Last year, a conscription order chilled Hua Guoqiu's heart. His future was not arranged, and the conscription order arrived as expected. He could only curse Wang Yushi's greed in his heart while sending his son to the northern battlefield. Little did he know that Wang Renbi hadn't given the pearls to Wang Yushi at all. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that Wang Yushi refused to accept them. The wealthy Wang Yushi now had very high standards and wouldn't even look at a little pearl.
Wang Renbi didn't forget his brother-in-law. He used the Wang family's connections to make Hua Wuxing mostly serve as a second-line force in the north, just looting and taking advantage of others. There was only one major battle in a year. Hua Wuxing, who lost half of his men, finally returned safely, but the ridicule he suffered during that year was unbearable.
Now that they were almost in the heart of the Great Xia, Hua Wuxing was being called a "grandson" for a year. He couldn't take it anymore, so he threw a spear directly at Qin Yumu's warhorse with a combination of steadiness, accuracy, and ruthlessness.
"Damn it..." Qin Yumu didn't expect the other party to be so unpredictable, going straight to violence without any verbal sparring. She didn't even have time to draw her sword to defend herself, and watched helplessly as the spear pierced through her beloved horse. Anger surged within her.
"Don't you dare move! I, the commander, will personally take down this traitor who attacked and killed an official of the imperial court." Qin Yumu stopped his men who were surrounding him and instead first gave Hua Wuxing a big accusation.
"Who are you, commander of this army, daring to frame me, the young master? The head of the supply battalion dares to call himself a commander? It's truly laughable."
Hua Wuxing had just seen it. The opposing force was flying the banner of a supply battalion. Although the number of troops was unusually large, many of the soldiers were powerful and wealthy, and they were smuggling goods to the north for sale. The most famous of these were the caravans of high-ranking officials. It was quite possible that the supply caravans on the other side contained the goods of high-ranking officials.
"Oh, so it's you, you coward! I've heard you've only fought one proper battle in the past year, and that almost led to the annihilation of our allies. Let me show you my seal of command. Are you still not going to confess your crimes and submit to the law?"
Qin Yumu spotted the banners of the noble private army from afar. The largest banner belonged to the Hua family of the Marquis of Hepu, and the one who could be called "Heir Apparent" was the eldest son of the Marquis's family. So, this was clearly Hua Wuxing, whose reputation had been ruined over the past year.
Hua Wuxing's face turned bright red with embarrassment. He had endured a year of humiliation, only to lose all face in a single battle. He hadn't expected the news to spread throughout the Great Xia so quickly. Enraged, he gestured for his personal guards to form ranks.
Qin Yumu was stunned. Wang Renbi was a lawless idiot, but he was still the eldest son of the Wang family. No matter how much Wang Yushi disliked him, she couldn't deny that he was her younger brother. What gave Hua Wuxing the right to be so arrogant, daring to line up against the regular army of the imperial court?
Without Qin Yumu's prompting, the Shenji Battalion's guard battalion immediately rushed out and formed a defensive formation, while the cavalry battalion lined up on one side. If the enemy made any slight movement, they would be caught in a pincer attack and broken through.
"Your Highness, stop! This...this isn't a supply convoy...this is probably Her Majesty's Imperial Guard..."
Hua Wuxing's words were already incoherent, "I... am... a... relative... of the Empress... one of my own..."
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