Chapter 266: Moving West

Hu Yantuo's knees were smashed by Xie Tingzhou's kick in the fight just now. He was leaning on one leg and his neck was strangled by Xie Tingzhou behind him.

Xie Tingzhou hooked his neck and kicked Huyantuo's legs from behind, making him kneel on the ground.

He leaned over slightly and said viciously: "Want to strangle me? Come on, let me see what you can do."

Huyantuo opened his mouth wide and gasped weakly, his face turned purple.

His fingers dug into Xie Tingzhou's arm, holding on tightly in an attempt to gain some breathing space.

Xie Tingzhou picked up the sword in the snow with his foot, and when he placed it on Hu Yantuo's neck, he raised his eyes and saw black armor rushing towards him from a distance.

"Goodbye," he whispered.

Blood suddenly splattered in the snow.

Han Jiwu fell off his horse, stumbled a few steps forward, and then stopped.

Huyantuo's body was slapped into the snow, and blood was still spurting out from his neck.

Bai Yu grabbed the falcon and swooped down, stepping on Huyan Tuo's headless body.

Xie Tingzhou straightened up. There was a beautiful blush on his face, and he didn't know whose blood it was.

His eyes stared sharply at Han Jiwu, and he threw Huyantuo's bloody head out of his hand while gasping.

The severed head rolled around in the snow, and the blood spread on the red plums. Huyantuo's head was staring at the sky with his eyes wide open among the red plums.

Xie Tingzhou said quietly: "Bring up camp and head west."

…

Since the beginning of the war, Cao Guangjin has never been so relaxed. When the servants passed by, they vaguely heard him humming a ditty.

"Sir!" The officer was panting, running as if he was going to die.

Cao Guangjin was humming a song while carrying the birdcage, and was almost frightened out of the cage by the shout.

"Why are you so surprised?"

The yamen servant held up his legs and gasped desperately, "City gate... city gate..."

"Fighting again?!" Cao Guangjin suddenly stood up, his tone changed.

"No." The Yamen servant waved his hand hurriedly, "Bei, Beilin... someone is coming."

When Cao Guangjin heard this, he was immediately excited, "The prince is here, where is he?"

"No, North Gate." said the Yamen servant.

"Is it Beimen or Beilin?" Cao Guangjin was anxious.

The officer said: "It's the people from Beilin who are at the north gate."

Cao Guangjin kicked someone and walked out quickly. He tripped when he went out. When he arrived at the north gate, Qingyun Guard's elite cavalry had not yet entered the city.

Cao Guangjin's fat body shouted before he even got off the sedan: "Hurry, open the door and let people in."

The city gate was wide open, and two thousand elite Qingyun Guards were standing on their horses, surrounded by darkness. It looked like they were in strict military discipline.

Cao Guangjin hurriedly greeted him, "General, I am the prefect of Ganzhou. May I ask where the prince is now? I can go and greet you personally."

Xi Feng dismounted and said, "Your Majesty is in Beilin to coordinate the northern battlefield. I am here to pick up the Princess on your orders."

Xi Feng showed off his credentials.

Cao Guangjin just stretched out his hand to take it, but Xifeng had already retracted his hand and hung the badge back on his waist.

"Where is the princess now?"

Cao Guangjin rubbed his hands, "Princess, she..."

"Brother Feng——"

Xi Feng only saw a figure who was as fast as lightning and rushed towards him. He jumped straight into Xi Feng's arms and hugged his waist without letting go.

Cao Guangjin looked slightly embarrassed.

Xi Feng pulled Chang Liu away by his collar, "Where is the princess? I want to see the princess."

Changliu's eyes were red, "The princess is gone, she led the troops to the territory of the Xijue people."

"What?!" Xifeng was shocked, "When did it happen?"

"It's been two days." Changliu said, "The princess asked me to stay here and keep an eye on him."

Chang Liu pointed at Cao Guangjin, who was on the side. Cao Guangjin was even more embarrassed now.

Cao Guangjin knew Shen Yu's intention of keeping Changliu and Sixi behind. He watched him and refused to let him run away. Now that the Xijue people were gone, he didn't have to run away at all.

"Brother Feng, it's great that you're here." Changliu said with a cry: "You let the brothers of Qingyun Guard take over my job, I have to find the princess."

Xifeng didn't speak for a while, looking at everything inside the city gate.

The army broke out of camp and went deep into Xijue. After the fighting stopped, the people who had taken refuge in the pass began to migrate back one after another.

The people spontaneously assisted the remaining garrison in repairing the city wall. Everything seemed so orderly.

Qingyun Guards settled in the city and temporarily took over the task of city defense.

Changliu couldn't explain the development of the war, but luckily Sixi was smart.

"After the princess discovered the changes in the Xijue army, she launched an attack on the remaining Xijue soldiers. During the attack, she discovered the shortcomings of the Xijue and thought this was an excellent opportunity, so..."

"What's the disadvantage?" Xifeng interrupted Sixi.

Sixi said: "I also heard what the princess said. I apologize if I didn't explain it clearly. The princess said that the Xijue army is like a pack of wolves, and Boda is the alpha wolf. When they unite under the leadership of the alpha wolf, , the combat power will be doubled, which is their advantage and disadvantage. Once the wolf is lost, the remaining soldiers will be like scattered sand."

Xi Feng was silent, "Then it's similar to Beirong. They are a nation that believes in wolves."

Si Xi nodded, "Princess and General Xiao are...wait, Changliu, show me what you have memorized."

Changliu took out what he had written down. Shen Yu had told many things before leaving. He was afraid of forgetting, so he wrote them all down on paper. The paper was so messy that it took him a long time to find a few pages.

"These are the two."

Xifeng took it, glanced at it twice and threw it on his chest, "What's so messy about this?"

"People who are not smart enough can't understand it." Changliu handed the paper to Sixi unconvinced, "He can understand it."

Sixi turned the paper several times before finding the right direction. He smiled apologetically at Changliu, frowned and looked at it for a long time before finally understanding.

"After Boda left with his troops, the morale of the Xijue soldiers was greatly reduced. The princess asked General Xiao to lead the forward attack, while she led the right wing attack. This... I can't explain the tactics clearly. In short, the Xijue retreated."

"Yeah." Changliu nodded vigorously, "They didn't expect that the princess would dare to attack. They didn't even have time to break camp. They ran away directly after the fight. In the past few days, Cao Guangjin was still organizing people to move things to the Xijue camp. The Xijue people When I left, I burned the food and grass but didn’t finish it.”

Xifeng frowned, "Don't chase the poor enemy. Since we have repelled them, why do we still go deeper?"

Si Xi said: "The princess said that Boda withdrew the troops because the Xiao family army entered the hinterland of Xijue. If the princess did not go, General Shen and the Xiao family army would be trapped to death."

The wind was pacing back and forth in the room, making Changliu's eyes dazzled.

"Did the princess leave any other words?"

Changliu nodded and explained Shen Yu's arrangements to Xifeng one by one.

Xifeng looked thoughtfully in the direction of Xijue's territory, "This battle is not going to be easy."

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