Chapter 483 The Battle of Fufeng has come to an end!
"You've finally arrived."
Upon hearing Yuwen Ye's seemingly lighthearted yet incredibly weighty words, Shen Tu Tai laughed heartily.
He had a fierce appearance, with a full beard, and was originally like a tiger. Now he was covered in blood, his entire face and tiger eyes were stained red with blood. When he smiled, it was like a tiger baring its bloody teeth at a person.
He said, "I hope I'm not too late."
Yuwen Ye smiled faintly.
Everything seemed to be decided the moment the two smiled at each other.
However, another fierce battle ensued at the gates of Fufeng City.
Although many people witnessed the earth-shattering scene of Yuwen Ye and Shen Tu Tai joining forces to kill Xue Xian, it not only made Shang Ruyi and others on the distant city tower forget to breathe and their heartbeats, but also shocked the soldiers who were still fighting Shan Tong'er, Nie Chong and others to the point of mental breakdown.
Many people were already considering retreating due to successive defeats and the burning of their supplies. Upon seeing Xue Xian's death, they completely lost their will to fight, and some threw down their swords and surrendered.
However, Xue Xian still had more than 100,000 troops.
These people were either wholeheartedly following him, or they had no idea what was happening in the battle ahead. They only saw Shen Tu Tai and his men suddenly charge out. Not to be outdone, they continued to charge forward. The two sides fought a bloody battle, and it was clear that the battlefield was littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
Seeing this, Yuwen Ye frowned slightly.
Then, he looked down at Xue Xian's head, which had rolled to the feet of his horse and stained a large area of the ground red.
Just as he was about to dismount, he felt a sudden weakness in his body. The cold sweat that had been drenching his head was now dripping down his chin, soon mixing with the blood and mud. He almost fell off.
Yuwen Ye quickly reached out and grabbed the reins to steady himself.
Although his "retreat" was an act, he had not yet fully recovered his strength. Fighting Xue Xian was something he would have to do his best even in his prime, and he had reached his limit by now.
Seeing his expression, Shen Tu Tai seemed to understand something. He slowly rode his horse up to Yuwen Ye, glanced at the other's pale face, and said, "No wonder the Second Young Master hasn't gone into battle these past few days. So you really are—"
Yuwen Ye glanced at him.
Shen Tu Tai laughed heartily and then said, "Leave it to me!"
Having said that, he suddenly leaped off his horse, walked a few steps to Yuwen Ye's horse, raised his hand, and thrust his long spear into the man's head. Then, turning around, he forcefully threw the heavy spear towards the battlefield ahead, where blood mist was rising from the chaotic battle.
Suddenly, the long spear flew out!
The soldiers still locked in fierce combat were startled by the whooshing sound overhead, assuming it was arrows being fired at them from the city walls of Fufeng. But when they looked up again, their eyes widened in horror—
Xue Xian's head, impaled by a long spear, flew over everyone's heads.
This scene terrified them even more than the rain of arrows!
Now, even the most loyal Longxi soldiers, who were determined to capture Fufeng, understood that their cause was lost. With their commander dead, what was the point of fighting to the death? Moreover, those who had been following Xue Xian at the forefront had already dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Immediately afterwards, more and more people dropped their bloodstained swords.
For a moment, the clanging sounds were incessant.
The exceptionally bright sunset of that day, in its final moments before disappearing, unleashed a fiery radiance, illuminating the weapons scattered across the ground in front of Fufeng City Tower with dazzling brilliance, like a constellation of stars shining brightly in the dark night sky that followed.
The Battle of Fufeng has come to an end!
However, some things seem to be just beginning.
Although the war was over, Fufeng remained on high alert because the biggest problem was how to settle the more than 100,000 surrendered soldiers left behind by Xue Xian. They outnumbered the city's garrison combined, and if not handled properly, they could cause even greater trouble.
Therefore, after returning to the city, Yuwen Ye immediately began to settle these people.
He divided these surrendered soldiers into four groups, and temporarily assigned them to the Fufeng garrison, the imperial army that was going to Fufeng, his personal guards led by Mu Xianchengqiao, and the group led by Shan Tong'er and Nie Chong, based on their merits and ranks.
After these people were divided into four groups, they were further divided into teams of fifty men each, led by centurions from various armies. In this way, they had familiar brothers by their side, so that they would not become disloyal due to the unfamiliar environment; at the same time, they had an equal number of men to accompany them, so that any problems could be detected in time.
After the people were assigned and the last group left the city gate under Dai Junliang's command, it was already completely dark.
But the entire city of Fufeng, especially the city tower, was as bright as day.
The archers and soldiers guarding the city had already lit torches, illuminating the tall figure below the city wall.
All eyes were on him.
At this moment, the ecstatic joy of witnessing Xue Xian's death and Fufeng's victory after nearly a month of siege had already subsided. However, even with their emotions calmed down, they still couldn't help but feel their hearts surge with emotion when they looked at the towering figure of the great general who had led them to the final victory!
At this moment, Yin Changyue was already overjoyed. He walked up to Yuwen Ye and said, "General, I congratulate you! In this battle, you displayed both wisdom and courage, slaying countless enemies and even eliminating Xue Xian, a major threat to the court. I will immediately send someone back to Daxing City to report to the court on your unparalleled achievements!"
Yuwen Ye glanced at him and simply nodded: "Thank you for your trouble."
Yin Changyue immediately went down happily.
After he walked away, Yuwen Ye looked up again and saw another slender figure slowly walking down from the city wall.
The moment he saw this figure, a shadow crossed Yuwen Ye's eyes.
However, no one sensed anything unusual. Everyone watched as Shang Ruyi finally came down from the city wall and slowly walked up to Yuwen Ye. Although she tried her best to control herself, her flickering eyes and disordered breathing betrayed her excitement.
She whispered, "Feng Chen—"
She originally had a lot to say, but at this moment, she felt that all those words were superfluous. She just smiled and looked at the person in front of her, as if she had said everything she wanted to say.
Yuwen Ye looked at her in silence.
For some reason, looking into his deep black eyes, Shang Ruyi felt a slight tremor in her heart.
What happened?
Although she knew that Yuwen Ye was a man who did not show his emotions, his composure in the face of such a victory was not unexpected.
But—for some reason, she always felt that Yuwen Ye's aura seemed a little off.
However, before she could think about it carefully, Shan Tong'er ran up to her and said with a grin, "Sister Ruyi, we won!"
Shang Ruyi was taken aback for a moment, then immediately smiled again and looked down at him: "Yes."
"This time, we owe it all to Brother Shen."
"..."
Mentioning this, Shang Ruyi suddenly remembered that besides settling the more than 100,000 surrendered soldiers of the Longxi Army, they also had another problem that wasn't really a problem—
Shang Ruyi slowly raised her head and looked at Yuwen Ye's side. The tall, mountain-like figure dismounted, and his imposing body stirred up a gust of wind with just one movement, causing the torches held by the surrounding soldiers to sway. The man walked heavily and reached her in two steps. The shadow he cast, like the surrounding night, instantly enveloped Shang Ruyi.
Shang Ruyi had already raised her head, but at this moment, she tilted her neck back slightly.
Only then could I clearly see the face of the burly man in front of me.
Shen Tu Tai.
Just like the one I saw that night in Yanyue City, he had a full beard, a wide mouth and a broad nose, and at first glance, he looked like a tiger. But when he opened his mouth, it was like a thunderclap exploding overhead, making people's ears ring.
He said, "Young Madam."
The voice was exactly the same as before.
This time, however, he was smiling. Although his face was covered in blood and he looked like a tiger, his smile was not very friendly. It was completely different from the cold and aloof attitude he had shown when they met in Yanyue City.
Shang Ruyi understood that this was the smile of someone who was "one of their own".
So she smiled at Shen Tu Tai and said, "Brother Shen, we've been looking forward to seeing you ever since we parted ways in Yanyue City."
"..."
"You've finally arrived."
Shen Tu Tai bowed to her and said, "I hope the Second Young Master and the Young Madam will not blame me for acting without permission."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi glanced at Yuwen Ye.
For some reason, she originally thought that Yuwen Ye should also look at her with a knowing smile, but at this moment, Yuwen Ye only lowered his eyes and looked somewhat strange.
I don't know what she's thinking.
But in fact, Shang Ruyi understood the moment she saw Shen Tu Tai appear on the battlefield; and she also knew that Yuwen Ye should have understood even earlier than her, which was why he relied so much on Shan Tong'er and Nie Chong in this battle, because at this time, the person who would burn Xue Xian's grain and fodder was none other than Shen Tu Tai.
This is what Tushe'er meant when he said, "He tried to help, but ended up making things worse."
As Shen Wuzheng had previously stated, Shen Tu Tai was unwilling to lower himself to directly join the Yuwen family because he had neither military achievements nor any support, making him no different from a surrendered general. Therefore, he only allowed Nie Chong and a few others to follow Yuwen Ye, while he himself remained in exile, in order to create his own value.
In such chaotic times, the greatest opportunity to create value is war!
Therefore, taking advantage of the stalemate between Xue Xian and Fu Feng, he burned Xue Xian's grain supplies before Yuwen Ye could do so—only his troops had the capability to do so—forcing Xue Xian to fight a final battle with Fu Feng. In this battle, he and Yuwen Ye joined forces to kill Xue Xian and completely surrendered to the Yuwen family!
Now, even if he is not indispensable to the Yuwen family, he is at least a meritorious contributor!
Shang Ruyi laughed and said, "We're all family, what's there to blame?"
After saying that, he looked at Yuwen Ye and asked, "Feng Chen, what do you think?"
However, when she turned to look at Yuwen Ye, her expression immediately changed.
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