Chapter 577 Withdrawal

Chapter 577 Withdrawal

Chapter 577 Withdrawal
"What, we are withdrawing our troops?" Zhao Xi was still lying on the stretcher. When he heard the news, he was almost shocked to sit up.

He forced himself to hold back and continued lying there, but his eyes were wide open and rolling around.

"Since the beginning of the war, our army has always had the upper hand, and the enemy has been defeated. This battle was lost to Du Tiechuan, who was assassinated by Master Shengxu twice. He is such a waste!"

Zhao Xi was so angry that he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"Our army was defeated even though the Shenxu Dragon King didn't even go into battle."

"My military exploits, my military exploits..."

Zhao Xi wailed in his heart, knowing that he would have a hard time explaining himself to the king because of his defeat in this battle.

He had previously used his authority as military supervisor to take over power—and he actually succeeded when Du Tiechuan took advantage of the power vacuum while recuperating from his injuries.

But his subsequent performance was not that great.

In particular, the Twin Ghosts of Heaven and Earth and others forcibly took away the spoils deep underground in the battlefield. Afterwards, he took the initiative to become a deserter in the second major battle.

Although his performance was very lifelike, how could he possibly hide it from anyone with a discerning eye?

"No, I have to protect myself with all my strength!"

"Battle merit, I need battle merit to save my life!!"

Zhao Xi’s own contributions are obviously not enough, but he has people under him.

If a leader doesn’t share the credit for his subordinates’ contributions, is he still a leader?
The first person Zhao Xi thought of was Ning Zhuo.

"This guy is from the Nandou Kingdom. He just deliberately seduced Xiang Yue and evacuated the battlefield. His trump card is so strong that he can repel the two ghosts of heaven and earth. It's so weird."

"Maybe they are from Nandou Country!"

"It is obviously impossible for me to ask him to come to the capital to report his achievements."

Zhao Xi thought of Mulan again and immediately denied it.

Mulan's General's Mansion has a larger base than his. Mulan has many military achievements, but they were all used to revive the family.

It was too difficult for Zhao Xi to share the credit with Mulan, so he basically had no chance of doing so.

"Three Generals Camp!"

When Zhao Xi thought of this, his pupils dilated slightly.

"Go find Liu, Guan and Zhang!"

"Our army will retreat and find Generals Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Tell them that they fought bravely and performed outstandingly in this battle. I will use them! A lot!"

Shuang Jing's face was pale and looked completely different from a human.

"My Baiyu Camp is gone again..." He looked at the devastated battlefield with dead bodies everywhere around him, and he felt like crying but had no tears.

In two battles, both were lost at the hands of Master Long. This time was even more brutal than the last ambush. In order to protect Shuangling's body, the Baiyu Camp fought to the death. Without the blessing of "Gao Sheng's Testament", they could only use the flesh and blood of the soldiers and make continuous sacrifices to buy time from Master Long.

Shuang Ling, who was beside Shuang Jing, comforted him, "Don't worry, you and I will return to the court together, and I will help you. Although you have no credit in this battle, you have worked hard."

Shuang Jing felt a little comforted, but Shuang Ling was in a very depressed mood.

She didn't get much credit in this battle. Throughout the whole battle, Shuang Ling, except for killing several Nascent Souls in the early stage, was just a fire-fighting team in the middle and late stages, successively resisting Xiang Yue, Long Ye, Lu Hongtu and others, and was the one who suffered the most severe beatings.

"hateful."

"If most of my wealth had not been intercepted, I would have been able to exert more combat power in this battle for a longer period of time, and it would not be impossible to suppress Lord Long and Xiang Yue!"

Wars are fought for resources.

Isn't the cultivation of each monk also the accumulation of talent, time, materials and other resources?

What is the Hundred Arts of Cultivation? In essence, it is hundreds of excellent methods of resource transformation!

In this regard, mechanical arts are particularly obvious. Because this skill can be integrated into one mechanical creation, there are skills such as refining, array formation, talismans, alchemy, etc., and it can even be unified and leveraged through military tactics, and the combat power multiplier is the highest.

Shuangling's role in this battle was actually very important. If she hadn't fought in person and repeatedly resisted the fierce attacks of Xiang Yue, Long Ye and others, the camps of the two Zhu countries would probably have collapsed first.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Shuangling is the backbone of the two countries' armies.

"Du Tiechuan endured for so long. Although he took action and killed Master Long, he still couldn't escape Master Shengxu's assassination in the end. A master of the God-transforming level..."

"And that bastard Zhao Xi, he has a staff and martial arts skills, but he just doesn't want to fight and escapes! Once he wants to enjoy the fruits of the battle, he is the first to take the initiative. Humph! When we return to the capital, I will severely punish him!"

Red Flower Camp.

Although Du Tiechuan's order to retreat had been passed on to Mulan, the latter was not in a hurry and still ordered the entire army to stay where they were and rest.

Zhang Chongyi stood among the wounded soldiers and continued to use his medical skills to turn serious injuries into minor ones, and minor injuries into slight ones.

His magic power soon ran out and he retreated panting.

But unlike before, he is no longer alone in the medical team of Red Flower Camp.

A team of azalea demons immediately walked into the midst of the wounded, continued to cast spells, replaced Zhang Chongyi, and played an important role.

Mulan happened to come over for inspection, and Zhang Chongyi sighed to the female general: "Mr. Ning Zhuo has done a great thing."

"The Flower Demon Squad he bought has helped me a lot. It has also helped the Red Flower Battalion save many veterans and heal many new recruits."

He was very optimistic about Ning Zhuo and also cared sincerely about Mulan, his junior. Therefore, whenever he had the chance, he would try his best to bring Mulan and Ning Zhuo together.

Although Mulan and Ning Zhuo have become husband and wife, Zhang Chongyi knows that there is not much true love between them.

Mulan nodded, frowning slightly.

Zhang Chongyi saw his expression and suddenly misunderstood him. He tried to comfort him, "General Mulan, although our army has retreated, we have defeated the enemy in two consecutive major battles. In addition, the Red Flower Battalion has made many contributions before, so there should be no problem in reviving the General's Mansion, right?"

Mulan nodded: "Of course."

When the Red Flower Battalion returned to the capital, Mulan gave a very beautiful response. She achieved her goal before departure.

But there is still a lot of resentment lingering in the heart of this female general.

"What a pity."

"If Du Tiechuan hadn't been stabbed, we would still be in the upper hand and could still occupy this place and continue to attack the surrounding areas."

"At least the Dragon King Giant Tree Mountain can be conquered!"

"This is a considerable achievement..."

At the beginning, Du Tiechuan arranged a strategy and did not attack Dragon King Giant Tree Mountain immediately. Instead, he relied on this important place to lure the Qianfenglin coalition forces to come to the rescue.

At the end of the second major battle, Dragon King Giant Tree Mountain was miraculously preserved.

Zhang Zhongyi persuaded him, "The Dragon King Giant Tree Mountain is right here, and he won't run away. At worst, we can just continue to attack the Thousand Peaks Forest next time."

"In comparison, Master Ning Zhuo has a family mission. After this battle, I'm afraid he won't stay for long."

"General Mulan, when the time comes to strike, strike. Seize the time to spend more time with Master Ning Zhuo. This is the essence of military strategy."

Mulan glanced at Zhang Zhongyi and nodded sincerely: "You are right!"

Zhang Chongyi felt very relieved because Mulan's attitude towards Ning Zhuo had changed drastically from the beginning.

This can be seen from the fact that Mulan always calls Ning Zhuo "husband". At the end of the war, Ning Zhuo had already led Xiang Yue away from the battlefield.

Zhang Chongyi learned the secret from Mulan and was no longer worried about Ning Zhuo's safety.

Mulan expressed her opinion of Ning Zhuo: "Although I have revived the family this time, my status is still embarrassing."

"We need someone like Ning Zhuo to take the husband's place and resist outside covetousness."

"This young man is very extraordinary. He is one of the best geniuses I have ever seen in my life."

Seeing how much Mulan admired Ning Zhuo, Zhang Chongyi was also delighted: "Yes, it takes so many years for a person like this to appear when he can fight against Jindan and kill Yuanying at the foundation-building stage?"

"What's more, he has fought alongside you many times. This fighting camaraderie cannot be faked."

Mulan sighed, "I know that in the previous battle against the Ancient God Cang Yue, if Ning Zhuo hadn't provided timely support, the fate of the Red Flower Camp would have been worrying."

"I also want to spend more time with him and have deeper cooperation with him, but unfortunately, our hasty farewell on the battlefield just now may be the last time we meet in the near future."

Zhang Zhongyi was greatly surprised: "Ah? Why is this happening?"

This doctor, Tieguai, values ​​friendship very much but neglects planning, and often fails to understand the situation clearly.

Mulan explained: "Ning Zhuo deliberately let Xiang Yue go in the end. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this."

"Du Tiechuan knows it better!"

"Before, Ning Zhuo defeated the two ghosts of heaven and earth, and everyone knew that he had a valuable treasure and a powerful trump card. At that time, Ning Zhuo did not dare to approach our army camp casually."

"Now, he has let Xiang Yue go, who has made a great military achievement."

"The main reason for the army's withdrawal this time is that Du Tiechuan was not careful and was assassinated by Master Shengxu. He is a defeated general. I don't know how much blood he will have to shed when he returns to the capital to make arrangements."

"If he had Xiang Yue's head, he would be able to explain himself better."

At this point, Mulan narrowed his eyes and said, "So, Ning Zhuo has now become an enemy of Du Tiechuan. Since he has already left the army, he will naturally not come back in the short term."

Zhang Zhongyi opened his mouth slightly when he heard this statement, and his expression was shocked. He realized that it would be difficult for him to see Ning Zhuo again in the short term.

Finally, Zhang Zhongyi sighed, "I just saw Master Ning Zhuo disappear into the mountains, and I didn't have time to say goodbye to him."

"Alas, things in this world are really hard to predict. I didn't expect that in the end, Ning Zhuo and Du Tiechuan would become enemies."

Two state camps.

Countless soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield and setting up camp.

Ding Pi was dead, but not completely dead.

He was besieged by angry monks, his body was reduced to ashes, but his Nascent Soul traveled through the void and escaped.

As for his disciple, the child-like monk Jia Wan, he was tied up and sealed tightly, and brought to Du Tiechuan.

Du Tiechuan was sitting on a low stool, surrounded by a busy crowd and a battlefield in ruins.

He was stabbed and his face was pale, without a trace of blood.

Seeing Jia Wan, Du Tiechuan frowned: "You two masters and apprentices also have a small reputation, why are you willing to help Qianfenglin and take such a big risk?"

"Bah!" Jia Wan spat, "We, the Jia family, and the two countries are irreconcilable!"

Du Tiechuan suddenly realized: "It turns out to be the remnant of Concubine Jia."

This involves an old story in the palace, which concerns the secret of Concubine Hu's rise to power, Concubine Jia's fall from favor and revenge, and the counterattack and frame-up by Concubine Hu's faction, which eventually led to the destruction of the family.

Du Tiechuan looked at Lei Qingyang again: "How did you realize that these two were traitors?"

Lei Qingyang then bowed and said, "Before, I went out to fight with the Blood Shadow Cave Master. During the battle, I was inexplicably hit by the blood mist and was fixed in mid-air."

"After this battle, the more Lei reviewed it, the more he felt something was wrong. There was no reason why he would fall for that move."

"So there were some other speculations."

"So, he refused to be treated by others and devoted himself to the treatment. He looked for clues from the injuries and finally discovered the truth."

"It turned out that the Qi in my body was subtly changing, and the Blood Shadow Cave Master caught it. He locked onto me before he could make a move."

"Lei immediately realized that there was a traitor in the army and he was ambushed."

"After that, they quietly conducted more investigations. Until they saw Li Jiuchong glaring at Lord Zhao Xi, they made the latter bend over and vomit, spitting out a large number of centipedes and maggots, and suddenly reacted!"

"At that time, Lord Zhao Xi and Li Jiuchong were far apart, but he was also inexplicably struck by a spell."

"This shows that Zhao Xi's aura has long been controlled by Li Jiuchong."

"At the same time, it can prevent Lord Zhao Xi and I from being ambushed, and the scope of suspicion has suddenly narrowed a lot."

"I continued my investigation and finally locked onto the master and disciple pair of Ding Pi and Jia Wan. After all, Lord Zhao Xi, I, and the rest of my comrades all ate a lot of spiritual food before the battle, which increased our combat power."

"It's a pity that I'm a step late. Alas, just a little bit late..."

Lei Qingyang sighed and lamented.

Master Shengxu was able to carry out the second assassination attempt thanks to the chaos created by the master and disciple pair Ding Pi and Jia Wan.

If Lei Qingyang had revealed the truth in advance, he would have probably suppressed Ding Pi and Jia Wan directly. No chaos would have occurred, and Master Shengxu might not have had the chance to take action.

And if this is accomplished, Lei Qingyang will have made great contribution.

Du Tiechuan listened expressionlessly and nodded slightly: "It's over now, there's no need to talk about it anymore."

His tone was calm, and only the slight contraction of his fingers revealed the unrest deep in his heart.

Thousand Peaks Forest.

Poison pond and giant tree mountain.

This was one of Tu Ming’s lairs, but it had been torn to pieces, with corpses scattered all over the ground and constant wailing.

Tu Ming, the master of the mountain, hid himself underground.

Shen Qinghe hovered high in the sky, with a pure and poison-purifying light continuously blooming in her hands. Under the shining light, the poisonous creatures all over the mountains and plains cried out in pain, and the poison gas continued to dissipate and disappear.

Even the huge poisonous dragon pond was gradually purified into a pool of clear water.

Tu Ming was terrified: "This Qingling Poison-Removing Sutra is truly terrifying. How could there be such a method to control poison in this world?!"

After he joined the battle, he was targeted by Shen Qinghe. After several rounds of fighting, he was no match for her and had to retreat.

This retreat meant leaving the battlefield directly.

Shen Qinghe was determined to pursue him and chased him all the way to Dutan Mountain.

Tu Ming was initially thankful that one of his old nests was nearby. However, the layout on the mountain was defeated by Shen Qinghe one after another, and countless of his subordinates were killed and wounded by Shen Qinghe.

Even I dared to hide and not shout.

It's really too restrained!

(End of this chapter)