In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Only Zhang Chi, Yuwen Qin's top strategist who considered himself one of the best young talents in Liang, did not step forward to congratulate him.

Yuwen Qin raised an eyebrow: "Zhang Chi, why aren't you reacting?"

"Your Excellency, we haven't succeeded yet because we haven't brought that scoundrel Shen An under control! We must press our advantage and pave the way!" Zhang Chi said.

"That's true. We haven't succeeded yet, so we must remain cautious." Yuwen Qin nodded, then angrily rebuked the sycophants: "You lot are good at nothing but empty flattery. I don't need people like you. Get out!"

They looked at each other in bewilderment and immediately withdrew.

Yuwen Qin placed the koi carp into the fish basket, then his expression turned serious as he asked, "Now that it's just the two of us, tell me quickly, how do we press our advantage and pave the way forward?"

"My lord, although we have successfully deceived Shen An, he possesses powerful weapons. If we want him to suffer losses in both Qingyang City and Nanling Prefecture, we still need to recruit allies to deal with him!"

"Oh? Who are these accomplices?"

"Naturally, it's Yuwen Bingyu. At that time, Shen An will follow you to attack Yuwen Bingyu. On the surface, you'll fight her, but if you can cooperate with her, you can deal with Shen An together. With a pincer attack, he will surely be defeated."

"In that case, we can deploy more troops to attack Qingyang City while Shen An's main force is away!" Zhang Chi calculated. "Now that your sister has written for help, if you lend a hand, she will definitely follow your orders!"

After a moment's thought, Yuwen Qin said, "Go find a group of handsome men and send them to me. I need to satisfy her desires before I can cooperate with her."

Zhang Chi clapped his hands, and a small boat emerged from the reeds, from which a dozen or so strong and handsome men stepped out.

"You rascal, you're like a mind reader! Well done!" Yuwen Qin said with satisfaction. "But should we still guard against Shen An cooperating with Li Huaiyi?"

"These two are mortal enemies, locked in a life-or-death struggle, and will never cooperate. However, we must also be wary of Li Huaiyi's sneak attacks. This matter requires you, sir, to speak with the military governor of Yangbei Prefecture and ask him to restrain Li Huaiyi," Zhang Chi said.

"Alright, let's do it this way! I'll write a letter to Yuwen Bingyu now, and you can have someone send the letter and all those handsome men to him."

"yes!"

Two days later, Yuwen Bingyu received an envelope, along with a dozen handsome men.

These days, she had been so depressed by Shen An's impending attack on Nanling Prefecture that she was completely disoriented. When she saw the contents of the letter, she burst into tears of joy.

"Brother, brother, my dear brother, you are truly my savior."

"My lord, what do you mean by this?" Wei Min'er walked over with graceful steps.

Even now, Yuwen Bingyu still trusts Wei Min'er completely, and she doesn't even try to hide such confidential matters from her.

"You'll see when you take a look." Yuwen Bingyu happily showed the letter to Wei Min'er.

Wei Min'er was delighted after reading it.

Although she wanted to bring the Western Barbarians over, her goal was only to incite a war between them so that the Divine Dragon Society could take the opportunity to seize control of the territories ruled by local warlords.

As long as they could fight, she immediately feigned emotion and said, "True friendship is revealed in times of trouble! That's wonderful! With Yuwen Qin's help, Shen An's threat has crumbled on its own! That scoundrel is really wicked; he clearly wanted the ice and snow to melt so he could start the war, yet he tricked you into believing the war would begin within ten days!"

"Hmph, this man is just trying to make me live in constant fear! If he dares to attack my Nanling Prefecture, I will tear him to pieces this time!"

"Hmph, it definitely can!"

"By the way, Min'er, what brings you here?"

"I forgot something important!" Wei Min'er slapped her forehead. "Wang Junfeng was rescued from prison!"

"What?! A prison break?!"

Yuwen Bingyu was furious: "How dare you break me out of prison! Do you think I, Yuwen Bingyu, am easy to bully? Men, go after them!"

"They ran away last night; there's no way to catch them."

Wei Min'er sighed, "But that man was a good-for-nothing. Let him go. Besides, someone kidnapped him; doesn't that just prove he's a traitor?"

"But he's quite strong in martial arts. If he joins another organization, wouldn't he become a major threat to us?" Yuwen Bingyu said worriedly.

"Hey, sir, aren't you overthinking this? Think back to the last attack on Qingyang City. What good was his superior martial prowess? Warfare relies on overall troop strength. What matters is the sharpness of the troops, not the strength of a single individual?" Wei Min'er said dismissively, "If martial prowess were so important, would he have been captured alive by Shen An?"

The scene of Wang Junfeng being captured by Shen An's men flashed through Yuwen Bingyu's mind.

Then, considering the terror of those repeating ballistae, it was many times more powerful than Wang Junfeng's.

This made her agree with Wei Min'er's statement: "You're right, but we still need to send troops to pursue them appropriately, otherwise others will think that I, Yuwen Bingyu, am easy to bully!"

This time, Wei Min'er did not object.

"I should reply to my brother. Can you help me figure out how to get his genuine help without paying a lower price?"

"Okay!"

After discussing for an hour, Wei Min'er finally left Yuwen Bingyu's residence.

At this moment, the people chasing Wang Junfeng had left, and Wei Min'er arrived at a secluded courtyard.

Upon opening the door, Wang Junfeng was immediately visible.

The successful prison break of Wang Junfeng was all orchestrated by Wei Min'er.

She did this because Shen An ordered Mr. Mingyue to give her permission.

"General Wang, the men who arrested you have left the prefecture. I will send someone to escort you away later."

Wang Junfeng's expression was somewhat complicated: "Why did you save me?"

"I have my reasons, there's no need to ask further."

Wei Min'er summoned a carriage and let them in.

Wang Junfeng's expression grew increasingly complex. He sighed softly and bowed deeply, saying, "I will certainly repay this kindness in the future!"

"what ever."

"Miss Wei, could you please advise me on where I should go?"

"Naturally, it's about who values ​​you and where you go."

Wei Min'er's words reminded Wang Junfeng of Shen An!

A smile finally appeared on his face: "Miss Wei, thank you for your guidance. I now have a goal."

"Let's go!"

Wei Min'er didn't want to waste any more words with Wang Junfeng. In her view, he was just a tool for their Shenlong Society to use.

He immediately ordered the driver to drive away.

Unaware of what was going on, Wang Junfeng was moved to tears.

After returning home, Wei Min'er relayed the news that Yuwen Bingyu and Yuwen Qin were about to cooperate to Mr. Mingyue.

Two days later.

Wang Junfeng arrived at the foot of Qingyang City.

This place had been his nightmare, but now he felt it was full of hope.

Life is truly unpredictable!

Wang Junfeng shook his head, told the driver to go back, and then arrived at the foot of Qingyang City.

"Isn't this General Wang?"

A joyful voice rang out above Wang Junfeng's head. He looked up and saw Shen An.

"Lord Shen!" Wang Junfeng immediately knelt before Shen An: "This humble general has come to seek refuge today, please accept me, Lord Shen!"

Shen An, standing on the city wall, felt a sense of triumph, but feigned ecstasy as he ran down the wall and helped the man up.

"General Wang, fighting alongside me is a scene I could only dream of, and today my dream has come true! From this day forward, you will be my vanguard general!"

Wang Junfeng was immediately filled with shame.

Shen An had tried to win him over before, but he insisted on going back. As a result, he was not only framed by Yuwen Bingyu, but also almost lost his life.

Shen An remained respectful to him even today.

He knelt before Shen An again: "Lord Shen, from now on, my life, Wang Junfeng's life, belongs to you!"

"Since you've said that, then in the near future, I will have you lead an army to attack Nanling Prefecture! To avenge you!" Shen An pulled him up again.

"Thank you, sir! I will certainly capture Yuwen Bingyu!"

"Haha, okay, let me treat you to a welcome feast!"

Shen An successfully recruited Wang Junfeng into his ranks. With Wang Junfeng's presence, not only will individual demolition capabilities be strong, but the army's command and tactics will also be elevated to a higher level.

Mingyue had already informed Shen An about Yuwen Bingyu's collaboration with Yuwen Qin.

With him around, the chances of winning this battle of wits with the brother and sister should be much higher.

Time flies.

Before you knew it, a month and a half had passed.

As the ice and snow melt, all things come back to life.

Yuwen Qin immediately notified the fake Yuwen Qin, instructing him to urge Shen Anqian to send troops to Nanling Prefecture as soon as possible!