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

"Prince, is there something wrong?"

Chang Yong, the deputy general beside Jiang Zhi, had a solemn expression on his face, his brows tightly twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川", and the wrinkles on his forehead were as deep as ravines.

His eyes revealed deep uneasiness, and he looked around vigilantly as he walked.

They had been marching for quite some time in broad daylight, but the situation along the way was so strange that not even a single living creature could be seen.

Normally, even at this time of dawn, there would be farmers working early in the fields, or traveling merchants, and at least a few roosters crowing and dogs barking.

But now, there was a dead silence all around, so quiet that it was eerie. Chang Yong felt a strong sense of foreboding, thinking that something was very strange, so he quickly reached out to stop Jiang Zhi.

Jiang Zhi was currently immersed in the sweet dream of imminent victory, thinking about how to capture Song Yanzhi in one fell swoop, how to demonstrate his military exploits in front of his father, and how to restore his own reputation.

Seeing the deputy general suddenly stop him, a surge of anger suddenly surged in his heart, and displeasure instantly appeared on his face. His expression was terribly gloomy, like the sky before a storm.

His eyes were wide open as he glared at Chang Yong fiercely and asked angrily, "What's wrong?" His tone was so cold that it seemed to make people feel a chill.

Facing Jiang Zhi's anger, Chang Yong couldn't help but feel a little frightened, but as his duty required, he gritted his teeth and said cautiously, "Sir, you see, it's really too quiet along the way.

Although our operation this time is secretive, Song Yanzhi is cunning and has spies everywhere.

Logically speaking, she should have received the news by the time we marched here.

But until now, we haven't seen anyone reporting the situation, and there has been no movement in the surrounding villages. This is really unreasonable.

In my humble opinion, we must be careful and not fall into that woman's trap."

Jiang Zhi sneered disdainfully after hearing this, stretched out his hand and pointed at Chang Yong in the air, his face full of arrogance and contempt, and sneered: "Deputy General Chang, you are too cowardly!

We acted so secretly that we killed all the people in Luosong Village, leaving no one alive. The earthworms on the ground were chopped into several pieces. How could anyone have informed Song Yanzhi?

Besides, it’s just dawn now and people are still asleep. They haven’t gotten up to cook or work in the fields yet. Isn’t it normal that no one shows up?

You are just scaring yourself. Stop being suspicious and disrupting the morale of the troops!"

Chang Yong was rebuked by Jiang Zhi. Although he still felt that something was wrong, he did not dare to say anything more when he saw Jiang Zhi's furious look.

He lowered his head helplessly, stepped aside silently, and prayed in his heart that his worries were unnecessary.

Jiang Zhi waved his hand and shouted impatiently: "Keep moving forward! Don't delay this prince's important matter!" So the team marched towards Qinghe County again.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of Qinghe County.

Jiang Zhi looked from afar and saw that the gate of Qinghe County was wide open, but there was no guard in sight.

The huge city gate stood open defenselessly, as if silently mocking their caution.

Jiang Zhi was suddenly filled with doubts, and couldn't help but wonder: Could Chang Yong have been right? Had Song Yanzhi already gotten the news, learned that I had led my army across the river, and, knowing she was no match for me, abandoned the city with her men?

Jiang Zhi stood there, hesitating for a long time.

On the one hand, he longed to easily capture Qinghe County and make a great contribution; on the other hand, he felt uneasy about the situation being too smooth.

But his pride and arrogance eventually prevailed. He felt that Song Yanzhi was just a woman, and even if she had some wisdom, she would not be able to predict his plan.

So, Jiang Zhi gritted his teeth, made up his mind and said, "Go into the city!"

When they stepped into the city gate, the city was dead silent, so quiet that it made their scalps tingle.

The streets were deserted, the doors of the shops on the street were closed, the windows were tightly shut, and there was no sound at all.

Occasionally a breeze blew, blowing up the fallen leaves on the ground, making a rustling sound, which added a bit of eerie atmosphere.

"Prince, be careful of traps." Chang Yong reminded again in a low voice. His hand tightly gripped the hilt of the sword, his knuckles turned white from the force, and his eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly, not missing any corner.

Jiang Zhi snorted coldly and said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? I don't think Song Yanzhi would dare to do anything to this prince. With so many of us, how can we be afraid of some little trap she sets? Let's keep moving forward!"

Soon he and all his soldiers entered the city.

However, at this moment, there was a loud "bang" and the city gate they had just entered was slammed shut.

The huge noise echoed in the quiet county town, like a bolt from the blue, causing pain in everyone's eardrums.

Before Jiang Zhi and his soldiers could react, in an instant, countless boiling hot oil poured down on the city gates and roofs like a torrential rain.

"what!"

Suddenly, miserable wails were heard everywhere, and Jiang Zhi's men were thrown into disarray by the sudden splash of hot oil.

The hot oil was extremely hot, and when it was poured on the soldiers, their skin was instantly burned to pieces.

The soldiers rolled on the ground in pain, some of them desperately slapped the flames on their bodies with their hands, but it was in vain.

Some shouted for help, their voices filled with despair and fear.

Some were directly scalded and passed out, lying on the ground motionless.

When Jiang Zhi saw the tragic scene in front of him, he instantly realized that he had fallen into Song Yanzhi's trap.

Song Yanzhi must have known that he had crossed the river a long time ago, and deliberately left the door open, setting up this vicious plan of "luring the enemy into a trap".

He was shocked and furious, his eyes wide open as if about to spit fire, and he roared at the top of his lungs, "Song Yanzhi, you vicious woman! I will never coexist with you!"

The voice was filled with anger and unwillingness, as if it was going to shake down the entire county.

Chang Yong reacted quickly. He turned around and shouted to the guards around him, "Quick, protect the prince! We must break out!"

After saying that, he took a few personal soldiers and quickly protected Jiang Zhi in the middle.

However, now that they have entered the city, how could Song Yanzhi let them go easily?

The hot oil had just been poured on the soldiers, who were still struggling in pain. Everyone was thinking about how to break out, and before they could catch their breath, suddenly, a dense rain of arrows came like a swarm of locusts.

Those sharp arrows, accompanied by the whistling sound of the wind, shot towards Jiang Zhi's soldiers.

Many more people fell to the ground under the rain of arrows, blood gushed out, instantly dyeing the ground red, and the pungent smell of blood filled the air.