A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

Leng Wuye and the other man originally wanted to refute, but after being swept over by Zhao Daxuan's gaze and feeling the killing intent in it, the two men couldn't help but tremble and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of their tongues.

The number of people who died at Zhao Daxuan's hands was at least eight hundred or a thousand. He had fought his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At this moment, a single look from him, filled with murderous intent, made Leng Wuye and the others feel immense pressure.

Although Leng Wuye didn't believe he would actually make a move, a wise man avoids dangerous situations.

Glancing at the menacing soldiers around him, and recalling their ferocity on the battlefield, Leng Wuye decided to make a tactical retreat for the time being.

"Alright, alright, Zhao Daxuan, I'll remember what happened today. We'll see!"

With a gloomy face, Leng Wuye finished speaking and beckoned Chu Hanchuan to leave.

Chu Hanchuan's expression turned grim. "Brother Leng, are we just going to leave like this?"

This was completely different from their previous expectations. They originally thought that at the very least, they could successfully enter the Black Mountain Pass and then slowly look for opportunities to seize control.

But now, let alone stationing troops at Heishan Pass, they can't even be stationed at the foot of the pass. The entire army has withdrawn three miles away from Heishan Pass. Can this still be called stationing troops at Heishan Pass?

If word gets out, people will laugh at me!

Leng Wuye said in a deep voice, "Listen to me, don't rush things!"

Chu Hanchuan stood there, his expression changing several times, but finally he nodded, turned around, and followed Leng Wuye away.

Watching the men's departing figures, Zhao Daxuan said coldly, "Keep a close eye on them. If they don't retreat before sunset, don't report back, just shoot them!"

"yes!"

Zhao Daxuan's generals responded in unison.

Hearing Zhao Daxuan's order from behind, Chu Hanchuan's already gloomy face darkened even more.

He quickened his pace and whispered to Leng Wuye beside him, "Brother Leng, are we really going to retreat three miles? If others find out, won't we be laughed at to death?"

Leng Wuye walked forward slowly with a grim face, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "Brother Chu, since we can't enter Black Mountain Pass, what difference does it make whether we camp at the pass or three miles away?"

"No need for further words now; we can discuss it in detail once we've established a foothold."

Chu Hanchuan had no other choice but to do as Leng Wuye said.

They originally thought that once Chu Hanchuan and his group finished negotiating and came out, it would be time for the city guard army to enter the Black Mountain Pass.

Unexpectedly, Chu Hanchuan gritted his teeth and ordered the entire army to retreat three miles to set up camp, causing an uproar among the troops.

"Weren't we supposed to be encamped inside the Black Mountain Pass? Why are we retreating three miles?"

"Yeah, what happened? When have we Black Armor Battalion members ever been treated like this?"

Leng Wuye glanced at the soldiers of the Black Armor Camp. Recently, a lot of soldiers who had previously served under Captain Wei Feng have been added to the Black Armor Camp, causing the overall quality of the Black Armor Camp to drop sharply.

A flash of anger crossed Leng Wuye's face as he roared, "Shut up! The entire army, on my command, retreat three miles!"

Leng Wuye's angry shout immediately made the soldiers shrink back, their complaints abruptly ceasing. Then, the bugle call to retreat rang out in the army, and the soldiers slowly withdrew, their faces filled with reluctance.

Only after the army had set up camp three miles away did Chu Hanchuan eagerly follow Leng Wuye into his tent.

As soon as he sat down, Chu Hanchuan asked urgently, "Brother Leng, what's the next step?"

Zhao Daxuan's unconventional approach immediately disrupted their plans.

In his anxiety, Chu Hanchuan couldn't think of a better solution for the time being, so he could only look anxiously at Leng Wuye, hoping that he would have a good idea.

Leng Wuye remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "I don't believe Zhao Daxuan can be so perfect, without a single mistake."

"Even if we can't find anything wrong with him, it doesn't matter! If he's not at fault, we'll create problems for him, and fatal ones at that!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Hanchuan's eyes lit up. "For example? What kind of question?"

"Heh..." Leng Wuye sneered, glancing at the group of refugees. "He's trying to win people's hearts with work relief, then we'll make him lose all their support!"

"The mines are also a key area of ​​focus. We've assigned people to keep an eye on things around the Black Mountain Pass. I refuse to believe they won't be in contact with the mines!"

"We'll sneak up on them then. They'll definitely have limited manpower stationed there, and we can seize the mine under some pretext."

Chu Hanchuan nodded, but a hint of displeasure remained on his face. "These might dampen Zhao Daxuan's arrogance, but they won't cripple him!"

Leng Wuye glanced at Chu Hanchuan, who looked anxious, and smiled slightly.

"What's the rush? Didn't Zhao Daxuan accuse us of treason? Then we'll make him the traitor! As for how, you'll find out later!"

"As for other methods, there's no rush; we have plenty of time."

A sinister smile crept across Chu Hanchuan's face. "That's right, I'll make him suffer!"

Leng Wuye nodded. "Tomorrow, arrange for people to keep a close eye on the Black Mountain Pass. If there is any movement, have someone notify us immediately, especially their contact with the mines."

"Yes, that's no problem!" Chu Hanchuan replied. "Then I'll go make the arrangements."

Chu Hanchuan then left the tent impatiently and summoned his subordinates to make arrangements.

On the other side, after Zhao Daxuan drove Leng Wuye and the others out of the Black Mountain Pass, he returned to the commander's residence. When he returned, he found that Shen Qingci and the others had already returned.

Zhao Daxuan smiled and said, "Qingci, you're all back."

"Hmm, my husband, you can still laugh. It seems today went quite smoothly!"

"Yes, we knew that the Zhenbei City army was coming today, so we didn't linger outside the pass and returned early."

As Shen Qingci spoke, she stepped forward and helped Zhao Daxuan remove his armor. Si Xi, who was standing nearby, quickly took the armor from Zhao Daxuan and neatly stacked it in the box where the armor was stored.

"My lord, how is the situation today?"

Shen Qingci and the others followed Zhao Daxuan into the house, asking about the day's events as they walked.

Zhao Daxuan grinned, sat down in the reception room, and looked at Shen Qingci and the others, saying, "After the Zhenbei City army arrived today, everything was pretty much as you predicted."

"They're simply trying to seize control of the Black Mountain Pass and share our spoils and mines."

"However, they were just talking today. Although I forced them back three miles, the real tough nuts to crack are yet to come."

Zhao Daxuan then carefully described to Shen Qingci and the others the situation of the encounter between the two armies that afternoon.

Li Weiwei and her sister, along with Lin Zhiqing, were so enraged by Leng Wuye and his companion's shameless words that they gritted their teeth and brandished their fists, wishing they could beat them to a pulp for Zhao Daxuan.

Only Shen Qingci listened to Zhao Daxuan's story with a faint smile from beginning to end. She and Zhao Daxuan had actually discussed these points two days ago, so she didn't feel much emotional fluctuation when she heard them now.

Shen Qingci said with a relaxed expression, "In that case, husband, we don't need to pay them any more attention. Let's proceed according to the previous plan."

As darkness fell, Zhao Fubao suddenly came to see him. Zhao Daxuan frowned, thinking that the city guards had not retreated three miles.

He asked in a deep voice, "Didn't the city guards retreat three miles?"

After bowing, Zhao Fubao asked with some confusion, "The city guards have already withdrawn! Why do you ask that, sir?"

Zhao Daxuan then realized he had misunderstood and shook his head with a laugh, "It's nothing, what brings you here?"

Zhao Fubao's eyes lit up as he said, "Reporting to you, sir, we've managed to pry the talker out of that kidnapping leader!"