The enemy came closer and closer. Finally, the army stopped 500 meters away. Someone rode his horse forward and stopped 100 meters away. He must be here to deliver the Empress Dowager's message.
It was Hai Qing.
His voice was loud as a bell as he laughed. "Princess of Dai Yu State, you've really found yourself a good place to defend. However, it's only 60,000 against 8,000. You have no chance of winning!"
Shang Mingxi whispered into GongYimo's ear. "To be able to gather 10,000 people in such a short time, they must be the private soldiers of the aristocratic families. Based on the number of people, they must have turned out in full force. It seems like those people all believe that the Empress Dowager can win."
GongYimo pursed her lips and smiled. A dim light flashed in her eyes. "You mean, if these people all die here, the aristocratic families will hate the Empress Dowager to the core?" After all, it took a lot of effort to train the aristocratic families' private soldiers. They were a huge asset.
That was true …
Shang Mingxi glanced at GongYimo. However, he had to have the ability to make them stay.
Unfortunately, Shang Mingxi did not think that they could win. The disparity was too great … Oh, perhaps there would be a miracle?
He looked at GongYimo's side profile. She was determined, calm, and without a trace of fear.
Seeing that GongYimo did not answer, Hai Qing said again, "The Empress Dowager is benevolent. If you surrender and hand over Shang Mingxi, the Empress Dowager will guarantee that you can leave Yuqi safely!"
Shang Mingxi immediately became nervous. "Princess, I believe that you can win!"
GongYimo rolled her eyes. Don't think that she did not know that Shang Mingxi had always doubted her combat ability. Now that she was going to force him out, he was trying to please her.
"Don't worry. My position is not as uncertain as someone else's."
Shang Mingxi rubbed his nose gloomily.
"Please go back and tell the Empress Dowager."
GongYimo finally spoke. Hai Qing looked up and saw that she was wearing a green armor. Under the autumn sun, her armor shone with a cold light. Just like herself, she was like an unsheathed sword! She had a natural affinity with the battlefield!
She laughed out loud and said something that no one understood.
"Please tell her that if she wants to fight, then fight. On the battlefield, I, GongYimo, have never lost."
Hai Qing was still unwilling to give up. At this point, they were not afraid that GongYimo would be troublesome if she died. Instead, they felt that GongYimo was too difficult to deal with. It would be best if they did not have to face her.
"Princess, you've got to think this through. Once we start fighting, we'll fight to the death!"
"You're wrong." She smiled. "You're the ones who will definitely die!"
"Arrogant!"
Hai Qing was so angry that he reined in his horse. He didn't want to argue anymore. He turned around and went back. His movement was like a signal. The Empress Dowager waved her fan and said coldly.
"Attack!"
When the Empress Dowager moved, Shang Mingxi was a little nervous. He clenched his fists and didn't know if he should trust a little girl. She was only 18 years old. How could she know how to fight?
The speed of the army's advance was very fast. The flying dust covered the sky and covered the sun. The withered grass was trampled by them. The enemies who were full of fighting spirit all raised their heads, thinking that this was a one-sided battle without any suspense!
Very soon! Four hundred meters! Three hundred meters! They did not hesitate to charge!
"Princess! They're coming! "
Shang Mingxi didn't know what her previous arrangements meant, but now he was really anxious.
"Wait a little longer!" GongYimo stared at the enemy and accurately calculated their speed. Her expression was cold!
One hundred and fifty meters!
"Shoot!" She ordered. The archers behind her shot at the two observation towers at the front, one on the left and the other on the right!
The arrows pierced deeply into the wooden barrels. They were aiming at the angles set by GongYimo. Then, oil leaked out and flowed down the long bamboo slips. The people who were charging at the front saw the oil flowing down on both sides and were a little confused. But in the next second, GongYimo had already raised a lit fire arrow and casually shot it. In an instant, the grass was set on fire!
The fire was not big, but because it happened so suddenly, many people stopped and did not move forward. And those who had already rushed in found that the fire was deliberately controlled. There were gaps in the grass, so that the fire could not spread in the direction of Snow City. It seemed that the fire was just to keep some people away.
A fire line about ten meters wide was burning. Outside the fire line were the hesitant army, and inside the fire line were more than three thousand enemies. They estimated that after the grass was burned and the fire was reduced, the reinforcements behind them would rush over. So they were not afraid and continued to charge forward after being stunned for a while.
GongYimo smiled and said, "Open the city gates, garrison troops, attack! Kill these three thousand people first! "
Shang Mingxi was a little speechless. Did the princess think that a shallow fire line could stop the army? Once the fire was reduced or the enemy endured the burns and charged over, they would be digging their own graves.
"They won't be able to kill us …"
GongYimo looked at him impatiently. "You shouldn't have questioned my decision!"
When she said this, her voice suddenly became cold. At that moment, Shang Mingxi suddenly felt that she was a general! And a great general who had been on the battlefield for many years! That kind of majesty made him forget to question her. He braced himself and gave the order.
But when the city gates were opened, the garrison troops did not charge out. Although they had eight thousand people, the enemy had sixty thousand people. What could a fire line do? Weren't they courting death if they went out?
GongYimo did not speak, but the Empress Dowager laughed loudly. "I thought she had some ability. Could a fire line stop Aijia?"
With that said, her expression turned serious. "Give the order, all troops attack! Isn't it just some kerosene and grass? Can it burn them to death? "
It would be troublesome if the kerosene stuck to their bodies. After all, they were not wearing full armor, but chain armor. What if the kerosene got on their clothes?
But Hai Qing thought that since they had so many people, they would be able to extinguish the fire. So what if they got on the kerosene? They had so many people and the enemy had opened the city gates. They just had to end the battle quickly!
So Hai Qing gave the order, "Kill them!"
The people below obeyed and stepped on the fire line. The kerosene did indeed get on their clothes, but very few people pounced on it. They saw that the enemy had opened the city gates and were like fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered! Those people did not even dare to charge out. What was there to be afraid of?
So everyone was in high fighting spirit and charged toward the enemy!
Now was the time!
GongYimo raised her bow and instilled inner strength into it. The arrow was tied to a needle and shot in the direction of the fire line!
Before everyone could understand what was happening, they heard a loud sound! Dozens of people were overturned in an instant!
The fire on the ground cracked and fell on the enemy soldiers like rain. It was so hot that they cried out in pain! Once again, they stopped in their tracks! They looked over in horror. Smoke filled the air and sparks flew everywhere, but they did not know what was happening!
The Empress Dowager, who was watching the battle from afar, suddenly had a bad feeling.
"What was the origin of that sound just now? Why did Aijia feel that the ground was shaking?! "
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