The Empress' Livestream - Chapter 523
Chapter 523: Three-way Battle (VII)
When General Pingtian left Jiaoping District with his troops and attempted to make a sneak attack on Xiangyang District, Jiang Pengji was leading the 1500 elites to stagger their marching route. They quietly approached his den and even brought many sieging weapons.
Seeing Jiang Pengji who was itching for a fight and full of zest, Qiguan Rang could only smile bitterly and say, “Lord, I don’t want to be lashed out at and punished by Xiaoyu and Zixiao when I return… If you’re injured, it will be hard for me to explain…”
In other words, if Jiang Pengji had the ability to ensure that she would be unscathed, she could act as wildly as she pleased.
Jiang Pengji could not help but chuckle and said, “The meaning of your words is interesting. It makes me look like I’m about to do something bad.”
Qiguan Rang raised his eyebrows and asked Jiang Pengji rhetorically with his gaze, Are you not doing something bad?
If Xu Ke or Wei Ci had tagged along, they would definitely try to dissuade Jiang Pengji. However, with Qiguan Rang along, he would not stop her.
“Okay, okay, okay. I’m doing something bad, okay?” Jiang Pengji laughed in spite of herself. She lowered her voice and said to Qiguan Rang, “According to what you’ve said, I’m doing something bad by being on the front line. Then, aren’t you a man servant who looks out for me?”
As they were talking, a black shadow appeared in their line of sight.
Jiaoping District crouched on the horizon like a ferocious sleeping beast, making one feel nervous for no specific reason.
The troops were basically elite war veterans. They were very skilled in approaching a target quietly.
After about an hour, they finally got close to Jiaoping District. There were very few guards on the city walls. Those that were there were yawning incessantly.
As a scholar, Qiguan Rang could not have cared less about how dirty the ground was now. He could only hide in the dark.
After staring for a long time, he discovered that there were so few people on the city walls. Their defense was obviously loose.
Jiang Pengji stooped low in the bushes. Her eyesight and night vision were far better than those of ordinary people. She asked Qiguan Rang, “Do you think there’ll be a trap on the city walls?”
Qiguan Rang secretly rolled his eyes. If he said there was a trap, would his lord guard in the rear obediently?
“Surely not. The Tsing Yi Army has led at least 5000 people out of the city. According to our information, there are only at most 7000 members of the Tsing Yi Army in Jiaoping District. In other words, there are only 1000 or 2000 members of the Tsing Yi Army guarding the city. Such a small figure isn’t enough to destroy us,” Qiguan Rang replied while considering his words. Jiang Pengji’s facial expression did not change at all.
“The chieftain of the Tsing Yi Army in Jiaoping District is a person who doesn’t lend himself to worry and anxiety. He takes so many people with him when he’s not even that capable. Is he really not afraid that his den would be exterminated completely?” Jiang Pengji smacked her lips twice and continued cynically, “Am I right, Wen Zheng?”
Qiguan Rang could not answer her question.
In terms of not lending oneself to worry and anxiety, who could compare to his lord next to him?
Had Xu Ke and the others not stopped her, she might just leave a few soldiers behind to guard the city gates and take the rest of the troops with her.
Thinking of Feng Jin who was guarding Xiangyang District with the 4000 soldiers, Qiguan Rang let out a long sigh. He sympathized with his buddy a lot.
When his lord had just begun to rule Xiangyang District, Qiguan Rang had once guarded the district himself. There were not many defensive weapons at that time. By completely relying on tactics, merciless schemes and the troops’ brave and fearless advancements, the Tsing Yi Army was only then beaten back.
Therefore, as a man of experience, Qiguan Rang could totally understand the feeling of wanting to swear. It was a wonderful feeling.
More than 100,000 viewers had the same opinion as Qiguan Rang.
Xintai Baozha: “Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Reflect on yourself when you say someone isn’t lending himself to worry or anxiety.”
Jintian Buzhidao: “This is a typical case of the powerful people being able to do whatever they want, but the weak aren’t allowed to do anything. The streamer is too overbearing.”
Nengyou Jigeng: “To the kind users above, you have to know that the endings of a protagonist and cannon fodder, each seeking death, are different.”
Obviously, Jiang Pengji was the protagonist. Not only did she have the halo of a protagonist, but she was also very strong.
If she sought death, other people would die.
If cannon fodder sought death, the cannon fodder would die.
General Pingtian was obviously cannon fodder. He was thinking about the food in someone else’s pot, but he completely forgot that there was still congee in his pot.
“You’re right.” Qiguan Rang abandoned his moral principles and chose to echo Devil Jiang’s words.
“I have a novel idea. I don’t know if I should give it a try.”
Jiang Pengji huddled in the bushes and held a meeting with her strategist. The soldiers waited silently for further instructions.
Qiguan Rang’s heart jolted. He was afraid that his lord would have a wicked idea.
If anything happened to her, he was really scared that Xu Ke and Wei Ci would lash out at him upon his return.
It would be easy to explain it to Xu Ke, who was simple-minded. Qiguan Rang really did not want to offend the weak but sinister Wei Ci.
“What is it?” Qiguan Rang asked.
Jiang Pengji waved her hand and said to him, “Come closer and listen carefully.”
After listening to what she said, Qiguan Rang felt that he had opened the doors to a new world. It turned out that an attack could be launched that way.
How dirty was his lord’s heart?
The mother river in Dongqing could not even clean it.
…
In another carriage, Li Yun and Xu Ke led the remaining 2,000 or so troops and rushed towards Maolin District.
The horses galloped along the way. No one dared to chat or play around.
Most of the troops were trained to march while carrying loads for a short distance. Except for scholars like Xu Ke who could not stand it, the others looked alright. Surprisingly, the hundreds of female troops who were expected to fall behind followed closely, but they looked a little pale.
In contrast, Xu Ke, who was still panting when he was riding a horse, was the most useless person in the entire army.
The army of more than 2,000 people took a break in the mountain valley because they deliberately detoured the original path to avoid the Tsing Yi Army in Maolin District. They planned to besiege Maolin District at top speed when all the members of the Tsing Yi Army had left. Xu Ke moved his feet somewhat uncomfortably. He looked pale.
Upon seeing Xu Ke’s slightly strange movements, Li Yun, who was honest and frank, asked, “Are your inner thighs chafed? It’ll hurt a little when you walk, but it’ll heal if you apply some medicine to it. I have some medicine with me. Would you like some, Sir?”
Xu Ke looked somber. Realizing that people around him were looking at him suspiciously, he declined awkwardly, “It’s okay. I’m fine.”
Li Yun adjusted his breathing while caring for Xu Ke. “You don’t look good, Sir.”
The corner of Xu Ke’s lips twitched. Silence was golden.
In the face of such an honest and frank boy, could an ordinary person look good?
“I’m just worried about any possible turns of event on the lord’s side…” Xu Ke evaded, changing the topic.
Due to her willfulness, Jiang Pengji only took 1500 elites and some rare sieging weapons with her. It was impossible for Xu Ke not to worry.
However, thinking that his lord had once captured Xiangyang District with the troops, he felt that he was perhaps worrying too much.
Facts had proven that his lord’s thinking was not something that ordinary people could understand.
Her style of fighting was also different than that of ordinary people.
