Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 589 - 483: Fufeng Battle, It Ends Here!
"You have finally arrived."
Upon hearing this seemingly carefree yet profoundly weighted statement from Yu Wenye, Shen Tu Tai chuckled heartily.
His appearance was fierce, with a face full of rugged beards; originally like a tiger, now he was drenched in blood, his entire face along with his pair of tiger eyes stained red with blood. This laugh was like a tiger baring its bloody fangs at a person.
He said, "I hope I am not too late."
Yu Wenye also smiled faintly.
Everything seemed to be determined in the instant they exchanged smiles.
But there at the Fufeng City Gate, another brutal battle ensued.
Even though the astonishing scene of Yu Wenye and Shen Tu Tai combining forces to slay Xue Xian was witnessed by many, causing those on the distant city tower like Shang Ruyi and others to forget to breathe, it also shattered the morale of the soldiers fiercely battling against Shantong’er and Nie Chong.
Many, who already had retreat in mind due to consecutive defeats and the burning of supplies, completely lost the will to fight upon seeing Xue Xian’s demise. Some dropped their swords and surrendered.
However, Xue Xian indeed had an army of over a hundred thousand.
These people were either wholeheartedly following him or were completely unaware of the changing situation ahead, merely seeing Shen Tu Tai and his troops suddenly charging out, unwilling to admit defeat, continuing to charge forward into battle. Both sides sustained fierce fighting, bodies lay everywhere, blood flowed like rivers.
Seeing this, Yu Wenye frowned slightly.
Then, he looked down at Xue Xian’s head, which had rolled next to his horse’s hooves, staining a large area of land red.
Just when he intended to dismount, he felt a weakness sweep over his body, especially as the cold sweat accumulated on his chin started dripping down, mixing with the blood and mud, and he almost fell off.
Yu Wenye hastily reached for the reins to steady himself.
Although the appearance of "defeat and escape" was his act, his vitality had yet to recover. Confronting Xue Xian demanded all his effort even at his full strength; enduring to this point had stretched him to his limits.
Seeing his state, Shen Tu Tai seemed to understand something, slowly riding forward to face Yu Wenye, glancing at his pale face, then said, "No wonder Second Young Master hasn’t fought for days; you truly are——"
Yu Wenye glanced at him.
Then Shen Tu Tai laughed heartily once more, saying, "Leave it to me!"
With those words, he suddenly leapt off his horse, walked to the front of Yu Wenye’s horse within a few steps, lifted a hand, and thrust his long spear into the head, then turned around and forcefully hurled the heavy long spear towards the battlefield where half a day’s blood mist rose from the chaos——
A sudden swoosh sounded; the long spear flew out!
The soldiers still in the blood battle were startled by the sound cutting through the air above and assumed an arrow was shot at them from the Fufeng City Tower. But upon a closer look, everyone’s eyes widened——
Xue Xian’s head, pierced by a long spear, flew above everyone’s head.
This scene was even more terrifying than a rain of arrows!
At this moment, even the Longxi soldiers loyal to Xue Xian and eager to take Fufeng understood their course had ended; with their general dead, fighting to the last death held no meaning. Furthermore, those closest to Xue Xian had already dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Following this, more and more people dropped their blood-stained swords.
In an instant, the clattering sound echoed without pause.
And that particularly dazzling sunset, in its final moments before sinking below the horizon, cast blazing rays and flames, illuminating the weapons scattered all over in front of the Fufeng City Tower, making them shine brilliantly like stars against the incoming nightly darkness.
The battle of Fufeng concluded thus!
However, some matters seemed to have just begun.
Although the conflict ended, Fufeng still faced a significant threat as the issue of settling the surrendered soldiers from Xue Xian’s army, numbering over a hundred thousand, became the biggest challenge. They outnumbered the defending forces within the city; mishandling this could lead to greater chaos.
Hence, upon returning to the city, Yu Wenhuai immediately began arranging for these people.
He divided the surrendered soldiers into four groups, based on their qualities and ranks, and assigned them respectively to the Fufeng defenders, the dispatched court troops to Fufeng, under his command with Mu Xiancheng Bridge leading the trusted aides, and among Shantong’er and Nie Chong’s troops.
