"How many men does he have?" Jiang He asked.

"two thousand."

"Hiss..." Prince Yu is ruthless enough to have two thousand men planted in Sun's army. What kind of ability is that?

Jiang He suppressed his urge to ask further questions.

During the months Jiang He spent by the emperor's side, he realized that his brother-in-law was not as simple as he appeared.

But this is good!

The General's Mansion was originally unwilling to form a marriage alliance with the royal family.

Now that they're married, and the brother-in-law isn't a good-for-nothing, the General's Mansion won't be dragged into the mire.

It's not hard to guess what the Emperor is thinking; at least he'll agree to let Jiang He come to the Northwest, which puts Prince Yu in the position of a competitor.

Jiang He doesn't like dealing with idiots.

Fortunately, Prince Yu was a clever man.

"Let's go together!"

With such a great contribution, how could we possibly forget my second brother-in-law?

*

Sun Yuan's hundred men were all his trusted confidants.

This time, they would risk their lives to complete the mission. Sun Yuan, leading Ye Feng and a hundred elite soldiers, quietly approached the enemy's stronghold.

They carefully bypassed the guards, trying not to make a sound.

Upon reaching the back gate, Sun Yuan waved to signal the soldiers to gently push open the gate and sneak into the mansion.

The mansion was quiet, without the slightest sound.

Sun Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of joy; perhaps this mission would go more smoothly than he had imagined.

However, just as they ventured deeper into the mansion, countless torches suddenly lit up all around them, and a group of enemy soldiers surrounded them.

Sun Yuan and his soldiers were surrounded.

The smug laughter from all around was deafening.

Sun Yuan wasn't worried; he just coldly watched these people.

Let's see how long you can keep laughing.

According to what they've learned, their esteemed second prince has a particular fondness for capturing prisoners to play with.

Therefore, Sun Yuan was not worried about them dying.

At least not now.

As expected, these people had no intention of killing them.

It was just like playing tricks with them, "exchanging skills".

Sun Yuan did everything in his power to entangle with them.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Fire!"

The enemy troops were thrown into chaos.

You can get wet in the rain here, but you can't walk through the water.

If their provisions are burned, they won't be killed by Daqing's soldiers, but they will starve to death.

Therefore, the soldiers turned around and went to put out the fire.

They believed that a mere hundred or so people were nothing to fear.

Sun Yuan knew that his opportunity had arrived.

Unexpectedly, the Prince of Yu's men were so capable; in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they successfully set the grain flammable.

Most of the enemy troops went to fight the fire, and those who remained did not fight with all their might.

Sun Yuan was no longer in their eyes; he was now no different from a dead man.

At Sun Yuan's command, everyone quickly took action and engaged in a fierce battle with the remaining enemies.

Amidst the flashing swords and splattering blood, the enemy was forced into retreat.

However, Sun Yuan did not expect that after this group of people was killed, another group of people came up.

They used a repetitive tactic.

Sun Yuan was thrilled to see the leader.

Stationed in the southwest, he knew the members of the Nanning royal family inside and out.

This person is the Second Prince.

Once he is captured, the lost city of Nanning will be returned intact.

The second prince glared at Sun Yuan with a sinister look. "Kill them all, leave no one alive."

The grain supplies were burned, and killing them all wouldn't quell the hatred in my heart.

All the arsonists escaped; not a single one was caught.

The second prince had just woken up from the fire in the countryside and sent people to put it out, but most of the grain and fodder were still burned.

He needed to kill all of these people to vent his hatred.

"Kill!" Suddenly, a deafening shout rang out.

"Protect His Highness!"

The second prince was immediately surrounded by a tight security cordon.

Sun Yuan turned around and saw that it was Prince Yu who had come to meet him.

Sun Yuan felt a lump in his throat; he thought he was going to die there.

The second prince wasn't completely stupid; he still had several thousand guards around him.

Sun Yuan was prepared to die, but unexpectedly, he had a chance to live again.

Upon seeing the swarm of people approaching, the Second Prince's face turned pale.

He never imagined that the soldiers in Daqing would be so audacious.

They dared to attack their stronghold so soon after their defeat.

"Arrest them all!" the second prince roared in exasperation.

However, although this was his camp, there weren't many people there.

There were no rescuers outside.

The second prince then panicked.

Where have all the dead gone?

When the Second Prince saw Prince Yu leading his men rushing in, he was dumbfounded. "What are you doing here?"

The Second Prince of Nanning and Lin Muheng had known each other for many years.

At that time, the two countries had not yet become enemies.

The second prince arrived in Daqing with his envoys.

He was arrogant and challenged Lin Muheng.

He believed that Lin Muheng was not favored by the emperor because he was useless.

The second prince wanted to show off his abilities, so of course he had to find a useless prince to compete with.

At that time, no one knew that Lin Muheng possessed martial arts skills.

The second prince never expected that he would run into such a tough opponent.

He couldn't beat Lin Muheng in any of the six arts of a gentleman.

This trip to Daqing became a lifelong disgrace for him.

This also became a handle used by the Nanning royal family to attack him.

The Second Prince had no intention of regaining face from Lin Muheng.

After the two exchanged blows, he realized that he was no match for him at all.

He prayed that the two of them would never cross paths again in their lifetime.

But what they feared most came true; they unexpectedly met on the battlefield.

The Second Prince glanced at Lin Muheng and took a deep breath. "Prince Yu, how have you been?"

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