Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 582 Paying Homage to the Godfather

Chapter 582 Paying Homage to the Godfather

Outside the valley, after hearing the sounds of rocks collapsing ahead, Yibula finally felt relieved.

Previously, he was genuinely worried that the enemy's ambush would be inadequate or ineffective, and that they wouldn't be able to kill Kameda. Now that he saw it was a "rock-falling ploy," he was confident that everything was in the bag.

Of course, out of caution, Yibula chose to remain inactive to avoid disrupting the Ming army's ambush tactics by sending his troops to meet them too early.

So he observed for a while longer.

Finally, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea after the rockfall, some remnants of the Yuan army began to escape from the valley.

After all, the Feng Battalion now has a large number of troops. Under such terrain, even the ambush side would find it difficult to completely cut off and surround the enemy. Therefore, in the end, two or three tenths of the remaining soldiers successfully retreated.

At this point, Yibula certainly couldn't stand idly by any longer, otherwise even his own men would probably complain. Therefore, when he saw his allies leaving the valley, he immediately put on a show of leading his troops in a battle cry and went forward to "meet them."

Then, whether or not his "pretend" support actually worked, the Ming army that was chasing closely behind the Fengzi Camp stopped at the valley entrance and didn't rush any further.

There was only one exception.

At this moment, a fierce general, as tall as a black bear, emerged from the thick, impenetrable stench of blood in the valley, wielding a black iron mace and charging out like a madman.

Who else could this be but Kunduli?

At present, Kunduli's target is clearly Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai, who are fleeing on the same horse.

Everyone knows Kunduli's hatred for "Guitian Yifeng" and even the entire Fengzi Camp. Today, Fengmanlou took advantage of this and pulled off a stunt, using one enemy to take another, and tricked Huang Donglai into getting involved as well.

Regardless of the outcome of this battle, Feng Manlou will profit. The only difference is how much of the enemy's forces he can deplete and how much chaos he can cause within the Yuan army.

At Fengmanlou, whether it's Sun Huang or Kunduli, he doesn't care about your identities at all, nor will he truly and completely trust you. He only cares about your value to the Ming army's victory.

Of course, this is only from a general perspective. From a personal point of view, Feng Manlou naturally hopes that these two "Guardian Masters of the Nation" can live a long life, and that Kunduli can "play the role he should play" as soon as possible.

And now, things are unfolding exactly as Feng Manlou had hoped...

A moment later, Kunduli leaned forward, dragging his weapon diagonally, as if he had become one with the wild horse beneath him, and spurred the horse to speed up again.

In an instant, the sound of hooves pounding the ground was as heavy as drums and as dense as rain, and soon the horse's head was close to the tail of Sun Huang's horse.

Sun and Huang, who were already running slowly because they were riding the same horse, were further slowed down by Huang Donglai's act of pretending to be unconscious by lying sideways in front of the saddle in order to feign capture. This further increased the resistance for the horse to run.

Under these circumstances, it was only natural that Kunduli caught up with them.

Before long, Sun Yixie had entered Kunduli's attack range, and the latter had already raised his spiked club, ready to smash Sun's head open in the next second...

unexpectedly!

In the blink of an eye, Kunduli only felt a flash of silver light in his vision. Before he could understand what was happening, a chill had already passed through his right arm.

"What..." Immediately afterwards, he felt his hand holding the weapon become weak and powerless, as if a tendon in his arm had been torn off by something.

In the two seconds that Kunduli was surprised, Sun Yixie seemed to have "eyes in the back of his head." Without even looking, he raised his arm and swung his trident behind him. The tip of the trident just passed over Kunduli's right shoulder, who was already unable to wield the weapon, causing him to be decapitated and fall from his horse to his death on the spot.

All of this happened so fast that not only Yibula, who was far away, but even the soldiers who were fleeing around didn't see how Kunduli was killed... All people knew was that "General Kameda" had captured a prisoner on horseback and killed Kunduli in one move.

Of course, as all the readers know, this is actually a "two against one" situation. Huang Donglai, who was pretending to be unconscious, was lying sideways on the horse's back, so he could see the movements behind him at any time. He could also throw hidden weapons behind him with very concealed movements without having to adjust his posture. With Huang Donglai's reminder, Sun Yixie could launch an attack without having to look back.

Ultimately, however, Kunduli was killed mainly because he was blinded by hatred. If he had known when to stop after the ambush and hadn't relentlessly pursued Sun Yixie, he wouldn't have died here.

Even if Feng Manlou would eventually find a chance to kill him, he wouldn't do it now that he had just performed meritorious service according to his orders.

However, Kunduli really... really wanted to kill Sun Yixie.

He died without noticing that after he chased them out of the valley, none of the Ming Army soldiers that Feng Manlou had entrusted to him for "command" followed...

In other words, even if he hadn't been killed by Sun and Huang, he would still have been surrounded by the Yuan army.

Although Kunduli was originally a Yuan general, he had just led the Ming army to ambush his own men. Even if he wasn't killed on the spot, he would certainly not be treated with "welcome back to the team" after being captured. Considering his popularity and eloquence, it's likely that without Sun Yixie's encouragement, he would have had a hard time regaining his original position, or even survived.

To put it bluntly, Brother Feng had foreseen everything.

However, the current development is a relatively better outcome, as Sun Huangdu is still alive, while Kunduli, who was originally Yibula's most valiant general, has now become Sun Yixie's military merit on the Yuan army's side.

Now, Yibula was dumbfounded.

As we mentioned earlier, he initially thought he was on the "second floor," but now he realizes something's wrong...

Not only did Mr. Kameda escape alive, but he also defeated Kunduli, who was suspected of having defected to the Ming army, in a single round in full view of everyone, and captured the other party's so-called "Guardian Master of the Nation".

If you calculate it this way... the few troops this kid lost after "recklessly falling into the trap" can at least be "balanced out" by his merits and demerits?

Considering that this scoundrel is eloquent and deeply favored by the prince, he might just be able to fabricate a story that "his merits outweigh his faults."

Here, all we can say is that Ibrahim's heart wasn't black enough.

Because soon after returning to the main camp, Sun Yixie did far more than simply boast that his "merits outweighed his faults"...

In front of the prince, this guy, with his silver tongue and impenetrable face, embellished his own bravery and achievements on the battlefield with unparalleled eloquence and unprecedented grandeur. And at the end, he didn't forget to use a sentence structure like "Of course, compared to the prince, my strength is just so-so. If the prince had personally taken the field today..." to force a set of empty flattery on Tawu, which was entirely based on assumptions.

After finishing all that, he wasn't done yet.

Have we finished discussing the "merits"? Let's talk about the "faults" then.

When it comes to taking the blame, Brother Sun will definitely downplay and gloss over the issue when talking about himself, but when talking about others, he will make baseless accusations, add fuel to the fire, and even fabricate things out of thin air...

So, in front of Ibrahim and all the witnesses, he went on to make it sound as if Ibrahim was responsible for 90% of the losses he had caused by his "reckless advance and being ambushed."

The key point is... he had personally done something similar to Kunduli before the prince arrived, and he did it much worse than Yibula, causing the entire Kunduli army to be wiped out.

So when they saw him so righteously complaining to the prince and criticizing Yibulana's behavior, which was even worse than his own, the people in the know were all utterly dumbfounded.

In those few minutes, they were all asking themselves a profound question: How could there be such shameless people in this world?

However, that's not all...

After Sun Yixie finished speaking, Yibula would definitely jump out to refute and hurl insults.

It would have been better if Yibula hadn't come out; now that he had, Sun Yixie became even more excited, because he was about to launch into a story about Kunduli, who had "betrayed and joined the Ming army," and who had once been Yibula's trusted and beloved general...

If you think that's not enough, there are plenty of witnesses to the incident this morning where you, Yibula, spoke disrespectfully to the Prince and Princess. We can bring that up for discussion.

With Sun Yixie stirring things up like that, the generals who had initially wanted to speak up for Yibula quickly fell silent.

Because at this point they all realized that if they continued to get involved, this scoundrel would most likely pin a label of "factionalist" on them, and then they themselves would probably be in trouble.

To make a long story short, in the end, Sun Yixie was not punished, but Yibula was dragged out and flogged.

Of course, Tawu wasn't so outrageous as to dare to order Ibrahim's execution or dismissal. After all, Ibrahim was appointed commander-in-chief by the current Khan. Prince Yong could teach him a lesson, but to "kill" or "dismiss" him was going too far. Moreover, generals of Ibrahim's caliber must have come from the noble class of the Northern Yuan, meaning their families were more or less related to the royal family. So even the Khan would have to think twice before dealing with him, let alone a prince like you.

However, after this incident, Yibula was disheartened. In today's terms, from that day on, he "gone quiet" and "became withdrawn." You can do whatever you want, I'm going to feign illness and never go out. If you ask, I'll just say my butt is rotten and I can't go to work. If you have any problems, go find Guitian. Now, nothing I say matters. The prince listens to him.

As for Sun Yixie, that very night he struck while the iron was hot. Just as Tawu was happily talking about rewarding him for his merits, he sincerely said that he dared not take credit, but if the prince insisted on rewarding him, then... "I, Guitian, have wandered for half my life, only regretting that I have not met a wise ruler. If the prince does not abandon me, I am willing to become his godfather!"