klisemfg Chapter 337 Xiao Ruofeng wants to lead his troops to fight and confront the Pofeng Army head-on!
Chapter 337 Xiao Ruofeng wants to lead his troops to fight and confront the Pofeng Army head-on!
North of Yunzhou City.
There was constant cursing in the camp.
The scout who returned to the camp at the hour of Mao today reported to Lu Tingen that Ye Ding had slaughtered more than 3,000 people of Geng Jiyuan alone.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Tingen, who usually kept his emotions to himself, could no longer suppress his anger and started cursing uncommonly.
Xiao Ruofeng sat on the left side of the desk, watching Lu Tingen rage with an expressionless face.
The deputy general and the chief clerk under Lu Tingen were stationed on both sides of the camp, all with their heads lowered and their looks submissive. No one dared to meet Lu Tingen's murderous gaze.
"Geng Jiyuan, that bastard, deserves no death!"
"I told him to go ahead of me to map Sanqipu and send a few scouts to investigate Baili Luochen's defenses. He was such an idiot! He disobeyed orders and secretly mobilized troops... He deserved his death. He was so... so stupid and greedy!"
"Fuck it~ Geng Jiyuan, ah Geng Jiyuan, why did you go to provoke that evil star Ye Dingzhi?!"
After Lu Tingen finished cursing, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, his face full of regret as he continued:
"More than 10,000 elite soldiers, the Feathered Guards that I normally wouldn't use, have been wasted like this. It hurts me so much!"
"Yang Wenyou! You must leave immediately and gather the remaining troops of Geng Jiyuan. If you can recover even a hundred of them, I will give you a commendation!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall and thin young captain flashed out from the right side of the camp and clasped his fists in response, "As you command!"
Lu Tingen stood still and continued in a low voice:
"Quartermaster!"
At the end on the left, a middle-aged man in a gray robe and a long beard walked out:
"The subordinate is here."
Lu Tingen thought for a moment and rolled his eyes:
"Those soldiers from various camps who died at Ye Dingzhi's hands will receive a death-in-action pension... For soldiers in the Feathered Guards, the pension will be doubled!"
The quartermaster nodded and replied, "I will obey your orders."
Just as the quartermaster was about to leave the camp to handle the compensation matters, Lu Tingen raised his hand and called him back:
"Wait a minute!"
"Cancel Geng Jiyuan's salary! Take all the salary he was supposed to receive this year and add it to his pension. Go ahead and do it!"
The vanguard suffered a setback, and all 3,500 men were lost. This was a big blow to Lu Tingen.
After sending away all the deputy generals and the chief clerk in the tent, he took off his armor and slumped dejectedly in the chair.
Ever since Xiao Ruofeng heard Ye Dingzhi's name, he felt uneasy.
Geng Jiyuan and Lu Tingen may not know Ye Dingzhi's potential, but Xiao Ruofeng, who is also a warrior, knows it very well.
Judging from the casualties reported by the scouts, Ye Dingzhi unilaterally massacred Geng Jiyuan's troops entirely on his own.
Not to mention Xiao Ruofeng who is currently in the Ninth Sky Realm, even if there were three more warriors with his level of cultivation, it would be impossible for them to do it!
This is the difference in cultivation and strength!
There seemed to be an increasingly insurmountable gap between the two.
Ever since he broke through with the help of Baili Dongjun's magical Starry Night Wine, his cultivation seemed to have not improved at all.
Xiao Ruofeng didn't know whether it was because he had slacked off in his cultivation or because the things that had happened in the past year had distracted his attention.
On this trip, Xiao Ruofeng originally wanted to travel around the various states and counties in Beili to verify whether the world under the rule of the Xiao royal family was as bad as Wen Yanzhao said.
Traveling all over Shu from Yongliang, I caught many corrupt officials who exploited the people and embezzled national funds, but I rarely saw those who were dedicated to their work and served the people.
Lu Tingen glanced at Xiao Ruofeng, who was silent and calm. He stood up and asked respectfully:
"Your Highness, what do you think about Geng Jiyuan's matter?"
Xiao Ruofeng blinked his eyes, sat up straight and said:
"Our vanguard has already suffered heavy losses. Furthermore, the scouts ahead have already discovered Baili Luo and Chen Xinjie's camp over seventy miles northeast of Sanqipu. If we don't seize the initiative, we'll never be able to take Fulong Pass!"
Lu Tingen's brows were twisted into the shape of a "川" character, and his face was full of bitterness:
"I understand everything Your Highness said... But now, apart from me personally leading the troops, I really don't have the slightest confidence in anyone else!"
"Although Geng Jiyuan is greedy and violent, he has unique skills in marching and fighting! I just didn't expect that Ye Dingzhi, a mere martial artist, could destroy my entire army with his own strength!"
"The blame lies with me! I wasn't prepared enough... Your Highness, I have a request!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruofeng looked up at Lu Tingen who was standing in front of him with his fists clasped.
"General, there's no need to be so polite. I've told you before, if there's anything I can do for Ruofeng, just let me know."
When Lu Tingen heard this, his heart relaxed a little:
"I thank Your Highness for your unwavering assistance. If I lead my troops to attack Changning and Yibin, I would like to ask Your Highness to station troops at the main camp. At the same time, you can dispatch troops from the cities of Yunzhou to supply my central army with food and military supplies. I wonder if Your Highness would agree to this?"
Xiao Ruofeng pondered for a moment, his eyes flashed:
"How about this... General Lu stays here to guard the rear, and Ruofeng leads a group of Biao troops to attack the two cities?"
"This... Your Highness's body is worth a thousand gold. If anything were to happen to you, I would be torn to pieces and not be able to explain to His Majesty!"
Lu Tingen immediately rejected Xiao Ruofeng's plan to lead the troops to war. This was not his fault. After all, Xiao Ruofeng was the most trusted prince of Emperor Tai'an. If something really happened on his territory, it would definitely not be as simple as dismissal from office and deprivation of title.
Xiao Ruofeng straightened his cloak, stood up, and pointed towards the northeast:
"Now Baili Luochen has returned from Qiandong City. The one who defeated the general last time was only his deputy general Chen Dunru!"
"Now facing the old killer god, how confident are you of victory, General?"
Lu Tingen was choked for a moment, hesitating:
"If we adopt the strategy Your Highness originally devised, I, along with the soldiers, will risk my life. I can at least have... a fifty-fifty chance of success, right?"
"Even though Baili Luochen is powerful, he's already an old man over seventy years old. We have to outlast him even if it means we have to fight him. Otherwise, if the nine counties and eighteen cities of Yunzhou fall into the hands of the Baili clan, half of the world will fall!"
Xiao Ruofeng nodded, obviously agreeing with Lu Tingen's words, but he changed the subject:
"That being said, Baili Luochen has more than just Chen Dunru under his command. There's also his son Baili Chengfeng!"
"I've seen Baili Chengfeng and heard about his ability to lead troops. Although he's not as good as his father, he's far more valiant than Chen Dunru. Don't forget that Baili Chengfeng is also a martial artist of Fuyao cultivation. I'm obviously more suitable to deal with him!"
Lu Tingen said nothing, just looked at Xiao Ruofeng quietly.
Xiao Ruofeng raised the Haoque sword in his hand and said confidently:
"As long as that person doesn't come to help, I'm confident I can defeat Baili and his son on the battlefield!"
Speaking of this, Xiao Ruofeng thought of his second senior brother Lei Mengsha who had traveled with him. If Lei Mengsha had come on the field to help, perhaps the chances of winning would have been even greater!
Of course, the person he mentioned was naturally the alchemist Wen Yanzhao.
However, Xiao Ruofeng didn't know that Baili Luochen, who had an army of nearly 200,000, also had the powerful weapon of medicine man!
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