The general guarding the Northern Borderline knew the second prince.
Seeing this, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The Northern Borderline was used to playing rogue, but they didn't expect Liu Xi, who was born in a noble family, to be even more shameless than them.
Not only did they strip the captives naked and hang them on the city wall, but they also used them as shooting targets.
If they were ordinary captives, it would be fine if a few died, but there was the second prince of the Northern Borderline among them!
A prince of a country was stripped naked and hung on the city wall by the enemy?
How shameful and humiliating was that?
"Our lord said that you Northern Borderline men are so courageous. Why do you need to stand in front of the battle and bark? Why don't you just attack the city to your heart's content and save your comrades? If you don't have the guts to attack, shut up! Thanks to your second prince, we have at least 5,000 captives from the Northern Borderline here, if not 10,000. No matter how long you curse, we will hang some and throw some! "
The besieging Northern Borderline general was so angry that he vomited blood. They didn't know whether to curse or not.
If they cursed, the second prince might be the next one to be smashed into meat paste.
If they didn't curse, why would he stay under the city wall with thousands of elites?
Watching a few naked guys in the sky poop, vomit, and pee all over the place?
"General, what should we do now?"
The deputy general asked the chief general timidly. It was awkward for thousands of them to stay there without doing anything.
The chief general was furious. He wanted to whip the deputy general who didn't know what to do.
"You ask me? Who should I ask?"
"General, why don't we try to attack the city? Liu Xi has only occupied the three cities of Shangyu for two days. His foundation is not stable. It's a good time to attack the city. Besides, the troops in the city may not be full … Maybe they are deliberately mystifying and trying to deceive us? " Another deputy general was more cultured and spoke in a genteel manner. "The Central Plains has a strategy called the Empty City Strategy. Maybe Liu Xi is using this strategy to deceive us. Now that the second prince is in their hands, if the humiliation today is spread, the Northern Borderline royal family will lose face. "
They insulted Jiang Pengji. The content of their insults were all vulgar words. There was no evidence at all, and outsiders would not believe it.
But it was true that the second prince was hung on the city wall and humiliated. Thousands of eyes were watching.
Who would be more shameful if word of this got out?
The deputy general added, "General … if we retreat without any movement, I'm afraid it'll be hard to explain to the king."
This sentence was the last straw that broke the camel's back, forcing the commander to make up his mind.
"Okay — attack the city!"
If the King of the Northern Borderline knew that he had retreated without even attacking the city, he was afraid that he would not be able to keep his life.
Stuck in a dilemma, he could only try his best.
But — attacking the city with cavalry?
Jiang Pengji sneered, "This is probably the funniest joke I've heard this year."
The advantages of cavalry were obvious, but the disadvantages were equally obvious.
These people had rushed here in a hurry and did not bring enough siege weapons.
The ancient city walls were tall and wide, and the cavalry's mobility advantage was completely useless.
They did not have enough siege weapons, and their horses were not heavenly horses with wings. How could they break through the city walls?
Jiang Pengji was not the only one who was clear about this. The people from the Northern borderline were even clearer about it.
They pretended to attack for a while, then left behind thousands of corpses and retreated dejectedly. The second prince, who was hanging on the city wall, could not even pee.
Jiang Pengji glanced at him and said coldly, "They will come again tomorrow. Continue to hang these people, but remember not to kill them, especially the second prince. In the future, when we go to war with the Northern Borderline, I'm prepared to use his blood and head as a sacrifice. It'll be a pity if he dies. "
Fu Wang accepted the order. "Yes."
After Jiang Pengji left, Fu Wang sent someone to check the captives hanging on the ladder.
The second prince was probably a cockroach. He had a strong vitality. He had two pierced wounds on his shoulders and broken kneecaps by Jiang Pengji, but such serious injuries did not kill him. He was still panting, his body trembling as he curled up. He looked very pitiful.
The other captives did not have the courage to do so. A few of them were scared to death.
Fu Wang waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to tie up the captives who were waiting in line and hang them up.
Just as Qiguan Rang had predicted, the troops of the Northern Borderline did not have enough logistics. They could not keep up with the food supply, so they retreated after two days of siege.
As they retreated, the news that the three cities of Shangyu had been reclaimed spread.
The people in the north and south had different feelings.
Master Yuanjing stretched his back and sighed with a smile. "If they don't fly for three years, they will grow wings. If they don't fly, they will not sing. If they don't fly, they will soar to the sky. If they don't sing, they will shock the world. This is the true meaning of 'if they don't sing, they will shock the world with a single brilliant feat!' "
Upon receiving the news, the forces in Wanzhou were jubilant.
The people in Dongqing were even more jubilant. They were as happy as if they were celebrating the New Year.
The three cities of Shangyu had always been a fishbone in the hearts of the people of Dongqing. Unfortunately, the Northern Borderline was too powerful, so they could not reclaim it.
But now, Jiang Pengji had reclaimed it.
The people of the world began to take this female lord seriously.
Dongqing, Zhangzhou.
"This is how a daughter should be. Father was right. I still …"
Yang Tao put down the secret report. His expression became more solemn. He felt that the weight on his shoulders had increased by two notches.
Not to mention other countries, Dongqing alone had so many strong opponents.
He was afraid that he would fail his late father's expectations.
The incident with Yang Jian had made him grow up a lot. The childishness of the past had been worn away, leaving only fortitude and maturity.
However, faced with the situation of being besieged on all sides, he still felt a little lost.
Yan Lin saw Yang Tao's emotions and comforted him. "Don't belittle yourself. Zhengze is not bad either."
Yes, companions are the best.
Dongqing, Haozhou.
"Hahahaha … I knew it. Lanting is indeed a rare, stalwart man in the world. Aiyo, Madam!"
When Huang Song received the news, he was having a private conversation with his wife.
As soon as he finished lamenting, Lady Qi pinched the soft flesh on his waist.
Lady Qi corrected him. "She is a woman. What do you mean by saying that she is a man? Are you looking down on women? "
Huang Song was speechless.
How had he offended Lady Qi?
When Huang Song's capable strategist, Cheng Jing, heard the news, he tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
Dongqing, Zhe County, Hu County.
The Xu and Pei brothers killed the former chief of Hu County, Wuma Shang, while fighting amongst themselves. They peacefully divided up Wuma Shang's property and territory.
Without the interference of external forces, they resumed their state of internal strife.
Xu Bei and Jiang Pengji called each other brothers. When he heard that she had reclaimed the three cities of Shangyu, he was happy for her from the bottom of his heart.
It wasn't that Xu Bei was righteous. It was simply because Jiang Pengji did not hinder his interests.
With her standing guard in the north to resist the pressure from the northern borderline, he could not have asked for more.
Xu Bei smiled and sighed. "Lanting actually has the ability to reclaim the three cities of Shangyu and truly make a name for himself. He really cannot be underestimated."
Beside him, a tall and slender strategist dressed in green said calmly, "This is a good opportunity for my lord."
"Good opportunity? What does Wenbin mean? "
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