Chapter 207: Yang Tianhu Also Wants to Snatch the Goddess

Yuan Canghai's face was full of fury as he rushed to the front of the formation, glaring fiercely at Xiao Moting.

At his feet, Wang Hai's corpse lay in a pool of blood.

Originally, he had intended to crush the morale of the Beijiang Army, but he had not expected that he would not only lose a great general but also dampen the spirit of his own soldiers!

Xiao Moting slowly raised his head, his cold, bright eyes like icy stars in the dark night.

"Yuan Canghai, it was you who sent someone to the front to provoke us!"

"The death warrant was also signed by you first!"

"Now that your Captain is not as skilled as his opponent and has been killed by my foster son, you want to renege on the debt?"

After speaking, he paused, a trace of mockery curling the corners of his thin lips.

"If you want to seek justice for Wang Hai, you can take the field yourself; this Prince accepts your challenge!"

Yuan Canghai was left speechless, his face, covered in a thick beard, flushing the color of a pig's liver.

If he could beat Xiao Moting, would he have needed to cower until now?

The soldiers of the Beijiang Army burst into uproarious laughter.

Some even deliberately mocked them loudly.

"General Yuan, your subordinate couldn't beat a child, and you can't beat the Prince of Northern Suppression; you'd better retreat early."

"Your Yuan Family Army should send some decent opponents; finding the old, weak, sick, and disabled to take the field is a laughingstock."

"You can't win, and you want to renege on the debt—you might as well surrender early."

Having lost all face, Yuan Canghai said with a dark expression.

"Xiao Moting, tomorrow morning, when our two armies clash, we shall see!"

Having said this, he turned his horse around in a rage and galloped toward the Yuan Family Army.

Seeing him leave, Qin Zhan stepped forward with a worried expression.

"Prince, Yuan Canghai is furious from embarrassment; tomorrow he will surely spare no cost to have the main army attack with all their might."

Xiao Moting pondered, "In tomorrow's battle, the Beijiang Army still has the strength to contend with the Yuan and Yang armies. But what I worry about is whether the Tiansheng Army is hidden within the Yuan Family Army."

At the mere mention of the three words "Tiansheng Army," the surrounding soldiers could not help but change their expressions.

Not long ago, when they attacked Shiya City, they had witnessed the power of that "madman legion."

These madmen feared no pain, feared no death, and had only slaughter in their eyes.

The Beijiang Army had only managed to annihilate a large group of the Tiansheng Army by relying on the Landmine Array; otherwise, there was no telling how many troops they would have lost.

Moreover, it was only because Shennü Daren had sent the antidote and come in person to treat them that the Beijiang soldiers who had consumed the Talisman Water were saved.

Qin Zhan also gasped, "That's right, I almost forgot; the Yuan Family Army still has the National Preceptor, Zhou Yanli. If Yuan Canghai is driven to desperation and lets him conjure up another large batch of the Tiansheng Army, this battle will be hard to fight."

The surrounding soldiers all fell silent.

Just a moment ago, everyone's morale had been high, but now it had all turned into worry.

If the enemy decided to fight to the death and sent out ten thousand Tiansheng Army soldiers, the Beijiang Army would likely be finished here.

The atmosphere was heavy.

Suddenly!

A slip of paper drifted down from the air.

Xiao Moting caught it immediately.

On the slip of paper was handwriting written by Bai Wei.

"Xiao Moting, I have sent things over; these are things that can deal with Yuan Canghai."

The surrounding soldiers, who had just been in low spirits, all became as excited as if they had been injected with adrenaline the moment they saw the note, and they began to stir.

"Has Shennü Daren come to help us again?"

"Many thanks to the Goddess!"

"What is the Tiansheng Army? We have the Goddess!"

On the ground, more than a dozen large cardboard boxes suddenly appeared; the boxes were square and had colorful exteriors.

Qin Zhan was stunned, "What are these?"

The surrounding crowd also gathered around, but they were all very puzzled.

"The enemy has an army of 170,000; can these few cardboard boxes deal with them?"

"Even if these dozen boxes were all Explosives, they couldn't blow up that many people."

Xiao Moting reached out and caught another slip of paper.

The note Bai Wei had sent over this time had many words written on it, explaining the tactics for this time as well as how to use the cardboard boxes.

Fearing that Xiao Moting might not understand, she had even specially drawn diagrams.

Xiao Moting scanned the text at a glance, quickly finishing it, and immediately understood it in his heart.

He felt admiration.

When it came to marching and fighting, Xiao Moting was highly skilled in martial arts and fierce in battle, never inferior to anyone, but when it came to strategy and tactics, Bai Wei was better than him.

For this reason alone, he was willing to act according to Bai Wei's requirements.

The use of the cardboard boxes was actually very simple.

Xiao Moting looked up and shouted in a deep voice.

"Qin Zhan, take a small squad and carry the boxes to the mountain in the north."

"Xiao Dabao, you also take fifty men and carry the boxes to the mountain."

"I will explain exactly what to do."

……

The night wind was icy.

The Yuan Clan Army is already prepared; they only wait for the sun to rise tomorrow to attack the Beijiang Army.

Inside a large tent in the center, Yuan Canghai wore a dark expression and slammed his hand heavily onto the table.

"Xiao Moting, once the Beijiang Army is defeated tomorrow, I will personally capture you and make you kneel on the ground and bow your head!"

Beside the table, Yang Tianhu picked up a wine cup and took a slow sip.

"General Yuan, with the great battle imminent tomorrow, why get so angry?"

Yuan Canghai's lingering anger had not yet faded; he pointed a finger outside the tent.

"You saw it too, didn't you? Xiao Moting is truly excessively arrogant; not only did he behead one of my great generals, he even mocked me in public! I truly cannot swallow this insult."

"Tomorrow, once I wipe out the Beijiang Army, I will definitely humiliate Xiao Moting."

Yang Tianhu placed his wine cup on the table and pondered for a moment.

"I heard that a woman is hidden within the Beijiang Army, revered as the Goddess. Over a hundred thousand Beijiang people are all wholeheartedly devoted to her. I won't fight you for the credit of defeating the Beijiang Army, but I want this woman to see what kind of divine power she actually possesses."

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Yuan Canghai's face.

"General Yang, you have also heard about this woman? It is not that I do not want to yield, but the National Preceptor Zhou specifically requested this woman. I promised him that once the Beijiang Army is defeated, I would capture her alive and present her to him as a token of gratitude."

After speaking, he cupped his hands in a salute.

"I have already promised someone else, so I ask Brother Yang to yield this woman to me."

"After this battle is over, I, Yuan, will bring heavy gifts to personally visit Donghai Prefecture to thank General Yang."

Yang Tianhu sighed and waved his hand.

"Fine, since the National Preceptor Zhou wants this woman, I will not fight you for her."

Yuan Canghai was delighted and raised his wine cup.

"Then many thanks, General Yang; let us first drink this celebratory wine."

The two drained a cup together.

Yang Tianhu thought for a moment and spoke up.

"I wonder if this woman hidden away by Xiao Moting is a member of the Witch Clan."

Yuan Canghai was stunned. "The Witch Clan? Weren't they wiped out by the Great Ancestor Emperor decades ago? Not a single living soul was left in the tribe."

"What if there were survivors?" Yang Tianhu said. "It is said that there was also a Goddess in the Witch Clan who could travel between the past and the future, obtain vast treasures, and help others defy the heavens and change their fate."