Ji Kuo hurriedly put on his armor, grabbed his sword and rushed out.
But it was too late. As soon as he walked out of the door, he was surrounded by thousands of people in tattered clothes but holding weapons.
He glanced around and saw that they were all young and strong men with sturdy bodies. There was no such thing as the skinny and pale-faced captives who were so hungry that they could hardly stand.
Ji Kuo understood immediately.
The group of people wearing armor and leaving the city during the day were the real civilians, while the 50,000 elite soldiers remained in the city.
"Ji Kuo, I wonder where you can escape to."
Mu Jingrui's right vanguard suppressed the joy in his heart. He did not expect that Mu Jingrui's plan would go so smoothly.
Now, the most important step has been completed, and we just have to wait for the other side to join them.
"Humph, so what if you captured me? Don't forget that your General Mu is still in the hands of my people. If I lose even a hair, the Goshawk Nation will definitely not let it go."
The right vanguard made an indifferent expression.
"You are the prince of the Goshawk Kingdom. As far as I know, you command a large number of troops and are more powerful than your master. Your king may be hoping for your death. We are different. Although General Mu is a rare and talented general...but our Crown Prince thinks it is still a good deal to exchange him for you."
Ji Kuo's hands and feet turned cold instantly. He clenched the weapon in his hand, revealing a fierce look.
The right vanguard sneered and waved his arm. Thousands of elite soldiers formed a battle formation and stared at him eagerly.
When Ji Kuo saw this situation, he had no choice but to throw away his weapon and raise his hands above his head.
A hero never suffers a loss in front of him. As long as he saves his life, he will have a chance to avenge himself in the future.
But seeing where he was heading, the right vanguard became unhappy.
He spat fiercely and cursed, "I thought you were a tough guy. You surrendered before we even started fighting. You wasted all my efforts."
"You..." Ji Kuo was so angry that his face turned blue, but he was helpless. His breathing was rapid and his chest kept heaving.
"Tie him up and throw him into the toilet." The right vanguard said, then he turned around and got on his horse. He turned around and lowered his voice to his men, "Notify General Mu that everything is going well."
When the news that Ji Kuo had been trapped and captured spread, the whole camp was in an uproar.
The soldiers of the Eagle Kingdom were filled with righteous indignation and demanded to send troops to rescue Ji Kuo immediately. However, they were leaderless at this time, so they focused their attention on Jianyun Bridge, who was nominally Wu Xiong.
Yunqiao looked at the crescent moon standing beside him calmly.
Xianyue lowered her head, with an evil and restrained smile on her lips, and shook her head gently.
Yunqiao immediately understood.
"Everyone, I completely understand how you feel. But...if we send out troops now, I'm afraid we won't have any chance of winning. I heard that the disaster relief food from the Central Plains court has all arrived. They have strong soldiers and horses, and we..."
Yunqiao sighed deeply. "You should know that the food and fodder we brought with us has already been used up. If we hadn't relied on the food sent from the Central Plains to support us these days, we would have starved to death. If we go to fight them like this, do you think... we can save General Ji Kuo?"
After Yunqiao finished speaking, the scene fell into silence. Several generals of the Eagle Kingdom looked at each other, speechless.
"So, we should take a long-term view on saving lives."
Everyone could see that Yunqiao had no intention of rescuing Ji Kuo.
Everyone debated again in the conference room, but ultimately no good conclusion was reached.
Afterwards, Yunqiao followed Xianyue back to the room, and the suppressed joy immediately welled up on his brows.
"Princess, this is good. Ji Kuo brought half of Goshawk's elite soldiers this time. If we let them be wiped out and die here, they will pose less threat to us in the future."
Xianyue didn't say anything, but sat down slowly, thinking about something.
"I never thought that Mu Jingrui's plan would actually succeed, and..." Xianyue narrowed her eyes, and Mu Jingrui's cold and handsome face seemed to appear in front of her. "This person is definitely not simple."
Yunqiao felt uncomfortable listening to Xianyue's praise for Mu Jingrui. "Princess, what should we do next? Otherwise... since it has come to this, let's just kill Mu Jingrui and take the food back."
"Idiot." Xianyue turned around and glared at Yunqiao. "Can you live with these things? There is a food shortage in the country and the people are hungry. If we don't have a long-term plan, we will always be in a weak position and be beaten."
Yunqiao could tell that Xianyue was really angry.
His tone became gentler, and he hurriedly coaxed her, "I just don't want you to be too tired. Don't be angry, I'll do whatever you say."
"go out."
Xianyue was still angry. She didn't want to see Yunqiao being timid, so she turned her head away angrily.
Yunqiao felt a little embarrassed, and hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing.
He wandered around the door of Xianyue's room, and soon he saw Xianyue came out after changing her clothes. He hesitated slightly and followed her footsteps.
"You are so amazing. Everything is within your calculations." Xianyue came to the woodshed and saw Mu Jingrui leaning against the pillar in a daze.
She looked at his tall and slender figure, and her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated. She couldn't help but want to get closer to him.
"Did you already have this planned before you came here?"
Xianyue placed her slender hand on Mu Jingrui's shoulder.
A faint fragrance wafted over, Mu Jingrui frowned, took a few steps forward, and avoided the contact of the crescent moon.
"Tomorrow, you will pretend to lead troops to rescue Ji Kuo and lure the troops of the Eagle Nation over there. My people will set up an ambush in advance. After we catch them all, this matter will be over."
Xianyue was stunned.
"End? What about our cooperation?"
"After this battle, the Eagle Nation will not pose any threat to you in the next five to ten years. All the food that the Central Plains court has sent will belong to you. I will report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and give you some more food and supplies."
"that's all?"
"So what else do you want?"
Xinyue suddenly realized that she had no way to deal with Mu Jingrui.
At this point, who would have thought that the person in control of the situation would be a prisoner of war.
Xinyue took a deep breath and suppressed all the dissatisfaction and grievances in her heart.
She picked up a bunch of her hair and gently brushed the ends of her hair across Mu Jingrui's cheek.
"Now that we have discussed official matters, can we...talk about personal matters?"
"There is...no private matter to discuss between us." Mu Jingrui shook off Xianyue's hand.
A feeling of unwillingness surged in Xianyue's heart.
"If I say yes, then yes..."
"who?"
Mu Jingrui heard the crackling sound of someone's joints when he clenched his fists.
His eyes moved and he looked towards the door.
Not long after, a figure came and stood at the door of the woodshed. His face was purple and he glared at Mu Jingrui.
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