An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 254 Convincing The People (Part One)

"What?" The sudden cries of pain startled Yun Shang and her companions. The horses became

restless. The sounds were mixed with a kind of excitement, which didn't seem to be heard.

"General, this..." Behind them came a general's hesitant voice. But Qi Lang didn't say anything. Yun

Shang worried that Qi Lang might look unwell now.

After a while, Qi Lang said in a low voice. "Since her highness has sent the shadow guards to carry out

the pursuit, she must be able to deal with it. The soldiers below are the elite soldiers in the army, and

any death or injury is a loss to the State of Ning."

Yun Shang chuckled, "General Qi, I'm afraid you have forgotten. If I didn't try my best to stop them, I'm

afraid you're the one who's in the valley now..."

No one spoke again. Yun Shang's eyes flashed and she continued, "I respect the General. He has

fought more battles than I have eaten. Sometimes, I just hope you won't act on impulse as you have

experienced too much."

Yun Shang didn't want to hurt the people in her camp, but she knew that if Qi Lang was used well

enough, he would be like a sharp dagger. If he wasn't, he would even lose the cities in the State of

Ning. The only purpose of her words was to make him understand the enemy's situation and then

make a decision. He would feel ashamed of what he had done today.

Yun Shang took out the jade flute from her sleeve and blew on it. Then three men in black knelt down

in front of Yun Shang's horse. The generals behind her seemed shocked and seemed to be in a trance,

as they didn't expect that someone was hiding beside them.

"Tell our men to go back to the entrance to the valley, and kill all the soldiers of the State of Xia

guarding at the entrance to retreat. The second team and the third team sneak into the dense forest on

both sides, and kill them one by one before the Xia's army found out! The fourth and fifth teams go to

the place where they stood a little far away and shout loudly, 'The army of the State of Xia fell into a

trap. Brothers, let's kill them!' Remember to shout aggressively. Then, the sixth group of men will guard

at the place where the people go down the mountain, and someone will be killed if he runs down the

mountain!" Yun Shang ordered softly without any emotion in her voice. The generals, who were used to

acting in public, was also stunned. They looked at the small figure in front of him and pondered.

Receiving the order, the secret guards left. For a while, the sound of stones rolling down came, but the

sound gradually became weaker.

"Your highness, how many of the shadow guards are brought here?" Someone asked behind her.

Yun Shang, holding the reins, paused a little and smiled coldly. "The secret guards have gone through

many difficulties in training a person. Besides, father has not so many secret guards by his side. So I

guess there are less than one thousand people that I took with me to the KY City now."

The voice behind her seemed to be a little hesitant. "But there seem to be at least three or four

thousand people at the other side..."

"So what?" Yun Shang sneered, "The secret guards are excellent at hiding, signing up and

assassination. They can deal with these so-called elite soldiers one by one. Just wait and see. At least,

I won't let my soldiers die for nothing."

Everyone knew who Yun Shang was referring to, so they kept silent.

After a while, the shouting and roar became weaker, and there were faint sounds of horse's hooves.

From the sound, there were about thirty or forty thousand people.

"Oh no! Did Xia's reinforcements come?"

Yun Shang smiled, "they are not Xia's reinforcements..."

Then there came an overwhelming roar, "The Xia's army fell into a trap. Brothers, let's kill them!"

The voice was deafening, and coming in waves, as if it was from far away. It sounded that the man was

also from thirty to forty thousand people.

Hearing Yun Shang's order, the generals behind her heard it and understood it. But they were also

shocked. Because of what Yun Shang just said, the generals knew that the sound of horse's hooves

and the cries of killing were probably from the secret guards of two teams. According to Yun Shang,

this was exactly what the secret guards were doing. There were only a few hundred members in the

two teams.

Seeing a figure retreat in a hurry, the crowd said in a bit of panic, "Hurry up. We fell into a trap. Ning's

troops and reinforcements, hurry up. Let's inform the strategist, and tell him not to be trapped, hurry..."

Before he could say anything, a figure flashed and his head fell to the ground.

A scream came from the shadow's back. But after a while, the scream stopped.

There was silence behind Yun Shang too. Even though they had always fought ruthlessly against their

enemies in the battlefield, they were still astonished by the cruel scene.

After a while, the voice in the forest became lower. Yun Shang said softly, "let's go down there and wait

for them." Then she held the reins, turned around and walked out of the dense forest.

When they walked out of the woods and arrived at the entrance to the valley, it was early in the

morning. The secret guards who disguised as Qi Lang had been guarding at the entrance. As soon as

they saw Yun Shang, they quickly knelt down and said, "Your Highness is right. As we expected,

among eight thousand soldiers, only four hundred are hurt."

Yun Shang nodded, "thank you." While saying, she turned her head to look at the generals behind her.

In the morning light, they were both joyful but somewhat complex.

"Let's wait for the others to join us." Yun Shang said gently.

After a while, another three secret guards jumped down the mountain with Qinggong. "Your Highness."

Yun Shang asked, "how is it going?"

"The army of Xia consisted of three thousand and seven hundred people. All of them had been

overthrown except two men who were demoted to deliver the message. None of the secret guards is

killed or wounded."

Yun Shang smiled, "Good!" The generals behind them looked at each other with admiration. No one

got injured or killed. The method Yun Shang had told them was probably of great importance except

the secret guards' own abilities.

After that, a secret guard reported, "I've found out that the Crown Prince of the State of Xia and the

military counsellor have lurked here for four hundred thousand miles. They will set out after I get the

news."

Yun Shang nodded, "Liu Yinfeng is indeed smart. General Qi must be seriously injured or dead this

time if their plan worked out. Now that the master is in danger, the army cannot be peaceful. This is the

best time to attack."

Qi Lang's face changed. After a while, he went to Yun Shang's horse and knelt down. "Your highness,

thank you for saving my life."

"No need for that. I'm just an outsider when it came to leading the army. This time I won by a fluke, only

because I know much about Liu Yinfeng as Liu Yinfeng knows nothing about me. As an old saying

went, 'know the enemy and yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles.' that was a principle that Liu

Yinfeng understood. General Qi had been in the battlefield for decades, and he knew it well. However, NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

due to his temperament, he believed that as long as he had experienced something, he could fight a

hundred battles with no danger of defeat. You are a major general of the State of Ning. The reason why

I've saved you this time is that I don't want our state to lose a person for use. However, I also hope that

you can know where your weakness is. Don't be arrogant and conceited anymore. Life is the most

important in this battlefield." Yun Shang sat on the horse. Her white cloak was blown up by the wind,

her long hair fluttering lightly. She looked calm, but with an inviolable awe inspiring manner.