Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Liu Rumei could only go with the flow, nodding with a smile.
"Alright, if that's the case, we'll go do this one more time, then head down the mountain."
After speaking, he turned to Chen Xiaobei again, "Brother Xiaobei, you stay here, we'll go."
"Yes, yes, Brother Xiaobei, you stay here, we'll go," Liu Tie said, warmly patting Chen Xiaobei's shoulder.
Chen Xiaobei thought to himself, you two at least went up to change into armor and stand guard, so you have some contribution. I waited in the canyon for a long time, only acting as a guide. If I don't go this time, I won't even have anything to brag about when I get back. So, no matter what, I have to go.
"It's just lighting a fire, we don't have to fight. What does it matter if I don't know martial arts?"
This reason was perfectly valid, and Liu Rumei had to agree.
Led by Liu Ce and Liu Tie, the group quickly made their way to the edge of the steep slope.
Seeing the scene before him, Chen Xiaobei sighed in his heart. With just these few people, he could have dealt with them all with his repeating crossbow.
But after taking just two steps forward, Liu Rumei suddenly grabbed his arm.
"Brother Xiaobei, don't go, it's too dangerous."
This was a subconscious remark, and after saying it, Liu Rumei felt it was a bit too obvious, and her face instantly flushed slightly.
Xiao Qing, standing nearby, couldn't help but roll her eyes at her young lady. In broad daylight, it was too obvious.
Liu Tie stepped forward, blocking between Liu Rumei and Chen Xiaobei, and pretended to affectionately put an arm around Chen Xiaobei's shoulder, "Yes, Brother Xiaobei, you just wait here, we'll go up and light the fire."
As he was saying this, the young girl over there waved her hand and led her subordinates to sneak forward. Seeing this, Liu Tie and Liu Ce had no choice but to turn and head to the other side of the main camp.
As they watched the young girl lead her people up the steep slope, a scream was soon heard.
Then, the young girl and her group returned, still carrying bloody heads in their hands.
It was hard to believe that the seemingly gentle and harmless young girl, who smiled so sweetly and beautifully, could be so ruthless, killing and then beheading them.
The young girl ordered her men to hang the heads on nearby tree branches, while Liu Che and Liu Tie had also cleared out the sentries within visible range.
Seeing this, Liu Rumei waved her hand, and everyone rushed forward to start the fires.
There were campfires next to the sentry posts, so it wasn't difficult to start fires. Chen Xiaobei grabbed a piece of wood and threw it towards a nearby tent.
The tent quickly caught fire. As Chen Xiaobei reached for a second piece of wood, he was stopped by Liu Rumei again.
"Brother Xiaobei, we'll do it, you just wait here, we'll be back soon." She then turned to Xiao Qing next to her and said, "Protect Brother Xiaobei."
Facing Liu Rumei's blatant concern, Chen Xiaobei had no choice but to accept it calmly.
Zhu Meng's army had tents connected together, so once the fire started, the consequences would be disastrous if they weren't moved in time.
However, it was clear that the number of remaining guards was extremely limited, and most of them were concentrated near the rope bridge. Only a very small number of guards were left in this area, and coupled with the fact that these guards were eliminated, no one could issue a timely warning.
Therefore, a large fire was inevitable.
Watching the towering flames in the distance, Chen Xiaobei sighed and shook his head. How good it would be if these tents could be left for the villagers.
What a pity, what a pity.
After this fire was put out, Chen Xiaobei also decided to change his mind. They didn't need to bother going through caves anymore; they could just go straight down the steep slope. Suzhou Novel Network.
They walked for seven or eight miles in one go, and only when the flames could no longer be seen did everyone heave a long sigh of relief.
News of the fire on the mountain quickly reached the foot of the mountain. Zhu Meng was shocked when he heard it.
Even though the grain had been burned, he could still cover up the matter.
But with the tents burned, this could not be concealed, and the inevitable result of concealment would be the unrest of the army.
Even his generals appeared to lack confidence.
The first to step forward was his cousin, Zhu Lin.
Zhu Lin rushed in breathlessly, "Elder Brother, the tents on the mountain are burned, we can't go back. What should we do next?"
Zhu Meng's face darkened, "What's the hurry? Only part of it is burned, not all of it. Don't you still have a place to stay?"
Zhu Lin stomped his foot, "But the soldiers below are not happy, they are clamoring to go home!"
Go home! Hearing this signal, Zhu Meng's heart skipped a beat.
Since Zhu Lin came looking for him, it meant that there were not just one or two people who wanted to go home.
As he was pondering, another sound of hurried footsteps was heard, and Lu Dong also broke in.
"Marshal, the men want to go back up the mountain to see if their tents are burned. I don't know what to do."
After hearing Lu Dong's words, Zhu Meng's expression became very solemn.
He knew that if this continued, there would be no fighting tomorrow.
Zhu Meng paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back for more than a dozen laps, and finally turned to look at Zhu Lin.
"I can understand wanting to go home, after all, we've been out for so long."
"But I don't think there's much point in going back up the mountain. We don't have many people left up there."
Lu Dong looked at Zhu Meng in surprise, "Marshal, what should we do? If this continues, we won't be able to fight tomorrow."
Zhu Meng nodded, "Yes, the army is restless, we can't fight at all."
After speaking, he turned to the guards beside him, "Please invite all the generals from the various routes. I have something to announce."
Soon, all the generals, big and small, rushed over. Although they were not as anxious as Lu Dong and Zhu Lin, in their hearts, they were all feeling uneasy.
Zhu Meng got straight to the point, "Everyone, I believe you all know that the main camp on the mountain has been burned."
Everyone nodded, but no one dared to say more, for fear of disrupting Zhu Meng's train of thought.
"It is now meaningless for us to go and fight a decisive battle with Xiao Jingyun. The army is restless, and we will be defeated without a fight."
Hearing this, Zhu Lin couldn't help but interject, "Yes, Marshal, what should we do?"
Zhu Meng looked up at everyone present, "We can no longer stay in Qingniu Mountain. Now we realize we have been tricked by Xiao Jingyun."
"He could hold his ground on Qingniu Mountain, and we thought we could too, but in fact, Qingniu Mountain has secret passages, allowing him to come and go freely, while we are extremely passive."
Everyone agreed with Zhu Meng's summary and nodded in agreement.
"Therefore, we must now find a stable encampment to continue fighting Xiao Jingyun and wait for the day of victory."
Clearly, the generals were not as excited as they had imagined by the vision Zhu Meng painted. Their faces remained solemn.
Seeing this, Zhu Meng had no choice but to tell a white lie.
"By the way, just now, I received some good news. The Great Tugu has captured five more cities in one day, and they are only two days away from Wannian City."