[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

The hundreds of soldiers who came over had not yet recovered from the panic of the sudden sinking of the ship, and now they were encountered by this sudden rain of arrows. They were immediately thrown into chaos and were frightened and at a loss.

Many people were hit by sharp arrows before they could react. Some were hit in the chest, causing them to spit out blood and fall down screaming.

Some were shot in the arms or legs, rolling on the ground in pain, shouting for help.

In an instant, half of the soldiers were killed by the rain of arrows. The blood dyed the river red, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

When they finally reacted and wanted to retreat, they were horrified to find that all the ships behind them had already sunk into the water. They were already in a desperate situation, with arrows raining in front of them and no way to retreat behind them. They could only wait for death in despair.

In this battle, Song Yanzhi's side successfully eliminated nearly 200 of Jiang Zhi's men without losing a single soldier. Although the number of people killed was not large, it greatly boosted the morale of his side.

For a moment, the soldiers on Song Yanzhi's side cheered and rejoiced, with cheers and applause rising one after another, and the high morale seemed to be able to break through the sky.

Just as everyone was still immersed in the joy brought by this beautiful victory, a young and energetic general ran up to Song Yanzhi with excitement on his face.

His eyes were filled with uncontrollable eagerness and desire. He clasped his hands together, bowed, and said anxiously, "Madam, we have won a great victory this time. Jiang Zhi has suffered such a great loss. They must be in a panic now, and their morale is very low.

Should we pursue them now? If we catch up now, we might be able to defeat them in one fell swoop, so that they won't dare to provoke us easily."

"No." Before Song Yanzhi could respond, Qin Daozi, who was standing beside her, frowned slightly, shook his head, and spoke in a calm tone.

His eyes were deep, revealing a shrewd and calculating wisdom. He looked at the young general and patiently explained, "Think about it. Jiang Zhi's men took the initiative to cross the river to attack us, but we knew their movements in advance and cleverly pierced their boats. It was like they took the initiative to come to our door, and we took advantage of the situation to strike hard. We had the advantage of the terrain and the initiative, so we were able to achieve this victory so easily.

But if we rashly cross the river to attack them now, the situation will change completely. We will then become the active attacker, while they will have the defensive advantage and attack us. The situation on the battlefield will be reversed in an instant, and the loss will outweigh the gain."

Song Yanzhi listened to Qin Daozi's analysis and nodded slightly, her eyes full of approval. She looked at the young general and said earnestly, "Military Advisor Qin is right. Fighting a war cannot be based on momentary impulses. We must weigh the pros and cons and assess the situation."

Although we have achieved a small victory, we must not let our guard down or blindly pursue them impulsively. We must follow our previously formulated plan, proceed steadily and steadily, continue to engage in guerrilla warfare with them, slowly depleting their manpower and keeping them constantly exhausted. This is the best strategy."

The young general was stunned at first, then a look of sudden enlightenment crossed his face. He quickly bowed and said, "Madam, Military Advisor, it was my fault for not considering things carefully and almost acting impulsively. It was you who thought it through. I understand. I will follow your instructions and will never act rashly again."

Song Yanzhi smiled slightly, patted the young general on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "It's good that you have this desire to win, but before you act, you need to think carefully and don't be impatient. Our war is still long, and there will be plenty of opportunities for you to make achievements in the future."

Upon hearing this, the young general's spirits suddenly lifted, his eyes rekindled with fighting spirit, and he responded loudly, "Yes, madam, I'll take note of it!"

Jiang Zhi, who was on the opposite side of the river bank, was already furious. His face was ashen, and the veins on his forehead were bulging like little snakes. He looked as if he wanted to eat someone, which was extremely scary.

He glared at the deputy general beside him with eyes wide open, as if he could see through him. He shouted loudly: "Have you found out what is going on?"

The deputy general was so frightened by his roar that he trembled all over, his legs became weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground. He shrank back and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look Jiang Zhi in the eye.

After all, Jiang Zhi was notoriously bad-tempered. He was moody on a daily basis, and would take his anger out on the people around him if things didn't go his way.

No one knew when he would suddenly fly into a rage and take someone's life, so everyone was very cautious around him, as if they were waiting for a wild beast that might go on a rampage at any moment.

"Your Highness, our ships were all pierced with holes at some point in time," the deputy general replied tremblingly.

His voice was trembling slightly, and his forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat, which kept sliding down his cheeks, but he didn't dare to reach out and wipe them away.

It turned out that in order to prevent Song Yanzhi from discovering that he had attacked, Jiang Zhi secretly ordered people to build these huge ships last night under the cover of darkness.

After the ship was built, he checked around to make sure there were no flaws. Only then did he let the soldiers go down to rest and gather their strength for today's attack on Qinghe County and make full preparations.

Unexpectedly, Song Yanzhi had already seen through his plan. When his soldiers went to rest, she quietly sent people to sneak to the river. Those people were very good at swimming, and they swam silently to the bottom of the boat like fish in water.

Then he used a special tool to drill through the bottom of the ship, which caused him to lose so many men and suffer such a huge loss.

Jiang Zhi's eyes were red, filled with anger and hatred. He gritted his teeth and said, "Song Yanzhi, you are such a jerk! This prince will tear you into pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart! Just wait for me, I will never let you go so easily. I will make you regret going against me!"

The deputy general said cautiously, "Sir, what should we do now? We've suffered such a great loss right after arriving here, and the morale of our brothers has been greatly affected. What should we do next?"

Jiang Zhi took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, although he was still burning with anger and wanted to rush across the river immediately to capture Song Yanzhi.

But he also knew that he couldn't panic at this moment and had to think of a solution. Otherwise, the situation would only make it worse.