Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home

Chapter 2257: A Freak Combination

Everyone in the Sun family shared the same opinion and wanted to intervene. However, for some reason, the second prince stubbornly refused to agree.

He was desperately praying for his ancestors and God to bless Shao Yunduan so he could win! If he hadn’t known that the Sun family would never agree, he would have sent troops to help Shao Yunduan himself.

After all, he was the emperor and had always given the Sun family enough respect. This time, he insisted on his decision, and the Sun family had to comply. Otherwise, wouldn’t they be showing disrespect to the ruler?

Not everyone in the Sun family was foolish. Old General Sun, at least, had realized that the Sun family’s increasing arrogance and disdain for the emperor had already dissatisfied many officials. Although these ministers didn’t dare speak out openly, there were many complaints in private.

If the Sun family continued this way, they would eventually cause trouble.

It was a pity they couldn’t take advantage of Huaixi, but it was beneficial to let Shao Yunduan and the third prince weaken each other. This way, the Sun family could manage both regions more effectively in the future.

Old General Sun then said, “Listen to the Emperor this time. Splitting up our forces is a big mistake. Focus on the fourth prince first and try to take back the capital as soon as possible to eliminate the traitors!”

This statement provided the Sun family a way out, and the second prince heaved a sigh of relief.

Sun Pu was very unhappy. He, of course, wanted to take advantage of the situation!

In his view, Shao Yunduan was insignificant. Guarding a small place like Huaixi, Shao Yunduan could be easily defeated by a strong force.

Sun Pu couldn’t understand why his father insisted on not engaging Shao Yunduan. He didn’t believe Shao Yunduan was even worthy of being considered a significant opponent.

Sun Pu even requested to lead a team of twenty to thirty thousand men to attack Huaixi, seize the province for the Emperor, and avenge his previous humiliation. However, the second prince rejected his request without hesitation, and his father did not agree either. Sun Pu had no choice but to give up, resentful and frustrated.

However, he was resentful of the second prince and filled with complaints and contempt. Achieving anything significant seemed too difficult for the emperor!

The emperor was lucky to have the support of the Sun family. Otherwise, how could he compete for power in the world…

No one expected that the war between Huaixi Province and the Su family would last from the beginning of April to the end of the year.

Since Su Huai’s group submitted to the third prince, they had been able to clean up various places in Jiangnan very smoothly. Even those who resisted stubbornly were quickly defeated under their violent and powerful attacks.

But this time, they met their match in Jinhua City.

They could not gain any advantage against Zheng Sangge.

With Shao Yunduan’s full support, they lacked neither supplies nor weapons, making it impossible for the enemy to conquer the city with brute force as before.

Not only did they fail to take down Jinhua City in one swift move, but they were also tricked by Zheng Sangge and forced to retreat 50 miles.

Zheng Sangge seized the opportunity to repair a temporary military fortress and pushed the defense line forward by 20 miles. Although the repairs were temporary, they effectively stopped the Su family’s attacks.

Naturally, Su Huai was not about to admit defeat so easily. Losing this round only heightened his competitiveness and ruthlessness.

Both sides exchanged fierce blows, and the battle grew abnormally intense.

Initially, both sides believed the war would end in a month at most. But when everyone came back to their senses and recalculated, they realized more than two months had passed.