Ling Xiao pondered for a long time before saying, "Forget it. Who asked me to not have a stable foundation and all of you don't listen to me? You may be spared from death, but you must be punished. Zhang Yufei shook the morale of the army and contradicted his superior. He shall be punished with 100 strokes of the military rod!"
These 100 strokes of the military rod were not ordinary.
Because the military rod used to hit martial artists was a precious weapon and even had spiritual energy.
This time, the weapon used to hit Zhang Yufei was an immortal grade precious weapon.
Even though Zhang Yufei was a Ten Directions Heaven expert, he would probably faint from the pain after 100 strokes of the immortal grade precious weapon.
Everyone wanted to plead for leniency.
Ling Xiao unsheathed his sword and slashed the table in front of him into half. He roared, "If you think that I'm wrong, then kill me now. I don't want to see the Northern Desert City being massacred by the Black Crow Army. I don't want to be upset!"
Everyone was speechless and could only shake their heads and sigh.
Logically speaking, they sympathized with Zhang Yufei.
However, logically speaking, they felt that Ling Xiao was not wrong, so naturally, they would not kill Ling Xiao because of this.
Just like that, Zhang Yufei's shirt was stripped in front of everyone and he was punished by the Dark Thorn.
After 60 strokes of the military rod, Zhang Yufei had already fainted.
This was really ruthless.
"We can't hit him anymore. If we continue, he will die."
Qin Huo quickly knelt down and begged for leniency.
"Please have mercy, Commander."
The group of generals also hurriedly begged.
"Hmph, seeing that you are the Great General's right-hand man, the remaining 40 strokes of the military rod will be dealt with after the battle."
Ling Xiao snorted coldly and walked out of the meeting hall.
The 60 strokes of the military rod made Zhang Yufei miserable. His skin was lacerated and his flesh was bleeding profusely. He fainted a few times in a row.
When the other generals came to visit, Zhang Yufei only cursed at Ling Xiao and chattered non-stop. Li Ruguang, Qin Huo, and Zhuge Ming could not persuade him.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao was troubled by the outside affairs, so he did not know about this.
There was a deputy commander in the army called Cai Yun.
He had a good relationship with Zhang Yufei, but no one knew that he was actually a spy from the Black Crow Empire in Northern Desert City.
He was also the one who started the fight at the Northern Desert Pass.
Cai Yun specially came to visit Zhang Yufei, but he closed the door and chased away the guards guarding the door.
After probing for a while, Cai Yun confirmed that Zhang Yufei really had the intention to seek refuge with the Black Crow Empire. Hence, he revealed his true identity.
He also said that as long as Zhang Yufei was willing, he could find an opportunity to open the gates of the Northern Desert City tonight and close all the defensive formations, allowing the army to enter the city.
"How can I believe you?"
Zhang Yufei frowned and said, "What if you were sent by Ling Xiao to test me?"
"That's simple. I'll find a way to bring you out of the city to see the Little Duke. You'll believe me when you see him."
Cai Yun said with a smile.
"Alright!"
After the discussion, Cai Yun sent a secret letter to Tomohiko Kuma through a special channel. They agreed to meet near the Northern Desert City.
Then, Cai Yun and Zhang Yufei disguised themselves as scouts and left the Northern Desert City.
As this wasn't the first time something like this had happened, Cai Yun was familiar with it and no one suspected anything.
Although Zhang Yufei's flesh was torn open, he was still a warrior and couldn't fight for the time being. However, it wasn't a problem for him to walk.
On the other side, after Tomohiko Kuma received the letter, he asked Mu Tu what to do.
Mu Tu smiled and said, "On the surface, Zhang Yufei fell out with Ling Xiao because his favorite subordinate was killed and was beaten up by Ling Xiao until his flesh was torn open. This should be an internal conflict.
However, we still have to be careful and be wary of that kid's tricks. "
"Great minds think alike, Master. So, should I go this time or not?"
"Of course you have to go. Furthermore, you should go alone. If the falling out between Ling Xiao and Zhang Yufei is just a pretense, then he definitely won't miss this great opportunity to kill you. However, this matter might be very dangerous. Little Duke, you might really be killed by Ling Xiao. Do you dare to go?"
Mu Tu smiled and asked.
"Why wouldn't I dare? Nothing ventured, nothing gained! "
Tomohiko Kuma nodded and said.
After that, Tomohiko Kuma and Zhang Yufei met outside Northern Desert City under Ling Xiao's nose and discussed the matter of opening the city at night.
Zhang Yufei appeared nervous, as if he was afraid of being discovered by Ling Xiao.
If this was fake, then his acting skills were too good.
Zhang Yufei's performance, coupled with Tomohiko Kuma's safe return to the barracks, proved that Ling Xiao and Zhang Yufei really fell out.
However, Tomohiko Kuma was still skeptical. At night, he pretended to send a group of people, with two of them disguised as him and Mu Tu to enter the city.
After realizing that there was nothing strange, he completely believed Zhang Yufei's words.
Taking advantage of the night, the Black Crow Empire's army quietly entered Northern Desert City.
On the city wall, a few black figures could be faintly seen lying on the ground. They should have been taken care of by Zhang Yufei and Cai Yun in advance.
Although the city was quiet, snoring sounds could be heard from time to time, and some places were lit by candles.
Seeing this scene, Tomohiko Kuma and Timur Mutu were relieved.
"Pass down my order, quickly take care of the guards in the city, leave no one alive! I want that Ling Xiao alive! "
Tomohiko Kuma sneered and gave the order in a very low voice, for fear of alarming the resting guards in the city.
Even if those people were alarmed at this time, they could easily crush them with their advantage in numbers.
However, Tomohiko Kuma didn't want to lose a single soldier and wanted to easily take down Northern Desert City.
In this way, his achievements would be transmitted back to the Black Crow Empire, and no one would dare to look down on him.
"Master, let's go see Ling Xiao. Now that things have come to this, he has to surrender even if he doesn't want to."
After Tomohiko Kuma gave the order, he looked at Timur Mutu and said.
"Yes, that kid is still too inexperienced. He just got the power, and he dared to make a move on an old general like Zhang Yufei. He really doesn't know the severity of the situation. However, winning this battle is too easy, it's not interesting anymore."
Mutu said as if he hadn't had enough.
"Master, why do you say that? After we take down Northern Desert City, we can lead the army south and directly press on to Divine Phoenix Empire's Imperial City. Your wish of having a great battle will naturally come true."
As they spoke, the two stepped into the City Lord's Mansion.
There were no guards in the mansion, only the candlelight in the bedroom was lit, and a few figures could be faintly seen.
"This kid is really daring, he actually dares to not set up any guards. Isn't he afraid of being assassinated?"
Mutu said with a smile.
"He probably thinks that Northern Desert City is still an impenetrable fortress. What a pity."
Tomohiko Kuma was a little excited in his heart.
To be able to take down Northern Desert City on his first expedition, this was definitely a huge contribution to him.
If he could continue to go south and expand his achievements, then his right to speak would be even greater. It was even possible for him to be on par with Her Majesty the Queen.
There was one thing that Ling Xiao was right about. Even though his mother seemed to love him very much, the inheritance of imperial power was very cruel.
So what if he was her biological son?
He would still be killed!
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