Chapter 30 Conquer
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your promotion!" Xu Huang knelt down on the ground excitedly.

Wang An smiled slightly, raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite, this is what you deserve."

Then he looked at Chen Huaian again, and said with a slight smile: "Huaian, this group of thieves actually dared to attack the state capital. They are so lawless and hateful. I plan to send troops to wipe out these people. What do you think?"

Chen Huaian hesitated for a moment and said, "These bandits should be wiped out, but there is only one way up the mountain and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We don't have many people. If we attack by force, I'm afraid... even the elite Black Armor Guards won't be able to gain any advantage."

"Of course it can't be a violent attack," Wang An waved his hand and said, "I am not that stupid."

"What does the prince mean?" Chen Huaian was a little puzzled. The bandits he had just interrogated said it very clearly that Crescent Mountain was surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and there was only one way up the mountain, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

It seems that there is no better way than to attack by force.

However, Wang An did not answer him directly, but only asked: "I just want to ask you, if I want to send troops to suppress the bandits, are you willing to lead the Black Armor Guards to follow me?"

After Wang An finished speaking, he stared at Chen Huaian's eyes.

Regardless of whether it is Chen Huaian or the Black Armor Guards, they are all Cao Meng's men in the final analysis. If the Crescent Mountain bandits had not attacked Baicheng, Wang An could have slowly won people over with his virtue.

But now the situation is urgent. As soon as Wang An took office, bandits attacked the city. If he cannot give an explanation to the people of Baicheng, he will probably quickly lose the support of the people.

Add to that the pressure of the barbarians during the autumn harvest, and I’m afraid that half of the people in the city will run away before the barbarians invade.

Therefore, Wang An had to force Chen Huaian to express his position immediately. If he could not use him for his own benefit, he should make plans early.

Chen Huaian looked conflicted. After all, the military order he received from Cao Meng was to prioritize protecting Cao Yunmeng. He was just wearing the guise of Prince Xin's Guard.

But if he resisted Wang An's order at this time, he would probably fall out with Wang An immediately.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Huaian felt that he could agree to Wang An first. At worst, if Wang An asked them to attack the bandit camp by force, he could find some excuses to refuse.

In short, he only had about a hundred black-armored guards under his command, and he would never watch them go to their deaths.

After thinking it through, Chen Huaian clasped his fists and accepted the order: "Your Highness has given the order, and I will obey it!"

"Okay, you will know how correct this decision is today." Wang An nodded and looked at Xu Huang again.

Without waiting for Wang An to ask, Xu Huang already understood what Wang An wanted to ask, and immediately said excitedly, "These bandits from Crescent Moon Mountain killed my fellow villagers and disturbed my hometown. Even if Your Majesty doesn't say anything, I will also ask for your permission to kill the enemies!"

"Very good, you two will lead your soldiers to eat and rest, and we will take action tonight!" Wang An nodded.

"So fast?" Chen Huaian was a little surprised. In his opinion, even if they wanted to retaliate against the thieves in Crescent Mountain, they would need some time to prepare, not to mention that they didn't have many people to begin with.

If we act hastily, it would be tantamount to seeking death.

"My Lord, do we need to plan this more carefully?"

Wang An shook his head, "I have already made up my mind. Tonight is the auspicious day to wipe out the bandits!"

After saying this, he stood up and went to the South Prison.

Chen Huaian sighed, and made up his mind that if Wang An insisted on having his Black Armor Guards attack Crescent Mountain, he would have no choice but to disobey the order. Wang An came to the South Prison, and under the protection of the jailer, he came to a dark and narrow cell.

Wang An sat down on the stool brought to him by the jailer and looked through the bars at a curled up figure in the cell.

The figure sensed Wang An's arrival, stretched his body slightly, and turned towards Wang An.

The two stared at each other in the dim light for a long time, and the curled-up figure in the cell finally uttered a dry voice: "Do you think that if you lock me up here, I will betray the organization?"

Wang An shook his head and chuckled, "I heard that you, the specially trained assassins, are all tough. It's wishful thinking to get information from you."

"It's good that you know. Instead of locking me up here, it's better to give me a quick death." The figure in the cell was the killer Yu Nu.

"It's not difficult to give you a quick death," Wang An sneered, "but you were betrayed by your companions that day. Are you willing to die like that?"

Yu Nu struggled, and the cell fell into a long silence.

Wang An knew immediately that this sentence hit the nail on the head for Yu Nu, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "From what I heard from your conversation, it seems that you two are sisters?"

"I never thought that our friendship would be undone in such a critical moment. I feel so sorry for you! If I were you, even if I had to die, I would find those sisters and ask them why I betrayed them and why I betrayed you. What about you?"

Yu Nu finally made a move and sneered, "Your Highness Prince Xin, if you came here just to tease me, it's a bit boring."

Wang An laughed and said, "Miss, you are wrong. I am not that bored."

"If you are willing to work for me, not only will I spare your life and grant you wealth and glory, I will also promise you that if I have the chance in the future, I will let you ask your fellow apprentice sisters in person why they betrayed you. Have you really forgotten the friendship we have had for so many years?"

"You want to recruit me?" Yu Nu was slightly surprised, and then she realized what Wang An was up to. She sneered, "Your Highness Prince Xin is so brave. Aren't you afraid that I will betray you?"

Wang An shook his head and said, "Of course I am worried, but if the girl really does this, it will be tantamount to seeking her own death."

"Do you have the confidence to kill me?" Yu Nu said sarcastically, "Don't forget that I am an assassin. I don't need to kill you, I just need to escape."

"Escape? Where to escape to?" Wang An chuckled: "Do you think Wang Qianqiu and your so-called organization will let you go?"

"The eldest prince of the current dynasty hired assassins to assassinate Prince Xin. Do you think they will let this leak out?"

Yu Nu was speechless.

Wang An stood up and said softly, "Work for me, and I will not treat you unfairly."

"You only have this one chance. If you refuse, you will die in this prison. You will never have the chance to find your sisters and ask them why they betrayed you."

"It's better to live a miserable life than to die, right?"

After a moment of silence, Yu Nu said coldly: "Everyone says that His Royal Highness Prince Xin is cowardly and incompetent, but in fact, those who think so are the stupidest."

"Thank you for the compliment. I still have many unexpected things waiting for you to discover." Wang An chuckled.

(End of this chapter)