Chapter 16: Planning to Return

"Could... could this be the Wei Army's follow-up force?"

"Could it be that our main camp has already..."

A sudden, ominous premonition welled up in Wanli's heart.

She hurriedly turned her horse's head, wanting to flee this place.

She had finally managed to escape from the hands of the Wei Army; she could not be caught here by the Wei Army's follow-up force.

"Little sister!"

"Hmm?"

Wanli, who was preparing to flee, suddenly heard a very familiar voice.

She turned her head to look and discovered that the person who had appeared was actually an acquaintance.

Wulipu led his own troops at lightning speed, all to catch up with the fleeing Wei Army unit as quickly as possible.

He had not expected to run into his younger sister here.

"Big brother!"

Seeing that the person who had arrived was Wulipu, Wanli hurriedly spurred her horse and galloped toward him.

"Little sister, have you seen a unit of the Wei Army? About a hundred people!"

"Big brother!"

Facing Wulipu's inquiry, Wanli did not answer directly, but instead burst into tears.

She thought to herself that her tribe was finally saved.

"Little sister, what is this?"

A sudden, ominous premonition welled up in Wulipu's heart.

Wanli wiped away her tears and told Wulipu everything she had encountered, point by point.

"Ah!"

"These goddamn Wei dogs!"

Wulipu was about to explode with rage.

He had not expected that the troops led by Chu Feng would actually launch a surprise attack on their tribe.

"Everyone, increase speed!"

Wulipu dared not delay any longer.

He immediately urged his subordinates to go and rescue the people of their tribe.

After much rushing, the troops led by Wulipu finally arrived at the tribe.

But when they arrived, they discovered that the Wei Army had already left.

The only things left behind were corpses all over the ground and various items burned to ashes.

"Wulipu!"

An old man recognized Wulipu; he hurriedly came before him, weeping bitterly, and said, "You must avenge everyone!"

"My grandson, he, he, he was..."

The old man could no longer continue speaking.

Just because his grandson's height was about the same as a cart wheel, he had been hacked to death by the Wei Army.

"Uncle, rest assured, I will avenge everyone!"

Wulipu forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

This unit from Wei had challenged his bottom line time and time again.

First, they plundered their logistics convoy and killed his younger brother.

Then, they ransacked their tribe and slaughtered his fellow countrymen.

"I, Wulipu, swear here that after annihilating this unit, I will definitely kill my way into Dingning Pass and leave no one alive in Dingning Pass!"

Afterward, Wulipu set off again based on the clues left by the survivors.

This time, he was determined to catch up with them.

And annihilate them completely.

After Chu Feng and the others left this tribe, they quickly departed and headed toward the next tribe.

Along the way, they encountered four or five small tribes in succession.

Without a doubt, upon discovering them, Chu Feng immediately ordered everyone to launch a surprise attack.

The situation remained the same as before.

Any male whose height exceeded a cart wheel was executed, and those who resisted were also executed; even the women were not spared.

Afterward, they plundered all the wealth in their tribes and then set fire to their camps.

Leaving them with no way to survive the winter.

After a round of plundering.

They had obtained a very considerable amount of wealth.

"Heh, as expected, raiding is still the fastest way!"

Looking at the spoils of war behind him, Chu Feng felt very satisfied in his heart.

He felt not a shred of guilt because of the slaughter.

After all, the Xiongnu's southward incursions were always accompanied by looting and massacres.

They were merely returning to the Xiongnu what the Xiongnu had done to them.

Therefore, Chu Feng did not feel that he had done anything wrong.

On the contrary, such tough measures should be taken against these foreign tribes.

He took a look at his information panel.

After sweeping through several tribes, his Killing Points had once again broken one hundred.

It was just a pity that no plus sign appeared for the choice of realm.

Only the technique section allowed for selection.

In the end, Chu Feng chose to upgrade his "Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers".

【Name: Chu Feng】

【Race: Human】

【Techniques: "Qi Refining Technique" (Minor Accomplishment), "Eighteen Wind-Chasing Sabers" (Major Accomplishment)】

【Realm: Martial Artist Late Stage】

【Strength: 4,200 jin】

【Talent: Elite Archer】

【Killing Points: 0】

At night.

Chu Feng ordered his men to find a hidden place to set up camp.

Then, they buried pots to cook their meal.

Because they had raided many tribes over the past few days, they were not lacking in beef and mutton at all.

One must know that beef was a rare commodity within the borders of Great Wei.

Ordinary people could not eat it at all, after all, cattle were very important production tools.

However, here, they could enjoy a very sumptuous beef feast.

"Brother Chu, what should we do for our next step?"

Zhang He, who was gnawing on beef, turned his head to look at Chu Feng.

The other Squad Leaders also turned their heads, looking forward to Chu Feng's next plan.

"We have already wreaked havoc on several Xiongnu tribes today, and the spoils we have obtained are already very rich."

"I have decided that we will return to Dingning Pass tomorrow."

"After all, we are carrying too many things and our target is too large; it is very easy to be surrounded and hunted by Xiongnu cavalry units!"

After hearing this, the others nodded silently.

These words were not false.

Although they were killing with great enthusiasm in the rear of the Xiongnu, they also had to consider the Xiongnu's retaliation.

Once the main Xiongnu army sensed the situation, it would be very disadvantageous for them.

"Alright then, tomorrow we will take a detour to return to Dingning Pass. Hehe, I believe the General will be very happy if he knows we are causing destruction in the rear of the Xiongnu!"

"That goes without saying. By then, Big Brother won't just be a Centurion; at the very least, he should be given a Colonel position!"

"Well said!"

Chu Feng's side was filled with laughter and joy, but the situation at Dingning Pass was somewhat dire.

Although Zhao Ping had dispatched a team to launch a surprise attack on the Xiongnu main camp and severely damaged the Xiongnu army.

But the opponent's scale was still too large.

After resting for only two days, the Zuo Xian dispatched a large army again to attack Dingning Pass.

This time attacking Dingning Pass, the Zuo Xian had played all his trump cards.

Not only did he organize an attacking force of over ten thousand men, but all the Innate experts under his command were also sent out.

What was even more fatal.

In order to break through Dingning Pass as quickly as possible, the Zuo Xian even dispatched a top-tier Grandmaster-level expert.

As the defending general of Dingning Pass, the Dingyuan General of Great Wei, Zhao Ping, naturally had to choose to fight.

The top combat powers of both sides engaged in a fierce contest using the Dingning Pass battlefield as a platform.

The battle lasted from daytime until night.

In the end, both sides ceased fighting and returned to their camps.

In this battle, both sides suffered significant losses.

The number of defenders at Dingning Pass had plummeted again, falling to less than ten thousand.

And this was even after Dingyuan General Zhao Ping ordered other prefectures and counties to send reinforcements, and also conscripted some able-bodied men.

Otherwise, the situation would have been even worse.

"General, our army has suffered too many losses recently and I fear we cannot hold for long. This subordinate suggests we launch another night raid on the Xiongnu camp to alleviate the pressure on Dingning Pass."

"No, after the last night raid, the Zuo Xian must have taken precautions; another attack will likely not succeed!"

Zhao Ping directly rejected the Deputy General's suggestion.

At the moment, he could not afford to lose even a single bit of military strength.

Otherwise.

Dingning Pass would face the risk of the city being breached.

"You go down and rest first, let me have some quiet!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

After the Deputy General left, Zhao Ping immediately fell into deep thought.

"Sigh, what should be done about this!"

Zhao Ping muttered to himself.

The figure of Chu Feng could not help but appear in his heart.

"Heh, if I had known, I wouldn't have let that kid go out; what a fine seedling he was!"

Zhao Ping gave a bitter laugh.

Although he was full of regret, it was too late to say anything now.

The next day.

Chu Feng and the others headed toward Dingning Pass with their spoils of war.

This time, they had swept through the Xiongnu tribe.

They had obtained a total of five hundred superior horses, and the gold, silver, and treasures amounted to nearly thirty-five thousand taels.

The beef, mutton, furs, arrows, and other supplies were countless.

As for the soldiers who followed him into battle, Chu Feng was not stingy at all and gave them very generous rewards.

Aside from keeping some of the captured Pills for himself, he distributed all the rest to everyone.

Everyone also received a share of the gold, silver, and treasures.

Everyone was laughing and talking as they drove the horses straight toward Dingning Pass.

It was precisely at this moment.

A scout galloped straight up to Chu Feng and brought a very piece of bad news.