His Highness the Crown Prince felt somewhat aggrieved. How could he be blamed? It was simply because the food in the palace was too good.
"Xiaoxiao, I told you this kid needed to start training from a young age. Such a chubby prince, I've never heard of anything like it," Chu Tianze said with a disdainful sneer.
"A-Ce, it's okay. All kids are like this. They'll grow out of it," Bai Chuxiao said against her will, feeling that she shouldn't suppress their education.
"Really?" His Highness the Crown Prince asked, his beautiful eyes wide open.
"Of course it's fake. When I was your age, Father, I wasn't like you who only knew how to eat..."
"Baozi, it's okay. I'll protect you from now on..." Murong Changhuan walked up to Baozi and comforted her.
His Highness the Crown Prince forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "Sister, no need."
After two years of recuperation, it was time to get moving. The recapture of the Northwest was of utmost urgency. After entrusting matters of state to the emperor, Bai Chuxiao and Chu Tianze led their troops out.
On the palace wall, Murong Xuan and Murong Cheng each held Chu Jingce and Murong Changhuan in their arms, watching Bai Chuxiao and Chu Tianze ride away on horseback.
"Kid, because of you, your second uncle can't go on this expedition with you. You'd better behave yourself from now on..."
"Second Uncle, one should not expect anything in return. You are my uncle, so it is only right that you do this," His Highness the Crown Prince said calmly.
"Heartless."
"When Huanhuan grows up, she should also become a great general like her godfather and godmother," Murong Changhuan suddenly said, waving her hand.
"Sister, they are the emperor and empress, not a great general."
"It's the Great General!"
His Highness the Crown Prince remained silent. Fine, he didn't want to be the Grand General, he wanted to be the Emperor!
Under the encirclement of multiple forces, the Western Yue army was quickly driven into Zhenzhou. However, as a major pass in the northwest, it would not be easy to retake Zhenzhou.
Outside Zhenzhou City, Chu Tianze and Bai Chuxiao stood on horseback in front of the army, looking at a familiar figure standing on the city wall.
Bai Chuxiao smiled slightly, lightly touched the ground with her feet, stood on her horse, and drew her bow and shot an arrow in one smooth motion. The specially made arrow, infused with her internal energy, shot towards the figure on the city wall.
Gu Xiangjun, clad in armor atop the city wall, smiled and took the initiative to attack this archer. The Empress of Great Xia was quite confident.
In an instant, Gu Xiangjun also drew his bow and shot towards the arrow in the air, then gave Bai Chuxiao a provocative smile.
Suddenly, his proudest arrow failed to break through Bai Chuxiao's arrow, which still flew towards him. Gu Xiangjun's face showed astonishment, and he quickly dodged to the side.
"What archer? Let's give that title to our Empress from now on."
"Hahaha, not bad, you bunch of grandsons from Xiyue, open the city gates quickly and have a final battle with your grandpas."
"..."
The Changning army erupted in shouts and curses, and Gu Xiangjun and the Xiyue general on the city wall looked grim...
"Your Highness, what should we do? The Prince won't be here in time."
"Let's hold the city gates to the death. The Changning army has become increasingly formidable in the last two years..."
“Without Gu Songyue, this Prince of Huainan isn’t all that great,” Bai Chuxiao said with a smile, turning her head to the side.
"We have sufficient troops now, but if we wait for Gu Songyue to arrive with reinforcements, it will cost us a lot to recover the Northwest."
Bai Chuxiao smiled confidently, "The city gate will naturally not be able to wait for Gu Songyue to come."
"Cui Hao, Xia Fan, lead the Azure Dragon Camp to attack the city..." Bai Chuxiao waved her hand.
"yes!"
Chu Tianze smiled faintly, "Xiaoxiao's thing is perfect for attacking cities."
“That’s right. The city gate can be repaired if it’s broken. Anyway, there are no Great Xia people here. If they are blown up, they deserve it…” Bai Chuxiao shrugged dismissively.
Cui Hao and Xia Fan led two teams of Qinglong Camp soldiers, standing in front of the army, each carrying a box.
"What is that thing?"
Gu Xiangjun sensed something was amiss and asked warily.
The general standing to the side shook his head. "I don't know."
Gu Xiangjun's face darkened, and he quickly waved his hand behind him, "Shoot the arrows..."
The Western Yue soldiers on the city wall all nocked their arrows, but before they could even fire, hundreds of black spheres were already flying towards them.
boom!
boom!
Then came several loud bangs, and the archers who had just appeared on the city gate were blown to pieces, and the sturdy, impregnable city gate collapsed with a crash.
The Western Yue soldiers who were blocking the city gate, ready to rush out at any moment, were blown to pieces. Black smoke billowed inside and outside the city walls, and screams echoed.
The power of this weapon surprised even Chu Tianze and the Changning Army. "We underestimated its power before."
Bai Chuxiao sighed helplessly, "You don't even know how many bombs were used. Half a year's worth of stock was gone, and that's why this little bit of damage was caused."
Fortunately, they have been producing for the past five years and have a considerable inventory, which should be enough to help them retake the Northwest.
Somewhere in Zhenzhou City, Gu Xiangjun, his face covered in soot, coughed a few times.
"Your Highness, are you alright...?" the guard asked cautiously.
Gu Xiangjun's face was ashen. If it weren't for the skilled and quick-witted guards around him, he would have died today without knowing why.
Looking at the dead and wounded Western Yue soldiers piled up at the city gate, Gu Xiangjun said in a deep voice, "Go check if General Feng is still alive..."
"yes!"
The guards quickly flew back, trembling with fear, and reported, "Your Highness, they're all dead!"
Before Gu Xiangjun could say anything, the Changning army had already stormed into the city. Gu Xiangjun said grimly, "Go!"
The Western Yue army inside the city never expected the city gates to be breached so quickly, and their commander had not given any orders. Gu Xiangjun couldn't care less about them anymore; if he had left even a moment later, he might have died here today.
The leaderless Western Yue army was quickly defeated, and the Changning army pursued the victory, splitting into three routes and sweeping across various parts of Zhenzhou.
This battle was surprisingly fast, exceeding both the expectations of the Western Yue and the expectations of the ordinary Changning army.
"Master, this thing is amazing! If we had more of these, it wouldn't take long to wipe out Western Yue," Cui Hao said excitedly.
"After today, this thing probably won't be able to attack cities in the Northwest for the time being," Bai Chuxiao said, but she wasn't so optimistic.
"What our master means is that once they come to their senses, they will threaten us with the people in the Northwest."
"That's right. They didn't intend to harm the civilians before, but now that so many Western Yue soldiers have died, it's hard to guarantee they won't do something rash."
"Then we'll wait until the two armies are engaged in direct combat before using it. Not using it will only take a little more time to attack the city."
"Well, it's good that you understand. The Azure Dragon Camp cannot rely too much on this weapon..."
"Understood."
After the Changning Army took over Zhenzhou without much effort, the army headed straight for Ningzhou.
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