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"You!" Polo choked. The emperor had indeed not changed the crown prince... He had simply exiled him for three years...

Wu Xin narrowed his eyes and looked at Polo coldly.

Polo felt as if he had been seen through by him. He thought he was only following the emperor's orders. The emperor had asked the Fourth Prince to be in charge of the southern expedition, so he assisted the Fourth Prince. Now the Fourth Prince... fainted. The prince suddenly appeared...

"Poluo pays his respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." After considering for a moment, Poluo finally knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.

Wu Xin then averted his gaze, turned his horse, and said to Polo, "The situation has changed now. Continuing to fight is futile. Pass on the Crown Prince's order to withdraw to the border."

"Yes."

Many people died, and General Polo was unwilling to accept the defeat. However, the moment Daqi was ambushed, he realized that this battle was doomed to fail, and continuing the attack would only increase casualties.

The soldiers began to retreat, and the unconscious Ulima was carried into the camp.

The soldiers were blinded by family feuds and national hatred. When they called a halt, anger was all over their faces.

There are many angry people, but no matter how angry and unwilling they are, there are always people who can see the situation clearly.

"Do you think you can win by continuing to fight? Stop dreaming! Didn't you see that fake Lord Yama today?"

"Is that fake?" someone asked doubtfully.

"Of course it's fake! Today's Zhenbei General is the same height as his wife. How is that possible? The legendary Lord Yama is a majestic figure, over ten feet tall, with a thunderous roar that can stop children from crying at night..."

"...More than ten feet high?" The soldier at the side stared at the sky with wide eyes and thought for a moment. He really couldn't imagine what the general Dacheng looked like.

"The fake general today was no less powerful than the real Lord Yama. Now without the support of the Daqi, if we continue to fight, we will only be annihilated. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince understood this clearly, so..."

"But……"

But they put all their efforts into it, and so many people died...

Thinking of the innocent people and civilians who died of starvation, everyone fell silent.

The Qi people were driven back to their homeland. There was a cheer in the Dacheng military camp. The news about the newly promoted master Li Xian became more and more confusing among the soldiers.

"At that time, I thought I was going to die, but Brother Li's dagger pierced the forehead of that Qi dog. Brother Li jumped over, and the Qi army fell down like wheat being cut. The scene... was amazing!" Lieutenant General Li Ji gestured with his hands and feet.

"Brother Li is so awesome!" exclaimed a lieutenant general.

"No matter how powerful he is, he can't compare to our general!" another lieutenant general retorted.

"No match for our princess!" The lieutenant general who had been silent interrupted.

The person involved, Li Xian, has disappeared.

After Luo Yao finished explaining the deployment of the troops to several lieutenants, he took off his helmet and walked into the tent. Seeing him return, Bei Zhenting struggled to get up. Luo Yao walked over with a cheerful face and helped him up.

"Your Highness, it's being said in the army that you're not as powerful as A Xian, hahaha." Luo Yao couldn't help but smile when he thought of the scene where Li Xian was besieged by the enthusiastic generals.

Seeing Luo Yao return safely, Bei Zhenting finally felt relieved. Looking at the smile on Luo Yao's face, he felt a little warm in his heart.

Luo Yao didn't wait for him to ask and told him everything that happened on the battlefield today.

"The Qi army was very aggressive at first, and they pushed all the way to the outskirts of Loushan City. But for some reason, they suddenly withdrew, leaving us completely confused."

"Really? I have no idea what this Fourth Prince is up to." Luo Yao felt upset when he thought of Wulima's determined expression at the beginning of the war.

"By the way, Your Majesty, is there anything unusual in the northwest?"

Bei Zhenting shook his head: "Nothing unusual."

"This is too strange. Isn't Daqi coming to support the Qi army? The Fourth Prince has personally gone into battle today. I thought Daqi's reinforcements were about to arrive." Luo Yao said with a frown.

Bei Zhenting frowned upon hearing this, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "Is there anything else unusual?"

Luo Yao moved his aching arm. "If we talk about anomalies, the three most bizarre things are: first, there's been no movement in the northwest; second, there's been no sign of Daqi's reinforcements; and third, Qi's sudden withdrawal."

Speaking of this, Luo Yao fell silent. What happened today was too strange. He always felt that something was wrong, as if something was missing.

After thinking for a long time without any clue, Bei Zhenting reached out and smoothed Luo Yao's frown. "Go take off this armor first. You've been tired these past few days. Take a shower and rest."

"But."

"It's okay. If my guess is correct, there won't be any more fighting tonight." Bei Zhenting's eyes darkened.

"What do you guess, my lord?"

Luo Yao looked at Bei Zhenting with curiosity.

Bei Zhenting touched his head helplessly, "I'm not sure yet, go take a shower first, it's time to eat after a day of fighting."

Luo Yao said "Oh", felt extremely hungry, and slowly left the tent.

Since the war began, both sides had suffered heavy losses and then retreated to set up camp. This time, they suddenly won an victory for no apparent reason, and the soldiers turned an ordinary dinner into a celebration banquet.

However, the celebration party was interrupted shortly afterwards.

The soldiers, who were eating white flour buns and side dishes, glared at the group of more than a dozen refugees being invited in.

This group of people were beaten at the gate of Loushan City and now they all had some injuries on their faces.

Polo walked with his head bowed in anger, his heart aching as he caught a glimpse of the white-floured buns in the hands of the Dacheng soldiers and the woolen sweaters they wore. Seeing the Dacheng soldiers, their left hands on their swords, ready to kill at any moment, Polo felt that the Crown Prince's attempt to negotiate a deal with Dacheng was impossible.

Even if it were possible, these Cheng people killed so many of their people, it would be impossible for the Qi people to live in harmony with Dacheng!

"Poluo." A cold and majestic voice came from beside him, and Poluo withdrew his gaze.

In the tent, several deputy generals stood on one side, Luo Yao and Li Xian were eating, and Bei Zhenting was leaning on a soft cotton pillow reading a book.

Li Qingyun and several soldiers escorted a dozen victims from Qi State to the outside of the camp. "Princess, the people are here."

Luo Yao, who was about to pick up the pork belly, stopped his hand in mid-air. He tilted his head and looked at Bei Zhenting. Deputy General Xu Han walked out of the tent.

"What's your conspiracy behind breaking into Loushan City at night?!"

The first few victims were ordinary people. They came when they heard there was food to eat. Who knew that they were asked to ask the defenders of Loushan City for food? They were beaten at the city gate. Several people shrank their heads and trembled, not daring to breathe.

A younger boy couldn't help but reach out to grab the plump, soft and delicious steamed bun in Xu Han's hand. Xu Han dodged to the side, and the boy rushed into the tent.

The curtain of the tent opened a little, and Luo Yao and Li Xian, who were eating inside, looked over. The people who had not had a drop of water for several days and nights looked at the scene inside the tent with green eyes.