Just as the young Quzhao general was about to catch up with Yun Chengxuan, a rider suddenly dashed out from the city gates. It was Xia Chanyi.
She sneered coldly, Your opponent is me.
The young general immediately pulled his warhorse to a halt. His face flushed bright red, feeling tremendously insulted. You push people too far, actually sending a woman to fight me!
He looked up toward the city tower and shouted, Are all you Han men dead? To need a woman to meet the battle.
Xia Chanyi was not angry; instead, she smiled. What, afraid to face a woman like me? Then roll back to Quzhao and find your mother. Stop embarrassing yourself here.
She hadn't been very good at cursing people before, but later she discovered that when two armies faced off, they actually had to fight a war of words first, so she learned a bit.
Although her insults weren't as brilliant as Xie Nanxiao's, they were barely enough to get by.
The young general was so furious his face turned crimson, feeling that the Han people were humiliating him. You're courting death!
After saying that, he charged toward Xia Chanyi with murderous intent.
Xia Chanyi's eyes turned sharp. She squeezed her horse's belly and charged forward.
Their blades clashed together, letting out a piercing sound of colliding metal.
With a loud clang, half a blade whistled as it flew through the air.
The young general's pupils shrank. His sword had actually been chopped clean in half!
Before he could recover from the shock of his broken blade, a sword flashing with cold light had already slashed toward his chest. The immense impact flipped him completely off his horse.
Xia Chanyi squeezed her horse's belly, quickly followed up, and viciously thrust her blade downward.
With a squelch, the young general, who was just trying to get up, was firmly pinned to the ground by her.
This longsword of Xia Chanyi's was custom-made specifically for her by the armory, and its blade was incomparably sharp.
Not only was her sword custom-made, but Shuangjiang and Mu Ning were the same; the armory had tailor-made suitable swords for them.
And during these few months of winter, they had trained alongside the Dragon Shadow Guards under Jiang Jin, and their strength was no longer what it used to be!
The young general's chest had already been injured by Xia Chanyi's slash, and now it was pierced straight through the heart by her longsword, the blade sinking three inches into the ground.
He spurted a mouthful of blood, his body twitched a few times, and with a kick of his legs, he stopped moving.
Xia Chanyi applied force and pulled the sword out, bringing with it a splash of bloody water.
She raised her bloodstained longsword, pointed it toward the Quzhao army, and said in a loud, resonant voice, Who else dares to fight me!
The scene once again fell deathly silent.
One move!
Another single move!
Their commander had been knocked off his horse with one strike and killed with another by a woman!
The strength of the Jinyang Army was actually this terrifying!
At this moment, the gazes the Quzhao army directed at Xia Chanyi held no more contempt, only apprehension and an intense desire to kill her and be done with it.
Qu Feng requested to fight again, General, let me go and kill this woman.
Although this female general had knocked their young general off his horse with one strike, her strength was clearly weaker than the previous young general of Gefeng. With his strength, he could definitely kill her.
Qu Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head after a moment, and ordered, Retreat three miles, set up camp, and besiege the city!
Through two duels between generals, he hadn't seen through Gefeng's true strength, but he knew one piece of information: Gefeng was unfathomably deep.
The two people sent out were probably just the tip of the iceberg. If they continued to duel, his side's morale would likely be completely wiped out.
Qu Bai was indeed cautious, and coupled with his doubts and considerable apprehension regarding the Heavenly Punishment, the location he chose for the siege camp was very far from Gefeng City.
His own tent was set up behind a forest that couldn't be seen from the Gefeng city tower, surrounded by the soldiers' tents.
Jiang Jin felt a bit of pity in her heart; the Quzhao army had retreated too quickly.
It seemed that just as Zhou Sui had guessed, Qu Bai was preparing to fight a war of attrition, choosing to besiege without attacking, trapping Gefeng.
The corners of her mouth curled up slightly. Close the city gates, put the whole city under martial law, and pay close attention to the movements of the Quzhao army. Pay special attention to them trying to tunnel in.
Understood.
Xia Chanyi actually hadn't fought to her heart's content, but the Quzhao army had retreated, so she had no choice. She could only carry forward the duel mode that Yun Chengxuan had just invented and confiscate the opponent's warhorse.
Jiang Jin came down from the city tower, and Yun Chengxuan followed behind her, pointing to the warhorse he had captured. Aunt, look, this warhorse isn't bad, right? I got it for you.
Jiang Jin smiled and said, Not bad, it is indeed a good horse.
Little Red turned its head and cast a sidelong glance at the warhorse that had newly entered Gefeng. Heh, this stupid-looking thing is a good horse?
It wasn't as strong as it, its coat wasn't as shiny, and it certainly wasn't as heroic and fierce.
Other than itself, all other horses were merely mediocre.
It snorted at Jiang Jin, expressing its dissatisfaction with her abandoning the old for the new.
Jiang Jin was speechless.
She withdrew her gaze and looked at Yun Chengxuan. This horse is not bad, but I already have Little Red. You can use this horse. Give it a name.
Yun Chengxuan was very happy. Okay.
Then let's call it Good Horse. After thinking for a moment, he finalized the horse's name.
Jiang Jin was speechless. This naming habit was the same as always.
Zhou Sui felt it was unbearable. Why not call it Gale?
Yun Chengxuan frowned. No, that's too ordinary.
Everyone fell silent.
You got this horse in April, so just call it April. Jiang Jin made the final decision.
The warhorse named April shivered. The people and horses in this city were so scary!
Jiang Jin and the others quickly returned to the county office's council hall.
Yun Ci, Dong Si, Chen Xi, and Luo Qingci were already waiting there. How did it go?
Yun Yu hurriedly replied, We fought two duels with the Quzhao army, and our side won both.
Yun Ci's eyebrows furrowed. Are they preparing to besiege us now?
It seems so. Let's see if their numbers decrease over the next few days, Zhou Sui said.
Although they had the Heavenly Punishment, Gefeng was ultimately just a small city. If they really wanted to trap them to death, it was hard to say how long that trapping would take.
It was impossible for Quzhao to waste all 50,000 men here.
If Quzhao kept their 50,000-strong army here without retreating, it was very likely they had some other schemes, or they were looking for an opportunity to attack the city in the near future.
Jiang Jin also understood the meaning behind his words, but she was more inclined to believe that Quzhao would besiege without attacking.
After pondering, she said, Divide the soldiers into several shifts, with each shift lasting three shichen. Let them take turns resting and training. Arrange more soldiers for the night watch just in case they launch a surprise attack.
She looked around at everyone, her voice steady. Everyone just needs to perform their own duties. Comfort the people in the city. The garment workshop, armory, blacksmith, and housing construction do not need to stop.
Two days passed in a flash. Sure enough, the Quzhao soldiers retreated quite a bit, leaving behind only about 20,000 men.
Jiang Jin didn't want to waste time either and ordered, Begin construction.
Zhou Sui was startled. My Lord, do you really want to build the city wall all the way to the Gesi Pass?
