The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World

Chapter 139

"And then what?" Ru Feng asked, tasting the familiar flavor. She quickly swallowed the food, which Zui Yue had made to replenish her strength. Only after eating did she hurriedly ask.

"The number of people on both sides was about the same. Although we suffered more losses at the beginning, the situation changed drastically after Li Ming left. General He was the third wave of people to arrive. In order to prevent ambushes in front and cavalry from blocking the way behind, they set up an ambush. In the end, they did intercept more than 6,000 cavalry at the entrance of the valley." Zhong Ying's expression softened as he said this.

Ru Feng's expression softened a bit: "How much was the final loss?"

"It's probably over ten thousand, but the exact number hasn't been tallied yet. However, the enemy's thirty thousand troops were completely wiped out. When we returned, the deputy commander said that our combat effectiveness had improved considerably. Everyone was very worried about your safety, but it's good that the marshal is alright now." Zhong Ying handed the water bag to Ru Feng.

Ru Feng smiled wryly and changed the subject: "What about the Second Prince's army? And what about Ma Qingqiu's ten thousand men?"

Zhong Ying's expression suddenly changed: "His 100,000-strong army has already rushed to Luoyan City, probably intending to launch a forced attack on the city."

Ru Feng shook his head and said, "He won't attack the city. Attacking the city would result in huge losses. According to what you just said, our losses this time were not as great as theirs, but they outnumbered us, so he probably intends to besiege the city."

Zhong Ying glanced at Ru Feng strangely and said, "The strategist from Nanshan said the same thing, and the deputy marshals in the city are already prepared. By the way, General Ma is fine. Following the guerrilla tactics you taught him, he has kept the enemy constantly on the run and is probably still in a state of panic."

Ru Feng nodded, feeling a slight sense of relief, but looking at the military camp filled with corpses, his eyes were filled with pain.

How many people are alive in total?

All she could see were people being helped up. Ru Feng saw Zhou Qian, Zhou Hou, Yang Ying, and Bai Shaojun; although their faces were covered in blood, Ru Feng still recognized them. She felt a little relieved.

Zhong Ying called over a soldier, asked a few questions in a low voice, and then turned to say, "Marshal, only a little over two hundred people from the Tiger Wing Battalion survived. They all collapsed from exhaustion, and their wounds are not dangerous. They will be fine after some rest." As Zhong Ying said this, his eyes couldn't help but redden. After all, he had once been a captain in the Tiger Wing Battalion and had a deep affection for it.

Ru Feng couldn't bear to listen anymore. Alas, it was all his fault. If he hadn't been so careless with Rong Yiying, things wouldn't be like this now. Perhaps he would have only seen an empty military camp, but he wouldn't have sent his brothers to their deaths like this.

Gao Yueqi slowly walked over. He had been by Ru Feng's side the whole time. When he fell into a coma, he vaguely heard Rong Yiying and Ru Feng's conversation, so he knew very well how Ru Feng was feeling.

"Marshal, don't blame yourself. Rong Yiying and I were classmates and spent a lot of time together. I knew he had been acting strangely lately, but I wasn't vigilant enough. I also bear some responsibility for not warning you earlier. But we killed 20,000 of their 2,000 men, so it was worth it!" Gao Yueqi comforted him.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Ying understood the gist of the matter, but he was still very curious: "Logically speaking, if he really had tipped them off, why would the enemy have been completely wiped out? It should be the other way around."

Gao Yueqi looked at Ru Feng, who was gazing at the sky, and whispered, "This is probably because I shot down several eagles along the way, so Li Ming doesn't know when we'll arrive, when we'll attack, or from where we'll attack..."

Neither of them spoke. As Ru Feng's strength gradually returned, he said, "Go and get my sword back."

"Where?" the two asked in unison.

Ru Feng raised her chin and nodded slightly in someone's direction.

Those present couldn't help but look over, only to see Li Ming's eyes rolled upwards, his tongue sticking out, and something like a belt wrapped around his neck.

"That belt?" Zhong Ying asked incredulously.

Ru Feng smiled slightly: "That is my sword."

"No wonder the brothers were always curious about where the marshal kept his sword. It turns out it was just a belt," Gao Yueqi sighed, walking over and beheading Li Ming as he did so.

Ru Feng took the belt, without looking at the severed head, and tied it on. He then said, "Let's leave here quickly; this is not a place to stay."

The two responded, leaving only a few people to clean up the battlefield and find the enemy soldiers' hidden horses, while the rest of the people each took a horse and set off on the road back to the city.

The group rode at a fast pace and encountered few enemies, only a few groups of people searching for Ru Feng. However, Ru Feng still felt something was amiss, but due to his lack of strength, he could only maintain his horseback riding and had no energy to investigate. He could only hope that the scout elves would be more helpful.

But Ru Feng still turned to the side and asked, "Don't you think the journey has been a bit too peaceful?"

Zhong Ying nodded and replied, "It's calmer now, but everyone's attention isn't on this anymore, and the scouts ahead all say there's no problem."

Ru Feng frowned, glanced at the troops behind him and in front of him, sighed softly, and felt a slight unease in his heart.

Sure enough, a few hours later, a scout came to report that there was a large force of at least ten thousand men ahead.

Ru Feng asked, "Who is leading this?"

The scout shook his head: "Reporting to the marshal, the leader is a man of exceptionally handsome appearance, tall and slender, with an extraordinary presence."

Ru Feng's heart stirred. He looked at the others and saw their tense expressions. He said, "Let's retreat right now."

He then turned his horse around first, and the others had no choice but to follow suit. After riding for about fifteen minutes, Ru Feng looked at the narrow path on the left, which was only wide enough for one horse, and said, "If we go this way, we can return to the camp in an hour. You can go now."

"And what about you?" Zhong Ying asked quickly, and the others also turned their attention to Ru Feng.

Ru Feng sighed, "Don't worry about me, if we don't leave now, we'll all die."

"Marshal, if you come with us, we'll definitely be able to evade our pursuers," Gao Yueqi shouted.

Ru Feng stared intently at him: "His target is me. I'll be fine. I'm more valuable than you, so you'd better leave quickly. If you don't leave now, it will be too late. This is an order. If you still consider me your marshal, leave immediately." In practice, even so, Ru Feng wasn't confident he could get them out of there safely.

Everyone remained silent, simply watching Ru Feng and Zhong Ying.

Ru Feng dismounted, and Zhong Ying quickly followed suit. Ru Feng waved to stop the others from dismounting.

"When you get back, tell Nanshan that I left a 'Fragrance Pill' on Rong Yiying and ask him to find out Rong Yiying's identity. Remember not to alert him. I will also leave this on myself. Then you can call someone to rescue me. Remember, come back in three days," Rufeng whispered instructions.

As Rong Yiying sat facing her, Ru Feng already had this idea in mind. So when he was about to stand up, Ru Feng threw a handful of dirt, mixed with fragments of the Fragrance Pill and blood, down his neck. The Fragrance Pill, once crushed and applied to a person's skin, would penetrate the skin, allowing the bird fed with the Drunken Pill to track them for thousands of miles within three days. This was something Ru Feng and Zui Yue had researched together on the mountain, but they never expected it to come in handy now.

“But Marshal, if I don’t take you back, what will happen when the old Marshal wakes up…” Zhong Ying said, her face full of displeasure.

At this moment, another scout came to report: "Reporting to the marshal, the enemy is already three miles away."

Ru Feng glared and said, "Hurry up and leave!"

In the end, apart from Zhou Qian and Zhou Hou, everyone else had to leave. Before leaving, they looked at Ru Feng with teary eyes, including Bai Shaojun, as if Ru Feng was leaving and never coming back, which made Ru Feng feel helpless.

Ru Feng rode his horse slowly forward, a bitter smile playing on his lips. He remembered that before Zhong Ying left, she had whispered, "The old marshal has done things like this before."

Haha, it seems I'm quite similar to my grandfather, always doing similar things repeatedly.

Finally, we met. The earth seemed to tremble. A hot wind blew by, ruffling people's hair and clothes, and blurring their vision.