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Chapter 44: War
Tuoba Huo is really far away, so it might be difficult to shoot accurately.

So she planned to hide her strength and save it for the next day. At this time, just giving a warning would be enough.

With a fierce swing of his arm, the silver armor shone brightly and the halberd fell out of his hand.

With a "whoosh" sound, it pierced through the air and drew a semi-arc, and the sharp tip broke the ground with a vibration.

They were about two feet away from Tuoba Huo and other generals. The wind was so fierce that several horses were startled and raised their hooves and tilted their necks back.

One or two generals almost fell off their horses, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

She looked down at him with disdain and said, "What? You can't even control a horse, is that all you can do? My uncle Guo was injured by an arrow at that time, and you, old thief Tuoba, won unfairly, yet you still dare to mention it. You really don't want to lose your dignity. As a woman, I feel ashamed for you!"

"Why don't you go back to your own land as soon as possible, and don't show off your ugly face in front of me, the great Tianyao."

Tuoba Huo looked at the long spear stuck in the ground and was momentarily surprised at her strength.

But then I thought, since the general was born in an aristocratic family, it was not surprising for a woman to be good at martial arts. She was exposed after just a little provocation. She was indeed too soft-hearted.

Then he took up the scolding and said, "What do you know? As a woman, why don't you follow the rules of your ancestors and go back to take care of your husband and children? Why go to the battlefield?! Is it because you are too barbaric and rude, and your husband Duan Dinghou has no interest in you at all, and the backyard is cold and lonely, and you can't stand it?"

"But you still look pretty. Why don't you follow me? I will treat you well. Hahahaha."

After he finished speaking, he gestured, signaling the entire army to attack.

He still said to her jokingly, "Go down and hide quickly, don't let the stray arrows hurt your pretty face."

Before the Wu soldiers rushed forward, their archery team took a step ahead.

She and the guards hurriedly found cover to hide, and by the time they had a break, arrows had littered the ground.

Unfortunately, some soldiers were unable to dodge and were injured.

The Wu tribe was getting closer and closer, and she saw the right moment and shouted, "Crossbowmen, get ready!"

At once, countless crossbows shot out from the shooting holes in the city wall.

"put!"

Tens of thousands of crossbows were fired, and an overwhelming rain of arrows flew towards the Wu army, which was unable to be stopped.

She heard wailing sounds coming from under the city wall.

But the Wu army has a large number of people and they are all unafraid of death.

Carrying battering rams, they stepped over the corpses of their own people in wave after wave, gradually approaching the city gate.

Han Ruize commanded the catapults that had been placed in the city long ago. The heavy hammer used for balance dropped instantly under human control, throwing out cannonballs.

The flying stone weighed more than 60 kilograms and was thrown 300 steps away, hitting the Wu army.

The battle to defend the city lasted for a long time.

No matter how powerful the crossbow is, it cannot defeat a soldier who is ready to die.

The battering ram struck the city gate dozens of times, but because it was made of iron, the actual condition of the city gate could not be seen from the outside.

Inside the city, the soldiers all knew that the west gate was almost unable to hold on, and the welds on both sides had already been deformed.

The people in the city were extremely nervous, and she was also frightened.

Once the city gate is broken, the situation will be completely different, all plans will be disrupted, and the lives of the soldiers will be in danger.

Fortunately, Tuoba Huo Mingjin, who was unaware of the situation, withdrew his troops.

Everyone's hearts finally settled down.

The sky was red, I didn't know if it was because of the sunset or because of the blood that dyed the sky red.

War has been tragic since ancient times.

The Wu soldiers died because of their leader's greed, while the Tianyao soldiers died for the greater good of their country.

The right and wrong are causing suffering to the loyal souls.

So she thought.

The Yin hour in the darkness.

After preparing for battle, the Pei family army and the defenders of Guancheng quietly moved out from the east gate under the cover of night and retreated to Lishan in the southeast as planned.

At this time, Han Ruize caught a soldier who had slipped out of the team.

When he was about to interrogate him, the man bit open the poison in his mouth and died with blood gushing out of his seven orifices in front of Han Ruize. Han Ruize told Pei Nai that he found the man at the foot of the west wall, so he couldn't be a deserter, but must be a spy in Pei's army.

Four months ago, Uncle Guo Min was ambushed in Chishan because the marching route was leaked.

It must be related to the traitor within Pei’s army.

But time was urgent that night and we had to act according to plan, so we couldn't care less.

Pei Nai shook his head and signaled to continue on his way.

General Lin Hua ordered his men to dirty some of the military flags and throw them to the ground, and the horses at the end of the team trampled out a mess of hoof prints. Except for military supplies and important items, nothing else was allowed to be taken away.

Pretend to be fleeing in a hurry so that the Wu people will not notice anything.

By the time the Wu clan discovered that the city was empty, the Pei army had already traveled half the distance.

The spy's intelligence did not have time to be left to the Wu clan, and Tuoba Huo, not knowing why, recklessly chased after them.

It was already noon when we were still twenty miles away from Mount Li.

Scouts from the front reported that Gu Jinheng and his troops had not yet arrived at Lishan.

Uncle Zhou Weiguo frowned and glared: "What's going on! They should have been there an hour ago!"

The army's morale was suddenly in chaos.

In order to suppress everyone's anger, she hurriedly explained: "It must be a sudden change, don't worry."

She pulled the reins and turned the horses around, then gave the order: "The whole army continues to move forward!"

Her tone was steady and no one could notice anything was wrong with her.

But only she herself knew that she was very panicked inside.

If something unexpected happened, Gu Jinheng would definitely send someone to inform him, but there was nothing at that time.
She was still naive at that time.

She didn’t know that she was just a chess piece, a chess piece that Gu Jinheng had held in his hands for a long time.

With an uneasy heart, she arrived at Lishan.

But Gu Jinheng and his army never showed up.

The Pei family army was so huge and shouldered tens of thousands of lives. She had no time to be sad and had to make a decision immediately.

She called all the generals aside and asked, "How long will it take for Tuoba Huo to catch up?"

One of the counselors answered, "About less than two hours."

After a pause, she said, "Wait another half an hour. If reinforcements don't arrive after half an hour, the entire army will march to the northeast."

"Northeast?" someone asked.

Pei Nai nodded.

Han Ruize also discovered that that was the direction of Stonehenge and asked her if she was prepared to use Stonehenge to fight the enemy.

But in her plan, Stonehenge was just a disguise.

She still had a glimmer of hope for Gu Jinheng's arrival, so she just said, "Don't ask me now. When that happens, I will tell you in detail."

She gave the order: "The army will take a short rest here for half an hour. If reinforcements arrive within half an hour, be ready to fight. Otherwise, the entire army will set off to the northeast towards Stonehenge."

He then said to the two scouts in charge of reconnaissance: "You two should quickly go to Chaoyang and find out what happened to Marquis Duan Ding. After you find him, tell him that time is running out and we can't stay in Lishan anymore. We need to move to Stonehenge. Have him meet us at Stonehenge. Remember! Be quick!"

Upon receiving the order, the scout immediately rode away.

She has been waiting, and all the soldiers in the army have been waiting with her.

But half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

She had no memory of the journey from Mount Li to Stonehenge.

Her mind was blank at that moment, and she was like a stiff puppet, letting the horse move her sluggishly.

At the turn of dusk and sunrise, the leader of the team finally saw the huge rock in the distance.

A horse is coming through the dust in the field of vision.

"Someone is coming!" the soldiers shouted.

(End of this chapter)