Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

Boshku looked at the wall.

The six blood-red characters above the corpse were particularly eye-catching.

He stared at it for a long time: "One, what's with the 'one'? What is this all about?!"

"Someone come here and fetch me someone who understands Chinese characters!"

Soon, a bondservant who could read Chinese was brought over.

"Tell me, what does this mean?"

He stared at the blood-written words on the wall, his face pale, and said with a mournful expression, "Your Excellency, what it says here is..."

"Slaughter a village, kill a general."

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Boshku's veins bulged, and his face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

"Slaughter a village, slay a general, hehehe~"

This is a provocation, a blatant provocation!

Nikan not only infiltrated the camp and killed the Niru Ejen, but also deliberately left blood-written messages to demonstrate against them.

It was an utter humiliation to the entire Niru.

"Get out!"

The bondservant felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly retreated.

Several guards had brought more than ten armored soldiers who had been on duty at the gate and on patrol last night into the courtyard.

One of the guards cried out in terror, "My lord, Lord Dorji, and Akshan, Tenge... they've also been killed!"

"What?"

The passage to Boshku is impassable; "They died too?"

"yes!"

"The bodies have been found in their respective tents; all of them had their throats slit, with no signs of struggle."

Dorji was a prince, while Akshan and others were senior military officers.

If the Niru Ejen were to die, his son Dorji should have taken over the Niru, but Dorji was assassinated on the same night.

The officers of the Jiala Army, including Akshan, who were responsible for assisting military affairs, were also not spared.

In just one night, several important officers in the camp were all sneaked in and killed.

In the end, only this group of shkhu were left to oversee military affairs.

According to military regulations, he was not qualified to officially succeed as the Niru Ejen, but for now he could only temporarily handle Niru affairs and wait for Abatai to reappoint him.

"No wonder I didn't see them either, they were assassinated too!" This bakshku, seeing that several bakshku were dead and he was the only one still alive, felt a sense of relief at having escaped death.

I actually survived.

But after feeling relieved, his anger only grew stronger.

If he hadn't been lucky last night, he might have been one of the people who died today.

Boshku stared at the armored soldiers on patrol, his voice icy.

"Tell me, did you notice anything unusual during your patrol last night?"

The leading soldier immediately knelt down: "Reporting to your Excellency, no."

"No?"

Boshku's eyes turned cold: "You patrolled all night and found nothing?"

"Yes."

The soldier bowed his head and said, "This servant, following regulations, patrolled the area around the camp and found nothing suspicious."

"Didn't you see anyone come in?"

"no."

Boshku laughed. "Good, very good indeed. You've patrolled all night and found nothing."

"Right under your noses, Nikan killed the Niru Ejen and the other three Boshku!"

His voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"Tell me, how did Nikan get in? Can he fly, or are all of you blind?!"

"We can't expect these Nikans to hide and come in to assassinate us, can we?" Boshku sneered.

There were constant patrols around the perimeter last night, and there were always people on duty at the gate.

To this day, no one knows how the assassin got in or how he left.

Suppressing his shock and anger, Boshku took a deep breath and ordered sharply, "Blow the horn!"

"The entire battalion is to be armored and blockade the mountains and forests. Without my order, not a single bird is to be released!"

The sound of bugles echoed throughout the camp.

The Jurchen soldiers, clad in armor and armed, rode out in all directions, blocking off the mountainous region.

He looked at the soldiers kneeling on the ground at the entrance, trembling with fear, his eyes as cold as if he were looking at corpses.

"Arrest all those who were on night patrol last night. They will be dealt with according to military law after the search of the mountain is completed!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Now, everyone follow me to search the mountain. We need to find them alive or dead!"

Under the cover of night, Liu Er and his men, who had already left overnight, had gone quite a distance. Therefore, even though the group of Shiku and his men patrolled all day, they did not see a single person.

Boshku's face was extremely grim.

"My lord, what should we do now? If the Prince finds out about this, he will probably blame us," the confidant whispered.

"Niru'erzhen is dead, Daizi is dead, and the others are dead too. If anyone were in that position, they wouldn't let us off easily," said Boshiku.

"But we must let Prince Beile know that we are not facing an ordinary enemy, but a Ming army that can come and go freely from their camps."

Boshku looked at his personal guard beside him: "Take paper and pen and write down last night's events in a military report. The camp was infiltrated by the enemy. The Niru Ejen and three Boshku were assassinated. The enemy's identity has not yet been determined."

"Should we write down the words on the wall?"

"...Remember this! Send two fast riders immediately to the Prince's camp."

……

Inside the tent, all the generals bowed their heads.

After reading the military report, Abatai remained silent for a long time.

The Niru Ejen, along with his deputy, and several Jiala officers were assassinated.

After a long while, Abatai put down the military report and said coldly, "Useless! A dignified Niru with hundreds of men stationed in the camp was allowed to be sneaked in, killed by Nikan, and then left unscathed."

"If this gets out, how will our Great Jin Dynasty save face?"

Abatai's gaze fell on the six words, and he sneered, "How dare you! You killed one of my generals and then left a message. Are you telling me, Prince Ben, that you can come and go as you please?"

A general in the tent cautiously asked, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Abatai said, "Kill them. Since they were able to find our location, it means someone nearby is sending them a message."

"Then we'll eliminate these spies and let everyone know what the consequences will be for working for the Ming army."

As Abatai spoke, the generals inside the tent glanced at each other but did not respond.

"What, when did the warriors of my Great Jin become afraid of a few cowardly Nikans?" Abatai said coldly.

"The most likely reason they were able to kill Turgh is not because they possessed extraordinary abilities, but because there was a problem with the patrol!"

"Several hundred men are stationed here, with sentries on the perimeter and guards at the gates. If the enemy could truly enter and leave our camp without a sound, then our Great Jin would have been defeated long ago!"

"Go check!"

"Not a single one of those on duty or patrolling last night should be spared. Those who deserve punishment should be punished, and those who deserve execution should be executed!"

The generals bowed their heads and obeyed.

Abatai looked at the military report again: "As for these Nikans, since they dared to leave this message, it means they want to tell us that they are in the shadows, while we are in the light."

"Investigate all the nearby villages. Whoever sent them the information is an accomplice."

"Kill them all."

"Kill them until they dare not utter another word on behalf of the Ming army."

One general couldn't help but ask, "But if we do that, won't it force those Nikans to take action?"

Abatai said sternly, "What I want is for them to take action. The real trouble is if they continue to hide in the shadows. These people dare to kill a general simply because they are taking advantage of the fact that we don't know where they are."

"But if they want to save or stop us, they must show themselves."

"Pass on the order."

"Strengthen camp patrols, increase sentries, and ensure that no general is alone at night; all generals must be accompanied by personal guards."

"I'd like to see that, Ben Beile."

"Can they take another head in the heavily guarded camp?"

"I want those Nikans hiding in the shadows to come out on their own."