Chapter 3: Assisting the World in Times of Trouble

  It is recorded that in the 753rd year of the Sacred King's calendar, the 13th Emperor of the Sacred Dragon Empire, Xiao Ji, received news of the fall of Lunyu Pass and led an army of 700,000 north to resist the southern invasion of the Hulan Empire. As a result, the Imperial Guard loyal to the imperial family suffered heavy casualties, and the emperor died in battle. The armies of the four major families retreated to their respective territories, and the Sacred Dragon Empire, the strongest power on the eastern continent, faced the prospect of disintegration.

  The gains and losses of the war will be evaluated by historians, while the surrounded Imperial Guards had to fight desperately for survival and seek opportunities to survive. In the evening, Hulan's surprise attack suddenly defeated the already disadvantaged Imperial Guard, and in the face of Hulan's invincible iron cavalry, the battlefield quickly became a slaughterhouse.

  Looking at the brutal war, the soldiers of the two hundred-strong squad belonging to Luo Xin and Qiu Li were grateful in their hearts for following the right person. And those two hundred captains were even more delighted that they had listened to Feng Yu's suggestion. Although they were all vagrants who grew up together from a young age, unlike Feng Yu who loved reading and studying history, these two brothers liked fighting and killing from a young age, and soon joined the army, quickly rising to become hundred captains.

  Although they were officers of the empire, neither Luo Xin, who was tall and rough, nor Qiuli, who thought about flirting with women all day, were the kind of men to stay at home. Due to their trust in Feng Yu's wisdom, which had grown since childhood, far exceeded their obedience to military orders. So the two men simultaneously abandoned their loyalty to the emperor and followed Feng Yu's suggestion.

  As soon as the war began, Qiuli and Luoxin took the lead in opening up a path. With one steel knife and one long spear, they chopped and parried left and right, creating a bloody road on the right side. Fengyu stayed behind, and every simple sword seemed to be accompanied by a fallen Hulan soldier. The two hundred-man teams were like a double-headed snake, freely moving in and out of the enemy formation, quickly surrounding the Hulan army's rear at a nearby forest. The Hulan army was too busy charging forward to notice Fengyu's troops.

  To get rid of the pain of his girlfriend leaving and seeking an opportunity to become stronger, Feng Yu joined two good friends' hundred-man team and came to the arena.

  As for today's situation, the storm has been expected. Years of war have withered away, and the once-mighty Holy Dragon Legion is now a mere shadow of its former self; while the four major families are watching each other with suspicion, making the Imperial Guard an isolated force that has become a sacrifice in the political struggle.

  From the very beginning, Feng Yu had no intention of dying with his men, but instead took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the enemy's formation. However, seeing so many of his soldiers having to bury their bones in the wilderness made Feng Yu feel extremely uncomfortable, making him feel useless for the first time and giving him a desire to pursue power.

  Just then, a loud horseshoe sound was suddenly heard. A group of about 300 Hulan cavalrymen were tightly chasing three Imperial officers towards the forest. Feng Yu's heart tightened, knowing that although they had escaped the battlefield, the Hulan army was nearby, and it seemed necessary to annihilate this group of pursuers, leaving no one alive, otherwise, it would be disastrous if the enemy's main force arrived. So, Feng Yu and Qiu Li exchanged a glance, and the two cooperated as usual, their minds connected, and immediately made arrangements.

  Before long, the pursuing soldiers rushed into the forest. However, they were met with a rain of arrows, and then Akihito led his men to charge out, solving more than half of them in just one encounter. The remaining cavalry was about to escape when they were blocked by Kazuki and Rokushin, and it took only as long as it takes to drink a cup of tea to completely eliminate the rest of the enemy.

  "Hey, it's you! How are you here?" A pleasant female voice also startled Feng Yu. The world is really small, one of the people being chased was actually Zhuo Jingwen, who had been with good friend Chu Tianci a few days ago.

  As soon as they started talking, Feng Yu found out that after Hulan's army launched a surprise attack, the Imperial Guard collapsed immediately, and Zhuo Jingwen, who followed her father to the battlefield, also got separated from her father. Chu Tianci had long been following Fu Zhongshu to Ezhou for his new appointment and was not involved in this war. The ones who protected her and killed their way out were Zhuo Bufan's guard Chen Liang and one of his door guests, Wei Liao. Chen Liang is a straightforward person, quite skilled with guns; Wei Liao is taciturn and unfathomable, but it was he who came up with the idea to break through Hulan's army from behind, which coincidentally happened to be in line with Feng Yu's plan.

  "After I make a desperate effort to break out, I'd like to set an ambush here and do my part for the country." Feng Yu said casually. Can't say he's been hiding here as a deserter after all.

  "Haha, you're really lucky!" Zhuo Jingwen exclaimed excitedly, completely forgetting her previous unpleasantness in the thrill of their narrow escape. "You actually set an ambush here, if Miss hadn't led these household servants here, when would you have waited until?"

  The wind and rain whitened her eyes, saw a ghost, who would have thought that someone had set an ambush here, it was obviously this stinky girl who got me into trouble.

  A group of people stayed here for over a dozen days, collecting quite a bit of equipment from the battlefield and gathering some scattered soldiers. Only when the scouts sent out returned did they realize that Sheng Long's army had suffered a great defeat, and the attitudes of the four major families were unclear; Hulan had invaded Sheng Long's seven continents of Jin, Bing, Sui, Xia, etc., and was currently plundering everywhere. For a time, everyone discussed where to go and what to do amidst much debate.

  "Currently, returning south is not only extremely difficult, but also fatal as going south would mean being controlled by others. On the other hand, staying in the north allows for growth and expansion under the banner of national righteousness. Does the general agree with this?"

  Disregarding Chen Liang's proposal to head south and the suspicious gaze of Qiu Li, Wei Liao said to himself: "Now that the world is in great chaos, the strong are respected. General, why not take this opportunity to make a name for yourself, achieve greatness and accomplish something magnificent!"

  What a "helping the world with a stick", a storm of excitement, encountering a chaotic world, is it not the time for heroes and heroes to rise? In this era where strength determines everything, relying on the power in one's hands, bringing benefits to the people, isn't that what he wants to do in the storm?

  "Haha!" Feng Yu laughed loudly: "It seems that the gentleman is indeed Feng Yu's Zifang and Xiao He!" After finishing, the two men's hands were tightly clasped together.

  History recorded this moment. Because after this moment, Feng Yu and his strategist were tightly bound together, directing one grand drama after another on the great stage of history, shaking the old political system on the continent time and again, until it finally collapsed.