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

On the battlefield of Pingcheng, smoke signals rose everywhere.

Ma Chao, Dian Wei, Cao Zhen, and Li Xiuning, like a pack of wolves, finally unleashed their pent-up anger tonight.

Ma Chao was the most ferocious, his man and horse as one, and his charge would send everyone crashing down.

Dian Wei wielded his double halberds in a blur, cutting melons and vegetables with ease, all the while muttering incantations.

Chen Futu encountered Qin Liangyu, who was dressed in a red robe, amidst the chaos of the army.

Looking at her blood-stained ghost face, Chen Futu was filled with emotion.

Qin Liangyu whispered, "My lord, let's talk after the battle."

After saying that, she led her men and charged into the central army camp again.

Chen Futu could only smile wryly and had no choice but to pick up the War Dragon Halberd and follow.

This battle was flawed, driving Long Jie to flee south.

After two full hours, the Dragon Barbarian army was defeated.

Chen Futu asked Zhao Xier to temporarily take care of the more than 20,000 surrendered soldiers.

Next, he ordered his men to collect the defeated soldiers' clothes and send them to the Tongguan battlefield.

Li Huaifeng and Guan Yu will handle this matter, so he won't interfere.

Tonight, Chen Futu took Qin Liangyu back to Pingcheng and dispatched Ma Chao, Li Xiuning, and others to continue pursuing Long Jie's defeated army southward.

The defeated army, depleted of troops and supplies, could not hold out for long. Once Li Xiuning led her women's army to outflank and cut off their retreat, the overall situation would be settled.

Of course, Chen Futu deliberately let them let Long Jie go; he wanted to give that old dog a big surprise!

Zhao Xier arranged a luxurious courtyard for Chen Futu to rest in.

Chen Futu and Qin Liangyu were inseparable. He took her to buy a lot of local specialties from Xizhao, as well as seeds of some special crops, which they brought back to the northern frontier to provide the people with another source of income.

A few days later, the good news came back.

The entire Longman army was wiped out, and Long Jie's whereabouts are unknown; he seems to have escaped back to Longman.

Ma Chao, Dian Wei, and others escorted the prisoners of war, arriving at the Tongguan battlefield along with the 20,000 prisoners previously captured by Zhao Xier.

Gazing at the countless corpses of soldiers from the northern frontier, Chen Futu remained silent for a long time before ordering the execution of all the Longman soldiers and their sacrifice to the north.

This killing resulted in the deaths of 60,000 to 70,000 people.

Countless barbarian soldiers were beheaded, their blood staining the Tongguan battlefield red. The blood flowed into the Lingqu Canal.

Zhao Xier and a group of civil and military officials from Western Zhao were so horrified by the scene that their faces turned as white as paper, and they looked terrified.

In the end, Zhao Xier opened her mouth, but chose to remain silent.

She knew that Chen Futu was avenging his troops who had died in the Battle of Tongguan.

However, doing so would inevitably bring him a bad reputation, and it would be too cruel and vicious, likely to be intolerable to the world.

"I'm not afraid of infamy. People will die on the battlefield. As for being condemned by the world?"

Chen Futu didn't care about his posthumous fame; he only believed that as long as he had a sword in his hand, he could subdue the world!

A memorial service was held, and the remains of the soldiers from the northern frontier were recovered. From then on, a new Jingguan (a mound of corpses) was added to the Tongguan battlefield.

For miles on end, there were the heads of the Dragon Barbarian soldiers, piled up on both sides of the road, a sinister and terrifying sight.

Pingcheng was shaken, and the people were filled with fear.

Chen Futu's infamy spread as a result.

The Prince of Zhenbei is a bloodthirsty butcher and a ruthless demon. Unfortunately, no one in the world can restrain him. It is foreseeable that before long, countless literati will condemn him.

Finally, news came back from Longman.

The capital of Longman was destroyed, all the court officials were slaughtered, and all the men in the mansions were killed.

Li Huaifeng and Guan Yu, following Chen Futu's orders, changed into the clothes of the defeated Longman army and then ran into Long Nie, who had been deliberately let go by Ge Fei.

When Long Nie fled, he encountered a "defeated army." In order to consolidate his power, he believed in this "defeated army" and led his troops into the city in an attempt to seize power and ascend to the throne. As a result, he was beheaded by Guan Yu.

A day later, Chen Futu and his group arrived in Longman.

The capital was deathly still, and the people dared not go out, fearing they would be killed without cause.

In fact, when Li Huaifeng's army entered the city, they did not harm the common people at all. He only purged the powerful and wealthy class of Longman and then plundered the treasuries of the officials and the Longman national treasury.

Chen Futu met Guan Yu and others at the palace.

The generals were finally relieved to see that the crown prince was safe and sound.

Li Huaifeng said, "The Longman concubines are all here. What does the young master intend to do with them?"

A group of women, some plump and some slender, were driven into the hall. They knelt on the ground, weeping and wailing, their faces filled with fear.

Many of the women were quite young and very beautiful.

They never imagined that one day, the behemoth of the Western Regions, the Longman, would have its capital razed to the ground by the young man before them, with even the crown prince being killed and the king's whereabouts unknown.

Chen Futu looked at Dian Wei and the others, "You can choose for yourselves."

"Your Highness, this is inappropriate..."

Li Huaifeng shook his head repeatedly.

Dian Wei and the others exchanged glances and then looked away.

Li Huaifeng muttered, "The king's concubines can only be enjoyed by the crown prince. If the generals were to take them, it would be an overstepping of the bounds."

"We also need to let everyone relax a bit. After all, they've been fighting for a long time and need to unwind."

"I have kept the families of those officials; you may bestow them upon the generals as rewards."

"Alright."

Following Li Huaifeng's advice, Chen Futu bestowed the families of the officials upon the generals.

After everyone left, Chen Futu was left with only Qin Liangyu, Li Xiuning, and a group of concubines awaiting their fate in their palaces.

Chen Futu asked the two women, "Do you have any objections to what I did?"

Li Xiuning said sullenly, "This humble general would like to recruit them into the Women's Army. I wonder if my lord is willing to part with them?"

"They are not suited for the battlefield."

Chen Futu refused.

These women are used to being pampered and good at serving others, but forget about asking them to carry guns and fight the enemy.

Qin Liangyu pondered for a moment and then said, "Why not take her back to Longcheng, marry her off, and let her live a peaceful life?"

"Do as you say."

Chen Futu did not touch the palace concubines and had them taken away.

Qin Liangyu suddenly asked, "Among them are princesses and royal daughters, doesn't the young master want them?"

"No need, I will abstain from it."

Chen Futu regretted his misdeeds caused by his affair with Zhao Xier, so no matter how beautiful these women were, he wouldn't be tempted. Besides, they were enemies, and if they were to use underhanded tactics, he would die unjustly.

Li Xiuning's eyes darted around, and she leaned close to Qin Liangyu and whispered something in her ear.

Qin Liangyu's face darkened, and she slapped Li Xiuning hard on the buttocks. Li Xiuning rubbed her buttocks and complained, "The young master loves you the most, you know that, I'm not lying."

"shut up."

Qin Liangyu glared at her, and Li Xiuning suppressed her laughter and stopped talking nonsense.

"Your Highness, the Empress is in the side hall. She has already cleansed herself and is waiting for your favor."

Suddenly a eunuch came to deliver a message. He knelt in front of the hall like a wild dog, his face full of flattery.

Li Xiuning grinned and said, "I know her. According to General Li, this empress is named Mo Lan. She was appointed later and is only in her early twenties. She is extremely beautiful and dignified, and is proficient in poetry, songs and all kinds of arts. She is a well-known talented woman and is also the daughter of a local powerful family."

Hearing Li Xiuning say this, Chen Futu felt a surge of interest.

However, logically speaking, on the day a country is destroyed, the empress would not clean herself up and hand herself over to the enemy, especially since she is a dignified person. Wouldn't she be coming to kill her enemy with a sword?

So there's something wrong with this eunuch!