In order to conceal his tracks, Shu Xiao brought only 5,000 soldiers this time and quietly waited in ambush halfway, just to wait for the arrival of the fourth prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty tonight.

When the fourth prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was twenty miles away from them, Shu Xiao had already received the news. He arranged a thousand people to guard ten miles away. When the 30,000 troops of the fourth prince of the Northern Zhou Dynasty arrived, they rushed forward and launched a surprise attack.

The Fourth Prince was very nervous when he encountered such a surprise attack in the middle of the night, but he was glad that he and his soldiers had always remained highly vigilant. When the enemy rushed out, they were only panicked for a moment, but they reacted quickly and resisted strongly.

As a result, when the Fourth Prince was about to make an attack, the enemy army had already retreated quickly, leaving the Fourth Prince with no time to figure out how many people had come to attack.

In the woods late at night, war horses were snorting loudly, and soldiers were holding weapons in their hands, panicking.

The military advisor rode beside the Fourth Prince and said, "Fourth Prince, we have not received any news before that the Daqi soldiers ambushed us on the road, which means that there must not be many Daqi soldiers who can evade our eyes and ambush us on the road.

"They attacked suddenly just now and then retreated quickly. They must be afraid that we would find out that they don't have many people. They are bluffing like this just to make us nervous. Of course, we can be on guard, but we still have to hurry."

What the military advisor said happened to be exactly what the Fourth Prince was thinking. After careful analysis, the Fourth Prince thought it made sense and ordered his men to continue moving forward.

However, the Fourth Prince also said: "They came for the first time, and they will definitely come for the second time. We must be careful and not take it lightly!"

As he expected, after walking another five miles, the enemy's men attacked him again.

This time, Shu Xiao arranged for three thousand people to come, divided into three teams, and rushed from three directions to cut the Fourth Prince's team into four sections.

Even though the Fourth Prince was extremely alert and well prepared, he could not withstand such a flexible way of fighting.

The two sides fought for a full hour, and Shu Xiao quickly retreated with his men. When he retreated, the Fourth Prince could not see clearly that it was him who led the troops into battle.

The Fourth Prince ordered the troops to stop and rest. He found that they had suffered heavy losses this time, with more than 500 deaths and as many as 2,000 soldiers seriously or lightly injured.

"In Daqi, except Shu Xiao, I have never seen anyone who is so agile in combat. Who was that person last night?" said the Fourth Prince.

Although the number of casualties among his men was high, the Fourth Prince was very dissatisfied.

However, when the Fourth Prince thought of the Da Qi soldiers fleeing in panic, he felt relieved, especially since the unknown general of Da Qi was seriously injured when he escaped.

From now on, no one will dare to stop him on this road!

The sky gradually brightened, and the Fourth Prince ordered the troops to set up camp and rest at the edge of the woods. Smoke could be vaguely seen in the distance.

The military advisor remained silent. He felt that the man looked like Shu Xiao, but they received reliable information that Shu Xiao was drunk all day because of Princess Anding's matter. The soldiers under his command all laughed at him, and he was unable to lead the troops to fight at this time.

Could it be that their information was wrong?

"Fourth Prince, this place is very unsafe. I'm afraid that the Daqi soldiers will come back. We'd better hurry up!" said the military advisor.

The fourth prince said: "We had a fierce battle not long ago. Although we suffered many casualties, they also fled in panic, and their generals were seriously injured. Even if they want to come back, they have to have the ability to do so!

"Our soldiers have been traveling all night and were extremely nervous last night. It's time to rest. Sir, there is no need to be so nervous!"

It is said that the first effort is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted!

The Fourth Prince didn’t believe that the Daqi soldiers who had fled last night could come back so soon when their leader was so seriously injured!

Not only the Fourth Prince thought so, but his soldiers also thought so. They believed that most of Da Qi’s troops had been used in the second raid last night.

Seeing that the military advisor was silent and did not go down to rest, the fourth prince said, "Sir, our spies are exploring the way ahead. If they find anything, they will report it to you."

The military advisor asked, "What if they have been killed?"

The Fourth Prince was stunned for a moment and wanted to send a few more people to explore the way, but at this moment, he heard a slight vibration coming from the ground. He turned around and found a group of soldiers rushing towards him from the front.

The one rushing in the front was Shu Xiao.

He was full of vigor and murderous intent, and the horse under his crotch was as fast as lightning. When the Fourth Prince was caught off guard, the horse rushed to a place not far in front of the Fourth Prince in the blink of an eye.

The Northern Zhou soldiers were sitting under the roots of a tree to rest, with their weapons at hand, but Shu Xiao rushed over with his troops when they were completely unprepared.

They were totally unprepared psychologically and physically. They had traveled day and night yesterday and had experienced two battles last night. They were already exhausted and hungry...

Although they quickly took up arms and rose up to resist, Shu Xiao had already led 300 people to besiege the Fourth Prince.

The number of guards around the Fourth Prince was decreasing. With the desperate protection of four soldiers, they finally broke out of the encirclement, but were still chased to the edge of a cliff by Shu Xiao.

The warhorse neighed and the Fourth Prince stopped in a hurry. He looked at the cliff in front of him, then at Shu Xiao behind him, and a very miserable smile appeared on his face.

Suddenly, he turned toward the Northern Zhou and said bitterly, "Brother, I'm sorry. I broke my promise and failed to fulfill my promise to you!"

He spurred his horse at full gallop and rushed off the cliff.

Shu Xiao stood on the edge of the cliff and saw the Fourth Prince and his warhorse disappear between the cliffs. After a while, a heavy echo was heard.

The four princes of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were torn to pieces.

In the mountains where no one could see, a girl heard the echo, her face turned pale, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

Behind her, there were a few half-grown children. She turned around and hugged the children in her arms, comforted them for a long time, and then took them and fled by another route without ever meeting Shu Xiao.

……

The cold wind was howling, and the flags were fluttering in the night breeze. Chu Ya led his army to approach the territory of Northern Zhou. This was the first time in many years that Da Qi took the initiative in the war between the two countries.

In the night, in front of the army, Princess Anding personally put on the armor for Zhou Hanchi. Her fingers were white and slender, and her voice was gentle: "Remember me at all times, remember that I will be waiting for you at home."

Zhou Hanchi's eyes were gentle, and he was very reluctant to let go: "Okay! I will definitely win a beautiful victory for you and let everyone in the world know that choosing me that day was the best choice in your life, and your man is the most brave and skilled hero in the world!"

Princess Anding looked at him deeply, tears slowly rising to her faces. She suddenly threw herself into Zhou Hanchi's arms, hugged him tightly, and put her face against his chest.

Her voice was gentle and a little sad: "Except for my deceased mother, you are the best person to me. I will always...keep you in my heart."

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