Chapter 78: Pressing forward step by step, retreating troops
You Kou's army refused to retreat, and Luo Gui was in Xiao Qinggu's hands. Neither side wanted to take a step back, and they were in a stalemate for a while.
"What? You Kou wants to exchange the life of the eighth prince for a city in Dayu?" After all, it was the first time for Xiao Qinggu to face such a situation. His palms were sweating, but he pressed on step by step and refused to give in.
"Retreat! Go back to your camp!"
Xiao Qinggu raised his head high, his eyes clear and firm, and looked at the ferocious-looking Deputy General You Kou without any concealment.
"Otherwise, your Eighth Prince will be poisoned to death—this is the only outcome!"
She couldn't retreat, couldn't be afraid, and couldn't show any fear!
"......you!!"
Deputy General You Kou gritted his teeth and hated these people from Dayu who used such despicable means.
First, he used a few women to show off, deepening Luo Gui's underestimation of the enemy. Then, he used the betting to delay the battle until nightfall. Taking advantage of the fading light and the blurring of vision, he spread poison powder and snakes, insects, rats and ants on the mountain slopes to disrupt the army's morale. Then, he fired hidden arrows to distract the troops, allowing the bitch who had infiltrated the Youkou army to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. The right time, right place, and right people... what a plan! It really was a plan!
Deputy General Youkou's gaze suddenly fell on Xiao Qingxu, who had been as quiet as a chicken from beginning to end. "It's you! Is all this a scheme of you, the owner of Baijia Tower?!"
Xiao Qinggu: “…” She has been busy for a while, but her presence is not as strong as that of the OP who didn’t say a single word?
This isn't right, is it? No, no, no, is this person crazy?
Xiao Qingxu: "......"
He had a good idea of projecting poison powder from the mountain slope and shooting hidden arrows from the city wall, but he was not the one who made the competition with others and used himself as a gamble, and he was not the one who infiltrated the Youkou army.
However, Shang Yuwan and Ji Suxian wanted the same effect as him. They all wanted to delay time, distract his attention, and seize the opportunity to subdue Luo Gui when he was least prepared.
Xiao Qingxu did not refute, and Deputy General You Kou immediately felt that what he thought was absolutely correct.
No matter how capable the women are, in the end, they are destined to be wives and mothers. They will never be better at strategizing than this mysterious man!
Shang Yuwan and Ji Suxian knew what was going on in Deputy General Youkou's mind without having to guess, and they were too lazy to explain.
Xiao Qinggu didn't care what the brain-sick deputy general was thinking and said directly, "If you delay any longer, your Eighth Prince will die. It will be difficult for the deputy general to explain, right?"
The drug that Shang Yuwan got from Lu Heying was a drug that made people dizzy, while the poison that Ji Suxian gave to Luo Gui was a poison that had very obvious symptoms of poisoning but was not very toxic.
What they wanted was to protect Luzhou City and keep Dayu's territory from being seized by Youkou. If they could use Luogui to exchange for the safety of Luzhou City, they would not suffer much loss even if they let the tiger go back to the mountains.
Once the crisis of this war is over, even if Xiao Qinggu doesn't say a few words, Emperor Chengming will never let You Kouguo go.
More than ten years ago, Emperor Chengming suffered a great loss at the hands of You Kou. The reason why he has become increasingly weak in recent years is all because of You Kou. He will definitely not miss this opportunity to severely inflict a heavy blow to You Kou.
Shang Yuwan sneered in her heart. She had to admit that the old Emperor Chengming still had some characteristics of a wise ruler in this regard.
She had lived in Kyoto for many years in her previous life. Since Emperor Chengming and my father Shang Junhu had a close relationship and were as close as brothers when they were young, she had a lot of contact with people in the royal family and had some understanding of Emperor Chengming.
The most vulnerable part for this old guy is the country and people of Dayu. Even if he wiped out the entire Shang family because of the prophecy of the Heavenly Master or for some other reason, he would find someone to fill the position of General Zhenxi at the fastest and most appropriate time. He would also favor that person and use the power of the emperor to suppress those who are ready to make moves, and temporarily help the new general stabilize the situation to prevent chaos in the west of Dayu.
Youkou took advantage of Luzhou City's weakness to attack the city. Now it is the best option for them to let him bring Luo Gui back to Youkou alive. Xiao Qinggu has already made a name for himself in this battle. If he continues, the situation will be like the water overflowing. It will not be good for anyone to attract Emperor Chengming's excessive attention, especially the fledgling Xiao Qinggu.
After all, the current crown prince has not completely disappointed the civil and military officials and Emperor Chengming, and Xiao Qingji is still the only heir.
Anyway, they decided to quit while they were ahead. With that old Emperor Chengming taking action later, they could save some energy.
When Shang Yuwan came to this conclusion, Deputy General You Kou also relaxed after a glance exchange with Xiao Qinggu.
"Okay, you give me the antidote, and we..."
Luo Gui was poisoned and unconscious, his face as pale as paper. As the deputy general, he was the only leader.
Compared to a dilapidated city washed by floods and very likely to have an epidemic, Logie, who is most likely to seize the throne of Youkou, is obviously more important.
"Retreat and return to Youkou." These five words were squeezed out from between the teeth of Deputy General Youkou.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer.
Shang Yuwan, Xiao Qingxu and the other three were all shocked, but Ji Suxian was very calm.
In the light of the fire, the full appearance of the person riding a horse was revealed - it was Yue Zhu!
Xiao Qinggu's eyes widened slightly. Didn't I tell him to go back? Why did he come back?!
Shang Yuwan's heart skipped a beat as she met Yue Zhu's gaze. For some reason, it felt like she'd been exposed in front of this person...?
No, it won't. Shang Yuwan forced herself to calm down.
This body of hers is completely different from her previous life. Even if there are similarities between them, she can always use the excuse that she imitated her past life...
Shang Yuwan was intent on protecting Twelve, so Twelve had no idea Yuezhu had been to Luzhou City, and the two had never met. The first time she saw Yuezhu, she was terrified. Without a second thought, she stood in front of Shang Yuwan, the long sword in her hand trembling slightly, and she also drew the dagger at her waist.
The scene of Shang Yuwan's death in her previous life was still vivid in her mind. Twelve would never forget how the arrow flew out of Yuezhu's hand - even if she died, she would never forget how the arrow pierced through Shang Yuwan and Shang Mingqi's bodies!
"Who are you?!" Deputy General You Kou shouted at Yue Zhu.
Yue Zhu's murky eyes then turned to the third person besides Shang Yuwan and Twelve.
He threw the unconscious woman lying across the horse's back off. The woman rolled several times on the ground and fell in front of the horse's hooves of Lieutenant General You Kou.
The light was dim, but Shang Yuwan and others could see the woman's face clearly - Liu Niang?
Shang Yuwan looked at Ji Suxian suddenly. Ji Suxian nodded at her and mouthed: I'll tell you in detail when we get back.
At this time, Yue Zhu also showed the Longwu Army's sign and said in a cold voice: "You have three hours to withdraw from Dayu territory."
The Longwu Army! It was actually the Longwu Army beside Emperor Chengming!
Just such a cold sentence, without even any ups and downs, made Deputy General You Kou look frightened, but he had not forgotten that Luo Gui was still in Ji Suxian's hands.
"Please, Dayu, hand over the Eighth Prince I have been begging for!"
Yuezhu looked at Luo Gui, who had already begun foaming at the mouth, and said, "Let him go and give him the antidote."
Ji Suxian glanced at Xiao Qinggu, who nodded slightly. She then pried open Luo Gui's chin, took out a pill and threw it into Luo Gui's mouth.
She didn't hesitate and kicked the person over, "Here you go!"
Deputy General Youkou took Luo Gui and Liu Niang and turned around to let the Youkou army retreat and board the ship, hurrying back to Youkou.
The Longwu Army is here, so maybe Emperor Chengming, that battlefield madman, is also here!
After getting off his horse, Yuezhu walked towards Shang Yuwan. Just as he was about to speak, he was injured in the forearm by the frightened Twelve's sword.
"Get out! Get out of here!"
Shang Yuwan was still thinking about how to hide it from Yue Zhu, and she was not careful and let Twelve hurt Yue Zhu. She felt something was wrong and stood in front of Twelve without hesitation.
Xiao Qingxu and Xiao Qinggu also stepped forward and stood in front of Shang Yuwan.
Twelve's eyes were bloodshot, and the only thought in her mind was to protect Shang Yuwan. If Shang Yuwan hadn't reached out and hugged her to stop her, she would really have rushed up and killed Yue Zhu.
Yue Zhu looked at the spilled blood indifferently.
"Master Shang's subordinates are truly eager to protect their master."
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