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Jiang Zhe and his group returned to the camp at an extremely fast speed.

He brought the half-dead Fang He, under the protection of his personal guards, and once again arrived below Lecheng.

At this time, in the courtyard of the Lecheng County Government Office.

Chen Nan wielded the gleaming silver spear, his movements causing him to sweat profusely.

Inside the county government office, Hongze looked at his younger sister and gave a wry smile: "Sigh, daughters really are a case of 'once they grow up, they're gone'..."

"Huh? What did you just say, brother?" Hongming asked softly, not quite understanding.

Hongze didn't answer, but instead pointed to the yard: "He's finished practicing, should we go and bring him a handkerchief?"

With just one simple sentence, Hongming's face flushed instantly, and she said coquettishly, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Hongze touched his nose and chuckled twice.

How could he not know what his own sister was thinking?

However, as a member of the Hong family, he had to consider so many things.

As Hongming went out to deliver the handkerchief, Hongze murmured, "It's time to talk to the elders in the family about this."

Chen Nan, who was practicing shooting in the yard, had no idea that his brother-in-law was already planning to make him visit him.

Hongming approached Chen Nan with a handkerchief in his hand.

Seeing the sweat beading on his forehead and his cheeks completely flushed red, I realized he was sweating profusely.

She forcefully shoved the handkerchief into Chen Nan's hand, then turned and ran away shyly.

After Hongming ran away, a soldier ran in.

He went straight up to Chen Nan, bowed and said, "Commander Chen, people from Daqian have come and said they want to exchange General Fang He for their way back to Daqian."

After hearing the soldier's report, Chen Nan smiled.

Upon seeing Xiaobing enter, Hongze also came to the courtyard from the county government office. Staring at Xiaobing's back with a puzzled expression, he casually asked, "Commander Chen, has something unexpected happened?"

Chen Nan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said softly, "It's nothing, Jiang Zhe just brought us a gift."

"If nothing's wrong..." Hongze didn't react immediately.

By the time he realized what was happening, Chen Nan had already walked out of the courtyard.

"Chen Shuai, what did you say? Jiang Zhe came to bring us gifts?"

Hongze was extremely puzzled. He couldn't understand why Jiang Zhe, who was on the opposing side, would kindly send them gifts.

Out of curiosity, he quickened his pace to keep up with Chen Nan.

Both of them seemed to have forgotten to tell Hongming, the supreme commander of the army, about this.

Above Le City, Chen Nan and Hong Ze stood side by side, both looking down.

Sure enough, Jiang Zhe was followed by Lin and Zhou.

Behind them, three people were binding Fang He, who was no longer recognizable as a human.

Below, Jiang Zhe's eyes lit up with surprise when he first saw Chen Nan.

He had assumed that Hongming would be the one to negotiate.

To his utter surprise, it was Chen Nan who came to negotiate with him.

He hadn't forgotten that when Chen Nan was in the Daqian era, he treated his soldiers like his own sons.

The moment he saw Chen Nan, he felt a sense of security.

Chen Nan, standing on the city wall, was also puzzled. It was one thing for Jiang Zhe not to be afraid of him, but why could he still laugh?

However, this did not prevent him from thinking about it.

"General Jiang, what brings you here?"

At this moment, Jiang Zhe no longer possessed the demeanor he had during their previous confrontation.

Concealing the joy in his eyes, he said in a humble voice, "Commander Chen, we, the Great Qian, have lost this battle. However, since you have also captured Le City, how about allowing my army to return to the Great Qian?"

Jiang Zhe didn't give Chen Nan a chance to speak at all, and continued, "Commander Chen, I don't think you want to be hated by the people of Daqian, do you?"

As Jiang Zhe spoke, he chuckled softly once again.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Nan, who had been somewhat happy, instantly turned pale.

Without even glancing at Jiang Zhe below, he turned and descended the city wall.

Jiang Zhe below did not notice that Chen Nan had left, and continued talking.

Until Zhou Man, who was standing next to him, gently touched his shoulder.

Only then did he raise his head and look up at the top of the city wall.

However, Chen Nan, who was originally on the city wall, had long since disappeared.

Hongze was left alone, looking at them with a cold smile.

He now understood why Chen Nan had said that Jiang Zhe had come to give them gifts.

He also knew that Chen Nan did not intend to take action against these people.

Their return to Daqian is certain.

But if I want to return to the Great Qian Dynasty, can I? Shouldn't I leave something behind?

Otherwise, even if they wanted to let them go, Jiang Zhe and the others probably wouldn't dare to leave.

Jiang Zhe wasn't going to give up yet. Chen Nan was gone, but Hong Ze was still there.

So, still forcing a smile, he said, "General Hongze, Commander Chen has left. Why don't we discuss this?"

Jiang Zhe only suggested that the two of them discuss it, but he didn't specify how they should discuss it.

Hongze then spoke up: "Jiang Zhe, I am just a general. Without the commander-in-chief of the army, I cannot make decisions."

After saying that, he didn't even glance at Jiang Zhe before leaving the city wall.

However, when he walked down the city wall, he saw Chen Nan at the city gate and exclaimed in surprise, "General Chen, didn't you go back?"

Chen Nan asked, "Hongze, Hongze, aren't you going to ask for an exorbitant amount? As far as I know, Western Shu didn't offer any tribute this spring, did they?"

Hongze was taken aback. He didn't understand why Chen Nan suddenly brought this up.

He quickly sensed that something was wrong.

"Weren't you the Prince of Zhenbei of the Great Qian Dynasty back in the spring?"

"How do you know so much about the affairs of our Northern Wei Dynasty?"

Hongze was dumbfounded; no wonder they could never beat Chen Nan.

Good heavens, Chen Nan, an outsider, knows more about things that he doesn't even understand.

It would be strange if they could even win.

In an instant, the way he looked at Chen Nan changed, even becoming somewhat eerie: "You kid, you wouldn't actually be an undercover agent sent by the Great Qian, would you?"

For a moment, Hongze was unsure whether Chen Nan had truly joined their Northern Wei or had ulterior motives.

Chen Nan finally understood that Hong Ze was definitely at the level of a general.

He simply doesn't have the talent to be a commander.

Left with no other choice, he summoned a messenger from the side.

Upon seeing Chen Nan's greeting, the soldier jogged over, calling out, "Commander Chen!"

"Go and call Hongming here. Tell her you have something urgent to discuss with her."

The soldier was confused, but he only needed to carry out the orders.

After the messenger left, Chen Nan looked at Hong Ze and said, "General Hong, now go to the city wall."

"If Jiang Zhe is still here, keep him calm and wait for Hong Ming to arrive."

"If he's not around, take the cavalry out for a spin and put some pressure on him."

Hongze was surprised to find that he actually had the opportunity to take his cavalry out for a spin.

A hope had begun to form in her heart that Jiang Zhe was not below the city wall.

However, when he climbed the city wall and looked down, he saw Jiang Zhe turning around and about to leave.

As he looked down, Jiang Zhe's personal guards below also saw him and immediately shouted, "General, Hongze is back! Hongze is back!"

The sound was loud, and it carried a hint of surprise.

Jiang Zhe had no doubt that his personal guards would lie to him.

After hesitating for a while, she turned around again and met Hongze's gaze.

Upon seeing Jiang Zhe's face for the first time, Hongze instinctively took a step back.