The Prodigal Son

As dawn broke, the chaos in the camp gradually subsided.

Song Ling collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud, looking at the scene before him with a face full of grief and indignation.

The entire camp was filled with corpses, and the pungent smell of blood made even a seasoned warrior like him want to vomit.

The screams of the soldiers who were still alive kept drilling into Song Ling's ears, making his soul tremble.

No one knows exactly how many men they lost.

Right now, everyone is immersed in immense grief and indignation, and no one has the mind to do the statistics.

But looking up, it's estimated that there are no more than three thousand people left who can still stand.

Moreover, the vast majority of them were Chu soldiers.

Min Jun has been almost completely slaughtered in this massive riot.

Even Song Ling was slashed by a bloodthirsty Chu soldier while trying to quell the riot.

If it weren't for the timely intervention of the ninth-level experts in the army, Song Ling would probably have died in the chaos of battle.

"How could this happen? How could this happen..."

Song Ling's eyes were bloodshot, and turbid tears kept rolling from them.

Despair, grief, self-blame...

A mix of emotions nearly drove Song Ling to the brink of collapse.

He can accept failure!

He wasn't afraid of others saying he couldn't even beat a greenhorn.

But he couldn't accept failing in this way!

Although their morale was low, it shouldn't have come to the point of a riot!

It was just a few enemy experts wearing Chu army armor sneaking into the camp to create chaos, how did it turn into a camp riot?

Just as Song Ling was filled with grief and indignation, a troop of cavalry slowly entered their camp.

Upon seeing the cavalry, the surviving soldiers instinctively gripped their weapons, each glaring fiercely at them.

Even though they were also wearing the armor of the Chu army.

At this time, having just experienced the riots, they trusted almost no one.

"We're on the same side! Don't move, we're on the same side!"

The leading cavalry general quickly identified himself, saying cautiously, "General Song, we are here on the orders of Marquis Liang to hold off the enemy..."

As he spoke, the rider dismounted and cautiously approached, allowing Song Ling to see his face clearly.

Song Ling raised his cloudy eyes and stared blankly at the person in front of him.

He knows this person.

This man was previously Sheng Qiao's deputy. When Sheng Qiao fell into a trap and suffered a crushing defeat, it was he who rallied some of the routed soldiers and retreated to Qixia Pass.

A moment later, Song Ling suddenly scrambled to his feet, rushed forward like a madman, grabbed the cavalry general, and roared, "Why did you only come now? Why?"

Seeing Song Ling on the verge of collapse, the cavalryman opened his mouth slightly, but didn't know what to say.

They only dare to come now!

They discovered in the middle of the night that Qin Yu's troops had disappeared, so they hurriedly sent people to investigate the area.

As a result, they didn't find Qin Yu and the others, but they witnessed Ying Xiao's scene.

They wanted to rush in and quell the chaos, but they didn't dare!

Let alone them, no one would dare to rush in.

Rushing in during a commotion is suicide!

After a long silence, Song Ling shoved the cavalry general aside and roared menacingly, "Take your men and come with me!"

"General Song, what...what are you going to do?"

The cavalry general was probably frightened by Song Ling's appearance, and asked in a trembling voice.

"We must investigate Qin Yu!"

With eyes filled with hatred and a ferocious expression, Song Ling roared, "Even if we die together, I will kill this bastard!"

Hearing Song Ling's words, the cavalry general's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly grabbed Song Ling, "General Song, calm down! Whether we can catch up with Qin Yu is still uncertain, and even if we do, our small force is no match for them..."

"I don't care!"

Song Ling roared, "I want Qin Yu dead!"

Seeing that Song Ling had completely lost control of his emotions, the cavalry general, fearing that he might do something crazy, quickly chopped Song Ling in the neck with a hand chop...

……

In the morning, Qin Yu and his group arrived at a county town in Yuzhou.

Upon seeing this group of people, the county magistrate swiftly opened the city gates.

After entering the city, Qin Yu immediately ordered all his troops to take a break and also ordered the county magistrate to prepare food for them.

The magistrate dared not delay and immediately ordered his men to make arrangements, then asked with a beaming smile, "General Qin, are you going to help His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"right!"

Qin Yu nodded. "We made this long journey to help His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Then you must make sure you don't go to the wrong place."

The magistrate, with a fawning expression, said, "His Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to this county yesterday afternoon to inform us that he has gone to Shouchong in Xuanzhou, calling upon heroes from all walks of life who are willing to punish the traitor Yu Wu to come to Shouchong and serve the country..."

Shou Chong?

Did Yu Jing abandon Dongyuan and go to Shouchong?

However, upon further reflection, Qin Yu understood.

The yellow-light traffic lights should also be starting to retreat.

When Huang Dengxing's troops retreated, they would inevitably pass through Dongyuan.

Although Yu Jing managed to defend Dongyuan, he must have suffered heavy casualties. Faced with Huang Dengxing's army, he would certainly be unable to hold Dongyuan any longer.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to go to Shouchong.

Zhang Sheng helped Shou Chong assemble a large army for him!

Having figured this out, Qin Yu immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I understand! Once we've rested, we'll head straight to Shouchong!"

"well!"

The magistrate nodded repeatedly, "Then I will take General Qin to settle in first!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly and said no more.

Only after settling in did Qin Yu finally breathe a sigh of relief, saying with lingering fear, "Damn it, thank goodness we ran fast!"

"Look at you!"

Nan Que'er chuckled and poked his forehead. "It was the enemy's mutiny, not ours!"

"Yeah, Thirteenth Young Master! Shouldn't you be gloating?" Qi Dachui added.

"..."

Qin Yu looked at Qi Dachui with a dark expression.

What does it mean to gloat over someone's misfortune?

Is my image really that bad?

Meeting Qin Yu's gaze, Qi Dachui immediately chuckled and rubbed his head.

"I'm so glad we didn't stupidly rush in!"

Qin Yu glanced at Nan Que'er and said, "Damn it, we really need to be careful about this kind of thing in the future. I don't want to see any mutiny among my own men in my lifetime..."

Although he didn't know the exact extent of the enemy's casualties, he was certain that not many of the enemy's more than 20,000 men would remain.

If they manage to break through, they will likely suffer their greatest casualties since the start of the war.

A few skilled fighters can cause a mutiny in the enemy camp!

This is something we must be wary of!

"That's true."

Nan Que'er nodded in agreement, then winked and smiled at Qin Yu, "Don't overthink it! With your abilities, how could your men possibly rebel?"

Isn't a mutiny something that only happens after a series of defeats?

Qin Yu has never suffered a defeat so far, why is he thinking about these things?

"Please don't flatter me."

Qin Yu gently shook his head. "No one can say for sure what happens on the battlefield! Anyway, let's take this as a reminder!"

Seeing that Qin Yu was speaking seriously, Nan Que'er also put away her joking expression and nodded seriously...