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"It is absolutely true. Your son has seen it with his own eyes." Xiang Shu nodded affirmatively at his father's surprised question.

"Hahaha, the heavens are truly helping me! I, Xiang Yan, have spent my days looking forward to the stars and the moon. I have finally looked forward to this moment! " Xiang Yan saw Xiang Shu's affirmation, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After he finished laughing, he looked directly at the confused and impatient Zhu Hai. Only then did he realize that he had been lacking in manners, so he immediately cupped his fist and bowed to Zhu Hai, "Brother Zhu, I was mistaken about you earlier, please forgive me."

The reason why Yan had suddenly changed his hesitant expression and become so courteous towards Zhu Hai was because ever since he sent the message to Chu Ying, he had secretly sent people to stand guard in the reeds that were 30 miles away to find out the news of Chu Ying's army's arrival. Xiang Wu happened to be able to see the banners of the six allied nations this day, so he didn't rattle into his father's room to report this matter to Xiang Yan.

After Xiang Yan heard this report from her son, coupled with the actions of Zhu Hai, she now had complete confidence in Zhu Hai's identity as a member of the alliance. That was why her expression suddenly changed, and she apologised to Zhu Hai with an apologetic look on her face.

Zhu Hai was a tough guy, and what he was concerned about was not the current situation, but the ability to kill Qin soldiers before Gao Jianli and his men arrived, so he shook his hands and said, "Forget it, I only hope that Marshal Xiang can make preparations early. Tonight, he will work with my Big Brother Gao's reinforcements to kill Wang Ben. After Zhu Hai said this, he unloaded the two steel hammers he carried on his shoulders onto the table with a 'bang'. He was already eager to give them a try.

When Xiang Yan saw his actions and heard the words "Four Guests in the Mausoleum", she guessed that this person must have some sort of relationship with Young Master Wei of the Wei Empire, so she hastily smiled and said, "Great Hero, please be at ease. I'll call all the generals over to discuss the matter of withdrawing from Qin."

That night, Xiang Yan had indeed gathered the various vice generals under her command and assigned them to the task of leading the army. All of these things had actually been in Xiang Yan's mind since a long time ago. It was just that he had been waiting for such an opportunity to strike, so he hadn't made a sound. He was afraid that if he set it up too early, the news would leak out. Seeing that the time had come, he quickly gave out his plans to the crowd. Following Xiang Yan's instructions, the generals each went back to their own respective posts.

Xiang Yan had already made all sorts of preparations on her side, but Wang Jian was still in the dark. He thought that Xiang Yan was still struggling at death's door when he ran out of food. Today, however, Xiang Yan's massacre of the soldiers at the top of the city to feed them had been reported back to him by a spy planted within the city. When he heard of this, he was even more certain of his judgement. Initially, according to the military rules of the Qin Army, one was not allowed to drink alcohol within the army. However, at this moment, he could no longer suppress the joy in his heart that he was on the verge of defeating Xiang Yan with ease.

But just as he picked up the jug and poured wine into his own jug, a man rushed in from outside the tent. The moment he opened the tent flap, he was swept in by a gust of wind that blurred Wang Jian's eyes. Wang Jian instinctively shielded his eyes with his hand, and the jug of wine in his other hand involuntarily moved to the side.

"Who is so bold as to barge into this marshal's camp without informing me?!" Wang Jian's pleasant and happy mood had been mysteriously dispelled by someone. At this moment, his heart was burning with anger as he shouted loudly.

"Great General, at this time, you still have the mood to drink here?" The person who came over saw that Wang Jian was in high spirits and had placed the wine set in front of the Qin soldiers in flagrant violation of their military discipline, so he became even more anxious, "Something big has happened!"

The person who came was none other than the person who was his most trusted general, Qiang Yu. However, Qiang Yu had come all the way here with dust all over his body, as if he had just traveled a long way to reach this place.

"Why are you in such a panic? Qiang, how many times have I told you this? Every single little matter makes you seem like you can't calm down and be a bit more composed, can't you? " Seeing that it was Qiang Dong, Wang Jian thought to himself that he had said earlier in the day that he was reckless and reckless, which made him even more unhappy.

"That's not it, Great General. This time, it really came out ?" Something big has happened. " However, since Qiang Qiang was in a hurry to explain the whole story and wanted to defend himself, he couldn't say anything in that short amount of time.

"What's the big deal?" Wang Jian looked at Qiang Qian's panicked expression and seemed to sense something was wrong. He quickly stood up and asked carefully.

"The soldiers that we sent to ambush Huai Shui have all been ambushed. All of the soldiers died with their brains broken. Not even a single one of the two thousand soldiers survived, and what's even scarier is that ?" As he spoke, Qiang did not dare to continue.

"What?!" One must know that the soldier lying in ambush in Huai Shui was the one who had planned to restrain Chu Yingying's reinforcements. As long as there was any movement on the surface of the water, he would immediately know about the arrival of reinforcements and would prepare himself in time to meet the enemy. He did not expect that the soldier lying in ambush would actually be ambushed and die so miserably that even Wang Jian, who had always been calm, could not help but cry out in alarm.

"What's even scarier? "Speak!" Wang Jian exclaimed, as if he had seen the bloody scene in front of him, but as the marshal, he could not let it go wrong, so he shouted again with eagerness and sternness.

"All the dead soldiers had their pinky cut off. There is no trace of the broken pinky, and there is no suspicious trace at all!" Seeing that Wang Jian had started to question him, Qiang said all the words that he had been holding back in his heart.

When Wang Jian heard this, he was so shocked that he almost fell to the ground. He did not expect this person to be so terrifying, not only had he dug out all the two thousand pairs of eyes he had buried, but he had also managed to leave no traces behind. However, he had never expected that the person who had killed him was not a tribe under the command of a general. Instead, it was someone from the martial arts world who had resisted Qin Chuan. This person was Zhu Hai, the leader of the Four Sacred Masters of the Xin Ling Estate who was currently reporting to Xiang Yan Army.

"How long has he been dead?" Wang Jian knew that his ambush had been an iron strike. He was not in a hurry to find out who the culprit was, because it was imperative that he know where the purpose of this attack was.

"Judging from the way the blood had congealed, it seems that he has been dead for about twelve hours." Qiang Zi saw Wang Jian's soulless question and did not dare to raise his voice again, so he replied in a low voice.

"Twelve hours? The report took only twelve hours? " Hearing this, the anger in Wang Jian's heart flared up again, and he shouted in anger.

"Because not a single one of the two thousand soldiers returned alive, no one reported back in time. It was only after the scouts on the patrol discovered the situation that they came back to report." Qiang Qian was scolded like a dog that was drenched in blood, so he could only explain in a low voice.

Even though Wang Jian was furious, he knew that getting angry wouldn't solve the problem. After repeating the phrase "24 hours" several times, he suddenly shouted in astonishment, "Crap!" After he shouted, he rushed out of the barracks as if he had been stung by a bee.

Qiang did not know why Wang Jian had become so nervous, so he followed him out of the camp.

After Wang Jian left the camp, he didn't dare to stop and ran straight to the sentry tower inside the camp. The watchtower was at least a dozen meters high, and Wang Jian had climbed to the top in one breath. The watchtower was originally used to monitor the movements of Xiang Yan's army in Ju Yang City. However, due to the lifeless atmosphere Ju Yang City had experienced during this period of time, the sentry had finally let his guard down. When the sentry suddenly realized that someone was rushing up the tower, he immediately woke up. When he took a closer look, it was his own marshal. This time he shivered several times, for fear that Wang Jian would see him neglect his duty and punish him with military law.

However, Wang Jian wasn't here to inspect the sentry at all. Instead, he chose a place with the most open field of vision, and looked towards the southwest. In the darkness not far to the southwest, there were a few glimmering lights. However, there was not much light, only a few. At first glance, it seemed to be a torch used by the travelling merchants. However, Wang Jian, who had been fighting in the army for so many years, immediately saw some clues. Although there weren't many torches, judging from the arrangement of the torches, they were clearly the positions of the commanders of the three Sects and six armies. In order to not attract the attention of the Qin soldiers, the enemies had reduced the number of torches to a minimum. All that was left were the torches used by the leaders and the rest of the torches. Wang Jian saw what was happening in the southwest and knew that Chu Ying's reinforcements were rapidly rushing towards his own army camp. He was greatly alarmed and immediately turned his head to look in the northeast direction, because that was the direction of Ju Yang City, the location of Xiang Yan's troops. At this moment, he was most worried about suffering a pincer attack from both sides of the enemy. To his south was Huai Shui. If he suddenly suffered a pincer attack, the defeated Qin army would have nowhere to run to.

The thing he was most worried about had actually happened, because the city walls of Giant Sun City from the northeast had already been filled with people. There were banners everywhere, and Xiang Yan was currently leading his Xiang Family army and charging over under cover of the night.

"Quick, quick, order soldiers to prepare for battle!" Seeing the situation on both sides, Wang Jian already knew that the situation was urgent. He hastily ordered Qiang, who had just caught up with him, to give the order.

No one knew what was going on with Qiang Yu, because judging from the current situation, it was clear that the surroundings were completely silent. There were no signs of the enemy troops at all. But when he saw that Wang Jian was in such an urgent situation, he did not dare to ask any further questions and directly went down to receive orders from the army.

But how could Qiang know that at that moment, more than half of the guards outside the camp had already been taken care of by a group of ghost-like figures. He called out to the guards around the camp for half a day, but no one answered. Qiang Li ran in every direction, running around the military camp in a huge circle, yet he could not find any soldiers to send messages to.

Helpless, he had no choice but to personally go to the Golden Drum Arena and prepare to beat the drum to transmit the order. However, what he didn't know was that just as he took half a step onto the Golden Drum Platform, he felt a strong gust of wind suddenly attack him from behind. Fortunately, he had been in the army for many years and had learnt some martial arts. Thus, he was able to see through this sneak attack. Thus, he moved his left shoulder and dodged that gale. With a "dang" sound, a dart was nailed to the crossbar of the stairs.

Only then did Qiang know that the enemy troops had already snuck into the Qin army's camp. Thus, he did not bother with beating the drums to pass down the orders. Instead, he picked up the fire lantern and shouted loudly, "Enemy thieves have entered the camp.

Qiang Qian's voice was loud and rough to begin with. With this roar, all the soldiers in the surrounding hundreds of feet were roused. These soldiers didn't have time to put on their leather armor. They didn't know what was going on, but they all raised their sabers and rushed out. In just a few moments, the originally silent Qin army camp suddenly became noisy.

The vanguard troops that snuck into the Qin camp was made up of the alliance members of the Sword Arts Alliance. These people were all experts in the martial arts world, and they all had some effort, so it was not difficult for them to get rid of the several hundred guards in the Qin camp. However, at that moment, along with Qiang's loud shout, the entire Qin Army camp became restless as well. If the Qin soldiers could sense the abnormality, then no matter how strong they were, they would not be able to escape. Therefore, the leader of the group ordered in a calm voice, "Fire prevention camp!" The members of the alliance immediately dispersed, and wherever they went, the oil lamps were knocked over. Before long, the Qin camp was like a sky full of stars, densely packed and densely packed with small fires.

At this moment, Xiang Yan, who was standing not far from them, saw the blazing flames within the Qin soldiers and thought that the allied forces of the six countries had already started fighting with them. When the soldiers heard Xiang Yan's shout, they remembered how the Qin soldiers had suppressed them in the past few days. They were grateful that Xiang Yan had killed so many hungry soldiers to feed the Qin soldiers, so they became even more excited.

In a short moment, shouts and cries shook the entire camp as sword lights and shadows appeared everywhere. Spear and halberd danced chaotically, causing blood to splatter everywhere. The nauseating smell of blood immediately pervaded the surroundings. Due to the fact that Wang Jian's army had previously relaxed, and that they had neglected training, when facing the tiger-like Xiang Family army, they were not even able to withstand a single blow. In just a few moments, half of their army had been destroyed.