Just then, a raging fire suddenly broke out in the east, where there had been no movement all along.
The fire spread extremely quickly, and with the wind blowing, the flames instantly engulfed the eastern tents, adding fuel to the fire.
A fire broke out.
The Xiliang people who were fighting with Jiang Yimian and her group were stunned for a moment, and they all looked towards the fire.
When they realized that the fire was on the grain and fodder, they all panicked.
Seeing that the fire was getting fiercer and fiercer and was about to spread to the entire camp, Zawu shouted: "Fire! Go put out the fire!"
"Go put out the fire!"
Upon hearing this, many Xiliang soldiers rushed to put out the fire.
Zawu suddenly realized what Jiang Yimian's true purpose was, and immediately grabbed his broadsword and angrily slashed at her.
"You bitch, you dare to play me? You said you came to assassinate me, but you just came to burn my supplies. I'll kill you."
As he spoke, he angrily brandished the large knife in his hand, his whole being descending into a frenzy, clearly enraged.
Jiang Yimian simply nimbly dodged his attack, creating distance between them, before calmly saying, "Who said I lied to you?"
The assassination attempt on you was merely an unexpected bonus. I advise the general to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Otherwise, I fear there truly will be no cure, no medicine or food.
After saying that, he led his men away in a flash.
Zawu cursed angrily and raised his broadsword to chase after him.
However, the next second, he collapsed to the ground with a "thud" and lost consciousness.
His once normal complexion was now covered in bluish-purple discoloration.
The deputy general had just caught up when he saw Zha Wu's current state and was shocked. While calling for the Xiliang army to put out the fire, he hurriedly carried Zha Wu, who was lying on the ground, to the camp.
Jiang Yimian had no time to care about the miserable state of the Xiliang people at the moment, and quickly led the city guards toward Weizhou City.
Once the group had all arrived outside Weizhou City, the people who had been waiting on the city wall for a long time quickly dropped the rope.
The soldiers guarding the city helped each other and held onto the ropes, and were successfully pulled up by the people on the city wall.
Jiang Yimian glanced at the wounded and the corpses lying on the ground, then said to Xie Yi, who was still somewhat bewildered, "I would trouble Your Highness to properly settle these fallen soldiers."
Xie Yi quickly responded and ordered his men to take the corpses and wounded away before staring at Jiang Yimian and asking, "Princess, how is it?"
Although he felt that tonight's plan was almost impossible to complete, seeing them return safely gave him a glimmer of hope.
Jiang Yimian was about to speak.
The soldiers on the corner tower burst into enthusiastic cheers.
"Your Highness, it's done, it's done! The Xiliang people's camp is really on fire."
"We did it! We did it!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a cheer erupted from the city tower.
Everyone's face was filled with disbelief as they frantically asked the people around them who had just returned from the Xiliang camp.
"Really? Did you really succeed? How did you do it?"
Xie Yi was also full of surprise. He didn't bother to ask about the specifics and ran straight up to the corner tower.
When I saw the raging fire in the distance, I could hardly believe it.
The area that was originally illuminated by scattered firelight was now lit up by a sky full of flames, and even the sky above was dyed by the firelight.
One by one, the places where tents were originally pitched have been engulfed by raging flames.
Many Xiliang soldiers were hurriedly fetching water from a nearby river to put out the fire, but it was far from enough.
The fire was too big, and the fact that the Xiliang people's tents were set up so densely made it easier for the fire to spread.
Chen Tongpan, who was standing to the side, was also very surprised and extremely excited. He praised her repeatedly, saying, "Princess, you are really amazing. You actually managed to burn down the Xiliang people's grain supplies with these three hundred men. You are incredible."
This is truly a great relief to the people of Weizhou.
These days, because of the Xiliang army, the people in the city live in fear every day, afraid that the city will fall at any time.
Although Weizhou won last night's battle, it was merely a test for the Xiliang people, yet they fought with all their might.
The disparity in numbers instilled in them an innate fear of the Xiliang people, as did the people within the city.
As long as those people from Xiliang remain outside the city, the people in the city will never be able to live in peace, and will be constantly worried about the city falling and their homes being destroyed.
Today, the gap between three hundred people and seventy thousand people is almost insurmountable, yet Jiang Yimian has managed to do it.
When he first heard about this from Jiang Yimian, he thought she was joking and couldn't believe it.
How can 300 people possibly fight against 70,000?
But Jiang Yimian did just that, and not only did she do it, she did it exceptionally well.
Although many of the city's defenders were wounded, and some even died, Jiang Yimian herself also had many wounds.
But they are still worthy of respect.
Because they accomplished something that seemed impossible.
Even the sacrifice of the forty-seven soldiers is astonishing.
Thinking that these people from Xiliang should be able to calm down in the next few days, Prefect Chen was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Today can be considered a great start."
If things are going so smoothly for the princess, then Lord Lu will surely succeed in wiping out all the river bandits as well.
"From now on, there will be no more river bandits in our Weizhou City! That's wonderful! Today is truly a good day!"
Although Xie Yi didn't say anything, he clearly shared the same thought, his face beaming with joy.
Originally, he had aged considerably due to the dual troubles of the Xiliang people and the river bandits, but now, his face was full of joy, which dispelled much of his fatigue.
Thinking of something, he looked at Jiang Yimian below and said, "I have already settled the girls who ran back before you came back. Don't worry, Princess, they are all fine now."
I never expected that Jiang Yimian would actually save these people.
At first, he only hoped that the other side would return safely, but now, the other side has not only successfully burned the grain and fodder, but also rescued so many people.
If he were in Jiang Yimian's position, he would ask himself honestly, when his own life was uncertain, he would absolutely not care about others.
This person is indeed very capable. No wonder he was able to save Wei Jinghai in Qingnan and even win against Tu Kun at the Yan Archery Banquet.
Such a person deserves to be respected.
Jiang Yimian's face showed little smile at this moment. She looked up at Xie Yi and calmly said, "The situation with the bandits has changed. I have to go rescue them. Give me 20,000 soldiers to guard the city."
Xie Yi was stunned when he heard this.
But all around him were cheers from the city guards, and he thought he had misheard. He quickly came down from the corner tower and stood in front of Jiang Yimian before asking, "Princess, what did you just say?"
Jiang Yimian repeated what she had said before, and then continued, "The number of bandits is probably more than 20,000. There may be other troops as well. I need to go and rescue them."
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