The sneak attack had failed and they had been surrounded instead.
When the news of the Red Lotus Group's defeat reached Fenghu County, the scholar was stunned.
A moment ago, he had been happily waiting for his subordinates to escort Liu Xi over. In the next second, he had lost his soul.
"What did you say …" The scholar strode forward and grabbed the messenger's collar. His face was ferocious and his eyes were wide open. Anger burned in his chest. He felt that he must have heard wrong or that the messenger had given the wrong information. How could they have been defeated?
The messenger had difficulty breathing as he was lifted by the collar.
He was also frightened by the scholar. Who would have thought that the usually gentle and thin military counselor could be so terrifying when he was angry?
However, he still had to say what needed to be said. He stammered and repeated the news.
Not only did the 3,000 troops sent by the Red Lotus Group fail to capture Liu Xi, but they were also surrounded on the mountain road and annihilated.
The scholar was so angry that he clenched his teeth.
He was so angry and resentful that he threw the messenger to the ground.
Something was wrong …
The scholar was about to gather his troops to get back at them when he suddenly remembered something.
"Wait … Although Liu Xi's troops are strong and can indeed defeat our 3,000 valiant generals, what about the people outside?"
If the troops outside had rushed into the mountain road to fight, they would not have been defeated like this.
The messenger's face turned pale. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He knelt on the ground and crawled, not daring to get up.
Seeing this, the scholar knew that there was an inside story. The audacious messenger had concealed the information. He scolded him sternly, "Tell me quickly, what happened? If there is even half a word of falsehood, the gods will punish you and your entire clan will be annihilated! "
The messenger was so scared that he could not stop trembling. He spat out everything.
"Military counselor, Liu Xi is really treacherous. It's not that we didn't go to rescue him."
The messenger was so scared that he confessed the information that he had concealed without hesitation. However, the content of the information had been "edited".
Although the scholar did not have much knowledge, he was very cruel and jealous.
If he knew the truth, many people would have to bear the consequences.
They had no choice but to think of ways to push the blame onto Jiang Pengji to lessen their own responsibilities.
If the scholar was angry, he would vent his anger on Jiang Pengji. Small fries like them would be spared.
"After the general discovered the abnormality, he led his troops into the mountain path to provide assistance. How could he have known that traitor Liu was so cunning? He had already blocked that part of the mountain path and sent hundreds of archers to stand by on the stone wall. The general tried to attack several times. Hundreds of his brothers died, but they still couldn't shake the Liu Clan's defense line. At this moment, at this moment … the brothers inside could no longer hold on. For the sake of the other brothers, the general had no choice but to fall back. Otherwise, he wouldn't have abandoned his brothers so easily. Counselor, please understand, you must avenge your brothers. "
Hearing this explanation, the scholar was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.
Of course, that wasn't the only thing that had infuriated him. The blow that had caused the scholar to ascend to the heavens hadn't ended just yet.
The scholar used all his strength to suppress his anger. His mind was blank, and he couldn't think of any countermeasure to get back at him.
Obviously, Thief Liu's deployment should have seen through their tricks, and the other party was already on guard.
If they used a sneak attack again, it was destined to be ineffective.
As he thought about it, a small leader staggered in from outside and shouted, "Counselor, bad news!"
"What bad news? I'm fine! " The scholar frowned. His already chaotic heart was even more irritated by this person's interruption, like a ball of yarn that couldn't be sorted out. He said, "Tell me, what happened? If it's not important, I'll definitely punish you! "
The small leader had run all the way here and was already panting from exhaustion and sweating profusely.
Hearing the scholar's words, he suddenly had the urge to cry but had no tears. He said uncomfortably, "Counselor, Jinmen District has been lost."
Huh?
Everyone present was dumbfounded. The scholar almost thought that he was hallucinating.
"What did you say was lost?"
The small leader caught his breath and said in tears, "Jinmen District has been captured by Thief Liu."
The scholar's eyelids twitched uncontrollably, and he gradually panicked. However, he still said resolutely, "That's impossible. Thief Liu was almost right under our noses. How could he have the manpower to attack Jinmen District? Lying about military intelligence, do you know your crime? "
The small leader was burning with anxiety. He said, "It's true. Yesterday morning, Thief Liu suddenly led troops to attack Jinmen District. Not long after, he lost. Countless brothers were killed and captured. If this lowly one says anything false, let the gods strike this lowly one to death. "
Jinmen District … was really lost?
The scholar's heart sank to the bottom of a lake. His hands and feet were cold, and he was so shocked that he forgot how to breathe.
Impossible, this is impossible!
Thief Liu's target was clearly Fenghu District. He had been sending scouts to probe. How could he have extra manpower to go to Jinmen District?
When did he go?
If Jinmen District was captured by Thief Liu, how could he have had enough troops to surround and ambush them in the middle of the night?
The scholar couldn't figure out the key point. There was no time at all.
Either Thief Liu had descended from the heavens and created something out of nothing, like an immortal technique like casting beans to form soldiers. That was how he won.
Or Liu Xi had brought more than ten thousand troops with him. There must have been other troops that had been secretly hidden!
The scholar was shocked out of his wits by the news one after another. For a moment, he didn't suspect An Cui.
Regardless of whether the scholar suspected or not, An Cui, the ruthless and evil guy, had stirred up a wave of trouble.
"Military counselor … what should we do now?"
The group of subordinates looked at each other.
The scholar shuddered violently. With a cold expression, he said, "Gather the troops and return to Jinmen District. Thief Liu's main force is still here. If we take the official road, we can definitely reach Jinmen District before Thief Liu. There are still our people and believers in Jinmen District. We can take it down if we work together. "
It was rare for the scholar to be smart for once. If everything went according to his plan, and they were fast enough, they might be able to take back Jinmen District.
After all, the Red Lotus Group had been operating in Jinmen District for a long time. Many people hated them to the bone, but there were also many people who were deeply bewitched. They believed in the gods in their hearts and worshiped them every day. Jiang Pengji had just taken over Jinmen District. There were not many troops left behind, and her power was unstable.
As long as the Red Lotus Group reached Jinmen District before her, it would be hard to tell who would win or lose.
However, the scholar's opponent was Jiang Pengji, who was definitely a person of action. She was known as the master of rhythm on the battlefield. Did he want to compete with her in speed?
Hehe.
On the other side, Jiang Pengji rushed back with her troops. Xu Ke was her personal accountant, private warehouse manager, and invisible chief strategist … His tacit understanding with Jiang Pengji was not just for show. The siege equipment arrived at Jinmen District almost at the same time as her!
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