The chief commander of the Rouyi Army was clearly angered by Ji Xinhe’s words, his face changing as he sneered, "You are a sharp-tongued little girl, I want to see if you will still have this arrogance shortly."
Ji Xinhe raised her chin: "Do not agree? Then let’s fight and see if the lofty chief commander of Rouyi is incapable of even beating a weak woman. What use is it to be merely verbally powerful?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"Ha! You dare to say that! I could split you in half with a single palm strike, you utter madness!"
The Rouyi soldiers also angrily said, "The commander should capture this stinky woman alive and make her a captive in the commander’s tent, let’s see if she dare to be so arrogant!"
With a slight hint of mockery, Ji Xinhe lifted her lips: "Is that so? Please don’t let me down. After all, I have no plans to capture you alive. The commander’s appearance, even if captured alive and brought to the tent, would easily make people nauseous."
The Yu State Army erupted into laughter: "Capture what? This old fart is not one-tenth as elegant as our His Highness, who would want him as a captive? The princess should just kill him! It would empower Yu State Army!"
Ji Xinhe gripped her sword tightly and smiled, "Good!"
The Rouyi chief commander was so mad by Ji Xinhe’s provocative words that he charged at Ji Xinhe on his horse, his machete already swung towards her.
But Ji Xinhe did not move at all. Her calm and still posture made it completely unclear as to what her next move would be. This calm disposition even made the rage rushing towards her, the Rouyi chief commander, somewhat stunned and doubtful.
But just when the large blade was barely an inch away from Ji Xinhe, she suddenly tilted her body to dangerously avoid the sharp blade. Immediately, with a light touch of her toes, she left her horse. She grabbed the shoulder of the Rouyi chief commander, followed by a mid-air somersault. Before the Rouyi commander could even react, a small knife had already fallen out of her sleeve. While she was still in mid-air, in this lightning-fast moment, she held his shoulder with one hand, and directly stabbed the knife on the other one into his neck’s main artery.
The time it took for her to initiate and end her attack was barely a second. When she landed from the mid-air somersault, a sharp small knife was already stuck in the Rouyi chief commander’s neck. Blood gushed from his neck. He fell from the horse before he could utter a word, his face paled in shock.
Down with one move!
The atmosphere froze for three seconds, it seemed no one could accept this brutal reality. No one dared to believe that this woman, who seemed frail and unskilled in horse riding, could actually kill their chief commander with a single move!
Since Yu State Army had witnessed Ji Xinhe’s abilities earlier on, they quickly roared into cheer: "Long live the princess! Long live the princess! Da Qian will surely win!"
At the center of the battlefield, there was only an empty horse and a body with a knife-stabbed neck. And Ji Xinhe, who stood next to the lifeless body. Her expression remained cold and unchanged since the beginning.
Yet, as she stood there calmly and quietly, the Rouyi soldiers involuntarily felt fear creeping into their eyes. What kind of woman was she?
Ji Xinhe spoke coolly, "Judging by this, Rouyi’s strength indeed leaves much to be desired. If I, a mere weak woman, can overpower our enemy with a single move, once the Rouyi army dares to approach Yu State City, Yu State Army will surely drive them back."
"Yes! Long live the princess!" The morale of Yu State Army soared, cheers echoed throughout the battlefield, the military banners waved even more spiritedly.
Ji Xinhe jumped back on her horse and barked, "Charge!"
"Go!" The Yu State army surged forward, engaging the Rouyi army in battle.
The Yu State army was stimulated, but the Rouyi army was the total opposite. The sudden death of their chief commander left them leaderless. Usually, the deputy commander might take charge after the chief commander’s death, but the death of a chief commander can heavily demoralize an army. The morale of an army weighs heavily in battle. If the soldiers lose faith, naturally their performance would be lacklustre. At a time when the opposing army’s morale was high, they were bound to be at a disadvantage.
Therefore, Ji Xinhe could see at a glance that the Yu State army was destined to win this battle.
In fact, Ji Xinhe was very cunning in this battle. If it came down to horse riding skills, she wasn’t really proficient. Her riding skills were taught by Mu Houchu in the last couple of years.
Not to mention fighting on horseback, which was undoubtedly a significant weakness for her.
But before the two armies fight, it was customary for the commanders to engage in battle first to boost their own army’s morale, hence the need for combat on horseback.
So she deliberately provoked the Rouyi chief commander before the fight. Frustration can impair judgment and lead to hasty actions. She intentionally showed some lack of proficiency in riding to trick the Rouyi chief commander into underestimating her, thinking that she was just a woman who was merely good with words but a pushover in reality.
As a result, filled with rage, the Rouyi chief commander impatiently launched the first attack on Ji Xinhe. But as he charged towards her, Ji Xinhe remained completely still. This unusual stillness added a hint of uncertainty and doubt to his restless mind. In this brief moment of hesitation, his machete was already close to her.
At this point, Ji Xinhe began to fully leverage her strengths, such as her lightning-fast and efficient movements, and her lethal, straightforward attacks. Thus, she confused the Rouyi chief commander, and, taking advantage of his momentary distraction, she quickly and accurately plunged her knife into him, killing him on the spot.
Ji Xinhe turned the battle from horseback, which she was not good at, into a close-range combat, her strong point.
This victory seemed effortless, but in reality, it was deviously cunning. Ji Xinhe was well aware that had her initial attack not killed the Rouyi chief commander, the subsequent fight would have become increasingly difficult. After all, a woman’s physique did not favor prolonged fights. Her skills were designed to kill within three moves. If she made more than three moves, she would be at a disadvantage. The longer the fight lasted, the more likely she was to lose.
Ji Xinhe was clear about her weaknesses, and she also spotted the Rouyi chief commander’s flaws, which led to her victory in one move.
As she watched the smoke billow across the battlefield, the situation seemed irreversibly predetermined. Ji Xinhe then returned to her fortress.
"Princess!"
Ji Xinhe spoke coldly: "Any news from the back of Mingyin Mountain?"
"As you predicted, Princess, troops have indeed arrived there, but..."
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