The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

"yes!"

Sun Xiang reluctantly agreed.

It wasn't dissatisfaction with the military order, but rather a feeling of disbelief, yet he still immediately went to carry it out.

"Wait a minute!" Ren Tianye stood up. "This general will go with you. I'm also curious, is Ye Fan actually able to leave Yunji City?"

The two left the general's mansion together and soon arrived at the foot of the Yunji City wall, where Sun Xiang arranged for people to search inch by inch.

Half an hour later, the soldiers reported the results to Sun Xiang, who then came to Ren Tianye to report back, trembling.

"Great, Great, Great General..."

"Found traces?"

"Yes, yes..." Sun Xiang's teeth chattered: "Traces were found under the city wall. It should be that Ye Fan took Su Xiu and escaped by climbing over the city wall."

After saying that, Sun Xiang knelt down with a thud: "General, it was my dereliction of duty. I failed to properly protect the city walls and let that thing Ye Fan escape."

"Please, General, punish me!"

Sun Xiang buried his head in the ground and kowtowed heavily.

My heart was filled with regret and torment.

From the general's expression, one could see how much he valued Ye Fan, and that he had sent him to guard the walls of Yunji City.

It's just a city wall, yet he still managed to let someone escape!

This is more than just dereliction of duty!

According to military law, he should be executed!

The soldiers who followed Sun Xiang also knelt down.

His face was also filled with shame.

With so many of them, how could a mere Ye Fan carry them over the city wall and escape? The General had shown them immense kindness, and Yunji City was now their home. How could their hearts not be filled with excitement?

"Get up!" Ren Tianye said in a calm tone, "Ye Fan is just an ordinary person, so I don't blame you."

"Let's go, take me to see if there are any signs that Ye Fan is trying to escape."

They soon arrived at their destination and saw a very obvious mark at the foot of the city wall. Further up the wall, there were also marks, including the path leading down the wall, all of which were clearly visible.

In other words, that's how Ye Fan escaped by scaling the city wall.

only……

Ren Tianye glanced at the Yunji City wall.

After Zhan Shubai reinforced and heightened the wall, it reached a height of over ten meters, beyond the reach of the Imperial Guards' ladders. Zhan Shubai also made the wall surface extremely smooth, so the arrows shot by the Imperial Guards would simply slide off.

Soldiers had always been stationed and patrolling the city walls, and after Sun Xiang gave the order, he increased the patrols.

Ye Fan, carrying a large box filled with Suzhou embroidery, scaled the Yunji City wall like a gecko, even though the city was brightly lit and the soldiers could spot him at any moment!

Ah!

"That makes sense! That makes sense!"

"Female-oriented content, that's just how it makes sense!"

Just then, the scouts sent out returned with a report: "Report, General, the group of twenty-two people stopped to rest and make a fire to keep warm. We can now clearly see that it is indeed Ye Fan and Su Xiu."

"The twenty men following behind were all strong and powerful, and should be soldiers."

Scouts arrived one after another.

"Report, General, Ye Fan and his party have mounted their horses and are heading south."

"Report, General, Ye Fan and his group are heading towards Qi Niu Town."

"Reporting, General! One hundred men have been dispatched from Qiniu Town to meet Ye Fan!"

……

Ren Tianye's eyes narrowed.

Riding Bull Town!

He knew this place; it was a dilapidated town not far from Yunji City, with no city walls to defend it and no soldiers stationed there, making it a dangerous place.

Which direction did Ye Fan go?

Where does he rely on?

Or are we just passing through Qi Niu Town?

However, none of that matters anymore.

Ren Tianye instructed the scouts to continue their reconnaissance and intelligence gathering, making sure not to miss any trace of Ye Fan. He then ordered Sun Xiang, "Beat the drums! Order the army to assemble!"

"Gather?" Sun Xiang was taken aback.

Unless something truly momentous happens, the three armies will not assemble casually. After all, beating the drum to relay orders is equivalent to issuing the highest directive.

Once the drums sound, all soldiers of Yunji City, regardless of what they are doing, must immediately come to join them, or they will be punished according to military law.

Now that there are no barbarian invasions and no threat from the Imperial Guard, shall we assemble?

Sun Xiang didn't understand.

However, not understanding does not mean he will obey. He immediately ordered the drums to be beaten, which boomed like muffled thunder in the inner city barracks of Yunji City and carried far and wide.

Yunji City was still brightly lit. Countless soldiers who had gone out to search for Ye Fan had not yet returned to their camp when they heard the drumbeats and immediately spurred their horses back.

They didn't dare linger at all.

The sound of the drums also alarmed half of Yunji City.

The city of Yunji was already restless tonight, and the sound of the drums made even more people unable to sleep, fearing that something terrible had happened.

Inside the Su residence, Su Hong rushed out.

He looked toward the direction of the drumbeats, his face pale.

"What... what's going on here?"

"A barbarian invasion?"

"If it truly is a barbarian invasion, it would be a great opportunity for the Su family. We no longer need to place our hopes on our two nieces. I can also restore the Su family's glory and elevate it to a higher level!"

……

After the three drumbeats ended, all the soldiers of Yunji City assembled.

On the vast open space of the inner city barracks of Yunji City, Ren Tianye stood on the command platform, his gaze sweeping across the area before he nodded in satisfaction.

During this period, through the continuous recruitment of new soldiers, the number of soldiers in Yunji City has reached 10,000.

After training, and especially with the added benefit of high monthly salaries, this army of ten thousand men can be considered elite.

Once they were all dressed in Imperial Guard equipment, and most of them had experience fighting against the Imperial Guard, it can be said that their force of ten thousand men was not to be underestimated.

They may not be as good as the previous Red Beacon Army, nor as good as the Great Yu Imperial Army, but they are definitely a formidable force!

"I, the general, have a few things to announce here..."

Ren Tianye's voice rang out: "Zhang Shi!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"I order you to select 1,500 light cavalry, 1,500 heavy cavalry, and 800 soldiers to accompany me out of Yunji City!"

Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment.

Is this a prelude to sweep across northern Xinjiang?

They could sweep across the northern frontier, but isn't the number of people a bit small?

Besides, didn't the general say that the barbarians were about to attack? At a time like this, why go out and sweep across the northern frontier?

He was puzzled.

But that did not prevent him from immediately carrying out military orders.

"yes!"

"Sun Xiang!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"During my absence from Yunji City, you are entrusted with its defense. The barbarians are highly likely to invade during this time, so you must be extremely cautious and not be negligent in the slightest!"

"We must protect Cloudridge City!"

Sun Xiang felt a loud bang in his head.

My first reaction was panic and fear.

It wasn't that he was worried about not being able to hold the city. After all, he had seen through the last attack by the Imperial Guards. With the location of Yunji City and the city walls built by Zhan Shubai, even 70,000 elite Imperial Guards would have suffered a setback, let alone the barbarians who were not good at attacking cities.

The general also left him with seven thousand men.

He was very confident that his seven thousand men could hold off the barbarian attack.

His fear and anxiety stemmed primarily from his worry about leaving the personal command of Ren Tianye.

He initially followed Ren Tianye because Ren Tianye was the most special and the most obedient among them, the guerrilla generals.

Later, the things Ren Tianye did deepened his respect and trust for Ren Tianye.

Now, the general is about to leave the city.

He was left with no one to rely on.

"Sun Xiang, this general believes in you!"

"General!" Sun Xiang gritted his teeth, "Your subordinate will definitely defend Yunji City!"

"I will risk my life to protect Yunji City."

"Good!" Ren Tianye nodded in satisfaction. Sun Xiang was the one he valued most, and he entrusted many things to Sun Xiang to handle. Sun Xiang was already capable of handling things on his own.

Sending Sun Xiang to Shanhe City to pick up the families of the Eight Hundred Army members was a way of giving him experience.

As it turns out, Sun Xiang has learned a lot from the experience.

just now……

We need to give Sun Xiang more experience.

He paused, then shouted, "All troops, listen to my command! After I leave Yunji City, you must obey General Sun Xiang's orders!"

"besides……"

"Zhang Shi, order the more than three thousand men who accompanied me on this trip to each carry seven days' worth of dry rations. They must depart immediately after half an incense stick's time, without the slightest delay!"

……