Chapter 294: Great Victory

The next morning, the wind was cold and the deafening sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums suddenly rang out in the small town where Zhou's army was defending.

The commotion alarmed the Northern Qi scouts who came to investigate early in the morning.

The two scouts crouched down and quietly approached the city gate, and found the head hanging on the mast of the city wall.

The distance was quite far, so I couldn't really see what the head looked like, but there was a green banner hanging next to the head with a few large characters written on it: Traitors should be executed.

The two scouts immediately rushed back and reported the news they had discovered.

Wu Ye had just fallen asleep when he struggled to get up after hearing the announcement. His head ached as if a stick was pricking him in the head.

"Guan Changliang's head was hung on the city wall?" After hearing the report, Wu Ye's already bad face looked even worse.

What made him feel even worse was that the Zhou army took the initiative to attack.

Damn the Zhou people, how dare they? He should have led the army to give the Zhou people a good beating to vent his anger from last night.

The sound of fighting on the battlefield was deafening. Wu Ye was sitting on a horse with a sledgehammer in his hand, at the rear of the army.

"Wuli, don't rush to the front, in case those cunning Zhou people plot against you."

Qi Shuo nodded, still speaking very little in front of Wu Ye: "I'll follow my uncle."

Wu Ye moved his lips, wanting to say that he could stay back and observe the situation for a while, but when he saw his nephew's frustrated face, he said nothing.

I didn't notice it before, but when I took a closer look today, I found that the child had lost weight. It was obvious that he was still unhappy about being captured.

Well, those who go to the battlefield cannot stay in the rear forever.

Just at this moment, a loud shout was heard: "You old thief Wu Ye, why are you hiding in the back like a turtle? Come and fight me if you dare!"

When Karasuno heard this, his nose became crooked with anger.

Prince Jing, this old dog, clearly hides when he sees his hammer, but he actually confuses right and wrong!

"Old dog, give me your life!" Wu Ye galloped on his horse with a sledgehammer in his hand. With a few swings of the hammer, he knocked down a group of Zhou soldiers.

Prince Jing looked at the God of Killer who was getting closer and closer and pursed his lips tightly.

Years ago, when he was still in the North, Karasuno's reputation was already intimidating. He was a natural warrior, possessing immense strength. This also shaped Karasuno's combat habits. Compared to commanders who stayed behind, Karasuno was more accustomed to charging forward, with exceptional bravery.

Such a person has long been a support for the Northern Qi army. As long as he is there, he can give the Qi army the confidence to win.

It is conceivable that if Shuo'er's plan succeeded, it would be a heavy blow to the morale of the Northern Qi army.

In the blink of an eye, the two men rushed together, but the sledgehammer hit nothing. Wu Ye glared at Prince Jing who was avoiding him and sneered: "Who is the coward? You old dog are really not as good as you used to be. You didn't even dare to take my hammer. Hahahaha..."

How can one not be in high spirits when the person who was once barely an opponent now only knows how to hide?

When Prince Jing heard this, he curled his lips and thought to himself, I would be a fool to use a long sword to hit your hammer.

"Take my sword!" In a few breaths, Prince Jing pulled the reins and rode back, slashing at Wu Ye's shoulder with his sword.

Because the time was too short and the angle was a bit tricky, Wu Ye had to pull the horse under him hard to change direction. He caught a glimpse of his nephew Wuli coming towards him.

"Wuli, step back and don't interfere!" Wu Ye shouted, dodging Prince Jing's knife and swinging the sledgehammer.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and then his eyes raised to see the cavity left on the horse and the column of blood spurting out.

What's going on?

In his confusion, he saw the blood-stained long knife in his nephew's hand. But before anger and confusion could grow, his thoughts completely disappeared.

Prince Jing was already prepared when Qi Shuo approached. As soon as the head flew up, he immediately spurred his horse forward and firmly grasped Wu Ye's head in his hands.

Without caring about his feelings, Prince Jing held up Wu Ye's head and shouted, "Your great general Wu Ye is dead!"

The Qi soldiers who heard the shouting around were immediately in chaos, and many Zhou soldiers seized the opportunity to take the lives of the enemies.

Not only that, but a group of trusted followers arranged by Prince Jing shouted at the same time: "Your great general Wu Ye is dead!"

"Your great general Karasuno is dead!"

The sound was like a surging wave, spreading in all directions layer by layer.

A few Qi soldiers saw Wu Ye's head, but more Qi soldiers did not see it. However, in the shouts that the general was dead, their will to resist collapsed at once, and as the formation became disrupted, they suffered a complete defeat.

The battle ended with the Qi army's rout, and the battlefield was littered with countless corpses, most of which were left behind by the Qi army.

This was an inspiring victory. Even though Wu Ye's head was right in front of him, General Xu still couldn't believe it.

"Is Karasuno really dead?"

Seeing General Xu circling around the head like a fool, Prince Jing wanted to roll his eyes: "General Xu, Wu Ye's head is right here, don't you recognize it?"

"I recognize you, I recognize you!" General Xu was filled with excitement. He didn't care about Prince Jing's tone at all. He even felt that Prince Jing's old face was pleasing to the eye.

He took one look at Wu Ye's head, his eyes welling up and he almost cried: "I never thought that a person like Wu Ye would die like this. What the prince said last night was actually true."

He has a narrow mind!

After the excitement, General Xu turned his attention to Wuli.

"It's unbelievable that Karasuno was killed by his most beloved nephew!"

Prince Jing looked a little strange: "Yes and no."

General Xu was stunned for a moment. "What do you mean, Your Highness? Hiss—last night you mentioned that there were our people in the Qi army. Could it be that you've instigated a rebellion against Wuli?"

Wuli was Wuye's nephew, and his status in Northern Qi was no less than that of any other prince. He was captured and released by them in exchange for 700 war horses. How could he be instigated to rebel?

Is this... really reasonable?

"Don't worry, General Xu." Prince Jing nodded to his guards.

Soon, the personal guards came in with a young man. Seeing that the young man was not restrained at all, General Xu subconsciously reached for the scabbard.

"General Xu." Qi Shuo bowed and returned to his original voice.

General Xu thought the words sounded familiar, and before he could think about it, he saw Qi Shuo turn around.

He looked at Prince Jing in confusion, and saw Prince Jing's old face bursting into laughter.

What is going on?

At this time, Qi Shuo turned around and clasped his fists towards General Xu.

General Xu's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He couldn't help but take two steps forward and rubbed his eyes. "Prince? What on earth is going on?"

Prince Jing laughed heartily: "Didn't I tell General Xu that we have our own people over there..."

After hearing Prince Jing's account of the entire story, General Xu sighed, "Your Majesty, I've been so miserable hiding this from you!"

"This is also for victory. I hope General Xu will not blame me."

"Of course not. Prince, you have accomplished such a great feat. I will send the battle report back to the capital right away!"

He glanced at the young man who had not yet changed out of his blood-stained armor, and felt only admiration for Prince Jing and his son.