"Where does the water come from?" she asked.
He replied, "...I'll figure something out."
Zheng Quchi: "..." It turns out he just made a casual suggestion and hadn't even thought of a real solution yet.
However, this haphazard suggestion happened to give Zheng Quchi a little inspiration.
She looked up at the sky, lost in thought for a moment, before saying, "Gan Xin, look how gloomy the weather is, will it snow heavily later?"
Gan Xin was a little confused by her sudden change of thought, but so be it. He would just answer whatever she asked.
Indeed, the temperature was dropping, and the wind was strong and bone-chilling. Even Gan Xin, with his burly, steely physique, was feeling the chill, and his lips were turning purple.
"...Probably."
Fortunately, they had purchased enough winter supplies from Shengjing to keep the Ye army soldiers warm, so they did not suffer a great loss in the cold weather at the border.
Zheng Quchi suddenly had an idea. She put her hands together and said, "Let's go, let's hurry up and catch up."
Seeing that she seemed eager to do something, Gan Xin asked, "Master, are you planning to catch up? But I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with Gongshu Jiruo and the others."
"It's not about chasing Gongshu Jiruo, but about chasing time. In short, we must seize the time and act before there's any chance to salvage the situation."
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Cliff Mountain
Pu Jiadi, covered in dust and dirt, led his cavalry in a charge, but his rear was intercepted by crossbows. The few thousand cavalrymen in front were caught off guard and hit by the enemy's battering rams. Men and horses fell to the ground, and the scattered men and horses fell into the hands of the Ye army like lambs to the slaughter.
The enemy soldiers were armed with new types of weapons that they had never encountered on the battlefield before. The metal hammers were connected to a chain about five feet long, which was a type of rope-based concealed weapon. They used the weight of the hammers and the tension of the chain to throw the hammers at them, which could both entangle and create chaos, and also strike the enemy hard.
Especially when the Northern Abyss cavalry got close, before they could even exert their advantages, they were either beaten on the head and fell to the ground in pain, or their horses' legs got tangled in iron chains and they fell forward...
Pu Jiadi's previously triumphant demeanor suffered a crushing defeat. Amidst the chaos, his eardrums were ringing, and he didn't even know how Hou Feiqing had pulled him onto his horse and then forced him to retreat.
"Our soldiers have already suffered more than half their losses, and we haven't even scratched the surface of the enemy. You still want to charge? Are you stupid?"
Seeing that Pu Jiadi had come to his senses and was about to turn back in anger, Hou Feiqing spurred his horse and shouted angrily.
"Impossible! How could they suddenly become so powerful? Where did they get their weapons? The arrival of just one Zheng Quchi has changed the entire armed forces of the Ye army. Is that even possible? The Ye Kingdom was born to be trampled underfoot by our Beiyuan Kingdom. How could they possibly turn the tables? I don't believe it! I refuse to accept this!"
Pu Jiadi roared loudly.
"Pu Jiadi! Do you want your stupid donkey head to ruin all the soldiers? The Ye army is no longer what it used to be, that's a fact, a fact you must admit. No matter how angry or shouting you are, it's useless. They have weapons that are more powerful than our Beiyuan army. Yuwen Sheng has already set up a trap, waiting for us blind fools to jump into it!"
Looking at the chaos and raging war all around, Pu Jiadi's eyes turned bloodshot: "Shut up!"
Suddenly, Hou Feiqing abruptly reined in his horse and stared in astonishment at the distance.
He murmured with delight, "...Here they come, our savior has arrived."
Pu Jiadi leaned back, nearly falling flat on his face: "Hou Feiqing, are you trying to kill me?!"
The sky was overcast, and the crimson flames ignited the surroundings. The dirty, grimy faces were filled with tension and curiosity. Through the smoke, which was blown about by the wind, they could see dust billowing in the distance, as if some raging torrent was sweeping towards them, a rather grand sight.
Hou Feiqing recognized him at a glance: "It's Gongshu Jiruo, he's here!"
Pujia Di also noticed the commotion at this moment: "What did he bring with him?"
army?
It doesn't seem like it.
instrument?
That doesn't seem right either. Heavy and massive machines are usually slow-moving, so how could they create a scene of thousands of troops rushing to the front lines?
Hou Feiqing, his neck thickened and his face flushed with excitement, exclaimed, "Iron Horse! It must be Iron Horse!"
What iron horse? Pu Jiadi looked completely bewildered.
The Beiyuan army fought the enemy while retreating, beginning a protracted war. After the rear troops rendezvoused, Pu Jiadi and Hou Feiqing arrived together in front of Gongshu Jiruo.
Compared to the impeccably dressed Gongshu Jiruo at this moment, the two of them were like two deserters clinging to life.
Gongshu Jiru stepped down from the carriage and glanced at the two men: "Lost?"
"No, you haven't lost since you came!" Hou Feiqing gasped for breath, but grinned broadly.
Pujia Di looked at the wooden horses behind him that could "walk" on their own with surprise and exclaimed, "What are these?"
The sheer size of this iron horse is enough to awe people.
He abandoned Gongshu Jiruo and rushed to the iron horses, touching and knocking them, repeatedly expressing his surprise.
"Did you really lose?"
Gongshu Jiruo's tone this time was clearly different from his previous question. Before, it was teasing and joking, but now it was one of surprise and confusion.
Hou Feiqing also composed himself and nodded heavily at him.
After briefly and quickly explaining the situation of the Ye army to him, he said, "The enemy had accurately assessed our troop formation beforehand, and they could hit us every time. However, we knew nothing about them, which led to our defeat in this battle."
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