Chapter 19: The Gift from the General of Dingning

"Brothers, retreat!"

Chu Feng immediately ordered all soldiers to withdraw quickly.

Although quite a few supplies had not yet been burned to ashes, their goal had already been achieved.

They only had a few dozen soldiers, so dealing with an unprepared transport team was fine.

But if they faced Xiongnu iron cavalry dozens of times their own number, there would absolutely be no chance of winning.

If they didn't leave now, they would be surrounded by the enemy.

Everyone immediately leaped onto their horses and headed straight for Dingning Pass.

"You Wei dog pups, if you have guts, don't run!"

The troop led by Chu Feng ran desperately in front, while the Xiongnu army behind chased them like mad dogs.

Because the Xiongnu were born cavalry warriors, their horsemanship was far superior to the soldiers of Great Wei.

Therefore, the distance between the two sides was constantly shrinking.

"Hmph, don't even think about catching up!"

Chu Feng nocked three arrows, then suddenly pulled his longbow and fired.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

The arrows flew out like shooting stars, and three Xiongnu soldiers fell from their horses and died upon impact.

"Damn brat, fire arrows at me!"

The furious Wu Dong immediately ordered his men to retaliate.

The Xiongnu might be inferior in terms of siege warfare, but when it came to mounted archery, they were absolutely the best.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

The Great Wei soldiers also suffered quite a few casualties on their side.

Mounted archery was indeed the Xiongnu's specialty.

Fortunately, they had set off a step earlier, so they still maintained some distance from the Xiongnu army.

Moreover, they were not far from the west gate of Dingning Pass now.

Dingning Pass west gate.

Tang Kai, guarding the city wall, watched the dust-filled distance from afar.

Not long ago.

They had just received a group of wounded Wei soldiers carrying a massive amount of supplies.

According to the situation provided by Niu Yuan, Tang Kai only then learned that they were actually soldiers from his own battalion.

When he learned that Chu Feng, who had achieved fruitful results by raiding the camp that night, was still alive.

He was completely stunned.

He had thought the other party had died in the chaotic battle; who would have thought that not only did he not die, but he had also caused a disturbance in the rear of the Xiongnu.

It truly exceeded his imagination.

"Quick, everyone get ready to provide support!"

Seeing that Chu Feng was about to lead his men to arrive, Tang Kai immediately ordered his men to prepare for support.

Waiting only for the Xiongnu cavalry to enter their range, Tang Kai immediately ordered them to fire arrows.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The rain of arrows, like a downpour, obstructed the pursuing Xiongnu soldiers.

"Damn it, you bunch of wretched rats, if you have the ability, come out and fight me!"

Seeing this situation, Wu Dong could only rage in impotence.

Just as he was about to catch up to them, they had run to the foot of Dingning Pass.

Helpless, he could only curse a few times before withdrawing his troops back to camp.

After entering Dingning Pass.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It was fortunate they ran fast enough.

Otherwise, they really would have been surrounded by the Xiongnu iron cavalry.

After everyone had safely entered the pass, Tang Kai hurried down from the city wall.

"Colonel Tang!"

Chu Feng hurriedly dismounted and saluted Tang Kai.

"You brat, you're not dead yet!"

Tang Kai glared fiercely at Chu Feng and scolded, "You didn't die, yet you didn't know to come back quickly, you had to go out and fool around!"

"Hehe, isn't this to reduce some pressure on Dingning Pass!"

"Heh, you've really become capable, haven't you?"

Tang Kai responded with annoyance.

This brat was truly bold enough to take these few dozen people and run into the Xiongnu's territory to run wild.

In the end, he even managed to retreat unscathed with a pile of spoils.

"Alright, it's good enough that you kid could return safely; the Dingyuan General is waiting for you right now!"

"Oh? General Zhao is looking for me?"

"Of course, let's go!"

Tang Kai led the way in front.

Chu Feng ordered his subordinates to return and rest, then followed Tang Kai straight toward the General's Mansion.

Before long.

The two arrived at the General's Mansion.

As soon as he entered, Chu Feng inexplicably felt an aura of grim slaughter.

The General's Mansion was filled with people, every one of whom possessed extremely formidable strength.

Especially the several Deputy Generals who had fought a bitter battle against the Xiongnu Innate experts some time ago.

However, these people were not the most eye-catching.

What surprised Chu Feng the most was the man sitting in the primary seat.

This man's physique was extremely robust.

He wore a set of golden beast-faced, swallowing-head interlocking armor.

His skin was dark, his face square, he had two sweeping eyebrows that shot toward the sky, and a pair of eyes like a fierce tiger with hanging pupils that possessed immense oppressive power.

What surprised Chu Feng even more was that, although the other party was not exerting any momentum.

There was still an indescribably powerful aura faintly surrounding him.

"What a display of dignity without anger; he is truly worthy of being the guardian deity of Dingning Pass!"

Chu Feng muttered to himself, then paid his respects to Zhao Ping.

"Junior officer Chu Feng pays his respects to the Dingyuan General and all the generals!"

"Haha, no need for formalities!"

"Thank you, General!"

Zhao Ping looked the young man before him up and down.

It had to be said, he was indeed a man of talent.

Having joined the Dingning garrison not long ago, he had repeatedly performed meritorious service, and his own strength had grown rapidly.

"Old Xu! I didn't expect you to have dug up such a treasure!"

Zhao Ping smiled inwardly.

At this moment, a Colonel suddenly spoke up: "Brother Chu, my camp is currently lacking a Thousand-Man Commander; I wonder if you would be willing to come serve in my camp?"

Before Chu Feng could speak, Tang Kai, who had come along, could no longer sit still.

"You surnamed Wu, aren't you being a bit too much, daring to poach my people right in front of me?"

"Haha, Old Tang, I am just focusing on talent development, wanting to place him in a position more suitable for him!"

"Hmph, according to you, does that mean I don't focus on talent development?"

"I didn't say that; I just wanted to give Brother Chu a good place to go!"

"What the hell do you mean? Are you looking for a beating!"

"Hmph, not convinced? If you're not convinced, let's go outside and spar!"

"Spar then, whoever loses, Chu Feng belongs to!"

"It's a deal!"

"What the, what is this situation?"

Chu Feng was instantly dumbfounded.

He had just returned, and he was already witnessing two grown men fighting over him.

A scene couldn't help but emerge in his mind.

He even thought about going over to persuade them to stop fighting.

"Alright, alright, what kind of decorum is this!"

Zhao Ping spoke up to stop the behavior of the two.

The two glared at each other and said nothing more.

"Haha, Chu Feng, I have already understood your situation."

"This time you have performed great service, greatly relieving the pressure on Dingning Pass; I represent all the soldiers and civilians of Dingning Pass in expressing my gratitude to you!"

"General, you are too kind!"

Chu Feng hurriedly returned the salute.

But in his heart, he was grumbling, "Not a leader, are you just going to praise me with words?"

Zhao Ping, sitting in the primary seat, was naturally not that kind of stingy person.

After understanding Chu Feng's situation, he had developed a desire to cherish talent.

He prepared to cultivate Chu Feng as his successor.

Such a gifted talent.

In the future, once he grew up, he would certainly be a top-tier figure no less than himself, or even someone who surpassed him.

"I gift this Transmission Jade Pendant to you; this is my famous technique, the 'Tyrant Spear'. I hope you can carry it forward!"

"Tha... thank you, General!"

Chu Feng did not expect Zhao Ping to be so generous.

He was actually teaching his own famous technique to him.

I have to say, this is definitely a generous gift.

Seeing this scene, the other generals all stared at Chu Feng, dumbfounded.

Even Wu Jiang and Tang Kai, who had been ready to fight just a moment ago, could not help but exchange glances.

So it turns out the General had already taken a liking to him.

He even gave him his own signature techniques; he clearly intends to groom him as his successor!

"You're welcome, this is what you deserve!"

Zhao Ping said indifferently, then continued, "However, I have another mission I would like to entrust to you; I wonder what you think of that?"

"Oh? What mission?"