Empress Yan's face turned ashen, and she gritted her teeth in anger: "Zhao Jiahua! I will never let you get away with this!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her face changed drastically with pain, large beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and she almost fainted from the pain.

I wish I could die right now.

An hour later, the pain gradually subsided, and Empress Yan slowly regained her senses. She was soaked to the bone, as if she had been pulled out of the water.

Aokiji quickly grabbed a robe to cover her up.

"Immediately find a way to obtain the antidote!" Empress Yan ordered the imperial physician. "And find a few more people for me to test the medicine on."

The imperial physician dared not refuse and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

When Prime Minister Yan arrived after hearing the news, he saw Empress Yan sitting on the couch with a pale face. He hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"It's all because of that vile woman Zhao Jiahua. She's despicable and shameless. She poisoned the letter, and I was caught off guard and fell for her trap." Empress Yan was furious.

Prime Minister Yan frowned: "This is outrageous! I will definitely settle this score."

"Father?"

"Tonight, the army will launch a surprise attack on Northern Chu. Your Majesty, just wait for the great victory. I will definitely capture Zhao Jiahua, force her to kneel down and admit her mistakes, and hand over the antidote."

Empress Yan nodded: "That's very good."

Night deepened

Under the cover of night, a group from the southern border surrounded the Northern Chu vanguard from both sides and attacked the Northern Chu camp. As they drew near, shouts suddenly rang out.

The bugle sounded.

In an instant, the torches illuminated the surroundings, and half the sky was almost dyed red.

"kill!"

Soldiers from southern Xinjiang stormed into the camp.

But they found the tent empty.

Both of them were empty.

Huo San, riding at the very front, immediately sensed something was wrong and turned to retreat, but the next second countless arrows rained down from the sky.

The arrow was set ablaze.

It was completely surrounded on all sides.

The Emperor of Northern Chu sat on horseback not far away, holding a bow in his hand. He aimed at Huo San, pulled back the scope, and released the bow.

Whoosh!

Pfft!

It hit Huo San's left shoulder accurately.

"Whoa!" Huo San's expression changed drastically, and he fell off his horse, only to be closely protected by several guards.

"General, this is a trap! There's no one in these tents. We've been ambushed!" the guard said.

"General, let's retreat quickly."

"No way!" Huo San's face turned cold. He was being chased and defeated by the Northern Chu soldiers, and many people were already mocking him for his incompetence.

Therefore, he cannot retreat so quickly this time.

At least try to fight to a draw before retreating.

"No one is allowed to back down, keep fighting!" Huo San roared.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiahua, who was not far behind, sneered: "Coward!"

An insult reached Huo San's ears, and he immediately turned around. Sure enough, he saw Zhao Jiahua with only a few guards by her side. On a whim, he subconsciously mounted his horse and, enduring the pain, led his troops to chase after Zhao Jiahua.

Zhao Jiahua held the reins, sitting there motionless, as steady as a mountain, with a smile on his face.

In an instant, Huo San realized something was wrong, pulled on the reins again, and looked around: "Zhao Jiahua, what trick are you playing now!"

Zhao Jiahua glanced sideways at the newcomer, gently flicking his long whip, and raised his chin slightly: "Look behind you!"

Huo San suddenly turned around.

Behind them, countless armies, with overwhelming momentum, came chasing after them from all directions, like a locust swarm passing by.

"That's impossible! Northern Chu only has a little over 300,000 people!" Huo San exclaimed in astonishment, gritting his teeth as he looked away at Zhao Jiahua: "It doesn't matter. As long as we kidnap you, we won't have to worry about Northern Chu not compromising."

As soon as she finished speaking, countless torches lit up behind Zhao Jiahua, surrounding her. She was now clad in armor, holding a long spear, and staring at Huo San with a smile: "Trying to capture me alive?"

Huo San's expression changed when his secret was exposed. He panicked and became somewhat impatient as he looked at the countless soldiers in front of him.

The horse beneath him sensed something was wrong and paced restlessly in circles.

Huo San gritted his teeth: "Do you think this general is afraid of a harlot like you!"

"kill!"

The two armies clashed.

The Southern Frontier army had long been overwhelmed by the overwhelming force, their morale plummeted, and they were completely disorganized and unable to fight back.

Zhao Jiahua pointed to one of the soldiers from the southern border and said, "Go and inform Prime Minister Yan immediately that General Huo has been ambushed and requests reinforcements."

The soldiers from southern Xinjiang were stunned.

"Aren't you going to leave yet?" Zhao Jiahua glared at him.

The other party was so frightened that they ran away in a hurry.

...

The soldier mounted his horse and hurriedly rode back.

Two hours later, they arrived at the southern border, shouting that General Huo San had been ambushed and requesting reinforcements.

When the news reached Prime Minister Yan's ears, he frowned in disbelief.

Have the guards bring the person in.

"Prime Minister, the general has been ambushed by a large force and requests your assistance!" the soldier said, panting heavily.

Prime Minister Yan angrily asked, "What exactly happened? Who sent you to deliver this message?"

The soldier said, "Zhao Jiahua sent his men."

As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Yan, who was outside the tent, lifted the curtain and entered, grabbing a soldier by the collar: "Who did you say?"

"Yes, it was Zhao Jiahua who released his subordinate."

Empress Yan was furious, feeling greatly provoked, and convinced that Zhao Jiahua was deliberately humiliating her.

"I don't know what happened either. General Huo led us into the Northern Chu camp, only to find the tents empty. Then, many people came from all directions and surrounded us. The general was also injured," the soldier said.

"Report!"

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