Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law-Chapter 477: Deep Behind Enemy Lines

The night grew deeper.

In the central army tent of Yanling County, all the generals of the Jin Xia Army gathered here, drinking mare’s milk wine.

"Damn it, who would’ve thought that the Commander-in-Chief of Longyou was actually a woman."

"That’s right, and she’s an Upper-Grade Martial Artist, truly fierce. She actually held her ground for three days. If General Xia Ji hadn’t taken Juyong Pass first, who knows when Yanling County would have fallen."

"Not just fierce, that woman is also quite beautiful. I wonder what it feels like to have a woman like that in bed."

"Haha, we can’t tame such a wild mare; only General Xia Ji can."

"..."

The firelight reflected on Wanyan Xiaji’s face above. He was always generous with rewards, and in a good mood, he took a sip of mare’s milk wine and smiled, "I still need everyone to work together. If we really capture Yue Ruyan, I promise you all will enjoy her."

"Haha."

The laughter in the army tent grew even stronger.

Wanyan Xiaji drank the mare’s milk wine in his bowl in one gulp and then said, "Now that both Juyong Pass and Yanling County have been taken by our army, Yue Ruyan is no longer a worry. What we need to consider now is preventing her from escaping."

Wanyan Xiaji stood up, turned around, and looked at the map hanging on the wall, saying, "If Yue Ruyan abandons Longyou and flees, there are only two routes.

The first route is to head west, cross Qin Pass, and retreat to the Western River Land. The other route is to move south to retreat to Yu State. And as I understand, the relationship between the Yuezhi Clan and Chen Mo is not good. Chen Mo even issued a proclamation against the Yuezhi Clan, so Yue Ruyan is likely to retreat to Qin Pass."

Saying this, Wanyan Xiaji turned back to face the generals and said sternly, "So we need to block her retreat before she does."

The generals nodded. Yue Ruyan was indeed difficult to deal with, and they couldn’t allow her to escape under any circumstances.

As the generals were lost in their dreams of capturing and enjoying Yue Ruyan, a soldier came in and shattered their fantasies.

"General, urgent news from the eastern line." The soldier presented the letter to Wanyan Xiaji.

The generals were still guessing, based on their subjective impressions, "It must be a victory report from General Temur."

"Exactly, Temur’s cavalry is larger, and the northern part of Great Song is mostly open plains. With the speed of cavalry, they might have reached Qingzhou by now."

"Haha, we need to speed up. Otherwise, we can’t rendezvous with him."

"..."

As everyone assumed it was a victory report, Wanyan Xiaji finished reading the urgent message and slammed his hand on the table in front of him.

With a loud "bang," the table shattered into pieces, and a terrifying aura emanated from Wanyan Xiaji’s body.

"Useless, a bunch of useless..." Wanyan Xiaji roared in anger.

The generals were startled by Wanyan Xiaji’s reaction, and the central army tent fell into an icy silence.

After a long pause, a general gathered the courage to ask, "General Xia Ji, did something happen?"

"Temur has lost." Wanyan Xiaji said in a deep voice.

"What?!"

"Ah?"

The generals were shocked.

"The letter reports that the Chen Army has a devastating weapon called ’Strange Thunder,’ which thunders across the sky, stopping and scattering horses, and the shrapnel pierces through vine armor. The Eastern Army was disastrously defeated at Yao’er City in Great Song’s Gaozhou, losing over twenty thousand infantry and cavalry. They have already withdrawn from Gaozhou, and the Chen Army is continuing to pursue them, hoping we can take Longyou quickly to exert pressure from the rear." Wanyan Xiaji said with a dark expression.

Hearing this, the generals looked at each other.

No one expected Temur not only to lose but to be defeated so disastrously.

...

By the end of September.

Cangzhou, within Long County.

Cangzhou was no longer part of the Northern Land.

Further north, it was Youzhou.

On a rocky mountain.

Chen Mo gazed below, where a not-so-wide official road passed by the foot of the mountain.

After carefully observing the terrain, he said, "This spot is good, very suitable for an ambush."

Xia Zhining also nodded, pointing to a large boulder on the opposite side, saying, "If at that time, we can blow that boulder down, it would be even better."

Chen Mo looked at the boulder Xia Zhining pointed at and had a thoughtful expression: "Now we just need to see how Wei Qing’s reconnaissance is going."

Ever since they decided to flank the rear of the Jin Xia’s Eastern Army, Chen Mo and Xia Zhining traveled almost tirelessly, with the Xiaoqi and Personal Guard Battalion, keeping moving as long as the horses could run, allowing no rest for the people.

It took them over ten days to reach Cangzhou.

Now, they just needed to confirm if they were already behind the Jin Xia Army.

Soon, as darkness approached, Wei Qing returned with information.

At this moment, Wei Qing wore coarse clothes, dressed as a farmer, and he approached Chen Mo, bowing respectfully, "Marquis, as per your instructions, I scouted Long County and several surrounding towns without finding any signs of the Jin Xia Barbarians passing through."

Hearing this, Chen Mo’s eyebrows relaxed; the lack of signs meant they hadn’t yet retreated to Cangzhou.

Chen Mo ordered Sun Meng, "Immediately send a message to Cui Shuang and Chang En, instructing them to find a way to lure that group of Jin Xia Barbarians towards Long County."

"Understood."

After Sun Meng left, Chen Mo saw Xia Zhining, who had finished cleaning herself, walk in, and he got up and hugged her smoothly, "After rushing for so many days, we can finally rest for a while."

"Don’t touch me; I haven’t had a wink of sleep in days; let me sleep for a while." Xia Zhining slapped Chen Mo’s hand away.

"Let’s hold a small meeting first; I’ve been missing it a little," Chen Mo shamelessly said.

"You’re thinking with your lustful brain again." Xia Zhining playfully scolded Chen Mo. Despite saying this, seeing Chen Mo already kissing her, she quickly said, "Wait a moment."

Saying this, she pushed Chen Mo away, walked out of the commander’s tent, instructed the guards outside, and then walked back, spitting, "Keep... it... quieter."

Chen Mo lifted Xia Zhining up, the tent had simple facilities, and they were still using floor mats, so Chen Mo placed her on the table.

Xia Zhining had just finished washing and put on a casual robe. After all, being in the army, she hadn’t brought a dress.

Chen Mo gently tugged on the robe’s collar, pulling it off, revealing a white undergarment beneath.

Chen Mo lowered his head and kissed Xia Zhining’s cherry lips as he moved his hands skillfully.

His hands reached around Xia Zhining’s back, gently untying it so that the undergarment slipped down, immediately revealing her ample bosom.

Xia Zhining instinctively used her hands to cover herself, her arms crossing in front of her chest.

Seeing Chen Mo about to play his tricks again, Xia Zhining took advantage of a break in the kiss to give him a reproachful look, saying, "You... be quick. Someone might come in to report."

"Didn’t you... make arrangements?"

Chen Mo took her obstructing hand away and kissed it.