Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 673 - 671

Chapter 673: Chapter 671

Should they surrender, or should they fight back and die? Li Zhi found this question ironic!

Of course, they must escape.

How could they just willingly submit and let themselves be slaughtered?

"Advisor Situ, take some of my lieutenants and escape back into the formation to find another exit. I will stay with the remaining soldiers and buy you as much time as possible," Li Zhi quietly said to Situ Junjie, whom he was defending.

Run back into the formation and find another exit to escape? Upon hearing this, Situ Junjie felt devastated. The formation was clearly layered! It was only now that he realized the small formation that trapped them last night was intentionally designed to do so!

He had already spent almost an entire day and night to break just one small formation, and now he was expected to run back into it. Was he going to escape or was he walking into a trap?

"General, let us create a path for you. You take Advisor Situ and go! You have the highest martial prowess here, and only you have a chance to break through the enemy’s line!" Li Bing added.

Seeing that Situ Junjie’s response was delayed, Li Zhi looked back to see him with a bitter smile on his face. He needed no further explanations.

He knew their destiny was doomed!

He’d disagreed with the original decision to rebel. In recent years the state had seen bountiful harvests, the Emperor was popular among the people, it was arguably the most prosperous period since the formation of the Minze Dynasty! Plus, the dynasty was still growing stronger. As such, rebelling was foolish!

But then Situ Junjie demonstrated his formation, which astonished the world!

General Li believed that Situ Junjie’s formation was unique and they could obtain an unexpected victory against the enemy and win the world.

Everyone acknowledged that Situ Junjie’s formation was too mysterious. With such a secret formation, they were not only capable of overthrowing the Minze Dynasty but could unify the current tripartite situation as well.

Although he was skeptical at that time, when he personally experienced the magic of the formation, he also thought there was a slight possibility of success.

However, he had not expected that the Imperial Court would have known about the shocking formation. Moreover, they knew even more than they did!

Now he understood that this mysterious formation indeed shocked the world, but unfortunately, it wasn’t them they were referring to.

With enemies in the front and the formation in the back, was there really no possible way to survive?

"Li Bing, you take Advisor Situ and go! We will cover your retreat!" Li Zhi made the most advantageous decision in the quickest time. With superior martial arts skills, he could buy them more time.

Regardless of whether Situ Junjie was proficient or not, it was at least better than them who didn’t understand anything!

Now they couldn’t afford to lose him in Li’s Army! They would give it their all to ensure his safe departure.

There were thousands of soldiers in front of them; besides running back to the windbreak, they had no other choice.

"Li Zhi, I respect you as a brave man! Don’t be a shining pearl in mud! The sea of suffering has no boundaries, and it’s never too late to repent. If you surrender now, I will plead your case to my master!" Feng Xing shouted to Li Zhi across the field.

"Thank you, General Feng! We all have our own missions! I’d rather die than yield!" After saying this, Li Zhi turned around and left.

More than one hundred soldiers quickly retreated into the windbreak.

Feng Xing let out a sigh.

"Capture them alive!" Shangguan Xuanyi commanded calmly.

He admired Li Zhi, but they had chosen different paths. Either you die, or I perish!

Thinking of the past times when he fought alongside General Li, who would have thought they would end up as enemies? Shangguan Xuanyi felt a heavy sense of melancholy.

Following his orders, Feng Xing led a group of soldiers and entered the windbreak.

Shangguan Xuanyi turned his horse around and headed towards the desert.

They needed to give General Li a surprise!

He was looking forward to seeing the expression on General Li’s face when he realized the new soldiers he’d been waiting for had surrendered!

...

The New Year was approaching.

Di Shaowei was sitting at a small table in his tent, meticulously writing letters to his wife and daughter.

Li’s Army was nearly out of food and horse feed, and the food supplies they were waiting for hadn’t arrived. They must be aware that there was an issue with the supplies, they probably couldn’t take it anymore, and they’d have to go to war on an empty stomach.

He could soon return home to see his daughter!

"General, Feng Lin requests an audience!"

Upon hearing this, Di Shaowei stood up in excitement, "Let him in!"

Then he quickly sat down again and hurriedly wrote down: My dear daughter, you will see your father soon!

Feng Lin entered the room and paid respects, "General Di."

Di Shaowei, brimming with excitement, asked, "Do you bring any good news from your master?"

"Mission accomplished. Without wasting a single soldier, and with no casualties, we persuaded more than 40,000 new recruits to surrender," Feng Lin said excitedly.

Their mission was to persuade the new recruits to surrender, or more accurately, to save them.

After all, these recruits were ordinary people of Minze Nation who had been deceived into joining the enemy army. A few months ago, they were still ordinary citizens.

The Emperor loved his people and couldn’t bear to see thousands of them dying in vain, so he gave them the task of persuading the recruits to surrender. Even persuading half of them would be considered a success.

Unexpectedly, in the end, most of them did surrender!

Getting up from his seat, Di Shaowei exclaimed, "More than 40,000! Weren’t there only 50,000 new recruits in total? So nearly all of them have surrendered?!

And not a single soldier died in the process! That Shangguan Xuanyi is always doing things that are impossible for others! Such a spectacular event had once again left him out! Di Shaowei felt extremely regretful.

"Quickly tell me, how did your master accomplish this?"

Feng Lin had been directly involved in persuading the new recruits in the windbreak to surrender. After the mission was accomplished, he was the first to rush here to report the good news, and at this moment, he was still in an excited state.

He enthusiastically described how Shangguan Xuanyi led them to set up and break the formations. His excitement was palpable!

As Di Shaowei listened, he became more and more excited. But the more he heard, the more something felt off. He and Shangguan Xuanyi were of a similar age, they grew up together, studied together, and practiced martial arts together. They even shared the same tutors! When did Shangguan Xuanyi learn how to set up such advanced formations?!

It must have been Xiao’er! It was Xiao’er who played favorites! Di Shaowei thought bitterly.

Why didn’t she teach him, who was like her own brother, this practical and awe-inspiring formation?!

No, he had to write a letter to Xiao’er and ask her for the formation strategy!

He, too, wanted to defeat the rebel army without any soldier getting hurt!

"General Di, my master said that our army could reach the rear of the enemy in two days." Feng Lin said, finally remembering the important message he was supposed to convey.

In two days? Tomorrow was the first day of the New Year, a day not meant for killing. Then it would have to be the day after tomorrow!

They needed to end this war quickly so he could return home to hold his little girl in his arms!

"Bring the word to the camp. Tomorrow, on New Year’s Day, the entire army shall feast on meat and wine!"

Once this news spread, the soldiers cheered.

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