Mu Jingrui led his troops to the border and found that the situation was much worse than he had imagined.
In the three occupied cities, the people did not escape as the intelligence said, but most of them were captured by the enemy.
The commander of the coalition forces of Goshawk and Wuxiong was the eldest prince of Goshawk, Ji Ri. When he heard that the person sent by the court to recover the lost territory was a young man whose name he had never heard of, he immediately became very proud.
This was the first time that Mu Jingrui had a face-to-face confrontation with Ji Ri. Ji Ri looked at his handsome and delicate face and laughed contemptuously towards the sky.
"Does the Central Plains court really have no one left? They actually asked a sissy like you to fight?" Ji Ri pointed at Mu Jingrui with a long weapon in his hand and questioned, "First tell me how much food you brought this time, so that I can calculate how long it will last us."
Mu Jingrui was curious and amused. This arrogant guy seemed to think that their military rations were already in their pockets.
If he knew that they only had enough food for three days, he would be so angry that he would faint.
"You are about to die, why do you need food?" Mu Jingrui's eyes were colder than the snow on the ground. "When you reach the underworld, it would be better if your family members burn more ingot candles for you."
Ji Ri didn't expect that Mu Jingrui, although young, could be so arrogant.
"You little brat, I think you are tired of living, right?"
"I think you can't kill me. You just rely on your current location. We came here in a hurry and are naturally exhausted. If you let us rest for a few days..."
Ji Ri is willing to give everything except time.
They were running low on food supplies, and if they didn't move forward to capture cities and territories, the entire team might not be able to hold on.
However, he really couldn't stand Mu Jingrui's arrogance, and couldn't stand Mu Jingrui's provocation.
"You can rest forever when you die. Don't accuse me of taking advantage of you. I will fight you to the death right now. Let your men watch you be beheaded."
Ji Ri wanted to fight Mu Jingrui alone to establish his authority, which was exactly Mu Jingrui's purpose.
He had already found out about Ji Ri's personality.
He looked at Ji Ri riding his horse and whipping it, and he immediately rushed forward with his spear in hand.
Mu Jingrui has been practicing martial arts since he was young and has rich practical experience, but Ji Ri's kung fu is still better than he expected.
but……
Mu Jingrui was still full of confidence, and after dozens of moves he defeated Ji Ri.
It was too late when Ji Ri realized that he had underestimated the young man. He turned his horse around and wanted to escape, but Mu Jingrui did not give him such a chance.
He thrust his spear through Ji Ri's back and into his chest.
Jiri snorted heavily.
Mu Jingrui pulled the spear out of Ji Ri's body, and swung his hand back again. Ji Ri's head fell off his neck, rolled a few times in the snow, and landed beside the horse's hooves.
There was silence for a moment.
The other side watched their commander being killed, and after a brief moment of surprise, they fell into chaos, abandoning their weapons and trying to flee back into the city.
Mu Jingrui waved his hand, and the soldiers who followed him rushed forward bravely, killing the fleeing local soldiers and making them abandon their weapons and armor.
In the first battle, Mu Jingrui won a great victory and quickly recaptured an occupied city.
In an instant, morale was boosted.
But Mu Jingrui didn't feel at ease.
He knew in his heart that the reason they were able to win this battle was because the enemy underestimated them and they caught them off guard.
The group of people he recruited on the spot were still far from being able to fight a real tough battle. Today they were just taking advantage of the opponent's fear and the formation advantage he had set up in advance.
not to mention……
Mu Jingrui had to fight quickly and decisively, as they had little food and supplies with them, and the time he had was getting less and less.
"General Mu... General Mu... This is great news."
The left vanguard lifted up the military tent and rushed in excitedly, smiling widely. Before he spoke, he just kept laughing foolishly.
"What's the matter?" Mu Jingrui asked calmly.
"I just received a message from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He has solved the problem of food and wages for us. The first batch of food and fodder is on the way and will arrive in three days at most."
"real?"
A glimmer of light also appeared in Mu Jingrui's eyes.
It seems that Xiao Yujue and Zhang Yide have reached an agreement.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone to deliver a letter at full speed."
Zuo Xianfeng took out the letter from his pocket and handed it over.
When Mu Jingrui saw the handwriting on it, his face suddenly changed. He opened it hastily, and those familiar and beautiful words came into his sight.
"I'm sorry for not returning to Beijing as you arranged. I'll explain the reason to you later. I'm fine, don't worry! I'll wait for you to come back."
Mu Jingrui's heart gradually softened. As long as he thought that there was someone waiting for him to come back, he felt that the whole world became warm.
The tenderness in his eyes made Zuo Xianfeng look a little strange.
"General Mu, are you... okay?"
Mu Jingrui restrained his tenderness and responded calmly. "It's okay, you can leave. Tell the others this news so that they can rest assured. When this battle is over, you can go home and reunite with your family."
Just as the left vanguard was about to leave, the right vanguard walked in. He was worried, and the gap between his brows was so narrow that a fly could be pinched to death.
"General Mu, the enemy has sent an envoy to ask for a meeting."
"Are you begging for mercy?" Zuo Xianfeng said proudly.
The right vanguard shook his head and asked, "General Mu, I have just had a few words with their envoys... I'm afraid... it's not very optimistic."
The right vanguard was a calm person; Mu Jingrui had already judged this from his expression.
"Let them in."
Not long after, the right vanguard came in with a group of envoys consisting of Cang Ying and Wu Xiong, a total of eight people.
"Are you General Mu?" The leading envoy looked at Mu Jingrui with contempt.
"Nonsense, isn't your coach sitting in the upper position?" Zuo Xianfeng said angrily, causing the messengers to roll their eyes.
"If you have anything to say, say it quickly and don't waste my time." Mu Jingrui's voice was cold and his eyes were sharp.
The envoy was a little scared by being looked at. He calmed himself down and said, "General Mu killed our eldest prince with one move. Humph, we must avenge this vengeance."
"I'm always at your service."
"General Mu is a skilled warrior and a great commander. We have no intention of confronting you head-on. But..."
The messenger looked at Mu Jingrui and his eyes became vicious.
"General Mu, although you have taken back this city, the people in the previous city, as well as the people in the two cities behind, are all in our hands. Our eldest prince cannot die in vain. Therefore, at 3:00 p.m. the day after tomorrow, all those people must be buried with the eldest prince."
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