"It's okay, I don't need your help with this. Your presence is my biggest motivation."
Chen Zhiyan felt extremely guilty; he couldn't help at all, yet his wife was comforting him like this.
Seeing that he was still sullen, Wei Wangqing decided to give him something to do to distract him.
"I know how Ayan can help me?"
Chen Zhiyan immediately looked up at Wei Wangqing with her big, bright eyes, and asked hopefully, "Where?"
Wei Wangqing pouted: "I haven't eaten my husband's cooking in so long. Why don't you treat us to a good meal and give me the energy to do things?"
After saying that, he smiled and hooked Chen Zhiyan's chin, a roguish gesture that made Chen Zhiyan blush with embarrassment.
Chen Zhiyan quickly dodged his wife's finger, "I'll go right now."
After saying that, he left as if fleeing, which amused Wei Wangqing greatly.
border town.
The enemy is at the city gates.
A cacophony of clanging swords and thunderous battle cries filled the air.
General Wu had not expected that this small border town of the Northern Dynasty would be so difficult to conquer.
From the moment he received the emperor's secret order, he traveled day and night to get here without any delay, intending to catch the Great Wei off guard.
Unexpectedly, they were blocked from the very beginning. What about his military prestige?
"General, we have failed again. Their defenses are very tight, and our soldiers cannot penetrate them at all."
"Useless, they're all a bunch of useless trash."
How is he supposed to explain this to the emperor?
Inside the border town.
A group of soldiers flattered him, saying, "We really owe it all to you, sir. If it weren't for your tireless efforts over the past year in making the border town as impregnable as an iron barrel, we would have been finished this time."
"Indeed, who could have imagined that the Southern Dynasty would suddenly send troops? Only you, sir, have been taking precautions."
Back then, they said that the new city lord was making a fuss over nothing. Their border town had always been like this, and nothing had ever happened. It was only her who was making such a big fuss. No previous city lord had ever been as meticulous as her.
Now I can't help but think that the adult is indeed far-sighted and has a reputation for being very insightful.
Otherwise, their border town would probably have fallen long ago, and they wouldn't be able to chat here anymore.
"That's right, look at how routed those Southern Dynasty soldiers are. Haha, a young man should stay at home embroidering, why is he out fighting a war!"
Meng Jiujiu frowned upon hearing such remarks, which were just like the previous comments that she, as a woman, should stay at home to support her husband and raise her children, and how could she enter the court to serve as an official.
What she hates most is this outdated idea that confines people to a single mold, that women or men should do this or that, and that not doing so is against the natural order and the principles of heaven.
Are you the Heavenly Way?
Or are you the only ones who can uphold justice?
"If you still have the strength, I advise you to use it to defend the city. The enemy may attack at any time, and you must stay here at all times without the slightest slackening."
"Because if you fall, behind you are your families and millions of ordinary people."
The soldiers below immediately straightened their expressions, their joking faces ceasing. "Yes, sir."
The shouts were deafening, and the momentum was overwhelming.
Sure enough, that very night, the Southern Dynasty launched another night attack.
The soldiers on duty immediately sounded the bugle, and all the soldiers were ready to launch a new round of attack and defense.
As dawn broke, both sides were exhausted, but neither could stop.
Meng Jiujiu has been working herself to the bone these past few days, but she will never let her guard down.
Putting aside national interests, her dream has only just begun, how could she lose at the very beginning?
She absolutely will not allow it!
Another round of defense has ended, and they have held the city once again.
Soon, just wait a little longer, the support should arrive.
The same was true for the Southern Dynasties.
"We must take the border town within two days, otherwise, it will be even more impossible to conquer it once their reinforcements arrive."
"yes."
The next two days were exceptionally intense, with the soldiers from the Southern Dynasty even resorting to shameless insults.
They wanted to lure them out of the city.
They weren't stupid; naturally, they wouldn't open the city gates to go out and fight. Without defenses, their advantages would be completely gone.
But this pent-up anger also fueled the fury in the hearts of all the soldiers.
Standing on the city wall every day, listening to the enemy soldiers' shameless insults, who could be in a good mood?
Meng Jiujiu came out to comfort them, "You don't need to care about these things. This is actually a good thing. It means they've run out of ideas and can only resort to such despicable tricks."
"They can't do anything to us, so just think of it as them begging you to go out and fight."
"You don't need to argue with them. You'd be better off using that energy to build up your strength. Soldiers are judged by their skills, not just by their words."
"Once reinforcements arrive, we'll crush them in one fell swoop."
After thinking about it this way, the soldiers did feel much better.
"Thank you for your guidance, Lord City Lord."
Meng Jiujiu thought that these soldiers were obedient and could be trained.
In the end, the people of the Southern Dynasty never got to see the Wei army finally open the city gates.
Instead, they were greeted by reinforcements from the Great Wei.
Along with it came an imperial edict.
Meng Jiujiu and others knelt down to receive the imperial decree.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: You shall resist the Southern Dynasty in the border cities, hold your ground, and not allow the Southern Dynasty to invade an inch of our Great Wei territory. But remember, do not pursue a desperate enemy. Await all orders. So be it."
Meng Jiujiu accepted the imperial decree and expressed her gratitude.
The soldiers below were in an uproar. What was going on?
Why doesn't Your Majesty allow them to send troops to attack?
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