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"The battle is over. What are your plans?"

These people were not only his subordinates, they were also his brothers who could support life and death together as they went through thick and thin.

"Marshal, this general just wants to have a good rest. As long as we can kill all the members of the royal family, this general will have no regrets even if I die." It's so thrilling to be able to have such a day! "

"That's right. I only hope to personally kill that bastard Feng Jingping and avenge my brothers and my family."

"Marshal, it's just been hard on you. If it wasn't for today, Marshal wouldn't have bowed down to the Southern Champion, and he wouldn't have …"

The subordinate couldn't continue any further. Every time he saw Shang Qiuyuan, with a head full of silver hair, kneeling down and respectfully greeting his father, they would feel a wave of heartache.

No matter what others said, they understood that the marshal was doing it for today. They had paid too much for this day, and the one who had paid the greatest price was Shang Qiuyuan. He had borne all the shame and had lived his humble life for this very day.

Shang Qiuyuan faintly smiled and shook his head. What was he thinking about? In order to reach his goal, he would give up everything, including his life.

"Marshal, we might as well settle it now. This general doesn't want to see the marshal getting wronged again."

"Yes, marshal. We are tired of fighting. Our name and achievements are like the floating clouds in the sky. Wouldn't it be great if I waited for the horses to set free the southern mountains? "Marshal, do you have any plans?"

"I wonder how many of us good brothers will survive?"

One of them spoke softly as he stroked his wounds. They had already died once, so they were not afraid of death. However, when they saw their good brothers fall beside them, their hearts were filled with unspeakable sorrow.

These people had all narrowly escaped death. Of the huge army of a hundred thousand, only they were left. If one of them fell, then there would be one less.

"We need to live well, for the sake of those who are already dead, and even more so for those who are still alive. Don't think that you have nothing to do after the war ends. You will need to open up some branches and spread the leaves, work harder, and give birth to a few children to allow your family to prosper again. Yet, I will not allow you all to be lazy. I will definitely bring you all along and lead you all along as you lead a better life than before. "

Everyone laughed out loud. Their heavy hearts relaxed.

"Then, the marshal shall take the lead and marry a few more wives. This shall serve as an example to this humble general."

"This marshal is currently in his prime, so there's no need for you guys to worry. On the other hand, look at your current appearances, you guys look to be very old." If you don't pull yourself together and work hard, I think you can only ask Miss Ji to give you guys a prescription. "

"Marshal, you don't have to worry. If even your highness used Lady Ji's medicine, then your concubine is already pregnant. We will naturally be alright."

"As for this matter, if you are willing to stay and be an official, then do so. If you don't want to be an official, then come with me to the paradise. You must know, you must try your best to not be lazy. This marshal wants to open up a paradise, but must rely on your diligence to cultivate, and let your wives and concubines raise a few more children. "

"Marshal, we won't fall behind as long as the marshal takes the lead. Brothers, what do you say?"

The crowd laughed again and urged their horses forward. Their heavy and dispirited hearts were once again brimming with vitality from Shang Qiuyuan's words.

Yunmeng calendar, 345 years, 12 December. Shang Qiuyuan attacked Fenggong, the Fengyuan emperor Fengjing Ping escaped.

At this point, the history of Fengyuan was marked with a split character. Since the beginning of Fengjing Ping's escape, Fengyuan began a long period of war and chaos.

Ling Feng did not know where he had already run off to, but he had met the soldiers of the Southern Champion Kingdom a few times. He had no choice but to leave the main road and make his way towards the small road.

He suspected that tonight, they might not even be able to reach Fenggong. As he got closer and closer to Fenggong, however, he encountered several small groups of people from the Southern Champion Kingdom.

"Wei Changqing, how can there be an army here under the Southern Champion tree?"

He had some doubts. The army of the Southern Champion was besieged at the north gate and the west gate. This place was still a hundred li away from Fong Wu and should not have been under the military of the Southern Champion.

"Lord Chief Eunuch, this general also feels that something is amiss. It is also possible that it is the small team sent by Nanke to scout out the surrounding news. "But why didn't they meet any of Feng Yuan's men here?"

Both of them began to feel anxious. Although the number of people they encountered was not many, it was clear that they were not on the same team. Fortunately, they had a large number of troops. Thus, those small squads of the Southern Champion Army did not manage to overcome them. They only exchanged a slight bit of blows before retreating.

"Wei Changqing, have you reported about the scouts we sent?"

"No, none of the scouts have returned."

"Why don't you send out more scouts? You must get the information back."

"Head Supervisor, this general has already sent out several groups of scouts. Just now, this general had sent out over ten people, but none of them came back to report."

Hearing this, Ling Feng's heart became even more uneasy, and muttered: "Could it be that there is a large group of people from the Southern Champion Kingdom up ahead? Otherwise, why is it that none of the scouts have returned? "

"Honored director, this general has already sent three teams of a hundred men to scout the path ahead. They are calling in from the front and back …"

Before he could finish, a flame rose in the air. At this time, the sky was already dark, and the red flame was especially eye-catching.

Wei Changqing's expression changed, "This is bad, there must be people from the Southern Champion team lying in ambush ahead, or there might be an accident."

"What should we do now?"

Ling Feng's heart was thrown into chaos as he anxiously stuck his head out of the carriage and looked into the distance. But in the darkness of the night, he could not see anything.

"Head Supervisor, let's avoid them. I wonder how many people are ahead and what kind of ambush they are setting up." We brought that sinful concubine with us, so much inconvenience. "This place is not far from fertile land, so we should hurry back to fertile land and be safe."

"Alright, alright."

Ling Feng responded with a stack of orders as Wei Changqing ordered his troops to change directions and accelerate forward. He sent his men ahead to clear the way, looking anxiously into the night. Although the three teams of 100 people had received news, not a single person had returned, causing him to feel even more uneasy.

If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have changed his route.

"Could it be that Nanke has already besieged Fenggong? If that is the case, it will be very difficult for us to return to the city. Right now, not a single person from the three hundred man team could escape. Not only were the opponents extremely powerful, there were probably no small number of them as well. "I hope …"

In the dark night, numerous arrows were shot out. They didn't even know who the enemy was.

The soldiers fell down in a row, causing heavy losses. Wei Changqing quickly ordered the troops to raise their shields and asked loudly, "Who are their horses? Why are they attacking us in the night?"

In the dark night, no one replied, only the constant sounds of the bowstring and the swishing of arrows could be heard.

Wei Changqing looked around and quickly ordered his troops to erect shields on the spot and retreat to a mound by the side of the road to defend themselves. Since he did not know who the other party was and how many people there were, he was extremely vexed.

"Wei Changqing, what should we do now?"

Ling Feng was in a bit of panic as he curled up within the carriage, revealing a fearful expression. After all, he hadn't gone through a battle formation, so when he saw the battle, he started to panic.

"Head Supervisor, don't worry, we have the sinful concubine with us. If the other party is a member of the Southern Champion City, we can use the sinful concubine as a hostage. But now, I'm troubled by the fact that I don't know who the other party is, or how many troops they have. "

"Then what should I do?"

"In a while, I will send some people to kill them. I will find out the enemy's background and prepare some countermeasures."

"If that's the case, then let's be quick."

Wei Changqing ordered his men to send out a group of archers to retaliate. They circled around the mound to attack the enemy. Torches swayed in the darkness, but the other party did not light them. Instead, he completely disappeared into the darkness.

"Reporting to Lord Commander, the other side said that it was Yunmeng's men who had come to assist Fenggong." In the dark night, seeing that we are the banner of the Southern Champion, he ordered an attack. They told us to put down our weapons and wait for an inspection. "

"Yun Meng? Which general of Yunmeng is it? "

"The other party said that they are General Hai Hong's men. Lord, what should we do?"

"Is it Yun Meng's men? Great, Yun Meng's men have finally come to our aid. Hurry, get in touch with them, and let them escort us back to Fengwu. "

Feng Jingping had already contacted Yun Meng to request Yun Meng's help. Even without his request, Yun Meng would not have missed this opportunity. With the request of Feng Jingping, he sent troops out to be rich.

Hearing that it was Yun Meng's men, Ling Feng felt much more at ease. After all, Feng Jingping and Yun Meng had reached an agreement, and with Yun Meng's help, Feng Yuan became Yun Meng's Marquis Country.

Although this was a disgrace to the kingdom, it was still much better than being kicked off the dragon throne. It was better to lose one's life.

Feng Jingping was well aware that if he fell into the hands of the Southern Champion Shang Qiuyuan, he would be doomed. If he were to fall into the hands of the other princes, he wouldn't be able to survive either. He might not die if he fell into the hands of the Northern barbarians and the Jinghai Kingdom, but he could only be a prisoner and no longer hold the power of nine to five.

Therefore, he would rather let Fengyuan become the Marquis of Yunmeng.

"Lord Manager, don't be impatient. Be careful of any tricks involved." I will send someone to check if it is really Yunmeng's men. If it is, then we don't need them to escort us to Fenggong. If they are unwilling to give way, then there is a trick involved. "

Ling Feng hurriedly nodded.

Not long after, the messenger returned and informed them that Yun Meng was willing to allow them to pass through this path. She was even willing to send someone to escort them back to Fenggong.

Wei Changqing shook his head and said, "There's no need for them to send people to escort us. We just need them to cut off the rear for us."

The battle had stopped, but Wei Changqing still had some doubts, so he walked over to the horse carriage: "Master, this horse carriage is too conspicuous, I am afraid something might happen, please get off the horse carriage and let someone drive the empty horse carriage. If something happens, you can send some people to protect the horse carriage and to divert the enemy's attention, so that we can take this opportunity to retreat with the Consort."

When Ling Feng heard this and knew that it was reasonable, he hurriedly had Wei Changqing bring Ji Tian Ning to the horse carriage and out of the carriage. He then mounted the horse and followed the group.

Wei Changqing ordered his troops to prepare for battle. They would be split into three groups and would have to pass through this road.

Seeing that the vanguard troops had already disappeared into the night and were walking in the middle, suddenly, a loud clapping sound was heard. An intense rain of arrows indiscriminately flew towards them.

The front, back, left, and right were all made up of the enemy's troops. They had no idea how many people they had ambushed. Wei Changqing groaned in his heart. He quickly got everyone to protect Ling Feng as he fought with all his might. He intended to charge out and cut a path of blood.

However, the enemy didn't attack them head on. They only used their arrows to kill them. When they drew near, they quickly retreated, disappearing into the darkness. Ling Feng did not dare to let the Ministry pursue him, and only focused on clearing the way forward.

Miserable cries and cries for help rang out one after another. In just a short period of time, they had lost several hundred men. However, they were unable to cause much damage to the other side.

They had just broken out of the encirclement, but the other side did not give them a chance to breathe. The sound of hooves could be heard from behind as a large group of people charged forward.

"Tap, tap, tap …"

Horses and horses galloped from all four directions as another wave of fierce attacks rained down on them from all directions.