With the death of a general and some injuries sustained by Gu Xiangjun, the entire Western Yue army was thrown into disarray. Bai Chuxiao and Chu Tianze led their troops in pursuit, driving the Western Yue people out of Ningzhou as well.
However, Gu Xiangjun also realized the situation and withdrew the Western Yue army back to Dingzhou. The main force of the Western Yue army was stationed outside Yangmen Pass outside Dingzhou City, with ample reserves. If they held Dingzhou to the death, they could continue to fight back when Gu Songyue arrived with reinforcements.
As Bai Chuxiao and the others had predicted, Gu Xiangjun directly captured some Ningzhou civilians on the city wall to threaten the Changning army.
In the Changning Army camp, everyone gathered around the sand table to look at it.
“Now that they have the people of Dingzhou under their control, we can’t fight them with all our might. We have to find another way,” Bai Chuxiao said thoughtfully.
“If Gu Xiangjun wants to defend Dingzhou to the death, we will turn Dingzhou into an isolated city, bypass it, and attack Yangmen Pass to annihilate his reinforcements,” Chu Tianze said calmly.
"Your Majesty, wouldn't this further provoke them to kill the people of Dingzhou?" Cui Hao asked hesitantly.
"As long as Gu Songyue is willing to sacrifice Gu Xiangjun's life to accompany the people of Dingzhou, if he dares to slaughter the people of my Great Xia, I will make sure that not a blade of grass grows in Xiyue in this lifetime," Chu Tianze sneered.
“Tianze is right. Cui Hao, go and make preparations. Yangmen Pass is full of the Western Yue army. When they use that thing, they won’t have so many scruples. Let him defend Dingzhou if he wants to,” Bai Chuxiao agreed.
"I'll go right away!"
"However, Your Majesty and Sister Xiao should remain here and launch a feigned attack on Dingzhou every day. Cui Hao and I will lead the main army and the Qinglong Camp through here and enter Yangmen Pass."
Murong Che pointed to a location on the map and said that they had been stationed in the Northwest for a long time and knew every fortress in the Northwest very well.
"Thank you for your trouble, brother!"
In the days that followed, Chu Tianze and Bai Chuxiao personally led their men to challenge the enemy outside the city walls of Dingzhou every day.
"What kind of bullshit Gu Xiangjun is this? Do you have no people left in Xiyue? Is this all you've got? Try killing someone and see what happens. If you dare, Da Xia will crush Xiyue sooner or later..."
When it comes to verbal sparring, Murong Shuo is second to none. He verbally abused Gu Xiangjun on the city wall until his face turned red. Using civilians to threaten each other during a war is indeed despicable...
"Murong Shuo, shut your mouth! If you have the guts, fight me head-on!" the young master shouted, determined not to lose face even if he lost the battle!
"Get down here, and I'll give you the chance to fight!" Murong Shuo said without changing his expression.
"Come up here if you dare!" Go down? Only a lunatic would go down.
"If you have the guts, come down here, and I guarantee no one else will lay a hand on you!"
"..."
Bai Chuxiao, who was listening to their conversation, was speechless. She turned her head and winked at Chu Tianze, saying, "Are these two out of their minds...?"
“He’s your third brother!” Chu Tianze said with a smile.
Bai Chuxiao facepalmed. Was her third brother really this silly before? She didn't think so...
"Sister Xiao, I can hear you!" Murong Shuo turned around and said coldly, his voice hoarse from cursing. These two didn't even know how to be grateful...
"Please continue, sir..." Bai Chuxiao said with a smile.
Murong Shuo snorted coldly, "You can do it yourselves."
Chu Tianze rolled his eyes. "Withdraw!" Do you understand feigned attack? Who told you to keep cursing? You deserve to be mute! If he were Gu Xiangjun, he would definitely shoot Murong Shuo through with an arrow.
However, no sooner had Chu Tianze finished speaking than a golden feathered arrow flew down from the city wall.
Gu Xiangjun's face darkened as he held the bow. He had almost been led astray by this verbal sparring. He was a master archer; why should he engage in close combat?
"Little Sister Xiao, quick, save me..."
Murong Shuo quickly spurred his horse back a bit, and Bai Chuxiao facepalmed again. "My goodness, Third Brother, can you not be so abstract?"
"waste!"
Chu Tianze said coldly. Just as the arrow was about to reach Murong Shuo, he grabbed the arrow and then, with a burst of internal force, hurled it towards the city wall.
Its power was terrifying; it reached the city wall in an instant. A master who had just appeared beside Gu Xiangjun was pierced through the heart by an arrow. Gu Xiangjun stared at this scene with disbelief in his eyes.
Bai Chuxiao raised an eyebrow, "Your internal strength has improved again."
Chu Tianze smiled smugly, "Xiaoxiao, you really can't beat me now."
"Really?" Bai Chuxiao gave a harmless smile.
Murong Shuo rode forward, rolled his eyes, and said, "My two ancestors, is this the time to see who's stronger? Are you going to call it a day or not...?"
The Changning army withdrew its troops, and Gu Xiangjun breathed a sigh of relief. His best bodyguard was dead, so he would have to be even more careful in the days to come.
Outside the Changning military camp, Bai Chuxiao took out a dark object and held it in her hand. This object was made and given to her before she left the capital, and she hadn't had a chance to test it yet.
Chu Tianze asked with interest, "Have the weapons that Xiaoxiao drew back then been made? Let me play with them."
Bai Chuxiao waved the thing in her hand and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Do you know how to play this game? If you don't play it right, someone could die."
Chu Tianze said calmly, "Then Xiaoxiao, let me try it and we'll know if I can do it or not."
"You're so amazing..." Looking at his calm and composed demeanor, Bai Chuxiao wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face, but in order to slap him in the face, she still handed over the things.
Chu Tianze's eyes lit up with interest. He looked around and then gripped the trigger in his right hand, placing one finger on it.
"What is this?" Murong Shuo suddenly asked curiously as he approached.
Chu Tianze smiled and turned the dark opening towards him. "Third brother-in-law, want to experience it for yourself..."
Bai Chuxiao's face darkened. "Chu Tianze, get this away from me!" This thing wasn't made with precision. If it went off and hit her third brother, she'd have nowhere to cry.
"oh!"
Chu Tianze changed direction again, pointing the opening towards the sky, and lightly pulled the trigger.
With a loud bang, a black bullet emerged from the hole and shot towards a bird in the sky, but nothing happened.
"Holy crap, what is that thing?" Although it missed, the sheer power it emitted still startled Murong Shuo.
Chu Tianze frowned, and Bai Chuxiao snorted coldly, "This thing is not a feathered arrow. The recoil of this thing is too great now. Without practice, it is not so easy to hit it."
She then took the item and held it in her hand, repeatedly tapping the trigger towards the sky.
Three birds cried out and landed in front of them. Bai Chuxiao nodded in satisfaction. Although this thing was still rubbish, the feel of it was different from the weapons of this era.
"Damn it, Chu Tianze, you just tried to murder your brother-in-law!" Murong Shuo exclaimed in shock at the power of the object, but then suddenly remembered that Chu Tianze had just pointed it at his head. Damn it, wasn't that an attempt to murder him?
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