The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

In the study of the royal palace in Fugui City, the princes sat on the sofa with a wide smile on their faces, grinning flatteringly, "City Lord Zixuan, we have a favor to ask of you."

Zixuan looked at them and thought: Could it be that these people have set their eyes on some good thing in Fugui City again?

She asked with a smile, "I wonder what may be of assistance to you, my lords?"

Duke Dao of Jin cupped his hands and said, "City Lord Zixuan, we would like to ask you to sell us some of those crossbow arrows. Is that okay?"

Zixuan sneered and said, "You still want to buy my crossbow? You're dreaming."

"Duke Dao, my crossbow was a gift from heaven. There are only tens of thousands of them in this city."

"After the last battle with the princes, they were taken back to Heaven. Zixuan is no longer able to do anything."

The princes looked at Zixuan and murmured in their hearts: I don’t believe you, I saw patrol soldiers wearing it yesterday.

"City Lord Zixuan, if you don't want to sell it to us, you can sell us the blueprints for making the crossbows."

Zixuan rolled his eyes at them and said, "My lords and nobles! I just said that the crossbow was a gift from the gods. Where would there be any blueprints?"

This, this... The princes shrank their necks. It doesn't feel good to be rejected.

Seeing that there was no hope, everyone stood up and bowed, saying, "City Lord Zixuan, since that's the case, we won't force it."

"Tomorrow morning, we will be returning home. I bid farewell to City Lord Zixuan. We will meet again!"

Zixuan quickly stood up and returned the greeting: "Have a safe journey, my lords. Tomorrow I will order Yuan Huan and others to see you off."

The princes felt that there was something wrong with this sentence and it sounded so awkward.

After seeing off the princes, Zixuan was about to return to his bedroom when he saw a guard walk in with a letter.

After the ceremony, the guard handed the letter to Zixuan: "Your Majesty, this is from the Linzi City agent."

Zixuan took the letter and opened it. The general meaning of it was that Duke Zhuang of Qi sent Cui Zhu to attack Salan City.

After Cui Zhu entered the city, he killed Gao Hou and seized his family and property.

Duke Zhuang of Qi did not stop or blame Cui Zhu for this series of actions.

Not only did he not blame him, but he also praised his intelligence and wisdom...

After reading the letter, Zixuan felt both happy and worried. He was happy that the traitor Gao Hou had been executed.

The worry was that Duke Zhuang of Qi's favor and indulgence towards Cui Zhu would make him arrogant.

If this continues, Jiang Guang will be nurturing a tiger to harm himself and burying a time bomb beside him. "

After much thought, she decided to write a letter to persuade her adopted brother.

In the same month, Qingfeng led a large army to the city of Gaotang.

Qingfeng looked at the tall city wall and felt like his teeth were breaking. It seemed that Gaotang was a tough nut to crack.

He regretted that he didn't get ahead of Cui Zhu that day and receive the order to attack Shalan.

Alas, it seems that my intelligence is still not as good as Cui Zhu's.

What's the point of regretting? Now that it's here, let's just accept it.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to set up camp and prepare to attack the city tomorrow.

In Gaotang City, Fengshawei was sitting at a desk discussing the current situation with his staff.

He took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Everyone, Qingfeng's army has already stationed here. What clever plans do you have to defeat the enemy?"

Qian Yan, the staff member, bowed and said, "Sir, according to Yan's plan, we will hold our troops still."

"Let Qing Feng attack the city. With the strong walls of Gaotang, his efforts will be in vain."

"When his soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, we will seek a good opportunity to defeat them in one fell swoop. What do you think, sir?"

Fengshawei nodded and said, "Master Qian, this is a very good plan. We should hold the city firmly and wait for the attack. That's right!"

The next morning, Qingfeng ordered his soldiers to have a hearty meal and prepare to attack the city.

After a short rest after dinner, Qingfeng led the army to attack Gaotang.

Fengshawei was not panicked. He was very confident in the height and strength of his city walls.

He had experienced ups and downs in the court for so many years, walking on thin ice, and had long expected that a disaster would come one day.

So he spent a lot of money and resources to build the walls of his fiefdom as strong as a solid wall of iron and steel.

He commanded his soldiers calmly and confidently, using stones and bricks, boiling wood and hot oil, bows and arrows, boiling water, etc.

They threw them all towards the enemy below, and some civilians in the city also helped to carry various defensive supplies.

The siege lasted for two hours, but none of Qingfeng's soldiers were able to reach the city wall.

Qing Feng frowned as he looked at the piles of dead and wounded brothers outside the city, and his heart ached.

No, we can’t fight like this anymore. If we continue attacking, our entire army will be wiped out.

So he quickly ordered his soldiers to blow the horn to retreat.

Fengshawei laughed heartily at the soldiers fleeing in panic. He patted the city wall vigorously and said, "Old buddy! Well done! Hahahaha..."

Then he ordered his men to open the city gates, clean up the battlefield, and transport all the defensive supplies back to the city walls.

Qingfeng and his subordinates lowered their heads in dejection and returned to the central military tent in silence.

Everyone lowered their heads cautiously and dared not speak, for fear that they would say something wrong and the adults would take it out on them.

Seeing that none of his subordinates spoke, Qingfeng slammed the table. Everyone was frightened and trembled all over, lowering their heads even more.

"Damn it! I didn't expect the city of Gaotang to be so difficult to attack! Do you have any good plans?"

A deputy general, relying on his courage, tremblingly said: "Sir, I think the walls of Gaotang are so strong that it may be difficult to break through."

"No, why not... write a letter to Linzi and ask the king to send reinforcements."

Qing Feng glared at him and said, "Nonsense! We just attacked the city once and you're already asking for reinforcements!"

"Isn't this telling the king that I, Qing Feng, am a useless waste?"

When the deputy general saw that Qingfeng didn't listen to him, he quickly stood back in the crowd.

Qingfeng thought for a moment, then ordered, "The army will rest for three days, and then we will resume the siege!"

"I just don't believe it. My mighty army of tens of thousands can't take down a tiny Gaotang City!"

Inside the Gaotang City government office, Fengsha Wei sat at a banquet, raised his glass with both hands, and said to his subordinates with a smile: "Everyone!"

"Today, our Gaotang army and people have defeated the Qi army. This victory has greatly boosted our army's morale!"

"I hope all the generals will keep up the good work! Strive to drive Qing Feng out of Gaotang!"

"Come on, everyone, raise your glasses to celebrate today's victory. Cheers!"

The generals also raised their glasses happily: "Okay! Your Excellency, please! Cheers!"

Three days later, after losing thousands of men, Qingfeng still did not give up and launched a more fierce attack on Gaotang.

Fengshawei was still not in a hurry. He commanded the soldiers and civilians step by step and continued to resist Qingfeng's attack stubbornly.