Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 671 - 669

Chapter 671: 669

Shangguan Xuanyi entered the formation and, as expected, he was lost at first. He looked around and immediately discerned the correct direction, heading towards it without hesitation.

With Feng Qing leading the way unquestionably, the generals and lieutenant behind him tightly followed suit.

On his way through, Shangguan Xuanyi was calculating in his mind, and within half a quarter of an hour, he had the entire formation visualised in his mind.

Objectively speaking, this formation was quite good! Shangguan Xuanyi thought, though it was only merely good.

With the map in his mind clear, the following journey became a breeze. He chose the nearest route to leave.

Resulting in quite a peculiar scene where he was already ahead out of the forest while the soldiers trailing at the rear hadn’t even entered yet.

As he left the forest, Shangguan Xuanyi paused, waiting for the army to regroup and count the number of soldiers to see if anyone had mistakenly lost their way in the forest.

Looking at a small river in the distance, where the water had dried up, it was a clear path for them to cross.

Beyond this small river, across a man-made grassland, was the windbreak.

It was winter now, and the grass on the grassland had withered, looking barren, yet it was easy to imagine how lush it would look in spring’s revival.

This artificial grassland allowed the surrounding people to breed cattle and horses for a living. They could then sell them to the Central Plains in exchange for food and oil.

It was all credited to his girl! Shangguan Xuanyi thought to himself proudly.

If it wasn’t for her proposing the construction of the windbreak and the policy of returning farmland to forest, the place they are standing on might have turned into a desert by now.

Shangguan Xuanyi stood looking into the distance, thinking of Xiao’er, wondering what she was doing at the moment, and whether she missed him like he missed her.

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More than a quarter of an hour had passed, and all the soldiers had left the forest.

Feng Qing and General Zhao instructed the soldiers to line up and count off, checking if anyone was missing around them.

After the count was completed, the entire army had managed to pass through successfully, and rounds of cheers erupted from them.

Despite the journey not being particularly thrilling and suspenseful, it still demanded their full focus. They saw themselves walking back to where they had previously traversed every few steps, making them think they were truly lost, fearing getting stuck in there and not being able to keep up with the person leading, becoming separated from the main group. They couldn’t afford to have even a moment of distraction!

After going back to where they started for seemingly countless times, they finally saw the end for the last time. They made it!

In the midst of the vast sea of clouds, they saw a tall figure adorned in shining silver armor standing straight, silently looking ahead.

Just like a stalwart anchoring pin, he gave them infinite hope and peace of mind.

The view was filled with withered yellow, not the monotonous forest anymore; their vision had finally broadened. They had finally made it out!

Throughout the process, there wasn’t a single moment when they needed to stop. Although they didn’t move fast, every step taken was confident and resolute. What did this indicate?

It demonstrated the Sixth Prince’s mastery and full confidence regarding the enemy’s formation.

As a soldier, one must always be prepared for death! But in this world, who doesn’t want to live?

Hence it was a big deal for them to be able to follow a competent general, one who was a god of war, far superior to the enemy’s generals. Their chances of survival were much greater!

Not only did their chances of survival increase, opportunities to make military contributions also increased!

Following such a capable general, they weren’t fighting a war or risking their lives! They were fighting for a brighter future! A glorious future!

What hot-blooded man doesn’t want to make great achievements? So the soldiers let out a cheer!

They had already won half of this battle. How could they not cheer?

"Onward! After the war, we will go home and celebrate New Year!" General Zhao declared excitedly.

The soldiers immediately echoed, "A real man calls the four seas his home. After the war, let’s celebrate New Year in the desert!"

"Celebrate New Year, celebrate New Year!" The soldiers marched off in joy.

Shangguan Xuanyi’s face turned warm against the cold wind.

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At the same time, the new recruits in the windbreak were in complete chaos.

They were lost in the windbreak in groups of tens or dozens.

The guardsmen whose names all began with ’Feng’, such as Feng Xing, Feng Hen, and hundreds of others, were having the time of their lives!

These few hundred guardsmen were all top-notch martial artists. They were waiting inside the formation, at their designated positions, for Li Jun’s new recruits to fall into their trap, after which they would attempt to make them surrender.

For these new recruits, any who surrender and lay down their arms will be spared, and also allowed to return home, or join the Imperial Army.

The fact was that some of the new recruits shouted for help as soon as they saw the Imperial soldiers!

They had no other choice but to follow the orders of Li Jun’s generals in order to survive, but the rebellion is not something normal civilians are inclined to do!

Who in Minze’s citizenry doesn’t know that the Shangguan family rules the entire nation? Li Jun... they’re nothing! A rebellious fantasy reliant on the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in the northwest!

The Emperor loves his people like his own children! Life for the people has greatly improved these past couple years, they’d have to be insane to willingly rebel!

Following Li Jun in a rebellion, if it failed, well, they would have died anyway, as a soldier, few return from war. But they had families, loved ones, who they didn’t want to see suffer as a result of their rebellion. Now that the court not only forgives but also accepts them, they wanted to cry out of gratitude. Why wouldn’t they surrender?

Feng Xing and others couldn’t fully trust their words. They could only temporarily immobilise each one who surrendered by manipulating their pressure points, preventing any treacherous actions from seeping in and causing trouble from within.

They were outnumbered. Hundreds against thousands. Even with the help of the formation, they were still very busy! Each one of them had to deal with dozens, even hundreds of soldiers, it wasn’t something that could be easily handled with superior martial arts alone, so they resorted to immobilising pressure points!

Otherwise, if more and more people breached the formation, those pretending to surrender would rebel again if they see more of their comrades coming. Even if their martial arts were outstanding, they wouldn’t be able to cope. It is known that even ants can topple a tree!

That was how Feng Xing and the others were able to neutralise more than half of Li Jun’s new recruits with just hundreds of guardsmen.

The remaining less than half of the new recruits were truly brainwashed by Situ Junjie. They were convinced by his skills that with such a military strategist who could even predict the weather, Li Jun was bound to win against the Imperial Court!

At that time, they soldiers would become founding contributors of a new nation.

Founding contributors, it sounds terrific! Who wouldn’t want to be one?

It’s definitely better than being a poor farmer!

So they risked it...

And they ended up in tragedy!

Some were scared and cried out to surrender.

But of course, there were also those who would rather die than give up their dignity.

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