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Chapter 167: Acting Separately, Breaking the Way (Part 2)

That night, Wei Congyun successfully broke through under the cover of soldiers.

It was already dawn when the secret guard sent the news to Huan Yu.

"Second Young Master, the person who escaped is Wei Congyun, and our people have followed him," the secret guard replied.

Huan Yu asked: "Where is King Yong?"

"Several groups of people he sent out to transport food were intercepted by us. Within three days, he will definitely choose to break out, otherwise he will starve to death."

"That's not necessarily true..." Huan Yu pondered for a moment, then raised his voice and said, "Sang Pu, get the map and light a few more lamps."

There is no problem with the Feiyi Army's combat prowess, but compared to King Yong, their understanding of Liguo's mountains and rivers geography is not a tiny bit worse.

Once the old guy is cornered, he may not have no way of escape.

If you want to capture him successfully, you must not only cut off his current way of survival, but you must also act before him and completely block his escape route.

After a while, Sang Pu brought the map, and after adding four lamps, the camp was suddenly as bright as day.

Huan Yu thought carefully for a while and said to the secret guard: "Go and invite the third young master."

The secret guard left in response and soon invited Huan Ji, who had just woken up from his sleep, into the camp.

"Brother, I heard that Wei Congyun escaped?"

Huan Ji walked up to Huan Yu and locked his eyes on the place pointed by his right hand - the border between Li Kingdom and Liuyun Kingdom.

Huan Yu responded: "It doesn't matter, there are already secret guards following us. Besides, our target is not him, so just run away."

Huan Ji said: "Why do you suddenly care about Liuyun Kingdom?"

Huan Yu bent his index finger and tapped the map: "Aji, later you bring two thousand troops and rush to this place as quickly as possible.

There are wars going on everywhere in the Li Kingdom right now, and it just so happened that the supplies Sang Pu purchased last time included a large number of Li Kingdom military uniforms. You will not arouse others' suspicion after changing your uniforms."

Huan Ji blinked: "There's no problem in changing clothes, but you have to tell me first what you're doing in that damn place?"

Huan Yu said: "The northeast is the fiefdom of King Wudu. If Wei Congyun fled there, he probably wouldn't be moving reinforcements. After all, King Wudu has no military power.

Moreover, the Jianping Army's offensive has become increasingly fierce recently, and the Liguo Emperor is too tired to deal with it, so he will certainly not be able to spare any effort to deal with Yongwang.

No one in the Wei, Jin, and Li Three Kingdoms can provide him with protection. In order to escape our pursuit, his only way out is the Liuyun Kingdom."

The secret guard said: "Sir, we have surrounded King Yong. Besides, his army is about to run out of food. Can he really escape?"

Huan Yu said: "We have experienced the cunningness of that old fox many times, and we must not be careless.

He is more familiar with the environment here than we are, and he might have another way to escape.

It is now the season of ice and snow in Liuyun Kingdom, and almost all the passes are blocked by heavy snow.

This is the only passage from Li Country to Liuyun Country. As long as Aji can arrive before King Yong, he will have nowhere to escape even if he puts on his wings.

And I took the remaining three thousand people to deal with him, firstly to prevent him from fleeing in other directions, and secondly, to try to slow down his footsteps and buy time for Aji and the others."

Huan Ji said: "This is a good idea. I'll go down and make preparations. We can set off in an hour."

Huan Yu said again: "Aji, that place is only a few hundred miles away from the border of Wei. As soon as you arrive, you will send someone to contact the nearest defender.

I remember that the general's surname was Chai, and he also served under my grandfather. If we can get his help, things will definitely go smoother."

Huan Ji nodded: "I've remembered everything. Brother, you have to take care of yourself. I'm leaving first."

"Go!" Huan Yu patted him on the shoulder and watched him leave.

The secret guard said: "Second Young Master, my subordinates are also going to make preparations. While that old guy Yongwang is hungry, we will give him a good torment."

Huan Yu smiled and said, "I'll give you an idea. Send someone to grill some meat upwind. They'll get hungry faster."

The secret guard smiled and clasped his fists: "It's really a good idea. I will do it now."

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Wei Congyun's escape was so smooth that King Yong was a little worried.

More than 20 years ago, he and Old Duke Huan met once.

He was still young at that time and was full of curiosity about the old Duke Huan who was promoted by the emperor's brother.

Unexpectedly, he was completely different from what he had imagined. He was handsome in appearance, elegant in temperament, but extremely cunning in his tactics, making it difficult for people to figure out his ways.

Now that he had become an opponent with the grandson whom Old Duke Huan valued most, King Yong had a better understanding of this cunning.

While he was thinking about countermeasures, a personal guard hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, our food transporter was robbed by the Flying Wing Army."

King Yong's eyelids twitched several times and he angrily shouted: "Which road was robbed?"

The guard said hurriedly: "All three routes have been robbed."

King Yong's anger immediately dissipated and he sat down dejectedly.

"Your Majesty..." the guard called tentatively.

King Yong pinched his brows and said, "I am ordering the cooks to cook all the stored grains so that the soldiers can have a hearty meal tonight."

"Are you planning to break out tonight?"

"If we don't break out, are we going to starve to death?"

The personal guards are his confidants, so he has much less scruples when speaking.

"Your Majesty, we still have two thousand troops three hundred miles north. As long as we can successfully escape tonight, the Flying Wing Army will never be able to catch up with you again."

King Yong is not as optimistic as him.

"Do you think three hundred miles is so short that you can reach it in the blink of an eye?

The Flying Wing Army is good at riding and shooting, and they also have those terrifying serial crossbows in their hands, so we must be more careful."

The guard said: "Yes, my subordinates will never dare to be careless."

King Yong nodded: "Once we meet those two thousand people, we must rush to Liuyun Kingdom as quickly as possible."

The guard was surprised: "The Feiyi Army only has five thousand troops, which is nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who left the country.

And the Lord of Liuyun Kingdom..."

There are some things he really doesn't dare to say.

The leader of the Liuyun Kingdom is a villain who forgets his loyalty when he sees profit.

The prince used to be very wealthy, so he was naturally easy to talk to in front of him.

Now that the prince is in despair and can almost be considered as running away for his life, the lord of the country may not even take them in, let alone show him a good face.

What's more, although the Liuyun Kingdom is a mortal enemy of the Wei Dynasty, more than a hundred years have passed and they have never gained any advantage in their confrontation with the Wei Dynasty.

The people of Liuyun Kingdom are also human beings, and they also want to live a stable life. What if the leader of the country complies with public opinion and plans to have a good relationship with Wei?

They were worried that they had no leverage to negotiate with Wei Dynasty, but the prince himself came to the door. Wouldn't it be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?

Of course, King Yong can also think of any situation he can think of.

He said with confidence: "Don't worry, as long as I am here, Liuyun Kingdom and Wei Dynasty will never be able to have a good relationship.
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