The Jinyiwei surrounded the Honglu Temple as quickly as possible, and Gondor and his men were brought out tied up.
Gondor's eyes widened in anger, his thick neck straightened, and he roared at the top of his lungs, "What on earth do you want to do? How dare you be so rude in broad daylight! I am an envoy from another country. As the saying goes, 'When two countries are at war, envoys should not be killed.' This has been a rule since ancient times. Don't you know it at all? You, Great Qi, always claim to be a country of etiquette, but now you have committed such a shameful act. Isn't it a joke!"
A small flag of the Jinyiwei next to him had been unhappy with Gondor for a long time. Without saying a word, he kicked Gondor in the stomach, then pulled out a rag from somewhere and stuffed it into Gondor's mouth.
After doing all this, he clapped his hands in a state of refreshment and said, "I've been fed up with this bastard for a long time. Even his way of speaking has changed. He even started to act like a bookworm in front of me. I'd be surprised if there wasn't something fishy going on."
After Gondor was captured, the bodies of those who ambushed Lu Chen were hung outside the city.
When the news of the failed assassination reached Yelu Song's central military tent, he fell silent.
Walking out of the big tent, Yelu Song looked at the twenty dead bodies floating on the city wall from afar, clenching his hands tightly. He knew that he was probably going to lose this battle.
If he fails to kill Lu Chen and still cannot capture the city tomorrow, he will have no choice but to retreat back to Bazhou City with his troops.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Send out another 50,000 men and keep harassing them tonight. Don't let the Da Qi soldiers get enough rest. The rest of you should eat and drink enough and go to bed early. Tomorrow morning we will prepare for the general attack!"
Yelu Song felt that the visibility was poor at night and 50,000 people should be enough for harassment.
However, just as the Liao and Jin armies were harassing at night, the Great Qi also began preparing for a counterattack.
Lu Chen arrived at a secret workshop and looked at the people busy at work. He found Wei Caier and said, "Caier, thank you for your hard work during this period. How are the preparations going?"
Wei Cai'er was wearing a coarse linen shirt at the moment, with a thimble on her hand. Her face looked a little haggard, and it was obvious that she had not had a good rest for a long time.
Seeing Lu Chen coming, she still showed a warm smile on her face and said, "Brother Lu, after working all night, the things are finally made. We also tested them yesterday, and they all passed!"
Lu Chen grabbed Wei Cai'er's hand without hesitation, looked at the blood blisters on her fingers, and said with some heartache: "Thank you for your hard work, you have worked hard. If you can defeat the Liaojin army this time, you will have made a great contribution!"
"Brother Lu, we're fine. It's the soldiers defending the city who are really working hard. With such a powerful enemy at the door, it would be great if we women could help out a little."
Wei Caier's face, as white as mutton-fat jade, suddenly turned red, like a ripe apple, delicate and tempting.
She lowered her head shyly, trying to free her hand from Lu Chen's broad and powerful palm, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not move Lu Chen at all.
Lu Chen held her hand tightly, as if afraid that if he let go, she would float away like a kite with a broken string.
Wei Cai'er was still a virgin, unmarried! Just two days ago, Lu Chen had gone to the Wei Mansion to ask Wei Yong for marriage, saying that as long as the enemy retreated, he would immediately hold a grand wedding with Wei Cai'er.
But at this moment, the enemy has not retreated yet and everything is still unsettled. Thinking of this, Wei Caier couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and uneasy.
She turned to look at the hot air balloons she had been sewing tirelessly for the past few days, and asked uncertainly, "Brother Lu, can these things really defeat the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops?"
Lu Chen nodded affirmatively and said, "Absolutely no problem. I have special tools to use with it."
After saying that, Lu Chen turned to Mou Ping beside him and said, "Are all the things I want ready?"
"Reporting to the Imperial Master, everything is almost ready. Although the quality cannot yet fully meet your requirements, we have tested it before and the results are still very good. It's just that our craftsmanship is average, and the quantity is still a bit small."
"It doesn't matter if it's less. After all, we can't use advanced industrial methods to extract it at this stage. But as long as this thing appears on the battlefield and leaves the enemy helpless, our goal will be achieved. As long as the enemy panics, our chance will come!"
"Come on, bring all the stuff over and pack it in boxes, inflate the hot air balloon, and let's get started!"
Mou Ping and Ma Tong nodded vigorously and immediately gave the order to carry out the plan!
Soon the hot air balloons began to inflate, and the funny smiling faces looked a little weird against the firelight.
The Jinyiwei members who had undergone professional training during this period had already boarded the hot air balloons. Looking at the more than 30 hot air balloons in front of him, Lu Chen took a deep breath and said, "Are you all clear about the plan this time? Do you understand the risks of this operation?"
"I don't like to force anyone. If anyone is afraid of death and doesn't want to carry out the mission, just tell me and I'll send someone else to replace you!"
Afraid of death? Now? You must be kidding!
The Jinyiwei standing in the hot air balloon basket stood tall and straight, like sharp arrows ready to be shot.
Everyone's gaze was as bright and fiery as a burning torch, as if it could penetrate through the layers of clouds and reach the sky.
The eyes of some of them had turned red due to excessive excitement and anticipation, as if they were ignited by a raging fire.
The uncontrollable excitement made them tremble all over, and their hands tightly grasped the railings, as if if they let go, they would immediately fly out and into the embrace of the vast blue sky.
At this moment, they had only one thought in their minds: they wished they could break through the clouds right now and soar freely in the sky!
This time, they have made up their minds to accomplish a shocking feat - not only to fly into the sky on that huge and gorgeous hot air balloon, but also to move forward bravely like warriors and attack the enemy directly!
They will charge fearlessly into the enemy's well-prepared center and charge towards the enemy general with the force of thunder.
As the saying goes, "A real man is born between heaven and earth", he should have such lofty ambitions and fearless courage!
Faced with powerful enemies all around, they did not flinch, and had only one firm belief in their hearts: to take the head of the enemy general to prove their bravery and strength.
At this moment, life and death have long been disregarded, and honor and victory are their only pursuits.
Seeing that no one had quit, Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, you are all heroes. Let's drink this glass of wine!"
As he spoke, Lu Chen raised his glass and drank it all, then turned the glass upside down and roared, "Gentlemen, may your martial arts be prosperous!"
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