The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

The next day before dawn, the Qin army's fireman went to the granary to get food for cooking. When he opened the reed mat, he was immediately dumbfounded.

There was nothing in the granary except Lu Xi who was gathered there.

They ran to another granary and saw the same thing, and immediately screamed in fear:

"It's terrible! The food is gone! Someone, come! The food has disappeared! Go and report to the general..."

Wang Jian was awakened by the noise outside before he even got up. He quickly got down and put on his clothes.

At the same time, the voice of the middle officer came in: "General! General!"

Wang Jian shouted, "Come in!"

The middle officer rushed into the tent in a panic: "General! Something terrible has happened!"

Wang Jian rolled his eyes at him and asked, "Why are you so frightened?"

"General! Nearly 10 million kilograms of food and fodder disappeared last night!"

"What do you mean by 'disappeared'? Explain clearly!"

"General! Nearly 10 million kilograms of food disappeared overnight!"

"Ah? How could it be? The granary was heavily guarded, and tens of millions of kilograms of grain were stolen, and the soldiers didn't even notice?"

"General! I'm also wondering, please go over and take a look!"

Wang Jian took two steps at a time and walked quickly towards the granary. From a distance, he saw the soldiers talking in panic.

Seeing the general coming, they were so frightened that they all fell to their knees and said, "Please forgive me, General!"

Wang Jian ignored them and quickly inspected the granary.

Seeing that the food and grass were really gone, he was immediately dumbfounded. How could it be possible!

It would take an entire night to move tens of millions of kilograms of grain, let alone transport it away!

He looked around the granary again, but there was nothing but the soldiers' footprints.

Wang Jian was even more confused. How could the grain be transported out without any wheel tracks?

Could it be that these grains really grew wings and disappeared?

What's the point of fighting without food and grass? Thinking of this, he hurried back to the central army tent.

"Come here! Beat the drum and go to the tent!"

When the generals heard the drumbeat, they rushed to the central army tent. Wang Jian saw that everyone was there and immediately turned serious: "Everyone!"

"This general has some bad news to announce! It happened last night!"

"Our army's food and supplies suddenly disappeared without a trace!"

The generals were shocked: "What? General, are you serious?"

Wang Jian nodded: "I have just checked it and confirmed it is correct!"

Everyone immediately panicked: "General! What should we do? How can the soldiers fight if they don't have enough food?"

Wang Jian nodded, then asked everyone, "Generals, do ghosts and gods really exist in this world?"

A general bowed and said, "General, everyone says it exists, but none of us have ever seen it!"

Another general clasped his fists and said, "General, have you heard of the incident two hundred years ago when Zhuang Ziyi's ghost beat the King of Yan to death with a stick?"

Wang Jian took a deep breath. He didn't believe in ghosts and gods.

But it is recorded in history books, and the same thing happened again last night, and he couldn't help but start to doubt his life.

Another general asked, "General, are you suspecting that the loss of food and fodder is the work of ghosts and gods?"

Wang Jian glanced at him without saying anything, and the general continued:

"General, I have followed you in battle for so many years!"

"I've killed tens of thousands of soldiers, but never had a ghost come to seek revenge. Why did this happen in Fugui City?"

"According to my subordinates, Zixuan has a divine master who has used magic to help her many times."

"I suspect these provisions were not stolen by ghosts, but by Zixuan and her master."

Wang Jian and the other generals nodded in agreement. "General Zeng, how do you think we should solve the food and fodder problem?"

General Zeng cupped his hands and said, "In my opinion, we should burn our boats and attack the city directly!"

"After we capture Fugui City, not only will we have food, but we may also be able to capture Zixuan alive!"

Wang Jian thought for a moment and asked, "How can the soldiers still have the strength to fight if they are hungry?"

"Otherwise! Just tell them, General, that the food and fodder were stolen by Zixuan."

"If the soldiers capture a wealthy city, they will have food to eat. If they fail, they will starve!"

"The soldiers are very young. They won't starve if they don't eat for a day!"

Everyone agreed after hearing this. Wang Jian thought about it and felt that this was the only solution at the moment.

Then he waved his hand and said, "Gather the troops! Attack the city immediately!"

"Yes!" the generals agreed and went out to prepare. Half an hour later, the army was assembled.

One hundred thousand people set up ladders and shouted as they rushed towards Fugui City. The general defending the city saw this and hurriedly called Zixuan to tell him.

Zixuan was still asleep. When she heard the phone ringing, she knew there was urgent military information, otherwise the ministers would not have come to wake her up.

After answering the call, he was shocked to learn that the Qin army was attacking the city. Is Wang Jian crazy? Why did he do the opposite?

How could you let 300,000 soldiers fight on an empty stomach?

So he ordered the city gate guards to fight back with crossbows, and as before, only to hit the arms and thighs, and not to hit vital parts.

The defender hung up the phone and immediately organized a counterattack. In an instant, the familiar beeping sound rang again.

In an instant, the soldiers climbing up the ladder were hit in the arms and thighs by crossbow arrows.

Just as they were about to retreat, the generals below raised their swords and shouted:

"Brothers, bear with it! Taking over Fugui City will not only help us have enough food!"

"And there are countless gold, silver, and jewels waiting for us to take! Fortune and wealth are sought in danger! Brothers, keep charging forward!"

When the soldiers heard the officer's shout, they were all energized.

Gritting my teeth and enduring the severe pain, I continued to climb up the city quickly!

The guard immediately panicked when he saw this and quickly called Zixuan again: "My king! My king, this is not good!"

"I didn't expect the Qin army to be so formidable! Even after being hit by crossbows, they continued charging towards the city!"

"We're almost at the city wall! You better think of a solution! If you're any later, the city will be lost!"

Zixuan was shocked: "Is Qin Jun crazy?"

"I wanted to spare your lives, but you forced me to kill!"

"Then it's not my fault," she immediately ordered the soldiers to shoot at the heads and chests of the Qin soldiers on the ladders.

The defending general immediately obeyed the order. In an instant, the Qin army that was about to climb up the city wall fell down like dumplings in a pot.

Some were killed on the spot, some had broken legs and arms, and those who survived lay on the ground wailing in pain...

Wang Jian was horrified when he saw this and wanted to climb the ladder himself, but was stopped by the generals.

"General, please don't be impulsive. Weapons like Fugui City are too powerful! You can't risk your life!"

Wang Jian had no choice but to stop and anxiously watch the soldiers attacking the city.

Ten minutes later, the corpses piled up half a person's height under the city.

Under the urging of their leader, the soldiers had to fight for their lives and continue to charge forward.

General Zeng bowed and said, "General! I suggest you retreat. If you continue the attack, your entire army will be annihilated!"

Wang Jian looked at the piles of corpses and nodded helplessly: "Alright! Sound the horn and call it a day!"

As the gongs rang out, the Qin army retreated like a tide...