Chapter 1213: The People of the Ancient Yacha Kingdom

Meng Zan looked at the walls of Jinghua at this moment, lost in deep thought.

The sudden change made him feel somewhat anxious.

Has the Prince of Zhao been placed under house arrest?

How dare they!

This was the first thought that popped into Meng Zan's mind.

His side had an army of two hundred thousand, after all!

And then, looking at Yu Qian now.

He was too calm, truly too calm.

The way Yu Qian was acting now was "Mount Tai collapsing before him" without changing his expression; he was even smiling!

Why would he smile? Could it be that he had some sort of reliance?

Meng Zan's brain raced; at this moment, he suddenly recalled a sentence Yu Qian had just said.

The words Yu Qian had just relayed from His Highness the Prince of Zhao: the army is to remain stationed where it is and not move without authorization.

If the goal was to alleviate the crisis in Jinghua City, shouldn't the army be ordered to retreat?

Something is wrong!

Something is very wrong!

Such abnormal behavior left Meng Zan puzzled, and at the same time, he felt that this matter was definitely not that simple!

"Military Advisor, let's order an attack on the city."

The generals urged.

"Screw them!"

"Military Advisor, we can't wait any longer; if the Prince is in danger..."

"Military Advisor!"

"No rush, first send Scouts to scout the vicinity and see if there is any situation."

Meng Zan ordered cautiously.

After Meng Zan finished speaking, several groups of Youzhou Army scouts were sent out, and not long after, they brought back news.

"Reporting to the Military Advisor, behind Yongding Bridge, signs of a large army advancing have been discovered!"

"What? How many people?"

Meng Zan asked with a nervous expression.

More people?

Could it be that some Qinwang Army unit has arrived?

If that were the case...

"In the dense forest, it is impossible to see clearly, but there is a lot of dust and smoke; it looks like there are quite a few of them."

After the Scout reported, another team of scouts also rushed back.

"Reporting to the Military Advisor, behind our army, an army has also been discovered; among them, an advance unit is already less than twenty miles from our rear!"

After the Scouts' report, the generals of Youzhou were thrown into chaos.

"This is too fast, isn't it?"

"Military Advisor, it looks like we are surrounded; what do we do now?"

"No wonder they were so calm!"

"Bah! They were prepared long ago!"

"Then the Prince..."

The generals were suddenly at a loss, and Meng Zan was instantly overwhelmed.

The development of events had completely exceeded his expectations!

The reinforcements for Longyan had arrived far too quickly; the soldiers behind Yongding Bridge were nothing, but the army at their rear was the real killer!

Only now did he realize...

What "welcoming the Prince of Zhao into the city"!

This was entirely Yu Qian stalling for time!

They had been tricked!

The advance unit had arrived, and the main force in the rear was likely only half a day's journey away; if they were dragged down under the city walls and surrounded by two armies, then this army of two hundred thousand from Youzhou would be completely wiped out!

He wanted to confirm it again, but time was urgent and it was already too late!

"This..."

Meng Zan panicked instantly.

"Military Advisor, why don't we attack the city? As long as we can quickly take Jinghua City, there is still a chance!"

A Lieutenant advised.

"Absolutely not. Right now, we are still the Qinwang Army; if we go back, we can still demand the Prince of Zhao from Jinghua. But once a forced attack fails, we will have no way out, and we will also harm the Prince of Zhao. All soldiers, listen to my order: the rear guard becomes the vanguard, retreat to Youzhou!"

Meng Zan ordered immediately.

"Retreat? His Highness is still in the city!"

"Military Advisor, what about the Prince!"

"If we don't see the Prince, we will never retreat!"

A group of people began to clamor.

"As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood! If we drag this out any longer, all two hundred thousand of us will be finished here! Do you want to destroy the century-old foundation of His Highness!"

Meng Zan roared.

The Marquis?

Who can even control the Marquis now?

Meng Zan knew that for Xie Chao, this time, the situation was likely dire. Looking at Yu Qian's style of doing things, he was incomparably treacherous, possessing absolutely no character that would keep a promise.

The Marquis can die...

But the great army cannot be destroyed!

If the great army is destroyed, then Youzhou will become a laughingstock!

Moreover...

At this moment in Youzhou, it is still very simple to find a successor. Xie Chao has only been in power for a short time; they can just replace him.

"Do you want our two hundred thousand brothers to lose their lives here!"

"Retreat!"

"Withdraw the army!"

Meng Zan had immense prestige in the army; with these words, he left the military generals speechless.

If a man does not look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him.

If they lost even their titles as generals for the sake of a Marquis.

It would not be worth it!

In any case, Youzhou is already a laughingstock!

Let it be a laughingstock!

As long as the great army still exists, there is a chance to make a comeback!

"Retreat!"

"The entire army, withdraw!"

Under the orders of these generals, the two hundred thousand-strong Youzhou Army finally began to break camp and retreat.

Seeing the Youzhou Army finally beginning to withdraw, Yu Qian sat down on the ground with a thud, drenched in cold sweat.

"It's over, it's over."

Yu Qian sighed with vacant eyes; Jinghua, which had been on the verge of falling, had finally been defended.

Yu Qian was extremely weak; for him, what just happened was like walking through the gates of hell!

It was too difficult!

The safety of all of Jinghua rested entirely on him.

The pressure was too great!

"Great! They finally retreated!"

"The army has withdrawn!"

"My lord, the Youzhou Army has retreated. My lord, you are truly divine!"

"With a force of twenty thousand, you repelled the hundred-thousand-strong Mongol army and scared off the two hundred thousand-strong Youzhou Army. My lord, you are truly divine! Even Zhuge Wuhou of the past would be no more than this, right!"

Just a moment ago, they were very unhappy with Yu Qian for killing Xie Chao, but at this moment, everyone had become Yu Qian's little fanboys.

The garrison on the city walls all cheered.

Yu Qian was too strong; he was simply a Longyan War God!

"Whoo-hoo!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

As they got closer and closer to the Kamchatka Peninsula.

The pace of Zhai Shiqing's team became lighter and lighter.

Chukchi!

They finally saw a group of living Chukchi. But the scene when Zhai Shiqing first saw them left his heart undoubtedly incomparably shocked.

Stunned!

What kind of people were they!

The Kamchatka Peninsula in August was already wrapped in ice and snow! Looking from afar, a group of people wearing thick clothing were busy by the seaside, riding in small boats they had made themselves, holding primitive Long Spears in their hands, wandering in the sea. At first, Zhai Shiqing did not know what they were doing.

But when a giant beast in the sea began to surface, that group of Chukchi roared and stabbed down fiercely with their Long Spears. This series of actions was fast, accurate, and ruthless; immediately, the sea beast let out a howl, and blood spurted out.

The blood quickly dyed the sea surface red.

After a few times, the giant beast was finally captured by a net!

"What is this?"

Zhai Shiqing was deeply shocked.

"General, it should be a walrus!"

A walrus!

Zhai Shiqing took a deep breath; just from the name, one knew how big this thing was—very big, its whole body was meat, and the ivory on it was also very obvious.

The cheers here had just died down when cheers erupted over there.

It turned out that these Chukchi were holding a large-scale competition to catch walruses! People were competing against each other. And when these walruses were dragged to the shore, some people even cut open the bodies of the walruses on the spot and began gnawing on the raw meat directly!

"My god..."

Zhai Shiqing was dumbfounded.

What kind of people were this bunch!

Savages?

Savages who drink blood and eat raw meat!

Tall in stature, fierce in appearance, and skilled in movement—they were simply natural-born warriors!

In fact, the Longyan Empire has always had records regarding the mysterious Chukchi. They are the renowned people of the Ancient Yasha Kingdom.

Yasha!

Are these even human?

Just from the name, one can tell how ferocious this bunch is. Pop-ups have been severe recently; you may click to download to avoid pop-ups.