Chapter 239: The Encirclement
Ten days later, the vanguard of the Tushan Clan approached Sifang City. Speaking of Chishui Fenglong's military campaign to encircle and suppress the enemy, the situation was truly somewhat awkward.
On the one hand, Cang Xuan had not issued a public decree in the imperial court commanding him to suppress the Chenrong Army. Therefore, in the eyes of the court officials, this military action looked more like Chishui Fenglong being overzealous for military glory and volunteering himself, while His Majesty simply could not refuse him and maintained an ambiguous stance. Consequently, Cang Xuan did not assign any regular troops to him, dispatching only Yujiang and Chishuixian to serve as his vanguard. Yet, no matter how one looked at these two vanguards, they seemed like overseers planted beside Chishui Fenglong, watching him on behalf of His Majesty.
Chapter 239