klisemfg Chapter 381 Xia Guo is well prepared
Chapter 381 Xia Guo is well prepared
Inside the Wolie Kingdom's camp, candlelight was bright, illuminating Commander Yin's face, which looked gloomy and uncertain.
Commander Yin paced back and forth in the tent, his military boots rolling over the rough pine floor, making a heart-pounding sound.
There was a deep sense of uneasiness in his eyes.
It's been three days, three full days!
None of the troops sent out returned, and there was no news of them.
This gave him an ominous premonition, which grew stronger as time passed.
"How could this be?"
He murmured softly, a barely perceptible hint of nervousness in his voice.
He stopped and looked at the military map hanging in the center of the tent.
On the map, the border between Wolie Kingdom and Xia Kingdom is winding, and their camp is in the best position to attack Xia Kingdom.
According to the original plan, his army should have captured the border of Xia State and headed straight for Yunzhou City, where Xia State's granary was located.
"Somebody come!"
Following his low shout, a trusted guard immediately walked in from outside the tent.
The guard knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully: "What are your orders, Commander?"
Commander Yin took a deep breath and tried to keep his voice calm.
"Have any of the troops who went to Xia Country returned?"
The guard lowered his head, his voice a little tense: "Reporting to the commander, no one has returned yet."
As soon as he heard this, Commander Yin clenched his fist unconsciously.
After the guards left, he slammed his bony fists down on the table.
The celadon teacup bounced half a foot high, and the emerald green tea spilled onto the sheepskin map next to it, staining the words "Xia Kingdom" into a dark green stain.
"This is impossible!" he said, spurting out a mouthful of blood.
He gritted his teeth and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his fingers.
According to his calculations, the Crown Prince of Xia should still be on his way to the border.
The commander of the Xia Kingdom, Chen Guangze, was seriously injured by him and has been bedridden ever since.
In the Xia army, no one could resist the 100,000 troops he sent out, not to mention the 10,000 elite hermit troops.
"Unless..." Commander Yin's face shone coldly, "Unless the Xia Kingdom had already prepared and set an ambush."
But this is impossible.
If there is any news, the master will definitely send him a pigeon message as soon as possible.
Could it be that the master's identity has been exposed?
The thought made his back go cold and he broke out in a sweat.
If this is true, then the intelligence they had previously obtained was likely false.
Is Xia State deliberately showing weakness to lure them into the trap?
But the master's order was received ten days ago, so it shouldn't be exposed!
He walked quickly to the table and took out all the battle reports he had received in the past few days.
After a careful inspection, nothing suspicious was found.
All reports said that the Xia army's morale was low and its defenses were lax.
Moreover, in every battle three days ago, their people did indeed rob countless jewels and food from the land of Xia.
But why has there been no news from the 200,000-strong army in these three days?
"Damn it!"
He threw the battle report from some time ago to the ground.
Soon, Commander Yin forced himself to calm down.
There are only 300,000 soldiers left in the camp now. If we attack rashly again, we will probably be wiped out.
He had to find out what tricks Xia Guo was playing.
"Come here! Pass the order down, there will be a truce tomorrow." He ordered in a deep voice.
Inside the Xia Kingdom military camp, Wang Xinyao gently pressed her fingers on Chen Guangze's pulse, checking his injuries.
After a while, she withdrew her hand from taking the pulse, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"The general has recovered well. His meridians have basically healed, but the circulation of his spiritual energy is still a little stagnant."
"Thank you, ma'am." Chen Guangze moved his shoulders and his face was full of surprise again.
"It's strange, but these past few days I've felt a surge of spiritual energy within me..."
At this time, Wang Xinyao had taken out an exquisite porcelain bottle from her sleeve and poured out a pill.
There were nine lines on the surface of the pill. As the pill was taken out, a fresh and strange fragrance suddenly filled the tent.
"Ninth-grade Spirit Gathering Pill!" Chen Guangze cried out in shock, his voice changing tone: "Madam, this, this..."
Wang Xinyao handed the pill to him and said softly, "General, please take it. It will help you break through the bottleneck."
Chen Guangze's hands trembled slightly as he took the pill carefully.
He has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, what kind of scenes has he not seen?
But at this moment he was as excited as a little boy.
"Ma'am..." His voice choked, "This is too precious!"
As far as he knew, there was no ninth-grade alchemist in the entire Xia Kingdom.
He glanced at Wang Xinyao's fair fingertips, which showed no burn marks from years of controlling fire.
There were no marks of medicinal residue, as if it had never been contaminated by the smoke from the alchemy furnace.
The Crown Prince's first wife is not very old, but how can she refine such high-quality elixirs?
Could it be the Tiangu Xia Kingdom?
Is it the spirit of the late emperor in heaven?
"Don't worry, General." Wang Xinyao interrupted him with a gentle smile in her eyes: "I am an alchemist, so feel free to eat it!"
She changed the subject, a sly look flashing in her eyes: "If the general can break through to the second level of the Venerable Realm, wouldn't he be more confident in dealing with those Japanese people?"
"Yes!" Chen Guangze immediately knelt on one knee: "Madam, thank you for your kindness... I..."
His throat was choked with sobs and he couldn't speak. After a long while, he finally uttered four words: "Thank you, ma'am!"
As he said that, he stood up, raised his head and swallowed the pill.
In an instant, a powerful spiritual power exploded in his body, washing over every meridian.
His robes moved without wind, and a faint white light shone around him.
"General, practice your skills quickly!" Wang Xinyao reminded.
Chen Guangze immediately sat cross-legged, with his hands in seals. His face turned red and pale at times, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
His cultivation was slowly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
About half an hour later, his original cultivation level of the first level of the Venerable Realm was finally restored.
Suddenly, the aura around him surged, and the shadow of a broken tiger appeared behind him.
A powerful pressure swept across the entire military tent.
When his cultivation reached the second level of the Venerable Realm, he suddenly opened his eyes.
"Madam, I have truly achieved a breakthrough. Thank you so much for giving me a new life!"
After saying that, Chen Guangze bowed deeply to Wang Xinyao.
"General, you are too kind." Wang Xinyao slightly turned aside to avoid the greeting and said, "The Japanese have been silent today. I'm afraid..."
Chen Guangze's expression turned stern and he clenched his fists.
"Madam, don't worry. No matter what schemes they have, with General Xu and Military Advisor Zhuge here, we will definitely make sure those Japanese invaders are never able to return!"
Wang Xinyao nodded in agreement, but at the same time she felt a little surprised.
After all, pinning your hopes on others is not something a military commander should say.
"Madam, my old injuries have all healed, and my spiritual energy has flowed through all eight meridians. And that treacherous leader was struck by my sword."
At this point, Chen Guangze took out his steel knife and slowly said, "This knife is called the Flame Knife, and it was given to me by the late emperor.
Those injured by this knife will feel their meridians burning and cough frequently. Without half a year of rest, they will not recover at all.
I guess he is coughing up blood and trying to recover his breath in the camp right now.
And Commander Yin in the Wolie camp was staring at the topographic map of the Xia Kingdom's border.
The night wind blew, and he felt a chill. He couldn't help but cough again, and his old injury flared up, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Inside the Xia State Camp, Chen Guangze saluted again and said:
"Madam, if the Japanese dare to attack tomorrow, I would like to take advantage of the chaos to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese camp and meet with Commander Yin. I wonder if Madam would approve of this plan?"