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Wu Er didn't know whether the great general looked down on him or thought too highly of him. He didn't expect that he would be given two hours to prepare.

Does the general know how much can be done in two hours?

Not to mention two hours, even if he was given fifteen minutes, an incense stick of time would be enough for him to arrange everything.

Wu Er's original plan was not anything special, but it was …

To leave the Southern Wilderness and seek refuge in the Prince Yanbei, to find a way out.

When they knew that there was no food left in the army, they had thought of this plan. However, at that time, the situation was wrong. In addition, Wu Er had received great support from the general, so Wu Er wanted to make use of this opportunity to gain a foothold in the army.

One had to know that they were people of the Southern Wilderness. The Southern Wilderness and Yanbei had irreconcilable enmity. Even if they were to sacrifice themselves to the Prince Yanbei, the Prince Yanbei would not necessarily accept them. Even if they were to accept them, they would naturally be inferior to the Prince Yanbei.

They lived at the bottom of the Southern Wilderness. They knew too well how difficult it was to live a lowly life. Therefore, when Wu Er suggested earlier, his brothers didn't dare to make a move, even though they were acting strangely.

To join the Prince Yanbei was to use one's life as a wager. Once the Prince Yanbei refused to accept them, they would be done for, there would not even be a chance for retreat.

Wu Er and his brothers couldn't bear this.

They had thought that by taking advantage of the incident in the army, Wu Er had displayed great talent and received great importance from the general, thus breaking through the ranks of the Southern Wilderness and ascending to a higher position.

To Wu Er and his brothers, Wu Er was like a flag. If Wu Er could use his own efforts to climb up to a high position that they had never even dared think of, then …

One day, they could do the same.

However, the ideal was beautiful, but the reality was cruel.

The tacit approval of the Great General and the actions of the young man in picking the peach made Wu Er and his brothers clearly realize one fact that they had always neglected before, and that was …

The Southern Wilderness was still the Southern Wilderness, and the Great General was still a Great General. Even if their Southern Wilderness encountered the biggest crisis in history, even if Wu Er was capable, it was impossible for lower class people like them to be valued.

Since they were destined to not get important, what were they going to fight for?

In the army, it was impossible for them to even eat a full meal. Even after exchanging all the gunpowder for food, there was nothing left to exchange for food. It was still difficult for them to escape death.

Rather than stay in the Southern Wilderness and starve to death, or be someone's concubine, it would be better to throw them at the Prince Yanbei. There might even be a way for them to survive.

Even if the Prince Yanbei did not accept their offer of allegiance, it did not matter. If they stayed in the Southern Wilderness, they would be the ones who would be sacrificed first.

Since he would die sooner or later, it would be better to fight with his back to the water. Who knows, he might even be able to carve out a path of blood.

Originally, Wu Er suggested that they should join the Prince Yanbei, as his brothers did not want to take the risk.

Before Wu Er could open his mouth, his brothers had already urged Wu Er to bring them to the Prince Yanbei.

Wu Er had originally been hesitant, but now he didn't even hesitate anymore.

After making an agreement with his trusted brother, Wu Er walked towards the general's personal camp as if he had nothing to do with anyone.

The general had already arranged for people to go exchange food. There was no need to wait for the sky to turn dark.

The general didn't want to make it so obvious, but there was nothing he could do!

Although everyone was well aware of this, they had not put it on the table. Even if they did, they would not say anything about it. Now, however, the general had no choice but to put this matter on the table.

That shout had even made it known to the entire army that the Great General had asked someone to bring gunpowder to exchange with the Yanbei Army for food, and also made them know that Niu Xiaoge had brought someone with him to exchange for food. Half the way, the gunpowder had been robbed by someone, and there was no way to exchange it for food.

In this sort of situation, it was meaningless for the general to hide himself. In order to calm the hearts of the people and not cause the army to panic, the Great General had to put this matter on the surface and point out his previous meritorious general Wu Er, so that the entire army could settle down.

Wu Er did not understand how things worked until he followed the Great General's men and heard them talk about it on the way. It was only then did he understand why there were so many things.

This incident had cleared his mind as well, and made him realize the disparity between him and the nobles such as the great general.

He could be considered smart and capable, but that was all he could do. In terms of playing tricks and manipulating the hearts of others, he was far inferior to the great general.

He had initially wanted to slowly win the hearts of the people in the army so that he could contend with the great general in the future. But now …

Wu Er felt that it would be more reliable to rely on the Prince Yanbei.

Putting aside the fact that he was no match for the general, even if he had the confidence to win the hearts of most people under the general's watch, what was the use?

He did not have food to feed them, nor did he have the means like the Great General. Under such circumstances, he could rely on him to calm down.

Wu Er had already calculated in his heart that he would try his best to keep his distance from the great general and travel alone on the road. Just like this, they walked for three days straight to the place where they first settled down, and this place...

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