Chapter 130: The Courage to Die for Others!

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  Acknowledgments

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  Digression

  "Shut up, don't speak!" Xia Chuyi gritted her teeth. At this moment, she was glad that she was a doctor, a very skilled doctor. She also regretted coming out today to run errands, as her body was fully loaded with thunderbolt bullets and didn't have even half a bottle of medicine...

  He gave her a distant smile that seemed almost invisible.

  "You... are really rude, I look good... you don't have to be so..."

  "Are you crazy?" She quickly tore off his clothes.

  At this moment, Chen Daniu's army had arrived from the distant dense forest, and the earth-shaking shouting voices came over. The Northern Di army was killing and retreating, the Great Yan army was madly rushing forward, Zhao Zhen's eyebrows were tightly locked, her cold hard armor was as cool as ice. But her ears were very quiet, her eyes only had a color like blood, in front of her there was only Dongfang Qingxuan's smile.

  She let out a loud roar and pounced forward, her voice echoing through the mountains. She knew that not everyone had the courage to die for someone else, if the person whose life was threatened was Dongfang Qingxuan, she would never have pounced out for him. But why did he do this?

  "Eastern Blue Vastness!"

  So beautiful, beautiful to the point of being piercing, beautiful to the point that her tears rolled down...

  She never knew that blood could be so beautiful.

  Three arrows were stuck in his body, he was still smiling, then his body fell heavily to the ground, accompanied by a splatter of blood, as beautiful as the first time she saw him in the forest full of blood.

  The beauty of the city, the charm of the city, the fresh blood of the city is splashing.

  What's going on? She subconsciously opened her eyes, and saw a figure falling rapidly from the dense forest behind the mountain ridge. Under the hazy light of the torches, the person's clothes were shining with a more vibrant red than the fire, and she couldn't see the person's face clearly, but it seemed to be accompanied by a familiar smile...

  The sound of the arrow piercing through flesh, but the pain on her body did not come.

  "Puff puff puff"

  In a split second, she didn't know where the strength came from, but she managed to break free from his arms, turned over and jumped up, exerting a kind of power that could be called love to its maximum, threw herself on him, then closed her eyes, waiting for that moment to arrive.

  She is a selfish person, before meeting Zhao Zhu, she only cared about herself. Just now, she didn't want him and the big bird to get hurt, it wasn't an unconscious behavior. Because she had been trained, she knew how not to harm others, how could she let Zhao Zhu get hurt for her sake?

  The seventh day of summer shouts out loud.

  "Zhao Shi Jiu!"

  In a flash of lightning, Zhao Zhu's eyes sank, and he leaned sideways again, pushing her in.

  At the beginning of summer, Qī felt a pang in her heart and struggled to turn over, blocking his back, "No."

  Is he going to sacrifice himself and the big bird?

  Zhao Zhuo couldn't listen to her, he swept his windbreaker and quickly turned sideways, pushing her body towards the horse's abdomen, while blocking himself in front of her.

  "Leave me alone." Xia Chuyi shouted and pushed him away.

  Zhao Zun shouted and rushed over, pulling her body away, but at this time, the sharp arrows from the other side also flew over. The masked man on the cliff behind and the Northern Di people formed a pincer movement. Zhao Zun cut open the sharp arrow with his sword, but they were using divine arm bows, and the arrows shot out by the divine arm bow had heavy arrow bodies and great force, unlike bullets, some arrows could even pierce through two people, it was impossible to completely avoid them.

  "Chu Qi!"

  She knew they were going to kill her, so she rushed in the opposite direction of Zhao Zhu. She dodged the first wave of arrows, but the second wave followed closely, apparently these people were determined to kill her.

  "An ambush!"

  "Ah!" she cried out in surprise, changing her course and dashing to the side.

  Almost instantly, Xia Qi Qi thought of the assassin in the inn.

  These people have been lurking and hiding here all along, obviously they are not from Bei Di...

  She shouted and rushed towards Zhao Zhu, suddenly, under the light of the torches, her eyes scanned to the several pairs of eyes on the mountain behind, several aiming bows and arrows, several flying arrows... Their target was herself.

  "No!" Xia Qiqi exclaimed, struggling out of Chen Jing's arms. "I said it before, if we're going to die, we'll die together! I'm not a coward who fears death."

  "Take him away, I'll cover."

  As she threw a thunderbolt, Zhao Zhu suddenly pushed her to Chen Jing.

  She shouted loudly, desperately throwing out the last few thunderbolts in her arms, temporarily blocking the "gourd mouth" attack. The Northern Di army coughed up in the smoke. Those were what she had prepared for the final moment of "slipping away", she was a person who left room for herself, always preparing an escape route. But at this time, if she didn't use them, she feared there would be no more time to do so.

  "No! I won't leave, forget it, let's just die together then."

  Ke Zhaoju suddenly shouted loudly, "Chen Jing, take Chu Qi away."

  "Get out of my sight!" Xia Chuyi cursed anxiously, clenching a Thunderbolt Bomb in her hand. "Chen Jing, take the men and escort the princess to safety first, I'll cover our retreat—" She believed that with Chen Jing's abilities, combined with Zhao Zhuo's own skills, they could safely break through the encirclement.

  "It's nothing!"

  "Hurry up!"

  Xia Chuqi's face turned pale with shock and fright, knowing she couldn't drag things out any longer.

  "Zhao Shi Jiu!"

  At this moment, Zhao You's wrist shook, and he glanced sideways. He covered his arm with his hand, as if an arrow had grazed it. When he looked again, the "gourd mouth" had a gap in it, and the Northern Di army was pressing closer, the opening narrowing.

  The Northern Di army was numerous, and Zhao Zun had only around fifty people. With the help of the terrain, they could barely hold on, but people aren't made of steel, and they would eventually get tired. As the battle dragged on, Zhao Zun's guards were getting more and more exhausted. Xia Chuqi felt a bit depressed, she had initially guessed that Hasar would send troops to support Jianping, just to disperse his main force, but she hadn't expected him to bring a large army himself. Now, in this situation, winning was winning, but if they lost Zhao Zun, it wouldn't be worth it.

  Chen Daniu's army has also never arrived.

  Cries of killing, incessant.

  The fire cannon is very heavy, and she had already thrown it away when running on the road before. Now if there was a fire cannon, with one big gun, they would definitely be able to guard this gourd-shaped pass. The Northern Di army outside is getting more and more numerous, at the gourd-shaped pass, below is an unknown depth of waterfall-like water flow, they are occupying the small side of the gourd, the Northern Di army on the large circular side of the gourd, has set up a sawing formation.

  "If only I had a gun in my hand."

  The scene of one man holding a pass and ten thousand men unable to open it made Xia Chuyi somewhat regretful.

  "Yes!"

  His eyes narrowed slightly, and he gave a low command, "Third row formation, alternate killing, archers stand behind."

  Zhao Kui indeed chose a place to defend, such terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

  A circle of encirclement that was being beaten back, slowly became distorted, taking advantage of the darkness and strong winds, Zhao Zhu's group of more than 50 people, actually fought with a very good formation, slowly retreating to a place in the gorge that looked like a "gourd", blocking the entrance at the middle of the "gourd".

  Zhao Zun's eyes narrowed slightly, "Won't."

  "Will Chen Jing and them be okay?"

  She curled up her lips and was happy for a second, but looking at the pursuing soldiers behind, she couldn't help but feel some worry.

  "Uh-huh." He replied, "It's done very well."

  "Zhao nineteen, my mission is complete."

  At the beginning of summer, she glanced back at him and thought that if they were in each other's shoes, Zhao Zun would be in danger. Would she have been so calm in analyzing the situation? Probably not. She moistened her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then threw out a thunderbolt, first to show off to him.

  He snorted, "Idiot!"

  "You should have come with the troops, it's too dangerous like this." Xia Chuyi sighed and said in a low voice, "Even if I'm caught alone, as long as he doesn't kill me, I'll always find a way to escape."

  "Hold on for a while, the main force will arrive soon." He walked ahead to save Xia Chuqi. After Chen Daniu captured Danning, he would lead his troops to attack Jianping. Now they just needed time.

  Seeing the dense crowd of pursuers, Xia Chuqi's skin was covered with goosebumps.

  "What's to be done, Zhao Nineteen? There are too many of them."

  Zhao Zhu led the charge on horseback, with Hasar close behind. The Great Yan army had only around fifty men left, all of whom were covered in blood that didn't seem to be their own. Hasar's forces outnumbered them several times over, and when they couldn't take down Zhao Zhu after a brief skirmish, even the brave and ruthless Hasar was stirred up, personally joining the fray.

  This was clear to Hassan and also to the Northern Tidians.

  One Zhao Kuo is enough to offset the disadvantage of defending Danning City.

  All around were chaotic shouts, fortunately the people beside Zhao Zhu were all well-trained masters, fighting with the Huihe people while retreating and covering their withdrawal. Zhao Zhu held her tightly, occasionally blocking flying arrows, Xia Chuqi occasionally released a "thunderbolt" to cover them, defending against the wind and rain. But when the Beidi people saw Zhao Zhu, they went crazy, the arrow rain was dense, and the pursuit became more and more fierce.

  A miserable cry, always echoing in my ears.

  So retreat is the best option.

  Now, the main force of Da Yanjun is still in Danning, while the main force of Bei Di is in Jianping. Zhao Zun rushed over after learning that Ha Sa had gone to Jianping. However, he had to take care of his woman and also consider the war situation. He instructed Chen Daniu to continue with the main force to insert into the defenseless Danning, while he led a team of people to rush to Jianping. But the number of men and horses he brought was no different from a small witch seeing a big witch compared to Ha Sa's men and horses in Jianping.

  Chen Jing shouted loudly and followed the Da Yan army to cover their retreat. Xia Chuyi looked back and saw a mixture of blood and flames, the dense forest was filled with the Da Yan army fighting and retreating, while the Bei Di army pursued them relentlessly, surging forward like a tidal wave.

  "Protect Your Highness!"

  The big bird was indeed not an ordinary horse. With a commanding "drive" from Zhao, it burst into a powerful cry and jumped up in several strides, jumping over several soldiers who were killing each other, rushing out of the circle, with a trail of arrows behind it.

  Zhao You did not answer, but coldly snorted, "Hurry up."

  "Zhao Shi Jiu! How did you come?"

  As soon as she smelled the familiar scent, her eyes turned red.

  She was just about to make a humiliating gesture of surrender when suddenly a loud battle cry came from outside the encirclement. It was a familiar "local accent", not the "bird language" of the Northern Di, she was shocked and looked up to see a group of Yan soldiers rushing out of the dense forest in the distance, quickly engaging in battle with the Northern Di army. Amidst the neighing of war horses, a black horse burst through the crowd, and someone grabbed her from Chen Jing's hands, lifting her onto the horse's back.

  No way, calm him down first.

  Chen Jing still didn't speak, watching as the circle closed in tighter and tighter. Xia Chuyi's eyes were red with tears. She knew that Hasar wouldn't kill her, but that didn't mean he wouldn't kill Chen Jing. If they continued to stalemate like this, all their previous efforts would be for nothing. Besides, if Hasar really did exchange her for Zhao Zhuo and Danning, then tonight's battle would have been in vain.

  "I'm worth a city, you're worthless, don't compare yourself with me."

  Chen Jing furrowed his brow and didn't speak, she shouted again.

  "Chen Jing, don't bother about me."

  "With a whooshing sound, Chen Jing waved his hand to block the arrow, but Kasar's arrow wind power was too strong. Although the arrowhead deviated, his arm was still hit, and blood splattered onto Xia Chuyi's body. She turned her head, took a fright, and shouted loudly."

  He let out a cold snort and drew his bow on the rock, nocking an arrow.

  At this moment, Xia Chuyi finally saw how formidable Chen Jing, the number one martial artist, was. A steel knife danced in the wind and rain, and with a few "thunderbolt pellets" casually thrown out by her, a group of brave Northern Di people were suddenly unable to advance for a while, stuck in one place.

  Because they wanted to take them alive, no one shot arrows, which gave them a great advantage.

  At the beginning of summer, Qi'er was stunned and felt like hitting the wall. Was it because Ha'sal's eyes were too poisonous or was she born with a "greedy for life and afraid of death" face? Such threats were useless. Soon, a group of Northern Di people rushed up, shouting incessantly, Chen Jinghu stood in front of her, entangled in a fierce battle with a group of people.

  It's obvious he didn't believe she would commit suicide at all.

  Kasal snorted coldly, "Don't mind her, let's go!"

  She suddenly took a step back, with the steel knife in her hand pressed against her own neck, coldly laughing and shouting, "Who dares to come up, I'll kill myself. If I die, see what you can use to threaten Zhao Zhu."

  As soon as his voice fell, the Northern Di soldiers rushed over from all around, each holding a steel knife and bow, shouting in a language she couldn't understand, probably saying "catch alive" or something, and charged forward fiercely.

  Khasar said no more, waving his hand in a cold command, "Take him alive."

  "Hmm, then you come and try to catch me?"

  "A woman exchanges a city for a castle, without heroic spirit, I think it's worth."

  "You're delusional." With a cold snort, Xia Chuqi raised her chin to look at him. "It's fortunate that Zhao Zunming knew you wanted to drive a wedge between us and still returned Wu Renxiao to you. Compared to him, you're a bit lacking. Would capturing a woman as a bargaining chip damage your heroic image?"

  "Got you, let Zhao Zhuo withdraw from Danning, will he be willing?"

  Kazakh didn't pick up her words, his voice carrying a hint of uncontainable coldness.

  Xia knew that he had seen through her identity, and her eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. Instead of getting angry, she smiled, "I dressed up like this, and you can still recognize me? Being too good-looking is indeed not a good thing."

  "We meet again!" Hassar stood on the rock, his voice firm.

  At this moment, a group of people suddenly appeared on top of a huge rock, one of whom was the tall and imposing Hassan. The speaker was Agu, who had met Xia Chuqi twice before. Startled, she turned her head again to see that they were surrounded by Northern Di soldiers, who held torches high and bows and arrows in their hands, trapping them in the middle with no way out.

  "Haha, see where you can run now."

  Chen Jing quietly said, blocking her behind him, observing the surrounding terrain.

  "Don't worry, I'll definitely take you out of here."

  "Yes! Only fear is being surrounded."

  "They were very familiar with the terrain here..."

  Chen Jing also seemed to have discovered something and stopped in his tracks, scanning his surroundings.

  "Brother Chen... no."

  The forest grew denser as they ventured deeper, and the pursuing soldiers behind them gradually decreased. However, ahead of them appeared a gorge that was impassable. The place where they were located was still relatively flat, but all around it seemed endless, with everything shrouded in darkness. Occasionally, a few startled crows let out mournful cries, causing Xia Chuqi's heart to skip a beat as a sense of unease welled up within her.

  At that time, she still had the heart to think about this, which was even more amazing.

  Why cover your face? This forest is dense, and the road is full of thorns. Originally, this face was already anxious, if it gets scratched again, wouldn't that be even more miserable? Xia Qi sighed helplessly, her eyes swept around, and she felt that Chen Jing could still think of considering her face at this time, truly a good guard of the King of Jin's palace, always thinking of the king's welfare.

  "Oh!" Xia Chuqi did as she was told.

  "Cover your face."

  Chen Jing still didn't answer, probably because she was running too slowly, so he simply hoisted her onto his shoulder and quickened his pace.

  It was the seventh day of summer vacation and I felt anxious, looking at Chen Jing, "Let me go, we'll split up and run."

  Chen Jing didn't say a word, wrapped his arms around her waist, and quickly rolled into the nearby grass. Then, he pulled her hand and darted through the dense forest. Behind them, the sound of the Northern Di people's fast horse hooves and shouts of "Pursue! Pursue!" could be heard.

  "It's all over!" Xia Qiqi's heart skipped a beat as she looked at Chen Jing, "Brother Chen, you can run away quickly. You don't have to take me with you, it'll be easy for you to escape. I think... Hasar won't kill me."

  She seemed to make sense, Chen Jing's eyes sank, patted the horse, and quickly turned into a narrow path, riding extremely fast. But Kasar's archery skills were not to be underestimated, only to hear the sound of "whoosh" breaking through the air, Chen Jing's eyes cooled down, hugging her as he flew off the warhorse, while the warhorse that had been carrying them escaping just now let out a mournful whinny and fell to the ground with an arrow in its buttocks.

  He was about to turn over and get off the horse, but Xia Chuyi refused to comply. She grabbed his arm and shook her head, "No way, there are too many of them, you can't stop them alone. If something happens to you, I'll definitely die."

  Chen Jing suddenly stopped, "You ride horse and go, I'll block them."

  "I won't be in trouble."

  Chen Jing fell silent for a moment, "If you get into trouble, I won't be able to live either."

  "Big Brother Chen, why don't we split up and go our separate ways?"

  Chen Jing rode his horse at a very fast speed, but the people chasing them were all powerful men of the Huns, who bit down tightly and didn't let go, not showing any intention of falling behind, no matter whether they took the main road or small paths.

  The fundamental principle of special operations is to gain the greatest benefit at the least cost, and from a global perspective, what they did tonight earned benefits that are not limited to the lives of two thousand people.

  She closed her eyes and clenched her fists.

  All the musketeers who participated in today's mission were personally trained by Yuan Yu during the opening period. The time was too short, and under the chaos, the musket's accuracy was unstable. If that one shot had taken out Hassan, this battle would have been even more meaningful. Most importantly, if Hassan had been hit, that musketeer would have made a more valuable sacrifice.

  At the beginning of summer, when he turned his head back, he saw that the Huo Qiangbing had already been taken out by the Beidi soldiers.

  "Get hold of him for me."

  "Everyone escape!" Xia Chuqi roared, but the war horse under her had already leapt out several feet. She only felt the wind rushing past her ears, and when she turned back to look, a burst of flames flashed by where the firearms soldiers were hiding. Hasan, who was running in front, hadn't expected anyone to be hiding there, and with a "bang", he was shot in the arm, instantly enraged to the extreme.

  "Yes!" Several soldiers naturally knew what he meant, which was to cover them. A musketeer simply jumped off his horse, carrying the musket, and quickly crawled into a mound of earth by the side of the road, crouching low and shouting, "Captain, you go, I'll cover you."

  At the beginning of summer, on the seventh day, he let out a sigh and turned his head to take another look at Chen Jing. But before he could say anything else, Chen Jing's expression turned stern as he gestured to the several soldiers following behind them and said in a low voice, "You few, scatter and draw off the pursuing troops."

  "Hey! You scared me to death."

  Chen Jing turned his head and took a look at her, seeing that she was riding the horse in a precarious manner. He didn't expose the fact that her riding skills were not proficient, nor did he tell her that the horse she was riding was the best warhorse in the camp. Instead, he flew over to her, mounted the horse, and took the reins from her hands. With a squeeze of his legs on the horse's belly, he let out a loud "Hei!" and the horse suddenly accelerated.

  The sound of horseshoes behind grew denser, Xia Qi looked at Chen Jing's tense face, clicked his tongue, and let out a low growl in regret. "We should also get some Mongolian horses, Brother Chen, haven't you noticed? Their horses are obviously more powerful than ours. We're far behind in terms of transportation."

  "No need, just consider it a warning to Da Han." He looked at General Agu beside him, raised the steel knife in his hand and pointed in the direction where Xia Chui was escaping, "Agu, take some men with me and chase after him!"

  "Your Highness, Da Ning... Is Da Ning City unable to be defended?"

  He had a plan in mind and began to set up Jianping's defense.

  It will take more than half a day to reach Danning, and with Zhao Jun's siege capabilities, it is already impossible to reinforce. Moreover, the Northern Di army has been running back and forth, exhausted from battle, completely letting others take advantage of them. For now, it's better to preserve the main force, defend Jianping.

  Fists clenched tightly, Hassan said no more, his piercing gaze illuminated by the torches.

  A lone horseman came galloping from afar, a Northern Di messenger fell to the ground beside Hasa's horse legs, his pants wet with urine, "Daning City... is the main force of the Southern Yan army. Daning is about to fall, requesting reinforcements."

  "Your Highness!"

  Distant torches are all illusions.

  Soon, the 2,000-strong army scattered in all directions, abandoning their cannons and carrying their rifles, steel knives, and bows and arrows as they fled on horseback. The sudden change left the Northern Di army stunned and discolored, chasing out only to discover that there were no other soldiers except for this vanguard team.

  Tonight's battle, these people are fighting very well. With their limited troops, they have been fighting for such a long time, it must be said that besides their own bravery, they have indeed benefited from advanced artillery and firearms. What is called "one against a hundred"? Yuan Xiaogong had already promoted it before. However, today, they finally truly understood, and in their hearts, they have admiration for Xia Chuqi, now they believe what she said even more, that keeping one's life safe is the principle, everything else is nonsense.

  "Yes, Captain, farewell!"

  Summer nodded at 7 o'clock, glanced at the **flood-like Northern Di army, "Run! Each relies on their own skills, it's up to you. Remember, don't be obsessed with fighting, don't show off heroism, pay attention to tying horse reins, and firearms soldiers should pay attention to cover. If all else fails, abandon your guns, escaping is crucial..."

  "Yes! Captain." The eyes of all the soldiers shone brightly.

  "Gentlemen, you are all the most elite warriors of Da Yan! Tonight, with a force of 2,000 men, we not only held off the main force of the Northern Di army, but also killed no less than 2,000 enemies. If we can successfully escape, this battle will be a victory, and I'll treat you to wine and meat. Even if we unfortunately die in battle, this fight will still be a glorious one, and it will go down in history."

  Tens of thousands of Northern Di army ants generally rushed up, Xia Chuqi didn't expect it to be Hasaer himself leading the troops. His eyes narrowed, ordering the artillery to continue firing, exhausting their ammunition, then turning his head to look at the person behind her, a smile spreading across his face, his eyes revealing a hint of determination.

  "Kill... Kill!"

  "Charge! Charge! Charge!"

  When they saw the crown prince kill someone, the crowd began to surge forward.

  "Fear the enemy and die!"

  He shouted loudly and cut down a soldier with his sword, splashing blood all over his body.

  "Charge! Everyone follow me and charge!"

  The retreat was well-planned, they occupied the advantageous terrain on the slope of the mountain, fighting while retreating backwards. In front of them was a dense and dark mass of Northern Di army, rushing forward like ants, making one's skin crawl. However, due to the intimidation of cannons and firearms, the Northern Di cavalry had never seen such powerful things before, their movements were slightly slower. Moreover, the horses themselves were also intelligent animals that knew danger, and they were somewhat panicked. This continued until Hasar lost his temper.

  She believed that Zhao Kui's invasion of Danning would soon lead directly to Jianping.

  "It won't." Xia Qi smiled, "After we've fired all our ammunition, it'll still be ours."

  "Ah!" The artilleryman's face fell in disappointment, "Is that how we're going to give it to the Northern Di people?"

  "I don't want it," she replied.

  A gunner wiped his face, "Captain, what about our cannons?"

  At the beginning of summer, on the seventh day, he silently calculated the time and said to Chen Jing: "Hold on for another ten minutes... no, for the time it takes to burn an incense stick. Everyone will retreat according to plan, with the fire gunners divided into groups of five to protect the others as they withdraw."

  Suddenly, the Northern Di people were unexpectedly unable to get close.

  At the gate of Jianping City, the Northern Di cavalry who rushed to the front fell off their horses one after another. No matter how good the cavalry was, they were flesh and blood after all, and how could they compare with advanced weapons? The cannons attacked, the war horses instinctively ran wildly in all directions, and some of the fish that had escaped the net were greeted by the prepared fire guns.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  She raised her hand and a string of firecrackers exploded.

  "Let go!"

  But things eventually went according to her plan, and before long, Jianping City erupted. The sound of killing was incessant, and the iron gate that had been blown out of shape opened, accompanied by a smoky smell, and a burst of horse whinnies rushed out.

  She fired three consecutive cannonballs, each half a stick of incense apart, and the city wall of Jianping was damaged, but she still didn't go in, pretending to be "noble" waiting for their prince to come and decide the outcome. Waiting is a heart-wrenching thing, she doesn't know if Hasar will fall into her trap, if he doesn't come, should she lead these two thousand people to break into Jianping City?

  Another loud "boom" sound, dust and smoke rushed towards me in the night.

  "Let go again."

  Xia Chiu tightened his horse's reins and looked towards the distant city wall.

  "Captain, will you let go or not?"

  At that time, the city wall of Jianping was in a mess, with horses neighing and people shouting and screaming, which did not stop. Xia Chuyi had only two thousand men, so she naturally didn't dare to really attack, as far as she knew, there were 50,000 Beidi soldiers stationed in Jianping, her "army" was too small, relying on a few big guns, it could intimidate people, but the ammunition was limited, if they really fought, she would not have an advantage. What she had to do was to lure the Beidi army over, so that Zhao Zun could smoothly enter Danning and reduce casualties.

  "Good heavens! Hurry up and report to the prince!"

  "This is an amazing treasure!"

  "What the heck is this bird cannon?"

  A loud crash, only to see the city wall thick smoke rolling, wall collapse, bricks and stones falling down, several unexpected Northern Di soldiers fell off the city wall, heavily hitting the ground. The Jiping guard who was lucky enough to escape pressed his hat on his head, shocked and pale.

  The barrel of the Gatling gun was aimed at the city wall of Jianping, she smiled and said "Fire!"

  She let out a cold snort, raised her hand and said in a low voice, "Get ready!"

  The divine arm's range is far-reaching, Xia Qi's heart skipped a beat, how could he possibly fulfill his wish?

  The arrows flew over, but before they reached their position, they fell to the ground. This was a precise plan by Chen Jing, who had arranged the formation at a distance that would make it impossible for them to hit. The Northern Di general, enraged and flustered, shouted loudly, "Bring me the Divine Arm Bow!"

  He finished speaking, raised his hand and shouted, "Release the arrows."

  "You think it's a game? Hmph! Tonight, I'll show you all what Grandpa is capable of."

  As soon as the shout ended, a large number of torches quickly appeared on the city wall. Looking at the dense rows of Yan army soldiers outside the city gate, and the faint light of torches in the distance, the defenders of Jianping City were confused. A general-like figure stood on the city wall and spoke out.

  But over the past two months, Zhao Zun's harassment has been too frequent. The harassment has made them somewhat numb, and they didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that they would still be like before, harassing them for a while and then leaving. However, now that they are openly provoking them in front of Gong City, it is beyond their expectations.

  They had already known about the commotion outside among the Northern Di people inside.

  She was quite shameless, the location of the city gate was just outside the range of the archers on the city wall, and her three-barreled cannon and meteor gun had a range of about 800 meters. Originally she didn't want to challenge, special forces were good at sneak attacks, those who challenged were fools, but the old habits of the Golden Guard, she couldn't change for the time being, so she "noblely" accepted the challenge.

  "Bring out the crown prince and have him executed immediately."

  With everything ready, two thousand men pushed the cannons, mounted their war horses, carried the firelocks, and began to blow the charge in a manner similar to that of the main vanguard. They set up three rounds of consecutive cannons outside the city gate, holding invincible firelocks and bird-beak guns, starting to challenge.

  These veteran generals had never performed such a special task before, they were used to fighting with real swords and guns, and thought it was interesting to do this kind of thing. They quietly followed her orders and started inserting torches three miles outside Jianping City, then tied horse ropes on the road, dug traps, built defensive fortifications, and did all kinds of "sneaky" things, and made marks one by one, so that they wouldn't fall into their own trap when retreating.

  She formed a temporary elite team, named "Red Stinger Special Warfare Team", and let the soldiers call her "Captain". However, she could never tell them about her distant attachment, nostalgia, and the little thoughts that she could never express to anyone, only smiling and saying it was just to satisfy her craving for being a special warfare team captain.

  "Yes! Captain!"

  On the hillside, she was arranging a defensive withdrawal.

  "Get to work!"

  The seventh day of summer is urging the soldiers to insert fire torches that have been poured with tung oil.

  "Quick! Quick! Quick!"

  ……

  ……

  At this time, Zhao Kui would never have thought that the two thousand men led by Xia Chuyu on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month would face a counterattack from Haxi's 150,000-strong army.

  Two months of cat-and-mouse games and pursuits, fueled by the "anti-gap" design's anger, all converged on one place. Haxarl, citing the strong city defenses of Danning City, left behind troops to guard the city and led the main force to Jianping.

  One false, one true, the false is true, the true is false. Those who are trapped in the situation can't see through it. As Xia Zhong said earlier, he had been disturbing the surroundings of Danning for more than two months, and Hasar always thought that he had some "poisonous plan" that was not convenient to reveal. Therefore, after receiving Zhao Zun's letter of challenge and also receiving the report of Jianping being attacked, Hasar did not believe in Zhao Shi's "sincerity" at all, thinking that the letter of challenge was just like his "anti-spy plot", only a fanciful trick, and the main force of the Da Yan army had already been sent to Jianping.

  No one would have thought.

  However...

  Before the formal siege, the "courtesy before soldiers" posture looked quite elegant, but why did he want to clearly express his intention to attack Danning City, also in order to hold back Hasaer and alleviate the pressure on Xiaochi Seven in Jianping.

  She didn't know that Zhao Zun hadn't quietly waited as she said, making it seem like the army was really going to attack Jianping. Instead, when she and Chen Jing led 2,000 elite special forces towards Jianping, he formally submitted a declaration of war to the Northern Di army on the pretext of needing to return to Harah and Lin, stating that they would attack Danning City tonight.

  All along the way, she was still unaware that after a night, the news of Da Yan's possession of the "divine artifact" for attacking cities would spread throughout the land.

  With the cannons, it would be even more convincing as a main force army. Moreover, she also wanted to personally experiment with the new-style cannons and bird guns on the battlefield, and at the same time scare those Northern Di turtles, letting them see what real firepower equipment looks like, and not always belittle the Great Yan's firearms, saying they are just decorations.

  On the seventh day of summer, after obtaining Zhao Kui's permission, for this elite troop of two thousand people, they were equipped with the best weapons currently in the Golden Guard Army. In addition to this, there were also two brand-new "three-shot linked cannons", two meteorite cannons, over a hundred unbeatable hand-held guns and bird-beak guns that had already begun to take on the shape of later generations' firearms.

  Jianping left their large camp, about twenty miles away, marching at a very fast pace.

  It was Chen Jing's first time accompanying her on a mission, and he was nervous.

  The first time Xia Qi executed the task, she was excited.

  Fate is so wonderful, some people win, it doesn't mean that fate is good. Nor will they know that winning is just the beginning of real risk. In the big camp, all the necessary things were prepared, and a team of two thousand people left the camp, rushing straight to Jianping City.

  "Let the winner set an example, follow me."

  Xia didn't say much on the seventh day of summer, she just glanced at Chen Jing.

  With a clear winner and loser, things are much simpler.

  Soon, the fight on the scene ended, and a group of people looked at her strangely.

  In the midst of the thunderous shouts, the school field was in chaos as everyone fought each other, punching and kicking. The scene made Chen Jing's heart tremble with fear. Although this method of selecting people was a bit unusual, it was the most effective way to see who was truly capable. Of course, he didn't know that if time allowed, this method of selecting special talents would be even more "cruel". Xia Zhicheng used the simplest method because they were at war and had to set off immediately, so she couldn't let the soldiers get hurt, which is why she said "ten punches as the limit". If it were up to her previous unit's selection method, that would be a true "one in ten thousand" talent.

  "Ah——!"

  Hit!

  The soldiers on the training ground were all at a loss. But now she had received the order from King Jin's palace, saying that she wanted to form a temporary "special operations unit". Although they didn't understand what special operations meant, they knew that King Jin's orders could not be disobeyed.

  "Two by two, facing each other, ten punches as the limit."

  According to Chen Jing's introduction, these selected people are all elite in the Golden Guard. From among the elite soldiers, Xia Chuyi selected another 4,000 people. She made them stand at the front of the formation, looked around, raised her voice and gave the first order.

  The torches in the camp's playground illuminated half of the sky.

  ……

  ……

  She didn't say another word and strode out with Chen Jing.

  She turned and walked a few steps, feeling the gaze on her back was scorching hot, then turned her head again, meeting a pair of deep and bottomless black eyes. He gazed deeply at her face, without many words, his mouth tightly pursed, but she could see that inside, besides trust, there were also the words "be careful" written. By Zhao Zun's side, Dongfang Qingxuan still had an enigmatic smile, in the eyes that looked over, there was the familiar warmth, and complexity.

  Xia Chuqi responded loudly: "Yes."

  "Time is of the essence, let's go and select people first, originally arranging the military expedition plan."

  Zhao You waved his hand and looked at her as he glanced around at everyone.

  "Obeying orders."

  These two words "cooperation" he said very softly, but also very heavily. Chen Jingyuan is his personal bodyguard, naturally can hear the implication of his words. In addition to "cooperation", he also has the responsibility of "protecting" her. Hurriedly coming out from beside him, Chen Jing clasped his fists and bowed his head.

  He paused for a moment, then added, "Chen Jing will cooperate with you."

  "Thank you, Your Excellency."

  The heart that had been hanging in the air finally fell, and she let out a sigh of relief. She clenched her fists tightly, and her whole body was burning with passion. She looked at Zhao Zhu eagerly, who slowly stood up from his seat and said in a deep voice: "As the commander of the Qi Imperial Guard, I bear heavy responsibilities, and venturing into the tiger's lair requires careful consideration of every move. Therefore, you may go to the barracks yourself to select the 2,000 men you want..."

  "No objections."

  Dongfang Qingxuan raised his head and smiled, with a smile as beautiful as a flower.

  Zhao You turned his head and asked in a cold voice: "Does the supervisor have any objections?"

  He finished speaking in a toneless but loud voice, and the generals had no choice but to concede. Only Dongfang Qingxuan, who was sitting in the middle, slightly raised an eyebrow, seemingly smiling yet not quite, as he gazed at Xia Chuqi. He slowly picked up the tea cup beside him and took a sip. Perhaps it was too quiet in the camp, but the sound of him lifting the tea lid, although not loud, was somewhat piercing, and it immediately drew everyone's attention.

  The tiger has shown its might, and all have become sick cats.

  Zhao Mou slightly raised his sleeve, without looking at Xia Chuyi, but instead coldly gazed at the crowd of generals, and with a slight lowering of his eyelids, said seriously: "I believe she has this ability."

  "Yes, Your Highness, think thrice, Qi's guards have no combat experience." Someone chimed in.

  "Your Highness, I think it's not feasible." Someone immediately objected.

  With a surge of joy in her heart, Xia Chuyi's eyebrows rose slightly as she said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

  "Correct."

  However, no one expected Zhao Zun to utter a single word in a low voice.

  Her sharp and decisive voice made all the generals look at each other in surprise, stunned. No one had expected this kid to have such audacity. But since this matter was of great importance, although they admired her fearless spirit, no one trusted her, and everyone looked at Zhao Zun with disapproving eyes.

  She finished speaking quietly and saluted again, her voice serious. "Your Highness, if the mission fails, I am willing to accept military punishment."

  I know.

  "It's clear that the mission has failed, will you take full responsibility?"

  I know.

  "Can it be known what you requested is a military order?"

  I know.

  While everyone was discussing, Zhao Zun remained silent. Now seeing Xia Chuyi staring at him without blinking, he slightly furrowed his brow and calmly asked: "Does the Qi Imperial Guard know that this mission is extremely risky?"

  "Your Highness!" She gazed steadily at Zhao Zhuo, "I am confident that I can deceive Hassan and successfully delay him."

  In the end, no one recognized Xia Chuqi, or rather, no one believed in her ability. Xia Chuqi felt a bit stifled. Hadn't they all heard of Hua Mulan's story? Besides, this "doubtful soldier tactic" wasn't about real fighting, she just wanted to slip away quietly, what was wrong with that?

  Other schools followed suit.

  Li Can looked around and said, "Your Highness, I think that Yan Deputy General has led the vanguard many times and is more familiar with the Northern Di army. He has a lot of experience. It would be better for him to lead the way."

  Zhao Zun did not respond, as if considering, and the atmosphere was temporarily stuck.

  Yan Er Ge didn't dare to look at her. He knew that last time he let Zhao Zhuo into the logistics camp, the account had not been settled yet, and if this time something happened to her, his head would be gone. So, he looked at Zhao Zhuo with "passion" in his eyes, waiting for his command.

  Xia glared at him and said in a low voice, "Stealing business?"

  "Your Highness, I request to lead the vanguard battalion in a feigned attack."

  Seeing Zhao Zun furrow his brow, Yan Ergui hastily made an excuse.

  To others, she may seem a bit clever, but with that small stature, it's just enough to serve the King of Jin, going to battle is indeed lacking a bit of "manly spirit", no one expected her to ask for mercy.

  Everyone in the camp was stunned.

  Compared to before, this sentence of hers is quite astonishing.

  "Humble me wishes to lead a small contingent into battle, Your Highness, please grant me two thousand troops to make a feint."

  The recognition from her beloved man gave Xia Chuqi an inexplicable encouragement, she clenched her fists and looked at Zhao Zhu excitedly, then turned to the generals in the tent, suddenly saluted Zhao Zhu with a fist and a bow, kneeling on one knee, asking for orders clearly and word by word.

  "This plan is feasible."

  After a good while, Zhao Zilu was the first to speak up.

  Someone said, thinking of her own wonderful plan, Xia Qi's mind was a little excited, but when she finished speaking, there was no one around for a long time. It has to be said that behavior like inserting torches outside the city is really childish and petty. But as a "stratagem of doubt", it can't be said to have no effect. The so-called stratagem of doubt lies in the word "doubt". In the past, when Xiang Yu was surrounded, the classic battle of "four sides singing Chu songs" also lay in the word "doubt". With doubt, the military heart will inevitably become chaotic.

  "The battle of a small elite force is called special warfare. We can set up fire beacons outside the city, about four or five miles apart, create an atmosphere, blow the horn to charge, make it look like the main force is attacking the city, and then use a small elite force as the vanguard. The enemy will definitely have doubts... If Ping is attacked by the main force of Yan's army, will Ha Sa Er support him or not? If he supports him, he must divide his troops. If he doesn't, if the city is broken, Ha Sa Er can't bear that responsibility. Moreover, he has to return to Ha La Lin. The Northern Di army is already unstable, once he disperses his forces, our main force will attack Da Ning and catch them off guard, occupy Da Ning first, then attack Ping, isn't that great?"

  "Special operations?" Someone's interest was piqued, "How can we make them believe?"

  He smiled apologetically, Xia Chu nodded, "It's almost the same meaning. One is false and one is real. Using a small elite force to conduct special operations, creating the appearance of a large-scale attack, it must be that Haxall's military aid cannot be allowed to build up first."

  "Is it just a diversion?"

  "Cough" sound, Xia Chuyi reacted, the four crossings of the Red River were the Red Army's surprise attack. She scratched her head slightly, "Anyway, it's almost the same meaning, we want to fight a mobile war. Let the enemy think that our main force is attacking Jianping, and while they are in a hurry to return, our main force will attack again. Isn't it a case of using leisure to await labor?"

  Before she could finish speaking, someone cut in and asked, "When did Zhuge Liang make his four crossings of the Red River?"

  "Gentlemen, in the past, Zhuge Liang crossed the Red River four times and launched a surprise attack..."

  "How can we make them think it's our main force?"

  Xia Zhiqi smiled and said, "The so-called 'doubtful soldier strategy' is to take advantage of the instability of the Northern Di army's mind. As usual, send a small elite team to harass the Northern Di's heavy town Jianping. Jianping is the key town for entering Liaodong, and Haxial will certainly attach great importance to it. However, this time we are different from before. We can't let the Northern Di people find out that we are just guerrilla warfare, just harassing, but make them think... that our main force is attacking."

  "Stratagem of Doubt?" someone wondered.

  "I think, Your Highness's previous siege of Daining without attacking, and the harassment of the towns along the line, apart from making Hasar exhausted, must also have caused him to develop a habitual way of thinking. After two months of harassment, Your Highness must have had an extremely important plan. Guessing this purpose will surely make him unable to eat or sleep well. Therefore, Your Highness's previous move was called 'counter-espionage', and my method is called 'doubtful soldier tactic'."

  Zhao Zhen showed her intention by saying she looked at everyone like a man, calm and composed.

  These people who had more contact with Zhao Zhen knew that she was Zhao Zhen's "person by his side", but no one had ever paid attention to her existence. Now, after hearing her words, they all turned their heads in surprise, perked up their ears and wanted to hear what unique insights she had.