"That way we can go back and pick up Zhaozhao sooner, so she won't overthink and worry."
Shen Mingjiang agreed with him and immediately said, "Come with me to take stock of the troops. Many have been wounded, but they can still fight in this final battle."
The two groups met outside the camp and then headed to the cave where Shen Mingjiang had previously hidden.
Once everyone was present, Shen Mingjiang asked, "Do you know where Bai is?"
Xue Shen nodded: "I deliberately left clues to lead him to the camp where Gérard was."
Shen Mingjiang was no stranger to Reang either. Before Bai relentlessly pursued him, he had been following Reang's group closely, occasionally snatching weapons and food from Reang's hands.
However, Bai's offensive became too fierce, forcing him to temporarily retreat, which is how he lost track of Reang.
"How is the situation in Genon?" Shen Mingjiang asked.
Xue Shen laughed and said, "We were lucky. We encountered Reang when we came in from outside the mountains and wiped them all out."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingjiang looked surprised, and after a moment, he patted Xue Shen on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "You do have the air of the late emperor."
Xue Shen smiled and together they took a shortcut to the ruins of the Reang camp.
*
Bai, who had arrived before them, looked at the ruins in front of him with a surprised and uncertain expression: "What happened?"
He was initially confident that the person plotting against him was Gérard, but when the soldiers found a body resembling Gérard in the ruins, he realized he was wrong.
Even those so-called traces were probably left behind by someone to deliberately lure him here.
But he really couldn't understand it. If it wasn't Wei Ren or Reang, who else could be plotting against him in secret?
Bai grew increasingly uneasy, his right eyelid twitching wildly. He paced anxiously for a while, then suddenly shouted, "Oh no! We've fallen into a trap! Go back, go back right now!"
He then disregarded the corpses in the ruins and led his men back immediately.
But he was a step too slow in his reaction. As he passed through the narrow path between the cliffs, huge boulders came crashing down from the sky.
Xue Sheng and Shen Mingjiang, who arrived later and were lying in ambush, were waiting for him to react so they could lead their men through.
This place is a recessed valley surrounded by cliffs. If we can take advantage of the terrain and set up an ambush in advance, we can definitely inflict heavy losses on the enemy.
After a period of chaos and turmoil, the unrest finally subsided. Of the more than two hundred soldiers that Bai had led, only a few dozen were still standing, and even Bai himself was wounded.
He turned his head like a trapped beast, anxiously searching for the enemy's trail, but he could never lock onto his target.
The most powerful one roared in a fit of rage, "You cowardly rat, why hide your head and tail? If you have the guts, come out and let's fight head-on!"
Hearing his roar echoing through the valley, Shen Mingjiang emerged from his hiding place, laughing loudly. Looking down at him, he mocked, "General Bayi, don't you believe in the principle of 'all's fair in war'? How does it feel to be treated the same way you've been treated?"
Bai looked incredulous and exclaimed, "How could it be you?"
Shen Mingjiang laughed even more heartily, finally venting his anger. He pointed to Xue Sheng beside him and said with a smile, "Indeed, it wasn't me who ambushed you, but my son-in-law."
As he spoke, he patted Xue Shen on the shoulder with great pride.
Xue Shen's lips twitched, but he didn't refute. He raised his hand and waved the flag, signaling the people lying in ambush below to take action.
Upon receiving the order, the soldiers who had been lying in ambush all around rushed forward like hungry wolves and easily captured the Tibetan soldiers who had been terrified.
Bai still wanted to resist and didn't want to surrender, but the situation was hopeless, and he had no choice but to comply.
Shen Mingjiang ordered his men to tie him up, and said with a cheerful expression, "Let's go pick up Zhaozhao."
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