Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

At this moment, only Mo Yuming remained in the hall. He sat quietly at the table, looking up at the somewhat gloomy sky, and muttered to himself with a cold laugh:

"Wu Ji, don't disappoint me too much!"

In a valley a hundred miles outside Jian'an City, a few mountain families lived a peaceful and secluded life, simple yet content. However, their tranquility has now been shattered.

Just past noon, before the head of the household, who was farming on the mountain, had returned home for lunch, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed into the valley entrance. Leading them was none other than the defeated Marquis Ji Wu.

They arrived here panting, hungry and thirsty. Seeing a few outhouses ahead, Ji Wu gestured for them to rest there for a while before making further plans.

As Ji Wu kicked open the door and prepared to step inside, he suddenly paused, then turned and glanced at a rather odd-looking man beside him. This odd-looking man pursed his lips, wiggled his repulsive rear end, and slipped into the room.

A moment later, he pulled out two girls dressed in coarse homespun clothes from the inner room. The older one was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and the younger one was thirteen or fourteen.

The two girls, pale with fright, huddled together, trembling and sobbing softly.

"I thought there were hidden soldiers inside, but I didn't expect to find two beauties! Haha, it's been a long time since I've had a taste of the fresh. I didn't expect to get some pure beauties here today, which will satisfy my thirst!"

Having suffered defeats and been like a stray dog ​​for days, Ji Wu was filled with resentment and had nowhere to vent his anger. Upon seeing the two trembling girls, his resentment and anger instantly transformed into wicked lust.

His gloomy expression vanished, replaced by a lewd grin as he walked towards the girl. He grabbed the young woman, who was sobbing in a corner, and dragged her into the hut, saying to the man standing awkwardly beside him:

"Stay outside and keep watch for me, don't let anyone disturb me!"

After saying that, he kicked the door and closed it.

The tranquility of the valley was completely shattered by these uninvited guests. The few mountain families watched this scene in horror, but were powerless to do anything about it.

"Ah!..." The girl's shrill screams and Ji Wu's strange, lewd laughter immediately echoed from inside the room.

The terrified little girl outside cried and crawled toward the door, trying to rescue her sister with her weak strength. But she had only crawled half a step when the transvestite standing next to her flicked her hand through the air and sent her flying into the grass a dozen feet away, where she fainted.

Half an hour later, Ji Wu, still not satisfied, pushed open the wooden door and walked out with a lewd grin on his face.

The girl lay naked on the wooden bed inside the room, covered in blood, and had already stopped breathing.

Ji Wu glanced around but didn't see the little girl. Just as he was about to ask the transvestite a question, a small leader suddenly rushed in from the front in a panic.

Upon seeing Ji Wu, he immediately bowed and said:

"Your Highness, a troop of enemy soldiers has been spotted at the mouth of the valley, chasing after us!"

"What? Pursuers? We've been running for ages and haven't seen any pursuers. How come they're here now? Quick, scout again!"

Ji Wu, who had just been grinning lewdly, was immediately thrown into a panic by the sudden appearance of pursuers.

"How many soldiers do we have left? Are we ready to fight?"

Ji Wu asked the demon anxiously.

"Your Highness, along the way, many of us have fallen behind due to exhaustion. We now have less than 20,000 men left. Among them, several thousand are either slightly injured or have had their weapons destroyed and are unable to fight. There are about 15,000 men who are still capable of fighting."

Moreover, as far as I know, the enemy cavalry numbers are very small, no more than five thousand men!

"Alright, immediately order the soldiers to form an ambush formation. If the enemy comes, we'll have a good fight with them! Since you're determined to wipe them out, I'll fight you to the death!"

Ji Wu's eyes revealed ferocity and determination. He punched the pillar of the thatched hut, and the hut immediately crumbled and collapsed.

"Burn this!"

Before leaving, Ji Wu said something to the guards beside him without turning his head.

Suddenly, even these few secluded huts, far removed from the world, could not escape the calamity that befell them, along with the dozen or so peaceful family members who had lived there for generations, all perished in the flames.

"What happened? Why did the enemy suddenly stop their attack?"

Ji Wu asked, frowning.

"Your Highness, the pursuers suddenly stopped when they were about an arrow's length away from us, and they didn't continue their charge! It seems like they're observing the situation."

"Cowardly scoundrels! All you do is steal chickens and dogs! If you're so afraid of death, why did you dare to chase after us? Now that you're here, don't leave! All generals, listen to my command! Immediately split into three groups and encircle them! Don't let a single one escape! I'll make sure they never return!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

The generals around Ji Wu immediately accepted the order and left.

Seeing the dark mass of enemy troops rapidly advancing towards them, Jiang Yuheng sneered:

"Everyone is ready. On my command, prepare to fire!"

"Yes!"

"shoot!"

At Jiang Yuheng's command, two thousand soldiers simultaneously raised their bows and nocked arrows, firing forward.

Arrows rained down on the enemy like locusts.

As soon as the first volley of arrows landed in the enemy ranks, Jiang Yuheng immediately gave another order!

"Cum again!"

"shoot!"

"shoot!"

After shouting "Shoot!" five times, Jiang Yuheng waved his hand behind him, turned his horse's head, and yelled:

"withdraw!"

Then, without looking back, he led the way and rode away.

Two thousand cavalrymen spun around in place like a whirlwind and then vanished in a cloud of dust.

The soldiers of the Marquis, who were preparing to flank and annihilate the enemy from both sides, were left standing there dumbfounded, at a loss.

"asshole!"

Ji Wu was furious when he saw the enemy cavalry that circled around and immediately fled.

"What, what's going on? Why did it turn around and run away?"

The transvestite standing behind Ji Wu also swayed and cried out.

"Your Highness, I think this cavalry unit might not be pursuing troops!"

A guards officer said from the side.

"If they weren't pursuers, why were they chasing us? They even shot and killed several hundred of our soldiers!"

"I suspect it was a cavalry patrol that accidentally discovered our whereabouts and came to investigate so they could report us!"

Logically, if the enemy wanted to pursue us, they should have gone all out, not just had two thousand men!

"Hmm, that does make some sense!"

Ji Wu frowned, pondering the rationale behind these words.

"Now that this cavalry has retreated, they might come back. Just in case, we should set off immediately and leave as soon as possible!"

"Your Highness, Luoxia City is just ahead. Both Luoxia City and Shangyuan City are now guarded by enemy soldiers. If we continue along this road..."

"Luoxia City is small and cannot garrison many soldiers, but they have the advantage of holding the city, and we lack siege weapons. Taking it will definitely require a lot of effort and will not be worth the loss."

The same goes for Uehara Castle; we need to preserve our strength now.

"Detour through the west of the city, past Shilipo east of Shangyuan City, and head directly to Zhongyuan City!"

"That means we'll have to travel for two more days!"

"Your Highness, what about Shangyuan City? My family is still in Shangyuan City!"

"Lord Liao, do you think the Prince's safety is more important, or your family?"

The transvestite glanced at Lord Liao and said in a sarcastic tone.

"Once we reach Zhongyuan City, the Prince will naturally send troops to retake Shangyuan City for you!"

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"Damn it! Damn it! This is the fifth time today! These bastards have no choice but to fight me fair and square! Ugh... I'm so angry!"

Ji Wu was furious, his face turning bright red.

"Damn it! That shameless brat is treating us like mice, playing a cat-and-mouse game, trying to wear us down and not give us a chance to breathe! It's utterly shameless!"

Ji Wu's anger echoed through the valley, yet he was powerless to do anything about it. Throughout his escape, he was constantly harassed by the enemy, yet unable to mount an effective counterattack. This feeling of being manipulated filled him with humiliation and fury.