Chapter 41 The Arrogant Prince 8
As night falls, fireflies twinkle, like tiny stars dancing in the night sky.
Ji Jingzhi led his troops to lie in ambush near the grain depot next to the Qi Kingdom's military camp. He had been secretly observing the area for a long time today. The guards there were all elite soldiers, but there were not many of them.
The granary's equipment was made of flammable materials. He moved his fingers and gave the order, "Start!"
Upon hearing the order, the crossbowmen lit the cloth wrapped around their arrows, placed them on their crossbows, and fired them at the granary.
Countless sparks shot towards the granary, and soon the grain caught fire.
Sensing something was wrong, the elite soldiers of Qi Kingdom had no intention of chasing after the arsonist. They could only desperately try to put out the fire, but the weather was dry and the fire grew bigger and bigger. Soon, half of the grain camp was burned down.
Seeing that he had succeeded, Ji Jingzhi immediately led his crossbowmen to retreat quickly, feeling smug as he did so. He thought that the treacherous dogs of Qi Kingdom probably wouldn't last much longer.
Inside the main camp of the Qi Kingdom, Murong Gu had just finished discussing the attack strategy with the general and was about to dismiss the troops for rest when the scout on guard duty rushed in to report.
"Your Majesty, the enemy army from Lingyue Kingdom is on its way!"
The people in the commander's tent were in an uproar. When Murong Gu heard the news, he was furious. How did the people of Lingyue Kingdom know the location of his main camp?
He asked in a deep voice, "How many enemy soldiers are there?"
“Probably tens of thousands,” the sentry said.
The general under his command said worriedly, "Your Majesty, our main army only has five thousand soldiers; I'm afraid we won't be able to match them..."
Murong Gu frowned deeply. Could it be that there was a traitor in their Qi Kingdom?
Before he could think for long, countless arrows carrying torches came flying, and the military tents immediately caught fire.
Zhou Zichen rode in on horseback, leading his soldiers and carrying swords, and charged in. Amidst the flames of battle, a chaotic melee began.
The soldiers of Qi Kingdom were already outnumbered, and were completely unprepared, so they quickly suffered countless casualties.
"Your Majesty, let me escort you to safety first. If we don't leave now, it will be too late!" The old general of Qi Kingdom killed a soldier from Lingyue Kingdom and returned to Murong Gu's side, saying in a deep voice.
Murong Gu knew he couldn't act recklessly now, so he nodded and followed the old general, carrying his sword to fight his way out. However, he didn't forget Xia Yunqing, and he ordered his guards to escort her out as well.
Soon, the soldiers of Lingyue Kingdom wiped out the main army camp of Qi Kingdom. Corpses littered the ground, and Zhou Zichen was covered in blood. He held his sword and directed his soldiers to collect the weapons on the ground.
He carefully examined the dead man but did not find Murong Gu. His eyes turned cold; as expected, one had escaped.
However, the main army camp had been wiped out, and the other branch camps were just a disorganized mess without any command.
After his soldiers finished collecting supplies, he continued his charge towards the Qi Kingdom's military camp.
As dawn broke, Zhou Zichen led his army to massacre several military camps of the Qi Kingdom overnight.
Although King Qi fled, the Qi Kingdom's soldiers suffered heavy casualties and would not attack again for a while. The soil on the ground was stained red with blood. After Zhou Zichen directed the soldiers to collect weapons and supplies, he led the army away in a grand procession.
Having won a great victory, the soldiers of Lingyue Kingdom were excited and full of energy on their way back.
As soon as Zhou Zichen returned to the main camp, he immediately changed his clothes and took a shower. He couldn't stand the smell of blood all over his body. However, he was able to win a great victory last night thanks to Shi Qiu's military strength distribution map. Maybe he should go and see her later?
When he came to his senses, he was already outside Xu Qiuqiu's tent. The soldiers guarding the tent respectfully greeted him as "Your Highness."
He grunted in response. He had been hesitant, but he couldn't lose face in front of the soldiers, so he had no choice but to walk in with a stern expression.
Upon entering, they found Xu Qiuqiu lying on the bed with her eyes closed.
He strode over, thinking to himself, "She's a female general of Qi Kingdom, after all. Why isn't she up this late? I really don't understand how she was able to lead troops to victory in the past."
He strode to the bedside, about to say something to her, when he noticed that her lips were pale and her face was flushed.
Zhou Zichen had no thoughts in his mind. He reached out and touched her forehead, and it was indeed burning hot.
Xu Qiuqiu woke up when his hand touched her forehead.
In reality, she didn't sleep much. Her body was crippled and her martial arts skills were so weak. She had only been splashed with water and slashed yesterday, and she started to have a fever last night.
She was so hot that she felt dizzy, and she couldn't hear what 003 was muttering in her mind last night.
She didn't know how she got through the night; her head was spinning. She opened her eyes and looked at the person beside her bed with a dazed expression.
His eyes were filled with concern and anxiety. A familiar face, familiar eyes. She called softly, "Ah Chen... I feel so bad..."
Zhou Zichen's heart trembled at her call. She looked at him with a fragile yet dependent expression, as if he were her support, which softened his heart unconsciously. He couldn't help but gently comfort her, "I'm here, don't worry, it will be alright soon."
After comforting him, she gently covered Xu Qiuqiu with the blanket, then quickly left and personally brought Xu Yuan over.
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