What she understood was that if the enemy's leader was killed on the battlefield and a new general could not be appointed immediately, the entire army would become incompetent, fall into chaos, and ultimately end in defeat.
Although it sounds simple, she knows it's actually very difficult to do.
Firstly, in order to effectively protect their commanders, both sides' generals or commanders would wear particularly tough armor to protect themselves. Not only that, they would also have guards protecting them, and the commanders of the entire army would usually not personally go into battle to fight the enemy.
Even generals who went into battle to fight the enemy were the focus of the entire army's protection.
Just like now, the opposing team's commander is hiding in some nook or cranny.
According to the books she had read, the command center is usually heavily fortified, and the enemy must not be allowed to find any weaknesses. This is because a crucial opportunity in battle is to attack the enemy's command center. Once the command center is breached and the enemy's commander is killed or captured, victory in the battle can basically be declared.
Now she was certain that the commander-in-chief of the Southern Chen Kingdom had not shown himself this time, but he must have been secretly observing and monitoring everything from the shadows, issuing orders to control the situation at any time.
She looked around. The surrounding area was full of hillsides and shelters, making it easy to hide. This person must also know how powerful Yuwen Sheng was, and was afraid that he would be killed as soon as he showed himself. He only dared to show himself when the battle situation stabilized.
"Madam, finding their commander will be no easy task; they are definitely on guard against us," the Xuanjia soldier said with a worried expression.
Zheng Quchi nodded: "Indeed, it's really difficult for us to find it ourselves in such a large area, so we need to think of a way to get him to show up on his own."
The Xuanjia Army was puzzled: "They showed themselves on their own initiative? The Southern Chen general who killed my Xuanjia Army to provoke the general should not be of high rank, judging from his uniform. Even such a shouting and clamoring in front of the battle is done by someone else. I think that commander is obviously terrified of the general and wants to delay him with human wave tactics first, and only dare to show himself after the general is captured or killed."
Zheng Quchi understood what he meant. Someone as timid as him would definitely try his best to hide and protect himself. It would be too difficult for them to get him to show himself.
"The main reason he doesn't show himself is because the threat he faces is too great. Do you think he will continue to hide in the shadows or come out triumphantly to enjoy the fruits of victory once the threat is eliminated?" Zheng Quchi asked.
The lady's question left the Xuanjia soldiers at a loss for words.
"Madam, their threat is the general," the Xuanjia soldier whispered a reminder.
To eliminate the "threat," wouldn't that be tantamount to sending the general to his death? But if the general dies, all their efforts would be meaningless.
"yes."
Zheng Quchi stared thoughtfully at one spot, but he had already made up his mind.
Although it was somewhat risky and a bit presumptuous, she had no other choice in the current situation, so she decided to believe in the superstition and gamble on how much tacit understanding she and Yuwen Sheng could have.
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Below, the Southern Chen army had surrounded Yuwen Sheng in layers, employing both long-range and close-range attacks, using every means possible, including swords, spears, and halberds.
Even though they had so many men, just thinking about how Yuwen Sheng had just killed their Xuanjia Army soldiers... that chilling sword strike that severed their upper and lower bodies.
Those who were cut in half at the waist were still alive. Their upper bodies fell to the ground, and the belated pain made them scream in agony. They instinctively and helplessly crawled on the ground in terror, trying to find someone to save them and to survive. The blood, intestines, and other internal organs were all over the ground, which was absolutely terrifying.
Some people kill simply to kill, stabbing, slashing, or hacking, as long as they can kill someone. Others kill to intimidate, to horrify, to create horror, every scene is a live version of a horror movie.
No one wanted to die, and no one wanted to die so miserably, so no one in the Southern Chen army dared to really rush up and fight Yuwen Sheng to the death. They could only fight him passively, fearing that they would end up like him in the next second.
Zheng Quchi was used to many big scenes, especially the scenes of Yuwen Sheng killing people, but there was really no time like this one... indescribable.
She dared not look any longer, fearing that she would not be able to bear it both mentally and physically, even though she knew in her heart that Yuwen Sheng's actions were so ruthless, and that there must be an element of intimidation and breaking down the enemy's psychological defenses.
But seeing Yuwen Sheng's momentum was so strong, she knew this wouldn't do; the longer he dragged things out, the more disadvantageous it would be for them.
Thinking of the Julu army that had rushed to "Tiger Roar Pass" and Fu Rong, whose fate was now unknown, she began to feel anxious.
It wasn't that she didn't want to escape, nor that she wanted to waste the time Yuwen Sheng had risked his life to buy them; it was simply that she couldn't imagine where they could escape to... With tigers in front and wolves behind, they would face danger no matter where they ran, so it was better for everyone to work together to find a way to fight their way out.
She nocked her crossbow again, but this time, her target was not the slowly advancing Southern Chen army, but Yuwen Sheng.
Her breathing gradually became heavier, and her palms began to sweat.
She silently murmured, "Yuwen Sheng, Yuwen Sheng, Yuwen Sheng—"
When the Southern Chen army fired arrows at her the next time, her arrows also shot out with a "whoosh"...
Yuwen Sheng was highly skilled in martial arts, and the Southern Chen army dared not charge. Their main offensive force relied on archers, but Yuwen Sheng did not take the killing power of these soft, fluttering arrows seriously at all.
However, he underestimated one of the hidden arrows, which was exceptionally sharp.
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