I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

at the same time.

The supply convoy at the rear of the army.

The equipment being transported here consists entirely of heavy weapons and large siege engines, which cannot be moved by human hands and can only be pulled by horses.

Of course, there are also wounded and sick people like the Seventh Prince Qin Feng who were injured due to special circumstances right after the expedition. They are all gathered here.

Inside the carriage, Qin Feng was already able to sit up and move around freely.

Don't ask why it recovered so quickly; the answer is the protagonist's halo—it's incredibly powerful, no explanation needed.

He was evenly sprinkling the wound medicine powder from the small porcelain bottle onto the new gauze, changing his dressing.

Although he and Qin Li had become "good brothers," Qin Feng knew that this was nothing more than trying to negotiate with a tiger for its skin.

The eldest prince, Qin Li, is definitely plotting something even bigger!

Therefore, he didn't trust the military doctor sent by Qin Li, so he felt more at ease changing the dressing himself.

While I was changing the medicine, a series of neat slogans suddenly came from outside.

The sound grew louder and louder, shaking the earth and mountains, and could be heard for miles around.

Qin Feng stopped what he was doing, frowned, and lifted the curtain to look outside with great confusion.

"Guards! Guards!"

"What happened?"

Qin Feng desperately needed to know what had happened.

Although he is currently a cripple, it will not prevent him from making great strides once he reaches the border.

If he wants to make a significant impact, he must know the army's movements perfectly.

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't shout, we're coming."

A fragrant breeze wafted by, and someone lifted the carriage curtain and boarded the carriage.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Qin Feng's eyes lit up, and he was momentarily mesmerized.

It's only been a short time since we last met, yet she has become even more beautiful and charming.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she had taken a lot of beauty and skin-nourishing pills.

If you were to meet her on the street for the first time, she would still be an incredibly innocent and adorable young girl.

So when we meet today, she is a stunningly beautiful young woman, and any man would be unable to resist going crazy for her!

The person who came was none other than Xiao Xue'er, who had secretly come to meet Qin Feng behind Qin Li's back.

Behind Xiao Xue'er followed Xia Liu, who was responsible for keeping watch outside the carriage.

"Seventh brother, am I really that beautiful, sister-in-law? Why are you staring at me like that?"

Seeing Qin Feng's infatuated expression, Xiao Xue'er, who was getting into the carriage with her head down, couldn't help but laugh and tease him.

Qin Feng quickly came to his senses, bowed his head and clasped his hands in greeting, "Your subject greets Your Majesty. Please forgive me for being injured and unable to rise to greet you. I hope you will not take offense."

"Hehehe, no wonder, no wonder."

Xiao Xue'er covered her mouth and giggled, then sat down opposite Qin Feng.

She reached out and lifted the curtain to look outside. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she felt relieved.

If Qin Li finds out that she came to see Qin Feng without permission, she will definitely be punished with a beating.

"To make a long story short!"

Xiao Xue'er blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "I heard that Qin Li, that villain, came to see Seventh Brother, and he even brought that bitch Wei Hongying with him?"

A villain?

Despicable person?

Qin Feng was taken aback.

But on second thought, it's actually quite an apt description.

Qin Feng now feels no love for Wei Hongying, only hatred.

He hated that Wei Hongying, who was clearly engaged to him, was exchanging flirtatious glances with Qin Li.

Perhaps the two of them have already committed adultery in private. If Wei Hongying isn't a slut, then what is she?

"That's right, the two of them came together."

Qin Feng nodded.

Before Xiao Xue'er could speak again, Qin Feng interrupted, "Sister-in-law, nothing else matters. Let's put aside that for now and talk about what exactly happened outside."

Seeing that it was still early, Xiao Xue'er spoke up, but she did so in a different way.

She said, "If, if deserters appeared in the army and were all captured, what would you do, Seventh Brother?"

Qin Feng didn't answer immediately. Instead, he frowned and asked urgently, "There have been deserters in the army. How many have deserted?"

Without a doubt, there must have been deserters among the army that went on this expedition.

Qin Feng cared about this issue more than anyone else.

This is crucial to whether he can make a name for himself and achieve great things after arriving at the border.

If the number of deserters is small, they can be left alone.

After all, since ancient times, every war has seen deserters; it would be abnormal if there were no deserters.

However, if the number of deserters is too large, Qin Feng will have to consider whether or not to take action.

"It's neither a lot nor a little; the momentum has been contained," Xiao Xue'er replied.

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, finally putting his mind at ease.

If too many soldiers desert, this battle will be very difficult to win.

Who would choose to fight a difficult battle if they could fight an easy one? Unless they're out of their mind.

"You haven't answered my question yet, sister-in-law. If it were you, seventh brother, how would you treat the captured deserters?" Xiao Xue'er asked.

Qin Feng did not answer the question immediately, but thought about it carefully. While thinking, he did not forget to steal a few glances at Xiao Xue'er sitting opposite him.

Xiao Xue'er wouldn't ask him this question for no reason, and combined with the earth-shaking commotion outside, Qin Feng quickly thought of a possibility.

That was because Qin Li had just dealt with the deserters who had been captured. Xiao Xue'er disliked Qin Li, as evidenced by her calling him a villain. She was also dissatisfied with the way Qin Li dealt with the deserters, so she wanted to hear his answer.

Yes, that must be it!

Having understood everything, Qin Feng replied, "Your Majesty, this time the Northern Barbarians are coming with overwhelming force. The more people we have, the greater our chances of victory. As for deserters, I will naturally focus on persuasion. If persuasion doesn't work, we'll make an example of them!"

After he finished speaking, he saw Xiao Xue'er frown slightly!

"?"

A small question mark appeared on Qin Feng's forehead.

Is there anything wrong with his answer?

Any general facing this situation would probably do the same thing.

We can't just kill all the deserters, can we? Our forces are already small; killing them all would just hand the victory to the Northern Barbarians!

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Xue'er said, "That villain Qin Li gave deserters money to return home!"

Hey!

Has the sun risen in the west?

Qin Feng's eyes widened in surprise.

Qin Li would actually give deserters money to return home?

It seems that Qin Li has run out of ideas.

He wanted to use this method to get the deserters to stay and fight for him.

"But no deserter can get money to go home."

Xiao Xue'er continued.

This time, it was Qin Feng's turn to frown slightly.

Is this trick really that effective?

The deserters were actually willing to stay and help Qin Li?

He would try this trick if he had the chance in the future.

"And then?"

Qin Feng asked.

"later."

Xiao Xue'er suddenly became compassionate, her eyes brimming with tears, and she could hardly continue speaking. "Qin Li used the money to return home as bait to lure the deserters into taking the money and leaving. But before the deserters could even run two steps with the money, Qin Li shot them dead from behind with an arrow. The remaining deserters were all hacked to death by Qin Li's orders, and their entire families were executed!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng's eyes widened in utter shock.

饵？

Inducement?

Shot dead?

The entire family will be implicated!

Every word sent a chill down Qin Feng's spine.

How could there be such a ruthless person as Qin Li in the world!

After saying that, Xiao Xue'er burst into tears and covered her mouth with her hand to stop herself from crying out loud.

Qin Feng felt uneasy. He placed his hands on his knees, took a deep breath, and didn't know what to say.

One is Qin Li's fiancée, and the other is Qin Li's younger brother.

Both of them were ashamed to know Qin Li because he had done such a vicious thing.

Outside the carriage, Xia Liu, who was on lookout duty, heard every word of the conversation between the two people inside.

Unlike the two others, Xia Liu felt that it was nothing.

Perhaps because she had followed Fang Yuan and done so many insidious and ruthless things over the years, she felt that Qin Li had not done anything wrong, but rather did the right thing!

We should be harsh on deserters.

Advice is useless; it's a waste of time and effort!

Only through harsh suppression like that of Qin Li could other soldiers be deterred from even considering desertion.

Thinking about this, Xia Liu's impression of Qin Li changed considerably...