Chu Mubai, on the other hand, calmly took off his outer garment, bared his chest, and went into the river. He even asked kindly, "What's wrong? Does your General Yan never go into the river with you?"
The soldiers of the Tiger Wolf Division already held Chu Mubai in high esteem, and his "approachable" behavior won them even more favor. So they started talking about Xia Yixin's "minor flaws" when she led the troops into battle.
Chu Mubai had been in Maicheng all along and had never actually been on the battlefield with Yan Jiu (Xia Yixin), so he didn't know many things. When he asked them, these innocent soldiers gave him a clear account.
For example, even when covered in blood from battle, General Yan refused to let anyone serve him a bath.
For example, I have never seen General Yan shirtless, not even when it was very hot.
For example, General Yan never got close to women. He even threw away a woman that a city lord had sent to his bed, and he was furious about it.
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So when Xia Yixin, who had found a secluded spot on the other side to quickly wipe herself off, rode back, she found that Chu Mubai had completely integrated into the group and was chatting and laughing with the soldiers.
Moreover, that night, while she was lying in her military tent, she heard the soldiers outside whispering among themselves.
"Hey, do you think it's true that Lord Chu said he's going to get married after he goes back?"
"Hey, of course it's true. Lord Chu didn't deny it, did he? It's hard to imagine which family's daughter Lord Chu has taken a fancy to. I heard that the Grand Tutor's mansion doesn't have a wife?"
The murmurs faded into the distance, and Xia Yixin suddenly sat up and looked at Chu Mubai on the other side of the military tent.
Because they were traveling light, two people shared a tent, with straw mats laid on the ground, and the two mats were only an arm's length apart.
Xia Yixin originally thought that since they were all "men," she didn't care, but tonight she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, her mind filled with the thought of Chu Mubai getting married.
Didn't this bastard swear in the ancestral hall that he would only marry her?
It's true what they say: men are reliable, but pigs can fly!
She actually believed what he wrote in his letters. During this period, every letter from Chu Mubai felt like a love letter, and he would frequently ask her, "When can I see you, my lady, to ease my longing?"
She originally planned to wait until the new emperor was dealt with and Yan Jiu was removed from the scene before reappearing in her true identity to prevent any accidents, but who knew... hehe.
Xia Yixin became increasingly furious, which directly led to her becoming even more decisive and ruthless when she led the guerrilla team to attack the Northern Underworld Emperor the next day.
They routed the Northern Underworld Emperor's army.
On the other side, Chu Mubai initially wanted to see her reaction, but after seeing her reckless fighting style, he regretted it.
However, with a formidable enemy at hand, he had no choice but to put aside his personal feelings and focus on devising a plan to prevent her from being in too much danger.
With Chu Mubai and Xia Yixin's guerrilla team, they were like fish in water.
For several days, a guerrilla force of a hundred men attacked the Northern Underworld Emperor's army like vicious wolves. They appeared and disappeared without a trace, whenever the Northern Underworld army relaxed its vigilance. Once the army gave chase, they vanished into the jungle valleys.
Xia Yixin perfectly replicated the strategy of attacking when the enemy is tired, avoiding when the enemy is strong, harassing them without seizing their finances, and breaking their morale.
Moreover, each side employed a variety of tricks and psychological tactics, and the guerrillas could beat the enemy so badly that they could barely sustain minor injuries. In just seven days, they managed to reduce the enemy's numbers by more than 10,000!
This time, Emperor Beiming fled with the remaining 50,000 soldiers of Beiming, along with his princes and ministers, totaling tens of thousands of people.
After the first wave of guerrilla pursuit shattered the enemy's confidence, the second wave was a psychological warfare tactic.
Thanks to Chu Mubai's psychological warfare tactics, the army of tens of thousands of people had already broken into fighting before they even reached the capital city they were moving north to.
The princes each went their own way and attacked each other.
The ministers were also bickering and tearing each other's hair, creating a chaotic mess.
It wasn't until Xia Yixin led her guerrilla team to break through the camp and captured the Northern Underworld Emperor that they realized it was too late to turn the tide.
The Northern Underworld Emperor was captured alive by Yan Jiu!
In his grief and rage, Emperor Beiming crashed into a tree and died. The young prince who succeeded him announced unconditional surrender, and the entire Beiming was devoured by the Tiger Wolf Master!
At this time, it had only been half a month since Xia Yixin and the others set off!
Several days later.
When the new emperor of Nanyu received this news, he first laughed loudly several times, then shouted, "Guards! I want... cough cough cough cough..."
He suddenly felt a tightness in his throat and began to cough violently.
"Your Majesty!" The eunuchs were terrified.
At this moment, the new emperor of Nanyu was pale, but he didn't care at all, thinking that he hadn't slept well last night and had caught a cold.
The new emperor stopped the eunuch who was about to inform the imperial physician, "Come back here! Take this imperial edict to Beiming immediately! I'm going to reward my Grand General handsomely! Hahahaha!"
All the people of Nanyu, and even the officials, originally thought that the war between Nanyu and Beiming would be a long and drawn-out affair.
Unexpectedly, before summer has even arrived, General Yan has brought them such great news!
The people of Nanyu spread the news with great joy, and some even set off firecrackers, because the war was over and the days of fear were over!
This day is almost like a festival.
On the other side.
In fact, it would take some time before the complete recapture of Beiming was achieved. The remaining thirty-odd city commanders surrendered voluntarily and were captured without resistance.
The entire Northern Underworld fell into their hands.
The young prince of the Northern Underworld Emperor was originally one of the male supporting characters in Zi Linglong's harem. However, Xia Yixin and Zi Linglong had encountered the young prince, who was being harmed by villains and was waiting to die in the manor, when they were traveling together. She cured the young prince's illness, so this male supporting character was not as ruthless as he was three years later in the original work.
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