The day after Eunuch Wei was "invited" down and treated well, life in Liucheng seemed as if nothing had happened.
The training should be conducted as required, and the patrols should be conducted as required.
However, in the general's mansion dungeon, there was an extra chief eunuch who had fine wine and meat for every meal and cried out that he wanted to return to the capital.
The capital's patience was clearly much shorter than expected.
Soon, an even more magnificent procession arrived outside the city gates of Liucheng.
This time, it was another favorite of the new emperor, Eunuch Li.
Compared to Eunuch Wei, this Eunuch Li had a much grander entourage, a paler complexion, and his chin was held almost to the sky.
He brought three imperial edicts in one go:
"Jiang Hongying, receive the imperial decree!"
Eunuch Li's shrill voice echoed beneath the city gate.
Yu Luo wasn't at the drill ground this time; she was standing on the city wall, holding a map, discussing defense matters with several deputy generals.
Upon hearing the sound, he didn't even raise his head, but merely gestured with his chin slightly towards a certain direction outside the city.
Didn't anyone tell you on the way here, Eunuch Li?
Eunuch Li was taken aback. "Tell me what?"
"The Peacock Kingdom's army has never left."
Yu Luo's voice was very calm:
"They are stationed fifty miles away, training every day, watching us like tigers."
She pressed her finger heavily on the map.
"Are you asking me to return to the capital now, to hand over Liucheng and the lives of all its people?"
Eunuch Li's face instantly darkened, and he let out a sneer.
"General Jiang is joking."
"You are just a woman, and you are accompanied by a group of female soldiers. It is only by chance that you were able to guard the border."
"His Majesty has dispatched a large army to take over the defenses, and they will arrive soon."
"What you need to do now is to immediately relinquish your military power and return to the capital to claim your reward!"
"Otherwise, you will be unable to bear the consequences if His Majesty becomes enraged!"
The female soldiers on the city wall glared angrily, gripping their weapons tightly.
Yu Luo smiled.
She turned around, slowly walked to the edge of the city wall, and looked down at Eunuch Li below.
"Yeah?"
A casual question sent a chill down Li Gonggong's spine for no apparent reason.
The next second, he hadn't even reacted yet.
Two tall female soldiers slid down the city wall at high speed using ropes, like hawks catching rabbits, and grabbed his arms on the left and right.
"You! What are you trying to do! We are angels! We represent His Majesty..."
Eunuch Li's scream got stuck in his throat.
He was carried in a huge basket and quickly hoisted up the city wall, which was tens of meters high.
Yu Luo stood beside the hanging basket, looking down at him.
"Didn't you say that I, a mere woman, could not possibly protect my country?"
A cold smile curved her lips.
"Then open your eyes and see for yourself how I do it!"
"Someone, hang Eunuch Li in the highest and most conspicuous spot, where there's a good view!"
Eunuch Li was bound hand and foot and hung next to the flagpole in the center of the city wall, his feet dangling in the air, the cold wind making his trousers rustle.
He was terrified.
I looked down in terror, my legs trembling uncontrollably.
Just then, a cloud of dust rose on the distant horizon, and countless black dots surged toward Liucheng.
The horns of attack from the Peacock Kingdom instantly resounded through the sky.
"Enemy attack! Aaaaaah!"
As countless enemy troops surged towards him like a tidal wave, the overwhelming killing intent nearly suffocated him.
Her eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted on the spot.
"What's the panic?"
Yu Luo's voice came over.
"All troops, listen to my command!"
"fire!"
"Cannon?" Eunuch Li's mind went blank. What cannon?
Before he could figure it out...
On the city wall, dozens of giant catapults that had been prepared beforehand suddenly started up.
What was thrown out were not rolling stones, but dark earthenware pots.
The general from the Peacock Kingdom opposite them was riding a warhorse, proudly brandishing his scimitar.
"Charge! Take Liucheng and capture the new general alive!"
He saw the pottery jar flying from the sky, curled his lip in disdain, and thought it was some kind of scare tactic.
However.
The first pottery jar quickly hit the ground.
The Peacock Kingdom soldiers at the forefront were blown into the air, along with their horses!
Immediately afterwards.
"Boom! Boom!"
Hundreds and thousands of explosions merged into a sea of fire, with thick black smoke mixed with severed limbs and remains shooting into the sky.
The earth was trembling.
The warhorse beneath the Peacock Kingdom general was startled and reared up, throwing him heavily to the ground.
He scrambled to his feet, staring in disbelief at the hellish scene unfolding before him.
His mouth was wide open, but he couldn't utter a single word.
How is that possible?!
Gunpowder?!
How could the State of Yan possibly manufacture gunpowder with such power! It's impossible!
Taking advantage of the chaos and disarray caused by the bombing of the Peacock Kingdom's army.
The city gates of Liucheng suddenly opened.
"kill!"
Yu Luo took the lead, his long sword reflecting the firelight, cleaving through the air like lightning.
Behind her stood thousands of female soldiers with resolute eyes.
…
Two hours later, night fell.
Inside the General Liu's Mansion, the bonfire celebrating the victory was burning brightly.
The soldiers ate meat heartily, drank wine from large bowls, and cheered loudly.
Eunuch Li was carried in on a stretcher. One of his legs had been broken by falling rubble in the chaos and was hastily fixed with a wooden board.
At this moment, his face was ashen, and his whole body trembled like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
Yu Luo sat in the main seat, slowly wiping the bloodstains from the blade with a clean white cloth.
She raised her eyes and looked at Eunuch Li on the stretcher.
"Did you see it clearly?"
"How women protect their homes and defend their country."
Eunuch Li's teeth were chattering and making a clattering sound, and he couldn't utter a single word.
The scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood during the day, with one thunderbolt after another exploding in the sky, has become a nightmare that he can never shake off for the rest of his life.
Yu Luo winked at a female soldier captain next to her.
The female soldier captain grinned, picked up a full bowl of strong liquor, and walked to the stretcher.
"Father-in-law, you've come all this way and must be tired. Have a bowl of celebratory wine to get rid of any bad luck!"
Having said that, without waiting for Li Gonggong's consent, she pried open his mouth with one hand and poured a large bowl of wine down his throat with the other.
"Cough cough cough cough!"
The pungent liquor choked Li Gonggong, causing him to shed tears and snot.
The strong smell of alcohol mixed with the stench of blood rushed straight to the top of my head.
This time, he really did faint from fright.
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