Bao Qimeng finished speaking and appeared in Jiang Chen's camp as if he were being appointed. Seeing Bao Qimeng bowing to him in submission, Jiang Chen smiled without saying a word, wondering what he was thinking.

When the Xiongnu army on the other side learned of these events, they were all filled with disbelief. However, the facts before their eyes forced them to realize that they had been completely reduced to mere losers in the hands of these people.

"Now that we have reached the point of utter desperation, having made such arrangements, we will listen to all of these deployments. For now, we will merely pretend to comply with these fellows, letting them think they have the upper hand."

"Someday, we will surely charge back again and reclaim the glory that once belonged to us."

Hearing the words of those Xiongnu outside the city, the guards in charge of surveillance couldn't help but laugh. If they were truly given such an opportunity, the Xiongnu would probably have already turned the world upside down.

However, when they thought of the methods used by Jiang Chen, everyone couldn't help but feel amazed. Since ancient times, they had only been able to maintain a stalemate with the Xiongnu. They never had the chance to directly suppress them like they were now, which made everyone present feel a sense of pride and extraordinary accomplishment.

Under Jiang Chen's command, Bao Qimeng had no choice but to direct his men to begin repairing the damaged city walls. Watching the walls being gradually restored by their own hands, they felt extremely uncomfortable. They had spent so much effort opening up this path, but now they had to help others repair it for no reason. This was no different from rubbing salt into their wounds.

While Jiang Chen was still worried about how to crack the secret path that would allow them to successfully launch a sneak attack, Bao Qimeng had already voluntarily confessed everything.

After learning that it was Jiang Zuo Wang who had betrayed the path, Jiang Chen ultimately only sighed and said nothing more.

However, what Jiang Chen found somewhat surprising was that Jiang Zuo Wang was still alive and well after such an event, which Jiang Chen found a bit puzzling.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Chen understood the reason. This fellow had done this sort of thing, betraying others, more than once.

"Jiang Zuo Wang is now in my hands. The internal strife within the Xiongnu probably hasn't been resolved yet. As long as you're willing to give me some time to go back and reorganize the government, I will naturally hand him over to you."

Hearing that Bao Qimeng was actually bargaining with him, Jiang Chen found it a bit incredible.

"Of course, you can also choose to take me back directly, but whether Jiang Zuo Wang is dead or alive at that time, I can't guarantee."

Seeing that Bao Qimeng dared to threaten him even now, Jiang Chen almost laughed out loud.

However, Jiang Chen didn't necessarily have to take Bao Qimeng back.

News of the Xiongnu's internal strife had now reached Jiang Chen's ears. It was precisely because of this that Jiang Chen planned to take advantage of this opportunity to completely eliminate this threat that had been hiding in the north.

This was why Jiang Chen insisted on bringing Bao Qimeng along this time.

But if he were to take Bao Qimeng away now, and the Xiongnu really fell into internal strife, although it seemed temporarily beneficial to him, if handled carelessly, these Xiongnu might quickly become a huge problem and backfire on him. It was with this in mind that Jiang Chen sighed helplessly.

"I will arrange for a group of people to leave with you. If they discover that you have any other ideas along the way, then don't blame me for being impolite."

Hearing Jiang Chen's straightforward words, Bao Qimeng only smiled and didn't take Jiang Chen's requests too seriously.

Now that he had chosen to submit to Jiang Chen, he would naturally not do anything superfluous.

After selecting the people to leave with Bao Qimeng, Jiang Chen directly released his surveillance of Bao Qimeng. Seeing that Jiang Chen was so trusting, many people felt a sense of panic and unease in their hearts. If these Xiongnu were to suddenly turn against them, their remaining methods would not be able to stop them.

Just as someone was about to speak up to persuade Jiang Chen, they saw Jiang Chen's cold gaze. Realizing that Jiang Chen must have his own plans, they swallowed all the words that were stuck in their throats.

"Order the entire army, after a good celebration this time, we will return to the imperial court in triumph."

After Jiang Chen finished speaking, he directly focused his gaze on the cattle and sheep that Bao Qimeng and his men had brought over.

Understanding Jiang Chen's meaning, Bao Qimeng only left behind the most basic supplies, and then handed over everything else in one go.

After doing all of this, Bao Qimeng left quickly as Jiang Chen had requested. Watching the backs of Bao Qimeng and his men as they left, Jiang Chen shook his head helplessly.

It seemed that Bao Qimeng had indeed restrained himself a lot now, but Jiang Chen knew very well that if Bao Qimeng was given an opportunity, they would quickly turn against him.

Therefore, now that Bao Qimeng had chosen to submit, he had to do everything possible to completely eliminate all thoughts of resistance in the shortest amount of time. Only in this way could he ensure that his current goal would not fail. Otherwise, these arrangements would be no different from lifting a stone only to drop it on his own foot.

As night fell, the long-prepared bonfire finally burned fiercely, and the aroma of roasted meat began to spread throughout the camp.

Looking at the exceptionally lavish dinner before them, many people's moods seemed extremely heavy.

This time, the resources that originally belonged to the advancing army had basically all been left here, and only one out of every ten people who had set out on the expedition remained.

At the thought of the current situation, everyone present had a breath stuck in their chests, like poison, accumulating in their hearts, unable to be released.

The next day, looking at the people who were sleeping soundly everywhere, Jiang Chen shook his head helplessly.

They finally had such a rare victory, so it wasn't too much to let them celebrate.

As the camp began to gradually come together, many people suddenly began to feel nostalgic, after all, many of their former comrades were buried here.

As Jiang Chen's army set off, news of Jiang Chen's great defeat of the Xiongnu spread. After learning that Jiang Chen had easily defeated the Xiongnu, many people felt a bit puzzled, but more of them became uneasy, especially those who had previously tried to frame Jiang Chen, with the Su family taking the lead. Now, they felt particularly uneasy.

"What should we do, Your Majesty? He's coming back!"