Chapter 972 The killer appears!
Hearing Jingren say that, An Miaoyi became even more furious. She picked up the ruler beside her and spanked Jingren's butt three times...

Although his butt hurt, Jingren held back and didn't dare to cry out in pain when he saw his mother's angry face.

Although she was very angry that Jingren did not study hard, she saw that it was already completely dark outside. Jingren, who had been playing hard all day, was a little tired. He yawned all the time and his study efficiency was very low. An Miaoyi could only sigh inwardly and let Jingren go to bed first.

Jingren, who was already very sleepy, was very happy to hear that he could finally sleep. However, before he could be too happy, An Miaoyi gave him a very serious speech:
"Jingren, I'm telling you this is the last time!"

"Although your father indulges you in playing in the mud and water, your studies are the most important to you. They are the foundation of your future life!"

"So if you don't do your homework well and go out to play, don't blame me for grounding you and making you stay in your room!"

After hearing this, Jingren realized the seriousness of the matter and knew that his mother was going to get serious with him. He nodded seriously and said:
"Don't worry, mother. Jingren will definitely study hard!"

Although Jingren's statement seemed sincere, but because of some previous experience, An Miaoyi was still a little skeptical and did not dare to believe her son's words easily·····························
After a moment's hesitation, An Miaoyi instructed;

"Mr. Gu will have a meeting at the Central Academy tomorrow, so he won't be able to come to teach you until at least 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. You should get up early tomorrow and review this article Zou Ji's Advice to the King of Qi carefully. I will ask Mr. Gu about your study progress after class tomorrow. If it's not good, Jingren, you must stay in the room for the whole month and are not allowed to go out!"

Jingren's face fell immediately when he heard that, but looking at his mother's serious face, he realized that things could not be changed. He regretted playing outside today very much, but he could only accept the reality and go back to bed obediently.

After arranging everything for Jingren, An Miaoyi was also a little annoyed by Jingren. Although she wanted to rest, she had to wait for Qiqige for some things, so An Miaoyi did not rest but sat on a chair with her eyes closed to rest.

About an incense stick later, Qiqige came to An Miaoyi's side. Hearing Qiqige's footsteps, An Miaoyi slowly opened her eyes and said softly:
"What news did you get from Huo San?"

Qiqige whispered:
"Director Huo said that Murong Zhengshan is making rapid progress in Jiangnan. He has already met with Lu Jianchao, Lu Houde and other important officials in Jiangnan. Although we don't know what he talked about with Lu Jianchao, it is said that Murong Zhengshan and Lu Houde had a very pleasant conversation!"

“But what has been basically confirmed at the moment is that Jiangnan is preparing to send Jiangnan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Zhu Chen as a special envoy to represent Lu Jianchao, bringing a generous gift including but not limited to 10,000 pieces of silk, 100,000 pieces of silk cloth, and 300,000 taels of silver, to come to Yijing to apologize for the previous trade friction between the two sides…”

Although An Miaoyi's expression seemed to remain unchanged as she listened to Qiqige's words, some subtle body language revealed that her mood was not as calm as she appeared.

Because she knew very well that the Murong family had a very close relationship with Lu Jianchao, An Miaoyi was actually prepared in her heart that Murong Zhengshan would achieve considerable results on this trip.

However, Murong Zhengshan's speed in achieving results still exceeded An Miaoyi's expectations. He had only been in Lin'an for a few days, but he had already prompted Lu Jianchao to make such a big concession and send such an important official as the Jiangnan Censor to come and apologize in person with so much property!
I have to say that although Murong Lun is dead, the Murong family still has a great influence on Lu Jianchao, allowing Lu Jianchao to be so humble!
As An Miaoyi's personal maid, Qiqige could also feel that An Miaoyi's heart was not at peace at this moment. After hesitating for a moment, she said:
"Director Huo revealed that Murong Zhengshan went to Lin'an this time. Although his primary goal was to test Lu Jianchao's thoughts and see if he could persuade him to surrender to the Fengwu Army, Murong Zhengshan also had a more practical purpose, which was to persuade Lu Jianchao not to negotiate with Xu Zhaojie and to annihilate the Zhennan Army remaining in Chishan Prefecture!"

An Miaoyi's heart tightened when she heard that. Obviously, although Murong Zhengshan was young, he was very pragmatic. Under the current circumstances, although the Fengwu Army was powerful, it was not to the point where Jiangnan would surrender. Therefore, it was not likely to ask Lu Jianchao to surrender directly now...
Therefore, we should first get rid of Xu Zhaojie, cut off Lu Jianchao's retreat route to unite against the enemy, and then put pressure on Lu Jianchao. This will undoubtedly make it easier for Lu Jianchao to surrender!

An Miaoyi knew that even without mentioning the matter of prompting Lu Jianchao to surrender, just destroying and preventing Lu Jianchao and Xu Zhaojie from negotiating would be a great achievement for Murong Zhengshan!
As long as Murong Zhengshan can accomplish this task, Ye Mingsheng will definitely train him well. Thinking of Murong Yuliang and Murong Hui, the uncle and nephew, they are already difficult enough to deal with. If there is another Murong Zhengshan in the Fengwu Army, An Miaoyi will feel a little frustrated. She doesn't know how the Murong family can produce so many talented people!
After thinking for a while, An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes flashed with a cold light and asked Qiqige:
"How are the preparations for what you mentioned earlier going?"

Qiqige was stunned when she heard this. She didn't know what An Miaoyi was referring to. However, she had followed An Miaoyi for many years and knew An Miaoyi's feelings very well. So when she felt the murderous intent hidden in An Miaoyi's expression, she also understood what An Miaoyi was talking about!

After organizing her words in her mind, Qiqige said softly:

“Among An Zhirong’s former subordinates, there was one named Chen Wu. This man used to help An Zhirong do some shady things. It was he who led people to kill Liu Liang, An Zhirong’s former enemy. Not only did they kill Liu Liang, but they also killed Liu Liang’s entire family of 37 people, including the elderly and children…”

"This Chen Wu is not only ruthless, but also very careful and cautious. The extermination of Liu Liang's family alerted the Supervisory Department, which sent a captain to investigate the matter. After three and a half months of investigation, they found nothing. In the end, the Supervisory Department had to arrest a scapegoat and hastily close the case!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi became interested in this man named Chen Wu. After a moment of silence, she said:
"How much do you know about Qiqige, Chen Wu's follower?"

Qiqige thought for a moment and said:

"Chen Wu is from Yunbing. His hometown seems to be a small mountain village in Jinyang. It is said that his wife and children are still in his hometown. However, he has a mistress in Yijing, and the mistress gave birth to a daughter for him!"

An Miaoyi nodded slightly and instructed:

"Let Song Kangjie investigate the specific situation of Chen Wu's hometown. Also, Qiqige, you should test Chen Wu and see what his attitude is!"

Qiqige nodded:
"Ma'am, I understand, but Song Kangjie is Director Huo's man. Should we inform Director Huo about this matter?"

An Miaoyi didn't say anything but just shook her head. Seeing this, Qiqige understood what she meant and immediately left. After Qiqige left, An Miaoyi, who was alone in the room, couldn't help but sigh slightly. She didn't want to do this, but it seemed that she didn't have a good solution now!
However, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. After the matter is accomplished, Chen Wu cannot be kept either, so he has to be threatened by his family...

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Jincheng, north side

Thousands of defeated Cuman soldiers were lowering their heads and walking forward step by step in a panic. They were all the Cuman Eagle Division that broke out from Jincheng.

Although they had broken out, these people had completely lost their former arrogance and looked as miserable as a group of defeated roosters.

Among these defeated Kipchak soldiers, Bahat, an important official of the Kipchak Khanate, looked at the desolate scenery around him in the morning. His heart was filled with endless sorrow!
He had never agreed to go south to interfere in the internal affairs of the Great Zhou. It was that bastard Esidoan who relied on his status as the Khan and forced the order to go south. He had no choice but to follow and lead his troops south!

Although the march south went smoothly at the beginning, they successfully captured Jincheng and occupied most of the land in the Astai region. However, with the appearance of the Fengwu Army, a series of nightmares of casualties began. And at this time, Asdogan had to launch a surprise attack!
Without even saying hello, he led his two most elite tiger divisions to challenge Ye Mingsheng for a decisive battle, leaving behind an army larger than himself and tens of thousands of troops in Jincheng!

This also laid the seeds for the fall of Jincheng and his own defeat today!

Otherwise, the army is now gathered together and can move forward and backward freely. How could it end up in the current situation························

Thinking of this, Bahat was filled with resentment towards Esidoan. He almost lost all the tribe's wealth this time. Half of the tens of thousands of men who went south could not return!

Although he was very angry at Eskadoan, Bahat still hoped that Eskadoan could succeed. After all, the war had reached this point. Although he didn't know what the situation was in the West Elunqin steppe, Bahat thought that with the troops left behind by the Khanate in West Elunqin, it would be difficult to resist the Robe people. Therefore, the situation in the West Elunqin steppe was definitely not optimistic.

Jincheng was defeated, and the situation in the western Elunqin steppe was also difficult. If Eshidoan was defeated again, then the Golden Horde would be seriously injured this time when it went south. It would not gain any benefits, and almost lose all its wealth!
So even though he was very unhappy with Asdogan, for the benefit of the Khanate, Bahat still expected Asdogan to win!

Just when Bahat was worried about the future and fate of the Khanate, there was suddenly a burst of shouting and the sound of gunfire not far ahead.

Hearing these voices, the already frightened Cuman soldiers immediately became nervous...
Just as Bahat came to his senses and was about to ask his men what happened ahead, a messenger ran over in a panic and reported:

"Lord Bahat, there are ambushes from the Fengwu Army ahead!"

Although he was a veteran of the Cumans who had experienced many great battles, when he heard the word "ambush", Bahat immediately became nervous and asked the messenger:
"How many soldiers are there in the enemy's ambush?"

The messenger thought for a moment and said:
"It looks like there are more than 3,000 people!"

Bahat and the soldiers beside him, who had just become nervous, relaxed after hearing this. Although their morale had plummeted and their military spirit was unstable, there were still thousands or even tens of thousands of them after all.

And at the moment the surrounding terrain does not have much advantage, so the more than 3,000 ambush troops of the Fengwu Army can't do anything to them at all!
Therefore, at this time, a Kipchak general was so angry that he suggested to Bahat:

"Lord Bahat, since there are only more than 3,000 Fengwu troops, why don't we surround them and eat them to teach them a lesson?"

“Let these bastards from the Great Zhou know that we are not to be trifled with…”

As soon as this man said this, he immediately received support from several Cuman generals around him. They had been beaten very hard by the Fengwu Army in the past few days.

Originally, they had planned to use a massacre in the city as revenge for the Fengwu Army's refusal to negotiate, but under the fierce attack of the Fengwu Army, they simply did not have enough time and energy to carry out a massacre, and ultimately could only break out of Jincheng in disgrace in the early hours of this morning!

Therefore, if we can annihilate the ambush troops of the Fengwu Army, it would be considered as revenge for the attack on the Fengwu Army!
Under the gaze of everyone, Bahat thought quickly and then ordered:

"Order all the Kipchak warriors not to engage with the enemy and turn west to the Eagle's Beak Plain. As long as we cross the Eagle's Beak Plain, we will be safe!"

Facing Bahat's order, everyone was very puzzled and didn't know why Bahat did this. In response, Bahat stroked his white beard and said confidently:
"These 3,000 Fengwu troops are not used by the enemy to ambush us. Yuan Song on the opposite side is not stupid enough to use 3,000 ambush troops to ambush us. These 3,000 people are used by them to stop and delay us!"

“The Fengwu Army just wants to use these 3,000 people to hold us back so that their main force can catch up with them from behind. We Cumans are the wisest nation. We must not fall for their trick. Let the Fengwu Army eat fart behind us…”

(End of this chapter)