The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Outside the city gate, in the Qi army's tent, Shuyi and Cui Zhu were eating breakfast.

Suddenly, bursts of shouting and killing sounds were heard from Fugui City.

The two of them looked at each other, then suddenly stood up and shouted outside, "Someone! Go and see what's going on!"

“Yes!” the soldier agreed and ran out.

Less than a cup of tea later, he came back and said, "Sir! I just found out that there are shouts and cries of killing in Fugui City. It seems that there is an army attacking the city!"

The two were overjoyed after hearing this. Shuyi excitedly said, "It must be that kid Xu Tu who led his men to attack the city!"

"Come here! Pass on my order, gather troops immediately and attack the city immediately!"

“Yes!” the messenger answered and went to deliver the message.

The two men hurriedly put on their armor and urged the army to rush towards Fugui City.

When they arrived at the moat, they all stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do. Many of these soldiers were landlubbers and could not swim.

Seeing this, Shuyi shouted, "Those who can swim, get down to the river! Keep the ladder afloat, and those who can't swim, climb it and cross the river!"

Look! Soldiers who could swim jumped into the river like dumplings, and used ladders to build floating bridges in the river.

On the other side, Xu Tu and others in the city also rushed to the foot of the city and were preparing to climb up the city wall with ladders.

Zixuan watched these people's performance quietly, with a slight sneer on his lips. It was time to teach them a lesson.

So she ordered Ji Liu: "Ji Liu, send 50,000 men to the front and use crossbows to shoot at the arms and thighs of the soldiers below!"

"Send 20,000 men to the rear and fire in the same manner! Remember, don't hit the vital parts. I want to survive!"

"Yes!" Ji Liu agreed and ordered the soldiers to raise their crossbows and fire at the enemy troops in front and behind.

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep... Along with the muffled sound of the crossbow, the sharp sound of breaking through the air also followed.

Day, day, day... Tens of thousands of three-inch long crossbow arrows poured down like a rainstorm, forming a black mass that covered half the sky.

In an instant, the people below the city were in chaos, crying out for their parents: "Ah! Ah! Oh, my mother!"

With shrill screams, countless soldiers fell to the ground and rolled around in pain.

Shuyi and Cui Zhu were also hit by arrows on their arms, and the black arrowheads penetrated their flesh. "Shield bearers, come quickly, block the arrows!"

As Cui Zhu shouted, he clanged his sword against the crossbow arrows.

When the shield bearer heard the shout, he immediately raised his shield and protected the two men.

Some crossbow arrows that were knocked off by the shields deviated from their direction, causing some soldiers to be hit in the vital parts and die on the spot.

The soldiers holding the ladders in the river were hit by crossbow arrows in their arms and thighs, making it impossible for them to swim to the shore. More than half of the soldiers drowned in the river.

Seeing this, Shuyi was terrified and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Quick! Retreat! Retreat!"

On the other side, Xu Tu's troops were all knocked to the ground by arrows.

Immediately, the crowd was in chaos, and the soldiers screamed and wailed.

Xu Tu was hit by three arrows, one in the arm and one in each leg.

Li Fang was shot with an arrow in the thigh and arm. Both of them were in unbearable pain and could not move.

Seeing that the crossbows had almost used up their firepower, Zixuan ordered the shooting to stop.

He also ordered Ji Liu to open the city gates and clean up the battlefield. He also ordered all the wounded who had not escaped to be taken into the city and guarded. All the dead were cremated on the spot.

At this time, Ji Liu came running over to report: "Your Majesty, Shuyi and Cui Zhu have escaped. Would you like me to lead some men to chase them?"

Zixuan waved his hand hurriedly: "No need. Remember, from now on you must not step out of the fiefdom! Otherwise, everyone will be reduced to ashes and cease to exist!"

An hour later, the city inside and outside was completely cleaned.

After Zixuan finished arranging things here, he knocked Liu Luxin, Xu Tu and Li Fang unconscious and threw them into the space.

She immediately teleported to the government office in Donglai County. After releasing Liu Luxin, Zixuan said to him, "Liu Luxin, I am very grateful to you and your brother."

"Now, I posthumously confer the title of general on your brother Liu Lude, and his children will be supported by Fugui City until they reach the age of thirty."

"Also, I admire you very much and would like to appoint you to take over the post of governor of Donglai County. Are you willing?"

"Ah! Your Majesty, I am willing to do this. Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for your cultivation. Thank you so much, Your Majesty, woo ...

Dong, dong, dong. Liu Luxin was so moved by Zixuan that tears welled up in his eyes. He sobbed bitterly and kowtowed loudly.

How could he not be excited? Zixuan glanced at him and said coldly, "Liu Luxin, do you know how important the geographical location of Donglai County is?"

"I have entrusted such an important place to you. This shows how much trust I have in you. I hope you will never let me down in the future."

Liu Luxin kowtowed several more times and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I swear here that if I ever become disloyal to Your Majesty, or commit corruption and abuse of power, or harm the people, I will be pierced by a thousand arrows and die an unpleasant death!"

Zixuan nodded, and activated the human identification technique again to check his loyalty. It was good, a perfect score of 100.

She raised her hand with satisfaction and said, "Get up. I've left you a general to defend the city. His name is Ji Wu."

"I'll leave you another 20,000 soldiers to help you maintain law and order in Donglai County."

"Those soldiers who were originally defending the city should be kept in watch for now. Treat the wounds if necessary and administer medicine if necessary."

"After a while, when their injuries have healed, I will have other plans."

Liu Luxin quickly replied: "Yes, your Majesty, I obey your command."

After Zixuan finished arranging the affairs of Donglai County, he took the maids back to the palace in Guicheng.

In the territory of Qi, on the road leading to Linzi, Shuyi, Cui Zhu and more than 30,000 remaining soldiers were limping and walking in a miserable state.

Along the way, the soldiers were all in great pain. Some were grimacing and cursing, while others were wailing in unbearable pain.

There were also low groans of pain, and everyone looked extremely lonely.

Cui Zhu gently rubbed his injured arm. Although the wound had been bandaged, the arrowhead was still stuck in the flesh.

He bared his teeth and said to Shuyi, "Sir, it has been many years since we have suffered a defeat in battle, yet today we have been injured by a woman like Princess Xuan."

"In the future, we will be ridiculed by others. How can we face our fellow countrymen in our hometown?"

Shuyi shook his head, sighed, and said, "Master Cui, even if we don't have the face to see you, we have to meet you. We are lucky to be alive."

"What's the point of talking about face now? Right now, let's think about how we're going to explain this to the King!"

"Alas, I cannot explain. The king may punish me however he wishes. Uncle, I just don't understand. Aren't there only more than 10,000 soldiers within the Guicheng fiefdom?

There are at least 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers on the city wall today, not counting the soldiers who are fighting against Xu Tu. All in all, there are probably more than 100,000. Where do you think these soldiers came from?"

"Haha, Lord Cui, if Yi knew, we would not have been defeated. Now I am not interested in those soldiers, I am interested in those arrows."

After Shuyi finished speaking, he took out a crossbow from his arms and looked at it curiously: "Lord Cui, this arrow is so short and powerful. What kind of bow was used to shoot it? Moreover, this bow has a long range and high accuracy. I wonder where Princess Xuan found the talented people to make such an advanced weapon for her."

"Alas, I don't know either." The two of them sighed and chatted, slowly walking towards the capital Linzi.