At Cold Valley Pass, Mo Jingli looked down at the murderous Mohist army camp not far away. The Mohist army's black flag fluttered in the wind. Looking from afar, the entire Mohist army camp was full of vigor, like a black wave that would sweep over at any time.
"Your Majesty, something's not right." Old Marquis Muyang and Lei Tengfeng stood on either side of Mo Jingli. Old Marquis Muyang frowned slightly. Mo Jingli raised his eyebrows, "Something's not right? What do you mean? " Old Marquis Muyang said in a low voice, "The Mohist army looks aggressive, but they've been bluffing for the past two days. They haven't done anything substantial. This doesn't match the style of the Mohist army. "
The reason why the Mohist army was famous in the world was because of their valiant fighting power and their fearless spirit. So they definitely wouldn't stop just because of the Thousand Year Pass in front of them. The only explanation was that there was another conspiracy.
Mo Jingli raised his eyebrows and said indifferently, "Ye Li only has less than 100,000 soldiers. Even if she attacks Cold Valley Pass, can she take it down? I'm afraid she's waiting for Lu Jinxian, right? As long as Muyang stops Lu Jinxian, the people in front of us … will be my prisoners sooner or later. " Lei Tengfeng stared into the distance, deep in thought. After a while, he said indifferently, "I haven't seen Princess Ding in the past few days."
Hearing this, Old Marquis Muyang's expression changed and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty … Princess Ding has always been crafty, I'm afraid …" Princess Ding was not only crafty, but because she had Qi Lin's help, she could appear and disappear unpredictably. Every time Princess Ding appeared, someone would be in trouble. Mo Jingli frowned. He naturally understood what Old Marquis Muyang was worried about. But this time, he thought that his arrangement was flawless. No matter how smart Ye Li was, she couldn't find a loophole to take advantage of. Unfortunately, although the list that Dongfang You gave him solved the urgent problem of not being able to place people in Prince Ding Mansion, these people couldn't get in touch with Ye Li without arousing suspicion. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so difficult to grasp Ye Li's movements like now.
Thinking, for safety's sake, Mo Jingli ordered, "Send someone to check if Ye Li is in the camp outside the pass." Old Marquis Muyang nodded hurriedly and turned around to leave to give orders.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there's an urgent military situation!" Before Marquis Muyang left, a soldier had already rushed up. Old Marquis Muyang's eyelids twitched. He had a bad premonition. The soldier who reported said, "Urgent report from the frontline. The 100,000 soldiers led by Marquis Muyang were ambushed by Lu Jinxian's army. They were almost wiped out. Lu Jinxian has already bypassed the ambush set by our army and is heading towards the Cold Valley Pass. "
"How can this be?!" Old Marquis Muyang couldn't help but cry out. His body swayed and he almost fell to the ground. He hurriedly asked, "How is Marquis Muyang?" The soldier looked at Mo Jingli behind him and then at Old Marquis Muyang. He then said, "Marquis Muyang has brought less than 10,000 soldiers and is heading towards the Cold Valley Pass."
Old Marquis Muyang heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Old Marquis Muyang was fine. But when he turned around and saw Mo Jingli's expression, he secretly complained in his heart. He had been worrying about this and that and in the end, the one who was in trouble was his son. With Mo Jingli's personality, how could he not be angry?
Sure enough, Mo Jingli glanced at Old Marquis Muyang with a gloomy face and asked indifferently, "Old Marquis Muyang, what do you have to say?" Old Marquis Muyang said with a bitter face, "My son failed in the battle. Please punish him, Your Majesty."
On the side, Lei Tengfeng's handsome eyes narrowed. He stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Emperor Chu, Marquis Muyang is still young after all. How can he defeat a veteran like Lu Jinxian who has fought for half his life? Moreover, we need people now. " Mo Jingli snorted and said to Old Marquis Muyang, "For the sake of Jhennam Of Gojoseon's face, I will give him a chance to redeem himself."
Old Marquis Muyang was delighted and quickly thanked, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Even the way he looked at Lei Tengfeng was more kind and grateful. "Thank you, Jhennam Of Jhennam Of Gojoseon." Lei Tengfeng smiled and said, "Old Marquis, you don't have to be so courteous. I am also doing this for the sake of the alliance between our two countries." In other words, the House of Marquis Muyang did not owe him a favor. Hearing this, Old Marquis Muyang's expression became more kind. After all, it was not easy to owe a favor to Jhennam Of Jhennam Of Gojoseon of West-Hill.
Lei Tengfeng looked at Mo Jingli and said, "Emperor Chu, now that things have come to this, we should summon Marquis Muyang back as soon as possible and ask him about what happened. I still feel that … this matter is really a little strange. " Lei Tengfeng also knew a little about Mo Jingli and Old Marquis Muyang's arrangement. It was almost flawless. At least Lei Tengfeng himself could not think of any flaws. Although Lei Tengfeng did not have many achievements in military affairs, he was after all taught by Lei Zhenting. His knowledge and ability were first class. If even he could not see any flaws, it proved that Old Marquis Muyang and Mo Jingli's arrangement was not a big problem. Even if Muyang could not win a complete victory, he would not lose too badly. But in just a few days, Muyang's army was almost wiped out. To say that there was no problem was even more unbelievable than Mo Xiuyao wiping out the Northern Tribes army.
Hearing his words, Mo Jingli and Old Marquis Muyang's expression became serious. Although Old Marquis Muyang did not have much interaction with Lu Jinxian, he was still a famous general. He had some understanding of the generals in the Mohist army. Therefore, he could not believe that Lu Jinxian could break his arrangement so easily.
Muyang returned very quickly. It was just that when he went out, he was in high spirits, but when he came back, he was full of scars. The original one hundred thousand elite soldiers were reduced to less than six thousand.
"This sinner, Muyang, asks for the emperor's punishment." Muyang knew very well that his bow could be said to be the first clash between the Chu Army and the Mohist army, and the Chu Army had suffered a crushing defeat. She was afraid that Mo Jingli would want to tear her to shreds. More importantly, his defeat almost destroyed half of the terrain advantage that the Chu Army originally had.
The tent was silent. The generals of the Chu Army did not dare to plead for Muyang. Mo Jingli coldly looked at Muyang. There was a bloody mark on his handsome face. His shoulder was also bandaged. His left arm seemed a bit stiff. It was obvious that his injury was not light. His handsome and calm brows were filled with fatigue. Even his eyes were red. It seemed that Muyang had not been having a good time these days.
"Get up." After a while, Mo Jingli said in a low voice. It was not that Mo Jingli did not want to punish Muyang. It was just that he knew that there were not many generals in the Chu Army that could be used. If he punished Muyang, the old Marquis Muyang might have other thoughts. That was why he listened to Lei Tengfeng's suggestion and exempted Muyang from punishment. "Lu Jinxian is a famous general of the Mohist army. I'll let this matter go. In the future, you will have to atone for your crimes. If you are negligent again, don't blame me for being ruthless." Muyang was stunned. He clearly did not expect Mo Jingli to be so lenient. The old Marquis Muyang quickly reminded him, "Why haven't you thanked the emperor for his grace."
Only then did Muyang thank Mo Jingli for his grace and stand up.
"What happened this time? Tell me in detail. "Mo Jingli asked in a low voice. Mu Yang quickly recounted the events of his defeat. In fact, not to mention others, even Mu Yang himself felt that his defeat was inexplicable. Mu Yang led a hundred thousand troops to reinforce. Although Lv Jinxian still had the advantage in terms of numbers, the Chu army had the advantage in terms of geographical location. The Chu army had a good chance of winning. However, no one expected that on the second night after Muyang arrived, Lu Jinxian would suddenly appear behind the Chu Army with five thousand troops. In the middle of the night, the Chu Army did not know how many people were attacking them. They were led by the nose by Lu Jinxian. In the end, Lu Jinxian even ignited the tung oil that was originally used to greet the Mohist army. In the end, the hundred thousand troops were burned to death by the ambush that he set up. When Muyang led the remaining troops out of the sea of fire, they met Lu Jinxian's army. In the end, only a few thousand managed to escape.
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