Women disguised as men went to the battlefield and the emperor bowed down in submission.

Xiu Yi picked up Lin Ruoshui and said, "Close your eyes."

Lin Ruoshui said, "I won't."

Xiu Yi said, "Then let's face it head-on, not sideways."

Xiu Yi tickled Lin Ruoshui's ticklish spot, making her laugh uncontrollably.

Outside the carriage, Baili Heng and Yunmo listened to the joking sounds inside with expressionless faces.

Yunmo, carrying the guqin on his back, leaped and landed gracefully on the carriage.

He knocked on the car door, and Lin Ruoshui let him in, but he didn't come out for a long time.

Baili Heng looked conflicted. After thinking for a moment, he also flew onto the carriage and knocked on the door like Yun Mo. Lin Ruoshui let him in.

Baili Heng took a deep breath, thinking, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, they didn't turn me away."

Inside the carriage, Yunmo played the zither, Baili Heng and Xiuyi played chess, while Lin Ruoshui lay on the carriage catching up on sleep.

Since Yunmo came into our lives, Lin Ruoshui could fall asleep as soon as he lay down to play the zither.

After that, Lin Ruoshui visibly gained weight, and her skin became more delicate and radiant.

Yunmo took in all these changes, and he often smiled with satisfaction.

Now, playing the zither to lull Lin Ruoshui to sleep every day has become Yunmo's favorite thing to do.

He often played the zither while admiring Lin Ruoshui's languid and charming sleeping posture, which resembled a lotus emerging from the water.

Lin Ruoshui's beauty was like a dazzling star, attracting all of Yunmo's attention.

Baili Heng hated Yunmo getting close to Lin Ruoshui. He couldn't eat or sleep because others were eyeing the meat in his bowl.

However, considering that his music could heal Lin Ruoshui, he reluctantly accepted Yunmo's existence.

On the moving carriage, Lin Ruoshui, half-asleep, said, "I'm so thirsty, I want to drink water."

All three men's eyes were fixed on Lin Ruoshui's teacup.

Baili Heng was the first to act, snatching the teacup. Xiu Yi pressed down on the lid with her palm, rendering Baili Heng unable to move.

Yunmo stood up gracefully, rolled up her sleeves, picked up the kettle that was warming on the stove, poured it into the teacup, and Xiuyi quickly flipped the lid over to pour the water into the teacup. Xiuyi let go, and Baili Heng picked up the teacup and dripped a drop onto his wrist. He felt it was neither too hot nor too cold, 36 degrees Celsius, just right.

Baili Heng stood up briskly, walked to Lin Ruoshui's bedside, bent down and placed the teacup to Lin Ruoshui's lips, saying, "Yingying, come and drink some water!"

Lin Ruoshui, still unconscious, murmured, "Husband, please!"

Baili Heng was both nervous and excited; his hand holding the teacup was trembling.

Xiu Yi got up, picked up a teacup, took a sip, and fed it directly to Lin Ruoshui.

Baili Heng felt as if he had spilled white vinegar, rice vinegar, and aged vinegar all over his heart!

If looks could kill, Xiuyi would already be riddled with wounds.

By some stroke of luck, the carriage came to an abrupt stop.

Lin Ruoshui was thrown off balance by the inertia and rolled directly toward Baili Heng, who reached out and caught her.

Lin Ruoshui woke up in a daze and found herself in Baili Heng's arms.

She tried to get up, but Baili Heng held her tightly and said, "The carriage suddenly stopped. Don't move. There might be assassins!"

Lin Ruoshui's beautiful eyes darted around, and she asked, "Where is the assassin?"

“It’s right outside,” Baili Heng said.

At this moment, Yunmo had already gotten off the car.

To his surprise, he discovered that a person was being trampled under the horse's hooves.

The man had disheveled hair and tattered clothes, and his right leg was being trampled under a horse's hoof.

"Your leg isn't broken, is it?" Yunmo asked.

The person under the horse's hooves, whose leg hadn't felt much pain before, suddenly felt a bone-breaking pain when they gently lifted it.

He cursed inwardly, "What a jinx!"

When Xiuyi got off the carriage and saw that someone was injured, she immediately ordered people to carry him down to find a military doctor for treatment.

When Yunmo got into the car, she saw that Baili Heng was still holding Lin Ruoshui, looking very nervous and protective of her.

Yunmo smiled slightly, and her clear, melodious voice rang out, saying, "A horse's hoof injured someone, and we've already arranged for treatment."

After hearing this, Baili Heng had no reason to hold Lin Ruoshui tightly anymore, and he reluctantly and slowly let go.

Lin Ruoshui was fully awake. She stood up, yawned in front of the two men without any regard for her image, and stretched.

Two intense gazes quickly shifted away before they could reach her.

"I slept so well, Yunmo, I'll ask you to sleep with me again next time!" Lin Ruoshui said casually.

He does not mean that.

The three men stood frozen in place, each lost in their own thoughts.

As night fell, the soldiers set up camp. Lin Ruoshui ordered people to build radiators and arranged for people to take turns tending the boiler every night. The soldiers were warmer in their tents than they were at home during the winter.

The food at the World's Number One Army is incredibly good every day, and Lin Ruoshui occasionally organizes hot pot meals for everyone.

Some of the soldiers, who had never eaten hot pot before, started crying while eating it.

"This is so delicious! I've never eaten anything so good before!"

"We are so lucky to be following the commander. This hot pot is so delicious. I wouldn't trade it for a Manchu Han Imperial Feast from the palace."

Leading troops with heart, Lin Ruoshui genuinely cared for and showed consideration for her soldiers, which inadvertently garnered her a group of loyal fans.

After marching for half a month, the world's number one army finally arrived at Yishui City, the southern border of Longquan Kingdom.

All the generals gathered in the main tent, where Sun Jian, the square-faced captain of the special forces reconnaissance brigade, was giving a report on the military deployment of Yishui City.

Yishui City covers an area of ​​83 square kilometers and has a population of over 500 million. It currently has 89 generals and 280 million soldiers defending the city.

The city walls of Longquan Kingdom were completely different from those of Wuling Kingdom. The Wuling city walls were made of rammed earth and earthen bricks, while the Longquan Kingdom city walls were made of blue bricks.

Each brick has an inscription of the supervisor and the paper figure to be burned; if any problems arise, those responsible will be held accountable.

The city wall is made of a mixture of sand, lime and glutinous rice paste, which is then mixed with stone chips and wood in layers to form a rammed earth wall. The wall's compressive strength is 30 times that of the Wuling City Wall, and its surface hardness is more than 5 times that of the Wuling City Wall.

The city wall is 11 meters high, 11-13 meters wide at the top, and 14-17 meters wide at the bottom. Its outline is a closed rectangle with a perimeter of 12 kilometers.

This city wall is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It has a very ingenious and complete defensive design called the "five-in-one defense system", which means it has five lines of defense.

The first layer was the moat, the second the gate tower, the third the arrow tower, the fourth the barbican, and the fifth the main gate. Layer upon layer, these structures made Xi'an City Wall a formidable fortress.

Among them, the barbican is extremely dangerous; entering it means being trapped like a turtle in a jar. This is the ultimate move in the five-layered defense system, possessing deadly destructive power.

After listening to Sun Jian's investigation report.

Lin Ruoshui stood up and addressed the crowd: "Sun Tzu's Art of War states: 'The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans; next best is to disrupt their alliances; next best is to attack their army; and the worst is to besiege their cities.'"

This means that the best strategy in warfare is to thwart the enemy's plans, the next best is to disrupt the enemy's diplomatic relations, the next best is to attack the enemy's army, and the worst strategy is to besiege a city.

Does anyone here have a better idea?

The strategist Xu Pai said, "My lord, Yishui City is the strongest defensive line in Longquan Kingdom. If we want to take Yishui City, we should ridicule it with words to make it fight."

Baili Heng said, "This city is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If they don't fight, won't we be stuck here?"

After the Battle of Wuling, Xue Tingfeng captured the strategist Wang Wenjing.

Lin Ruoshui had heard that Wang Wenjing was very talented and was the top strategist in Lanling Kingdom.

However, he lacked opportunities and was never given important responsibilities.

Upon learning of this, Lin Ruoshui took him under her wing.

Wang Wenjing cupped his hands and said, "The general guarding Yishui is Jiang Jiaheng. He is extremely brave and skilled in strategy, and his family has been loyal to Longquan Kingdom for generations."

However, because the Jiang family held significant military power, had accumulated numerous military achievements, and enjoyed widespread popular support, the emperor of Longquan Kingdom had long harbored suspicions towards him. Perhaps this could be used as a starting point to sow discord!

Lin Ruoshui said, "This plan is brilliant! Write a letter in my name to Jiang Jiaheng, saying that I want to go to the city to visit him."

Baili Heng and his soldiers were astonished. Baili Heng stood up and said, "No. The army cannot be without a leader for even a day."

Write the letter in my name, and I will go to town to meet him.

Lin Ruoshui's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she said, "You want to take credit from me for this little bit of work?"

Baili Heng said, "What merit or not, I will not let you put yourself in danger."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Don't worry, I have a brilliant plan."

Baili Heng disagreed and sent everyone out of the camp.

Lin Ruoshui asked, "What are you doing? I still have something to say, why did you chase everyone away?"

Baili Heng approached her and used his hands to support her, encircling her in the chair.

Lin Ruoshui asked suspiciously, "What are you doing? The visit was just a suggestion, it's not finalized yet, why are you looking at me like I'm going to cause trouble?"

Baili Heng squinted and said, "Promise me you won't take any risks yourself!"

Lin Ruoshui said, "Even if I go, I'll definitely have a way to get out unscathed, so don't worry~"

Baili Heng saw that Lin Ruoshui had an unyielding expression.

He grew a little anxious, brought his face close to hers, and said, "Promise me you won't take any risks."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Don't get so close to me, my mind is made up."

Baili Heng's gentle and refined face loomed large before her, and she pushed him away forcefully, trying to keep his distance.

Lin Ruoshui's resolute statement enraged Baili Heng, who said, "If you dare to go, I will...!"

After Baili Heng finished speaking, he couldn't help but kiss her, but Lin Ruoshui dodged away.

Then she slapped Baili Heng across the face and said, "Wake up, there's no way there's anything between us."

Baili Heng's face stung from the slap, and a dark look appeared in his eyes. He said, "Why can't you listen to me this once?"

He pressed Lin Ruoshui's major acupoints, and did nothing but quietly watch her.

Lin Ruoshui was shocked, wondering what kind of madness Baili Heng had suddenly gone mad.

She mobilized her internal energy to break through the acupoints.

After Baili Heng discovered this, he sealed several of her acupoints, and this time she was unable to mobilize her internal energy.

Baili Heng initially only wanted to scare Lin Ruoshui and make her obey him.

But after seeing her up close, he felt the string of his long-suppressed restraint snap.

Her fragrance filled his nose and mouth, shattering his reason.

A frantic scream began to rage within him: Why can't I have this woman? Why?!

Lin Ruoshui couldn't make a sound, she just glared at him resentfully. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and covered Lin Ruoshui's face with it.