dry, and the warehouse is filled with flammable materials such as hay and grain. How to put out the fire?!
In less than half an hour, everything in the warehouse had been reduced to ashes. A deputy general ran over with his face covered with soot and knelt in front of He Lanzhong, "Your Highness, all the food and grass have been burned!"
The sudden fire even burned He Lanzhong's confidence. How could he fight without food?
Gritting his teeth, He Lanzhong ordered bitterly, "Send my order and the three armies will prepare and return to Xixia overnight!"
In the distance, behind the tent, an old man with a hunched back turned his face with satisfaction, quietly flew up, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.