"It's a son, it's a son …" A nanny held the newborn baby and cried with joy.
Zhi Ning was exhausted. Looking at the crying and struggling baby, the love in her heart gushed out like a tide. She wanted to reach out to touch the baby, but she had no strength at all. She could only caress it with her eyes.
After cutting the umbilical cord and washing the baby, she put on the prepared clothes and put him on the small bed next to her.
The baby had just come out of his mother's belly. He was unfamiliar and afraid of the outside environment. After leaving the constant temperature environment, he was a little cold. His little body trembled slightly.
"Your Highness, eight pounds, eight pounds!" The nanny said, "Such a heavy baby. No wonder it was so hard to give birth!"
The baby was very smooth when he was born. He looked white and tender, unlike other babies who were wrinkled and red when they were born.
After calming down, the baby tried to open his eyes. It seemed that he needed a lot of effort. He opened his eyes.
His eyes were big and round, and his black pupils were shiny. They were pure and flawless like black jade, occupying most of his eyes.
The baby's facial features were like his mother's, and his face shape was like his father's. He was really beautiful.
Zhi Ning's heart was filled with softness and happiness. She was filled with the feeling of wanting to cry.
After she became pregnant, she knew that her body was weak. She was also hurt by Søren to the point of vomiting blood several times. Her body was even weaker. In addition, she vomited a lot in the early stages of pregnancy. She was really worried that the baby would not have enough nutrition, so she had been working hard to eat and exercise. Unexpectedly, the baby was overweight. The baby was more than eight pounds, and she had a small bone structure, so it was really hard to give birth. There was a short period of time when she felt that she was going to die.
Even, during the birth, she said, "Cut my stomach open and take the baby out."
She would really rather die to let the baby be born safely.
But in the end, both mother and child were safe.
The baby cried loudly and made a lot of noise when he was born. Now, he was lying there quietly. From time to time, he opened his big eyes to look at his mother, and then closed them lazily.
"Come, let the baby suck!" The nanny picked up the baby and untied Zhi Ning's chest, revealing a bold and charming snowball.
Zhi Ning's chest size was originally not bad, but after she became pregnant, it quickly grew bigger, and now it was quite spectacular.
The baby's little mouth sucked on its mother's nipple and instinctively sucked on it with all its might.
Of course, the milk wasn't flowing that fast yet, but the baby was still sucking hard.
Zhi Ning looked at the baby sucking with his eyes closed and felt that her heart was about to melt. What Zhi Li? What Søren? Everything had been tossed beyond the nine heavens. Now, in his heart, in his eyes, in the whole world, there was only this little baby.
…
Tianshui City, Wind Thunder Fortress' defensive line battlefield, inside the Sea Prestige Camp!
A good few hours later, Duke Meng Wei finally regained consciousness!
"Father, what do you think?" Jiu You was worried.
"I'm fine!" Duke Meng Wei tried his best to sit up. His once mighty face had also become a little old and dispirited.
Losing so miserably, the reputation that he, Ma Wei, had built up for half of his life, was going to be ruined in a day!
In the war for the throne more than 20 years ago, almost all of the late king's sons were involved, and three of the six princes died.
Only the last winner, Bi Mui, was left. Yiting and Meng Wei were younger and survived.
Meng Wei had been close to the Crown Prince of the Orchid Orchid since he was young, so after Bi Mui succeeded the throne, he was completely ignored and had no power or influence.
But later, the relationship between Bi Mui and the feudal princes and nobles became stiff. In addition, the royal family had always had to share the burden of the country and guard the territory.
Therefore, Yiting and Meng Wei were both sent out to be the governors of the provinces.
In the end, Yiting was a foppish playboy and caused a lot of trouble in the place, causing the wrath of the people. Then, he was framed by the local feudal princes and nobles. King Bi Mui had no choice but to recall Yiting back to the royal city of Fengdu. He became an idle duke who only knew how to make money all day long.
Meng Wei, on the other hand, had always been the governor of a province. In the past decade, he had changed three provinces.
Eight years ago, the disease of Bi Mui's body was completely exposed. He was chronically poisoned and could no longer have children.
The news that the king had no heir was finally confirmed and spread throughout the world.
From then on, everything changed. The feudal princes and nobles of the Raging Wave Kingdom started to treat His Majesty coldly. At that time, Duke Meng Wei didn't make it too obvious.
But when the late Crown Prince of the Orchid Orchid Orchid Kingdom's son, Zhi Li, returned from Flame Capital and married the daughter of the master of the Hidden Island, Fang Qingzhuo, with the support of the Dragon Temple, the Hidden Island, and the Elf Continent, his momentum was unparalleled!
Since Bi Mui had always supported the commoner elites and reduced the power of the feudal princes and nobles.
Therefore, the relationship between the two sides had always been very hostile. It was only because of their fear of the king that the nobles and feudal princes dared not speak up.
But after Zhi Li appeared, he had the support of the Dragon Temple, the Hidden Island, and other powerful forces. Therefore, the feudal princes and nobles couldn't wait to stand behind Zhi Li and oppose the king.
Duke Meng Wei had been close to the Crown Prince of the Orchid Orchid Kingdom since young. Seeing this situation, he also stood on Zhi Li's side without hesitation.
Since then, Duke Meng Wei had been in charge of the Southeast Province for eight years.
"I shouldn't have been so ambitious. I should have waited for Turin Tuo's army to arrive and then we would have fought together. Then, we would definitely win." Duke Meng Wei regretted again.
Crown Prince Meng You said, "Father, you can't be blamed. His Highness Zhi Li's order was for you to start the war in advance and save Waterfront City. "
Meng Wei shook his head forcefully. He was greedy and wanted to take the credit of destroying Søren alone. He wanted to be promoted to a prince. That was why he started the war in a hurry. After rushing to the Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line, he didn't even set up camp and directly attacked the city. That was why he suffered such a terrible defeat.
"The generals are waiting outside, let them in!" Meng Wei said.
"Yes!" Crown Prince Meng You said and went out to summon them.
After a while, dozens of high ranking generals entered the tent. The lowest position was the Deputy Commander of the army.
The Deputy Commander of the army bowed and said, "Duke, in the current situation, should we retreat to White Cloud County or continue to defend the position? Please advise."
At this moment, no one mentioned taking the initiative to attack the city, because it was impossible.
Duke Meng Wei asked, "How many men do we have left?"
"More than sixty thousand." The Deputy Commander said.
Duke Meng Wei closed his eyes. He still had more than sixty thousand soldiers. Søren's side should be about the same, maybe less than sixty thousand.
For safety, they should retreat to White Cloud County.
But once they did, it would undoubtedly be announcing to the world that Meng Wei was defeated!
After thinking for a while, Meng Wei said, "This defeat was because I underestimated the enemy. I will apologize to His Highness. But it is impossible to retreat to White Cloud County. We still have sixty thousand soldiers here and we will continue to surround the Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line. This way, we can restrain the main force of Søren's army. In this way, Duke Turin Tuo's army can easily attack Sky Wolf Pass. "
As soon as he said this, everyone nodded and agreed with Meng Wei's shrewdness.
If Meng Wei retreated now, it would be announcing to the world that he was completely defeated. By then, the credit of annihilating Søren would belong to Turin Tuo alone.
But if he didn't retreat and remained at his position, he would look like he was besieging the Wind Thunder Fortress. When Turin Tuo destroyed Tianshui City in the future, Meng Wei would also have some credit.
And in this way, his defeat during the day would become a partial loss of the entire war.
Overall victory and partial loss, in the end, it would be considered a merit and no fault.
He believed that Zhi Li also didn't want Duke Turin Tuo to take the limelight. He hoped that Duke Meng Wei could balance the situation. By then, Duke Meng Wei might still be conferred the title of King and suppress Turin Tuo.
But once they retreated to White Cloud County, everything would be for naught.
"Will Søren's army leave the city and fight with us in the wild?" Suddenly, the Deputy Commander said.
Meng Wei said, "Søren has forty to fifty thousand soldiers at most. If he stays at the city, he will have the advantage. But once he fights in the wild, all his advantages will be lost. He won't be that stupid. "
Finally, Duke Meng Wei and the Generals decided to stay at their position and besiege the Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line. They would wait for Duke Turin Tuo's army to arrive!
…
Inside the Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line.
Søren's army was holding a military meeting around a huge sand table.
This sand table was the model of the entire Tianshui City and half of Waterfront City. There was the Sky Wolf Pass and the Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line.
"Meng Wei will definitely choose to stay at their position and not retreat to White Cloud County." Søren said, "Turin Tuo's army is advancing at full speed. There are still about fourteen days before they reach Sky Wolf Pass. We must eliminate Meng Wei's army within these ten days!"
Pointing at the model of Meng Wei's army on the sand table, Søren said, "We must eliminate them completely, especially Meng Wei. We cannot let them escape."
Then, he pointed at a river on the sand table.
This was the Tianshui River, a fork of the Nu River. From north to south, it was considered the natural boundary between White Cloud County and Tianshui City.
This river was about twenty miles away from the Wind Thunder Fortress' defense line. It was behind Meng Wei's army.
In order to make it convenient for the army to travel back and forth, Duke Meng Wei not only built four stone bridges across the Tianshui River, but also dozens of pontoon bridges.
Søren said, "Lord Yan Yan, lead eight thousand soldiers and go around Waterfront City to the back of Meng Wei's army. Then, set up a position on the west bank of the Tianshui River and cut off Meng Wei's retreat."
"Yes!" Yan Yan said.
"Princess Jung Yeon, once Lord Yan Yan has set up a position on the west bank of the Tianshui City, immediately bring people to ride on griffins and blow up all the pontoon bridges and stone bridges on the Tianshui River," Søren said.
"Yes, husband," Princess Jung Yeon said.
Speaking of which, because her martial arts were too high, the dignified princess, the future queen, was really used by Søren as a panacea.
One moment she was an assassin, the next moment she was going to save people, the next moment she was going to capture people, and now she was going to blow up bridges.
She was obviously the highest monarch, but she did not resist Søren's orders at all and did whatever he told her to do.
This also made Ashita Liren, Yan Yan, and the others feel at ease. At least Princess Jung Yeon was very broad-minded. When she ascended to the throne in the future, she would not do something like hiding the bow after all the birds had been fed.
Ashita Liren said, "Castellan Søren, are you going to have a field battle with Meng Wei's army?"
"That's right!" Søren said.
Li Ren said, "Lord Yan Yan took eight thousand soldiers with him, and we are only left with fifty thousand people. Do we have a chance of winning against Meng Wei's sixty thousand soldiers?"
"We have a chance of winning, it'll be a piece of cake!" Søren said with a smile.
His relaxed attitude immediately filled everyone with confidence.
…
After the meeting ended, Søren stood at the top of the castle and looked down at Duke Meng Wei's camp. He sneered, "Meng Wei, you shouldn't have stayed at the camp. You should have returned to White Cloud County!"
At this moment, a fragrant wind blew over, and his back softened. He was hugged by Jung Yeon.
"Husband, it's been seven days …" Jung Yeon complained.
Then, her small hands slithered into Søren's pants like a snake.
"I, I haven't showered yet," Søren said.
"I've showered. Smell it, don't you think it smells good?" Jung Yeon said coquettishly.
Then, she held onto the battlements, laid down, and stuck out her perky buttocks.
She lifted up her skirt, and there was nothing underneath. Her round, fair, and smooth buttocks were exposed.
"Come on, it's so uncomfortable!" Jung Yeon said, "My cycle is not accurate. Every day might be a day where I can easily get pregnant. You have to work hard!"
Søren's body ignited in flames, but he still retained his rationality and said, "Here?"
"It's late at night, and we're at the top of the castle. No one can see us," Jung Yeon said.
"Then don't scream," Søren said.
Jung Yeon said coyly, "Don't worry, my voice is different from my usual voice. No one will be able to tell."
Vixen, vixen!
Søren roared and pounced on her.
Once again, he ate the Princess White Goat alive into his stomach.
But in his mind, he thought of Zhi Ning, who was far away in the Yan Empire.
During the day, his heart was filled with unease. He couldn't calm down no matter what, and it had nothing to do with the battlefield. But now, it was quiet.
Zhi Ning should be giving birth soon, or maybe she had already given birth.
…
They traveled day and night for two days and two nights.
Yan Yan led an army of eight thousand, taking a detour around Waterfront City. After traveling for more than four hundred li, they arrived at the west bank of Tianshui River.
In order to protect the pontoon and stone bridges on Tianshui River, Duke Yu Wei stationed two thousand troops on the west bank of Tianshui City!
At night, these two thousand troops were sleeping soundly.
Yan Yan regrouped briefly and then immediately launched an attack.
Eight thousand against two thousand. Even though they were exhausted, they took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and won a complete victory in just over an hour. They wiped out all two thousand of Yu Wei's soldiers defending Tianshui City and occupied the camp on the west bank of Tianshui River.
At the same time, Jung Yeon led the experts of the Shadow Pavilion and flew over Yu Wei's camp on Griffins at night. They used gunpowder to bomb the stone bridges and suspension bridges on Tianshui River.
The narrowest part of Tianshui River was only twenty meters wide, so they could build sturdy stone bridges.
But no matter how sturdy the stone bridges were, they couldn't withstand the explosion of several hundred kilograms of gunpowder. The first round of bombing completely destroyed three stone bridges.
As for the pontoon bridges, Jung Yeon and the others directly used big swords to destroy the iron locks of the pontoon bridges. They turned into a pile of rotten wood and were washed away by the river.
At this point, Yu Wei's army's retreat was completely cut off. Tianshui City, which was only a few dozen meters wide, became a natural moat!
In front of them was the defense line of Wind Thunder Fortress, which was armed to the teeth. Behind them was Tianshui River, where all the bridges had been destroyed. On the west bank of the river was Yan Yan's eight thousand troops.
His sixty thousand troops were completely trapped in this valley that was more than twenty miles long and four miles wide!
…
"Duke, the stone bridges and pontoon bridges on Tianshui River have all been destroyed. The two thousand troops on the west bank of the river have been annihilated, and the camp has been completely occupied by Søren's several thousand troops. Our retreat has been cut off! "A scout leader rushed into the camp and said hoarsely!
After destroying the stone bridges and suspension bridges, Jung Yeon and the others immediately rode their griffins back to the defense line of Wind Thunder Fortress.
Then, they continued to fly out under the cover of the night.
But this time, the griffins were carrying five hundred kilograms of kerosene barrels.
And their target was Yu Wei's army's provisions camp!
In the night, from a few hundred meters high in the sky, kerosene barrels were smashed down one by one.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang …"
The kerosene barrels suddenly shattered, and the kerosene inside completely splashed.
Finally, a small bag of gunpowder fell down and suddenly exploded.
"Boom …"
In an instant, thousands of kilograms of kerosene were ignited.
The fire was ignited in the provisions camp of Yu Wei's army.
At the same time, Jung Yeon led a few griffins back and forth, making air raids one after another.
Dozens and hundreds of giant kerosene barrels were smashed in the provisions camp of Yu Wei's army.
Adding fuel to the fire.
Tens of thousands of kilograms of kerosene and provisions were flammable.
Although, countless soldiers were desperately fighting the fire.
But, the entire provisions camp was still completely burning!
"Your Excellency, our rations have been burnt to a crisp by a big fire!"
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