My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Qi army camp.

Although the soldiers sent by General Yao to search for the new weapons used by the Zhou Kingdom did not find any weapon fragments, the returning soldiers all said that, based on the analysis of the traces at the scene, the Zhou Kingdom did indeed have new weapons.

After listening to the soldiers' report, General Yao asked the strategists, "Gentlemen, what do you think we should do now?"

After a moment of contemplation, Strategist Jia said, "General, I believe we have been stuck here for too long. If we continue like this, it will only affect the morale of the troops."

We should launch a strong attack, win a decisive victory, boost morale, and take over the Zhou state in one fell swoop.

Military Advisor Guo shook his head repeatedly, saying, "No, no, if we can't take it by force, it will be very disadvantageous for our army. At this time, it is not advisable to advance rashly; we should use strategy instead."

Military Advisor Jia said with dissatisfaction, "Was it your idea to take a detour across the river? What was the result? If you had listened to me and launched a direct attack, we wouldn't have lost so many troops."

"I didn't expect that Zhou had hidden new weapons that they hadn't brought out. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let the general take this risk."

When Guo Junshi spoke, he couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet, saying, "I really didn't expect that the Zhou Kingdom had such a trick up their sleeve. They didn't use any of the cities they lost before, who would have thought that they had new weapons that they hadn't used yet."

Strategist Jia snorted coldly.

Guo Junshi said, "Do you think that if we launch a full-scale attack and encounter their new weapons, we will achieve a great victory? If we really gamble all our forces on a full-scale attack and encounter those almost monstrous weapons, we will only suffer greater losses."

When strategist Jia thought about the soldiers who had escaped, his arrogance immediately diminished.

If the general had listened to him and led his troops in a direct attack against that divine weapon, the outcome would have been quite uncertain.

Thinking about it that way, he really had no reason to blame that old man Guo Shao.

But without those magical artifacts, things might be different.

He couldn't help but ponder the weapons of the Zhou Kingdom once again. He wondered whether the other side hadn't figured them out before, or if they had already figured them out and kept them a secret until now, when they finally used them as a trump card.

If it had been developed a long time ago and kept hidden until now before being used, does that mean the other side is planning something big?

At this moment, Guo Shao was also thinking a lot about the weapons of the Zhou state.

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

It was Cai Junshi, who had remained silent until now, who spoke up: "As far as I know, several princes of Zhou have always been dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne and all want to replace him. We can unite with one of them and attack from both sides to take Jiangzhou first."

General Yao's brows furrowed slightly. "What is your meaning, sir?"

Cai, the strategist, said, "Why don't we try to make the various factions fight amongst themselves, and then take advantage of the situation to attack?"

"Your plan is brilliant!" General Yao stood up excitedly, but after a moment he frowned and said, "However, in your opinion, how should we instigate the infighting among these parties?"

Cai Junshi said, "As far as I know, beyond Yi'an County lies the fiefdom of Prince Rui. Yi'an County can be considered a crucial gateway into Prince Rui's fiefdom."

If Yi'an County falls, we can advance unimpeded and seize all of Prince Rui's fiefdoms. Even if we fail to capture it after a prolonged siege, we can use that as leverage.”

General Yao understood the implied meaning: "Sir, do you mean we should find a way to reveal to the other parties that the reason we haven't been able to capture Yi'an County is not because we can't capture it, but because we've reached some kind of agreement with Prince Rui?"

"Exactly!" said strategist Cai. "In that case, they will inevitably make a move against Prince Rui. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could seize the opportunity to take advantage of their weakness?"

"Brilliant!" General Yao clapped his hands and laughed, then called over his deputy and arranged for people to sow discord among the various factions in the Zhou Kingdom.

On the other side, Fu Ci and Xie Liang, master and apprentice, were playing chess in the tent.

Fu Ci held a black chess piece in his hand, his eyes fixed on the chessboard, and said, "Master, aren't you really going to ask Junior Sister what method she plans to use to get the Qi army to attack King Xuan?"

Xie Liang said, "If you want to ask, go ask yourself."

Fu Ci placed a piece on the board and said, "Will my junior sister tell me if I ask her?"

Xie Liang said, "Do you think she'll tell me if I ask her?"

Fu Ci said, "You are the master, and she is the disciple you took in. If you ask her a few more times, she might tell you."

Xie Liang was embarrassed to admit that his title of master was merely nominal. If he hadn't happened to have some power and been able to agree to her conditions, she might not have even considered becoming his disciple!

Moreover, it seems that her skills are actually superior to his, and he really has nothing to teach her.

He felt ashamed to think that he had been proud his whole life, only to be outshone by a woman in her twenties.

He said somewhat irritably, "If you can't get any information from her, why don't you just send someone to keep an eye on her movements?"

Fu Ci thought to himself, "Do you think I didn't send people to keep an eye on her movements?"

Her two personal guards drilled the new recruits for her every day, while she herself often ran away from the military camp, and he had no idea where she went.

He sent his best bodyguard, who was skilled in stealth and stealth, but the bodyguard still lost track of him.

According to the report from the guards, she was too fast and they lost track of her at some point, unable to find her anywhere.

In the end, he had no choice but to return and report back.

Upon hearing the report from the secret guard, Fu Ci's heart tightened involuntarily.

How did she manage to develop such high-level skills at such a young age? Fortunately, she had joined them; if she had joined the enemy, he dared not imagine what kind of opponent they would have faced.

Or perhaps one day, she will leave them, posing a great threat to them.

In fact, although Ji Yunshuang was also very fast, she was able to quickly get rid of the guards sent by Fu Ci mainly by utilizing the space.

After discovering for the first time that someone was following her, she sped up and then hid in a suitable space, using her telekinesis to continue to perceive the outside world and investigate the identity of the person.

After realizing that the man was Fu Ci's bodyguard, she did not go to find Fu Ci, but instead shook off the bodyguard every time she went out.

She could roughly guess what Fu Ci was thinking.

There are essentially two aspects to this. One aspect might be curiosity about how she intends to get the Qi army to take the initiative to fight against King Xuan.

On the other hand, it may also be that they don't completely trust her and want to further control her whereabouts in order to feel at ease.