Chapter 67: An accidental discharge of a gun is considered a sign of my compassion for women
As the Yinan army left the city, Weizhou spies received the news and hurried back to report. The Weizhou defenders had never imagined that the Yinan army, which they had been suppressing all day and forced to retreat into defense, would dare to launch an offensive tonight. This was like a rabbit fighting an eagle—utterly arrogant!
The walls of Weizhou were filled with archers.
The Weizhou general, clad in heavy armor, stood atop the city wall, scanning the enemy forces outside. At first, he saw only the familiar dark wave of the Yinan Army. However, as his gaze swept past the central army and beyond, a piercing chill instantly shot up from his feet to his head!
On the flanks and rear of the Yinan army's formation, there was a dazzling, flowing silver-white color, which was countless soldiers wearing silver armor.
Seeing this scene, he angrily cursed the generals of Yinan for their lack of martial ethics. When had he ever used such a scene to attack a small Yinan city?
The Weizhou general pointed at the dazzling silver-white light and asked the person next to him, "Where did that come from?"
"It looks like it's the Yun Kingdom's Yulin Army," the soldier beside him said hesitantly and tremblingly.
The Weizhou general's legs weakened and he lost his balance. Everyone knew that the Yinan City was just a discarded pawn on the border of Yun State, isolated in the frontier, and its distance to the enemy Weizhou and Yangzhou was even closer than to some cities in the heart of Yun State.
The soldier quickly helped him steady himself, but he pushed him away. "Are you still standing here waiting to die? Go, call for reinforcements!"
The soldiers went away quickly.
How could such a small border town attract the Yulin Army to come to its aid? He had been guarding Weizhou for so many years, and had been fighting with Yinan City and consuming each other for so many years that they almost sparked a spark of love.
It seems like this time, things are going to get serious.
Under the city wall, the three people in the front row sat on tall horses.
The Weizhou general shouted, "Long time no see, Governor Jiang!"
After all, Xiliang had once made peace with Jiang Cichen, although that was when Jiang Cichen was still a general of the Northern Kingdom. But that also showed that this war was not necessary and there was room for peace talks.
Jiang Cichen smiled and said, "Didn't we just meet yesterday?"
The Weizhou general was speechless. He had just sent several teams to harass Yinan City yesterday. He said, "It's just a competition. Why take it so seriously and bother with such a big fuss?"
Jiang Cichen smiled lazily and said, "Why don't you open the city gate and invite me in for a cup of tea?"
The Weizhou general's fake smile was barely visible as he replied, "Governor Jiang wants some tea, why bother entering the city? I'll send someone to bring some tea to the front of the army. How about that?"
A very light sneer escaped from Jiang Cichen's throat.
The Weizhou general gave an order, drums sounded, the Weizhou city gates opened wide, and soldiers in fur armor filed out!
The leader was a burly man with a big beard.
The bearded man banged his two hammers against his chest twice and shouted, "Who wants some tea?"
Xie Yan said disdainfully, "Everyone wants to drink tea, what should I do?"
The bearded man's fierce gaze swept over the three people opposite him, picking out the one who seemed easiest to bully. His gaze finally landed on Luo Wan and said, "That's you! The young lady comes first. I'm being gentle with women!"
Jiang Cichen smiled and asked Luo Wan, "What do you want to use?"
Luo Wan also laughed and said, "That depends on how you want him to die."
Xie Yan frowned and thought to himself that these two people were really vicious.
Jiang Cichen spread his hands lazily, "Bring me the whip."
The guards in the back row immediately presented a long iron chain whip.
Jiang Cichen handed the whip to Luo Wan: "Don't dirty your hands."
The bearded man rode out of the formation amid the shouts and cheers of his own soldiers.
A strange wind suddenly blew up, almost extinguishing the torch and blowing Luo Wan's black clothes into the air.
The bearded man looked at Luo Wan, his mind slightly moved, and said, "What a shame for this face, young lady, please come in!"
Before the sound of the hammer had faded, the stone hammer in his right hand had already left his hand and smashed into Luo Wan's face. Luo Wan leaned back, her whole body almost flat against the horse's back, and the stone hammer brushed past the tip of her nose.
He chose a woman among the three, and Luo Wan had already expected that this person had no martial ethics.
The tail of the hammer is connected to a retractable iron chain. If the hammer misses, it will retract with a "whoosh".
The second hammer came, at a lower angle. She tapped the stirrup with her toes and flew into the air, swinging out her long whip and wrapping it around the stone hammer.
Luo Wan fell back into the saddle, and the two sides were deadlocked for only a moment. Just as the bearded man swung out his left hammer, Luo Wan suddenly pulled the reins and turned his horse sharply.
The bearded man was caught off guard and lost his balance. The two heavy stone hammers were pulled by his own strength and collided with each other with a loud bang!
The huge recoil force made his arms numb and the stone hammer almost slipped out of his hands.
The bearded man cursed angrily and tried hard to retract the stone hammers, but found that the two stone hammers were entangled together by the iron whip!
Luo Wan flicked his wrist, easily freeing the whip from the tangled hammer chain. In that instant, the two stone hammers suddenly retracted due to the loss of tension, and the bearded man staggered under the sudden force.
My mind went blank and my neck suddenly tightened.
"drive!"
The cold iron whip wrapped around the bearded man's neck, and a huge force pulled him off the horse, throwing him heavily onto the sand.
Luo Wan rode his horse, dragging him around in front of the two armies for several circles.
Thunderous laughter and cheers erupted from the Yinan army. This bearded man used to rely on his military prowess to lead the Weizhou army to harass Yinan and oppress the people. It was very gratifying to see him humiliated in public today!
The soldiers of Weizhou were all ashamed when they saw this. A woman was leading them as the vanguard and dragging them around the battlefield like walking a dog.
The bearded man's face flushed red from being strangled, and his legs thrashed about uselessly. Just when he felt like he was about to suffocate to death, Luo Wan stopped, lowered his eyes to look at him, and smiled slightly: "How do you feel?"
The bearded man broke out in a cold sweat and scrambled back to his camp, "Retreat! Retreat quickly! Close the city gates!"
The Weizhou soldiers who had just rushed out of the city to meet the enemy with great momentum now hurried back to the heavy city gate.
A golden sun appeared on the horizon, and the military flags fluttered in the wind.
Jiang Cichen's high ponytail was blown by the breeze, and there was a hint of the mischievousness that Luo Wan was familiar with between his eyebrows. He looked casually at the anxious Weizhou general on the city wall and curled his lips into a smile.
"Since you won't open the city gate, I'll have to resort to force first and courtesy later."
"Attack the city!"
As soon as the military order was given, the soldiers of Yinan rushed out like a flood.
On the battlements of Weizhou City, thousands of bows were drawn and aimed at the figures that were surging like a tide below the tower.
"Release!" A loud shout came from the top of the city wall.
The dense rain of arrows instantly covered the sky and poured down on the charging torrent.
The soldiers struggled to erect heavy ladders onto the city walls, and countless figures followed one after another, climbing up under the pouring arrows and rolling logs and boulders.
At the rear, the winch made a harsh sound, and a huge flint was loaded onto the catapult pry plate, rising into the sky with flames, carrying thick smoke, drawing hideous fiery arcs in the air, and slamming hard into the top of Weizhou City!
On the city walls, smoke and fire filled the air, severed limbs flew everywhere, and blood formed winding streams.
However, behind the Yinan Army, which was fighting bloody battles, the rows of Yulin Army in silver-white armor stood silently on the edge of the battlefield, like sculptures, without moving an inch, watching coldly as the Yinan Army charged and captured the city gate.
Luo Wan frowned and asked Jiang Cichen: "Aren't they reinforcements?"
They neither waved flags nor charged into battle. If it weren't for the memories of his previous life, Luo Wan would have begun to doubt their identities by knowing from their attire that they were Yulin Army.
Jiang Cichen said: "No, they are waiting to take over Weizhou."
Luo Wan was puzzled. Since they were all Yun State Army and had already arrived at the gate of Weizhou City, why were they just standing by and watching?
The rising sun gradually moved overhead, illuminating the blood and smoke on the battlefield.
The morale of Weizhou's army was already low, and the defeat of the bearded man to a little girl made the situation even worse, and morale plummeted to the bottom.
After the attack of flint, the Weizhou city wall filled with Xiliang troops was torn into a gap. The Yinan army climbed up the city wall along the long ladder with great force. After a fierce battle with the enemy on the wall, they broke into the city and opened the city gate that had been attacked by wooden stakes.
Before Weizhou could receive reinforcements, the city gates had already been opened.
Jiang Cichen raised his hand, and Chen Nanyuan understood and threw the flag to him.
He flicked his wrist, and the flag unfurled in the scorching sun and bloody wind with a "rustle".
He said, "Follow me into the city!"
The young man rode his horse and rushed to the front. The golden sun shone on him, casting a halo on him. The flag fluttered in his hand, and the rest of the Yinan army followed closely behind.
Luo Wan looked at Jiang Cichen's back, unable to explain the feeling. One could never truly empathize with another person. From falling to the dust and then standing up again, how did he feel?
Perhaps it was because in Luo Wan's memory, her impression of Jiang Cichen had always remained in the capital, the high-ranking and highly regarded major general.
Therefore, it is impossible to imagine what he would look like when he really fell into the dust. Even in Yinan City, he would still be the same. Wherever he was, there was light.
A natural born emperor.
Sometimes Luo Wan would wonder whether the choice she made was right.
She might not be able to save Shen Zhiyan by coming to Jiang Cichen, but if she did nothing, Shen Zhiyan would definitely die. Just like that year, when Madam Shen saved the blind girl under the eaves, perhaps she was not sure whether she could save her, but she still chose to hold her.
Luo Wan rode his horse and followed the Yinan army into the city.
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When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked.
Human hearts are the darkest and most selfish. One second they will fawn on someone because his official position is higher than their own, but the next moment they will push their former master to the guillotine without hesitation for the sake of their own survival.
In troubled times, for those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, anything is worth less than their life, including loyalty.
The Weizhou general was tied up on the city wall with his hands behind his back.
Seeing Jiang Cichen leading his troops into the city, the surviving Weizhou soldiers and frightened civilians knelt on the ground, willing to use the head of their commander in exchange for a little mercy from the enemy, begging the enemy general to spare them in view of their voluntary surrender.
"General! General, please spare our lives!" The escorting soldiers kowtowed first. "We have captured this beast and surrendered voluntarily! General, please consider our loyalty and spare the lives of the soldiers and civilians of Weizhou!"
Jiang Cichen sat upright on his horse, his handsome face calm under the scorching sun. He suddenly pulled off the cloak behind him and swung it back violently.
The red cloak completely covered Luo Wan's head, blocking her vision.
The next moment, the young man raised his knife and slashed it down, accompanied by the dull thud of something heavy falling to the ground. The kneeling crowd let out suppressed gasps, and the cries of some children were quickly covered up.
Luo Wan fluttered twice and tore the cloak off himself for no apparent reason. He saw the Weizhou general's head rolling to the ground alone, and the headless body suddenly fell down.
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