Chapter 975 The missing killer!
Just when Murong Zhengshan was facing the fact that the plan was not going as expected and began to think about countermeasures, Lu Zheng suddenly said:
“Although there is no news from home, there is news that the Thousand Tiger Guards have made unusual moves, which may be detrimental to you, Master Zhengshan…”

When Murong Zhengshan heard the news, he was not afraid at all. On the contrary, a playful expression appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng was puzzled, but after hesitating for a moment, he suggested:

"Sir, do you think we should notify Jiangnan to take the initiative? Keeping these Thousand Tiger Guards here will always be a nuisance?"

Murong Zhengshan waved his hand and said meaningfully:
"It doesn't matter! I still have some use for these Thousand Tiger Guards, so don't touch them for now!"

"But Lu Zheng, you have to send someone to keep an eye on them. If they make any moves, report back immediately!"

"Yes! Son!"

Murong Zhengshan nodded slightly, then waved his hand. Seeing this, Lu Zheng bowed and left, leaving Murong Zhengshan alone in the room.

After thinking carefully for a stick of incense, Murong Zhengshan felt that he should continue to be patient and wait for a few days. If there was no news from home that An Miaoyi had taken action, then he would have to activate the backup plan!

However, the Coordination Office and the Internal Security Bureau, as the Marshal's henchmen, are not just there to do nothing. The backup plan is relatively more troublesome, and it will not be as effective as catching An Miaoyi in the act. If the Marshal finds out something is wrong, things will become even more troublesome!

Despite this, Murong Zhengshan has already decided to put the blame on An Miaoyi for being jealous and destroying the overall situation of the Fengwu Army for her own selfish reasons...

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Yunbing, Wugang Mountain, in the camp of the Kipchak Central Army
Looking around at his men with their heads down and frustrated expressions, Esidogan's face was filled with pain and bitterness. Although the situation on the Cumans' side was not good before, there was still hope.

Then, with the night attack by the Fengwu Army on Wugang Mountain a few days ago, the baggage including artillery positions and gunpowder depots were burned and blown up by the Fengwu Army. The morale of the Cumans plummeted, and more and more people began to think about retreating!
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. When it rains, it pours. The ship was late and encountered headwinds. Just when Asdoan was preparing to regroup and capture Ye Mingsheng alive again at Wugang Mountain, Guo Zhiping's troops from Jinyang finally arrived.

Guo Zhiping's troops only have more than 5,000 people. If it were normal times, Esidogan would not care about their arrival at all. He would even be very happy about their appearance and want to eat all these 5,000 people.

However, continuous fierce fighting and the decline in military morale led to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the Cuman Tiger Division. Under the cover of the Wugangshan Fengwu Army, Guo Zhiping's side had no intention of killing or injuring the Cumans, but was constantly harassing and attacking them.

If you don’t chase me, I will continue to harass you. If you chase me, I will immediately run away. Although this tactic did not cause much casualties to the Cumans, it was very disgusting. It tortured the Cumans so much that all of Eskimo’s efforts to boost morale and re-gather the army went down the drain...
In such a situation, although Esidogan wanted to try again, his reason told him that he had no chance. The morale of the Cumans' army no longer supported him to continue fighting!

In addition to internal reasons, Asdogan also realized that although Guo Zhiping's troops were small in number, they actually constituted a constraint on them, preventing them from concentrating all their efforts on attacking Wugang Mountain!
The Fengwu Army on Wugang Mountain is a group of tough guys, otherwise they would not have been able to hold out for so many days under their siege. Now with the low morale and unstable military spirit inside, and the enemy forces outside to hold them back, it would be extremely difficult to capture Wugang Mountain!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look towards the north, which is the direction of Wugang Mountain. Aisiduoan believed that Ye Mingsheng was on that mountain. This was also the belief that supported him to continue fighting for so many days!

During the more than ten days since he came to Wugang Mountain, he dreamed of Ye Mingsheng every day. To Esidogan, Ye Mingsheng was like a stunning beauty or a rare treasure that attracted him and made him salivate!
But the cruel and ruthless reality at this moment made the usually strong Esidogan sigh heavily. Although he was very unwilling and aggrieved, the iron-clad Khan of the Golden Horde still bowed his head to reality and whispered to his subordinates in front of him:

"Pass the order to all units to prepare to retreat. We are going home..."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the soldiers in the tent became very complicated. Everyone knew what the subtext of Asdogan's decision was. Asdogan admitted the failure and chose to give up. The Golden Horde would suffer the most tragic defeat since its founding!
Logically speaking, they should be angry and dissatisfied with this decision. The Golden Horde is the son of God and cannot accept such a failure!

But for some reason, they did not feel any anger in their hearts at this moment. On the contrary, everyone felt a sense of relief!

Ahejiang, Ali and the others exchanged glances, and then Ali took the initiative to say:

"Khan, judging from the current situation, even if we choose to retreat, these Fengwu troops may not let us go easily!"

Even though he had helplessly accepted the failure, Esidoan still couldn't help but feel angry when he heard this!
Although he felt that the Fengwu Army was really going too far, Esidoan's reason told him that Ali was right. If they retreated now, the Fengwu Army would most likely not let them retreat calmly and would definitely chase them all the way!

Following Ali’s words, everyone in the tent also realized this problem, which undoubtedly made the already depressed atmosphere in the tent even more solemn...

At this moment, Estolan's close guard Balgen looked at Estolan hesitantly. Although he was Estolan's close confidant and could sit in on the military meeting, he was just an observer and did not have the power to speak!

Asdogan also noticed the change in Balgen's expression. Although he didn't know what Balgen wanted to say, Asdogan still spoke:
"Balgen, what do you want to say?"

After getting Estolian's permission, Balgen said:
"Great Khan, I don't think the pursuers from the Fengwu Army are anything to be feared!"

As soon as Balgen said this, all the Cuman generals in the tent were shocked. Then everyone's eyes were focused on Balgen, wanting to see what insights this Khan's guard had!
Although he was the captain of the Khan's guard, facing the gazes of so many Kipchak generals, Balgen felt a little nervous, but also a little excited. He knew this was a good opportunity to make a name for himself. After taking a deep breath, Balgen expressed his opinion. "Khan, I think Marshal Ye on Wugang Mountain has no time to take care of us. He has been trapped on Wugang Mountain for more than ten days. The tens of thousands of Fengwu troops in Dagu County have simply ignored him except for a few symbolic dispatches..."

"I believe that Marshal Ye must have realized that the Fengwu Army does not want him to return alive, so I think that after he escapes, he will definitely not focus on us first. He should go back to clean up his own mess first!"

Balgen's words immediately enlightened the Cuman generals and they started to discuss it. They felt that what Balgen said made sense. Asdogan also started to think about it.

Asdogan felt that although he was not the worm in Ye Mingsheng's stomach, he didn't know what Ye Mingsheng would do!
But if he were Ye Mingsheng, he would definitely go and clean up the mess first. After all, his side had already been defeated. Neither the Fengwu Army nor him, Ye Mingsheng, posed any major threat!
And if it is true as he guessed, that Yuan Song wants Ye Mingsheng to die in Wugang Mountain, then given Yuan Song's reputation within the Fengwu Army, even if Ye Mingsheng can deal with Yuan Song, it will certainly not be easy!
Even if Ye Mingsheng doesn't play the game properly, he will definitely be retaliated by Yuan Song. By then, there will undoubtedly be a new round of civil war within the Fengwu Army!

This guy named Ye also crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. He definitely would be able to distinguish the importance of things, so what Balgen said is very likely to be true!

Thinking of this, Asdogan made up his mind and nodded and said:
“Bargen, what you said makes sense! This Ye guy will definitely go and clean up the mess…”

Although he said so, in order to avoid other possibilities, Esiduoan also asked:

"Is there anyone among you who is willing to go to the Fengwu Army camp in Wugang Mountain to meet Ye Mingsheng and show him all the evidence and clues we have!"

"Let the man surnamed Ye know that it is not us, the Qipchaks, who want to kill him, but someone within his Fengwu Army who wants to kill him!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone who was discussing the matter happily immediately retreated. No one dared to speak up to respond. Seeing this, Estdoan was very disappointed.

The men under his command always considered themselves warriors, and each one boasted more about how brave they were than the other. But now when it came time to put the real test, they all shrank back like turtles!
Just as Asdogan was about to make arrangements, a man suddenly stood up and said loudly:
"Great Khan, Balgen is willing to go through fire and water for you, without hesitation!"

"The camp of his Fengwu Army is not a dangerous place, but even if it is, Balgen is willing to go there for you!"

Esdoan was also very moved when he heard this. He knew that at this critical moment, it was still his close ones who could stand up. However, he was also well aware of the risks of going to the Fengwu Army camp, so he did not want to send his captain of the guards there. So he looked around at the generals and asked:
"Besides Balgen, is there anyone else willing to step forward? Where is the Kipchak warrior?"

Looking at the angry Asdogan, the generals also became hesitant, but finally remained silent. No matter how Asdogan looked at them, they would not look up and would not say a word.

Seeing his men pretending to be dead, Astoan could not help but feel sad, but he had no other options and could only tell Balgen:

"Balgen, you are a true Kipchak warrior! I'll leave this matter to you! You must act tonight without delay!"

“If you have the chance, present these things to Ye Mingsheng in person, but if you don’t have the chance, don’t force it. Just come back after delivering the things…”

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Yijing, Ye Mansion

As the old lady Ye Cui's 60th birthday draws closer, the festive atmosphere in the entire Ye Mansion becomes more and more intense, and just when An Miaoyi is making arrangements step by step.

Qiqige suddenly came to An Miaoyi's side. Although Qiqige remained calm, An Miaoyi, who was familiar with her good sister, still felt a hint of panic from her micro-expressions.

This made An Miaoyi's heart sink, but she still directed the maids and nannies in the mansion to do their work with a calm expression. After a cup of tea, she arranged for all the maids and nannies to go out.

An Miaoyi nodded slightly to Qiqige, and Qiqige whispered:
"Chen Wu is missing!"

Hearing this, An Miaoyi's expression became serious. In the past few days, she had investigated Chen Wu's background very thoroughly and also arranged people to control Chen Wu's family.

After all these were done, Qiqige had almost finished testing Chen Wu. As a man of the underworld who came from a humble background, the last thing Chen Wu lacked was courage, and he had always wanted to fight for enormous wealth for himself!
As the saying goes, learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor. It was because he felt that joining the army in troubled times was too dangerous and one could end up defeated if he was not careful. So Chen Wu chose another way - to rely on the powerful!
Seeing that Chen Wu was quite skilled and intelligent, An Zhirong asked Chen Wu to be his hidden glove and do some shady things for An Zhirong, such as eliminating some business competitors and enemies for An Zhirong!

Of course, An Zhirong did not let Chen Wu do this in vain, and also helped Chen Wu earn money that he would never be able to earn in his entire life...

(End of this chapter)