The General Beyond the Gates Need Not Obey Every Imperial Command

After reading it, he let out a sigh of relief. The letter did not show a firm resolve to kill; it merely sought his opinion.

His first instinct was to urge them to stop. After all, preparations for negotiations had already been made here. If they pulled some unexpected move, most of the people in the Capital City would be cornered by the Song Kingdom, including the Gao Family.

Just as he was about to reply accordingly, he hesitated again. He rose and paced through the study, while Fan Zhuan's gaze followed him back and forth.

Still, Niu Youdao merely wanted his opinion. He had not asked him to speak from the Imperial Court's standpoint, nor had he told him to weigh his personal gains and losses. After much consideration, Gao Jiancheng decided to give an impartial reply. He had Fan Zhuan fetch fresh writing materials and drafted the letter himself.

"Six hundred thousand prisoners?" Luo Zhao asked in astonishment, seated on horseback amid the marching army.

After he had vomited blood in a fit of rage earlier, cultivators had treated him with their arts, and his body no longer had any major problems.

News had arrived from the Song envoy, Qian Liansheng, asking them to confirm whether six hundred thousand Song Kingdom prisoners really were in the Yan army's hands.

Since they were attacking the Yan Capital, they naturally had to keep watch on the situation within it. They had long since established contact with the Song envoy Qian Liansheng.

Qian Liansheng had sent word here to inquire for two reasons. First, Luo Zhao was directing the campaign and presumably knew the state of the fighting well. Second, Luo Zhao's forces had already drawn close to the Yan Capital, so the distance for communication was short and he