Chapter 158 - Chapter 158: Exploring the Enemy’s Camp at Night
Chapter 158: Exploring the Enemy’s Camp at Night
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“General Ying, what you said is wrong. How could the County Princess be blamed for this? Nanyue is wildly ambitious and is determined to invade our Xinan. No matter what the County Princess does, they’ll still press on step by step,” Li Song retorted angrily.
Han Na, another general who was sitting next to Li Song, chimed in seriously, “That’s right. What the County Princess did is right. That day, Nanyue provoked us and even threatened our people. If it wasn’t for the County Princess, those people would’ve died!”
“We didn’t even discuss it yet, but she unilaterally made a move. What if she ruined our plans?” Ying Jianyuan muttered, clearly dissatisfied.
At this moment, Shen Hezhi, who was sitting in the corner, said sharply with a sneer, “If you want to talk about this, then I have a question for you. Father clearly issued an urgent order to seal the city. Why did you delay for an hour before doing so? As a result, you even let the enemies capture our people. Shouldn’t you give us an explanation for this matter?”
Ying Jianyuan turned unsightly upon hearing this.
Yu Yunxi massaged her aching head. She did not expect Ying Jinyuan to be so insensible. He actually cared about such things at this time. She could not be bothered with him at this moment and quickly walked to Shen Sit s side. She said, “Father, the rations from the Murong family have arrived.”
“That’s good. It’s all thanks to you for contacting the Murong family,” Shen Si said, nodding in relief.
“If it weren’t for Xinan’s name, a woman like her wouldn’t be able to ask for help from the Murong family,” Ying Jinyuan said sarcastically again. ‘He’s an old man with one foot in the coffin. Why is he so narrow-minded?’ Yu Yunxi’s expression turned cold.
Shen Si did not enable Ying Jinyuan’s behavior. He said, “General Ying, since you have no intention of discussing matters with us, you can take your leave and rest.”
“Your Highness…”
“Leave,” Shen Si said coldly in a tone that brooked no argument.
Indeed, Ying Jianyuan had gone through life and death with Shen Si in the past. It was also true that Ying Jianyuan had saved his life. However, he could not tolerate Ying Jianyuan using their friendship to fool around in the military camp.
Li Song and the others finally sighed in relief after Ying Jianyuan left.
“Godfather,” Yu Yunxi called out worriedly. She did not want to put Shen Si in a difficult position.
“Ignore him,” Shen Si said in a deep voice. Then, he asked, “Yunxi, now that Nanyue is approaching Xinan, what do you think we should do?”
“I heard that the Third Prince of Beixiao personally led his troops here. We’ve fought with Nanyue many times, but we know nothing about Beixiao’s strength… Since they dare to station their troops so close to us, it proves that they’re confident about going to war at any time. I want to explore their camp tonight to see strength, ” Yu Yunxi said, putting forth her suggestion.
“No!” Shen Hezhi refused immediately. Nanyue’s camp was fraught with danger. How could he allow Yu Yunxi to take such a risk?
“I don’t agree as well,” Shen Si said seriously.
Li Song nodded. “It’s necessary to investigate the situation, but you can’t go. It’s too dangerous. It’s better if I go…’
Yu Yunxi glanced at Li Song from the corners of her eyes as she said, “General Li, have you forgotten that the last time you tried to ambush Nanyue’s camp, you were discovered halfway?”
An awkward expression appeared on Li Song’s face immediately.
At this moment, a younger general, Zhu Sheng, stood up quickly and said, “I’ll
“No. Although you’ve made many contributions, you’re still young and not strong enough to deal with Nanyue’s sentries,” Yu Yunxi said, shaking her head.
An awkward expression appeared on Zhu Sheng’s face as well. Although he was young, he was still a year older than Yu Yunxi.
“Godfather, I’ve fought many times with Nanyue so I understand them best. I know we have many generals here, but apart from Brother, no one’s light movement technique is better than mine. It’ll be easier for me to escape compared to the others,” Yu Yunxi said, analyzing the situation patiently.
The generals remained silent. Yu Yunxi had spoken the truth. Her light movement technique was personally taught by Shen Si so it was better than theirs.
Finally, Shen Hezhi said solemnly, “I’ll go.”
Yu Yunxi had a headache. She knew she would not be able to convince her godfather and godbrother so she waved her hand and said, “Alright, alright, I won’t go and investigate the situation. We’ll discuss this matter another day.”
Seeing that Yu Yunxi had compromised, Shen Hezhi and Shen Si sighed in relief. The people of Nanyue hated her to the core, and if she was discovered, they did not dare to imagine what would happen.
After discussing the layout of the battlefield for a while, Yu Yunxi finally left.
She stood on the hillside and looked ahead.
Not far away was Nanyue’s camp, packed with tents and two flags fluttering in the wind.
‘I have to explore the enemy’s camp tonight…
Earlier, her words were only meant to calm Shen Hezhi and Shen Si down. Xinan going to war with two countries was like hitting a rock with an egg. It was imperative that she investigated the enemy’s strength. Otherwise, the situation would be even more dangerous and unfavorable.
When Yu Yunxi was walking down the hill, she saw a few soldiers fetching water to cook. She called to them and asked, “Where did this water come from?”
“We got it from the well, County Princess.”
“Remember that every well has to be guarded at all times,” Yu Yunxi said seriously.
They had to be careful with everything now. With just a small mistake, the entire army might lose its combat strength.
“Yes, County Princess.”
The soldiers hurriedly nodded.
After giving the order, Yu Yunxi rode back to the King of Xinan’s Residence.
‘I can’t let Godfather and Brother find out about tonight’s operation… They’ll worry and try to stop me. This means I can’t bring Qian Ji and the others. Otherwise, it’ll be easy for them to find out. However, I won’t be able to do it alone… I lack a helper… Where can I find one?’
Suddenly, an idea appeared in Yu Yunxi’s mind.
The experts from the Murong family were not under the command of Shen Hezhi yet so she would not be discovered if she sought help from them.
With this thought in mind, Yu Yunxi quickly went to find Murong Shan, who was also staying in the King of Xinan’s Residence, after she returned to the residence.
Murong Shan was also an elder. If she told him about her plans, he would also worry. As such, she only said, “Uncle Shan, I urgently need the help of an expert. Among those experts…”
“You need someone? I just checked the people I brought here. They’re all from our Murong family, and they’re reliable. I asked them to display their strength in the afternoon, and I found a few good seedlings. One of them is particularly agile and has superb light movement technique,” Murong Shan said excitedly. After all, he had just discovered such a talented person among his people. ‘Superb light movement technique? Isn’t he perfect?’
Yu Yunxi’s eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, “Uncle Shan, where is he?”