A large group of people followed the official road and slowly headed towards Wulong City.

  A lone horseman rushed from the rear, quickly catching up with the main force. He arrived in front of Fang Lingchen and others, saluted and said: "Commander, Xu Zongshi, Military Strategist, news has come from the rear that the several tens of thousands of Golden Wolf Army led by Bao Yue have once again set out towards the capital, apart from this, no other enemy tracks were found."

  Fang Lingchen turned his head and asked: "General Jiangjun, is it true that the Xiongnu will no longer pursue?"

  Nodding slowly, it wasn't until now that Jiang Gongming finally confirmed one thing. The Xiongnu people, for some unknown reason, completely gave up their pursuit and slaughter of these 20,000 troops.

  "General, what's your take on this?" asked Xu Haifeng.

  Jiang Kongming sighed and said, "I think that something unexpected happened, which made the Xiongnu people too busy to pursue us." His eyes turned southward, saying, "Moreover, I estimate that this incident is 90% related to the Cheng family."

  "Cheng family, humph..." Fang Lingchen's voice was laced with a hint of deep-seated resentment. If it weren't for the Cheng family, they wouldn't have ended up in such a predicament.

  Xu Haifeng glanced at Jiang Kongming, only to see him withdraw his gaze, a hint of worry flashing between his eyebrows, saying: "If it were just the Cheng family, that would be fine. What I'm worried about is that something has changed in Wòlóng City."

  "Kaiser people."

  "That's right."

  Xu Haifeng nodded silently. The Caesars had been conserving their strength for so long, yet they still hadn't made a move, which was also unreasonable.

  "General..." A low shout interrupted their thoughts.

  Xu Haifeng looked up and saw Jin Guanghua standing in front of him, his brow furrowed, clearly having a difficult decision to make.

  "What's wrong?" Xu Haifeng felt a little surprised, Jin Guanghua had been with him for several months, and they were familiar with each other. He was quite affirming of his abilities. Something that could make him feel difficult must be out of the ordinary.

  Jin Guanghua pointed behind him with his hand and said, "There are some people following us from behind, marching with the army."

  Everyone was stunned, could it be because of this matter? A strange color simultaneously rose on their faces.

  Fang Lingchen's old face turned red, and he thought to himself, "What's wrong with this person? Where did his usual composure go?" He was annoyed in his heart, and when he spoke, his words naturally carried a hint of anger: "Do you need to ask? Take him down."

  "Is that...?" Jin Guanghua revealed a crying and laughing expression, he responded with his mouth, but there was no sign of action, apparently unwilling to execute.

  Fang Lingchen's face turned stern, his heart seething with anger. Orders were not being carried out from top to bottom, a grave taboo in the military, and he was just about to give the order to take him down. But then he heard Xu Haifeng say softly: "Since General Jin has spoken, there must be a reason for it. Please speak freely."

  Jin Guanghua looked at him gratefully and said, "Commander, those people are ordinary civilians from nearby towns. They know we're leaving the north, so they've come to see us off."

  Jiang Kongming raised an eyebrow unexpectedly and asked, "How long have they been following us?"

  "From this morning." Jin Guanghua paused, saying: "They are all residents of the town that gave us grain, heard we were leaving, so they followed us specially. I brought the mayor over, you should meet him."

  "Alright, since he has provided military rations, let's meet him then."

  Jiang Kongming furrowed his brow. He was just about to object, but Fang Lingchen had beaten him to it by a step. Now it would be inappropriate for him to speak out in opposition.

  Jin Guanghua responded with a sound, turned around and left. After a while, he brought a sixty-year-old old man to the front of everyone.

  The old man bowed respectfully to everyone and said: "I have seen all of you gentlemen."

  "Old man, why are you following us?" Jiang Gongming asked with a smile.

  "The Huns have invaded, we Han people cannot be their subjects and serve them. Therefore, I, an old man, am willing to leave with the whole town and follow all of you great men south."

  Jiang Kungming sighed, his face filled with sorrow, and said: "Old man, our departure this time is indeed due to helplessness, but it's not a farewell forever. One day we will return and drive the Xiongnu people out completely."

  The old man's face was filled with excitement, and he said: "If I can see this scene in my lifetime, then even if I die, I will have no regrets."

  Jiang Kongming's face suddenly showed a look of difficulty, and he said slowly: "It's just that this road is rough and laborious, I'm afraid you old folks can't take it."

  That old man was also a worldly person, and as soon as he heard Jiang Gongming's words, he knew that he had a mind to shirk responsibility. In his great anxiety, he immediately knelt down and said: "Sir, now that the capital has fallen, the Xiongnu people are in power, we will donate all our stored grain to you. If this matter is known by the Xiongnu people, it will be a disaster of extinction. The old man does not want to leave his hometown, but he cannot stay."

  Jiang Kongming's pupils suddenly contracted, a cold and stern look flashed across his eyes, but his tone was even more gentle: "The old man is right, this is what we owe to your town, no matter what, we can't ignore it."

  The old man shook his head firmly and said: "Don't worry, gentlemen, we'll follow behind you and catch up slowly. We won't be a burden to the army."

  Jiang Kung-ming nodded with a smile and encouraged him for a few words before sending someone to escort him back.

  "Alas..." Fang Lingchen's expression eased up, and he sighed: "In that case, let them be."

  "Impossible." Jiang Gongming shook his head decisively: "Either drive them away or speed up the march, in any case we must get rid of them."

  Several people's astonished gazes turned to this famous wise strategist Jiang Da Jun. Who would have thought that he was speaking so well just now, but as soon as he turned his back, he became unrecognizable.

  "What?" Jin Guanghua's face flashed a hint of redness, he had great respect for Jiang Kongming in his heart, and when he suddenly heard this, he thought he was deaf for a moment. When he saw the look of surprise on Xu Haifeng and others' faces, he exclaimed.

  Fang Lingchen opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated for a moment and closed it again, shaking his head in silence.

  Xu Haifeng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, he didn't agree with Jiang Kongming's words.

  Jiang Kongming took in the expressions of everyone, let out a long sigh and said: "They fell behind the great army, if you say they won't be a burden, that's just wishful thinking. How can we ignore them?" He turned to Xu Haifeng and said: "Your Excellency, at this time there are still few people following us, if we leave now, the impact will not be great. But if later on, when the number of people increases, it will be too late to regret."

  He still had one more thing in his mind that he didn't say out loud, these people have already followed him, even if they got rid of them, it would cause a huge negative impact. If you really want to eliminate future troubles, the only way is to be ruthless and kill them all. This matter must be done without anyone knowing, not even ghosts... framing the Xiongnu people is actually a good choice.

  "General, what are you thinking?" Xǔ Hǎifēng suddenly asked without warning.

  Jiang Kongming was startled in his heart and smiled awkwardly: "The student is just thinking, after all, how to settle them is the most appropriate thing."

  "It's no wonder you're a great military strategist, indeed with a heart as kind as your home." Xǔ Hǎifēng praised.

  Seeing the seemingly smiling and yet not smiling expression on his face, Jiang Kongming's rarely red old face, and even more so for the super spiritual awareness of the Zongshi level.

  He naturally knew that he had just moved his mind to kill, and the faint killing intent was actually sensed by Xu Haifeng.

  "Let's go and persuade them, see if we can make them return," said Jin Guanghua in a low voice.

  "They've abandoned their homes, so they're determined to follow us. Unless you use force, can you persuade them otherwise?" Jiang Kong said with disdain, understanding him at a glance.

  Jin Guanghua thought for a moment and involuntarily shook his head.

  Jiang Kung-ming gazed at Xu Haifeng and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, if you don't make a decision now, it will become a problem later. This matter may seem trivial, but it's not. You mustn't take it lightly."

  "The wind is right, General Jiang said, let's follow his orders." Fang Lingchen sighed.

  Xu Haifeng sank into thought for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing.

  Everyone was amazed, and their gaze at him had a questioning tone.

  Xu Haifeng turned his head to Leng Chen and said: "Third Uncle, this matter is actually easy to handle."

  Fang Lingchen asked in surprise: "What clever plan does Feng Er have? Tell me about it."

  Jin Guanghua looked at Xu Haifeng with a face full of reverence, indeed worthy of being a master-level exceptional hero. Such a thorny matter was easily solved by him. He sat upright on his horse, fully focused, ready to listen attentively.

  Xu Haifeng looked at Jiang Kongming with a smile all over his face, the latter involuntarily shivered and suddenly smiled wryly: "Master, you won't be thinking of playing truant again, will you?"

  Xu Haifeng burst out laughing and nodded, saying: "Those who know me are Military Strategist."

  Under Fang Lingchen and Jin Guanghua's incredulous gaze, Xu Haifeng instructed: "This matter will be handed over to Military Advisor, I believe that with your abilities, you certainly won't disappoint us."

  Fang and Jin both fell down at the same time, what kind of method is this? It's just a way to shirk responsibility.

  Jiang Kongming sighed, furrowed his brow in deep thought, and after a moment, finally said: "Forget it, since that's the case, let's just make a big show of it and be kind for once."

  He seemed to have grasped his meaning, and Fang Lingchen asked in a deep voice: "Jiang Junshi, your meaning is......"

  Jiang Kung-ming nodded at him affirmatively.

  Fang Lingchen's expression changed slightly, and he dissuaded: "This matter is likely to be inadvisable. If there are too many civilians following the army, it will slow down the military action, and we may be taken advantage of."

  Everyone present understood his meaning, the Xiongnu people gave up their pursuit, and their greatest concern was the powerful fighting force of the Red Ocean. If they were forced to fight desperately, they would have to pay a huge price.

  But if the red ocean is accompanied by a large number of people, it would be two completely different situations. At this time, if the Xiongnu people are still unmoved, unless they are all fools.

  Jiang Kongming smiled slightly and said, "General, in my hometown, there is a saying that goes ' Saiweng loses his horse, how can he know it's not good fortune?' Good fortune and bad fortune are interdependent. If this matter is used properly, it may also be a good thing."