Zhou Jingyuan hurried a few steps and was the first to reach the city wall. He shouted to Gao Lizhu below, "Who goes there? State your name!"
When Goryeoju saw someone on the city wall speaking to her, she immediately put on an arrogant attitude and said, "I am Goryeoju, the Crown Prince of Gora Kingdom. Quickly call out your general who is guarding the city."
Zhou Jingyuan snorted disdainfully and shouted angrily, "You audacious madmen, how dare you provoke war and invade my Great Ning! If you know what's good for you, withdraw your troops immediately, or my lord will surely repay blood with blood and tooth with tooth!"
Gao Lizhu was taken aback by the scolding. She looked Zhou Jingyuan up and down, and seeing his weak and unassuming appearance, she couldn't help but sneer.
"Who do you think you are, daring to speak to me like that? Get back here right now and summon the person in charge of your city. I have something to discuss with him."
"I am the magistrate of Anyang County. Please speak freely."
"You're the county magistrate? I thought the one guarding Anyang was some great general, but I didn't expect you to be just a pale-faced scholar."
Gao Lizhu laughed loudly, her eyes full of disdain, her words revealing an undeniable arrogance, and continued...
"Very well, since you're in charge, listen up! Our four kingdoms' 300,000-strong army has completely surrounded Anyang. If you open the city gates and hand over Princess Anyang, we guarantee we won't harm the city's inhabitants. Otherwise, when the city falls, we will leave no one alive!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jingyuan flew into a rage, "You dare to covet my Princess of Daning? If you dare to spout nonsense again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Who do you think you're scaring, you pretty boy? And you're being so rude to me? If you dare to lay a finger on me, my hundreds of thousands of troops will raze your Anyang city to the ground!"
Seeing Gao Lizhu's arrogance, Chen Qingqing couldn't help but sneer, "Although our Anyang City is small, it is well-fortified and our soldiers are brave. How can you take it just by talking about attacking? If you don't believe me, try it and let me show you the power of our Heavenly Thunder!"
“That’s right. As a citizen of Daning, even if I die in battle, I will never allow the enemy to trample on our homeland and enslave our people!” Zhou Jingyuan echoed fearlessly.
Gao Lizhu was startled and looked in the direction of the sound. When she saw Chen Qingqing, her eyes widened and her heart raced.
My goodness, there is such a beautiful woman in the world, I have never seen anything like her in my life!
This isn't human at all, it's practically a fairy from legend!
Seeing him standing there speechless for a long time, Zhou Jingyuan shouted sternly, "Get out of here right now, or I'll have to shoot an arrow!"
Gao Lizhu was nearly scared out of her wits by that shout. She quickly regained her senses, wiped the drool that hadn't yet escaped from the corner of her mouth, and waved her hands repeatedly.
"No, no, no, please don't shoot the arrow! I want to ask if this young lady is the revered Princess Anyang?"
Chen Qingqing snorted coldly, "That's right, your grandma. If you don't want to die, get the hell out of here, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
"I have long admired Princess Anyang; she truly lives up to her reputation."
Gao Lizhu's heart pounded with excitement, his mind racing with fantasies about how to win over the stunningly beautiful Chen Qingqing. He continued to persuade her with a smile.
“Princess Anyang is a wise woman. As the saying goes, ‘A wise man submits to circumstances.’ If you give up your resistance and surrender to Gaoluo, the soldiers of Gaoluo will not touch a single tree or blade of grass in Anyang City. Otherwise, we will definitely trample Anyang City!”
"Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew? If you haven't had enough of the thunder's roar, then bring it on!" Chen Qingqing didn't want to waste any more words with him and shouted to her left and right, "Archers, prepare!"
The soldiers beside him had their crossbows cocked, ready to fire at any moment.
"In war, envoys are not to be killed. Don't break that rule." Seeing that her attempts to persuade them to surrender had failed, Goryeo's face turned cold. "Since you are so stubborn, then you can just wait to die! When my army marches into Anyang, you'll regret it!"
After saying that, he quickly turned his horse around and galloped away, afraid that if he was too late he would be shot into a pincushion.
"Princess, His Majesty's reinforcements have not arrived, and hundreds of thousands of enemy troops are at the city gates. I fear I cannot handle them." Zhou Jingyuan's eyes were filled with deep worry.
Chen Qingqing frowned. Anyang's development in recent years had been too rapid, attracting the covetousness of other countries.
Even if there is no war now, she will not gain anything.
More than twenty days have passed since she learned that the four kingdoms were heading towards Anyang. If her prediction is correct, Chu Jiuqing's reinforcements will arrive in three to five days.
"Lord Zhou, don't panic. Tell the carpenters and blacksmiths to work overtime to make crossbows, and let all the soldiers take turns to rest, ready to defend against the enemy at any time. I believe that the Chu Emperor's reinforcements will arrive soon."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Chen Qingqing dared not be careless and had to prepare enough equipment, no matter what, she had to delay for a few days.
Back in the tent, she opened her spatial storage and started buying all sorts of poisons and flamethrowers.
Anything I think is useful, I put in my space for future use.
Gao Lizhu rode back to the military camp and recounted what had happened to Xi Yuelei and the others.
Upon hearing this, Bargut sneered disdainfully, as if he had expected it. "If we had this much free time, we would have already taken Anyang. Why bother with this nonsense? It's like taking off your pants to fart, wasting your time twice!"
"Exactly! I thought he could persuade the enemy general to surrender with his silver tongue and take Anyang City without losing a single soldier. In the end, it was like a widow meeting a eunuch, all her hopes dashed." Nangong Jin also took the opportunity to mock and ridicule, venting her dissatisfaction with Goryeo-joo.
Gao Lizhu snorted dismissively, "Stop talking nonsense. To tell you the truth, although I failed to persuade Anyang to surrender, I discovered an important piece of information during this trip. As long as we follow the plan, Anyang can be captured without losing a single soldier."
Xi Yuelei's eyes lit up immediately. "Brother Gao, tell me quickly, what's your brilliant idea?"
Bargu and Nangong Jin both widened their eyes and looked at Gao Lizhu.
Gao Lizhu glanced at the two of them with disdain. "Since you both want to know, then I'll tell you. There is no general to defend Anyang. There is only a weak, pale-faced man and Princess Anyang in charge of the overall situation."
"What? You saw Princess Anyang?" Xi Yuelei's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "Brother Gao, tell me quickly, what does Princess Anyang look like?"
"Yes, it's rumored that Princess Anyang is incredibly beautiful. Is that true?" Balhu craned his neck and swallowed hard.
Nangong Jin's expression also became excited. "Brother Gao, tell me quickly, is Princess Anyang really as the legend says?"
Seeing their lewd behavior, Gao Lizhu shook her head and smiled, "It's more than just stunningly beautiful. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe her as having a beauty that would shame the moon and flowers, and a face that would make fish sink and geese fall from the sky. To put it bluntly, she's someone that everyone loves, flowers bloom when they see her, and even dogs would be stunned when they see her."
"Oh my god, isn't that a fairy?!" Xi Yuelei almost drooled. Since ancient times, beauties have been paired with heroes, and only he was worthy of such a stunning beauty...
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