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Chapter 108 A spatial object is approaching!
The fire in Gaoliguo's granary burned all night, and by the next day, everything was burned down.
The food that was originally enough to last for seven days is now probably not enough for even one day.
"You are all useless!" Xuanyuan Miao kicked the firefighter nearby and said, "Who was guarding the granary last night? Get over here!"
The crowd trembled, but no one spoke.
Ke Yiyun angrily dragged a man out and said, "I remember you were the one guarding last night?"
The man looked flustered and trembling, "Yes, it was me at the beginning. But someone came later and said that it was my turn to rest... I didn't think much about it and thought it was the general's arrangement, so I went to rest..."
He was innocent too. The clothes that man wore were exactly the same as him. Who could have guessed that the Ye family army could climb over such a high city wall!
Xuanyuan Miao was too lazy to listen to him anymore and drew his sword to cut off his head.
Blood was all over the ground, and some of it splashed on his face, making him look like a Shura.
Ke Yiyun asked reluctantly, "What should we do now? Should we clear the way and go back?"
Xuanyuan Miao glanced at him and said, "The Ye family army is about to be defeated by us, and you want me to retreat now?"
Ke Yiyun was silent. Why did he feel that this was a trap set by the other party?
"Listen up, fellow soldiers! The Ye family army has been cornered and has come up with such a sinister trick! Now that victory is within our reach, we must not give in, or we will fall into their trap!"
Xuanyuan Miao held up the blood-dripping sword and said loudly: "All soldiers, follow me to rush out of the pass. We must capture Lingxiao City! Let us spread the prestige of Gaoli!"
The soldiers were outraged:
"Take over Lingxiao City!"
"Promote Gaoli's reputation!"
Ke Yiyun looked at the scene in front of him expressionlessly, and had to admit that Xuanyuan Miao's eloquence played a big role in his becoming the crown prince.
The soldiers of Gaoli Kingdom came out in full force. Xuanyuan Miao left behind all the elite Snow Fox Army and a small part of the Iron Cavalry Army, and sent the rest out to attack the ancient city camp.
He stood on the city wall, holding a telescope in his hand, and ordered indifferently: "Send the order to send a letter of surrender to the old emperor of the Ning Dynasty, saying that we are willing to double the annual tribute, and in a few days we will present the most beautiful woman in Gaoli Kingdom."
"But..." Ke Yiyun couldn't believe his ears, "The soldiers have just set out, and the outcome is still unknown."
Xuanyuan Miao put away the telescope. He saw thousands of arrows falling on the soldiers in the ancient city camp. They were defeated in this battle.
But so what?
He Xuanyuan Miao is still alive, he just can't defeat the Ye family army.
"The winner has been decided." Xuanyuan Miao put the telescope in Ke Yiyun's hand and patted Ke Yiyun on the shoulder as he turned to leave. "General Ke, it's because the Ye family army is too powerful, not because my strategy is wrong, understand?"
The screams of the soldiers seemed to fall into Ke Yiyun's ears along with the cold wind. Those people were all brothers who had been through life and death with him. However, because of the selfishness of these people, even the reason for their death could not be justified.
His face was pale and bloodless. He slowly lowered his head for a long time and uttered a nearly inaudible sound: "Yes."
Three days later, the emperor's edict arrived at the ancient city at full speed.
The emperor said that he had received a letter of surrender from the Gaoli Kingdom, asking them to cease fighting and return to the court.
Ye Qinghuai knelt down to receive the order, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
When we asked for food and fodder, he disappeared for many days, but now the imperial edict is delivered quickly.
Pang Kuan slapped his thigh and said, "We finally won thanks to the little military advisor's plan. Isn't it just a matter of sending troops to conquer Gaoli Kingdom? The imperial edict came at such an unfortunate time!"
"We must obey His Majesty's order. Otherwise, if we are charged with treason, the whole army will be slain." Ye Qinghuai threw the imperial edict aside. "We will focus on treating the wounded in the next few days. When the snow stops, we will return to the court."
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"Madam Wen! That's amazing!"
"Madam Wen, you have really raised an incredible child!"
"There is a young military advisor, a young doctor, and even a young general. How amazing!"
Wen Yan's face was frozen from smiling. The compliments from everyone these days almost drowned her out.
The war was over, but the snow had not stopped, so everyone had no choice but to stay here.
Ye Qinghuai had asked people to take turns to clear the way, but the effect was minimal. Often, the road was blocked by snow again before it was cleared much further behind.
It's only the end of January now, and there are still about twenty days before the snow stops.
Wen Yan came over to help Wan Xuan. Children of Wan Xuan's age always grow taller rapidly.
In my memory, she was still a little kid, but when I looked at her more closely, I felt that her body was beginning to become slender.
Wan Xiaqing rushed in from outside, "Mom!"
Wen Yan was carrying a medicine box for Wan Xuan. When she heard this, she looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
This boy is now the leader of a thousand men, which makes her very happy.
"I heard from General Dongfang that I only taught you the archery posture, and you were able to hit someone from fifty steps away. Is that true? Come with me to compete!" Wan Xiaqing pretended to pull her arm.
Wen Yan quickly pushed her forehead and said, "I'm following the third brother to apply medicine now, don't come and make trouble."
"Mom~" Wan Xiaqing rubbed her and acted coquettishly.
A soldier came over and said, "Madam Wen, go ahead. You all go and take a rest. You've been busy all day. Go and take a rest. I'll take care of this."
Wan Xuan and Wan Dongling also urged her to go. After all, Wan Xiaqing would go to the capital with Ye Qinghuai to be rewarded for his merits, and would not go with them.
While we are still together, get together as much as possible.
Wan Xiaqing held Wen Yan's hand, her cheeks flushed with excitement: "General Dongfang has set up three rounds of competition, and the first place winner will win the thousand-year-old wooden bow in his hand!"
Wen Yan was a little helpless, "But I only learned how to shoot arrows, I don't know anything else."
Wan Xiaqing patted his chest and said, "It's okay. I'll give it to you when I win the bow!"
The two men walked to the martial arts arena, where many people had already gathered.
Dongfang Qi was waiting for Wen Yan and Wan Xiaqing. "I reserved a spot for you. You almost missed it."
The first round was to hit the red dot in the center of the target at fifty paces.
Wen Yan seemed to be really talented in archery, and she hit the bull's eye with her first shot.
There were about a hundred people participating, but in the end only about seventy people were left.
The second round was to shoot the target through the air from a hundred paces away. This step required extremely high physical strength and eyesight. For Wen Yan, the most difficult part was aiming, but she had enough physical strength.
Dongfang Qi was standing next to Wen Yan. Wen Yan could hear the subtle sound of the bow bending when he drew it, and the clanging of the bowstring when it was untied.
Without any effort, he could easily make the target a hundred steps away shatter into pieces, winning applause from the whole audience.
Dongfang Qi looked at Wen Yan with a hint of pride. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a peacock spreading its tail.
Wen Yan smiled faintly, then shot the arrow in her hand and hit the bull's eye!
Dongfang Qi stared at Wen Yan and whispered, "Is this really your second time shooting an arrow?"
Wen Yan just smiled and said nothing.
Wan Xiaqing was very happy, "Of course! My mother is the best!"
The final round is to aim at a moving target.
Disc targets of different sizes are thrown into the air from the same position, and the number gradually increases from the beginning until the person who hits the most moving targets wins.
When the number of moving targets increased to five, only three people were left on the field: Wen Yan, Wan Xiaqing, and Dongfang Qi.
Wen Yan was the last to shoot.
There were five moving targets, and Wan Xiaqing hit four of them.
Dongfang Qi hit all five.
Finally, it’s up to Wen Yan.
Five discs flew up from a low altitude. Wen Yan took aim, but suddenly the long-lost voice of the butler rang in her ears.
"There is a space object approaching!"
"One hundred meters!"
"Fifty meters!"
"Ten meters!"
The spatial object was approaching abnormally quickly. Wen Yan's heart trembled, and out of the corner of her eye she saw a figure slowly approaching from the back of the training ground.
What he held in his hand was the hidden weapon that Wen Yan had seen before at Xiang Yun's place.
Wen Yan held her breath and drew her bow.
Pretending to be nervous, he took a step back and aimed again. But when he adjusted the hidden weapon, he saw a scarlet color in front of him.
Wen Yan's arrow had pierced his forehead.