Zhou Jingyuan felt uneasy. As the saying goes, "A thousand men can stretch to the heavens and the earth; ten thousand men can be boundless and limitless." This was an army of five hundred thousand.
Now, we can only hope that the traps Chen Qingqing has set up can hinder the enemy and, ideally, deter them from making any rash moves. Once reinforcements arrive, this crisis can be easily resolved.
Chen Qingqing, however, seemed unconcerned. With the power of those traps and explosives, they could at least wipe out a third of the enemy's men.
The remaining people made it to the outskirts of Anyang.
Those countless crossbows and cannonballs would be enough to give them a run for their money...
Upon hearing the soldier's report, she smiled slightly, took out a telescope from her bag, and looked towards the east of the city.
Everywhere you looked was a scene of devastation, with enemy cavalry constantly falling into horse traps, suffering heavy casualties.
A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Chen Qingqing's lips. "Come on, keep charging forward. I'll make sure you never come back, and show you how powerful I am."
Zhou Jingyuan frowned, pondering how to persuade Chen Qingqing to leave.
When the enemy forces from four countries attacked, they kept urging her to leave Anyang, but she not only refused to leave, but also created a weapon with tremendous power.
Although he believed in her abilities, the princess's life was not something to be taken lightly.
If anything were to happen to her, the Emperor would certainly not let him off easily.
Looking up, he saw Chen Qingqing holding a strange-looking object, covering her eyes and talking to herself. He was filled with doubt.
"Your Highness, who are you talking to?"
Chen Qingqing put down her binoculars. "Lord Zhou, the enemy has fallen into the trap we dug in advance. They are suffering heavy casualties. You don't need to worry too much. We will definitely defeat them."
Zhou Jingyuan was puzzled. How did Chen Qingqing know about the battle at the front when the soldiers hadn't even come to report?
He frowned and asked, "How did the princess know that the enemy had suffered a heavy defeat?"
Chen Qingqing raised the binoculars in her hand, "Rely on this."
Zhou Jingyuan had never seen a telescope before, which aroused his strong curiosity: "What is this strange and unusual thing?"
"This thing is a real treasure. It's called 'Thousand-Mile Eyes.' With it, you can see things very far away," Chen Qingqing joked with a smile.
"What? A telescope? Does such a magical artifact really exist? Shouldn't it only appear in myths and legends?" Zhou Jingyuan exclaimed in astonishment. "Your Highness, may I have a look at it?"
Chen Qingqing only meant to tease him, but she didn't expect him to believe it. She suppressed a laugh and said, "No problem, take a look!"
Zhou Jingyuan carefully took the binoculars with both hands, held them in front of his eyes, and looked ahead.
He saw countless cavalry charging towards him, so he quickly put down his binoculars and shouted to the soldiers behind him.
"Quickly prepare for battle! The enemy is charging!"
Seeing this, Chen Qingqing couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Lord Zhou, don't make a fuss, the enemy is still dozens of miles away from us!"
Zhou Jingyuan was taken aback. "I just saw countless iron cavalry charging right in front of us, how come they're still dozens of miles away?"
"Lord Zhou, don't be anxious. Just look into the distance and you'll see."
Hearing Chen Qingqing say this, Zhou Jingyuan turned and looked into the distance, but there wasn't a single enemy soldier in sight.
He instinctively brought the binoculars up to his eyes again. The enemy reappeared, and the cavalrymen fell into the horse traps, suffering heavy casualties as they were thrown about.
Zhou Jingyuan was stunned for a moment. He put down his binoculars and could vaguely see the distant mountain peaks. But when he put the binoculars in front of him, the routed enemy cavalry appeared as if they were right in front of him.
"This...this...this..." Zhou Jingyuan was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment.
The distance of several dozen miles was suddenly shortened to such a close, completely beyond his comprehension.
"I never imagined that such a treasure as the 'Thousand-Mile Eye' truly existed. With this magical artifact, one can easily grasp the enemy's movements. It is truly a divine object!" Zhou Jingyuan couldn't help but praise from the bottom of his heart.
These words almost made Chen Qingqing burst out laughing. "Since Lord Zhou likes it, then I'll give it to you."
"No, no, this is a divine object, I would never dare to accept such a generous gift." Zhou Jingyuan said he didn't want it, but his actions betrayed his words.
"Alright, enough about these magical objects. I have another one here." Chen Qingqing said, taking out another pair of binoculars from her backpack. She knew that such things could be useful on the battlefield, so she had prepared them long ago.
Zhou Jingyuan was almost speechless with shock. My God, is this Princess Anyang some kind of celestial being descended to earth?
There are actually two such precious magical treasures!
That's incredible.
Seeing his incredulous look, Chen Qingqing smiled slightly and changed the subject, "Lord Zhou, you should hurry up and take a look at the situation ahead!"
"Yes, yes, the princess is absolutely right. We must keep a close eye on the enemy's movements." Zhou Jingyuan was no longer surprised and put the binoculars in front of him.
Countless cavalrymen fell into the horse traps. Some soldiers and officers were trampled to death by the panicked horses before they could even stand up. The scene was quite a spectacle.
Zhou Jingyuan was thrilled by what he saw. Before long, the iron cavalry retreated and fled in disarray, tails between their legs.
"Without losing a single soldier, the enemy's iron cavalry suffered heavy casualties. It was truly exhilarating."
Chen Qingqing saw this scene clearly and sneered inwardly, "Those ignorant fools are finally getting what they deserve!"
Xi Yuelei led his remaining troops back in disarray.
Bargu, Gao Lizhu, and Nangong Jin were resting in the rear when they suddenly received news that Xi Yuelei had led his troops back. They were all startled at the same time.
What happened?
Wasn't Xi Yuelei sent as the vanguard to attack Anyang City? How come he's back so soon?
The group, filled with questions, quickly came out of the main tent to greet them.
When they saw Xi Yuelei's dejected and droopy appearance, the others immediately understood what was going on.
"Brother Xiyue, why are you back?" Gao Lizhu asked knowingly, a smug smile suddenly appearing on her lips, inwardly gloating.
Xi Yuelei, you wicked and wicked man, you wanted to monopolize Princess Anyang, and now look what happened, you've been defeated!
Barhu suppressed a laugh and coughed, "Yes, Brother Xiyue, weren't you supposed to be part of the vanguard attacking the city? How come you're back so soon?"
"Brother Xiyue, what exactly happened? Tell us quickly." Nangong Jin also chimed in casually.
Xi Yuelei, feeling somewhat embarrassed by everyone's questions, composed himself and then let out a long sigh.
"Don't even mention it! It was my carelessness that led to our ambush. Our 30,000 cavalry suffered heavy casualties!"
"What?! We've fallen into an enemy ambush!" Goryeoju was stunned, secretly relieved. Thank goodness he hadn't gone; otherwise, if they had fallen into the enemy's trap, it would have been his entire Goryeo army that had suffered casualties...
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