Qi Jun thought this was a much better deal than any other business!

An ordinary mountain can be exchanged for such a precious weapon. In the future, it can be handed over to our own craftsmen for a little disassembly and research. Once we have figured out its ingenuity, we can mass-produce it. From now on, who will dare to provoke us on the territory of Qi?

Even if it's the Great Zhou, so what? We can still make sure he doesn't return alive!

In this way, Jin Shu obtained a mountain, but in return, she gave up an ordinary crossbow from the camp's armory.

That thing was indeed incredibly powerful; before sending it out, the Right Chancellor advised her to think twice.

However, Jin Shu thought it was a good deal.

After all, she traded a lump of iron for a whole mountain of gold nuggets!

If the weapons sent out were even slightly ordinary, Qi Jun would definitely hesitate.

But if it were the crossbow, the most lethal weapon of the cold weapon era, then he would have no choice but to accept it. After all, what emperor in the world could refuse a weapon that could shoot a brown bear through the head with bare hands?

Jin Shu investigated the gold mine several times in the middle of the night before confirming its location. Because the gold vein was buried quite deep, it has remained undiscovered to this day.

Now that the mountain belongs to Jin Shu, she wasted no time and immediately sent her most trusted confidant with troops to dig it up.

Jin Shu had almost finished researching the exact location. You see, in those still nights, Jin Shu lay on the ground, searching bit by bit. Finally, just when she was about to doubt whether her initial judgment was wrong, she finally found the entrance to the gold vein.

Not long after, good news came from the other side: a fist-sized gold nugget was delivered to Jin Shu's hands.

"I heard that the gold mine stretches for thousands of meters, and almost half the mountainside is covered in gold!"

Upon hearing this good news, the Right Chancellor couldn't help but tremble with excitement. The gold nuggets in his hands felt heavy. He looked at Jin Shu with great emotion.

"With this mountain, we have a good chance of unifying the country!"

"The mining operation is being carried out in secret. We must hurry up and bring back all the gold. If Daqi finds out, they will definitely back out. We can't give them that chance."

Now that this matter is resolved, Jin Shu can sit back and watch from the sidelines with peace of mind.

The soldiers of Qi Yuan and Da Zhou have already clashed, and the final outcome is obvious. No matter how powerful Da Zhou is, after all the turmoil along the way, it probably won't have much morale left to fight against Qi Yuan's army.

Not to mention that Jin Shu also lent so many troops over there. Just the elite cavalry she lent to Qi Yuan is enough to guarantee that they will not lose this battle.

On the viewing platform, thick curtains kept out the cold wind of early spring. The five-meter-high platform offered an excellent view. Jin Shu sat on a soft animal skin blanket, with a small heater next to her. She was cozy and half-reclined there, cracking sunflower seeds and watching the battle below.

Zhou Yinghuai, sitting opposite her, poured her a cup of tea.

"The girl's complexion has become much rosier lately."

“I train with the soldiers every day, so my body has naturally become much stronger. You should also start training. The wind and snow are strong in the northern border region, and your physique could easily be blown away.”

Zhou Yinghuai was a pale-faced scholar who couldn't lift heavy objects. He was handsome and refined, but his body was too thin. He had an exceptionally intelligent mind, but he was also fond of military campaigns and warfare.

How can he go to the battlefield looking like that? The enemy could kill two of him with a single blow.

Zhou Yinghuai nodded with some shame.

“I understand. But I was born this way. However, I heard from the Right Chancellor that you were very healthy from a young age, but your health gradually deteriorated. The feng shui of the palace is not good for people. It is not as good as the wind and snow in the northern frontier.”

Zhou Yinghuai was a strategist, and he was very quick-witted.

As Jin Shu watched the army assembling below, she couldn't help but smile.

"Yes, the northern Xinjiang region is great. It has a vast and open landscape, and I really like it."

She distanced herself from Huangfu Rong and focused wholeheartedly on improving herself; naturally, her luck gradually improved.

In addition, she exercises every day and perseveres through gritted teeth, and now her body is much stronger. With the dual improvement and transformation of her spirit and body, the luck she had lost before is gradually returning.

Jin Shu is now capable of taking on eight men single-handedly. In addition, she has established horse farms, built cities, dug moats, recruited virtuous officials and talented individuals, and is carrying out all her work in an orderly manner.

Once a person becomes powerful, good fortune will naturally come from all directions.

Huangfu Rong, who had only become powerful because of the original owner's luck, would only see his luck decline as Jin Shu's luck increased.

This is just the beginning.

Take your time, don't rush. Jin Shu will eventually take back the fortune that the original owner gave away, little by little.

Meanwhile, below the viewing platform, a major battle was about to erupt.

Huangfu Rong personally led his troops, with 50,000 soldiers standing at the forefront. Dressed in full armor and holding a long spear, he still looked like the invincible general he had been in the past.

However, when a real fight breaks out, the situation is not so optimistic.

With 50,000 troops fighting 30,000, it seemed like a sure win no matter how you looked at it. But when a group of cavalrymen armed with bows and crossbows suddenly joined the melee, the situation instantly turned around.

The Zhou army, which had been pressing forward relentlessly, was thrown into disarray by this elite cavalry unit. With crossbow bolts flying through the ranks, the panicked Zhou army was now in complete disarray.

At this point, Qi Yuan's two armies only needed to perform normally, and before long they forced the Great Zhou into a series of defeats, retreating dozens of miles from the northern border, losing their armor and weapons along the way in a sorry state.

Jin Shu is all too adept at the tactic of beating a drowning dog with a stick.

Now that we're on her territory, we certainly can't let Huangfu Rong escape so easily.

So when the Zhou army retreated more than 30 li and thought they were safe, the troops that had been waiting for them at the rear rushed out.

The general on horseback, filled with resentment towards the Great Zhou, relentlessly pursued the Great Zhou emperor.

The initial force of about 20,000 soldiers was quickly scattered in twos and threes after being ambushed in this vast area of ​​northern Xinjiang.

General Liu Lingzun pursued the army of the Great Zhou Emperor all the way to the heart of the northern frontier.

The wind howled there, the air was bitterly cold, and spring had not yet reached the area; there was even a light snowfall in the sky.

Seeing the once high and mighty emperor now being chased and dressed as a common soldier, hiding in the crowd and not daring to show his face, the general laughed heartily.

Having vented his anger, he still had to obey Jin Shu's order: to spare the life of the Great Zhou Emperor.

With Huangfu Rong dead, a more capable emperor from the Huangfu family will ascend the throne, and the Great Zhou dynasty will likely be even more secure.

So this good-for-nothing can't die yet; he has to live so I can personally destroy the empire and feel better!