In the snowy and windy night, approximately 300 cavalry left the camp and headed in the northwest direction. Not long after they left, the news had already traveled all the way to Guo Leiming’s ears. He had sent people to keep an eye on them at all times. He was only waiting for Pei Xiao leave with his men.
“Meng Changan, I hope that you will survive this.”
Guo Leiming looked at his soldier. “Notify the general.”
The squad leader of his soldiers heard what he said and knew what was happening. He had followed Guo Leiming for several years. Most of the general’s affairs could not be hidden from him. When he saw how solemn the general’s face was, he stayed silent for a moment. Thereafter, he could not help but ask, “Will anything bad happen to Military Officer Meng?”
Guo Leiming was taken aback. “You should not ask that.”
The squad leader lowered his head, turned around and left.
“If he dies, it would mean
Meng Changan gestured to the Lang Jue people to stop talking. He looked at the elder and tried to speak as slow as he could, “Do the Heiwu troops normally stay inside most of the time?”“When the sky is starting to get dark, they won’t go out after that. During the day, at times, they will walk around nearby.”At this moment, the elder had calmed down a little. “Ning man, what exactly are you planning to do?” Meng Changan was deep in thought for a while before he said, “If I leave with all of you, it’s impossible for the Heiwu people here to not be alerted. The only way is to kill them.”He said that in a calm voice, as though he was saying it was something trivial like wanting to eat when one was hungry, or wanting to drink when one was thirsty. However, there were 2,000 elite Heiwu troops at the border.The elder’s face turned pale. Immediately after he thought of something. “Did you come with the Ning army?”
“Qu Xiong!” Meng Changan turned around and yelled. Qu XIong went over to him. “Yes, military officer?”“Take your ten-man squad and protect those Lang Jue people. Continue advancing. The remaining five ten-man squad stay behind with me.”Qu Xiong immediately said, “I’m willing to stay with you. Please choose another squad leader to protect the Lang Jue people and advance instead.”“Go.”Meng Changan said calmly, “You should understand me well. There is a basis to every decision I make. Even though you don’t know their language, you are the best person to communicate with them. I don’t like it when people waste time. Every moment on the battlefield concerns life or death.” “Military officer!”“When do I have to give my order twice?”Qu Xiong gritted his teeth. “My people are going!”The ten-man squad started to disperse. They continuously to hurry the hundreds of Lan
The 52 cavalry managed to force at least 500 cavalry to retreat. After he had just completed such an impressive feat, Meng Changan did not seem to be excited. In contrast with his excited subordinates, he appeared to be too numb and apathetic. “Let’s go.”Meng Changan turned his horse around. “The Xiong troops wanted to stall us.”At a distance away, the Xiong cavalry realized that Meng Changan did not chase after them. They made one big round and went back. The sound of the hooves was akin to a muffled thunder.He glanced over and looked; the Lang Jue people who had been running frantically had not reached a distance that was safe enough. If the Xiong troops at the back were to pursue them, it would not take them long before they caught up. The Lang Jue people were defenseless and unable to fight. Being massacred would be their only fate. “Military officer, what if we can’t protect those Lang Jue people?”
When he saw that he was less than 2 meters away from the top of the city wall, Pei Xiao drew his sword and cut the rope!Meng Changan felt the rope in his right hand loosened and he started to fall. Immediately, he tossed the black cord sword in his right hand upwards. After that he used both hands to grab the slit between the bricks. His legs exerted force, allowing him to leap up. Even if he stayed near the wall and scale up, the nearer he was to the top, the greater the distance he would have to cover, as the angle at which he was exerting force from caused him to swing backwards a little. The sword that Meng Changan tossed up starting falling back down. He grabbed the black cord sword and stabbed it into the gap within the wall. Meng Changan exerted more force and continued to scale up.Before he landed onto the ground, someone swung a hengdao towards his neck.Meng Changan forcefully tilted backwards in midair, keeping his bo
Meng Changan could imagine the complacent look on Pei Xiao face at this very moment. The dozens of scouts who had been stripped of their weapons and armor were still tied up in the houses. All it would take was one fire to wipe out those Great Ning elite soldiers. Amongst them were soldiers who had entered Heiwu with Meng Changan for the seventh time. If nothing bad were to happen, Meng Changan would be able to complete the map and bring the hundreds of Lang Jue people back to Great Ning. That huge accomplishment itself was enough to change any one of their lives. Pei Xiao, who was holding onto the torch, was the demon that decided their fate. Meng Changan walked out of the courtyard, with his black cord sword in his left hand and the small hunting knife in his right hand. Pei Xiao’s soldiers were already in their formation, waiting for him in the open space. Clearly, Meng Changan was alone. However, in their eyes, that person was akin to
Shen Leng went there only with a ten-man squad. On their way there, someone was injured, resulting in Shen Leng having to get one of his men to send him back, thus losing two men in total, bringing their total strength to nine. And at this moment, the nine men were standing in front of the row of houses, shielding the scouts, facing more than two hundred northern border elites. They were overwhelmingly outnumbered, but it seemed as though two strong forces were facing each other. Their dark blue Navy uniform looked similar to the black military uniform - it was the same design. Apart from the color difference, only the emblem on their chest was different.“Attack!” bellowed Pei Xiao.Three ten-man squad charged forward at the same time; they attacked the Navy soldiers in three different directions. They underwent the same training sessions, hence, both parties knew each other’s intentions were based on their actions. A row of arr
The breeze on top of the city wall blew the final stench of blood away from the city. The sudden appearance of Great Ning’s cavalry outside the city left the Heiwu troops with no choice but to retreat. What happened during the tragic battle the last time was still a huge nightmare that continued to haunt them. Meng Changan turned around and glanced over. There were still at least a hundred of Pei Xiao’s soldiers who were still alive. They had already been stripped of their weapons and tied up, kneeling on the ground. Every single one of them was expressionless. They looked more dead than the actual dead beheaded soldiers on the ground. Of course, they knew what their own fate was. Even if Meng Changan did not kill them, they were destined to die. “How long do you plan to be here for?” asked Meng Changan.Shen Leng leaned against the wall and tossed his hair, feeling as though he was rather cool. “At the very most, one more day.
It was Shen Leng’s first time meeting a great general. As he looked at the bearded majestic elder, he could not help but have a lot of admiration and respect towards him. The look in Tie Liuli’s eyes was the result of at least a hundred battles. Judging from his looks, he should be at least fifty years old; half of his beard was already white. But without a doubt, he was a very strong and powerful person. He was one of the pillars of Great Ning, and most importantly, he was the gateway of Great Ning’s northern border.Tie Liuli seemed to be focusing his attention entirely on Meng Changan. After all, Meng Changan was his man. This made Shen Leng feel more relaxed instead. After all, it was inevitable for one to feel pressured when facing a great general.“You did well.”Tie Liuli stayed silent for a while before saying to Meng Changan, “But you know that I should be receiving this news two days later instead. After all, I should b