An orphan girl in troubled times, living a miserable life

Chapter 286: Northern Expedition and Internal Conflict between Hu Di

Too many responsibilities weighed down his mind and made it impossible for him to do what he wanted. Looking at the person in front of him, Shen Yue's eyes were filled with reluctance. However, no matter how reluctant he was, the drumbeats behind him were like a death sentence, and he could only suppress his helplessness.

"Yaoguang, the time has come. The army is leaving. I'll let Yingyi escort you back south."

Li Yaoguang refused without thinking, "No, no, no, the front line is dangerous, you need more manpower, you really don't need to worry about me, I have my big brother, don't worry."

When Ji Mo heard this, he raised his eyebrows in triumph, and bubbles couldn't stop coming out of his body. Shen Yue's eyebrows jumped when he saw his appearance, and his clenched fists tightened and tightened, and he really wanted to...

"General, the whole army is ready. Shall we march?"

The deputy general behind him urged him to do so. Shen Yue had no choice but to endure everything. "Okay, I'll have someone take you off the boat. Yaoguang, remember to be careful."

"Okay, I will. Please be careful and take care of my uncle for me, please."

After Shen Yue nodded seriously, Li Yaoguang looked at Cheng Su and reminded him, "Uncle, you must be well. My aunt, Yangyang and I are waiting for your safe return home."

"Okay, I will. You should be careful too. Take care."

Ji Mo bowed sincerely: "Take care of yourself too."

In the farewell, Ji Mo and Li Yaoguang were taken away by Ying Er, who was called by Shen Yue. Seeing their figures about to disappear over the side of the ship, Shen Yue couldn't help but shouted at Li Yaoguang's back across the long deck: "Yaoguang, remember what you promised me, you must wait for me."

Li Yaoguang turned around when she heard the voice and looked at the dazzling figure standing tall in the light and shadow. She nodded and smiled, then raised her hand and waved towards Shen Yue.

"Yes, I remember that you must return safely. I will be waiting for you in Yuhang."

Li Yaoguang responded readily and naturally, but she didn't notice that when she responded to this, the face of a certain brother next to her suddenly turned dark.

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At the same time, in the large tent of the Hudi army north of the Zhuo River, spies hidden in the front line brought back important news. The situation was urgent, so the spy leader was brought all the way into the general's tent. He also brought frontline military reports that the Dajing army was divided into two groups, one from the west and the other from the east, crossing the Zhuo River and heading north.

After hearing the spy's report, the commander-in-chief, who was a burly man with a full beard and a fierce look in his eyes, waved his hand to send the spy away. Before he could move, the two generals who were sitting on the left and right of the commander-in-chief started to get angry first.

"That young commander of Dajing is really despicable! He destroyed so many of my Baturus, but even such a big flood couldn't drown him. He is so hateful!"

"Heh, Bogot, don't you claim to be the strongest Baturu? Why don't you make fun of my Turui tribe for being incompetent this time? You even have the nerve to talk about digging the embankment. If my tribe hadn't dug the embankment of Dajing, you would have lost your life long ago. How could you be so arrogant today?"

"Tumur, you little thief, stop being so arrogant! If I hadn't led my troops to rescue you, you would have died outside Fengzhou City that day. You also dug the dike. Without my Mongolian warriors to delay you, your remaining troops would have died in the hands of the Dajing people."

"How dare you, Bogot, to speak so arrogantly!"

"Bah, Tumur is such a shameless little thief."

For a moment, everyone in the general's tent watched the two leaders engaging in a verbal battle with each other, and in the end, they were so excited that they even drew their swords and were about to attack.

The leaders of the various alliances on the side tried to stop them, but unfortunately, the hatred between the two tribes was deep, and the leaders were also dissatisfied with each other. At this moment, they suddenly exploded and could not be stopped. The leader who had been silent all the time was angry, raised his hand and threw out the knife for cutting mutton. With a thud, he stabbed the two people fighting in front of the wool blanket in front of them. The knife penetrated three-quarters of the way, and the whole tent suddenly became quiet.

Everyone looked at the short blade whose handle was still trembling with a buzzing sound, then retracted their gaze and looked at the leader, Marshal Jueluoluo, and bowed in unison.

"General, calm down."

"Humph, you are already losing your composure before the enemy even approaches. How can you be called a warrior? I am ashamed of you."

The words were not spoken loudly, but they were very serious. They rang in the ears of all the generals in Marshal Man's tent, making them feel ashamed. They all punched their chests and lowered their heads.

"The Marshal is right."

Jueluo Luo glanced at the people in the tent and snorted again, waving his hand and saying, "Okay, everyone, stand up and tell me what you think about today's situation. Speak boldly, and I will forgive you."

Everyone stood up and sat back down, looking at each other.

Tumur, who had just caused a commotion, wanted to make amends, so he glanced at Bogot opposite him and spoke first.

"General, up to now, the warriors of our tribe have been pressed step by step, and have been forced to retreat. First, we have no strength to continue. In order to alleviate the disaster, the strong men in the tribe went to the battlefield to rob Dajing, and the rear had no support. Dajing is vast and has a large population. Even if it is also hit by a disaster, there are still reinforcements, which allows them to recuperate.

Besides, the kid from the Shen family is really difficult to deal with. We never thought that after the old man died, Dajing still had such a brave general who could be a commander. The Shen family army he led was also very powerful. With the support of reinforcements, relying on the familiarity of the terrain and sufficient manpower and supplies, he caught us off guard. For now, why don’t we retreat first and avoid their sharp edge for the time being..."

Before he could finish his words, his old rival Bogot exploded, "Bah, you cowardly people will only retreat again and again. In the current situation, if we retreat again, we will have no choice but to return to the tribe. Don't forget why we came out in the first place. How can our tribe survive now?"

"Bogot, you are a reckless man. It is better to have no way to retreat than to wait for death here. Don't you see that countless of my elite soldiers have been killed or wounded. How many warriors are left?"

"Haha, even if we have to fight to the last soldier, we will never retreat! Unlike you, there is not a single wimp in my Baturu!"

"When you were in Pengcheng..."

"Alright!" Jueluo couldn't bear to watch it any longer and spoke out to stop them. "Don't you see how late it is? Do you still have the energy to fight among yourselves? Bogot, Tumur, please put aside your tribal prejudices and focus on the overall situation."

As the leader, Jueluo was also very tired facing the infighting among the tribes that had temporarily gathered together.

But were they wrong? No, they all had their reasons, and they were all right. It was just that they did not see clearly that if they retreated from this battle, the original intention of attacking Dajing today and diverting the internal friction of the tribal royal court would have failed. If they just went back, they would be sorry for the warriors who died in vain, and what they got would not be enough to support the entire royal court to survive this natural disaster.

Because he had just received a message from the king a few days ago, and the royal court, which had just received the grain they sent back to alleviate the disaster, had an epidemic break out half a month ago. The shadow of death was hanging over their heads. The king had taken his three princes and two princesses to hide in the grassland, and the royal court was in danger.

There is no hope ahead and no way to retreat behind. The remaining hundreds of thousands of warriors cannot be lost any more. No matter what, we have to come up with a plan.

Therefore, no matter how tired Jue Luoluo was, he still held on, his tone heavy.

"You are all the strongest and most capable warriors from the various tribes of the royal court. Now the royal court is in great trouble. If we die, our cattle, sheep, wives and children will not survive. Now is the time for everyone to unite. Whatever strategy you have, regardless of your background or whether it is good or bad, just tell us. As long as it succeeds, I and even the royal court will reward you handsomely, and you can be promoted to a higher position. You can choose your status and position."

When the subordinates heard what the Marshal said, the heart of the military advisor who was hiding behind Bogot and had advised him to escape decisively to preserve his strength skipped a beat.