[Wuxia] The Duan Family Women Generals (Complete) - 19

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Chapter 86 – Yunlong Mistakenly Enters the Azure Dragon Formation, Yuqing Devises a Plan to Slay Yunluan

. Yunlong, in a hurry, secretly gathered his generals and distributed his troops. Knowing that Guan Yuqing was within the Azure Dragon Formation, he decided to concentrate his forces rather than disperse them. Therefore, he quickly dispatched Yunfeng to secretly infiltrate the formation's core, and gave him five lieutenants as backup. He himself led a large force, carrying lanterns and torches, straight into the central Azure Dragon Formation.
Upon entering the formation, they fought their way in for three to five miles. Seeing only a few soldiers blocking their way and numerous banners, they became increasingly convinced it was a ruse. They charged all the way to the foot of the mountain with the large banner of clouds and human skin, where they saw Guan Yuqing hurriedly descending the mountain, not even riding a horse, heading towards the back of the mountain. Seeing this, Yunlong seized the opportunity, raised his double hammers, and shouted "Charge!" He charged ahead of Guan Yuqing.
Reaching the back of the mountain, they found no trace of Guan Yuxin, only a hundred or so enemy soldiers firing arrows wildly. Yunlong and Yunluan used their double hammers to deflect the arrows and charged forward, scattering the archers in all directions. While searching, they spotted Guan Yuxin's figure disappearing behind another mountain. Yunlong hurriedly gave chase.
Meanwhile, Yunluan followed closely behind Yunlong, but the darkness made it difficult to discern Yunlong's presence. She could only follow wherever there were torches, but as she chased, the mountainside was filled with torches, making it impossible to identify Yunlong. Frustration grew. Then, they saw a figure riding a yellow horse, wielding a golden hammer, resembling Yunlong, leading a group of men towards the back of the mountain. Yunluan, disregarding the deception, led several lieutenants in pursuit.
Rounding a bend in the mountain, they saw Yunlong far ahead, then turning back again. Fearing they would be separated, they pursued even more fervently.
After circling several mountain peaks, Yunlong's figure disappeared. Looking back, she found only a few lieutenants and no soldiers left. Looking around, she saw no light except for her torches.
Realizing she had been tricked, Yunluan tried to return the way she came, but couldn't find it. She wandered aimlessly through the mountains, vaguely hearing the deafening sounds of battle, but unable to discern their source.
Suddenly, a loud banging sounded, and countless arrows shot from the darkness. Using her keen sense of sound, Yunluan swung her double hammers, knocking the arrows to the ground. Two of her lieutenants were hit and fell from their horses.
Yunluan quickly extinguished the torches, ignoring the wounded, and wandered into the wilderness.
Suddenly, a loud crash echoed, and one of the lieutenants in front fell into a pit. The banging resumed, indicating they were using grappling hooks to trap people. Yunluan dared not help and turned to flee.
After traveling for half the night, Yunluan looked around and found that all her lieutenants had vanished. Yunluan knew she was unlikely to escape this time. She hadn't expected Guan Yuqing to be so cunning. It was a pity that she and her brother, Yunluan, possessed such extraordinary skills, yet they were doomed here.
Just then, a cannon boomed in their direction, and lanterns and torches lit up, illuminating the area as if it were daytime. A warhorse blocked their path; it was Guan Yuqing. Guan Yuqing laughed loudly, "Yunluan, you're cornered. Listen to my good advice: quickly dismount and surrender. For your beauty, I'll take you as a concubine, to share my bed and enjoy boundless pleasures. This is far better than the deadly battles of war, where there's no chance of survival. Isn't that better?"
"You audacious madman! How dare you humiliate your young lady like this! I'm truly enraged! Take this!" With that, he spurred his horse forward to charge.
Guan Yuqing stopped her with his hand, saying, "Wait, wait! You've seen what your sister looks like. Do you want to end up like her?"
Mentioning Yunxia only fueled Yunluan's rage. She was now like a trapped beast, completely disregarding life and death, only wanting to fight to the death. With a sharp cry, she spurred her horse and galloped towards Guan Yuqing. As her horse approached, she raised her double hammers and brought them down, but Guan Yuqing remained calm and composed, a smug look on his face. He didn't move his hands.
Yunluan knew she was in trouble. As she tried to withdraw her attack, she felt nothing beneath her; her horse had vanished, and she was suddenly sent flying through the air, plummeting to the ground. Yunluan instinctively twisted her body in mid-air, landing sideways on the ground. She rolled a few times, unharmed, but her double hammers were nowhere to be seen. As she tried to get up, she saw Guan Yuqing's broadsword pressed against her throat.
Seeing Guan Yuqing's malicious smile, Yunluan felt a chill in her heart, knowing she was doomed to humiliation. Thinking of the humiliation she would suffer at Guan Yuqing's hands, and the subsequent skinning and flag-making, she cried out, "Father! Mother! Why was I born a daughter?" She struggled, thrusting her neck against Guan Yuqing's blade, severing her throat and drawing blood.
Guan Yuqing hadn't expected this move and couldn't retract his blade in time; he was already fatally wounded. He watched helplessly as she rolled on the ground a dozen times, crushing a patch of grass, before finally dying.
Guan Yuqing hadn't expected her to truly surrender, so he felt no pity. He used the small hook on his blade to catch Yunluan's silk ribbon, lifting her up and catching her in his hand; her almond-shaped eyes were still wide open.
Guan Yuqing carried Yunluan across his horse, stripping her armor as he did so, shouting, "Go!" and heading towards the Yellow Dragon Formation.
It turned out that Yunlong had been led astray by the fake Guan Yuqing, wandering around the mountains for half the night. Realizing he had been tricked, he stumbled upon the Yellow Dragon Formation, suffering heavy losses in the process.
Upon reaching the formation, Yunlong felt a glimmer of hope and hastily led his troops towards the central point, only to discover that the enemy's formation was no mere charade. Loud clanging of gongs echoed from all sides, and soldiers fell into traps one after another, some captured, others killed.
The enemy surrounded Yunlong, trapping him in the center. Yunlong moved east, the enemy moved east; Yunlong moved west, the enemy moved west.
Yunlong was covered in blood, unrecognizable.
Just then, a cannon fired, and as the enemy parted, a general appeared before him—it was Guan Yuqing.
Guan Yuqing was carrying a naked female corpse, its thigh dragging beside the saddle. Yunlong knew without looking that it was his sister, Yunluan. He thought of how he had led his three sisters out of the mountains, hoping to kill enemies and achieve great deeds, but on their very first battle, two of his sisters had been captured—one already skinned alive and used as a banner—and now another stripped naked and displayed. A deep sadness filled him.
"Yunlong, what do you have to say now? Surrender now, and you may save your lives. Otherwise, you and your siblings will all be trapped here, unable to escape the fate of being skinned alive and used as a banner."
"You, Guan Yuqing, stop with your words! Yunlong will never forgive you!" With that, he charged at Guan Yuqing, swinging his hammer.
Guan Yuqing, carrying the naked female corpse, was unable to fight back. He could only throw Yunluan's body to a nearby soldier, then drew his sword and fought. The two fought for dozens of rounds, until dawn, neither gaining the upper hand.
Seeing that the enemy had used their formation to surround him, and that enemy soldiers were constantly trying to distract him, Yunlong knew that if the battle dragged on, he would eventually be captured. Hearing battle cries coming from the direction of the formation's core, he knew that Yunfeng was there to support him. So, in the heat of battle, he unleashed a fierce attack, forcing Guan Yuqing to defend himself. Then, he spurred his horse out of the circle and charged towards the formation's core.
Guan Yuqing, unwilling to let him escape, gave chase, but was fiercely pursued by several of his lieutenants. After killing one and wounding another, he managed to escape the circle, but by then Yunlong was already far ahead.
Guan Yuqing, annoyed, let out a shout and gave chase.
Yunlong abandoned Guan Yuqing and, like a dog with its tail between its legs, rushed towards the central battleground. With a swing of his twin hammers, he killed countless soldiers, finally reaching the edge of the Yellow Dragon formation. There he saw Yunfeng leading a group against two young enemy generals, a man and a woman, whose fighting styles were highly skilled. Even though Yunfeng's martial arts surpassed theirs, she was outnumbered and unable to win. Enraged, Yunfeng cried out repeatedly, fighting desperately, already sustaining several wounds and barely holding on.
"Sister, don't worry, your brother is coming!" Yunlong shouted. Hearing this, Yunfeng's spirits lifted, and her previously chaotic movements returned to normal. The two enemy generals, upon hearing this, were clearly affected.
Just then, someone behind Yunlong shouted, "Yunlong, stop! Guan Yuqing has arrived!" It was Guan Yuqing, who had caught up.
Just as Guan Yuqing was about to use a defensive formation, news arrived that Hua Feng, the envoy, had sent the Shui siblings to assist. Overjoyed, Guan Yuqing hurriedly welcomed them into his tent. After discussing the matter, he decided that since the numbers were roughly equal, they should switch from defense to offense, using their formation to gain the upper hand. Ideally, they could eliminate Yunlong in the valley; even if not, they would capture as many as possible, reducing Yunlong's forces to nine-tenths, rendering him unable to fight.
Therefore, Guan Yuqing sent a skilled and daring scribe to Yunlong's camp to scout out the enemy and provoke Yunlong into attacking. Yunlong fell for the trap.
In this battle, Guan Yuqing easily captured Yunluan, forcing her to commit suicide. He then surrounded and annihilated Yunlong, but a moment of carelessness allowed him to escape to the front lines. Upon
Guan Yuqing's arrival, the Xu family army regained the upper hand at the heart of the formation. Guan Yuqing brandished his sword, directing his troops to separate the Yun siblings into two circles and launch a coordinated attack.
This is going to be a bloody battle.
Will Yunlong and his sister escape unscathed? We'll find out in the next chapter.

Chapter 87 – Skinning People Before Yuqing Valley, Yunlong Falls into a Trap Again

. Yunlong and Yunfeng were separated by Guan Yuqing and the Shui siblings. Now, the two were fighting desperately, recklessly trying to reunite. People are always more likely to exert their strength when facing death. In their desperate struggle, Guan Yuqing and the others, unwilling to perish with them, loosened their grip, allowing them to join together and flee north. Guan
Yuxin and her men pursued them relentlessly, driving them out of Tiger Wolf Valley.
Yunlong ran back to the main camp, checked his troops, and found that of the seventy or eighty thousand men he had brought into the valley, only a few remained. Of his dozen or so deputy generals, only seven were left, unable to continue the attack. He hurriedly sent someone to the central army to request reinforcements.
The next day, scouts reported that Guan Yuqing was on a small hill at the valley entrance, shouting that he wanted to skin Yunluan, and summoned Yunlong and his sister to come and see.
Enraged, Yunlong and Yunfeng led 20,000 troops to the valley entrance. There, on a small hill in the middle, flew a banner made of human skin, beneath which sat Guan Yuqing in a grand chair. Before him lay a wooden table upon which lay the corpse of Yunluan.
Guan Yuqing, seeing Yunlong, chuckled, “Commander Yun, now that your sister is here, I’m going to skin her alive for you to see. If you can’t stand it, come up the mountain and take her back. What do you say?”
“Guan, you’re going too far!” Yunlong exclaimed. Although Guan Yuqing was only a few dozen paces away, the difference in height was too great for his arrows to reach. Furthermore, a stockade wall blocked their path, likely guarded by many soldiers. To get through, he would have to detour through the stockade gate inside the valley entrance. This was blatant bullying, and he had no way to escape.
Guan Yuqing was truly a fiery character. He stood up, went to the table, picked up a short knife, grabbed Yunluan by one leg, and began slashing wildly at her crotch with the other. With a few swift cuts, he had already lifted her hairy genitals. Then, he made circular cuts from the thighs outwards, flipped her over, and cut along her buttocks to her back, before finally slicing from her anus along her spine to the back of her neck.
His short sword moved with practiced skill, like a butcher in a butcher shop, skinning a beautiful woman. He ordered his men to take her aside, scrape off the remaining flesh, and tan her.
Then Guan Yuqing severed Yunluan's head, held her up by one leg, and plunged the short sword into her crotch, slicing her heart open, her intestines spilling out.
The sight of Yunlong and his sister was arousing, and they cursed incessantly.
Guan Yuqing put down his short sword, grabbed Yunluan's two jade-like feet with both hands, and threw her violently, sending her broken body tumbling down the mountain. It landed in front of Yunfeng's horse, and Guan Yuqing laughed, "Yunfeng, my beauty, when I capture you, I'll skin you alive like this, and that will satisfy my desire!"
Yunfeng screamed in anger, ignoring Yunlong's attempts to stop her, and charged into the valley. Just as she reached the gate of the stockade wall, a cannon fired from behind, and the Shui siblings attacked from behind. Guan Yuqing then intercepted her from the front, completely surrounding Yunfeng.
Seeing the situation was dire, Yunlong hurriedly led his lieutenants to fight their way into the valley entrance, finally rescuing Yunfeng, though he himself had sustained two wounds.
Yunlong, protecting Yunfeng, fled back to camp in a sorry state. Despite Guan Yuqing sending men to challenge him, he dared not step into the valley again.
A few days later, Guan Yuqing challenged Yunlong and Yunfeng outside the camp. Yunlong and Yunfeng led their troops to meet him. Seeing Guan Yuqing's well-organized army of over 20,000 men lined up outside the camp, accompanied by the Shui siblings and several lieutenants, he was arrogant and disdainful of the Yun siblings.
Yunlong said, "Guan, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you won two battles by chance. You're merely using formations. Now that you're before my camp, I'll make sure you die under my golden hammer, avenging my sister!"
Guan Yuqing laughed loudly, "Yunlong, stop talking big! Two of your four Yun family generals have already been killed, yet you still dare to spout such nonsense. Look!" He pointed to the two large banners made of human skin behind him, "In today's battle, I'm afraid your eldest sister will be hung on these banners again."
Upon hearing this, Yunfeng was filled with rage. After all, they were sisters, and both women; how could she not be furious at such humiliation? Before her brother could speak, Yunfeng had already spurred her horse to the front lines, shouting, "Guan, I swear I won't rest until I've smashed you to pieces!" With that,
she brought her double hammers down on Yunfeng's head. Guan Yuqing quickly dodged to the side, brandishing his sword in response, muttering insults and taunts, hoping to throw Yunfeng off balance and gain the upper hand.
However, Yunfeng was different from Yunxia. Her martial arts were superior, and being older, she wasn't as irrational as her sister. After twenty rounds, Guan Yuqing was clearly losing ground. Seeing
this, Shuiyunu cried out, "General Guan, don't worry, I'll help you!" and galloped off to her aid.
Yunlong, seeing this, also wielded his double hammers to intercept Shuiyunu.
Shui Jintong, seeing this, also charged in, and the five generals became entangled in the battle.
The Yun siblings' martial arts skills are slightly stronger than Guan Yuqing and Shui Yunu's; otherwise, how could they be appointed as the commanders of the right flank? Unfortunately, it's now a two-against-three situation, and victory won't be easy. The most infuriating character is Shui Jintong. After several battles, he's become much more obedient than the average young man, not greedy for credit. He wanders between the two pairs of fighting generals, sneaking up on the enemy general from behind when his own side is in trouble, causing them to be preoccupied with their own, then going to help the other side. This infuriates the Yun siblings, who scream in frustration, but there's nothing they can do.
Seeing this, Yunlong shouts, "All officers, charge forward!" His officers, both high and low, rush forward.
It turns out that while Guan Yuqing's side has many generals, they lack lower-ranking officers like lieutenants and detachments. So, once the lieutenants join the battle, Yunlong gains a significant numerical advantage.
Seeing the situation is dire, Guan Yuqing shouts, "Not good! That Yun guy wants to gang up on us! Retreat!" and turns his horse to flee.
"Don't let Guan Yuqing escape!"
Yunlong and Yunfeng refused to listen and gave chase. Fearing Guan Yuqing would return to Hulangyu and use the terrain to hold his ground, Yunlong ordered his lieutenants to flank him from the right, cutting off his retreat.
Seeing their escape route cut off, Guan Yuqing and his men had no choice but to flee eastward. From here eastward to Tongzhen, there were no other roads, so once Guan Yuqing entered this route, he would be trapped. Yunlong was overjoyed and shouted, "Guan Yuqing, let's see where you go now!"
While leading all his officers in pursuit, Yunlong also sent a central officer to mobilize the remaining soldiers to set up camp and encircle them eastward, determined to annihilate Guan Yuqing and his companions on this road.
After chasing for over twenty li, Guan Yuqing and the others suddenly stopped, turned back onto the main road, and laughed loudly at Yunlong: "Yunlong, you've fallen for it again! This time, your little sister's skin is really going to become a big deal!"
"Ah?" Yunlong was startled; he was already terrified of Guan Yuqing. Suddenly, he thought, "Now that Guan is cornered here, he's just using delaying tactics." He then laughed, "Guan Yuqing, you fool! Even now, you're still spouting nonsense. I'm only afraid you'll escape. What else do I have to fear?"
Guan Yuqing pointed behind him and said, "Look at that!"
Yunlong laughed again, "Such a petty trick, you think you can fool me? We're more than ten zhang apart. Even if you lure me back and shoot me with an arrow, with my martial arts skills, could your arrow hurt me?"
After saying that, he looked back and saw his men following behind him like a mountain of soldiers.
"Hahahaha, now let's see what you have to say? Guan Yuqing, I'm not going to be too harsh. I'll give you a chance. Dismount, kneel at my feet, and call me 'Grandpa' three times, and I'll grant you a whole corpse. Otherwise, hmph!..." Before Yunlong could finish speaking, a cannon blast rang out behind them, followed by shouts of battle. Yunlong's rear guard was thrown into chaos, shouting, "It's terrible! They're attacking! They're so fierce!" Hearing this, the soldiers in front ignored Yunlong's orders and ran eastward in disarray. Yunlong and his men couldn't stop them; instead, the running soldiers pushed their horses several steps eastward.
Enraged, Yunlong smashed several fleeing soldiers into a bloody pulp, but he couldn't stop his chaotic retreat. Forced to flee eastward, they encountered Guan Yuqing and his men blocking their path, killing indiscriminately like chopping vegetables. The soldiers scattered and fled across the fields.
Yunlong, no longer concerned with killing Guan Yuqing, forced his way through the gaps in Guan Yuqing and his men's weapons, confusedly following his own troops for over ten miles before finally stopping the fleeing army. He gathered his men and inquired about the enemy's situation.
He learned that Guan Yuqing had secretly ambushed them, launching a surprise attack from behind while Yunlong was pursuing eastward. To capture Guan Yuqing, all the officers were in the front camp, leaving only the soldiers in the rear. The attack threw them into disarray, resulting in this predicament.
Looking at his men, he had only managed to muster about 100,000 soldiers; the rest had vanished without a trace. Seven or eight of his lieutenants and deputy generals had also perished. He sighed deeply, saying, "My siblings and I came down the mountain hoping to achieve great deeds, but we've fallen for Guan Yuqing's schemes. We
've failed the court!" Yunfeng said, "Brother, there's no need to lament. Victory and defeat are common in war. Although our army has been defeated, it's not crippled. Let's set up camp first, and tomorrow we'll advance on Tiger Wolf Valley."
"Very well. Order the troops to set up camp."
As the soldiers were setting up camp, another cannon blast suddenly rang out, and Yunlong was immediately terrified.
What caused Yunlong's fright? We'll find out in the next chapter.

Chapter 88—Yunlong's army retreats outside Tongzhen, Cao Hua is blown up.

The report from Zhuque Pass states that Yunlong, having gathered his remaining troops, was about to set up camp and rest for the night before returning to Tiger Wolf Valley for a counterattack.
After the previous defeat, seventy percent of their supplies, including gongs, drums, and tents, were lost, leaving them with only the bare minimum to build a fortified camp. Before the deer fortifications and other equipment could be prepared, a cannon boomed, followed by thunderous battle cries.
Yunlong looked and saw a force charging forward, led by five generals. Guan Yuqing was absent; this time, a middle-aged general led the Shui siblings. The middle-aged general wielded a massive, toothed, sickle-like, fan-shaped sword, exuding a formidable and murderous aura. Without needing to ask, just by looking at the sword, one could tell it was Marquis Shi Wenlong of Nanyang.
Knowing that the camp was incomplete and undefendable, Yunlong sent a deputy general to oversee its construction while he led all the officers to meet the enemy, hoping to buy time to prepare the deer fortifications and retreat into the camp, where Shi Wenlong would be unable to harm him for the time being. Then, he sent men to Feng County to gather troops, detouring eastward through Huangshi to intercept Shi Wenlong on the road and annihilate him in one fell swoop.
However, Shi Wenlong, a veteran of countless battles, understood the principle of surprise attacks. Seeing Yunlong and his generals approaching, he didn't reply, but raised his sword and shouted, "Charge!" leading his entire army in a charge.
Even before reaching Yunlong, Shi Wenlong shouted, "Behold my hidden weapons!" and with a flick of his wrist, countless hidden weapons flew towards him.
Yunlong deflected a flying stone with his hammer, but something struck his left shoulder, causing him to cry out in pain.
His left hand was too weak to lift his hammer, and he could only retreat. Among the other generals, some had been struck in the head and neck, some in the arms, and some in their horses. Although their injuries were not serious, they were all unable to fight. Only Yunfeng remained unharmed, but even with only a horse and two hammers, she was no match for eight hands fighting at once and had to retreat. The Wang family army was immediately routed.
Shi Wenlong won battle after battle, pursuing them all the way to Tongzhen.
Yunlong fled back to Tongzhen and reunited with Meng Qinghai and Gong Sanniang, who were stationed there. At this time, his troops numbered less than 60,000. Fortunately, the officers only suffered minor injuries from hidden weapons. Combined with Meng Qinghai's 100,000 troops, their strength was roughly equal to Shi Wenlong's.
Shi Wenlong arrived in Tongzhen, set up camp, and challenged them to battle early the next morning. Meng Qinghai, knowing the importance of Tongzhen and Shi Wenlong's prowess, dared not take the risk and refused to fight, sending messengers to Fengjun and Xiting Pass instead.
Meanwhile, the Xu family army had decisively defeated the four Yun family generals and reached Tongzhen. On the other hand, Wang Ke had breached Zhuque Pass and was advancing towards Zhennan Pass.
It turned out that Wang Ke had led his army to Zhuque Pass, but Cao Hua and Zhao Fengzhu did not engage in battle, relying solely on the pass's high ground and strategic location to resist Wang Ke's army.
Wang Ke attacked for half a month, suffering countless casualties but achieving no results. One day, the supply officer arrived at the front lines, reporting that the Iron Pagoda had arrived, much to Wang Ke's delight.
In the previous part, it was mentioned that iron cavalry were once deployed in Tiger Wolf Valley, but they were all later acquired by Xu Youliang. Now, these iron cavalry are mostly deployed at several key passes, with ten on the walls of Zhuque Pass alone.
However, don't assume that the iron cavalry can no longer be cast by others just because they are in Xu Youliang's hands. Although the casting of these iron cavalry is exquisite, the artisans who cast the cannons were originally controlled by the imperial court. Now that the court is in Wang Bingzheng's hands, what difficulty is there in casting a few cannons? The only difficulty is that the iron cavalry are large and heavy, making them difficult to transport. Now, in order to compete for the world, Wang Bingzheng spared no expense, allocating all thirty-odd iron cavalry he had cast over the years to Wang Ke.
This art of war is to use feints to appear real, and real to appear feints. Wang Ke has the iron cavalry, but he keeps it a secret, only sending people to build a high mound of yellow earth outside Zhuque Pass.
Cao Hua and his men, seeing Xu Youliang building up the mountain, were unconcerned. Constructing mounds for siege warfare was common practice; they could simply concentrate their artillery fire on the enemy archers on the summit.
While Wang Ke was building the mountain, he dispatched Wang Yinping with 100,000 troops to request passage from Cao Yunlong.
From the beginning of the war, Cao Yunlong had remained silent, observing both sides. Now, with Wang Yinping sending someone to request passage, Cao Yunlong was overjoyed.
Why? Although Cao Yunlong harbored ambitions, he dared not aspire to the throne; he only wished to accumulate wealth and eventually find a suitable master. Since leaving the mountains, Cao Yunlong had remained alone, his main aim being to find a worthy patron so he could leverage connections to rise to power. Now that Wang Yinping was requesting passage, it was the perfect opportunity. He subtly hinted to the messenger to propose marriage to Wang Yinping.
Wang Yinping knew Cao Yunlong was a man of little virtue and was unwilling, but if she could easily bypass Zhuque Pass without much effort, why not try to appease him?
So Wang Yinping sent another envoy with her sword to Cao Yunlong, saying that she would send someone to settle the matter once Zhuque Pass was captured. Cao Yunlong was overjoyed upon seeing the token and immediately issued an order, commanding the generals along the way to clear the road and let Wang Yinping pass. He also sent the Song siblings to provide support.
Wang Yinping received the order and sent someone to inform Wang Ke, agreeing on a date. Then she bypassed Cao Yunlong's territory, bypassed Zhuque Pass, and lay in ambush.
Only Cao Yunlong and Wang Yinping knew the details of this operation. Xu Youliang was unaware of the situation. Because he needed to defeat Yunlong's army, Xu Youliang had sent Shi Wenlong towards Tongzhen, and had to recall Hu Yue and Zhang Ping to Nanyang, leaving only Hua Feng near Pingshan, thus lengthening the battle line against Zhuque.
One day, Cao Hua from Zhuque Pass sent a messenger to report that Wang Ke had erected iron cavalry outside the city and was engaging in artillery combat with the iron cavalry on the walls of Zhuque Pass. The enemy's artillery fire was fierce, and Zhuque was in dire need of
help. Xu Youliang was greatly alarmed upon hearing this and immediately sent men to Tongzhen to summon Shi Wenlong and others to return and provide reinforcements.
Zhang Gui, who was outside the tent, heard this and hurriedly shouted that it was unacceptable.
Upon seeing Zhang Gui, Youliang quickly asked for a plan.
Zhang Gui said, “This is the will of Heaven. If Zhuque is lost, even if we send Shi Wenlong back to reinforce it, it will be too late. We should order Shi Wenlong to launch a strong attack on Tongzhen and make sure to capture this key location, cutting off Wang Ke’s retreat. At the same time, send someone to Nanling and order Feng Ling to mobilize the troops there to defend Zhennan Pass. If Wang Ke defeats Zhuque, he will definitely come to seize Zhennan Pass. As long as we hold Zhennan Pass firmly and have Feng Ling harass us from behind, we can hold out for several months. Wang Ke will run out of supplies and will have to return. At that time, he will be like a lamb to the slaughter, at our mercy.”
“But what if Wang Bingzheng sends someone to attack Shi Wenlong from Fengjun, bypassing Huangshi?”
“It’s alright. My uncle has already sent someone to contact Feng Qing. Feng Qing will definitely not sit idly by.”
“Now Cao Hua of Zhuque Pass is outnumbered and outmatched. What should we do?”
“Given the current situation, Nanyang is of paramount importance. We should abandon Zhuque and protect Nanyang. Your Highness can send someone to order Hua Feng to help Cao Hua abandon the city and retreat.”
“In that case, we can send Hu Yue and Zhang Ping to provide support.”
“We cannot send any more generals from Nanyang. If anyone is to go, only Your Excellency, being a lucky general, can go. The rest will likely suffer losses.”
“What do you mean?”
“It is the will of Heaven. It will come to pass.”
Xu Youliang thought of Zhao Fengzhu. Even if Zhang Gui hadn’t said this, he would still have gone.
So, Xu Youliang entrusted the defense of the pass to Zhang Gui and led 20,000 troops towards Zhuque.
Upon reaching Pingshan, he instructed Hua Feng to provide support there and continued forward, heading straight for Zhuque. Meanwhile, at
Zhuque Pass, Wang Ke ordered his men to build mounds of earth under heavy fire. Thousands of soldiers died, but they finally managed to build several mounds higher than the walls of Zhuque Pass. Under cover of darkness, they pushed several iron pontoons up the mountain, loaded the cannons, and at daybreak, aimed at the iron pontoons being loaded on the city wall and bombarded them, immediately silencing two of the cannons.
Hearing the noise, Cao Hua and Zhao Fengzhu ran to the city wall and were shocked to find that the remaining Iron Pagoda cannons were firing back. Immediately, cannon fire erupted, lasting all day. All the cannons on the opposite high ground were destroyed, leaving only four usable cannons on the city wall.
Cao Hua peered out from behind the city gate battlements and could vaguely see several more Iron Pagoda cannons behind the earthen mounds. Realizing the danger, he hurriedly sent someone to report to Xu Youliang, while simultaneously arranging defenses for the city if all the Iron Pagoda cannons on the wall were destroyed.
That evening, Cao Hua ordered the gunners of the four cannons to aim at several hilltops beforehand, load the cannonballs and gunpowder, and fire as soon as they heard a sound from a hilltop. He also ordered them to load the cannons before dawn, ensuring they fired before the enemy.
The next morning, all four cannons fired simultaneously, destroying two more of Wang Ke's cannons, and two of the four cannons on the city wall were also destroyed. Not long after, the remaining two cannons, which hadn't been loaded yet, were destroyed by enemy fire.
The attack was sudden, and there was no time to send artillery to Nanyang and Zhennanguan. They were forced to defend under overwhelming odds, holding out for as long as possible.
Following the plan agreed upon with Zhao Fengzhu, Cao Hua sent men to prepare a large number of sandbags to be transported to the city walls. Wherever the battlements were damaged, sandbags were used to repair them. Soldiers were riddled with corpses from the enemy's artillery fire.
After two more days of defense, Wang Ke, seeing that the siege was unsuccessful, ordered the archers to take over the task of shooting the defending soldiers, while concentrating the firepower of all dozen or so iron-clad cavalry cannons on a small section of the city wall and bombarding it relentlessly.
The first volley of artillery fire blasted a crater large enough to fit an elephant in the wall. Wang Ke was overjoyed and ordered more bombardment.
It turned out that the city wall at that time only had a brick exterior; the interior was filled with loess. The concentrated artillery fire blew away the bricks, making it easier to blast the loess. They bombarded the city from morning till night, and then continued bombarding it from night till morning, finally creating a semi-transparent hole more than two zhang wide at the foot of the city. The bricks and earth above couldn't withstand the force and collapsed with a crash, leaving only half a wall. After another half day of bombardment, they finally breached the city wall, forming a swallowtail-shaped gap five or six zhang wide at the top.
Wang Ke was overjoyed and led his army to seize it.
Cao Hua was prepared and led his troops to the gap. He ordered his archers to fire arrows while simultaneously commanding the soldiers on both sides of the city wall to brave arrows and stones and throw down sandbags to plug the gap.
Wang's army charged forward but was driven back by arrows. Wang Ke then ordered the cannons on the small hill to bombard the wall, causing the soldiers repairing it to collapse, and then led his army to charge again.
The two sides fought fiercely for the breach, repeating the battle several times. Countless soldiers on both sides died, their corpses piling up over ten feet high. Combined with sandbags, this formed a new barrier. The Xu family army used the corpses as shields, tenaciously defending the breach. Cannon fire, hitting the corpses and sandbags, had no effect.
Enraged, Wang Ke ordered his officers to lead daredevils in waves to attack the breach.
Dozens of officers, disregarding their own lives, led the charge to the breach. The Xu family soldiers, unable to withstand the onslaught, retreated back into the city. Cao Hua, seeing this, spurred his horse and wielded his axe, cutting down several enemy generals who had already reached the breach.
Zhao Fengzhu, who was in charge of command from the city walls, also rushed down and mounted his horse to join the attack.
The enemy generals, having received Wang Ke's death order—to kill those who retreated—did not care about their own lives and charged forward. Cao Hua, alone on horseback, blocked the breach with a large axe, swinging it left and right, cutting down countless soldiers and generals who charged forward.
Seeing this, Wang Ke disregarded the lives of his own men and ordered the Iron Pagoda
cavalry on the hill to fire a volley at the breach. Poor Cao Hua, the leader of the Xu family army, who had repeatedly distinguished himself in battle, was struck by the Iron Pagoda and blown to pieces. The Wang family army also lost a deputy general, three lieutenant generals, and dozens of soldiers.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Fengzhu, disregarding his own safety, rushed into the breach. The breach was narrow; a single general could hold it, but the Wang family's numerous soldiers were unable to maneuver effectively.
Wang Ke, seeing this, ordered the Iron Pagoda cavalry to reload quickly.
What became of Zhao Fengzhu? Find out in the next chapter.

Chapter 89—Wang Ke decisively defeats Zhuque Pass; You Liang encounters an old friend in danger,

only to learn that Cao Hua was killed in the artillery fire; Zhao Fengzhu rushes into the breach, defending the pass alone. Seeing Zhao Fengzhu's bravery, Wang Ke hurriedly ordered the cannons to be loaded and fired again. However, the cannons were loaded too early; the gunpowder in two cannons, only half-loaded, spontaneously combusted, sending both cannons and soldiers flying into the air.
Wang Ke had no choice but to order the gunners to find water to extinguish the cannons while simultaneously ordering his soldiers to attack in rotation.
Zhao Fengzhu fought with increasing ferocity, and three of the enemy's lieutenants had already fallen beside her. Seeing this, Yan Tieqiao and his sister quickly ordered their soldiers to make way for them, intending to fight Zhao Fengzhu two-on-one.
Just then, someone shouted from behind Fengzhu, "Madam, His Majesty has ordered you to abandon the pass and retreat to Nanyang."
Upon hearing this, Fengzhu hurriedly led her lieutenants and the soldiers who could escape, leaving the pass south and heading towards Pingshan.
Yan Tieqiao and his sister rushed into the city. Seeing that the city gates had fallen, Wang Ke hastily led his army in. Eight or nine out of ten soldiers had already fled the city, and not a single officer remained.
While Wang Ke arranged for the occupation of key points throughout the city, he also dispatched the Yan siblings to quickly leave the city and pursue Zhao Fengzhu.
Meanwhile, Zhao Fengzhu led her troops out of the city, heading straight for Pingshan. She hadn't gone far when the Yan siblings caught up.
Unwilling to abandon the soldiers Xu Youliang had painstakingly recruited, Zhao Fengzhu took two lieutenants to cover her retreat.
Yan Tieqiao, about twenty-two or twenty-three years old, wore iron helmet and armor, rode a black horse, and wielded an iron halberd. Yan Jiumei, twenty years old, wore silver helmet, silver armor, and a plain robe, rode a white horse, and wielded a worn silver hammer. The two siblings caught up, each brandishing their weapons, and attacked Zhao Fengzhu from both sides.
Fengzhu could fight either of the Yan siblings to a draw in a one-on-one fight, but now, facing two against one, she was at a disadvantage. Fortunately, she didn't linger in the fight, fighting and retreating to buy time for her troops to withdraw; otherwise, she might have already lost.
Yan Tieqiao, however, was unwilling to let Fengzhu escape and relentlessly pursued her.
After fighting for a while, Fengzhu realized there was no way to win and found it difficult to leave. Just as she was getting anxious, she suddenly heard a loud shout: "Fengzhu, don't be afraid, I've arrived!" Upon
hearing this shout, Zhao Fengzhu immediately felt as if she had taken a magic potion, her whole body seemed to be filled with strength, and her courage and strength increased twice as much.
Caught off guard by Xu Youliang's arrival, Yan Tieqiao and his sister panicked and were stabbed in the thigh by Zhao Fengzhu. Startled, Yan Tieqiao jumped out of the circle, allowing Zhao Fengzhu to reunite with Xu Youliang.
Yan Tieqiao glanced at his wound; it wasn't serious. Not wanting to waste such a great opportunity,
he and Zhao Fengzhu gave chase. After running for a while, a cannon boomed ahead, and a surprise force blocked their path. Xu Youliang recognized the attackers as Wang Yinping and was terrified.
Wang Yinping, seeing Xu Youliang, was overjoyed and shouted, "You've chosen the path to hell! Xu Youliang, where do you think you're going?" She spurred her horse and charged.
Zhao Fengzhu rushed forward, shouting, "Your Highness, run!"
Xu Youliang also spurred his horse to meet her, and together with Zhao Fengzhu, they fought Wang Yinping. They figured that once they got rid of her, only the Yan siblings remained, and they wouldn't be so afraid. Unexpectedly, Yan Tieqiao arrived quickly, turning the tables into a two-on-one fight.
Xu Youliang's martial arts skills were only barely considered top-notch, but the other four people present were all stronger than him; how could he possibly win? Seeing the situation was dire, Fengzhu hurriedly said, "Your Highness, as long as we're alive, we can fight again! I'll hold them off here for a while, Your Highness, run!"
"How can I abandon my wife and flee?"
"If Your Highness leaves, you can still avenge me. If Your Highness perishes here, I fear none of the soldiers at Zhennan Pass will escape. Run!"
Xu Youliang had no other choice. Tears welled in his eyes as he found an opening and jumped out of the circle, fleeing westward. Seeing this, Wang Yinping ordered the Yan siblings to hold off Fengzhu while she pursued relentlessly.
Xu Youliang hadn't run far when he encountered enemy soldiers blocking his way again, forcing him to flee south in disarray. Wang Yinping brandished her steel spear, shouting and yelling, determined to capture Xu Youliang alive.
Seeing that Wang Yinping was catching up, Xu Youliang had no choice but to turn around and fight. After a few exchanges, he could
n't hold his own and turned his horse to flee. He fled for seventeen or eighteen miles. Looking back, he saw that Wang Yinping was still behind him, so he had to run again. As he ran, the Panlong River blocked his way. The ferry was still far away, and there wasn't a single boat in sight. Wang Yinping caught up from behind, and Xu Youliang was forced to fight. After a few more exchanges, he was still no match for her. He fled eastward along the river. Yinping was in hot pursuit, and he couldn't shake her off. He saw a steel spear thrusting towards his back, with nowhere to dodge. He couldn't help but sigh, "Poor
Youliang, he'll die here." Suddenly, someone shouted from the woods by the roadside, "Wang Yinping, don't pursue her too far! Watch out for the dart!" A red light rushed towards Wang Yinping's face.
Hearing the shout, Wang Yinping leaned back and deflected the steel dart with her spear, knocking it to the ground. The shock made her fingers numb, and she knew that her opponent was stronger and more skilled than her. She dared not pursue any further. He reined in his horse and shouted, "Who dares to plot against your young lady? Do you dare to come out and fight me?"
"Wang Yinping, you are no match for me. Someone will take your life in the future. Retreat!"
Just as Wang Yinping was about to speak again, another dart flew from the forest, striking the horse's neck bell and startling it, causing it to run wildly across the field.
Xu Youliang, seeing someone come to his rescue, hurriedly dismounted and said to the forest, "Which master in the forest has come to my rescue? May I see him?"
Suddenly, the red horse beside him neighed and headed into the forest.
Youliang couldn't hold it back and hurriedly chased after it, only to hear the voice of another horse in the forest. The voice was very familiar. In a moment of surprise, Youliang saw a white horse run out of the forest and frolic beside him.
Upon seeing the horse, Youliang finally understood Zhang Gui's words and hurriedly bowed, saying, "I didn't know it was Your Highness the Imperial Sister. Please forgive my rudeness."
The horse was indeed the white dragon steed Youliang had ridden earlier, and the red horse he was now riding belonged to His Highness Duan Lingfeng. When Wang Bingzheng captured Duan Lingfeng, unsure what to do with her, he stripped her naked, bound her, and presented her to Youliang as a gift, hoping Youliang would take advantage of her. However, Youliang released Lingfeng out of righteousness and even gave her his white horse. Wang Bingzheng, upon learning this, was extremely embarrassed and had no choice but to give Youliang Lingfeng's horse and weapons. Now, seeing the white dragon steed, knowing that Lingfeng had secretly saved him, he was overjoyed.
"Lord Xu, there's no need for such formalities. Lingfeng has wronged the Great True One; how dare she call herself Your Highness the Imperial Sister? If Your Highness doesn't mind, just call me Sister Lingfeng."
As he spoke, Duan Lingfeng indeed emerged from the forest leading the red horse. At this moment, Duan Lingfeng was dressed in a short red outfit, a silk handkerchief wrapped around her head, and a sword at her side
, looking every bit the chivalrous woman of the martial world. Compared to the Lingfeng of yesteryear, she no longer possessed the imposing presence of a military marshal, but instead exuded a more alluring femininity, captivating Youliang. Lingfeng blushed slightly at Youliang's burning gaze, but showed no disgust.
"I wonder where Your Majesty has been all this time, and why you are here?"
"Lingfeng said that I am no longer Your Majesty's sister. If Your Majesty likes, call me 'little sister'; if not, address me by my name."
"In that case, Youliang obeys. How have you been, sister?"
"Since the year the Thousand-Year-Old Yi released my younger sister, she has been wandering aimlessly. One day, she fell seriously ill and collapsed in a desolate mountain. She was rescued by a high monk, a highly accomplished master. Lingfeng was utterly despondent and wanted to become a nun. The high monk accepted me as a lay disciple but wouldn't let me become a nun, saying that my six senses were not yet purified and my worldly ties were not yet severed. From then on, I followed the high monk to learn martial arts. He said I no longer needed martial arts skills, and taught me breathing techniques, swordsmanship, and lightness skills, instructing me to be a chivalrous hero and uphold justice. A few days ago, my master said to me: 'My disciple, now Wang Bingzheng has declared himself king, and the world is in chaos. I divined last night and know that you have a karmic connection with the Prince of Bingzheng, Xu Youliang. He is in trouble now, you must quickly go and save him.' So I obeyed my master's orders and went down the mountain..." "I've been waiting for you."
Speaking of their destined connection, Duan Lingfeng blushed again, and Xu Youliang's heart stirred. He quickly said, "But my sister is exceptionally talented. If I could have her as my wife, it would be the greatest fortune of my life. I dare not presume, but now that we are destined, I will never fail you, even if the seas dry up and the rocks crumble. The situation is critical now, so please come with me back to Nanyang to fight against Wang Ke."
Lingfeng shook her head, saying, "Master has already said that now is not the time. He instructed me to save Qian Sui and then return to the mountain.
Qian Sui is currently burdened with heavy responsibilities, so please return to Pingshan City to fulfill your duties. There is a small boat in the reeds over there; you can use it to cross the river to the west. Our destiny will surely be fulfilled in the future." Having said this, she leaped onto her horse, gave Xu Youliang a meaningful look, and rode away.
Youliang looked at Lingfeng's graceful figure, his heart filled with affection.
Xu Youliang went into the reed marshes and found a small boat. He quickly pulled his white horse onto the boat, rowed across the stream, mounted his horse, and headed north.
Halfway there, he suddenly heard a sharp shout from ahead: "Xu Youliang, where do you think you're going to escape to this time?" Youliang looked up and saw it was Wang Yinping again, and inwardly groaned.
How would Xu Youliang escape this calamity? Find out in the next chapter.

Chapter Ninety – Zhao Fengzhu Saves Her Master with Loyalty, Guan Yuxin Uses a Trick to Steal Grain

As Youliang was walking forward, Wang Yinping suddenly blocked his path. Youliang was inwardly groaning when he saw a group of men approaching from the northwest. The riders shouted, "Your Majesty, do not be alarmed, Hua Feng has arrived!"
Youliang was overjoyed and quickly shouted, "General Hua, quickly come to my rescue!"
Hua Feng rode up and swung her chicken-claw wood to fight Wang Yinping. Seeing this, Youliang also rushed to help, fighting two against one. Wang Yinping dared not fight any longer and turned her horse away.
Youliang hurriedly asked Huafeng how she got here. Huafeng said that Zhang Gui had sent a message to Youliang as soon as he left, asking him to come and rescue her. Youliang knew that Zhang Gui had already foreseen his misfortune through divination and probably also knew about his encounter with Lingfeng, so he didn't say much and quickly told Huafeng to go and rescue Zhao Fengzhu.
Huafeng heard that Cao Hua had died and Zhao Fengzhu was still besieged, so she hurriedly led her troops north to Pingshan and then towards Zhuque Road. Along the way, she gathered many soldiers who had escaped from Zhuque, all of whom said that Zhao Fengzhu had died. She continued east for more than ten miles and reached the vicinity of the ferry. She saw that Wang Yinping had already met up with Yan Tieqiao and his sister and was directing the army to cross the river. In the central army ranks, a junior officer was holding up a flagpole with a naked female corpse hanging upside down on it. Without asking, she knew it was Zhao Fengzhu.
Zhao Fengzhu had originally intended to risk her life to fight three opponents and help Youliang escape, but the three enemy generals were too strong. The Yan siblings alone surrounded her, making it impossible for her to help Youliang.
After fighting for a while, Fengzhu saw that Wang Yinping had chased Youliang far away, and she couldn't help him anymore. She had no choice but to create an opening and flee westward.
Yan Tieqiao knew that Zhao Fengzhu was Youliang's concubine, so he was unwilling to let her go and pursued her relentlessly until they reached the ferry. Zhao Fengzhu knew the way, so she spurred her horse down to the river and headed for the other side.
Yan Tieqiao didn't know the depth of the river and was afraid that she would escape, so he sent someone who could swim to scout the way while he nocked an arrow and aimed at Fengzhu from behind.
Hearing the bowstring twang, Zhao Fengzhu turned around and deflected the arrow with her spear. Yan Jiumei saw this and also shot an arrow, then ordered the archers to fire all at once.
The warhorse, unable to move quickly in the river, forced Fengzhu to desperately deflect the feathered arrows, protecting herself from the arrows and her horse.
Suddenly, the horse slipped, stumbling and throwing Fengzhu into the water.
Yan Tieqiao was overjoyed and ordered the soldiers scouting in the water to capture Fengzhu at all costs.
Zhao Fengzhu, unable to swim, flailed wildly in the river, finally managing to stand in the middle after a long while, the water reaching her neck.
Knowing she was doomed in their hands, Fengzhu saw a throng of people swimming towards her, drew her sword, and with a single stroke, plunged it into the Panlong River, killing herself.
The soldiers who could swim quickly dragged Fengzhu ashore; she was already dead.
Seeing that Fengzhu's clothes were soaked and clung to her body, revealing her exquisite figure, Yan Tieqiao was filled with lust. He jumped off his horse, ordered his soldiers to strip Fengzhu of her armor, and then personally removed her lower garments, examining her beautiful private parts. He then pointed to her vulva and fondled it. Only then did he order his soldiers to remove all her clothes, and personally tied her two jade feet with a rope, attaching them to the top of a flagpole, which his trusted lieutenant held in mid-air. Only then did he command the army to cross the river.
Some soldiers who could swim crossed the river and brought a boat over. Yan Tieqiao and his sister boarded the boat and crossed the river. They saw Wang Yinping running back alone. After questioning her, they learned that Xu Youliang had escaped. Fortunately, they had killed Zhao Fengzhu, so it wasn't a complete failure.
Upon seeing Fengzhu's corpse, Youliang couldn't help but shed tears, saying hatefully, "That Yan Tieqiao! Today, I will make you pay double for what you've done!"
Fengzhu was already dead, and there was no point in trying to save her. Fearing Wang Yinping would arrive, Hua Feng quickly escorted Xu Youliang to Nanyang Pass.
Wang Yinping occupied Pingshan and sent someone to report to Wang Ke. Wang Ke arranged for his deputy to guard Zhuque Pass, while he himself led a large army to follow, leaving Wang Yinping to guard Pingshan. He then led Yan Tieqiao and his sister to seize Nanyang Pass.
Zhang Gui was prepared, having already ordered the two passes to move the iron cavalry from the city walls to the high mountains on either side, rendering Wang Ke's earthen mounds useless.
Wang Ke arrived at Nanyang and attacked day and night, but could not break through. He then sent an army to the three southern passes, seeking an opportunity to destroy Xu Youliang's stronghold, but this also failed.
A strange situation has now formed between the two sides. Xu Youliang's troops emerged from Hulangyu and are advancing directly towards Tongzhen, attacking day and night. Once Tongzhen is breached, Wang Ke will be cut off from his rear. Meanwhile, after breaking through Zhuque Pass, Wang Ke has also occupied the rich land between Nanyang and the Southern Three Passes, cutting off Xu Youliang's supply lines. The two sides have formed a double helix structure, and whichever side is breached first will be fatal. Both sides now know that the attitudes of the other sides will be the key to victory, so they have sent envoys to lobby in various places.
The two sides have been deadlocked for two months. Wang Bingzheng first persuaded Pang Qi to lead troops from Xuanwu Pass through Fengjun to join forces with the Zheng siblings, Zheng Mingde and Zheng Mingzhen, to seize Huangshi. If they can seize Huangshi, they can cut off Shi Wenlong's rear from the west to the east, not only relieving the siege of Tongzhen but also annihilating Shi Wenlong in one battle.
Pang Qi then dispatched his female general Gong Hongyu as the vanguard, while he led the main army behind them to Feng County. There, they joined forces with the Zheng siblings and headed straight for Huangshi.
At this time, Huangshi was the border area of the Wang, Xu, and Feng families. Since the Wang and Xu families began their military campaigns, Feng Qing had sent his general Shi Yunqing with 100,000 troops to guard Huangshi. Wang Bingzheng dared not provoke Feng Qing, so he had not dared to wage war in Huangshi.
Now, with Pang Qi's assistance and relying on their superior numbers, they assumed that Shi Yunqing, alone, would not dare to act rashly, and thus came to Huangshi. Their plan was to leave one general to monitor Shi Yunqing, while the rest of the army would lead their troops around the east side of Huangshi and head straight for Tongzhen. When the
army arrived in Huangshi and saw that Shi Yunqing had not made any move, Zheng Mingde personally visited Shi Yunqing, explaining that the army's arrival was not intended to occupy Huangshi alone, but only to pass through and attack Shi Wenlong. He asked Shi Yunqing for a favor.
Shi Yunqing laughed loudly, "Now Huangshi belongs to my lord. If you want to pass, you can go twenty li to the east."
Twenty li to the east were mountains, steep cliffs, and no road at all. Zheng Mingde knew Shi Yunqing was deliberately making things difficult, but dared not provoke him. He pleaded for a long time, but Shi Yunqing remained silent. Zheng Mingde dared not say more and could only return dejectedly.
Back in camp, he hurriedly sent someone back to the capital to ask for advice.
Wang Bingzheng, upon hearing the report, originally did not want to clash with Feng Qing, but a major incident occurred in Tongzhen, forcing Wang Bingzheng to make yet another wrong decision.
It turned out that when Wang Ke sent his troops, Wang Bingzheng dispatched a grain supervisor, a female general around twenty years old named Hu Yanling. Hu Yanling's martial arts skills far surpassed Wang Yinping's. Riding a blue-and-white horse, wielding an eight-treasure dragon spear, she was incredibly imposing. Since Shi Wenlong besieged Tongzhen and cut off Wang Ke's supply lines, Hu Yanling had to detour through Cao Yunlong's territory to provide supplies to Wang Ke. The journey was twice as long, and he also had to pay a 30% toll.
Just then, Cao Yunlong sent an envoy to the front lines to make a deal with Wang Yinping.
If the deal was made, Wang Yinping would become Cao Yunlong's woman. However, Wang Yinping had only been appeasing Cao Yunlong initially and was now unwilling to hand herself over. She tried to delay, refusing to accept the gift. When pressed, she finally turned hostile, saying she had never promised Cao Yunlong anything, and that the precious sword was only given as a token of gratitude for the passage. She also berated Cao Yunlong for his arrogance, claiming he wanted to become the emperor's son-in-law.
The envoy returned to Dongsanguan and reported to Cao Yunlong, who was furious and refused Hu Yanling passage through his territory again.
Left with no other choice, Hu Yanling headed west from Baihua City, sneaking towards Tongzhen. She had already notified the garrison in Tongzhen to provide support. Hearing the loud cannon fire and deafening battle cries, she knew Meng Qinghai had begun his feigned attack as agreed. She then ordered the grain carts to move quickly, intending to sneak past the southeast corner of Shi Wenlong's camp. Once she passed Tongzhen and reached Zhuque Pass, Shi Wenlong would be powerless against her.
Halfway through the grain carts, Hu Yanling was secretly pleased when suddenly a cannon fired. A force of men attacked from behind, surrounding her. Hu Yanling realized she had been tricked.
The commander was Guan Yuqing, flanked by Shui Yunu and Shui Jintong; the three generals completely surrounded Hu Yanling.
Knowing the situation was dire, Hu Yanling quickly ordered her dozen or so lieutenants to protect the grain carts and advance south, while she herself, alone, tried to hold off Guan Yuqing.
Guan Yuqing glanced across and saw a female general, around twenty years old, petite and exquisite, with a beautiful face. She wore a short emerald jacket and a emerald silk veil over her head, rode a blue-and-white horse, and carried an eight-treasure dragon spear. She was very valiant and he couldn't help but admire her. However, he felt sorry that they were fighting for opposing sides and that he might have to spare her life.
Thinking of this, Guan Yuqing waved his hand, and three generals charged forward together.
In terms of martial arts, Hu Yanling was superior to all three of them, which was why he dared to force his way into Tongzhen. Unfortunately, they were robbing grain, and Guan Yuqing was not a stubborn old man. He didn't engage in one-on-one combat; he immediately launched a group attack. No matter how skilled Hu Yanling was, he was no match for them.
After a fierce battle of over ten rounds, Hu Yanling saw his grain cart being seized by the enemy's deputy general and his troops. He feigned an attack, leaped out of the encirclement, intending to deliver the half-passed grain to Zhuque Pass, making his journey worthwhile. However, Guan Yuqing had secretly sabotaged him, setting up tripwires around the area. He had only taken a few steps when his horse got caught on the ropes and fell to the ground.
What became of Hu Yanling? We'll find out in the next chapter.
Hu Yanling, with a leap in the air, somersaulted and landed unsteadily on the ground, prompting Guan Yuqing to cheer. This was the advantage of a female general not wearing armor.
Hu Yanling brandished her spear, sweeping and thrusting, killing a swarm of charging soldiers. Seeing her warhorse rise from the ground, she was about to charge forward to remount when Shui Yunu, quick as lightning, thrust her spear into the horse's belly, pulling back the barb on the spear and dragging out the horse's intestines.
"Ouch!" A warrior cherishes his horse most. Seeing her horse killed by Shui Yunu, Hu Yanling cried out in pain and charged forward, wanting to kill Shui Yunu, avenge her horse, and also steal her horse to ride.
Just as she closed in, a golden gust of wind swept from her left, Guan Yuqing's broadsword slashing down at her waist. Hu Yanling deflected it with her spear, and then Shui Jintong thrust her spear at her back. Hu Yanling jumped to the side and retaliated with her spear.
After all, Hu Yanling was a general on horseback; even the best martial arts skills weren't her primary profession. After fighting the three generals for seven or eight rounds, she finally felt her strength waning. Shui Yunu thrust her spear into her wrist, causing her to drop the spearhead to the ground. The spearman, having lost her spear, was about to draw her sword in self-defense when Guan Yuxin caught the silk sash at her waist with a small hook on her broadsword, instantly launching her into the air. Hu Yanling twisted her waist in mid-air, trying to land and continue fighting, but this time she couldn't. Shui Jintong had anticipated this move. While she was still in mid-air, Shui Jintong caught up with her, scooped her up, and laid her face down on the saddle.
Hu Yanling refused to be captured alive. She struggled desperately, trying to draw her sword to commit suicide, but Shui Jintong wouldn't allow it. He pressed one hand against her waist, grabbed her hand with the other, twisted it around, and pressed it against her buttocks. Although Hu Yanling was skilled in martial arts, he was not as strong as a man. Even with all his might, he could not escape. Guan Yuqing saw this and ordered his soldiers to take Hu Yanling away, tie him up like a dumpling, then kill the soldiers guarding the grain, seize all the grain, and transport it to the rear camp. He then went to the front camp to meet Shi Wenlong.
You must be wondering, how could the Wang family army of Tongzhen, with its five generals, be no match for Shi Wenlong's three generals? Even if they couldn't defeat the three generals, could five people be no match for Shi Wenlong?
The answer is that Shi Wenlong was a master strategist. When Shi Wenlong arrived in Tongzhen, he didn't seek merit but rather to avoid mistakes. He ordered his soldiers to build fortifications and dig traps everywhere. He was also a master of concealed weapons. The Tongzhen garrison initially dared not fight him, but later they had no choice but to engage him in several battles, all of which ended in defeat.
This time, Shi Wenlong, with his excellent intelligence, learned that Hu Yanling was going to pass through Tongzhen. Therefore, risking the loss of Hulangyu, he secretly transferred Guan Yuqing to form a grain-raiding team with the Shui siblings, ambushing them outside the camp. The cannon fire and shouts of battle weren't Meng Qinghai's doing, but rather Shi Wenlong's own doing within the camp. This confused Meng Qinghai, who was about to launch a feigned attack, and he hesitated to send troops. By the time he finally realized something was wrong and launched his attack, Hu Yanling was already engaged in battle with three generals.
Meng Qinghai had come out with his entire force this time, knowing that if the enemy's goal was to raid the grain supplies, their front camp would be empty. Therefore, he launched a strong attack on Shi Wenlong's front camp.
Upon entering the camp and finding it deserted, he realized he had been tricked. Just as he was about to attack the other camps, suddenly, with a loud crash, he and his horse fell into a pit. The pit was full of sharp wooden stakes; as soon as Meng Qinghai fell in, he and his horse were impaled by the stakes and died instantly.
His wife, Gong Sanniang, was heartbroken and recklessly charged towards the nearby left camp. Yunlong and Yunfeng, fearing for her safety, gave chase. Just as they reached the camp gate, a deafening explosion rang out, and Gong Sanniang and her horse were blasted into the air by a landmine.
Fortunately, her warhorse provided some protection, preventing her from being killed and leaving her with only minor injuries.
Seeing the traps set in the enemy camp, they dared not fight further and had to retreat, withdrawing their troops back to town. Then, another cannon shot rang out, and Shi Wenlong charged in on horseback. By this time, the Wang family army had lost their will to fight and hastily retreated. Seeing that he couldn't catch up, Shi Wenlong launched a brief attack before withdrawing his troops back to camp. He was overjoyed
to find Guan Yuqing returning from raiding the grain supply. Shi Wenlong raised his tent and ordered Meng Qinghai's head to be displayed at the gate as a signal. The three generals also reported capturing Hu Yanling. Shi Wenlong first ordered the military administration to record a major achievement for the three men and then ordered Hu Yanling to be brought before him.
Shi Wenlong, having heard the three generals speak of Hu Yanling's bravery, felt a surge of admiration. Seeing Hu Yanling bound tightly by four horses, he rushed over and personally untied her, offering the usual words of praise, hoping to persuade her to join the Xu family army.
However, Hu Yanling was different; she wouldn't fall for it. While being untied, her hands and feet were numb, so she remained silent and still. Once she recovered, she suddenly lunged at Shi Wenlong, reaching for his neck, intending to take someone down with her.
Shi Wenlong, though verbally urging her to surrender, was always wary. Seeing Hu Yanling's shifty eyes, he knew she had ulterior motives and was secretly prepared.
Seeing a flash of fierce light in her eyes, he knew she was about to attack and was ready.
As Hu Yanling lunged forward, Shi Wenlong sidestepped, letting her hands pass by, and with his right hand, he wrapped his arms around her chest. Hu Yanling, deeply humiliated by this attack, retaliated by elbowing Shi Wenlong in the temple. Shi Wenlong shoved her from behind, causing her to spun around and end up in his arms. When she
tried to strike back with her left elbow, her upper arm was already held. Outmatched in strength, she had no choice but to concede, filled with regret. She wished she had just committed suicide by smashing her head against the table.
"You vile woman! I kindly saved you, and you turn around and harm me! How can I tolerate this? Today I will make you wish you were dead!
General Shui, please excuse me." Shui Yunu knew the men were up to no good and that it was inappropriate for her to remain, so she turned and left.
"General Guan, General Shui, let's deal with this vile woman and then give her command of the entire army."
Although Guan Yuqing had already humiliated the Yun sisters, she had only defiled their corpses, and Shui Jintong was a virgin, having never tasted a woman's pleasure. Hearing this, they were excited and rushed to grab her.
Hu Yanling, terrified, screamed and kicked at him. Guan Yuqing and Shui Jintong grabbed her feet, one on each side, and lifted her up, unable to escape no matter how much she struggled.
Shi Wenlong held her upper body with one hand and ripped off the silk handkerchief from her head with the other, grabbing her long black hair. Then he released his grip on her chest and tore her upper garment down from the collar, leaving her only in a white silk sash binding her breasts.
Hu Yanling was terrified and screamed, grabbing wildly with her hands. The three of them laid her face down on the ground. Shi Wenlong still held her hair, pressing her head to the ground, while Guan Yuqing and Shui Jintong twisted her arms and bound them tightly.
They still pulled her up by her hair, making her stand on the ground. By the time she tried to resist, it was too late. Shui Jintong ripped off the white silk sash from her chest, revealing her two small, jade-like breasts.
Guan Yuqing squatted down and pulled on her belt, causing her lower garment to fall down, revealing her moon-like pink buttocks and raven-black pubic hair.
Hu Yanling tried to struggle, but Guan Yuqing, in a truly despicable move, grabbed her by the chest and thrust his knee into her. Even women are vulnerable to groin stimulation; the impact to her groin caused her to cry out in pain, lose control of her bladder, and become powerless to resist.
Shi Wenlong dragged her to the desk, making her lie on her stomach. Seeing that Shui Jintong was young and already unable to control himself, he ordered Guan Yuqing to hold her breasts, allowing Shui Jintong to
make love to her first. Shui Jintong, looking at Hu Yanling's snow-white buttocks and delicate vulva, could no longer restrain himself. He pulled down his pants, his large penis erect, and thrust inside. Hu Yanling refused, twisting her buttocks wildly, further arousing Jintong's lust. He pinched her buttocks tightly, preventing her from moving, then thrust in, ramming wildly.
Shui Jintong, young and unable to control himself, ejaculated after a hundred or so thrusts.
Shi Wenlong had Hu Yanling's hair held down by Shui Jintong, then he grabbed her breasts and ordered Guan Yuqing to have his way with her before it was his turn. This showed Shi Wenlong's cunning. You see, Shi Wenlong, being a married man, played with Hu Yanling in countless ways—sometimes lying down, sometimes kneeling, sometimes standing, like a golden rooster standing on one leg, like an old man pushing a cart—leaving Guan and Shui speechless. He played with her until dawn, thrusting his penis in and out thousands of times before finally ejaculating.
Look at Hu Yanling, tears welling in her eyes, her head bowed in shame.
Shi Wenlong ordered his executioners to drag Hu Yanling out of the tent, to the gate, and hoist her up by the neck with a rope. Her beautiful body writhed in the air like a fish on a hook, incontinent, and died within the time it takes to eat a meal.
Shi Wenlong recorded the merits of his soldiers and then ordered Guan Yuqing to return to Hulangyu immediately. Guan Yuqing was overjoyed and didn't bother with the return to defense. With
Hu Yanling dead, Wang Ke's supply lines were completely cut off. Wang Bingzheng was terrified and ordered his army at Huangshi to break through Huangshi at all costs and attack Shi Wenlong from the rear.
Zheng Mingde received the order and quickly discussed with his generals. They planned to storm Huangshi at night. If Shi Yunqing didn't stop them, fine; if he did, they would all rush in and capture him as a hostage. Feng Qing might not dare to retaliate.
The plan was finalized, and that night the men rose up, their horses' hooves wrapped in cloth, each man gagged, and set off towards the Huangshi pass.
After turning the corner and walking several hundred paces east, Zheng Mingde saw a military camp blocking his way. Thinking it was Xu Youliang's camp, he ordered his men to charge in. Just as they reached the gate, a cannon fired, and a troop of soldiers rushed out, led by Shi Yunqing.
Upon seeing Shi Yunqing, Zheng Mingde knew this was a deliberate attempt to put him in the wrong. Without further ado, he ordered his men to seize Shi Yunqing.
Shi Yunqing, seeing this, turned and fled. Just as Zheng Mingde was about to give chase, another cannon fired, and many soldiers appeared from both sides, trapping Zheng Mingde between them.
What will become of Zheng Mingde? We'll find out in the next chapter.

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