Soon, news of Guli's defeat spread like wildfire, carrying with it an aura of bloodshed and despair, and flew back to the Wuhuan camp.
When the scout stumbled and crawled into Wugu Lu's tent, crying incoherently as he reported the tragic scene at Yingchoujian, the entire tent fell into a deathly silence.
Wugu Lu was holding a whetstone, carefully sharpening his beloved scimitar.
"Chief, we've been defeated! Our army was ambushed and wiped out..."
The scout's cries were like a sharp blade piercing Wugu Lu's heart. His hand holding the scimitar suddenly froze, and the whetstone fell to the ground with a "clatter".
Wugu Lu slowly raised his head, the muscles on his rugged face twitching involuntarily. In his hawk-like eyes, there was first an incredulous blankness, which was then swallowed up by surging rage and heart-wrenching pain.
Guli Tu, his own cousin, the fierce general he had personally trained, the successor he had placed great hopes on, along with three hundred of his most elite soldiers, were all gone just like that.
"Han dog!!!"
A hysterical roar erupted from the depths of Wugulu's throat.
He suddenly stood up, and with tremendous force, he overturned the low table in front of him, scattering wine and meat utensils all over the floor.
His eyes instantly turned bloodshot, veins bulged on his forehead, his chest heaved violently, and a violent killing intent swept through the entire tent, making everyone afraid to even breathe.
"Kill! I'll kill them all, kill all those despicable Han dogs!!"
Wugu Lu roared, brandishing his scimitar, the blade whistling shrilly in the air, as if he were a madman.
The generals inside the tent were terrified and lowered their heads, none daring to make a sound at this moment.
The furious cursing and roaring continued for a long time.
Wugu Lu paced back and forth in the tent like a caged beast, sometimes pounding his chest and sometimes roaring to the sky, his grief and anger almost tearing him apart.
In this suffocating atmosphere, Li Ru's figure quietly approached the entrance of the main tent.
Hearing the commotion coming from inside, Li Ru's face turned even paler than usual, and a cold smile was suppressed deep in his eyes.
Wugulu inside the tent gradually calmed down, then suddenly stopped, his bloodshot eyes scanning the silent crowd inside before finally settling on the silent Han Chinese figure at the tent entrance.
"Li Ru!"
Wugu Lu roared, his voice filled with hatred and rage.
"exist!"
Li Ru took a deep breath and stepped into the tent, where a strong smell of alcohol and blood hit him.
He stopped a few steps away from Wugu Lu, bowed his head slightly, his posture still humble, but his voice carried a hint of calm: "Chief."
Wugulu stared intently at him, his crimson eyes filled with violence and suspicion.
"Didn't you say before that Feihu Pass was the Han army's weak point?"
Wugu Lu's voice was as cold as ice: "But what was the result? Right there in Eagle's Sorrow Gorge, my brother and my three hundred warriors were all gone."
Those Han wolves were lying in ambush. Tell me, wasn't it you?! Wasn't it you, you damned Han wolves, who set this trap?!
Wugu Lu roared, his violent killing intent pressing down on Li Ru as if it were a tangible force.
The generals beside him, including Batu, also cast suspicious and angry glances at Li Ru, staring intently at him. Many of them reached for the curved swords at their waists.
Li Ru raised his head, meeting the menacing gazes of Wugu Lu and the others, his face showing no panic or fear.
"Please accept my condolences, Chief..."
Li Ru paused, a hint of indescribable pain appearing in his eyes. "General Guli Tu is brave and invincible, truly worthy of being called the Eagle of the Grasslands. But alas, this battle was not a matter of fighting!"
"Not due to the war?"
Wugu Lu's eyes widened, his curved sword almost slashing down. "Whose fault was that, huh?"
Upon hearing this, Li Ru's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "It's the cunning of the Han dogs, their anticipation of the enemy's moves!"
Li Ru suddenly raised his voice, filled with suppressed anger and resentment: "When I offered my advice, the Flying Fox Mouth was indeed an empty place."
The main force of the Han army was indeed far away at Jilu Pass. I underestimated the speed of the Han border generals' reaction, and I also underestimated their deep control over the border situation..."
Li Ru's voice was filled with deep self-reproach: "I suppose they must have realized that you, Chief, were going to target Flying Fox Mouth, which is why they traveled thousands of miles to get there and set up this plan to wipe out their lineage."
This is a strategy of sacrificing the pawn to save the king; they'd rather abandon Flying Fox Pass than let your elite troops be wiped out!
Li Ru's analysis was like a bucket of cold water, calming the raging Wugu Lu down a little.
Yes, how could the Han dogs have known in advance that they were going to attack Feihu Pass? And why did they use it as bait?
Could it be... that we leaked the information? Or are the Han army's scouts just too skilled?
He never imagined that Li Ru had deliberately plotted to harm him.
After all, Li Ru didn't seem like a fool; he wouldn't expose himself for a mere three hundred people.
Just as Wugu Lu was pondering, Li Ru's voice rang out again: "Chief, the Han dogs have a great and deep-rooted influence here. We must not fight them by force, but only by strategy."
This plan was ill-considered by Li Ru, which led to the deaths of Lord Guli Tu and all the warriors..."
With that, Li Ru slowly knelt on one knee and lowered his head: "Li Ru is willing to be disposed of as you see fit, sir, without any complaints!"
The tent was deathly silent.
Wugu Lu was breathing heavily, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Li Ru kneeling before him, his chest churning with a mixture of doubt, anger, and sorrow.
After a long while, Wugu Lu suddenly turned around and kicked over an unsightly copper pot next to him, making a loud, ear-piercing noise.
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