The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

Sikong Jin gently pulled on the reins, her delicate eyebrows slightly raised, and she shrugged with a hint of helplessness. "Actually, I really have no desire to spar with heroes like you, but now I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it. However, Xifenglie has a habit of sending an advance force to outflank the enemy and launch a surprise attack. I suggest we be on guard. There's a gentle slope behind our main army; shouldn't we send some men over there?"

Tuoba Yu nodded and smiled with pleasure. "It seems we have the same idea. I have already sent a force to ambush near the gentle slope. If Xi Fenglie's vanguard dares to approach, it will probably not be an easy task for them to pass through smoothly."

Sikong Jin smiled calmly, raised her hand to touch her nose, and after a while turned her head to look at the rising red sun on the horizon. She squinted her starry eyes and stared at it for a while before suddenly turning her head and saying, "The timing is just right, it's about time to set up the formation."

"Should we proceed as we agreed beforehand?"

Tuoba Yu spoke thoughtfully.

"Otherwise, do you think there's a better way? Our allied forces number over 300,000, divided into three routes. Your Highness, you will lead 150,000 troops in a frontal assault to draw Xifeng Lie's attention, while I will lead my 50,000 troops in a flanking attack. The remaining troops have already reached the lower reaches of the river. If we can cross the river quietly, we can successfully cut off the Liao army's retreat and form a pincer attack with both sides. Brother Tuoba, I am very much looking forward to seeing what trump cards you will reveal this time."

Sikong Jin stared meaningfully at Tuoba Yu. She admired him for being able to calmly command this demoralized army in the face of Xifeng Lie's fierce Eagle Division. However, she did not believe that Tuoba Yu could be so composed with just these troops.

"What do you think?"

Tuoba Yu gave Sikong Jin a very puzzling smile. It seemed that only the two of them could understand this conversation, while the other deputy generals were completely baffled.

Sikong Jin raised an eyebrow knowingly. "I will go and reorganize the troops. Your Highness should hurry up and set up the formation."

With that, he spurred his horse and galloped away.

Tuoba Yu turned his gaze to watch her slender figure disappear into the army, a smile suddenly appearing on his face. Then he said to the adjutant beside him, "Form the battle formation!"

"Yes! Your Highness!"

……

Boom! Boom!

A thick cloud of dust finally billowed up on the horizon, and the thunderous sound of horses' hooves shook the heavens and the earth. The Eagle Division's banners fluttered wildly in the brilliant sunlight, and the Eagle Division, driven by the fierce westerly winds, finally arrived!

"Your Highness, Tuoba Yu and his group should be up ahead."

When the two armies were several dozen feet apart, the Liao army stopped. The Liao army's strategist, Gore, looked around at the dark mass of troops opposite him, then turned to Xifeng Lie, who had a cold expression, and said...

Xi Fenglie tore off his cloak, held his sword horizontally, and put it into the pouch beside him. He narrowed his sharp eyes and stared intently ahead. When he saw Tuoba Yu, who was dressed in a gentle and handsome azure robe, his gaze paused for a moment. Then, a cold, dark glint flashed in his eyes. He continued to search, but after a while, he still did not see the figure that had been imprinted in his mind for so long.

"Where is Sikong Jin? Wasn't he supposed to come too? Why can't we see him now? And which unit of troops does he belong to? It looks like a whole bunch of Tian Sheng's troops."

Xi Fenglie, with his sharp eyes, noticed that Sikong Jin was not on the other side, and frowned, looking at Gore beside him.

"Your Highness, Sikong Jin is known for his cunning and treacherous nature. Time is of the essence. Before they can recover, we must strike decisively and take the initiative. There's no need to waste words with them. The weather is getting hotter, and our journey has been arduous for days. We must act swiftly; otherwise, the longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. We only brought half a month's worth of provisions with us on this southward campaign, so..."

Upon hearing this, Xi Fenglie felt a headache coming on and couldn't help but say coldly, "It's the problem of supplies again. The supplies in Ningzhou City probably won't last much longer. If we can't break through the Jiangxi Fortress, we'll be even more passive. Therefore, this battle must be a great victory, otherwise..."

"Your Highness is absolutely right!"

Gore responded.

Xi Fenglie's face darkened, and he raised his hand slightly. "In that case, let's set up the formation immediately. The two flanks will coordinate the main attack. With my 200,000 elite troops, no matter how capable Tuoba Yu is, we can give him a hard time."

"Yes! Your Highness!"

Gore quickly arranged the formation behind his deputy.

Suddenly, the air became tense, and a suffocating atmosphere made it almost impossible to breathe. The red sun in the sky was becoming increasingly dazzling, and many people felt a slight sweat breaking out on their backs.

On one side of the hillside, Sikong Jin and Mei Ruhua lay prone in the tall grass.

"Listen up, when I give the order, you all charge down together. Concentrate all your thunderbolts on their left flank. Once their troops are in disarray, we'll pounce. Be fast and fierce, then advance clockwise and retreat from the northeast. Even if we can't wipe out their Eagle Division, we should at least leave them something behind!"

Sikong Jin stared at Xi Fenglie's army below, a cold glint in her eyes, and smiled indifferently.

"But, sir, those thunderclap bombs... several soldiers just reported that they didn't go off even after pulling the strings, and their destructive power doesn't seem as effective as you said. A few brothers tried it, and they pulled the strings and had barely finished counting 'one, two' before they could even count 'three' when it exploded in their hands. Is it really going to work?"

The female deputy general, Mei Ruhua, couldn't help but ask.

"Bullshit! Are you questioning my skills? I've studied, and I even spent a lot of money to take advanced courses in geomancy. The tuition was very expensive! You think it's free? I'm very professional! I even went to the river yesterday to test it out. I threw two fish into the river and they fry up eight big fish. Otherwise, where do you think your and Meng Benbo's lavish late-night snack came from?"

She was very angry when her subordinates questioned her skills. Although she admitted that she regretted not studying hard like Ah Xing, she still knew how to make these old-fashioned firecracker-like grenades.

Knowledge is something you only realize how little you know when you need it. Otherwise, she would have manufactured a large number of muskets. Why would she be worried about Xifeng Lie's Eagle Division? A few thousand muskets would have been enough to wipe out their 200,000-strong army!

Not to mention artillery and missiles. Sigh, never mind, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'm so angry. Who told me to be reborn in this era of cold weapons?