"Yes." The Ouchi guard responded and went down. Soon after, Catherine was brought up by a team of Ouchi guards.
Wu Nian's eyes lit up slightly. Although he had tens of thousands of beauties in his harem, there were only a handful of such beautiful girls, not to mention that this girl was full of exotic charm.
Wu Nian took a look at the princess, and the accompanying civil and military ministers just glanced at her and then changed their gaze.
Catherine's complexion was fine, but her image was a bit messy. She was wearing dirty Chinese and female clothes, and her body was a little smelly.
After she was caught, she was brought to Wu Nian non-stop.
Never had a bath.
She was a little surprised to see this scene, but she was not afraid. She held her head up bravely, like a proud white swan.
As a Slav, even if you are captured, even if you are dying, you cannot be timid or embarrassed.
"Ask her. Why was she captured? Ask her again if she knows the Slavic force layout and get useful information."
Wu Nian turned around and said to a civil servant beside him.
"Yes." The civil servant responded, then stepped forward and spoke fluent Slavic.
Catherine's eyes lit up slightly, but soon showed contempt, and she muttered a lot.
The civil servant's face looked a little ugly and he looked up at Wu Nian.
"What did she say?" Wu Nian frowned slightly and asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty. She said that she encountered the Han army while hunting and was captured by mistake. She said that as a Slav, she would not leak any information to the Han people."
"She also said." When the civil servant said this, it was really hard to say anything. He bent over and lowered his head and did not say anything further.
"What did you say?" Wu Nian frowned, probably knowing what he was saying.
"She also said that the Han people only deserve to be in the south of the Great Wall, being a low-class tortoise. They are an inferior nation destined to be conquered by the powerful Slavs. Now you rush out of the Great Wall without knowing your capabilities and come to die. Her father, the Grand Duke of Bavaria , will definitely defeat you. Avenge her. Then march straight into the Great Wall, conquer the entire Han Dynasty, and turn Han Dynasty into a big granary for the Slavs."
"Turn all Han people into serfs."
The civil servant's voice was slightly trembling. After finishing speaking, he lowered his head deeply and looked at his toes.
"This barbarian woman is actually uttering arrogant words." After hearing this, all the civil and military ministers present were filled with anger, their eyes were spitting fire, and Zhang Sheng's voice was trembling with anger as he cursed.
There was a "pop" sound. Wu Nian stepped forward, raised his hand and slapped Catherine down. After retracting his hand, he said to Zhang Sheng: "Why are you scolding her?"
"Take her down. Tell her. Let her wash my feet at night. What kind of Slavic princess is my slave here?"
"If she refuses, serve her with a whip. Beat her until she yields."
Wu Nian turned his head and said to a eunuch beside him.
"Yes." The eunuch trembled and responded hurriedly. His Majesty's eyes were so terrifying, as if he wanted to eat someone.
This was the first time I saw His Majesty with such a look in his eyes.
The country's name was Han, and its reign was Jianwu.
The nobility of the Han people in Wu Nian's heart is self-evident. Now this Yi woman is speaking arrogantly. He didn't kill her out of mercy.
It's just that her status as a princess is somewhat useful.
Wu Nian was an enemy of ten thousand people, and a slap was powerful and heavy. Catherine was immediately stunned as if she had been hit by a carriage. She sat on the ground, covering her cheeks, her head buzzing.
The cheeks were swollen and blood-red.
What a beauty, she's just an ugly woman.
Physical blows are another priority. Mainly mental. She has been spoiled, domineering and willful since she was a child. When has she ever been bullied like this?
This hateful man actually slapped me. Catherine reacted, her eyes filled with moisture, then stood up with a loud yell, and rushed forward, wanting to attack Wu Nian.
Wu Nian was not polite, his body sank and he punched hard.
A "touch" sound.
Wu Nian's fist, like a sandbag, hit Catherine's flat belly.
Catherine's eyes bulged, then the whites of her eyes appeared, and she fainted.
"Take it away." Wu Nian retracted his fist and said with a stern expression.
"Yes." The eunuch quickly went up and dragged Catherine away.
"It really puts this barbarian woman in a bad mood. When we conquer the Hetao, we will turn the local Slavs into slaves of the Han people."
Wu Nian's voice was like a jackal, full of cold and terrifying aura, and then he got on his horse vigorously, controlled the horse, and returned to the army.
"Set off."
"Drive!!!!" The followers quickly got on their horses and chased after him.
The Slavs defended dangerous positions, built fortifications, and deployed layers of defenses. The Han army's Northern Expedition road was cut off.
Pioneers Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun have no way out.
The various units of the Han army that followed dispersed and set up camps to confront the Slavs.
Wu Nian led Zhang Sheng and Wang Gui's 20,000 household guards to the front line and joined forces with Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun.
Outside the big tent. Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun led thousands of households under their command to line up on both sides to welcome the imperial driver.
"Uncle (Your Majesty)." Everyone bowed and saluted.
"No gift." Wu Nian raised his hands, and then said: "You have all worked hard. I will give you food and wine. Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun stay, and everyone else can go down."
"Yes." The thousands of households responded again and left in an orderly manner.
Wu Nian, accompanied by his ministers, entered the tent together with Zhang Zhen and Lu Yanxun. Wu Nian came to the main seat and sat down, raising his head and looking forward. Asked Zhang Zhen, who was standing on the left: "How is it? Do we have a chance to break through the Slavic defense line and attack the Xitao Plain?"
"Uncle. The Slavs' defense layout is very tight. Coupled with the strong quality of their soldiers, even if we lose 100,000 lives, we may not have a chance to capture Xitou."
Zhang Zhen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
Wu Nian's expression was extremely serious. He knew this boy's character and temper very well. He has said so, so there is definitely no way to go.
Still a little weaker. If you want to fight the Slavs, you will need the strength of the whole country, even millions of soldiers. Not only should we attack Hetao head-on, we should also attack Datong Prefecture from Yanmen Pass.
We also need to leave Gansu and attack Hetao from the west, or cut off the connection between Hetao and Slavic.
Currently I am still weak.
But there is no way.
Although a bit despicable. But compared with the national justice, it is nothing.
After Wu Nian thought for a while, he raised his head and said to Hojo Umasa: "Send someone to tell the Slavs and tell the Grand Duke of Bavaria."
"His daughter is in my hands. Give him a chance. We each send a hundred thousand troops to fight him. Otherwise, I don't know what I will do."
Bulldozing the Slavic fortifications was impossible.
But in the field battle, Wu Nian was full of confidence.
"Yes." Hojo Ushimasa bowed in response.
