Chapter 318: Better to Eliminate the Liao Army in Huai County

Chapter 318: Better to Eliminate the Liao Army in Huai County

The Liao soldiers, seeing this, were terrified and quickly fell into defeat.

Qin Xiaoyao's pressure soon lessened, giving her the opportunity to find the Liao army's commander.

Yes, killing the foot soldiers could be left to others. She preferred to go for the enemy's generals and commanders.

After all, she had already killed Xiao Tu. Killing more of these 'second-generation officials' wouldn't significantly increase her list of enemies.

It would be best if she encountered Xiao Yuan and could take that old man down too.

Chasing all the way to the Liao army’s camp, Qin Xiaoyao realized that Huang Fei and Liu San were stealing her targets.

The two were on horseback, chasing down several fleeing Liao army generals.

Seeing that they would soon catch up, Qin Xiaoyao quickly slain a nearby Liao cavalry soldier.

She then mounted her horse and pursued those Liao generals.

"Yah!" She didn't forget to slap the horse's flank as she pursued them.

That slap wasn't light—she had infused it with her special ability, making the horse run even faster.

Soon, Qin Xiaoyao was within reach of the Liao generals.

And, of course, not far from Huang Fei and Liu San either.

Huang Fei noticed the situation and, guessing their leader's intentions, quickly raised his arm crossbow.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger, hoping to snatch the kill from their leader, the Liao generals ahead of them fell to the ground.

Huang Fei was taken aback.

Turning his head, he noticed the familiar smug smile on their leader's face.

"Whoa..." Disappointed, he pulled the reins, and Huang Fei, alongside Liu San, who had also halted, slowly rode toward Qin Xiaoyao.

At this moment, their resentful expressions were identical.

Qin Xiaoyao couldn't help but burst into laughter at the sight.

"Alright! Those heads are more useful to me than to you right now."

"After dealing with Xiao Tu's matter, if there's another chance, I'll give you a few heads!" Qin Xiaoyao said cheerfully.

Huang Fei and Liu San exchanged glances.

Suddenly realizing something, they set aside their resentful expressions.

"Leader, take whatever heads you need!" Huang Fei said, bowing to Qin Xiaoyao.

"We can assist the leader in acquiring more heads!" Liu San added.

Concerning the matter of Xiao Tu, the brothers had previously discussed it. Some had predicted that their leader might face trouble because of this.

At the time, they hadn't taken it seriously, considering the analysis overly paranoid.

It appears that the person's concerns were indeed valid.

Since the boss is in trouble, they will certainly fulfill their duty.

Not to mention these few heads. Even if they are sent on more dangerous missions to get more heads for the boss, it's all good!

Qin Xiaoyao smiled.

"Don't worry, there will be more opportunities in the future." He replied.

Then, he ordered the two to return and assist Chu Jin in killing the enemies, while he himself went to collect the heads.

Thus, before dawn, the Jin army achieved another great victory, annihilating all the Liao Army troops surrounding Huanghua Town.

By the time the battlefield was cleared, it was just breaking dawn.

Chu Jin, exuding confidence, approached Qin Xiaoyao.

"In this battle, Sir has once again distinguished yourself! When we return, I will definitely report it to the second prince and ask for rewards on your behalf!"

Qin Xiaoyao smiled faintly and turned to look at the endless expansive fields outside the city.

"This level of military achievement may not be sufficient for the second prince to protect me." He said thoughtfully.

Chu Jin fell silent.

"While we still have time, why don't we go and wipe out the Liao Army in Huai County?" Qin Xiaoyao suddenly turned around and asked.

Chu Jin was taken aback.

Then his mind started working.

"With just our current strength?" he asked, already feeling a bit tempted.

Huanghua Town was the center of Huai County, and because of this, the grain and military supplies from nearly a dozen nearby towns were stored here.

Over the past two days, Liao soldiers had attacked Huanghua Town but were consistently defeated.

Now, the Liao forces in nearby towns were actually quite depleted.

If they went out to attack, it wouldn't be impossible to take them down.

In fact, some towns could likely be reclaimed with minimal effort.

The only difficulty was that he had limited forces.

Even if they captured the towns, there might not be enough troops to garrison them.

If they divided their forces to garrison the towns, they would have fewer troops available for subsequent operations.

"Certainly not." Qin Xiaoyao smiled.

"In battle, it will primarily be me and the special training team. You just need to support us and wait for the right moment to charge in."

"Once the towns are captured, we will hand them over to the Imperial Army for garrisoning."

"If we contact the nearby Imperial Army in advance, they should be very willing to take over the towns we capture."

Chu Jin's eyes brightened.

The imperial forces were lacking in combat strength, and due to the imperial court's indecisiveness, they had not been actively resisting the Liao army.

After the Liao army occupied Huai County, the imperial forces in Huai County withdrew.

However, the imperial forces did not go far.

If someone is sent to contact them, they should be able to establish contact soon.

Most of those imperial soldiers were originally troops from Huai County, so they would be eager to return to Huai County to garrison the towns.

"This plan is great!" Chu Jin replied promptly.

"Additionally, someone must inform the second prince. Request his assistance to delay the Jin-Liao peace talks as much as possible."

"If we can retake Huai County, the peace terms might change."

Chu Jin’s eyes brightened.

"Understood! I will send someone to Tong Pass right away!" he said quickly.

Huai County is close to Tong Pass, and recapturing Huai County will greatly boost the Jin army’s morale.

Next, if the second prince sends additional troops, it will be highly likely to recapture more counties.

There is no need to recapture all the Liao-occupied counties; recapturing the counties near Tong Pass and severing the Liao army’s retreat route will suffice.

In that case, as long as the Liao reinforcements cannot enter Tong Pass, the Liao soldiers who invaded the Great Jin will be unable to retreat and will eventually be eliminated.

If events unfold this way, the outcome of the Jin-Liao war could be rewritten.

Thinking of this, Chu Jin felt a surge of excitement.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled as Chu Jin left.

Now it depends on the second prince’s decision.

After composing himself, Qin Xiaoyao returned to the city.

Later, he returned to his tent and fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was already afternoon.

Feeling his empty stomach, Qin Xiaoyao instructed the soldiers outside to bring him food.

However, the soldier informed him that Chu Jin had already prepared the meal and was waiting to discuss something with him.

"Bring the food in, and then go invite Centurion Chu," Qin Xiaoyao said.

"Yes!" The soldier then retreated.

Soon after, the hot meal arrived.

Just as Qin Xiaoyao picked up his chopsticks, Chu Jin entered the tent.

"Would you like to eat some?" Qin Xiaoyao invited with a smile as Chu Jin came in.

Chu Jin smiled, "No, I'm not hungry yet."

Then, he sat down at the position below Qin Xiaoyao.

"I came to discuss the matter of the imperial army with you."

"The people we sent out have already made contact with the imperial army."

"They said that as long as we capture the towns, they are very willing to send troops to garrison them and restore peace to Huai County as soon as possible."