The forest was littered with corpses and in a state of disarray.
"Let's get rid of them first, search them for any letters or anything like that, and then find a way to catch up with the remaining group."
Feng Cheng, who was leading many soldiers to finish a fierce battle, endured the pain in his legs and gave orders while cursing loudly.
"These bastards are so cruel! They actually abandoned these people in exchange for their own survival!"
No one expected that the Nanhu people would be so vicious. They sent some people to attract troops, while the main force chose to escape by water.
Everyone knows that the only fate for those left behind is death!
Although everyone won this game, the atmosphere was still heavy.
"They're truly heartless, willing to cut off their arms to survive. But it's too late for us to chase them now..."
"So what!?"
Feng Cheng narrowed his eyes. "I don't believe that someone who only knows how to use such cunning tactics can defeat us! If I run into him again in the future—"
"General!"
With an urgent shout, the soldiers in charge of reconnaissance came hurriedly, with an unconcealable joy on their faces.
"General! Good news! Great news! Those Nanhu people who left by water were ambushed in Pingshui Bay and have all been killed!"
"What!?"
Feng Cheng and the others were all shocked.
"Are you telling the truth? Where did you get this information?"
"Absolutely true! You ordered your men to lead us upstream along the waterway. We were initially unable to catch up, and we only hoped to find some clues they'd left behind. Unexpectedly, as we walked, the river water gradually turned red! Then, corpses began to float down from the surface, all wearing Nanhu armor!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke.
"When we arrived, we discovered that those who had escaped by water were ambushed from the mountains just as they were about to cross the bay! Their boats were connected front to back, completely burned, and riddled with boulders and arrows. There were also logs on the water ahead, ultimately trapping them to death! Eighty to ninety percent of them were killed in the battle, leaving only a few remnants. We've captured them and brought them back, awaiting the general's decision!"
Feng Cheng and others were stunned by this sudden good news.
Everyone looked at each other, surprised but more confused.
"Ambush? Who set them up?" someone couldn't help but ask.
Feng Chengfu was suddenly struck by a thought, "Wait! Pingshui Bay... it's only separated from Xiacheng by a mountain range. Could it be..."
He was a little bit unbelievable.
"Could it be the work of the Xiacheng defenders? But how could they have foreseen that the Nanhu army would escape by water and set up an ambush in the mountains in advance? When I arrived, there was no—"
suddenly!
His heart was shocked and his eyes sparkled!
Could it be...
"General, when we arrived, the people on the mountain had already left. We were unable to encounter them, so we cannot be sure whether it was the Xicheng defenders who did it..."
"It's him! It must be him!"
Feng Cheng pounded his fists in excitement. The stone that had been weighing on his heart for days was finally removed. In an instant, he felt refreshed and extremely happy!
"I wasn't seeing things! Hahaha!"
Everyone was confused by his reaction.
"General, what do you mean?"
Feng Cheng did not answer immediately, but turned around and looked at the tragic battlefield.
"Without delay, we should return to Duzhou and defend it! I believe that the news here will soon be passed back to Nanhu. Who knows, they might go crazy again. Let's prepare in advance!"
Everyone was silent, and without further questioning, they all replied in unison,
"yes!"
…
Nanhu, the royal palace.
Crash—bang!
Tuoba Shan, who has always been very cultured, gentle and generous, swept everything on the imperial desk to the ground!
All the palace maids knelt down, trembling with fear.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Tuoba Shan didn't care about anything else. Because of anger, the muscles on his cheeks were twitching slightly, making his originally handsome features look distorted.
"Go! Call Shui Xingqiu here immediately!"
He wanted to ask him in person what bad idea he came up with!
“Yes! Yes!”
The palace maids retreated tremblingly, their hearts filled with fear.
The monarch has always been polite to the head of the Shui family, but this is the first time he has called him by his name in such a stern tone!
I’m afraid, I’m afraid it’s not good…
Indeed, the Shui family is the number one family in Nanhu, and Shui Xingqiu, as the head of the family, is extremely powerful and valuable.
But he is still a subject after all.
Now, he has completely angered the monarch, so... how should this end?
…
Almost at the same time, Shui Xingqiu also received news that the front-line troops were almost wiped out.
His originally enchantingly handsome face finally began to show some cracks.
“How is this possible!?”
He had clearly arranged everything!
First, encircle and suppress Duzhou at all costs and kill Ye Yunfeng! Then, split the troops into two groups and let the main force evacuate by water.
Although some soldiers will be lost, these sacrifices will not matter as long as Ye Yunfeng is killed.
The monarch will surely be satisfied.
But, how could such a change happen now!?
“Impossible…Impossible!”
Shui Xingqiu couldn't figure it out, and at the same time, he had an extremely absurd guess in his mind.
"Could it be that Ye Yunfeng is not dead?"
But, how could that be?!
This was a death trap that he had carefully planned. Ye Yunfeng had clearly fallen into the trap and there was no possibility of survival!
Moreover, the news that had come in earlier had also stated categorically that everyone had seen Ye Yunfeng wounded by an arrow, and that the arrow feathers were all laced with a deadly poison! Once contaminated, death was certain!
How could he still be alive!?
"Master!"
The housekeeper rushed in, looking frightened.
"The king summons you to the palace immediately!"
Shui Xingqiu's heart suddenly sank.
It was as if an invisible giant net had silently enveloped him. (End of this chapter)
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