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Ying Xingran retreated, feeling anxious as well. He knew that Fenggong was about to become a lonely city, and the troops from all sides were rushing towards Fenggong. However, now that Feng Rong had fallen into the hands of Shang Qiuyuan, he would definitely send out his men to hunt them down.

He turned around and saw that there were four generals leading a group of people. In terms of official positions, he was the general director and a first rank official. The others should listen to his commands.

However, Feng Jingping had decreed that the four generals would each lead a group of people and would only listen to his orders. There was no difference in rank between them.

He understood what the Emperor meant. He was suspecting them and did not dare to trust anyone. With the two of them restraining each other, even if some of them had other thoughts in mind and were unable to get any support from the other three, they would still have to worry a lot.

He felt a bit dissatisfied. As a result, there were four people in command of just two thousand men. The most difficult thing was that the other three people did not need to listen to his commands. They would not be able to carry out his orders.

It was probably because of the emperor's backing that the three of them did not place much importance on his orders. They would directly ask for Feng Jingping's permission to do anything.

He sneered coldly to himself. In this critical moment of escaping, this would only cause power to be dispersed, and would not be easily managed. If they met an enemy, the people who led the troops would not have a single commander, and they would all be on their own and they would certainly be defeated.

However, it was not easy for him to say these words. Otherwise, if they entered the ears of the emperor, it would be evidence that he intended to seize power and monopolize all power. He silently walked forward and coldly looked at the other three people who were following closely beside Feng Jingping's carriage.

Even among the three of them, the conflict was not harmonious. Fighting openly and in the dark, he didn't know what else was there to fight for at this moment. Everyone was just running for their lives.

After a while, the scouts still hadn't returned. Ying Xingran's heart tensed up as he hastily sent out a few scouts to investigate. What he was most worried about right now was that these two thousand men didn't have much combat strength.

It was not because the imperial guards were weak, they were carefully selected and could be used to fight one against ten. If he was allowed to lead alone, he was confident that he would be able to fight against the same enemies. The reason why it was said that he was fighting against an equal number of enemies was because his morale was currently low.

However, there were only a thousand people who could obey his commands. Feng Jingping divided the thousand guards into two squads, a team of five hundred men, which he led. The other team was handed over to the others.

However, he was confident that the other five hundred people would also listen to his orders. However, there were still a thousand people who did not belong to the imperial guards. They were elite soldiers that had been selected from the army, and the commanders who led the troops did not have any relationship with him.

He understood the Emperor's intentions, and wanted a balance. A thousand men were the imperial guards, a thousand men were the elite soldiers in the army. No matter who tried to rebel, there would always be another side to deal with them. As for the two thousand troops, they were split into four groups and led by four people, thus a subtle balance was struck.

Originally, this kind of balance and scheming, if used in peaceful times, would become the way of the Lord. However, at this moment, it would only cause more trouble.

Feng Jingping didn't know how to use troops. If he encountered an enemy, who would be in command?

Ying Xinxin sighed inside her heart. She could only take it one step at a time.

A streak of red flame soared in the air. Ying Xinxin hurried over to the side of Feng Jingping's carriage. "Reporting to Your Majesty …"

Feng Jingping waved his hand, "I understand. Send some people to clear the way and move quickly in another direction."

"Your Majesty, the people ahead have already discovered our tracks." He didn't know whether or not they knew that His Majesty was here. Perhaps if they changed directions, they might not be able to avoid them. None of the scouts returned to report. The people in front could be the soldiers of the Southern Champion. "

"Then what do you think we should do?"

There was still a seemingly harmless expression on Feng Jingping's doll face. However, he understood in his heart how sinister the Emperor's scheme was.

"This official thinks that when we send out the troops, we should find out exactly who the other party is and how many troops there are. "It would be best if he could get away with it. If not, he can only send troops to fight and escort the Emperor out of the siege."

"Since that's the case, you can go and take a look."

Feng Jingping's words made Ying Xingran want to vomit blood. He suppressed the discontent in his heart, bowed, and then rushed forward with his five hundred men.

"Your Majesty, this subject has taken a liking to the governor, and seems to be dissatisfied with His Majesty's decree."

Gu Beishan, who had been assigned to lead the other five hundred imperial guards, had a humble smile on his face as he bowed and whispered to Feng Jingping. The five hundred imperial guards did not place much importance on him, so he was rather resentful.

Fengjing Ping looked at Gu Beishan with his watery peach blossom. He only used Gu Beishan because he had been disgraced by Shang Qiuyuan and had a deep grudge with him. He would never surrender to him.

Gu Beishan, who was being stared at by Feng Jing Ping, could not help but lower his head, not daring to say another word.

"This is an eventful time. When we are in dire straits, all of you should wholeheartedly cooperate to escort us to a safe location."

"Your subject obeys the decree."

Feng Jingping lowered the curtains on the window. He knew that at the critical moment, he still had to rely on Ying Xin and not Gu Beishan.

Moments later, the sounds of fighting could be heard in front of them. Fengjing was shocked as he lifted the curtain of the carriage. Without caring about the bone-piercing cold wind, he looked into the distance and said, "Quickly go and find out what happened."

"Your Majesty has already sent scouts to investigate. This subject has already ordered another direction to avoid the battle ahead and speed up."

"Alright, alright."

Feng Jingping sat restlessly, suppressing the fear in his heart as he listened to the sounds of battle in front of him.

Before long, the scout returned to report that he had run into Nanke's men, and that Ying Xin was currently battling them. Feng Jingping quickly ordered them to change directions, avoid the enemy, and accelerate forward.

Actually, there weren't many people in Nanke, only a few hundred. They were ordered to clear out the surrounding area along the way. For the sake of not missing anything, the Golden Armor divided the troops into several squads, pulling a distance of a hundred li outside of Fengwu City, searching for remnants to clear Fengyuan.

Once the Feng Rong City was destroyed, he requested for an order to bring a large group of people to pursue and kill the people who had escaped. At this moment, he should've sent all of his men to open up a path of blood, or to eliminate the enemies, and then leave. However, Feng Jingping didn't know how to use troops. When he heard the sound of fighting, he panicked and ordered his troops to avoid the enemy and escape.

At this moment, Feng Jingping was like a frightened bird. When he heard that there were troops under the Southern Champion's command in front of him, he didn't dare to stay any longer. He hurriedly urged the troops to flee in panic.

He had no choice but to plan how to find a way out for himself. Although he had already thought about it for a long time, he couldn't afford to lose face when he thought of how he was a ruler of nine or five years. In his heart, he still wanted to hold on to the throne and remain alone.

However, due to the circumstances, it seemed like it would be difficult for the Emperor to fulfill his dream. Thus, he could only sigh and say that the Emperor had done his best.

"Looks like I can only go to Yunmeng. In all four nations, only Yunmeng can take me in. No matter what, Yun Meng is still the ruler of this world. If I want to go, I can only go and ask Yun Meng's king to take me in. "Perhaps, I can borrow Yun Meng's strength and name and keep the title of Emperor. Becoming Yun Meng's vassal state would be better than falling into the hands of others."

Feng Jingping had already analyzed the pros and cons, and he didn't need to think about the Southern Champion. Shang Qiuyuan had surrendered to the Southern Champion, and had advanced to Fengyuan just to kill him.

The rest of the Northern barbarians and Jinghai were, after all, the same country as him, so it wouldn't do him any good to go there. Only Yun Meng was still the ruler of the world. Moreover, she had previously revealed that he could still be the Emperor of Feng Yuan in name even if he became Yun Meng's vassal state.

"Gu Beishan, send out scouts to scout the surroundings and see who's men are nearby." In addition, send men to Ye City and the nearby towns and cities to spread the word of my emperor that they are to be soldiers and soldiers. All those who send troops to work for the king are promoted to one rank. "

At this point, Feng Jingping was not stingy with his official position. As long as there was a sliver of a chance, he wanted to make the emperor his successor.

"Understood."

Gu Beishan had sent people to scout and they were all terrified. They ran all the way but no one came to their aid.

When Ying Xinxin decided to put the Southern Champion Army in order, she discovered that Feng Jingping had long since fled to who knows where. She couldn't help but be furious, and she almost vomited blood.

The opposing side only had 200 people. The battle didn't last long before the Southern Champion Army retreated. They saw that the enemy had a large number of troops, and there was a large group of people behind them. They knew that they couldn't force the enemy, so they sent out a message and retreated.

Naturally, he would not chase after them wholeheartedly. He hastily ordered his army to chase after Feng Jingping.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, leaving only a trace of sunlight. Winter in the north, the sky would always be dark earlier. Ying Xin sent out scouts to search for traces of Feng Jingping and chased him all the way to Ye City. He really wanted to stop just like this and surrender to the Southern Champion.

It was still bumpy. After the bumpy ride, Ji Tian Ning finally woke up. She had no idea where she was right now.

He didn't open his eyes immediately, but pretended to be unconscious. He analyzed where he was right now. She was still tied up like a super big dumpling, and it seemed like she was not able to avoid the fate of her prisoner.

His body was still on the horse. It swayed as the horse galloped. However, she was not tied to the horse alone. There was another person behind her. She was tied up in front of the saddle, across the horse's back, face down, the dust of the horse's hooves in her nostrils, cold.

She quickly buried her face in the horse, opened her eyes a little, and peered around.

He saw his own carriage still following the group of people. The horses pulling the carriage were carefully selected, so their speed was not slower than the large group of people rushing forward.

"What bad luck, I didn't think that instead of escaping, I would end up in the hands of that madman Ling Feng. I wonder, how far is this place from being fertile? "

She speculated that by the time she escaped, it would be late at night and the sky would already be bright.

Once the sky brightened, it would be much more difficult for Tang Mubai and the others to set up an ambush for Ling Feng. Commander Wei gave the order to send out troops from both the front and back to clear the way. Although the assault continued, it did not achieve much effect.

Ling Feng ordered his men to abandon their original path and head north. This way, they could avoid the Southern Champion army to the greatest extent.

At this moment, time was everything. He also knew that Tang Mubai and the others had already sent someone to notify Monk Jiuyuan, who was standing next to them. What he was most worried about was encountering a large group of people and horses from the Southern Champion Kingdom.

"Lord Commander, there's a situation."

"What is it?"

"The prince has given the order to attack Fenggong, and the young prince has also given the order for troops to gather and attack Fenggong. It looks like the main assault is about to begin, what should we do? "

"Continue to delay Ling Feng's group and wait for reinforcements. It would be best if they could take down Feng Rong today, and Ling Feng's scheme would have failed."

"Lord Commander, it's quite mysterious for you to be able to achieve a plentiful victory in one day." If the prince wanted to rush to Fenggong, it would probably be at night. Currently, under Fenggong City, only the young prince will be able to lead the troops and surround the city. "

Tang Mu Chen shook his head and said with a wry smile, "That's not something we should worry about. We just need to delay Ling Feng's troops as long as we can and find a chance to save Miss Ji." The medic said he let Miss Ji go. It's a pity that it was night then, and we did not meet Miss Ji. Now, Miss Ji has been captured by them again. "

Everyone was silent. They only had a hundred people with them, and after a few battles, there were less than seventy.

"Any news?"

"The scouts never reported back. Now, we can only follow Ling Feng's men and report the news of this place to the prince and the young prince, waiting for their rescue."

Ling Feng sat within the carriage and felt very comfortable. He leaned against the carriage and dozed off. He had already given the order that he would not delay any further and would immediately return back to Fenggong.