A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 27: Retreat from the Border

Qiqi first told her uncle what had happened in the capital. She vividly described how the three of them, master and apprentice, had set fire to the enemy camp. Yunming felt so immersed in the scene that he wished he could set the fire himself. Qiqi asked her uncle how much food was left and how many days it would last, and asked him to take her to the granary.

"Okay, the stored food is only enough for three days." These days, the soldiers have only one full meal a day and drink rice soup for the other two meals.

When Qiqi entered the border city, she discussed with her master that since there was food in the space, she should let her uncle and brothers know so that they could help conceal and cover up the situation. Zhao Liancheng took Qiqi to the granary, but the food was very low. There was only enough for one day. In reality, Zhao Liancheng was trying to comfort Qiqi, fearing that she would worry.

When they entered the granary, Qiqi waved her little hand and a large amount of grain was neatly stacked in the granary.

Zhao Liancheng wondered if he was starving. How could the granary be so full of grain? He took a closer look and felt around. He saw that the granary was filled with bags of grain.

Qiqi didn't bother to explain and hurried to other granaries to fill them with grain.

Zhao Liancheng looked at Qiqi and thought, "Am I dreaming?" He also touched Qiqi's little face and found it was hot.

"Ah, there's food. What's going on, Qiqi?" Yunming and Yunliang were also stunned. It seemed like God had sent food. No, Qiqi just waved her hand and food appeared. There were several large baskets full of food. The two brothers were so excited that they couldn't speak. "Qiqi, Qiqi, what's going on..."

Qiqi told her uncle and brother about her space ring, waving the ring on her hand. It was this ring that contained space, and the food was stored inside. She concealed the fact that the ring and she were one. The fewer people who knew, the better.

Zhao Liancheng had often heard rumors in the martial arts world about the space ring, so they didn't ask any more questions. Qiqi had also slaughtered many pigs, cows, and sheep in the space and moved them out. With the current weather, it was freezing and snowing, so if they stored the beef, mutton, and pork in the snow, they could keep them for over ten days.

Zhao Liancheng was overjoyed. He took Qiqi's hand and looked at it from left to right. This small ring could hold so much. He told Yunming and Yunliang not to tell anyone about it, lest it bring Qiqi into danger. If anyone asked, they would tell them that it had been brought in secretly.

Qiqi then told her uncle and brother that the food had been taken from the enemy camp. They had stored all the food in the camp, leaving nothing for them. In the end, they even set fire to the enemy's granary.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Liancheng gave Qiqi a thumbs-up, praising her intelligence and ability. He quickly ordered his men to prepare a delicious meal for the soldiers. The remaining beef, mutton, and pork were buried in the snow to freeze. The cook, upon seeing the meat, was overwhelmed with emotion as the barracks hadn't seen any meat all winter.

Qiqi and her uncle returned to the tent. The prince and his teacher were looking at the city defense map. They decided to send more troops to areas that were easy to attack but difficult to defend, and fewer troops to areas that were difficult to attack but easy to defend. However, the ones who remained must be the best and most capable.

Qiqi took out another 20,000 diamond arrows and gave them to her uncle, asking him to distribute them. After seeing this, her uncle picked up Qiqi and kissed her several times, until Qiqi felt embarrassed.

"Qiqi, you are truly my dear granddaughter. If it weren't for the diamond arrows you gave me to intimidate the enemy soldiers, they would have attacked the city long ago."

A few days ago, the enemy sent troops to challenge me, and I used a diamond arrow to shoot through the body of a young enemy soldier in armor. The enemy was frightened and surrounded the border city, hoping to trap the soldiers and civilians in the city to death.

"Uncle is awesome, I hope I can help you," Qiqi said.

Today, Qiqi stood on the city wall and saw the enemy camp collecting some of the things that hadn't been burned. She wondered if she could burn their food supplies, and if she could capture the enemy commander alive, she would discuss it with her master and the others and come up with a comprehensive plan.

Qiqi discussed with her master, "Master, do you think we can repel the enemy without sacrificing a single soldier? I'm thinking of taking advantage of the chaos in the enemy camp and sneaking in at night, capturing Marshal Yun alive, and forcing them to retreat. Is that okay with you?"

"Qiqi! Of course, this will not harm the soldiers. Soldiers of every country don't want to fight because there will be death in war. If the country didn't pay a lot of money, who would be willing to be a soldier? Our Qiqi is kind-hearted." Yun Jizi said.

As night fell, Qiqi, Yunjizi, Zhou Jingze, Yuntian, and Yunming donned their night clothes and blended into the darkness. Using their Qinggong skills, they exited the border city and entered the enemy camp. Qiqi had spotted the main camp from the tower yesterday. Cautiously, they crept towards it, dodging patrolling soldiers and reaching the rear of the main tent. They heard voices from inside.

"Marshal, our food has not arrived yet, and we are running out of food," said one person.

"I'm anxious too! Let's attack the city. Look at this arrow. Our young general was wearing armor and was shot through by Marshal Zhao. I don't want my men to die. We can't afford the loss. I don't know how many such arrows Marshal Zhao has. We are attacking the city now. The soldiers are hungry. How can they have the strength to fight? They will die if they go. These are my soldiers! The emperor doesn't feel sorry, but I do. If a young general dies, I don't know how to explain to his family when I go back. They have followed me for five years. I don't want to fight. Soldiers will die in wars. Tell me, why does the emperor only listen to the slander of villains? He asked us to attack the city in the middle of winter to rob food. Not only did we not get any food, but we also lost all the food supplies. I am too cowardly as a marshal. I can't protect my soldiers." Marshal Yun sighed.

Qiqi heard that Marshal Yun loved his people like his own children and was a kind man. Capturing him alive would allow him to suffer less. Qiqi gestured. She went in first, took out the muscle softening powder in her hand, and sprinkled it on the two men.

"Who, what do you want to do?" Marshal Yun said as he tried to stand up, but he was too weak to stand up. He fell to the ground. "Little kid, what did you tell us? Who are you and what are you doing in the military camp?"

Zhou Jingze also came in. Marshal Yun saw that it was the prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom. It was over. My reputation in this life was ruined. It would be shameful to let the enemy capture him alive. "Guards, guards!"

"Don't shout. If you can't move, how can they move? Marshal Yun, our two countries have not invaded each other for more than ten years. Why attack our border city? You besiege the city, and the people in the city will not survive. They will take up arms and fight you to the death. In the end, both sides will suffer losses. Countless soldiers on both sides will be killed and wounded. We in the Great Zhou Kingdom don't want to see this situation. What about you? Do you want to see this situation? I'm asking you a question. We in the Great Zhou Kingdom are not afraid of you. You are our prisoner now." said the prince.

"Prince Zhou, I don't want to see my soldiers suffer casualties."

At this time, a young man rushed in and asked, "Father, how are you?" He was Marshal Yun's only son. Qiqi had let him in on purpose.

"Son, I'm fine." He helped Marshal Yun up and let him sit on a chair.

"Father, I heard your conversation. Crown Prince Zhou is right. The old emperor is a tyrant. The Great Zhou Kingdom didn't attack us and even opened a trade market at the border. Now our people can come here to buy and sell things, and now they can have enough to eat. Father, I will go with Crown Prince Zhou, and you go negotiate with the old emperor. Withdraw the troops immediately."

"Marshal Yun, your son is right. We will not harm you and your son. As long as you do not fight with the Great Zhou, we will guarantee your safety. Since we have come to your main camp, we can kill you and take everything we want. We know that you and your son love the army like your own sons. You should withdraw your troops, let the old Yellow Emperor write a letter of surrender, and pay some compensation. What do you think, Marshal Yun?" Qiqi said.

"Prince Zhou, little girl, please take good care of my son. We will withdraw our troops immediately," Marshal Yun returned.

In the afternoon, the Yongning Kingdom withdrew its troops. Those captured a few days ago, including those transporting food and some of the merchant caravans, were released.

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