After crossing, I surrounded the capital from the countryside

Helian Feiying, with a solemn look on his face, stepped into the center of the Northern Barbarian Army's base camp.

His heart felt heavy, as if he was carrying the weight of the entire battlefield. He passed through the lines of heavily guarded guards and finally arrived in front of Helian Temujin's tent.

"Chief, Helian Feiying requests to see you." He respectfully announced his arrival.

A moment later, Helian Temujin's deep and powerful voice came from inside the tent: "Come in."

Helian Feiying lifted the curtain and stepped into the big tent.

Helian Temujin was seen sitting upright in the main seat, his eyes as sharp as torches, as if he could see into people's hearts.

He hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and saluted, "Uncle, Feiying is back, and I have something important to report."

Helian Temujin nodded slightly, motioning him to stand up and speak.

"Flying Eagle, did you find anything when you went out to investigate the military situation of the Great Zhou this time?" His voice was steady and powerful, revealing unquestionable majesty.

Helian Feiying stood up and told him everything he had experienced during this period: "Uncle, I led my troops to the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I wanted to find an opportunity to ambush and kill one of the generals, but I was thwarted by a woman named Shen Qingqing, causing the ambush plan to fail."

"We were resting at our camp, but we didn't expect the Great Zhou to take the initiative to attack us, steal our food supplies, and take the opportunity to attack us..."

At this point, he paused, a trace of reluctance and anger flashing in his eyes. "We were defeated in a panic and suffered heavy losses. We had no choice but to retreat..."

Helian Temujin frowned upon hearing this, and a solemn look flashed across his eyes. "Shen Qingqing... I remember this name. A woman can actually rival you. There is such a person in the Great Zhou army. She should not be underestimated."

At this time, Li Feng, who was waiting on the side, took the opportunity to step forward and said, "Chief, Shen Qingqing is not only a martial arts expert, but also a scheming man."

"Who are you?" Helian Temujin looked at Li Feng who spoke without permission, with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Helian Feiying stepped forward to introduce his uncle, "This is Li Feng, the state teacher of the Great Zhou. He was persecuted by Shen Qingqing and was forced to the Northern Barbarians. I found him and brought him to my side to keep him under my care."

"The imperial teacher of the Great Zhou? Ended up in such a situation... Haha." Helian Temujin looked at the sanctimonious Li Feng below with a hint of disdain in his expression.

Li Feng gritted his teeth, bowed and explained: "Chief, when Shen Qingqing was born, I observed the sky at night and found that a strange star had descended. It will bring peace to the people of the Great Zhou, cleanse the sins of the court, and protect the Great Zhou for a hundred years of peace."

"At first I tried every means to kill her, but she managed to escape. Now she is driving me out of the Great Zhou..."

"Even the previous emperor Zhou Shijie is probably dead..."

After hearing this, Helian Temujin's face became even gloomier.

No wonder... No wonder the Great Zhou stopped sending supplies recently and instead started a war against the Northern Barbarians. It turns out that he is already dead...

Helian Temujin narrowed his eyes slightly: "According to what you said, Shen Qingqing is an extraordinary woman, and a treasure to the Great Zhou... In this case, do you have any good way to deal with her?"

He already knew about the grudge between Li Feng and Shen Qingqing, but at this moment he was more concerned about the entire battle situation and the opportunities of the entire Northern Barbarians.

Li Feng was delighted when he heard this, and quickly replied: "If the leader is willing to trust me, I will be willing to sacrifice my life and kill Shen Qingqing!"

Helian Temujin's eyes turned and he said, "Oh? Really?"

Li Feng nodded, "Really!"

Helian Temujin pondered for a moment, and said to Helian Feiying and Li Feng: "I already know what you two said. Since Shen Qingqing is a scourge, we must find a way to get rid of her. Next, Feiying, as the general of our elite division, you must shoulder this important task and cooperate with the national teacher to kill that scourge in front of the battle!"

Helian Feiying was shocked when he heard this, and quickly responded, "Yes! Chief, Feiying will do his best to fight for the glory of the Great Barbarians!"

Li Feng also hurriedly said: "I will definitely live up to the leader's high expectations!"

Helian Temujin nodded slightly: "Yeah, not bad."

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Here, after entering the Northern Barbarian Army's base camp, Shen Qingqing and his group quickly and cautiously dispersed and mixed into different teams.

In order to fully understand the defense layout, military equipment configuration, and food reserves of the Northern Barbarians' base camp, it is necessary to disperse and penetrate into every corner of the camp to maximize the scope of exploration without arousing anyone's suspicion.

Shen Qingqing chose a seemingly ordinary patrol team. As a newly enlisted soldier, she followed the team to patrol the camp.

During the patrol, she observed the terrain, building layout and distribution of guards in the camp, while carefully memorizing the patrol routes and shift change times.

At the same time, she also cleverly used conversations with patrol members to obtain more information about the camp's defense.

The other team members also found suitable entry points.

Some of them infiltrated the kitchen team, responsible for carrying food and organizing kitchen utensils, and took this opportunity to understand the storage capacity, types and supply cycle of food; some joined the training ground, pretending to participate in training, but actually secretly observed the weapons and equipment, training subjects and combat qualities of the Northern Barbarian Army; others lurked on the edge of the camp, responsible for monitoring the movements of the external environment and ensuring the safety of the group.

In order to gather intelligence, they used the daily activities of the Northern Barbarian Army as a cover and carried out intelligence gathering work without leaving a trace.

After several days of hard work, Shen Qingqing and his team finally grasped the detailed situation of the Northern Barbarians' base camp.

Not only did they draw a topographic map of the camp, a defense layout map, and a location map of important facilities, they also recorded in detail the types and quantities of weapons and equipment as well as food and fodder reserves of the Northern Barbarian Army.

This valuable information is of great significance for the Great Zhou Army to understand the strength and dynamics of the Northern Barbarian Army and formulate targeted strategies and tactics.

While Shen Qingqing and her group were collecting intelligence, the army led by Lu Zhenting also began to rush towards the Northern Barbarian Army's base camp.

Since the Northern Barbarians moved quickly and their routes were changeable, it was extremely difficult to directly track and observe their routes and they were easy to be discovered. Therefore, Lu Zhenting did not choose this method, but chose to wait for the Northern Barbarians to leave safely and lower his vigilance against them before setting off.

Lu Zhenting was not worried about losing his target, after all, Shen Qingqing was well prepared.

Knowing that the Northern Barbarian Army's base camp was wandering around the grassland all day, she carefully prepared tracking powder in advance. This is a special colorless, odorless, and undetectable powder designed specifically for tracking.

In the process of blending into the Northern Barbarian Army and evacuating with them, Shen Qingqing cleverly took advantage of various opportunities to lightly sprinkle tracking powder in places that were not easily noticed, ensuring that the tracking powder could leave clear traces along their evacuation route without being discovered by the Northern Barbarian Army.