Tao Feng immediately objected.

In the military, who was older than him?

"Which bastard tied me up? Untie me right now!"

Lieutenant Cui Pingwei immediately jogged over, "General, it was Tang Tianxiang who tied you up."

Cui Pingwei dared not approach. He looked at Tao Feng's men, who were all Tang Tianxiang's men. Taking advantage of the war, Tang Tianxiang had already killed all of Wu Aimin's guards.

No matter how powerful a prefect is, in the hands of the military commander, he is nothing more than a head.

Since they've already been killed and can't be resurrected, let's just kill them cleanly.

Tao Feng frowned immediately and shouted angrily, "Where is Tang Tianxiang? And all of you? Untie me right now!"

How could the guards dare to untie Tao Feng at this time, given that Tao Feng commanded a considerable number of troops?

If Tao Feng leaves, their master will still benefit.

Tao Feng was furious. He looked around and saw that his guards were also tied up in a corner.

"Fine, so you've rebelled?"

Cui Pingwei recounted the entire process in a trembling voice, and Tao Feng shuddered.

"You mean, Tang Tianxiang killed Wu Aimin?"

Cui Pingwei nodded.

Tao Feng wanted to slap his head, but he was tied up and couldn't move at all.

Why did Tang Tianxiang tie me up?

Cui Pingwei pursed his lips. Was Tao Feng still not awake?

If we don't tie you up, who knows how you'll deal with Tang Tianxiang when you wake up? Tang Tianxiang isn't stupid.

What happened here was kept under wraps. Many soldiers were just speculating, but there was no concrete evidence or complete information.

Even when Cui Pingwei was commanding the battle, Tang Tianxiang's men were watching over him, and he dared not tell anyone.

Besides, even if word got out, he would have a hard time mobilizing his soldiers to fight Tang Tianxiang's men.

Only Tao Feng can command it.

"General, let's have a proper discussion when Tang Tianxiang returns. Now, no matter what, Wu Aimin has died on your territory."

Tao Feng had nothing to say. Even if she wanted to distance herself from the situation, would the Wu family believe her?

If the Wu family in Jianming Prefecture doesn't believe it, will the Wu family in the capital believe it?

Furthermore, judging from this situation, if he insists on finding fault with Tang Tianxiang, Tang Tianxiang will not let him go.

Tao Feng has been in officialdom for so many years, and he's not really stupid. He's just gotten used to being domineering and doesn't bother to think things through when faced with problems.

Thinking about it now, I suddenly broke out in a sweat and my mind became much clearer.

Even the hangover feeling is gone.

"I'd like to talk to Tang Tianxiang about what he's up to these days."

Cui Pingwei shook his head. He had no idea where Tang Tianxiang had gone. After things calmed down, he was brought back by Tang Tianxiang's men.

Tang Tianxiang's guards naturally wouldn't tell their master where he had gone.

Tao Feng could only wait in frustration.

Tao Feng's stomach rumbled, and Cui Pingwei begged for a bowl of noodles. Tang Tianxiang's guards also knew that Tao Feng needed to stay alive until her master negotiated with her.

Tao Feng had already made up his mind and was not flustered. Cui Pingwei fed him noodles, and he ate two bowls in one go.

Tang Tianxiang returned after waiting for about two hours.

A strong smell of blood rushed into Tao Feng's nostrils.

Tang Tianxiang returned covered in blood, but the blood wasn't his.

Tao Feng narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking of a possibility.

"Tang Tianxiang, did you wipe out the Wu family?"

Tang Tianxiang nodded, "Keeping them around would only cause trouble."

The Wu family of Jianming Prefecture is a powerful family with two thousand private soldiers. In addition, Wu Aimin himself has another one or two thousand soldiers, so the total number is quite large.

There is only one reason why Tang Tianxiang was able to wipe out the Wu family.

Attack them when they are unprepared.

The Wu family was completely unprepared.

Even when Zhao Peng's troops invaded, they sent some troops to support them.

Once Zhao Peng's troops were driven back, the Wu family relaxed their guard and had no reason to be wary of Tang Tianxiang.

The result caught Tang Tianxiang off guard.

They were killed without even knowing why.

The head of the Wu family only learned the reason on his deathbed, but it was too late. He still thought that Tao Feng wanted to kill the Wu family and no longer be under their control.

Thus, the story of a large family came to an end in Jianming Mansion.

Without the support of Jianming Prefecture, the Wu family scattered in various places are just scattered troops and pose no real threat.

Meanwhile, the Wu family in the capital became isolated and found it difficult to cause trouble for Tao Feng and Tang Tianxiang in Jianming Prefecture.

Moreover, with the world in chaos, it's a real problem whether the Wu family in the capital can even protect themselves.

This turmoil in Tao Feng's army, including the Wu family's, resulted in the direct loss of several thousand soldiers.

Moreover, morale among the troops was already low.

The soldiers were all speculating about what had happened, but whatever it was, they all knew there was internal strife.

With internal strife erupting among the commanders in the central command tent, how could the soldiers not be thrown into chaos?

Tang Tianxiang sat down and directly discussed with Tao Feng, "General, what are your plans now?"

Tao Feng felt bitter inside. What other plans could she have? Could she really not listen to you?

Tang Tianxiang continued, "With this chaos, our forces have been greatly reduced. Chenxi has already captured Qingshui County and will definitely send reinforcements. At that time, we will be attacked from both sides and will certainly be unable to escape defeat."

Tao Feng understood this principle, so he decided to let it go and be patient.

“I know what to do. We have no choice but to abandon this place and go directly to the border of Yuhe County to enter Yonghe Prefecture. I have some connections with the current King Wen. Let’s take our people and go to him for refuge.”

Currently, apart from the Ma family rebels in the northern frontier, the power of King Wen is the strongest in the north.

"As for Yuhe County, it is under the jurisdiction of the Wu family, so there is no need to be afraid. We have more troops than them. We will send someone to inform King Wen and ask him to come and meet us. I believe Wu Aidao will be helpless."

Tang Tianxiang nodded. As Tao Feng's confidant, he could not surrender to Chen Xi and could only follow Tao Feng.

Since Tao Feng had agreed, Tang Tianxiang would not do anything to him, so he immediately ordered his men to untie Tao Feng.

After being released, Tao Feng punched Tang Tianxiang right in the face.

Tang Tianxiang immediately started bleeding from his nose.

Tang Tianxiang's guards immediately drew their swords, but Tang Tianxiang stopped them.

He knew Tao Feng was angry; how could he not be angry when his men had tied up their commander?

If he's angry, just hit him a couple of times, and he'll be fine.

Sure enough, Tao Feng gave up after a few hits.

He also needs help. He can hardly shake his habit of drinking and chasing after beautiful women, but he also needs someone to do the work for him.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy for him to succeed on his own. Zhao Peng was someone he had high hopes for, but who knew that Zhao Peng had his own plans? That really angered him.

Finally, Tao Feng sat down, huffing and puffing, "Set out a table of food and wine for me first, and we'll talk after we've finished eating."

Tang Tianxiang readily agreed and immediately ordered wine and dishes to be served, as he wanted to have a good drink with Tao Feng.