Outside the prison, two guards were muttering about something, and feeling bored himself, Xiao Yifei perked up his ears, wanting to know what they were discussing.

"Hey, have you heard? It looks like there's going to be a war." The first sentence from one of them piqued Xiao Yifei's interest, so he adjusted his position to hear more clearly, and heard the other one agreeing, "Aren't they? I heard a small country next to ours has sent troops against us."

Hearing that it was a small country, the original speaker was immediately a bit disdainful, after all, the other side was just a small country, how could it compare with their mighty great nation? But the other one didn't think so, a small country daring to easily send troops against a large one definitely had some preparation, otherwise it wouldn't be possible.

Thus, this person believed this war might be a bit tricky; listening to their conversation, Xiao Yifei immediately understood what was happening outside, and moreover, he agreed more with the latter's view—no one would smash their eggs against a rock unless the leader of that country was a fool.

But Xiao Yifei didn't think that leader was a fool. To become the leader of a country, naturally, there is something remarkable about them, so the difficulty of this war was indeed something Xiao Yifei acknowledged, and he went to find Liu Bailong.

Sure enough, Liu Bailong and Xiao Yifei shared the same opinion, both believing this war would not be easy. In fact, just as Xiao Yifei thought, this war was not just hard to fight, but extremely difficult.

The neighboring country boasted fewer troops, but they were flexible, often harassing the national borders, and whenever there was a counterattack, they would retreat, like those who hit and run, keeping the country's border soldiers on edge and unsettling the military spirit, especially since the opponents struck at night.

The national army couldn't sleep well, and for a time, the situation was tense, every bush and tree looked like an enemy. These strategies caused Qianxi much headache, but for a while, no good solution could be found, so the stalemate continued; originally overwhelming in force, this side now seemed somewhat fatigued.

Qianxi felt that this was not a solution, so he called together the various generals to hold an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. Someone suggested they couldn't just sit and wait to die, which Qianxi agreed with since, if this continued, their army might truly collapse.

Therefore, Qianxi immediately thought of taking the initiative, but the opponent's movements were unpredictable, and Qianxi's side had no good means to ascertain the location of the opponent's army. At this point, someone came up with an idea.

That was to send people to explore the nearby terrain, then position ambushes where the enemy often harassed, and once they appeared and were repelled, the ambushed forces could follow them back, thus discovering where their main base was.

This idea made Qianxi very happy upon hearing it, and he quickly sent people into action, thus the counterattack began. That day, the enemy army began harassing Qianxi's forces again, and Qianxi cooperated by counterattacking, so the enemy prepared to retreat, but little did they know, an outstanding reconnaissance soldier was quietly following them.

As the enemy returned to their main base, the reconnaissance soldier immediately relayed the information back to Qianxi's troops. Looking at the location of the enemy's main base, Qianxi smiled confidently, "Now, let's see how you escape."

At this, the enemy troops were celebrating another successful harassment, but the cheerful scene was suddenly shattered by the sound of artillery. At the sound, the enemy army quickly took defensive measures, only to find themselves surrounded by a black mass of people, who were indeed Qianxi's troops.

Qianxi slowly stepped out from among the troops and stood at the forefront, "Get your commander out here, I want to see him!" Qianxi shouted loudly at the opposite side. The enemy troops, upon hearing this, looked at each other in confusion because they couldn't understand Qianxi's words, but soon enough, a path was made among them.

A dark-skinned bald man emerged from the enemy ranks.

As the bald man walked out, Qianxi couldn't help but frown because at this moment, Qianxi couldn't quite see through the man's strength, which meant that this man in front of him was at least more powerful than Qianxi!

"Here I am, my dear." Hearing the man speak the same language as him, Qianxi instantly realized and cursed, "Traitor!" Hearing the word traitor, the man was not annoyed, only smiled faintly and mocked, "Who would have thought a great nation would have a woman as the general?"

Qianxi could hear the man's sarcasm for being a woman. At this, Qianxi frowned and retorted, "Hmph, what's wrong with being a woman? Even a woman is stronger than you!" Hearing Qianxi say this, the man still wore the same smile and merely let out an intrigued "Oh" before his expression suddenly turned serious, "You can give it a try."

"Try it is then." Saying this, Qianxi charged towards the man like a cannonball, and the man also charged toward Qianxi; both armies were now squarely locked in a standoff without making a move, as this was like ancient times when the confrontation of generals was the most critical before a battle.

As the two collided, a tempest surged instantly, with sand and dust momentarily blinding both sides, but soon the storm settled, revealing the figures of the two locked in mutual restraint, which was probably the best way to describe it at the moment.

Feeling the force coming from Qianxi's hand, the man was astonished since he had never encountered such a formidable opponent before. What followed was a dazzling fight, and after an unknown length of time, Qianxi dodged back to his own position.

While the bald man naturally stood between the two armies; the outcome was clear at a glance. Qianxi had seen it right all along; the man in front of him was stronger. Seeing Qianxi unable to withstand him, the man laughed arrogantly, "Huaxia, so that's all there is!"

The enemy troops were inflamed upon hearing this, each one brimming with fervor as if injected with adrenaline, their morale soaring significantly. Seeing this, Qianxi quickly sensed trouble because his own army's morale weakened due to his own defeat.

Qianxi gritted his teeth and said, "We withdraw for now!" Hearing the command, everyone immediately turned to leave, and the enemy was savvy enough not to pursue further, understanding that to chase now would lead to mutual destruction, and it was better to grind them down slowly.

Upon returning to his camp, Qianxi couldn't help but grit his teeth; even he hadn't expected such a formidable person in the enemy's ranks, and it was this person that thwarted their offensive.

Originally, there was a way to counter the enemy's strategy, but now an unexpected obstacle in the form of a bald man had appeared, leaving Qianxi once again in a dilemma because as long as the man was there, Qianxi couldn't destroy the enemy entirely; just when Qianxi was at a loss, an even bigger crisis loomed.

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