After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

As he used the borrowed knife to kill, the lieutenant named Sun Sheng swayed slightly, and his fanaticism towards Chen Futu became even more intense.

Perhaps influenced by the system, he drew his sword and stopped the other generals, saying, "Brothers, there is only one head for the Prince of Zhenbei, and only one merit for the great cause. We need to come up with a plan to determine who beheaded him."

Upon hearing this, the lieutenants exchanged bewildered glances.

Throughout history, there has been a tradition of capturing cities and beheading generals; whoever can personally kill an enemy general will be credited with the greatest achievement.

Gradually, the atmosphere became eerie.

As Sun Sheng said, all the lieutenants wanted to monopolize this enormous wealth.

Seeing their expressions, Chen Futu couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

The "borrowing a knife to kill" tactic lasts for 24 hours, but it requires certain triggering points, and this opportunity to seize credit is just right.

As expected, Sun Sheng, still affected by the "using someone else to do the dirty work" incident, became extremely aggressive and said arrogantly, "Everyone, I am the strongest here. Why don't you give me the credit? When my brother gets promoted, the brothers will definitely benefit from it."

"Why should we! Are we weaker than you?"

The lieutenants started making a fuss, each looking indignant.

This unexpected turn of events left Qin Liangyu and the others completely baffled.

"Hmph, who dares to disobey!"

Sun Sheng stood with his sword drawn, exuding murderous intent. Judging from his posture, he was truly ready to fight his comrades for Chen Futu's head.

The lieutenants were furious. "What are you doing? At the very least, you should arrest them first, then distribute them. If all else fails, you can escort them back to the capital alive and hand them over to His Majesty for punishment. That way, we can all benefit."

"No, kill Chen Futu, and he will surely be granted a title."

After saying this, Sun Sheng flicked the reins and moved closer to Chen Futu.

Qin Liangyu was furious and raised her spear, ready to fight again, but Chen Futu stopped her, calmly waiting for the situation to change.

I believe the system's approach of using someone else to do the dirty work is foolproof.

While I was pondering this, a sudden change occurred.

Two lieutenants joined forces to ambush Sun Sheng, but Sun Sheng was prepared. He turned around and blocked their attack with a single slash. "Hmph, I knew you two idiots would resort to such underhanded tactics. Since that's the case, then I'll kill you both and enjoy the riches all by myself!"

After saying this, the two sides started fighting and called on their respective men to join the attack.

Two thousand cavalrymen started fighting amongst themselves, creating a chaotic scene and a fierce battle.

Chen Futu and the others just stared blankly at them.

In a short time, Sun Sheng was killed, and two of the three generals were killed and one was seriously injured. Two thousand cavalrymen were decimated, leaving only a few hundred.

"General Qin, follow me to fight the enemy!"

Chen Futu seized the opportunity, brandishing his War Dragon Halberd and charging forward, with Qin Liangyu quickly following.

The two joined forces to charge left and right.

Having lost their commander, the hundreds of cavalrymen were completely disoriented and were slaughtered by the two men, leaving only two or three hundred cavalrymen to escape.

"Happy, happy!"

The battle finally ended.

Chen Futu, leaning on his War Dragon Halberd, laughed heartily.

Qin Liangyu was finally able to rest, but she had a question: why had the other side been fighting amongst themselves just now?

"People die for wealth, birds die for food; those who covet credit will meet their end."

Chen Futu sat down on the ground, picked up a water bag from the corpse, and drank it down in large gulps.

Qin Liangyu seemed to be deep in thought and asked no further questions.

This victory was nothing short of a miracle, and it won't be long before His Highness the Crown Prince's name will once again resound throughout the land.

After resting, Li Xiuning and the others took stock of their manpower.

The women's army had more than eighty women left. Some of those who were seriously wounded by the river died in battle, and the rest threw themselves into the river.

It is estimated that the body has already been washed away, and it is unknown where it ended up.

In this situation, Chen Futu did not know how to comfort Li Xiuning.

Half a day later, the group began their journey home. As night fell, they found a safe place to stay. Of course, Chen Futu did not forget to have someone bring back Liang Huan, who had been tied up near the viewing platform to fend for himself.

The following morning, the squad received the battle report.

"Your Highness, the strategist, along with several generals, has decisively defeated the Eastern Navy!"

"Quickly, tell me in detail."

Chen Futu was overjoyed. Zhang Liang had not disappointed him; his risky intervention had not been in vain.

"After receiving the message from the Crown Prince, Military Advisor Zhang deduced that the enemy commander Zhao Tianhao would lead his troops to Pingzi County. Therefore, he launched a night raid on the camp and set up ambushes along the way, cutting off the retreat of the Donghai Army. In one night of fighting, more than 30,000 enemies were killed, more than 20,000 were captured, and countless others drowned in the river. Currently, the White-Spear Army is pursuing Zhao Tianhao."

"Good, good, good, as expected of a strategist."

Chen Futu felt relieved, and the gloom of the near annihilation of the women's army finally dissipated.

Half a day later, the team crossed the Xuan River and met Li Huaifeng and Cao Zhen, who had come to meet them.

Seeing the pitiful state of the troops, the two generals were horrified and dismounted, stumbling and running towards them.

Chen Futu's troops were in extremely bad shape. Not only were the men covered in blood, but even the warhorses were covered in blood, their coats completely obscured. Even Qin Liangyu was injured, which shows how fierce the battle was.

Cao Zhen said regretfully, "If I had known this would happen, I should have come with my lord."

Chen Futu shook his head and said, "It's alright. The battle is over. We urgently need to rest and recuperate. We can only return to Shanhai Post Station first. I expect Jia Pingchuan's 50,000-strong army will arrive soon."

"Your subordinate will escort the young master back."

Cao Zhen discussed the matter with Li Huaifeng and then sent Li Huaifeng to inform the strategist to gather the troops and return to Shanhaiyi as soon as possible, so that they could fight Jia Pingchuan to the death.

Before leaving, Chen Futu instructed Cao Zhen to send the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to collect the corpses and warhorses of the women's army. The corpses were to be burned and brought back, as they could not be left to rot in the wilderness.

After a long and arduous journey, the group finally arrived at Shanhaiyi.

Chen Futu took a bath and went straight to sleep, sleeping for a whole day. When he woke up, Zhang Liang and the others had also returned.

Inside the command tent, all the generals were gathered, including Yan Sheng, who had come to take over the defeated army.

As for Qin Liangyu and Li Xiuning, their injuries have been treated, but Li Xiuning was very depressed because she lost her female soldiers.

Zhang Liang first reported the battle results: the Northern Frontier Army suffered no more than 10,000 casualties in this battle, which can be described as a great victory.

"This is all thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince using himself as bait; otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to defeat the Eastern Navy in a short time."

The generals greatly admired Chen Futu, especially after hearing Luo Wushuang recount the battle; they were all secretly worried for Chen Futu.

It was a miracle that she could defeat 30,000 East Sea troops with only 3,000 women soldiers using guerrilla tactics and the strategy of exhausting the enemy. Even more incredible was that on the way back, she could wipe out 5,000 cavalry in the important town of Luofu with her exhausted troops.

Zhang Liang sighed, "The Crown Prince is destined for greatness. Those subordinate generals who wanted to take his life were not tolerated by Heaven. This victory is therefore quite reasonable."

Is it destiny?

Chen Futu chuckled inwardly. It was all thanks to the system. If it weren't for the system's ability to use someone else to do the dirty work, he probably wouldn't have been able to come back.

"Report——"

"The imperial army arrived at Zilinpo, less than eighty li from Shanhaiyi."

The scouts' message arrived just in time, and Chen Futu immediately looked at Zhang Liang, as did Qin Liangyu and the others.

Jia Pingchuan's strength is innate, far surpassing that of someone like Zhao Tianhao. Moreover, he has the Southern Frontier Special Legion under his command, making this battle difficult!