Wu Ruizhan took the letters from Feng Xiyan. Opening one, he distributed the other letters to the generals and vice-generals.
While they were reading the report, Feng Xiyan calmly took a bite of his beef cold noodles. A few minutes later, Feng Xiyan finished his dinner.
Seeing that Wu Ruizhan and the others had almost finished reading the report, he waited patiently while drinking a cup of chrysanthemum tea to cool down.
Before long, Wu Ruizhan and the others finished reading the letters and handed them back to Feng Xiyan.
Putting the letters back into his Qiankun Pouch, Feng Xiyan looked at their expressions.
Noticing their worries, he said, "General Wu, now that you all know about the situation in the imperial capital city, what would you do?"
Wu Ruizhan thought for a mont, then looked at Feng Xiyan with determination in his eyes.
"Great General, since the Jin Emperor has died, the fight between the princes will escalate. We can take advantage of this chaos to rescue everyone’s families. After we send them back to the Yurong Border Pass Garrison, we can then attack the Jin Empire when they are at their weakest."
Feng Xiyan nodded in admiration at his words. "General Wu is as brilliant as ever. This plan is good, but we still need bait to distract Jin Cen’s attention."
When he said this, Wu Ruizhan and the others exchanged glances. Although everyone present knew how dangerous this mission was, none of them could reject Feng Xiyan’s idea because they all knew that he was right.
Clasping their fists, Wu Ruizhan and the others sincerely said, "Thank you, Great General, for your sacrifice."
Seeing that everyone had agreed, Feng Xiyan instructed, "General Wu, you will co with this general to the imperial capital city of the Jin Empire to buy more ti for the others to save the people."
Wu Ruizhan responded, "Yes, Great General."
Turning to the others, Feng Xiyan added, "Generals and Vice-generals, you all will be divided into smaller teams with five hundred people per team, then go to different areas to save your families."
"This subordinate accepts the order!" The generals and vice-generals said in unison.
Having finished dividing the teams, Feng Xiyan smiled and said, "Now that we have finished the discussion, you all should eat before the cold noodles turn hard."
With that, Wu Ruizhan and the others picked up their bowls and began to eat.
anwhile, far away in Xiqiang City, Ye Xiaofan finally arrived with his escort team after a long round-trip journey from Xiquan City.
Noticing that the city gate was closed and the usually bustling refugee camp was strangely quiet, he raised his hand.
"Stop."
Receiving his order, the soldiers stopped in their tracks.
Looking at the unusual atmosphere around Xiqiang City, one of the escort captains walked closer to Ye Xiaofan and said, "Vice General Ye, sothing is not right here."
Ye Xiaofan nodded in agreent as he scanned the silent surroundings.
Before he could find the answer to the strange situation, an excited male voice ca from the top of the wall.
"It’s Vice General Ye! They have returned! Quick, open the gate!"
Hearing this, Ye Xiaofan and his n all looked up at the tall city wall. Seeing that only a few soldiers were stationed there, he frowned slightly.
They didn’t wait too long before the city gate creaked open.
Creak~!
Bam!
After the city gate was fully opened, Ye Xiaofan lowered his voice and instructed, "Stay vigilant. There might be a trap inside the city."
Knowing that they lacked information about Xiqiang City’s current situation, the captains nodded and said in unison, "Yes, Vice General Ye."
Ye Xiaofan looked at the open gate, then ordered, "Let’s go."
Following his lead, the small team walked forward vigilantly.
While they were preparing themselves for combat, the news about their return had already been reported to Tan Pengtai.
"Report!" A soldier walked into the command tent, then clasped his fists and reported, "General Tan, Vice General Ye and his team have returned from their escort mission."
Hearing this, Tan Pengtai, who was sitting behind a long table, looked up from his work. "Where are they now?"
"Answering General Tan. Vice General Ye and his team are just entering the city."
Tan Pengtai nodded, then ordered, "They must be exhausted after a long journey. Prepare good food and bath water for them."
"Yes, General Tan."
After the soldier left, Tan Pengtai continued his work.
At the sa ti, Ye Xiaofan and his team were stunned the second they walked past the city gate.
Looking at the bustling scenery in front of him, Ye Xiaofan was speechless.
"...." Since when has this border city beco this lively?
Coming back to his senses, Ye Xiaofan looked at the stalls selling various things, from food to small trinkets, on the roadside.
"Delicious baozi! Just ca out of the stear! Only two copper coins for one!" An old man shouted energetically while kneading the dough.
Turning to another stall, Ye Xiaofan saw a young woman calling out to a couple walking past her jewelry stall.
"Young Master, co and have a look at this silver hairpin. It is very suitable for your wife."
When the young man heard this, smiles blood on his face, while the young woman shyly said, "Stall owner, we are not husband and wife."
Hearing this, the stall owner waved her handkerchief and eloquently said, "Look at my mouth. I’m sorry to embarrass you."
Seeing that the stall owner was staring at him, the young man glanced at the young woman, then asked, "Stall owner, how much for the silver hairpin?"
The mont he asked this, the stall owner’s smile brightened. "Young Master, this silver hairpin is not expensive. Just two hundred copper coins."
When the young woman heard the price, she secretly pulled on the young man’s sleeve and whispered anxiously, "It’s too expensive. I don’t need any silver hairpin. Let’s just go and have a look at other stalls."
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