The Elegance of the Emperor: The Little Wife of the Wolf King

Chapter 52 Missing
Marching quickly overnight, Zabusu led the army to the Populus euphratica forest on the border between Quanrong and Heng Geng, and the army set up camp on the Populus euphratica forest.

The vast expanse of Populus euphratica forest could not be seen at a glance. The traces of Yeluheng and Agudamu disappeared in the Populus euphratica forest.

Zabusu arranged the army properly and personally led 5000 cavalry into the forest to search for Yeluheng and others.

Around the Populus euphratica forest, there are traces of the passing of the army, extending to the distance along the road.Zabusu observed carefully as he walked. After walking for about half an hour, he saw scattered weapons and traces of fighting around him. The traces became more obvious when he walked forward. Many corpses that were too late to bury were hastily dragged to the side of the road. Cover it with some dead leaves, some of which are dogs, and more of which are mixed.

"General, here!" A lieutenant shouted loudly.

Zabusu came over after hearing the sound, with a solemn expression on his face.

"General, look!" The lieutenant pointed to the surroundings, there were arrows everywhere, especially the place where the lieutenant stood, the scattered arrows surrounded the place into an irregular circle.

"Here should be the place where the Great Khan was surrounded, the center of the entire battlefield!" The deputy general said with certainty.

"En!" Zabusu nodded, agreeing with the lieutenant general's guess, but the expression on his face became more serious.

Zabusu got off his horse and carefully observed the surrounding conditions. The blood on the road had already dried up, and the dead leaves on the roadside were dyed red.

Along the way, Zabusu has seen from experience that this place should be the place where Yeluheng was surrounded, and the fighting marks on the edge of Populus euphratica forest should be left by Agudamu who rushed in with his cavalry to rescue people.

It's just that Zabusu still couldn't figure out why Wanyanhu retreated?Regardless of whether Yeluheng is dead or captured alive, Wanyanhu will lead his troops to counterattack!He has led the army for many years and is extremely resourceful. How could he miss such a great opportunity?

Zabusu looked around at the corpses that were too late to bury, and guessed that something important must have happened, which made the army of gangsters retreat in a hurry!

If Yeluheng was not captured or killed, it means that Yeluheng might still be alive!A glimmer of hope rose in Zabusu's heart.

Zabusu saw that although the surroundings were messy, there were traces to follow.The footprints around the circumference are very messy, but the footprints in one direction are obviously more messy, and there are bloody handprints on some tree trunks.

The woods are too big, if there is an ambush, the whole army may be wiped out.Zabusu asked the lieutenant general to bring some people back. If they hadn't left the woods by nightfall, they would immediately return with the army and station at Hanshuiguan, and send a letter to the prime minister, asking him to send someone to deal with it.

When the lieutenant heard this, he wanted to argue, but Zabusu sternly stopped him.

"Needless to say, as the chief general, I have lost the great Khan, so how can I have the face to meet the prime minister and Da Yan!" Zhabusu said with a dark face, "Obey the order, otherwise don't blame my military law for being ruthless!"

The lieutenant resignedly set foot on the return journey, Zabusu watched the lieutenant go far away, and then took the rest of the troops and walked forward slowly following the traces.

The trees in the forest are tall and the bushes are overgrown. They cannot ride horses. They lead the horses and march slowly.The further they walked, the more obvious the traces of the fight became. Weapons and corpses were scattered in the forest. Zabusu was certain that this should be the route for Yeluheng and others to break through, so Zabusu accelerated his pace.

There are more and more corpses in the forest, and many of them are brothers familiar to the soldiers. They simply collect the corpses of their own people as they walk, and when they return, they will be transported back to the barracks together for a good burial!

"General, look quickly! That's En and Lieutenant General Agu's camp!" A guard pointed to the front.

Zabusu looked in the direction pointed by the guard, and saw a bloody man in front of him, his body was pierced by several spears, and one end of the spear was stuck on the ground. He stood there straight with his eyes wide open, his body was already stiff, There were many corpses of enemies lying beside him, and they refused to close their eyes until the moment of death.

"Keep two people behind, first transport the general's body back to the barracks, and tell them to bury him safely!" Zabusu walked up to Enhe and told the deputy general behind him.

Zabusu has been on the battlefield for so many years, and seeing Enhe's lieutenant general die so heroically, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and took off his hat to pay tribute to Enhe.

After Zabusu arranged for people to properly place Enhe's body, he didn't dare to stay for a moment, and led the people forward quickly.

The more they walked forward, the more corpses there were, and the death was quite tragic. The two sides almost fought hand-to-hand, fighting together, and dying together when they died.The further Zabusu walked, the more panicked he felt, the more uncertain he became, and he was afraid of seeing Yeluheng's body.

"General, there is no way ahead!" The person who explored the way ahead came back and reported.

"No way?"

"Ahead is a cliff, bottomless"

When Zhabusu heard this, he felt that golden flowers began to appear in front of his eyes. He swayed a bit, and stretched out his hand to support a big tree next to him to stabilize his body.

He stabilized his mind, and there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that the last time Yeluheng jumped from the city wall into the moat, didn't he just come back from a desperate situation?Maybe this time he can escape!
A glimmer of hope ignited in Zabusu's heart, and he followed the crowd to the edge of the cliff.

Some unknown small yellow flowers bloom sporadically on the cliff, swaying in the spring breeze, and some low shrubs grow on the edge of the cliff.On the edge of the cliff, there was not a single corpse, and footprints were scattered on the land on the edge of the cliff.

Zhabusu walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. The bottom of the cliff was bottomless, surrounded by clouds and mist, and the bushes on the cliff were dense, blocking the view. What was going on under the cliff could not be seen at all. The cliff divides the Populus euphratica forest into two.

"General, look!" a guard suddenly shouted, pointing to a place under the cliff.

Zabusu looked intently, and his heart seemed to have fallen into the cliff, bottomless.

Not far from the bottom of the cliff, a purple cloak was hanging on the bushes, and Zabusu recognized that it was the cloak Yeluheng wore yesterday.

Zabusu sat down on the ground of the cliff, and lowered his head dejectedly. How can he still survive if he jumps off such a high cliff?Zha Busu's guts were green with regret. If he had insisted on going to the camp first, nothing would have happened!Da Khan also cared about chaos, so he fell into Wanyanhu's trick!

Several guards ran and quickly found some long wooden sticks. They carefully picked up the cloak and handed it to Zabusu.

The cloak was already stained with blood, and there were a few holes where it was hung by branches. Zabusu held the cloak in his arms, his eyes were red.He is a few years older than Yeluheng. The two grew up together and learned from teachers together. He has always regarded Yeluheng as his younger brother and protected him behind him.

When Yeluheng was fighting for the Khan position, Zhabusu didn't want to lead the whole clan to stand firmly behind him. For so many years, the brothers were not brothers but they were better than brothers, but he didn't want such a thing to happen this time!

"I want to see people in life, and I want to see corpses in death!" Zabusu stood up with his cloak in his arms, stood facing the wind, and shouted loudly.

"Yes!" The soldiers responded loudly.

Zha Busu cheered up, and on the one hand, he sent a letter to the outside army, telling them to retreat to Hanshui Pass not far away to station.

For some unknown reason, Wanyanhu's army disappeared.The spies sent out by Zabusu did not bring back any news.

Such a situation is just right for Zabusu to continue searching for Yeluheng here.

(End of this chapter)