Battle of Pacifying Youzhou (10)

After everyone quieted down, Wang Hanying looked at the figures closest to her and asked.

What are your thoughts, the three of you?

Below Wang Hanying's main seat, there were four seats in front, occupied by four people. One of them was her son, the contemporary Divine Marquis Wang Long, and the other three were Zhu Wushi, Lu Shuangxing, the prefect of Youzhou, and Dao Youming, the master of Koudao Mountain.

This question was clearly directed at Zhu Wushi and the others.

Marquis Shenying, Wang Long, immediately spoke up.

"General, we suffered a crushing defeat in the first battle, and our troops are now demoralized. It is not advisable to fight again. The only option now is to defend the city and await reinforcements."

Wang Hanying has relinquished his title of Shenying Marquis and now only holds the position of General Zhenyou. Since there are no fathers and sons in the army, it is most reasonable for Wang Long to be called a general here.

Upon hearing Wang Long's words, Wang Hanying responded with a sharp look in her eyes.

"Shut up! I haven't settled accounts with you for Peng Chang's matter yet. Now you should be thinking about how to face my army and how to appease the soldiers!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Long silently lowered his head, and a clear mark was visible on his face, as if he had been slapped by something.

Then look at the spear in Wang Hanying's hand; the patterns on it are exactly the same as the marks on Wang Long's face.

Wang Long lowered his head and couldn't help but sigh softly. Peng Chang was a general whom he, Wang Long, had personally promoted.

Since his mother was injured and almost retired, Wang Long has been in charge of all the affairs of the Shenying Marquis Manor's mansion. Moreover, the promotion of border troops is no child's play. Every one of them has been selected through countless investigations and tests, with a clean background and no problems.

Upon receiving the news, he was still in shock and disbelief when his mother suddenly slapped him unconscious with a gun and gave him a severe beating. If it weren't for Prefect Lu and others stopping him, he felt he wouldn't even be sitting here today.

As a result, he's been suppressing his inner energy, afraid to use it to heal his injuries, lest he recover and be beaten severely.

Let's play the victim first!

Wang Long understood his mother's thoughts; otherwise, according to military law, he would have been executed long ago.

But he really didn't know!

Who would have thought that Peng Chang would betray his country?

It's a grievance!

At this moment, Wang Long couldn't help but envy Qian Shan, and even hoped that Qiu Jiuyang would also stab him in the back, because Luo Luobu, the commander of Youguan Prefecture, was promoted by that guy Qian Shan.

After Qian Shan was assassinated, none of these things happened to him, at least not now. He's doing quite well lying down.

Upon hearing what Wang Hanying said, Lu Shuangxing quickly responded.

"This matter cannot be entirely blamed on Shenying Marquis. Who could have imagined that Peng Chang would collude with Great Feng? Moreover, it wasn't just him; there was also Commander Luobu and the Shadow Kill Hall. It's clear that the traitors of Great Feng had planned this all along!"

Changing the subject, Lu Shuangxing's expression turned somewhat forlorn as he spoke.

"Moreover, what Shenying Marquis said makes sense. We should defend the city! That's the only way. The morale of the army has collapsed, and we are threatened by the Great Feng from the outside and plagued by the Blood Lotus Sect from the inside."

According to the Town Martial Division, those evil cultists made quite a few moves during today's battle, and a corpse-controlling person even appeared, which suggests that the Corpse Immortal Sect may also have come.

With news of the defeat spreading, they will likely become even more rampant in the coming days. The Great Feng will also attack the city, and our army is stretched thin!

Dao Youming Koudao Mountain, spoke with a hint of loneliness.

"And then there's the Shadow Kill Hall. They have a lot of assassins hiding in You Province, which is troublesome. Although we cleaned things up after returning to the city, those guys are too good at hiding. There are definitely still some hiding in the city; if we're not careful, things could get chaotic."

When the topic of the Shadow Kill Hall came up again, Elder Wei Wensong of Koudao Mountain seemed to have thought of something and asked with a hint of doubt.

"Did any of you see the Ink Snake from the Shadow Kill Hall today?"

Everyone was somewhat stunned.

Yes!

Where is the Ink Snake?

Despite the events unfolding today, no one has mentioned the top assassin in the Shadow Kill Hall, second only to Qiu Jiuyang.

As one of only two powerful individuals from the Shadow Kill Hall to make it onto the assassin rankings, and even the Hall Master Qiu Jiuyang has taken action, why hasn't anyone seen Ink Snake?

Where did the snake go?

Wang Hanying, Lu Shuangxing, and Dao Youming, who were quick-witted, immediately turned their attention to Zhu Wushi.

Previously, he was only concerned about the crushing defeat, and after retreating back to the city, he was busy with arrangements for all parties and forgot about this matter.

The Great Feng army of 500,000 came, while they had 350,000 troops on their side, and another 150,000 troops went to Hanshan Prefecture. Since the Shadow Kill Hall was determined to betray the country, Hanshan Prefecture would naturally have to make arrangements.

Zhu Wushi feigned a gloomy expression and said.

"That Ink Snake has probably gone to Hanshan Prefecture."

Although I said that, I was speechless inside and couldn't help but complain, "Do you guys even need to say that?"

Unlike these guys who were all in dire need of attention after their defeat, Zhu Wushi knew exactly why he was there.

After the news reached Zhenyou City, he immediately contacted His Your Highness, explained the situation here, and learned about the situation at Hanshan Prefecture. Everything was settled.

Now they are just waiting for their Your Highness to bring news of a great victory and reinforcements to revitalize the morale of the You Province army.

It can be said that everything is under control.

Well, apart from Peng Chang, the Left Guard General of the Vanguard Army, Youguan Prefecture, the Commander of Luobu Prefecture, who defected to the enemy on the eve of battle, and Shadow Kill Hall midway and was defeated in the first battle of Dagan, it can be said that the rest are still under control.

No problem!

Thinking of the Shadow Kill Hall, even Zhu Wushi gritted his teeth. That guy, I was kind enough not to punish you back then, and now you've directly betrayed the country. I regret it now. I should have just dealt with you all in the first place.

Everyone present thought of the situation in Hanshan Prefecture, but there was nothing they could do; the situation in Zhenyou City was also extremely urgent.

Lu Shuangxing said in a deep voice.

"Send a message to Hanshan Prefecture! The situation in Zhenyou City is urgent. Tell them to be extremely careful of the Great Feng, the Shadow Kill Hall, and the Blood Lotus Sect."

"Spread the word throughout the land that the Shadow Kill Hall has betrayed the country. Regardless of whether it is Martial World force or a local government that issues an arrest warrant, all such forces shall be eradicated."

Everyone nodded in agreement; they had no other choice. After some discussion, they unanimously decided to defend the city and rest for a few days. Morale was low and the army was no longer able to fight. The most important thing at present was to stabilize the morale of the troops.

After it was over, just as everyone was about to go down to prepare, Zhu Wushi suddenly spoke up.

"Would you mind staying a moment, Lord Lu? There are some matters I'd like to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shuangxing stopped in her tracks, glanced at Zhu Wushi with some confusion, then looked at Wang Hanying and Wang Long, who remained seated, and seemed to have already found the answer in her heart.

The last time the matter occurred at Hanshan Prefecture, it was Marquis Shenying, Wang Long, who personally came to find Lu Shuangxing. This already showed the attitude of the Marquis Shenying Prefecture. Now, they want him to stay, hmm.

The rest of the group were merely curious; they glanced at the group, then left without lingering.

It's none of their business, and they have no time to think about those things right now. They suffered a crushing defeat in their first battle, losing many soldiers and generals. There's still a whole host of troubles waiting for them in Zhenyou City. They can't even get out of their own affairs, so how can they have the mind to think about these things?

After everyone left, only four people remained in the tent: Wang Hanying and her son Wang Long, Zhu Wushi, and Lu Shuangxing, who had been stopped.

After realizing that Zhu Wushi had used his true energy to isolate the entire tent, Lu Shuangxing spoke first.

"I wonder what business Lord Zhu has with me?"

Although Zhu Wushi held no official position, Lu Shuangxing still addressed him as "Sir." After all, this man was a member of the Prince of Qin's faction, and for him, fame and official rank were easily attainable and readily available.

The fact that the Prince of Qin could send this man to Zhenyou City already speaks volumes.