The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1731: Regroup and Rally

Training new soldiers is a tough job and thankless, but looking at it from another angle, Sun Cai taking this position means he’s out of danger. Ye Shikai was once the commander of the Chu army, commanding up to two hundred thousand men at the most. Shangguan Jian, Man Cang, and Wan Qi Yuan were entrusted with significant responsibilities, naturally having many loyal generals. They were all loyal to Ye Shikai. Since his ’betrayal,’ these generals have lost their backing, and although they’ve become quite low-key, Mi Wen wouldn’t keep them. Some minor leaders were demoted or transferred, and if they were generals with military power, they were directly assassinated, replaced by Mi Wen’s cronies. This way, she could fully control the entire army.

"Sir, our old brothers from before have all lost power and are living on tenterhooks every day. If the lord eyes us, we’ll be in trouble." As the saying goes, new officials impose three fires, perhaps Ye Shikai’s military prestige was too great before, so Mi Wen used such swift and decisive means.

"Then I’ll tell you something." Xue San said gravely, "Mr. Ye is in trouble, will you help?"

"Of course I know Mr. Ye is in trouble. Not long ago, the lord personally led thirty thousand imperial guards out of the city, a grand spectacle. Linxiang is the heartland, even mountain bandits dare not linger here. What requires the lord to lead such a large force must be dealing with Mr. Ye. The next day, the army returned to the city, dragging thousands of corpses, Mr. Ye he..."

"Mr. Ye is fine; he’s in the government office."

"What, Commander Xue, you knew."

"Of course, I personally infiltrated to see him; Mr. Ye is unharmed."

"That’s great, as long as Mr. Ye is okay. Frankly, I was scared to death at the time; thousands of people died, how fierce must that battle have been."

"Sun Cai, do you know the current situation of General Shangguan and General Man?"

"Well... Commander Xue, please forgive me, I truly don’t know. For one, I’m just a village chief training new soldiers now. Secondly, this was an action by the lord’s imperial guard; no one dares to reveal anything about the outcome, and I can’t find out anything even if I tried."

"As for the rest of our brothers, they’re just minor officers now, trying to gather information is really beyond us."

"I understand, you’ve done your best," Xue San nodded and said. He had anticipated Mi Wen would act against these old brothers, but he didn’t expect her to be so ruthless. Perhaps Ye Shikai’s trusted confidants had long been silently watched by her, and now with him gone, Mi Wen is ’killing according to the list.’

"How many of our old brothers are left?" Xue San said flatly, referring to the members of their former squad, who were all carefully selected experts in intelligence gathering and assassination; he wanted to reassemble them to form an intelligence network.

"After the Nanyang Campaign and Ba Shu Campaign, there weren’t many left, and now with the lord’s suppression, there should be... maybe twenty or thirty."

"Twenty or thirty, that’s good, more than I thought," Xue San nodded, a trace of disappointment crossing his face.

"Commander Xue, do you want us to find General Shangguan and General Man?"

"Indeed."

"That’s great, I’ll gather them right away. Although it’s uncertain if they’ll all come, these old brothers have been holding in fire for a long time."

"Sun Cai, this time is different from before. If we succeed, our end might not be good, but if we fail, we’re all likely to lose our heads." Xue San hesitated and coldly said a few words. Ye Shikai can no longer be a general. In other words, even if they now serve Ye Shikai again, they won’t get their previous military positions. But if they fail, with Mi Wen’s wrath, their lives would be in jeopardy.

"Haha, Commander Xue, if I, Sun Cai, feared death, I wouldn’t have gone on missions with you before. Frankly, I’ve been feeling depressed these days; the lord is no wise ruler, while Mr. Ye is loyal and righteous. Rather than being a small village chief under her, I’d rather risk it."

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Twenty miles outside Linxiang City, in the village.

Shangguan Jian, Man Cang, and Wan Qi Yuan were discussing something in a room, with a few deputy generals and over twenty Hidden Guards by their side.

"Shangguan, waiting like this is not a solution. Hurry up and come up with an idea," Man Cang suddenly said. Shangguan Jian wore a worried expression. On the day of the fierce battle with the Chu army, Ye Shikai was captured. The remaining people fought desperately to rescue, but to no avail, the soldiers were almost all wiped out. To this day, only these people were left. Additionally, He Linghan insisted on seeing Mi Wen, and although the people advised her repeatedly, she couldn’t be persuaded, so they had to let her go.

"Old Ye is probably with Mi Wen now. I saw very clearly that day; she had someone take the unconscious Old Ye back. If there was nothing wrong with him, Mi Wen would likely keep him at the government office, which is most heavily guarded, and her residence is also inside, making it the hardest place for outsiders to enter."

"Currently, we are severely outnumbered; even a slight mistake would lead to irreversible consequences." Shangguan Jian had to be cautious. This village was not small, so the arrival of dozens of outsiders went unnoticed. Sir He was also settled here, but recently his condition had been very poor, clamoring to see He Linghan.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Everyone instinctively drew their weapons. If Mi Wen discovered their hiding place, it would certainly be razed to the ground.

"Shangguan, it’s Xue San, open the door quickly."

"What, Brother Xue San." Shangguan Jian walked to the window and peeked carefully.

"It’s really Xue San, open the door quickly," Shangguan Jian said excitedly. A Hidden Guard opened the door, and everyone was taken aback.

"Brother Xue San, it really is you, you’re... you’re alive." Shangguan Jian punched Xue San’s chest hard; his appearance lifted the group’s spirits significantly.

"Of course, those Qin armies couldn’t take my life." Xue San recounted his survival story to everyone. Surviving such a calamity surely brings good fortune, and Xue San’s sudden arrival made everyone feel a sense of a turning point in their situation.

"Therefore, the urgent task is to find Miss He’s whereabouts, then find a way to rescue her," Xue San said.

"In Linxiang City, besides the government office, the dungeon is the safest; it’s guarded by soldiers and prison guards. Without approval, no one can get close; Manager Chen was previously held there." Shangguan Jian analyzed, "She is very likely being held there."

"Then what are we waiting for, let’s hurry into the city." The impatient Man Cang was eager and could hardly wait.