Arrows rained down from the city, but the soldiers ignored them and continued forward bravely.
King Yong commanded his men to charge forward, escorted the men holding explosives to the city gate, put down the explosives, and then escorted them to retreat.
Qin Wan stood at the back and watched everyone retreat. She curled her lips and smiled, "Sound the retreat!"
The people on the city wall watched as the people below began to retreat and cheered that the enemy had been repelled. Soon, they saw a man and a horse rushing forward below.
Qin Wan held the longbow in one hand, held the burning arrow in one hand, clamped it on the horse's belly, and galloped forward quickly.
The Governor of Yongzhou was startled and quickly shouted, "Crown Princess!"
He then looked at the calm Du Shizi standing aside and pointed at Qin Wan, scolding her, "You let the Crown Princess take such a risk! I knew women shouldn't be sent to the battlefield! They'll only cause more trouble!"
Prince Du followed Qin Wan all the way and was quite calm: "The Crown Princess cherishes her life very much and will not do anything rash."
"She's a woman, how much arm strength can she have? She's holding a four-stone bow, which even ordinary soldiers can't pull. How far can she shoot? If she's closer, a stone thrown from the city wall can kill her..."
The eyes of the Yongzhou governor suddenly widened, and he saw a fast horse standing up far away from the city gate under the moonlight. A thin woman on the horse was drawing a bow and arrow.
Si Shi's bow was drawn like a full moon. Even from such a distance, he seemed to hear the sound of the arrow breaking through the air and the flaming arrow flew towards the city gate.
The horse fell to the ground instantly. Qin Wan turned the horse's head and leaned on its back to gallop towards the army. Explosions sounded behind her and flames shot into the sky.
“Boom!”
“So beautiful!”
Qin Yan, Qin Chan and others cheered, and the crisp sound made the Yongzhou governor's eyes widen again.
During the journey, he had little contact with Qin Yan and others, and had no idea that these skinny-looking soldiers following the Crown Princess, who were so brave and invincible on the battlefield, were actually all women!
The Governor of Yongzhou pointed at them and asked, "Are they all women? How many are there?"
Prince Du shook his head: "I don't know, they are all women of the Qin family."
The governor of Yongzhou was stunned, but there was no time to be surprised.
Qin Wan walked up to him and casually threw the bow to Du Shizi: "My mission is completed, you guys go ahead."
The explosion gradually subsided, and a big hole was blown in the heavy city gate. The people on the city wall were stunned.
Before they could react, another explosion was heard in the city. Qin Wan's smile became even more charming in the firelight on the opposite side. She strode over, took the drumstick, and shouted loudly: "Send out the troops!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she swung the drumstick down with force.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The drumstick fell again and again, striking the hearts of the people, and the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted!
The governor of Yongzhou and his men knew Qin Wan's identity, but the soldiers under him did not know it. In their eyes, this was the prince!
He is the future crown prince!
The prince beats the drum!
The prince beats the drum for them!
"kill!"
The shouts and cries of killing were deafening, and they rushed towards the city gate without hesitation.
Prince Du rode his horse behind Qin Chan, wrapped the big knife around his hand with a cloth strip, and joined in killing the enemy.
"Miss!"
Tao Yao came out of the secret passage, found Qin Wan and handed the military token in his hand to her.
Qin Wan took the military token and asked, "How's Zhenzhen?"
"She's injured, but it's not a big deal. Miss Feng is taking care of her." Tao Yao looked towards the city. "When we arrived at Miss Feng's room, there was someone inside. Marquis Pingyang stepped in to lead them away."
Tao Yao pulled out another jade pendant and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the person in the room should be the Huzhou Governor. I suspect that the Pingyang Marquis must have gone after him. The fire was most likely caused by them."
Qin Wan nodded and asked, "Where are the spies we sent out?"
Tao Yao said, "Everyone who was with Zhenzhen is dead. The one who went in with us took the explosives and disappeared. But I heard two earth-shaking noises just now. Did you ladies take action?"
Qin Wan nodded and said, "I was planning to wait for you to come back before taking action, but seeing the fire and chaos in the city, if I don't take this opportunity to attack, wouldn't that be a waste?"
Tao Yao rubbed her hands together and said, "I want to go and kill a few too."
Qin Wan tapped her forehead and said with a smile, "You're tired from going back and forth. You'd better not go. Stay with me for a while. If there are any fish that slip through the net, you will have the chance to take action."
Tao Yao chuckled and stayed obediently beside Qin Wan.
As daybreak approached, the fire in the city was extinguished and the battle was over.
Qin Wan, Tao Yao and her personal soldiers just rode into the city.
The city was full of traces of the war. The people had their doors tightly shut. Although they stayed at home, they didn't even dare to breathe.
Qin Wan walked all the way to the Huzhou government office, which had already been cleaned out by Qin Chan and his men. Most of the Huzhou prefects and associate prefects had been killed, and the officials who remained were not very good at managing government affairs.
Qin Wan could only take over on her own. The city was still in the process of clearing out the remnants of the bandits and counting the losses. She had already ordered people to post a notice explaining the current situation.
It was simple, just stating that "the bandits have been killed, the city has been taken over by the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince is in the capital, and the people can live in peace. In addition, a wanted notice is being issued for the rebels. If there is any useful clue, there will be a reward of ten taels of silver. If there is any help in capturing the bandits, there will be a reward of one hundred taels of silver."
Not only did Qin Wan post a notice, she also ordered people to beat drums and gongs and sing and cheer in the streets.
After all, there were few people who could read, and there was chaos outside, so no one dared to go out, let alone come to the government office or the city gate to read the notices.
By noon, everything had basically calmed down, and Tao Yao went to pick up Miss Feng and Zhenzhen.
Qin Wan called a doctor to examine Zhenzhen.
The doctor took his pulse and said, "He's just a little weak, nothing serious. Just take good care of yourself."
As they were talking, the Governor of Yongzhou, the Governor of Dujiang, Lu Yan, Prince Du and others came over.
Qin Wan ordered Taoyao to take Zhenzhen to rest, and then asked them, "Where is the Huzhou governor?"
Lu Yan knelt down and said, "I killed him, but he burned the food before he died. Princess, I am guilty."
"Burning the granary?" Qin Wan was startled. She looked at everyone and asked, "What about the granary?"
The Governor of Yongzhou sighed, "The Governor of Huzhou placed the food and fodder in the Huzhou Prefecture's granary, but now it's burned out. The army won't be able to hold out for long without food and fodder. Furthermore, if the people in the city have nothing to eat, I'm afraid they'll cause trouble."
Qin Wan didn't want to see Lu Yan at the moment. She waved him away and said, "I'll deal with you when this is over. Get out."
Qin Wan rarely cursed, and after she had cursed someone, she stood up and walked around a few times before calling Tao Yao over again: "How long can our food and fodder last?"
When Qin Wan came from Shenyang, she didn't bring many people with her, so naturally she didn't bring much food either.
Princess Yong generously provided troops and horses to Yongzhou, and it was impossible for her to be even more generous in providing food and fodder. Therefore, all the food and fodder used along the way were raised by Taoyao and several people from the Qin family.
The troops of the Dujiang governor were surrounded outside for several days. They had some food and supplies, but they could not hold out for long.
Tao Yao knew without having to calculate: "Only half a month. Also, Zhenzhen just said that the rebel army has already taken over Zhengnan Prefecture, Jianning Prefecture, Jining Prefecture, and Qufu."
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