These Tibetan soldiers were ordered to annihilate the Wei army trapped in the mountains. However, after entering the mountains, they followed the tracks left by the Wei people and chased after them. Each time, they were just about to catch up. They chased each other around in the mountains for half a month.

Not only were the ordinary soldiers becoming restless, but even the leading generals were starting to slack off. They thought that the mountains were short of food and clothing, and the few exits were all blocked by their own people. Unless those Wei people grew wings and flew away, they would not be able to escape no matter how hard they tried.

Therefore, they camped here for the past two days and did not rush to catch up with the Wei people.

Anyway, they brought enough food and supplies, so they patrolled the area every day, then drank and played drinking games. Life wasn't too bad.

When Xue Shen led his men to sneak in, he originally thought it would take a lot of effort, but when they arrived at the place, they found that the guards who were supposed to be on night duty were all drunk, lying unconscious on the ground with wine jars in their arms.

Seeing this, Xue Shen's eyes revealed a mocking look. After quickly and quietly dealing with the drunken Tibetan with his guards, he sneaked into the main tent.

As expected, there were no guards around the main tent, and the gates were wide open.

Xue Shen lifted the curtain and went in, where he saw a naked man lying on the couch, and a similarly naked, handsome man curled up beside the couch.

Xue Shen frowned, signaled to the guards to deal with the soldier, then bent down, picked up a wine jug, and poured the wine into the man's face.

The general was so drunk that he was completely unaware of the impending danger, and drunkenly scolded, "Don't disturb my sleep!"

Xue Shen chuckled, casually drew the sword from the other man's waist, and slapped his face hard with the cold blade.

His grip was quite strong, and the Tibetan general winced in pain, finally opening his eyes reluctantly. When his cloudy eyes met Xue Shen's, he hadn't quite reacted yet; his pupils were unfocused for a moment before suddenly contracting, and he habitually reached for the sword beside the bed.

But the sword was already in Xue Shen's hands, so he naturally couldn't find it.

Realizing the danger, the general tensed up, raising his hands in surprise and asking, "Who are you? How did you get in? I am the Third Prince's subordinate, here on official business. If you're looking to rob someone, don't pick the wrong sheep."

Xue Shen was dressed as a Tibetan at this time, and he subconsciously thought that Xue Shen was a bandit in the mountains, so he wanted to scare him away with his identity.

Upon hearing this, Xue Shen laughed and said, "As expected, it's the Third Prince."

When the general heard him mention the Third Prince in a contemptuous tone, he realized something was wrong. If they were just ordinary bandits, they wouldn't be so calm upon hearing the Third Prince's name.

He asked again, "Who exactly are you people?"

Xue Shen didn't answer, but casually placed a long sword against his neck: "What did the Third Prince send you here for?"

When the general heard him ask this question, he guessed that he was probably sent by the eldest or fourth prince. The other two noticed the third prince's actions and sent people to find out what was going on.

As long as it's not reinforcements from the Great Wei, there's nothing that can't be said.

He smiled ingratiatingly and said, "The Third Prince said that the generals of the Great Wei led their troops into the territory of Tibet and ordered us to lead troops to wipe them out. We had previously trapped the people in the mountains, but the Wei people are cunning and are hiding their true intentions. We are still searching in the mountains."

Upon hearing this, Xue Shen let out a long "Oh": "Why does the Third Prince want to annihilate the Wei people? Why is he doing it in secret?"

The general shook his head helplessly and said, "This, I don't know either. How dare I, as a subordinate, presume to guess the Third Prince's thoughts?"

Seeing that he couldn't get much out of him, Xue Shen sheathed his sword and asked in a friendly manner, "Where are those Wei people now? Do you have any reinforcements?"

The general found the question a bit strange, but since the other party had already sheathed his sword, it meant that his guess was correct—he was most likely someone sent by the eldest or fourth prince to gather information.

He hesitated and said, "Our men are guarding all the exits. The Third Prince said it would be best to capture the Wei people alive, or at least kill them all. So we sent three groups of people to search separately, about two thousand in total."

"As for the whereabouts of those Wei people, if I had known, I wouldn't have set up camp here. I would have captured them long ago and reported them to the Third Prince for credit."

Xue Shen nodded, and before the other party could react, he suddenly drew his sword and swiftly plunged it into the man's chest.

The general stared wide-eyed in disbelief, but could only manage a weak whisper: "Why..."

Xue Shen gave him a cold smile and said in the official language of the Great Wei Dynasty, "Because I am the Wei people's reinforcements that you mentioned."

The general stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his lips parted, and he died with his eyes wide open, unable to close them in peace.

Xue Shen sat down behind the desk, flipped through the pile of documents one by one, and found the other party's token and official seal. Only then did he have his guards change into the other party's clothes and go out to deliver the order: "After many days of hard work, the general has bestowed fine wine upon us. Let us drink to our hearts' content and conserve our energy. After dawn tomorrow, we will break camp and search for the whereabouts of the Wei people."

The soldiers still on duty were overjoyed upon hearing this and went to collect wine and meat to eat and drink.

The camp was bustling with activity for a while. After the night was over and everyone was confirmed to be drunk, Xue Shen and his ten guards annihilated the entire Tibetan camp as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

After setting the camp ablaze, Xue Shen and his guards changed into Tibetan soldiers' clothes and continued their journey.

Xue Shen wandered around the mountains for a whole day before finally finding another campsite by following the trail.

This camp has about a thousand men, and its discipline is much stricter and its defenses are more robust than the previous camp.

Xue Shen, observing from the shadows, realized that his previous methods were unlikely to work.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I will disguise myself as a soldier seeking help and sneak in to investigate. I will lure the people out first and then divide them up."

The guard felt this was too risky and suggested, "Your Highness should not put yourself in danger. Perhaps I should go down."

Xue Shen shook his head: "To deceive them, we need to be adaptable. Your Tibetan language is not as fluent as mine. There's no need to discuss this further. I'll go."

He made the final decision, leaving no room for rebuttal, and the others could only discuss what to do next.

*

After patiently waiting until dusk, Xue Shen rolled his armor on the ground, created wounds on his arms and other visible areas, and then stumbled and ran back to the camp as if he were being chased and was terrified.

The military camp was indeed more vigilant. When they saw him stumbling over, archers immediately took aim at him in secret, and the guards at the gate drew their scimitars and pointed them at him, shouting, "Stop! Who are you? State your name!"

Xue Shen, hunched over and looking terrified, stammered, "The general... the general was killed by the Wei people! They sent me to deliver the news..."

The guards were shocked upon hearing this: "A Wei person? Are you sure it's a Wei person?"

Xue Shen nodded repeatedly, weeping as he said, "Yes, they came back with their lives."

Upon hearing this, the guards exchanged glances, and one of them hurriedly ran into the central command tent. A moment later, he returned and said, "The general summons you in."