“Great King, the rain of arrows over there has stopped!”
Shuoyan Hexu rode over to Li Zhen’s side and looked at him hesitantly. This was an excellent opportunity to charge!
If they missed it, the enemy might very well escape back inside!
Li Zhen gently shook his head.
“Do not charge. Drive them over to me. The living are far more useful than the dead. Besides, there aren’t many of them left!”
Killing them would be extremely easy!
But letting them go back was the real trump card.
What fun was there in doing it personally?
It was much more entertaining to watch them turn on one another.
“Understood, Great King!”
Shuoyan Hexu immediately waved the grand banner, and the cavalry behind him pressed forward.
The Black Cavalry, which had been clinging on desperately, could no longer concern themselves with anything else. They had already seen the opened city gate.
The rear guard covered the vanguard!
They rapidly retreated backward!
Blood vessels filled Liu Zhou’s eyes. Of the Ten Thousand Black Cavalry, fewer than half remained, and there were perhaps only a little over three thousand left...
His heart was overflowing with resentment!
He hated Li Zhen and Xuan Yue!
“Follow me and charge in! Take Xuan Yue’s head!” Liu Zhou swung his saber, cutting through the arrows lodged in his armor.
“Kill Xuan Yue! Kill Xuan Yue!”
The remaining Black Cavalry roared furiously as they charged toward Northern Cold Pass!
Xuan Yue’s heart tightened atop the city wall.
If the enemy charged inside, wouldn’t he be in grave danger?
A fifth grade martial practitioner possessed formidable strength, but they were still human. Faced with three thousand Madmen determined to die, let alone a fifth grade martial practitioner—even a sixth rank one would have to run!
“Close the city gates! Keep them outside!”
Just as Xuan Yue was about to flee again, Wang Xiao, who had left, returned to the city wall.
His orders were obviously more effective than Xuan Yue’s!
The city gate that had just been opened immediately closed.
“General Wang, help me! Help me!”
Xuan Yue acted as though he had seized a lifeline!
“General, should we attack?”
The commander asked for instructions.
Wang Xiao was the Commander of Northern Cold Pass. Regardless of the circumstances, once he had spoken, right and wrong had to be set aside until the order was carried out; only then could they discuss who was right or wrong!
Xuan Yue immediately spoke.
“Do it! Kill them!”
As soon as his voice fell,
Wang Xiao beside him suddenly struck, driving the edge of his hand across the other man’s neck.
Wang Xiao was a peak sixth rank martial practitioner. Taking advantage of Xuan Yue’s unpreparedness, he had caught him completely off guard; Xuan Yue had never expected Wang Xiao to attack him!
With a heavy thud!
Xuan Yue fell to the ground!
“Men, take him away. Feed him a Martial-Dispelling Pill, lock him in the prison, and await the Great General Princess’s arrival before dealing with him!”
Wang Xiao had not actually left at all. He had been listening beneath the city wall, waiting for evidence that could conclusively establish the charge against Xuan Yue!
Now they had a witness!
Xuan Yue was practically doomed!
That was why he had appeared here.
After finishing everything, Wang Xiao came to the edge of the city wall and looked down at the Black Cavalry that had already charged to the city gate.
“I am Wang Xiao, Commander of Northern Cold Pass. Xuan Yue has already been brought to justice by this general for framing the Black Cavalry and falsifying military intelligence!
“Brothers, do not act rashly. The Great General Princess will arrive shortly. Whatever grievances you have, the Great General Princess will give you justice!
“But if you enter the city carrying weapons, the nature of the matter will change!
“There will be no turning back!
“Therefore, brothers, put down your weapons. I will welcome you into the city, and you can explain the entire sequence of events clearly!
“The Great General Princess will give you justice!”
Wang Xiao’s voice was, truth be told, filled with genuine emotion.
The garrison troops on the city wall also echoed him one after another.
Every member of the Black Cavalry turned to look at Liu Zhou.
Liu Zhou threw the weapon in his hand onto the ground.
When all was said and done, why had they returned? Wasn’t it because they had been thinking of Great Yu, only to hear after returning that their families had been killed?
Then Xuan Yue had tried to wipe them all out!
Their hearts were filled with grievance.
Now that Wang Xiao had put it that way, he had struck directly at their deepest pain. Many of the Black Cavalry burst into loud sobs!
Moreover, Shao Xuxue’s position in the military ranks was that of a Military Immortal, the foremost figure in Great Yu’s military command.
Seeing this, Wang Xiao immediately waved his hand.
“Open the city gates and welcome our brothers home!”
His voice was filled with warmth!
In the distance, Li Zhen watched the figure atop the city wall. The corners of his mouth lifted into a teasing smile.
Wang Xiao had truly put on a brilliant performance this time!
He had both captured the thorn in his side, Xuan Yue, and shown the border army how deeply he cherished his soldiers. He had achieved both his reputation and his objective!
By comparison, Xuan Yue was a complete fool!
“Withdraw and return to camp!”
Li Zhen raised a hand.
Whether Liu Zhou and the others lived or died no longer mattered. Their families were all dead, and from now on, life would be endless torment for them.
Even if Xuan Yue died, their families would not come back to life!
So the situation remained unchanged!
The Wolf Cavalry escorted Li Zhen as they slowly withdrew!
On the city wall!
Wang Xiao watched the retreating Wolf Cavalry and stroked his bearded chin. Everyone under heaven knew of Li Zhen’s literary talent, but his military talent could now be seen from the Wolf Cavalry!
A martial genius was not frightening. What was frightening was one who knew how to use his brain.
Having such a neighbor nearby was certainly no good thing!
Who knew what the people in the imperial court were thinking, releasing someone like Li Zhen!
..
The Wolf Cavalry Army returned to the royal court.
Li Zhen handed his weapon to the servant beside him.
Wang Xiao was a remarkable man!
Li Zhen was still very unfamiliar with him. Wang Xiao came from the veteran border army and had never held office in the Capital City.
Judging from today’s events, this fellow was much harder to deal with than Xuan Yue!
“Great King, how should Chun Xu be dealt with?”
Shuoyan Hexu was extremely displeased that he had failed to slaughter the Black Cavalry to the last man, so he could only vent his anger on Chun Xu!
Li Zhen narrowed his eyes and waved his hand casually. “Tie him up at the entrance to the royal court!”
Loyal and devoted? A strong sense of responsibility?
Give me a break!
He did not care about any of that. What Li Zhen cared about was a fully organized Black Cavalry unit. With only Chun Xu left, it was completely useless!
Toward his enemies, Li Zhen had always followed one principle: the more ruthless, the better. If you were not ruthless enough toward them, they would bite you when they turned on you, and that would hurt badly!
As for killing Chun Xu, that would be far too lenient.
He stretched lazily.
It seemed he had heard that Shao Xuxue was about to arrive.
“Great King, a group of people has arrived with supplies. They say they want to see you!”
Shuoyan Xiong, who was responsible for guarding the camp, walked over.
“See me? Let’s go take a look!”
Li Zhen looked at Shuoyan Xiong doubtfully. They wanted to see him and had brought supplies—were they planning to do business with him?
Setting aside his doubts, he went over with Shuoyan Xiong and the others.
They had not entered through the main gate. Instead, they were several miles away from the royal court.
Li Zhen rode over and, upon seeing the other party’s attire, felt his confusion deepen.
These people were all dressed in black robes that covered them from head to toe.
They were hauling more than thirty carts of goods!
“Our Great King is here. Whatever business you have, speak quickly.”
“Which of you is Great King Li Zhen?”
“I am! What exactly are you people up to?”
Li Zhen looked over with a slight frown.
“Greetings, Great King Li Zhen. Please accept this letter, as well as these supplies!”
As he spoke, the man handed over a letter.
After Shuoyan Xiong took it, he carefully examined and felt it over.
Only after confirming that it contained no poison or anything of the sort did he hand it to Li Zhen.
This entire procedure only made Li Zhen even more puzzled.
He opened the envelope and saw graceful handwriting.
“For Li Zhen’s eyes only: The carriages contain weapons, grain, and other supplies. They are all yours!”
The message was extremely brief!
When Li Zhen looked up to ask a question, the group turned around and ran!
Shuoyan Xiong immediately prepared to lead soldiers in pursuit!
However, Li Zhen stopped him with a wave of his hand.
He walked to one of the carriages and raised his hand to lift the long cloth.
Inside were neatly stacked long sabers, long spears, and similar weapons!
Li Zhen casually picked one up.
A line of tiny characters was printed in the lower right corner.
“Cast by the Ling Kingdom Armaments Bureau!”
Li Zhen rolled his eyes!
This... was hard to evaluate!
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