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As for Bai Yuhao, who was in Tianlin City, he had also received the news from Ji Yulin, and knew that not only had Liu Tie failed to take down the Woodgod Kingdom defense line, he had also allowed the Woodgod Kingdom to wait for reinforcements, joining forces with the Flame State army to counterattack. Currently, the Scarlet Dragon Army had already withdrawn to their main camp.
"This Loong Ao is really useless …" Bai Yuhao grunted coldly. The advantage that he had built for the Crimson Dragon Army with great difficulty was actually destroyed so easily by Loong Ao. However, this was within his expectations.
"This combination of Woodgod Kingdom and counterattack, coupled with the fact that the Meng City is still in the hands of the State of Shuixia, can already be considered to be a foe for the current Crimson Dragon Army. If we can't retrieve the Meng City in a short period of time and wait for the State of Shuixia to reinforce us, then things will become troublesome." Liu Yunxuan asked worriedly.
"However, our current military strength is simply unable to contend against the rest of the State of Shuixia. After a battle with Tianlin City, we lost several thousand of our military strength …" Commander Qin asked.
"The terrain of this Meng City is easy to attack and easy to defend. If one does not have the advantage in military strength, it would be difficult to seize back the Meng City." Liu Yi said.
Including the troops we have recruited at the Yu City and the garrison troops, our current troop strength is only six thousand, which is completely not enough to fight against the State of Shuixia army. " Bai Yuhao's expression was grave and his head was covered in mud.
"Unless we can get Zhao Zhaofeng to hand over the five thousand men in the city. Previously, he disregarded orders and detained the people we sent. In this situation, no matter what, we must think of a way to hand it over. " Liu Yunxuan looked at Bai Yuhao with her beautiful eyes.
"Looks like I'm the only one who can make this trip." Bai Yuhao said after thinking for a while.
"I'll go with you. It's too dangerous for you to go alone." Liu Yunxuan took the initiative to ask.
"Have you forgotten that I have a bodyguard?" Bai Yuhao hinted with a smile.
When Liu Yunxuan heard this, she remembered that Ji Wushuang seemed to follow Bai Yuhao closely like an inseparable shadow. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded.
After a little preparation, Bai Yuhao called Ji Wushuang to accompany him to the city.
At the same time, Loong Ao also received news of Bai Yuhao's trip to the city.
"This Bai Yuhao must be going to the Kui City to get his men. However, this is a good opportunity to get rid of him, and he can also kill someone with a knife …" Loong Ao quickly thought of a sinister plan.
After that, Loong Ao dispatched a few of his trusted aides to rush to the city as fast as possible.
It was almost dusk when Bai Yuhao and Ji Wushuang arrived outside the city.
"You can go in." Ji Wushuang gestured to Bai Yuhao.
Bai Yuhao nodded and immediately rode Dragon-like into the city. However, just as he landed on the ground, a group of guards appeared from all directions and surrounded him.
"I'm the Crimson Dragon Army's Commander Bai. I want to meet you, Commander Zhao …" Bai Yuhao introduced himself.
"You are Commander Bai? Don't joke around, how could Commander Bai be a brat like you who's still wet behind the ears? " The guards had never seen Bai Yuhao before, so they were blind to not recognize him.
"Seize him." A group of guards immediately swarmed forward.
Bai Yuhao's gaze became cold and he did not say anything. He immediately took out his Frost Wind and turned into it, preparing to slash down right in front of Zhao Zhaofeng.
But unexpectedly, at this time, a rough voice sounded, "You blind people dare to be rude to Commander Bai!"
Soon after, the group of guards hastily opened up a path, and they saw Zhao Zhaofeng with an amiable expression on his face, appearing in front of Bai Yuhao to welcome him.
"I didn't expect Commander Bai to come personally." Wu Guanyang cupped his hands in defiance.
"You should know my purpose. Let's cut to the chase and hand over the five thousand men. I know that you were caused to run away with your men, but if you die and are put back in prison, I can let bygones be bygones …" Bai Yuhao said with a cold look in his eyes.
"Look at what Commander Bai is saying, if you have something to say, just say it properly!" I just happened to have some food and drinks ready. Shall we sit down and talk? " Zhao Zhaofeng raised his hand to show his respect.
Bai Yuhao felt that Zhao Zhaofeng's performance was very unusual, and that there must be something fishy going on, so he followed Zhao Zhaofeng to a mansion in the city.
Upon entering the mansion, a few maidservants immediately bowed to welcome them. Surrounding Bai Yuhao and Zhao Zhaofeng, they entered a side hall that had a table full of fine wine and delicacies.
"Commander Bai, please sit!" Zhao Zhaofeng waved his hand to signal for the maids to leave.
After Bai Yuhao sat down, Zhao Zhaofeng personally poured a glass of wine for him. Then, he raised his glass and said, "This cup is for me to toast Commander Bai. I had so many misunderstandings with Commander Bai earlier, I hope he can forgive me!"
"Commander Zhao, you don't need to beat around the bush. Just say what you want to say!" Bai Yuhao obviously wouldn't eat Zhao Zhaofeng's food.
"Commander Bai, why are you making things difficult for me? I'm only following orders. It's not that I don't want to pay the five thousand soldiers, it's just that I don't dare to …" Zhao Zhaofeng said helplessly.
"Then whose order are you following?" Bai Yuhao's eyes flickered as he stared at Zhao Zhaofeng. In fact, he didn't even need to guess to know that it was Loong Ao's doing.
"I can't say." Zhao Zhaofeng's expression changed.
"Even if you didn't say anything, I'd still know. It must be the First Prince, right?" Bai Yuhao sneered.
"Since Commander Bai knows, why ask me!? You should know that I am unable to disobey the First Prince's orders. " Zhao Zhaofeng answered matter-of-factly.
"But you should also know that for a commander to lead his men and flee before the battle, that is a capital offense in military law." Bai Yuhao said expressionlessly.
"The First Prince promised not to pursue the matter. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to do so." Zhao Zhaofeng didn't seem to be worried at all.
"Are you sure? Do you know why the First Prince wanted you to flee before the battle? " Bai Yuhao squinted his eyes and asked.
"This …" Zhao Zhaofeng really didn't know that he was only following orders. Of course, he also received some verbal benefits as long as he hid the five thousand men in the city properly.
"It's because he wanted to deal with me, so he intentionally made you withdraw your troops, which resulted in you losing your Meng City. Like this, the responsibility of losing Meng City lies with me, but, if he wants to do it flawlessly, he must get rid of you, otherwise, this will be extremely disadvantageous for him, if you reveal this secret one day, it won't be a good thing for him! Don't you understand the principle of cutting the grass at its roots? " Bai Yuhao said with a sneer.
When Zhao Zhaofeng heard this, his expression immediately changed. He immediately shook his head and said, "That's impossible. I'm very loyal to the First Prince. Therefore, the First Prince can't possibly want to get rid of me!"