Quickly wear "I am the empress"

"Report..."

"Your Majesty, for some reason, our cannons are unable to fire."

“Report…”

"Your Majesty, a group of women appeared out of nowhere! They... they kidnapped the old eunuch from the Ming Dynasty and set fire to all our grain."

"Report..."

"Your Majesty, all the soldiers we sent to the south of the city have been killed by cannon fire."

"puff......."

Hearing one piece of bad news after another, Huang Taiji could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Sweat profusely."

"Great Khan..."

"Quickly, intercept Wei Zhongxian! We can't let him get away!"

Despite the excruciating pain in his chest, Huang Taiji hurriedly gave the order.

—

The Later Jin were in chaos, while the Ming Dynasty's victory was becoming increasingly obvious.

Seeing that the Later Jin cannons could not be fired, the morale of the Ming soldiers soared, and the battle gradually subsided within an hour.

On the city wall.

Seeing the Later Jin forces retreating in defeat, Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Having served on the border for so many years, this battle was arguably the one he fought most exhilaratingly.

At this moment, looking at Zhiyu, who was thin and small compared to himself, Yuan Chonghuan felt nothing but admiration.

Unexpectedly, this young emperor, whom no one had high hopes for, was able to use his military skills so brilliantly on the battlefield.

In today's situation, if he were in his shoes, the best outcome would be to defend Ningyuan to the death; there's absolutely no possibility of a major victory over the enemy...

Thinking of this, Yuan Chonghuan clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhiyu and sighed with emotion, "Your Majesty is valiant and brave; I admire you greatly."

Zhi Yuxu helped Yuan Chonghuan up, saying, "General Yuan, you are too polite. Everyone has their own expertise. I was just lucky today. On the battlefield, you are the one who should handle things."

"The Later Jin's defeat is inevitable. The battlefield is now in your hands. I will return to the city to see if the other officials are alright."

"Yes."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty"

—

In the autumn of the second year of the Qiyuan era, the emperor personally led an expedition against the Later Jin, winning a great victory. The two countries signed an agreement to cease hostilities for three years and to allow border trade.

In the autumn of the second year of the Qiyuan era, a team composed of women made great contributions on the battlefield and became famous throughout the world. The emperor bestowed upon them the name Phoenix.

The Later Jin's grain supplies were burned, and all their cannons were soaked in water. Although Huang Taiji wanted to tear Zhiyu to pieces, he had no choice but to sign a treaty and cease hostilities with the Ming Dynasty in the face of this situation.

Having lost so much food and soldiers, yet failing to capture the Ming city, he didn't know how he could face the clan elders when he returned.

Braving the wind and snow, Zhiyu led a group of ministers back to the capital before the end of the year.

In recognition of his merits, at the New Year's Eve banquet, Zhiyu personally promoted Wei Zhongxian to a higher rank and bestowed upon him the title of 9,990 years old.

Although they felt that Zhiyu's reward was inappropriate, none of the ministers publicly raised strong objections to Zhiyu's bestowal of titles and honors.

After all, Wei Zhongxian had indeed suffered greatly in the enemy camp.

Even in the face of danger, Wei Zhongxian did not betray the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he secretly cooperated with "Phoenix" in the reconnaissance, helping them to quickly locate the Later Jin's grain storage sites.

If it were anyone else, the ministers would only think that this was their duty, after all, a man born into this world should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country.

But Wei Zhongxian was different; in the minds of the people, he was already synonymous with a treacherous minister and a scoundrel.

Now that they saw that this "treacherous minister" actually had such a strong sense of national responsibility, the ministers were surprised, but none of them openly opposed Yu's bestowal of a reward upon him.