When everyone left, Hailanhak slowly walked to the map and stared coldly at the rebel camp on the map.

His fingers lightly slid across several key points on the map, a sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth.

“Lin Zhongyun, do you think that if you succeed in breaking through, you can preserve your remaining strength?”

Hailanhak whispered, with a hint of disdain and sarcasm in his tone, “You are wrong. This is just a trap I carefully set for you.”

A cold light flashed in his eyes, as if he had seen the desperate scene of Lin Zhongyun being besieged.

“Hu Yanhuan’s plan really worked.”

Hailanhak said to himself, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, “The rumors have shaken the morale of the rebels. Lin Zhongyun’s breakout is just a desperate struggle. Now, it’s time to close the net.”

His eyes fell on the map again, and his fingers gently tapped around the rebel camp, with a hint of coldness in his tone: “Draw troops from the front line to block the rebels’ retreat.

At the same time, let Hu Yanhuan continue to spread rumors to completely undermine their morale.”

He paused, a trace of deep thought flashed in his eyes: “As for Lin Zhongyun… He is the backbone of the righteous army. As long as he is there, the righteous army will not collapse easily. So, this time, I will personally take action to completely eliminate him.”

A cold light flashed in Hailanhak’s eyes, and his hand slowly tightened the long sword at his waist, as if he was ready for a decisive battle.

“Pass the order down, all troops prepare to attack.” Hailanhak ordered loudly, with an unquestionable majesty in his tone, “In this battle, I want to make Lin Zhongyun and his rebel army disappear completely!”

“Yes, sir!” The messenger quickly took the order and left. The sound of war drums then rang out in the Northern Barbarians’ camp, and the entire camp became busy in an instant.

Hailanhak stood in the big tent, staring coldly at the distant horizon.

There was a sneer on his face, and his tone was filled with cold murderous intent: “Lin Zhongyun, this time, I want to let you know what true despair is.”

The sunlight of dawn shone on the earth, illuminating the figures of the Northern Barbarian Army ready to go.

The sound of war drums was as loud as thunder, as if playing the prelude to the upcoming decisive battle.

……

The morning light shines on the vast grassland, and the dewdrops sparkle faintly in the sunlight.

Yelu Cangqi led the Wolf Division to station on an open high ground with a very wide view all around. The terrain was dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Although the situation is very good now, his years of caution still made him choose such a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
“You don’t have to wait too long, old man!”

He sighed deeply and glanced at the prairie wolf that was crawling on the side and snorting.

This prairie wolf is his mount. It has been with him for decades and can be said to be a veteran in the army.

Before, there were very few people in the entire Northern Barbarians, or even within the barbarians themselves, who knew about his name, Wolf Master.

This is not only because all the enemies who fought against their Wolf Division had already been destroyed, but also because they were well-trained and could endure loneliness.

The Wolf Master has only one mission, and that is to turn the tide when the Northern Barbarians are in danger.

This is not only the mission that the Wolf Masters are born with, but also their glory.

Thinking of this, he looked towards the distant horizon with a gaze that became even colder. There was no extra expression on his face, only a deep and cold expression.

“Now everything is developing in the direction we want.” Yelu Cangqi muttered in his heart, with a complex light in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, as if trying to calm his inner turmoil.

Although the situation seemed to be extremely favorable to Beiman, he did not feel relieved. On the contrary, he felt heavy and anxious.

“Lin Zhongyun’s successful breakout shows that he is not an easy person to deal with.”

Yelu Cangqi said secretly in his heart, with a hint of deep thought in his eyes.

Although Hailanhak was decisive, his confidence was a little too much.

If this action is not handled with care, the fate of the Northern Barbarians may very well change.

“But I, Yelu Cangqi, will never let such a thing happen!”

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes were still cold, but this time they were filled with incomparable determination.

The morning light shone on his face, illuminating his stern features.

His hand slowly tightened around the long sword at his waist, his eyes revealing a look of determination.

“The Wolf Master exists to decide the outcome at the critical moment.”

“Now, the time has come to decide the fate of the Northern Barbarians. This time, I will never give you any chance to turn the tables.”

Just then, a figure walked quickly from a distance.

On his right arm stood a magical goshawk. The hawk had a burly body, feathers as hard as iron, and eyes as sharp as knives, as if it could see through everything.

“General.” Hu Yanzhong’s voice was low and calm, with a confident smile on his face.

He gently raised his right arm, the goshawk let out a clear cry, then spread its wings and flew into the sky, circling high in the sky.

“We found traces of the rebels in the southwest.”

He said slowly, with a look of certainty in his eyes, “It seems that they really want to take the opportunity to join forces with the rebels outside.”

Upon hearing this, Yelu Cangqi’s eyes moved slightly and a sneer appeared on his face.

He turned around slowly, put his hands behind his back, and stared coldly at the distant horizon.

“From the moment Lin Zhongyun led his men to abduct the prisoners, all the actions of the rebels were within our expectations.” Hu Yanzhong continued, with a hint of pride in his tone, “Every step they take is in line with the trajectory we designed.”

In fact, from beginning to end, the rebel army’s kidnapping and subsequent escape were all carried out under their noses.

Now they are like hunters, they don’t have to do anything but watch their prey escape into the trap step by step.

This made him feel a sense of control that he hadn’t felt in a long time, and filled him with confidence.

Hearing this, Yelu Cangqi nodded with satisfaction.

There was a hint of coldness and calmness in his eyes, as if everything was under control.

“In that case, everything will proceed according to plan.”

He spoke slowly, his voice low and powerful, with an unquestionable majesty.

He paused, a cold light flashed in his eyes: “As long as we determine the general direction and make sure they are still under our control.

The next thing will be left to our Wolf Master!”

“General, you are right!”

Hu Yanzhong smiled slightly, then took out a sachet from his bosom and handed it to Yelu Cangqi. There was a bit of pride in his eyes, and a certainty in his tone: “General, we have already left special spices on Li Zhongwu’s body.

No matter how they flee, they will never escape our encirclement.”

Yelu Cangqi took the sachet, looked down at it, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sneer.

There was a hint of mockery in his eyes, as if he had already seen the rebels falling into a desperate situation.

“Li Zhongwu would never have thought that he himself led the rebel army into the abyss.”

Hu Yanzhong continued, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, “This special spice is colorless and odorless, but it can be keenly detected by the hawk. As long as he is still alive, he will definitely not escape our pursuit.”

Upon hearing this, Yelu Cangqi nodded with satisfaction.

His eyes swept across the distance coldly, and his tone was filled with a hint of cold murderous intent: “Very good. This time, I will make Lin Zhongyun and his rebel army fully understand what it means to have no way to escape.”

The goshawk was still circling high in the sky, its silhouette particularly eye-catching in the sun.

Its eyes are as sharp as knives, constantly scanning every inch of the grassland, as if ready to lock onto prey at any time.

Yelu Cangqi raised his head and his eyes fell on the goshawk.

He had a faint smile on his face, and his tone was a little cold: “The goshawk has locked on their direction. As long as they are still on this grassland, there is no way they can escape.”

After Huyan Zhong left, he gently weighed the sachet that Huyan Zhong handed to him.

The sachet was small and delicate, exuding a faint scent of plants. It seemed inconspicuous at first glance, but it held the key to the entire plan.

His eyes fell on the sachet, and his expression changed constantly, as if at this moment, countless complex emotions were surging in his heart – there was relief, there was resentment, but in the end, these emotions turned into a deep sigh.

“Such a series of tactics…” He couldn’t help but whisper to himself, with a complex feeling in his tone, “Even if I had been a soldier all my life, I would never have thought of this.”

His gaze gradually became profound, as if he could see through the sachet in his hand and see a long-lost memory.

If he were in the past, he would have sneered and disdained such conspiracy tactics.

He was once the proudest warrior of the Northern Barbarians. He believed in fair battles and victory by crushing the opponent with strength. He was confident that any conspiracy or trick would be futile in the face of absolute strength.

At that time, he commanded the most elite wolf division of the Northern Barbarians, and wherever he went, he was invincible. He believed that as long as he was strong enough, he would be able to completely defeat the enemy without resorting to any conspiracy.

However, times have changed and the situation is no longer the same.

No matter how unwilling he was, or how much he looked down upon such means, he had to admit that only such means could save the Northern Barbarians and give them a glimmer of hope.

He slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on the distant sky. His expression was still stern, but there was a hint of deep worry in his eyes.

“The future of the Northern Barbarians can no longer be protected by strength alone.”

Yelu Cangqi said in his heart, with a heavy look in his eyes, “Our enemies are too powerful, and their schemes are too far-reaching.

If we still hold on to our past pride and stubbornness, only destruction awaits us.”

He looked down at the sachet in his hand. The small object seemed to carry the fate of the Northern Barbarians.

He exerted a little force on his fingers, as if he wanted to hold this heavy responsibility tighter.

“Even I have to admit that this method is indeed the best option at the moment.” He whispered with a complicated emotion in his tone.

“Hu Yanhuan… I just hope you can live up to our trust!”

The grassland wind is still blowing, bringing a hint of coolness.

Yelu Cangqi stood in the wind, his figure looked particularly tall in the morning light, but his heart was like the grass and trees in the wind, full of ups and downs and fluctuations.

“The future of the Northern Barbarians will not allow us to make any more mistakes.”

He silently said in his heart, his eyes showing a firmness, “Whether it is Hu Yanhuan’s plan or Wolf Master’s action, it must be foolproof.”

He slowly put away the sachet and glanced coldly across the distant horizon.

His hand slowly tightened around the long knife at his waist, his eyes revealing a hint of coldness and determination.

“Lin Zhongyun, this time, I want to let you know that the power of the Northern Barbarians is not only the cavalry and swords on the battlefield, but also the strategies and arrangements that you cannot contend with.” He whispered, with a hint of cold murderous intent in his tone.

……

At the same time, in Hailan Jiabo’s tent.

The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and the scorching sunlight shone through the gaps in the tattered tent onto the ground, baking the inside of the tent like a steamer.

The wind howled, blowing up the yellow sand on the ground and blowing in through the gaps in the tent, making people feel restless and irritable.

Hailan Jiabo stood in the tent, frowning and looking around coldly.

His gaze fell on this so-called “big tent”, his eyes full of disgust and disdain.

“What kind of big account is this?”

He cursed in his heart, with a hint of anger in his eyes, “It’s clearly just a shelf put together with a few pieces of rags. It’s leaking everywhere and can’t even block out the sun!”

He raised his head and looked at the almost transparent rag above his head. The sunlight penetrated mercilessly, stinging his eyes.

The bright sunshine at the moment was barely bearable, but when Hailan Jiabo thought of the cold night, he felt a surge of injustice in his heart.

“The scorching sun during the day bakes people like dried meat, and the cold wind at night makes it impossible to fall asleep.”

He cursed in his heart, his eyes showing a hint of disgust, “Such an environment… Such conditions… When has I, Hailan Jiabo, ever suffered such hardship?”

He looked down at his battle robe, which was now soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, making him extremely uncomfortable.

He reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead, but the more he wiped, the more annoyed he became, as if the sweat, like his anger, could not be wiped away.

“Damn it!” He roared in his heart, gritting his teeth, with a hint of suppressed anger in his eyes.

His eyes swept over his subordinates in the tent. Each of their faces was filled with fatigue and helplessness. It was obvious that they had been tortured by this harsh environment and were overwhelmed.

Some people tried to cool down by fanning themselves with their hands, but the weak breeze could not relieve the suffocating heat at all.

There were a few people leaning against the pillars of the tent with their eyes closed, their faces full of fatigue, as if even standing had become a torture.

This scene made Hailan Jiabo’s heart surge with anger. He slowly clenched his fists, and his knuckles turned slightly white due to the force.

He wanted to lose his temper and scold these incompetent subordinates, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

Because he knew very well that the subordinates in this big tent were all his subordinates.

This time, Hailan Jiabo can be said to have really reached the end of his rope… (End of this chapter)