Youzhou Military Camp

Heavy snow fell, blanketing the entire military camp in a blanket of white. The mountains and rivers in the distance were also shrouded in white, merging with the sky in a line, creating a tranquil and beautiful painting.

On the city wall, soldiers dressed in heavy armor, weapons in hand, stood silently. Although the biting cold wind had frozen their bodies stiff, their eyes revealed determination and loyalty.

The soldiers demonstrated their duty and commitment with their tenacity and perseverance. Their figures, set against the backdrop of the white snow, appeared exceptionally tall and majestic.

Inside the military tent, Shangguan Yunting and several generals sat around a table to discuss the battle situation.

"Northern Yan's Second Prince Rong Che is stationed a hundred miles away with 200,000 troops. He has been here for over half a month and has yet to take any action. We don't know if he's looking for an opportunity or planning something."

"I have fought him twice. He is a master of martial arts and a master of military strategy. He is the greatest enemy of our Great Qi. Send down the order for the soldiers to be ready for battle at any time."

"Yes."

"Prince Mu, when will the emperor's reinforcements arrive?"

"The weather is bad and the army's march is slow. It will probably take about a month."

"Northern Yan has twice as many troops as ours. We can only hold the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive, then we can march out and fight."

"That's all it can do."

At this time, Han Lin walked in in a panic, "Master, the guards reported that General Ji had left the camp with a group of troops."

"Whoever ordered him out of the camp, send for him to return."

"Yes."

Shangguan Yunting suddenly remembered that Shangguan Rui was training under Ji Chenfeng, and quickly ordered: "Zhang Qiao, go check on Rui'er."

"I obey my orders."

General Qu quickly said, "Lord Mu, during the battle between the two armies, General Ji led his troops out of the camp without your permission. This is a violation of military orders and he will be punished."

"He's been in the military for many years and should understand this principle. Why he risked violating military orders by leaving the camp is intriguing."

Shangguan Yunting was worried at this time that he would take Shangguan Rui out of the military camp. The two armies were fighting and there were many dangers. His brother handed Rui'er to him. If something happened to Rui in the military camp, how would he explain to his brother?

His deep eyes revealed worry and viciousness, his hands were clenched, and his face was gloomy. General Deng, who was standing beside him, could feel Shangguan Yunting's anger.

General Deng quickly advised, "Prince Mu, don't worry. The Third Prince may not follow him out of the camp. Even if he does, General Ji will not put him in any danger. After all, he is a prince. General Ji will protect the Third Prince even at the cost of his own life."

At this time, Zhang Qiao walked in and said, "Master, the Third Prince has been taken out of the barracks by General Ji."

Shangguan Yunting's face was gloomy. "Zhang Qiao, prepare your horses and take five hundred men with you to follow me out of the camp."

"Yes."

Before leaving, Shangguan Yunting ordered: "General Qu, General Deng, General Fan, you are not allowed to leave the camp without my order."

"I will obey my orders."

Shangguan Yunting left the tent, mounted his horse, and galloped to the main camp gate. "Did you see which direction General Ji and his troops went?"

"In reply to King Mu, he went southeast."

Shangguan Yunting didn't think much about it. He just wanted to catch Shangguan Rui back. He took a group of people and hurriedly chased him in the southeast direction.

General Qu glanced at the deputy general behind him, and Deputy General Ma immediately understood what he meant and quietly walked out of the tent and headed towards the rear camp.

He soon arrived at the training camp, where the soldiers were training hard. He walked up to General Ji and said, "General Ji, King Mu asked the third prince to go to the military tent for something."

"Take him there."

Deputy General Ma came to Shangguan Rui to explain the reason. He followed Deputy General Ma to the front camp. On the way, he met a soldier who was surprised and said, "Third Prince, why are you here? Prince Mu heard that you followed General Ji out of the camp, so he led his troops out of the camp to find you."

Shangguan Rui was shocked and said, "The Ninth Prince has left the camp. This prince has been training in the camp. Oh no, could this be an enemy trap?"

He quickly ran to the military camp. Several generals were surprised to see San Shangguan Rui and asked, "Third Prince, didn't you follow General Ji out of the camp?"

"This prince has been training in the rear camp. General Qu, this must be an enemy trap. Send someone to accompany this prince to rescue the Ninth Prince."

"Deputy General Ma, select 5,000 soldiers to follow me out of the camp."

"Yes."

"General Deng, General Fan, you guard the camp."

"Before leaving, King Mu told us to guard the camp and not leave without his permission."

"At this point, this general can no longer care about so many things. King Mu's life is of paramount importance."

Shangguan Rui followed General Qu out of the military camp and ran towards the southeast.

At the same time, Shangguan Yunting and his soldiers had just walked a few miles when he glanced ahead with a sharp gaze. He suddenly pulled the reins and shouted, "Return to camp..."

The killer lying in the snow saw Shangguan Yunting trying to retreat and shouted, "Kill..."

They suddenly took off their disguises, drew their longbows and aimed at Shangguan Yunting. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... countless arrows flew like raindrops.

Shangguan Yunting and the guards drew their swords and tried their best to block the arrows, but the arrows were too dense. He watched as one soldier after another fell in a pool of blood, and the blood instantly dyed the ground red.

Zhang Qiao shouted: "Protect the master, and the others will cover."

Several guards moved closer to Shangguan Yunting and protected him behind them.

Zhang Qiao and a dozen guards quickly took off their armor and threw it over. Taking advantage of the enemy's dodge, they flew over quickly, brandishing their swords and engaging in a fierce battle with the enemy.

Shangguan Yunting took off his cloak, jumped up with a light skill, and spun the cloak in the air. Soon, many arrows were collected in the cloak. He swung it hard and the killers fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the killers changed their strategy. They divided into two teams. One team continued to shoot arrows, while the other team rushed towards Shangguan Yunting with long swords.

Shangguan Yunting dodged the incoming sword with a flash of his body, then struck back with a powerful strike, stabbing one of the assassins. His swordsmanship was fierce, and each strike was extremely deadly, making the assassin afraid to approach easily.

However, the killers were numerous and kept coming.

Soon the ground was stained red with blood and the battle was extremely brutal.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar, and General Qu brought his men to support.

An army came like the wind and quickly joined the battle.

Shangguan Rui flew directly from his horse to Shangguan Yunting and asked with concern, "Ninth Uncle, how are you?"

"fine."

General Qu quickly dismounted and rushed to Shangguan Yunting's side, asking with concern, "Prince Mu, how are you?"

Shangguan Yunting's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "General Qu, you must capture him alive and interrogate him personally."

"I will obey my orders."

At this moment, a cold arrow suddenly shot towards Shangguan Rui. Shangguan Yunting sensed the dangerous breath and pushed Shangguan Rui away.

But he didn't notice that another arrow was aimed at him. With a "whoosh", the arrow hit Shangguan Yunting's chest. He groaned and fell down.

"Ninth Uncle..."

Shangguan Rui knelt on the ground and hugged him, his eyes full of worry. Shangguan Yunting closed his eyes tightly, but gestured with his hand on his wrist.

He immediately understood and shouted: "Hurry up and help!"

Several guards and General Qu came running over, and Shangguan Rui hurriedly ordered: "Zhang Qiao, quickly take the Ninth Prince back to the camp for treatment."

Zhang Qiao ordered at the same time: "Protect the prince!"

The soldiers rushed forward and formed a line of defense.

Zhang Qiao carried Shangguan Yunting onto the horse's back. Shangguan Rui and General Qu also followed Zhang Qiao's footsteps and galloped towards the military camp.

Shangguan Yunting sat on the horse, opened his eyes and gestured to Zhang Qiao, who immediately understood and nodded slightly.

Shangguan Yunting wants to take advantage of his "injury" time to find out who is the traitor and never let him hide in the military camp again.

Arriving at the military camp, Zhang Qiao quickly carried Shangguan Yunting to the military doctor's tent. Doctor Xu hurriedly said, "Guard Zhang, put the prince on the bed."

Zhang Qiao gently placed Shangguan Yunting on the hospital bed and quickly walked to the door of the tent. General Qu and Shangguan Rui were about to come in, but were hurriedly stopped by Zhang Qiao.

"Third Prince, General Qu, Doctor Xu is unsheatheing the master's sword. No one is allowed to disturb him."

General Qu quickly said, "I only want to check on Prince Mu's injuries and will not disturb Doctor Xu."

Shangguan Rui said coldly, "General Qu, since Military Doctor Xu doesn't want to be disturbed, we can just stand guard at the door. If we disturb Military Doctor Xu from treating Prince Mu, can you bear the responsibility?"

Although General Qu was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey Shangguan Rui's orders.

Doctor Wu rushed out in a panic, "Third Prince, the prince was shot in the chest. It's very dangerous. Doctor Xu, please come in and make a decision."

Shangguan Rui rushed in hurriedly, "Doctor Xu, what do you think?"

Shangguan Rui came in and saw Shangguan Yunting lying on the bed. He slowly took out the sword tassel given to him by Shen Rou from his arms. At this time, the sword tassel had been broken. He held the sword tassel tightly with heartache.

He muttered softly, "The sword tassel Xiaorou gave me is broken, but it also saved my life, otherwise I would be dead now."

"Take it and fix it up."

"It's so broken, can it be repaired?"

“It has to be fixed.”

Shangguan Rui quickly held the broken sword tassel in his hand and said, "You are the elder and you have the final say. When Miss Shen comes, ask her to give you another amulet."

Shangguan Yunting smiled when he thought of Shen Rou, but his face instantly turned gloomy and vicious when he remembered that there was a traitor in the military camp.

Doctor Xu shouted, "Third Prince, the prince is wounded in a vital area, and the arrowhead is smeared with poison. I dare not take the arrow. If anything goes wrong, I cannot bear the responsibility."

Shangguan Rui said loudly: "Ba, if anything happens to the Ninth Prince, this prince will bear the responsibility."

"Wei Chen obeys your orders."

General Qu, Zhang Qiao and a dozen guards were guarding the door of the military clinic. The atmosphere was very tense and everyone looked worried.

General Qu asked tentatively, "Zhang Qiao, is Prince Mu's injury really that serious?"

"General Qu, the master is in great danger from an arrow in the chest."

"I hope Prince Mu is safe. If the news of Prince Mu's injury reaches the Northern Yan camp during the standoff between the two armies, they will definitely take action."

"General Qu is indeed very thoughtful. You should quickly discuss countermeasures with the other generals. We must conceal the news that our master is injured."

"It's not too late for this general to go after King Mu is stable."

"The master is seriously injured and we don't know when he will recover. General Qu, please put the overall situation first. I will send someone to report once the master's injury stabilizes."

"Zhang Qiao, if there is any news from King Mu, you must report it to this general."

"it is good."

In the military doctor's tent, Shangguan Yunting's face was gloomy. "Rui'er, go call Han Lin in."

"Yes."

Shangguan Rui came out and called Han Lin into the military doctor's tent. Military Doctor Xu bandaged Shangguan Yunting's wound and walked to the side.

Shangguan Yunting whispered a few words in Han Lin's ear. He nodded repeatedly and walked out.

"Zhang Qiao, order someone to guard the door and not let anyone near the tent."

"Yes."

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