Female-to-male: I live on farming

Xiao Anyi was well aware of the principle that speed was of the essence in war.

After she led her troops out of Liangzhou, she headed straight for Huaicheng in Yizhou, which was the battlefield of her first battle.

Huaicheng is the closest to Cangwu City and can be reached in one day by riding fast. To be on the safe side, Xiao Anyi sent a team of soldiers to Huaicheng to check the situation first, while she led the army to reach outside the city before dusk.

The leader of the advance team is Qiu Luo, a scout under the eldest princess. He has followed the eldest princess in many marches and battles in previous years. Now he is a captain, so it is most appropriate to let him be responsible for scouting the enemy situation.

He held the telescope issued by his superiors in his arms, and treasured it very much. From time to time, he would touch it through his armor for fear of accidentally breaking it.

Everyone knows that telescopes are not easy to make, and there are only a handful of them in the entire army. Apart from officers above the rank of captain, only teams like theirs that are responsible for military reconnaissance can have them.

Qiu Luo marched quickly all the way, and when he was ten miles away from Huaicheng, he led his men to dismount and hide their tracks. After arriving at the short mountain outside Huaicheng, he took a short rest and then ordered his men to climb the mountain quickly.

We didn't set up an observation point until we found an ideal location.

Qiu Luo picked up the telescope and looked towards Huaicheng. It was already afternoon, and there were not many pedestrians coming and going at the gate of Huaicheng. The soldiers guarding the gate were sparse and did not seem to be on guard at all.

Xiao Anyi thought that the key to this battle was speed. When the follow-up troops were more than ten miles away from Huaicheng, they met up with the signalmen sent by Qiu Luo, set up camp simply, reorganized the army and rested, waiting to take Huaicheng in one fell swoop after dark.

The magistrate of Huaicheng had no idea that a large army had gathered outside the city. He even went to a famous brothel in the city with other colleagues to drink. He drank until he was completely drunk and was then sent back to the magistrate's mansion by a servant.

His wife was cursing and ordering people to clean up the filth he had made, and he suddenly heard countless screams and the sound of swords and knives while he was dazed.

"What? What happened?" The woman was frightened by the noise and grabbed his shoulders and asked anxiously, "What happened in the city?"

How does he know?

He was so drunk at the moment that his brain couldn't react at all.

The palace was already in chaos until a soldier, having discarded his armor and helmet, stumbled in. Even though his body was covered in blood and mud, it couldn't hide his panic. His bloodshot eyes were filled with fear.

"Sir, the city has been breached!"

His drunkenness faded away completely, and he stood up shakily. He looked at the person who brought the news in disbelief, and asked in astonishment, "What? What happened?"

He had never heard of any news of a war in Yizhou. How come the city was suddenly broken? And who sent troops to attack Huaicheng?

However, this person's wound was still soaked through his armor and blood was constantly dripping onto the ground. The smell of blood was overwhelming. When he answered the magistrate's question again, his voice was much lower and he was obviously a little weak.

"I don't know. I only know that an army suddenly arrived outside the city and launched an attack at night. We...we couldn't defend ourselves at all. They had already broken in..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the county magistrate's mansion was kicked to the ground with a bang.

The shouts of the charge outside became clearer and clearer, sharp arrows whistled, swords clashed, and countless soldiers covered in blood collapsed to the ground.

The prefect of Huaicheng was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled back into the house and hid under the table. His wife, who usually roared like a lion, was so frightened that her face turned pale. He still couldn't figure out what had happened, so he could only hide himself with his hands on his head and trembling.

But there are some things that cannot be avoided.

Not long after, the sound of fighting outside gradually weakened, and his door was kicked open. He looked up secretly, trembling, and saw a tall woman in silver armor striding in with a spear in her hand. She was not wearing a helmet, and she exuded a cold and murderous aura.

Several women dressed similarly who came in behind her pulled him and his wife out from under the table and escorted them to the courtyard.

Only then did he realize that the yard was littered with corpses. Even the ground beneath his knees was soaked with blood, and the yard was filled with a strong smell of rust.

"Captain Li, the mansion has been cleared and everyone has been escorted here. Please give your instructions."

The prefect of Huaicheng secretly glanced at the woman who was called Qianhu by this group of people, and was even more surprised.

As far as he knew, women were not allowed to join the army in the Great Yan Dynasty. But now, not only did a thousand households appear, but she also led a team of female soldiers.

There was probably no other county magistrate who died more confused than him. Not only did he lose the city, he didn't even know who attacked his city.

However, Li Nanqiao obviously had no intention of taking his life now. She glanced at him calmly and ordered in a deep voice: "Take the Huaicheng County Magistrate to the general, and keep the others under strict guard."

The next second, someone grabbed his collar and dragged him out. Unfortunately, he was just about to go to bed when the war broke out, and he didn't even have a pair of shoes to wear. He could only follow the others barefoot with his fat body.

But he didn't dare to say anything. These people were obviously not bandits. They were well-equipped, well-trained and disciplined. The imperial court's Yulin Army was almost the same.

When he was escorted to the outside of the city gate, he saw at a glance the heroic general sitting in the army.

I glanced at it and felt my legs go weak instantly.

Everywhere he looked was a sea of ​​darkness. He had thought that those who were attacking the city were all there, but he had not expected that the real large force was here, and that even to attack Huaicheng, he only needed to send a part of the troops.

And in front of the team were three thousand cavalrymen standing in line, wearing iron armor and silver hooks, which was chilling.

You have to know that even though there were only a few cavalry in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, this was a symbol of the country's strength and the ruler's authority.

Who owns these soldiers?

But no one cared about his doubts. After hearing the report from his subordinates, Xiao Anyi's eyes fell on the former highest commander of the city. He then waved his hand, signaling his men to guard him.

The battle lasted no more than three hours. They launched an attack suddenly and caught Huaicheng off guard. Many people, like the county magistrate, lost their lives without knowing what had happened.

"Lieutenant General Liu, you lead a team to clean up the battlefield, block Huaicheng and wait for His Highness's arrangements. Remember, do not harass the people in the city..." After giving the order, Xiao Anyi turned around and shouted to the army: "The rest of you, count your troops and follow me to Lucheng immediately."

Xiao Anyi planned to capture several cities in one go, so that by the time the governor of Yizhou could react, most of the cities in Yizhou would have been lost, and it would be too late to recover.