An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 298 The Fight And Rumor Began (Part Two)

"Apricot village?" Yun Shang ordered loudly, "bring me the map."

The soldier quickly brought over the map and spread it out. Yun Shang looked around the Jingyang city

and finally found the apricot village, but she was also surprised and get the soldier over. "You said that

it's here?"

The soldier nodded and said, "yes, this is the place. When I arrived at the apricot village, I met my wife.

She is from it."

Yun Shang put her hand on Yunjin mountain which stretched a long distance to her. Then it was Jing

Mountain, Qi Mountain and the Apricot Village.

The soldier continued, "there is water in the cave. I remember there were several pools, no less than

ten of which were as big as a pond although not many."

Yun Shang was glad to hear that. She asked Liu Hua to take the others out, leaving them alone the

soldier who said he was once a hunter.

"What's your name?" The hunter kept his head down until he heard Yun Shang's words. When he

raised his head and saw Yun Shang, he was stunned.

"her highness is asking you!" Qi Lang frowned and shouted.

The soldier immediately said, "Xiao Dabao, my name is Xiao Dabao."

Yun Shang smiled and nodded. "Now the army of our state is very likely to be trapped in the cave you

said. You say you are very familiar with the Yunjin mountain. Could you lead the way for us later?"

When he heard this, a smile appeared on his face. "Yes, your highness."

Yun Shang told him to wait aside and said to Qi Lang, "if what Xiao Dabao has said is true, the army of

Ning and the people shouldn't be in too much danger at this time. Prince Jing will house the people in

the apricot Village, but it's not a permanent solution to hide in it. Now the army of the state of Xia has

no food at all. They must make a quick decision. I think they won't be waiting for too long before they

go up the mountain. If the Xia's army finds out the cave, we'll be in great danger. "

"But, if the cave leads to the apricot village, his royal highness may come out of it directly and bypasse

the attack of the army of the state of Xia? If we go there to save them, it is very likely that the Xia's

military will take action. With fewer people here, we might be... " Qi Lang frowned and said in a low

voice.

Yun Shang shook her head, "no, his highness won't." Yun Shang smiled for a while and said, "I know

his highness well. If all the two hundred thousand soldiers disappear from the Yunjin Mountain, the

army of the state of Xia would suspect and so the cave cannot be concealed. Then the Xia's army will

go directly from the cave to the apricot village, which will bring disaster to the people there. Moreover,

the Xia's army can invade our state without any hindrance. He won't take such a risk."

Qi Lang thought for a while and realized that it was right. He nodded. "What should we do now, your

highness?"

When she was thinking, Yun Shang suddenly stood straight and made a gesture of silence to the

people around her. She bowed her head for a long time, raising the corners of her mouth slowly, "What

a good news!"

"What's wrong, your highness?"

Yun Shang turned to look at the generals behind her and smiled. "My secret guards told me. Just as I

expected, all Prince's soldiers are hiding in that cave. The prince said that we'd better not move now,

and then the Xia's troops will be out of patience soon. If Xia's army wants to go up the mountain, they

will have to put out the fire. Then, we will fight with them together."

The men exchanged glances with each other and nodded. "You are right, your highness." She then

went down to tell the army to take a short rest and ordered her men to watch the scene on the opposite

mountain.

About an hour later, the smoke on the mountain was reduced a little. Yun Shang's eyes flashed with a

glimmer of light. "It seems that the army of the state of Xia can't wait any longer. We should prepare for

it as well. All the soldiers should be divided into four groups as usual. Liu Hua and Wang Chong lead

the troops from two sides of the Yunjin mountain. General Qi led the soldiers straight to the current

military camp where they are now. There is no escape for them. I will go to the mountain and find the

prince and his people.

The generals were quickly in position. Qian Yin walked to Yun Shang and said, "Your Highness, I'll be

by your side this time. Please don't send me away." Yun Shang smiled and nodded. She got on the

horse, took a look at Xiao Dabao standing next to her, and said to the vice general, "bring him a horse."

Xiao Dabao immediately knelt on one knee and said, "thank you, your highness."

Yun Shang smiled and said, "if you lead the way for us today, you have made great contributions. At

that time, you will surely be rewarded."

A dash of joy flashed through Xiao Dabao's eyes. "Thank you, your highness. Thank you very much."

Yun Shang nodded slightly and said, "let's go on the horse. We have to go now."

The team started to march forward after waving the flags three times. Following Xiao Dabao's lead,

Yun Shang led her soldiers of less than one hundred thousand towards the cave.

The army of the state of Xia started to attack. There were drum and shout of pain. Yun Shang calmed

down and thought, 'now the number of the soldiers is quite large. It's hard to say who will be the final

winner.'.

"Your highness, why don't you bring Mr. Qing Cang with you? What if Liu Yinfeng set up an array? It

would be terrible, won't it? " Qian Yin frowned and asked softly.

Yun Shang smiled, "the marching battle was tough. Mr. Qing Cang is old and can't stand it. Prince Jing

asked him to come to the army. On the surface, he hoped him to help. But actually, he really hoped that

the array could be taught to me. He wanted me to learn it. I have been reading the array books he gave

me these days. Although I am not a master of the arrays, I have kept them in mind. Although I haven't

used them, I can handle them. "

"You must be joking, your highness. I have seen the array books several days ago. They are almost

one foot high. How can you remember all of them?" Qian Yin pouted. Obviously, she didn't believe what

Yun Shang said.

Yun Shang couldn't help laughing. "My Qian Yin, you know me best. That's right. I don't remember too

much. But I can't let Mr. Qing Cang take the risk." ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

On their way to the entrance to the cave, Yun Shang got off her horse in a hurry. The cave was dark.

The guards behind her immediately took out a fire starter to light the fire. Only then did they see clearly

what was going on in the cave.

Yun Shang frowned. There were traces of the army being stationed in the cave, but now there was no

one there. Yun Shang walked to the fire and touched the ash of the burned wood. It still felt a little

warmer. Yun Shang stood up. She knew that Prince Jing's army had just left. But she had just sent him

a message saying that she would come to his rescue. Why wasn't he waiting for her in the cave?

Yun Shang turned around and walked out of the cave. Qian Yin asked, "where is Prince Jing, your

highness?"

"He left." Yun Shang took out her short jade flute and whistled. Suddenly, a man fell from the tree. Yun

Shang was startled and turned around. The man fell to her face. He was dressed as a secret guard

with a token of the secret guard in his hand.

Yun Shang hurried to him, and saw him bleeding, badly injured.

Seeing her a little worried, the man raised his head to look at Yun Shang. he said in a weak voice,

"Your Highness, you are Prince Jing's wife. His highness said you would only contact with the secret

guards by blowing the jade flute."

Yun Shang hurried to him, "yes, I am Prince Jing's wife."

The secret guard said happily, "your highness, his highness ordered the army to divide into several

groups. He had planned to take fifty thousand people with him to wait here, waiting for you, but...The

military counsellor of the state of Xia, Liu Yinfeng, He had more than one hundred thousand people

with him here. Well, it seemed that... He seemed to know something about this cave... And his

highness asked us to report to Her Highness. After that, he led his soldiers deep into the mountain...

We were discovered by Liu Yinfeng. I pretend to be dead because the others have all died. "

The secret guard heaved a sigh of relief and died as soon as he finished speaking.

Yun Shang frowned and sighed, "take him out and bury him somewhere."

Qian Yin hurried forward, "your highness, Liu Yinfeng is in the mountain. Why is his highness going to

the deep of the mountain? There are so many soldiers in the foot of the mountain now. Isn't it better to

go down the mountain? "

Yun Shang felt a dull pain in her chest. She closed her eyes for a while and said, "Xia Houyan sent out

his troops this time to kill Prince Jing. The reason why Liu Yinfeng came with his men was that he

wanted ti killed Prince Jing alone. There are Xia's spies in the camp, so the cave must have been

exposed. Perhaps it was because... Because his highness thought that Liu Yinfeng brought more than

one hundred thousand people to assassinate him, and the army of the state of Xia had only four

hundred and seventy thousand left. If he led Liu Yinfeng into the mountains, we would have a much

bigger chance of winning... "

'He have fought together for so many years, but why did he make such a stupid decision? Does he

really think that he is the God of war that he can resist the more than 100000 army of Liu Yinfeng with

only fifty thousand people?'

When Yun Shang was deep in thought, a soldier rushed in. "Your highness, there is news coming from

ahead. The Xia's army spread a rumor that Prince Jing is one of them...and he is the prince of the

State of Xia..."

Yun Shang was even more furious, "nonsense!" Then she raised her voice to the soldier, "I'll send a

message to several generals. Tell them that the Xia's army's goal is to shake their minds. If Prince Jing

were truly the prince of the state of Xia, how would they set fire to the mountains? They've even sent

over a hundred thousand soldiers to assassinate Prince Jing. It's obvious that they want to put Prince

Jing to death. Prince Jing is the God of war in the state of Ning, and he have won so many times for the

state of Ning. How can they allow others to slander him? In order to stabilize our army, spread my

words intactly to the soldiers. If anyone believes the rumor, he will be killed! "