218: Meng Guang and the Beautiful Woman

Chapter 216 Meng Guang and the Beautiful Woman

"General!"

"An urgent letter from Grand General Xu Mujun!"

Jing Province, Navy Grand Fortress.

Shentu Kui hurried over to the grand fortress and shouted loudly, "Big Brother! Big Brother!"

"Emergency military intelligence! Grand General Xu wants us to dispatch troops to attack Changhe City immediately."

"Big Brother!"

"Stop first...!"

Meng Guang's anxious voice came from inside the room, but it was already too late.

Shentu Kui shoved the room door open, and a woman's exclamation immediately came from inside the room.

In a daze, Shentu Kui saw a plump woman hurriedly diving under the covers, while Meng Guang, bare-chested, was also slipping into his clothes.

"Third Brother!"

Suppressing his anger, Meng Guang casually pulled the quilt over the woman behind him and frowned, saying, "Didn't I tell you to wait?"

"Hehe hehe..."

Shentu Kui scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Big Brother, you spoke too slowly. This younger brother of yours really... sigh..."

"Well, S-Sister-in-law, I am sorry. It was this younger brother of mine who was rash. I, I will leave right now..."

Shentu Kui glanced at the woman and found her somewhat familiar, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember where he had seen her.

After Shentu Kui retreated, Meng Guang hurriedly threw on his clothes.

"General~"

The woman let out a coquettish hum and crawled out from under the covers, her hair disheveled and her expression coy and naive.

"Who was that big fellow? He actually barged in without announcing himself, scaring this concubine so much that my heart is still pounding right now~"

Meng Guang chuckled while putting on his clothes and said, "Is your heart pounding so fast? Let this general give you a rub~"

"General, you are bad~!"

"Hahaha~"

Meng Guang laughed and stood up, suddenly turning around to say, "Sit up and imitate it for this general one more time~"

"Yes, General~"

The woman got up with a somewhat strange expression, but still managed to sit on the edge of the bed, raising her head slightly with her chin propped up. Wearing an arrogant and casual expression, she softly said, "Dismissed~"

"R-Right, right, right, that's the exact feeling, hahaha..."

Meng Guang laughed heartily, heavily kissed the woman on the cheek, and excitedly said, "As expected of wasting so much time for this general to find you. You look alike, you look way too much alike!"

"Hahaha..."

Amidst his laughter, Meng Guang strode out of the room, leaving the woman all by herself.

The woman's expression changed instantly, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Meng Guang, you dog thief... You will die a horrible death!"

"You killed my husband, forcibly abducted me here, and made me imitate a stranger all day long, plunging me into endless misery... This enmity, I, Yu Ying'er, will definitely avenge!"

Outside the door, Meng Guang strode to the council hall.

Although it was already late at night, there were still quite a few people guarding the place.

Moreover, the council hall was exceptionally lively, with at least seven or eight people waiting here by the lights.

Shentu Kui was whispering something to Sun Hui while constantly snickering, and his gaze was extremely weird.

Seeing Meng Guang arrive, Tan Yunlong on the side quickly kicked him, and the two of them hurriedly reined in their expressions and looked straight ahead.

Meng Guang frowned, but managed to hold it in.

Currently, their navy was fighting the Tuoba Family naval forces on the edge of Yunmeng Marsh. Although the Tuoba Family naval forces were not large in number, they were extremely familiar with the terrain and were all elite troops, with several Grandmaster Realm Martial Artists alone.

He still needed these few sworn brothers to help him fight battles, so he couldn't afford to offend them right now.

"General Shentu, what kind of intelligence did you receive to summon everyone here so late?"

Meng Guang sat in the main seat and asked.

"Reporting to the General!"

Shentu Kui strode out and said loudly, "This subordinate just received a message via carrier pigeon sent by Grand General Xu. He wants us to conquer Changhe City as soon as possible to pin down the Tuoba Family main army."

More than two years of time was enough for Meng Guang to whip these few brothers into qualified soldiers.

Especially in terms of forms of address, they no longer used Jianghu jargon like Big Brother or Second Brother, but titles like General and Subordinate.

"Attack Changhe City? Pin down the Tuoba Family main army?"

Meng Guang's eyes lit up slightly and he said, "This order... Could it be that Grand General Xu is going to launch a general offensive?"

"Bring the map!"

The map was quickly unfolded, and everyone looked towards it, especially at the border between Jing Province and Yangzhou.

Unlike the military intelligence of other prefectures and counties, due to Yunmeng Marsh, the armies in Jing Province and Yangzhou could only concentrate in major cities on a few islands or within naval fortresses.

Currently, on the northern edge of Yunmeng Marsh, the 100,000-strong army led by Meng Guang was stationed in Zhuxi City, blocking the Tuoba Family's northward route.

More than a year ago, Meng Guang had once led an army into Yunmeng Marsh, trying to find the Tuoba Family's main force.

Who would have expected a heavy fog to suddenly rise that night, enveloping most of Yunmeng Marsh.

Meng Guang's 100,000-strong army could not even see their own hands in front of their faces, and the front and rear could not look out for each other, leading to a sudden sneak attack by the Tuoba Family army.

At that time, even though the formation was chaotic, the navy gradually stabilized its footing relying on the advantage of firearms. Moreover, with Meng Guang using flame as a signal, many naval troops began to gather together, forming a water fortress with warships to resist the attack of the Tuoba Family naval forces.

For three consecutive days of naval warfare on Yunmeng Marsh, both sides left behind tens of thousands of corpses on Yunmeng Marsh.

Just as the Tuoba Family naval forces were about to fail to hold on, several Cultivators suddenly stepped on the waves and arrived, whipping up monstrous waves over ten meters high. Carrying a large number of soldiers' corpses, they descended from the sky and heavily smashed into the navy's military formation.

At the same time.

Relying on the advantage of Magical Artifacts, these few Cultivators also hoisted protective shields to withstand the navy's firearms, easily burning down dozens of large ships.

With the participation of these few Cultivators, the imperial court's navy simply could not achieve effective defense and could only retreat helplessly.

In this battle, the navy lost over 30,000 men and more than 500 warships.

If it weren't for the artillerymen left behind in Zhuxi City continuously firing shells to drive back the Tuoba Family Cultivators, Meng Guang's 100,000 elite naval forces might not have escaped being completely wiped out within Yunmeng Marsh.

After this major battle, the navy suffered heavy losses, and Meng Guang had no choice but to shift from active offense to strategic defense.

Furthermore, he submitted a memorial confessing his guilt, taking all the blame upon himself and earnestly begging Your Majesty to punish him.

Fortunately, Your Majesty was wise and did not punish Meng Guang, but instead stripped him of his position as the Viceroy of the Two Rivers, ordering him to focus on leading the navy to assist Xu Mujun in attacking the Tuoba Family of Yunmeng Marsh.

More than a year of recuperation allowed the naval strength under Meng Guang to gradually recover.

Constantly engaging in bloody combat with the Tuoba Family rebels of Yunmeng Marsh, they dispatched a large number of spies to sneak into Yunmeng Marsh to investigate.

The entire Yunmeng Marsh was gradually revealing its true face to the imperial court.

Even the map of Yunmeng Marsh was updated every month, giving them a deeper understanding of Yunmeng Marsh.

Meng Guang pointed at the map and said, "Our Great Yu navy is stationed in Zhuxi City, and the Tuoba Family of Yunmeng Marsh that we face is mainly concentrated in Changhe City on Wuxi Island to the south."

"Wuxi Island is surrounded by rivers on all sides and is not large in area, but only the eastern and southern sides of the island are suitable for landing operations. Therefore, this island-landing operation plan will still take place on the eastern side of Wuxi Island!"

Shentu Kui said loudly, "General! Let old Kui be the vanguard for this landing. Last time, I secretly sneaked into Wuxi Island to check it out and found an area where we can use bombs to blow it flat, making it a suitable place for landing."

Meng Guang's eyes flashed as he asked, "Where is it?"

"In the northern part of Wuxi Island, closest to us. The people on Wuxi Island call it 'Snake Rolling Islet', claiming that a giant snake once rolled about and haunted the place, whipping up huge waves that almost flooded the entire Wuxi Island."

Shentu Kui said, "What giant snake? I think those people on Wuxi Island just mistook ordinary waves for a giant beast. We've been stationed here for so many years, how come we've never seen a giant beast?"

Meng Guang shook his head and said, "Don't lower your guard. The enemy we are facing this time actually has Cultivators!"

"Cultivators..."

Everyone's eyes held a trace of worry. If it weren't for the existence of Cultivators, they would have already leveled Yunmeng Marsh!

Otherwise, they wouldn't be like this now, having to rely solely on the advantage of firearms to hold Zhuxi City.

If this went on for long, although they hadn't failed yet, the morale of the navy in the city would have long been worn flat.

Tan Yunlong suddenly said, "General, our main opponents in this battle are actually still those two Cultivators."

"Only by solving those two Cultivators will the rest of the Tuoba Family be nothing to worry about."

"This general knows this matter as well, but..."

Right at this moment, the figure of a messenger hurried in.

"Reporting...!"

"What is it?"

The messenger quickly said, "Outside the military fortress, there is a man claiming to be a retainer of the Shangwu Division, specially here to assist the General in Yunmeng Marsh!"

"Shangwu Division?"

Meng Guang's eyes lit up slightly: "Hurry and invite him in!"

Soon, a tall youth strode in.

The youth had a thin build, but his gaze was extremely sharp.

Shentu Kui saw at a glance that this man was unusual; his hands were actually a circle larger than those of ordinary men, clearly possessing external hard Qigong in his hands.

"I am White Flying Tiger of the Shangwu Division, greetings to General Meng!"

"White Flying Tiger?"

Several people looked at each other in dismay, having never heard of this name.

Only Meng Guang on the platform flashed his eyes and said, "Could you be the eldest brother of Imperial Concubine He?"

White Flying Tiger smiled and said, "General Meng has a good memory; Imperial Concubine He is indeed my younger sister."

"Please take a seat of honor!"

After White Flying Tiger sat down, Meng Guang asked, "I wonder what business Brother Bai has in coming here this time?"

"To not hide it from General Meng, I have come under the orders of General Ma Jinwu to assist General Meng."

"Lord Ma Jinwu?"

Meng Guang shook his head and said, "Could it be the former Jinyi Guard Commander, Lord Ma Jinwu?"

"Yes!"

Meng Guang hesitated and said, "To be honest with Brother Bai, besides the Tuoba Family of Yunmeng Marsh, our Great Yu navy currently faces those two Cultivators of the Tuoba Family."

"The Tuoba Family rebels are easy to talk about; our Great Yu navy can wipe them out with a flip of the hand."

"But those two Cultivators are simply too troublesome; a dignified army of 100,000 can actually do nothing against them."

White Flying Tiger said, "I have come this time precisely for these two Cultivators."

"Oh? I wonder what brilliant strategy Brother Bai has?"

White Flying Tiger shook his head and said, "It's not any strategy, but an item entrusted to me by Lord Ma."

"An item?"

"That's right."

As he spoke, White Flying Tiger took out a wooden box only half the size of a palm from his sleeve and placed it on the tabletop, saying in a strange tone,

"Lord Ma said that after encountering Cultivators, as long as I open this wooden box and use a drop of blood he gave me mixed with a mouthful of obscure incantations, I can use the treasure inside this wooden box to kill the Cultivators."

Meng Guang's gaze was strange, but once he thought of the relationship between Ma Jinwu and Your Majesty, his mind cleared up.

Could it be that this wooden box also contained some celestial supreme treasure capable of annihilating Cultivators with a flip of the hand?

"Brother Bai coming here to lend a hand this time is Meng's fortune. Men... bring wine! This general is going to have a good drink with Brother Bai!"

More than half of the people present were of Martial Artist background, and under the stimulation of alcohol, things quickly became lively. White Flying Tiger and Meng Guang even addressed each other as brothers and drank to their hearts' content.

On the other side, Shentu Kui drank while racking his brains, still muttering something under his breath.

"That woman, I seem to have seen her somewhere before. So familiar, where on earth was it..."

"Third Brother, what are you muttering about?"

Tan Yunlong bumped him and asked strangely.

Shentu Kui gave a sudden shudder and suddenly said, "I remember!"

"Second Brother! I remember who that woman looks like."

"What woman?"

"Th-The woman Big Brother snatched from Yunmeng Marsh a few months ago."

"Oh? Who does she look like?"

"She looks like..."

Shentu Kui was about to speak, but quickly thought of something, leaned into Tan Yunlong's ear, and whispered, "She looks like..."

"What?!"