Xie Yi stared intently at the Xiliang people below the city wall, his face showing a solemn expression.
He simply didn't have time to beat around the bush with these two. The crisis in Weizhou City had already begun, and he didn't want anyone to cause trouble in an already precarious situation.
Jiang Yimian, however, only looked at the long lines of torchbearers below the city gate and said seriously, "Your Highness is overthinking it. The reason we came to Weizhou this time is only to escort Aguzan, and it has nothing to do with Your Highness."
Your Highness must have heard quite a bit about the news in the capital. Given your current strength, you pose no threat whatsoever to His Majesty.
Besides, you can't even handle the people of Xiliang now, let alone rebel."
Xie Jingxuan's hidden tens of thousands of Qianlong Guards are not easy to deal with; the tens of thousands of soldiers guarding Weizhou City are simply not enough.
Xie Yi choked, then frowned and looked at Jiang Yimian with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Although it sounds harsh, it is the truth.
The letters sent back from the capital contained detailed accounts of the events inside and outside the palace that day.
The appearance of over 100,000 Hidden Dragon Guards is enough to demonstrate Xie Jingxuan's hidden strength and cunning.
This person is not as mediocre as he appears; it is quite frightening that he has been able to hide for so many years without being discovered by anyone.
Weizhou has no chance of winning against Qianlongwei right now.
He hadn't expected the person in front of him to say it so bluntly.
Xie Yi fell silent for a moment. Although his eyes still held suspicion as he stared at the two of them, he was no longer as wary as he had been at the beginning.
After a long pause, he continued, "If that's the case, why did you all come along?"
If they weren't spying, what was their purpose?
On this city tower, one could be hit by arrows shot by the Xiliang people at any time.
Seeing that he still harbored doubts, Lu Cijian simply said, "You pose no threat to His Majesty now, so there's no need to worry. If he wanted you dead, it would be very simple; he wouldn't need to go to such lengths."
If Xie Jingxuan truly intended for Prince Jin to die, he would have ordered him killed the moment Prince Jin left the capital, and would not have allowed him to remain until now.
When Prince Jin left the capital, he had very few people with him.
Xie Yi glanced at Lu Cijian with surprise, and the heavy weight in his heart finally lifted. Although he had left the capital voluntarily back then, his cronies had caused Xie Jingxuan a lot of trouble at the beginning.
He was afraid the other party would bring up old grievances, but since they didn't, he was relieved.
His gaze swept over Jiang Yimian before he said with dissatisfaction, "Then what do you mean by this? If you're not spying on me, why come here and cause trouble?"
This city wall is not a fun place; there aren't enough people to protect you.
Please, Lord Lu, and the Princess, leave together.
Lu Cijian simply said, "We are here to help the Prince."
After saying that, he walked straight towards the corner.
Jiang Yimian quickly followed.
Xie Yi was still a little stunned. He hurriedly went forward to bring the person back, only to see the archer on the arrow tower being shot down.
With a "thud," it fell to the ground from the arrow tower, raising a cloud of dust.
The next second, a dense rain of arrows shot towards the arrow tower and corner tower, and many people fell instantly.
Seeing this, Xie Yi quickly directed the disorganized soldiers beside him, "You guys go up and fill in, and you take the wounded away."
The men quickly responded.
Before Xie Yi could even breathe a sigh of relief, he saw a person standing on the now-empty arrow tower.
Jiang Yimian was dressed in black riding attire, which only made her small face appear even whiter and more delicate in the darkness.
However, her expression was cold; she showed no tension or fear as she looked at the Xiliang people and the bloody scene below, as if she were already familiar with such a scene.
Xie Yi was stunned for a moment, but quickly said, "Why haven't you brought the princess down yet?"
Is this guy crazy? He dares to just walk into the arrow tower.
However, the next second, Jiang Yimian held a bow and arrow and fired three arrows at the same time, only to shoot down the Xiliang people who had already reached the bottom of the city wall and were pushing the ladder.
The ladder, which was not yet fully assembled, fell to the ground again.
The soldiers who had just entered the arrow tower were also taken aback. They hadn't expected that this person's aim would be so good from such a distance; even the best among their city guards seemed unable to do it.
Xie Yi was also full of surprise, never expecting Jiang Yimian to be so powerful. Could those rumors be true?
While still in shock, they heard Jiang Yimian say to the soldiers beside her, "Don't be stunned, keep drawing your bows and stop those people from getting close to the city wall."
The soldiers immediately responded, picked up the fallen bows and arrows, and shot them at the Xiliang people below the city wall.
Seeing that many people from Xiliang were trapped and unable to move, Xie Yi was so shocked that his eyes widened. Just as he thought he was seeing things, he heard Lu Cijian's voice from the corner tower.
"Get on the ram, grab the shields, and the ladder will be up in no time."
Xie Yi quickly looked down from the city wall and saw that the Xiliang people had already pushed several siege ladders down to the city.
It's already being assembled, and it will be ready to climb the city wall soon.
If these people were to climb the city wall, the soldiers on the wall would be no match for them and would surely be killed instantly.
He quickly said, "What are you standing there for? Why aren't you listening to Lord Lu?"
The city's garrison, which had been in complete disarray, gradually got back on track under Lu Cijian's command and was no longer as chaotic as before.
Meanwhile, the archers who were brought up from the arrow tower, under Jiang Yimian's command, kept shooting at the Xiliang people around the cloud ladder.
Because the objective was clear, the soldiers who had painstakingly pushed the ladders over fell to the ground one after another.
For a moment, no one around the ladder dared to step forward.
Astride his tall horse, Zawu looked around at the siege ladder and saw that there were no soldiers around. He immediately said with dissatisfaction, "Men, what are you doing, putting the siege ladder up on the city wall? What are you useless people doing?"
The adjutant hesitated for a moment before saying, "General, there seem to be a few more people on the city wall."
At first, those people were in a state of chaos, but it seemed that the extra personnel gradually gave the defending army the strength to fight back.
But because of the darkness of night, only a few torches illuminated the city tower, making it difficult for him to see who it was.
Zawu snorted coldly and said with dissatisfaction, "I don't care who else is here. Hurry up and help the ladder up."
So what if there are a few more people? They're still just the same useless people from Weizhou City.
They've been stationed outside the city for so long, yet these people haven't dared to make any move against them; they're clearly a bunch of cowards.
If he hadn't wanted to test these people's strength today, he wouldn't have bothered fighting with these good-for-nothings.
It would be better to let these people fend for themselves and wait to die in the city, so that they can take Weizhou City without losing a single soldier.
The lieutenant had no choice but to wave his flag, signaling the next squad to go and provide support.
However, before the group could get close, they were hit by a dense rain of arrows shot down from the city wall, and almost all of them fell on the way.
Enraged, Zawu cursed, "When did Weizhou City get such skilled archers? Men, send the swordsmen and shieldmen!"
"Archers and catapults, keep going! I want to see how long these men can hold out."
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