The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World

Chapter 115

After everyone left, a shrill voice rang out: "Oh dear, what's going on here? It's the middle of the night, and you're making such a racket. Can't we get any sleep?"

The newcomer was fair-skinned and beardless, with a pair of slender eyes. He wore a red and green brocade robe and carried a fragrant scent. He held a handkerchief in his hand. He was Wang Wei, a military supervisor sent by the imperial court. He was a eunuch, but he was someone the crown prince trusted greatly, which was why he was appointed as a military supervisor.

Ru Feng disliked him intensely, not because she discriminated against eunuchs, but because he was simply too despicable. He had been looking at her with strange eyes for the past few days. Although she didn't know him very well yet, Ru Feng just hated him; it was her intuition.

After exchanging a glance with Gao Wei, the cold-faced Gao Wei dismissed him with a few words. For some reason, apart from Yuchi Huaiyang, almost everyone else feared the willful and reckless behavior of the supervising officer Wang Wei, but Gao Wei was not afraid and always treated him with cold words, which Wang Wei just happened to like.

At this moment, only Deputy Marshal Gao Wei, Ru Feng, Zui Yue, Zui Zhu, and Yu Chi Huai Yang, who was lying on the bed, remained in the tent.

Ru Feng and Gao Wei found a place to sit down, both of them with worried expressions.

"Drunken Moon, how confident are you that you can save my grandfather?" Ru Feng asked quickly.

Zuiyue frowned and said, "I'm only 50% sure. This poison isn't easy to cure. If it weren't for my father and master's ongoing research, I wouldn't be confident at all. So I need to study it carefully with others. But senior brother, even if I can cure it, it will take a very long time. It's hard to say how long. And even if I do cure it, it will take a long time for my body to recover. But you all know Grandpa Yuchi's condition. He's the commander-in-chief. If he doesn't recover within a month, then you...?"

Ru Feng glanced at Gao Wei, who sat upright with a solemn expression, and said, "This matter does indeed need to be carefully considered. An army cannot be without a commander for a day, and now the marshal is in this state?"

He paused, glanced at Ru Feng, and asked, "What do you think of this matter?"

Ru Feng frowned as he thought about it: "Grandpa is surrounded by experts, how could he be so easily injured? What are his people doing?" The panic caused by the injury of the army commander is self-evident. At this moment, the outside world is probably in an uproar.

Gao Wei shook his head: "Ten elite soldiers died, and the other side only sent ten highly skilled martial artists."

Ru Feng continued, "The general I captured in prison has also escaped. He was just caught. It seems," Ru Feng and Gao Wei exchanged a glance, seeing each other's anxiety and worry, "that there's a traitor in the military camp." A traitor—many people are afraid of that, because it means you'll suffer heavy losses.

Zui Zhu, who had been listening the whole time, couldn't help but interject, "So who will take charge of things?" But his eyes were fixed on Ru Feng.

Ru Feng glanced at Gao Wei. Compared to Gao Yueqi's seemingly honest and simple nature, his father had a colder and more stern demeanor.

Gao Wei frowned, remaining silent. He occasionally glanced at Yu Chi Huaiyang lying on the bed, where Zui Yue was examining his body.

As Feng pondered, the most likely successor to the marshal's position was Vice Marshal Gao Wei. However, no one spoke of it aloud, because although Gao Wei held the position of Vice Marshal, it was only due to Yu Chi Huaiyang's recommendation. Gao Wei was a strict man who did not tolerate any mistakes. He was even stricter in managing the army than Yu Chi Huaiyang, often showing no mercy, which aroused the resentment of many soldiers. Although he had made many merits in the army, he was not very popular.

The other candidate is Leng Weitian, who just spoke up. He is only one rank lower than the deputy marshal, but his family is very powerful and he is also a veteran in the army. Unlike Gao Wei's cold face, he always has a smile on his face, so he has a high prestige in the army and is very popular.

Of course, the other one is Yuchi Rufeng.

Ru Feng looked at her grandfather and thought to herself: Grandpa, you've gone to sleep, but you've left us all with a difficult problem.

Volume Two: How Many Have Returned from Ancient Battles? Chapter 099: Strategies

The news of Yuchi Huaiyang's assassination attempt was covered up by Ru Feng and Gao Wei that very night, and all the soldiers were ordered not to spread it.

But secrets never stay hidden forever, so Gao Wei immediately informed the court of the marshal's assassination attempt the next morning, and then awaited the court's reply to see who would ultimately become the commander-in-chief. Therefore, Gao Wei was temporarily in charge of handling affairs within the military camp.

The entire military camp is now in a state of panic, with everyone speculating about who will become the general. The balance that existed when Yuchi Huaiyang was in charge has been broken.

Ru Feng is currently only a captain, but Yu Chi Huaiyang's grandfather was promoted directly from captain to general. Moreover, Ru Feng is quite popular in the army, so he also has some supporters.

Ru Feng has been busy with Yu Chi Huai Yang's affairs these past few days, and also has to write letters to comfort his family. Zui Yue and a group of military doctors are also busy, discussing Yu Chi Huai Yang's condition day and night.

Just as the army was reorganizing and calming the soldiers in the camp, the army of the Spring Vine Kingdom arrived!

All the generals and deputy generals gathered in the main tent to discuss countermeasures. Ru Feng also came, but she stood behind Gao Wei. Zhong Ying was sent to protect Yu Chi Huaiyang.

"Damn it! That old bastard Li Ming actually dared to provoke us while the Marshal was unconscious! Does he think we're all weak in the army?" a deputy general shouted. His name was Lü Meng, and as his name suggested, he wasn't very intelligent, but he was extremely strong and very brave in battle.

Gao Wei sat upright in his seat, glanced at everyone, and said, "Now is not the time to discuss this. What good strategies do you generals have to resolve this urgent situation?"

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, heads bowed in silence. The Violet Kingdom currently only had 100,000 troops, while the Spring Vine Kingdom boasted 200,000. They hadn't attacked before because of the strategist Yuchi Huaiyang; now that he was gone, the balance was broken, and the Spring Vine Kingdom had become arrogant.

"Report—" While everyone was silent, a soldier ran into the tent, knelt on one knee, and said loudly, "Reporting to the deputy commander and generals, the army of Chun Teng Kingdom is advancing towards our camp, and they are still thirty miles away."

After Gao Wei responded, he looked at everyone and said, "Without hesitation, immediately order all soldiers in the camp to be on alert." He then selected a general to go out.

Ru Feng observed coldly as the crowd engaged in heated discussions, ultimately failing to find a good solution. He thought of Yu Chi Huaiyang; everyone relied too much on their grandfather, who was accustomed to making all the decisions. Therefore, when problems arose, everyone's abilities were roughly equal, and no one was willing to concede to anyone else. The strategists also acted independently, unable to persuade anyone else, resulting in utter chaos. Meanwhile, the so-called military supervisor, with his narrow eyes darting around aimlessly, offered no advice whatsoever.

"Report—" Before they could reach a conclusion, a soldier rushed in, knelt on one knee, and said, "Reporting to the deputy commander and generals, according to the scouts, the Spring Vine Kingdom has about 10,000 troops marching towards Qingzao Town, intending to launch a surprise attack on Qingzao Town."

Qingzao Town lies on the same horizontal line as the military camp, a border region and a defensive line between Zilu Kingdom and Chunteng Kingdom. If it were to fall, it would be tantamount to opening a breach in Zilu Kingdom's defenses, with severe consequences. Moreover, although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, with a relatively advantageous terrain, the army there is not large, and now the military camp is surrounded by a large army from Chunteng Kingdom, so the situation is extremely critical.

Gao Wei immediately said, "Pass down the order to send men to Qingzao Town immediately. I'm afraid Qingzao Town won't be able to hold out!"

Leng Weitian immediately objected: "Since we know that he intends to launch a surprise attack on Luoyan City, it means that the enemy has already set up ambushes at various intersections. Moreover, the enemy is definitely monitoring our every move. Even if we take a secret path, I'm afraid they will follow us."

Everyone fell silent again, each lost in thought.

Ru Feng remained silent, simply observing everyone's expressions.

"Ru Feng, do you have any good suggestions?" Gao Wei thought for a while, then turned to look at Ru Feng.

Ru Feng stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Ru Feng is of low rank and humble, and dares not speak presumptuously."

Gao Wei frowned and said, "You are the Marshal's only grandson, and you've been following him around all the time. You must have your own unique insights. Just tell us, and we'll decide whether it's good or not."

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Ru Feng, as some people had been deliberately ignoring him earlier.

Ru Feng stood in the middle, bowed to everyone, and said, "Ru Feng has his own ideas, and I only hope that the deputy commander and the generals will not laugh at them." He then calmly explained his plan, which he had discussed with Nan Shan the night before. Ru Feng only gave a general outline, and Nan Shan then filled in the details of Ru Feng's plan.

After hearing this, everyone put away their disdain and realized for the first time the true meaning of the saying "Like father, like son."

Sure enough, soon after, the main force of the Spring Vine Kingdom came to challenge them, but the Violet Kingdom held its ground and refused to come out, no matter how much the enemy shouted and cursed.

In the military camp, Ru Feng secretly made preparations for troop deployment. At midnight that day, he ordered his soldiers to beat the war drums. When the Spring Vine Kingdom heard the drums, they thought the Purple Luo Kingdom was planning a night raid on their camp and hurriedly assembled their troops to prepare for battle. However, they only heard the thunderous war drums of the Purple Luo Kingdom's camp, but did not see a single soldier leave the city.

The Zi Luo Kingdom's army camp beat drums continuously, keeping the enemy troops awake all night.