After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 308 Ambush
In just two days, the north wind began to rise in the northern border, and the banners on the city walls fluttered in the wind.

Bai Wanqing stood atop the city wall, her brows furrowed as she listened to the scouts' reports on the Prince of Huai's military situation.

"It's getting cold, you should put on a warmer coat!" Cui Jingcheng came up unnoticed, holding a bright red fox fur cloak, and carefully tucked it around her neck.

Bai Wanqing hadn't slept for two days. Now, she felt a warmth spread through her body, and even her thoughts came back to life.

"Jingcheng, a resident of the city."

"Don't worry, Madam Du and Lord Cheng have been taken care of. Even if Beifeng City is breached, it won't harm them in the slightest!" Cui Jingcheng said helplessly, looking at Wanqing's haggard face and disheveled hair.

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly and looked around.

She used almost all the materials they could find: twenty stone cannons and five hundred divine rockets.

The medicinal herbs that my father sent are being processed by Doctor Zheng and the doctors from the century-old medical clinic. Making enough for a hundred people shouldn't be a problem.

With these things, even if we can't completely stop the Prince of Huai, we should be able to delay him for a while.

"Report!" Another scout brought intelligence: "The Prince of Huai's army has crossed the Luo River!"

"We'll reach Yingxue Valley in two more days!"

Bai Wanqing's expression hardened; this was exactly the news she had been waiting for.

"Did you see clearly whether the Prince of Huai divided his troops into several routes after crossing the Luo River?"

The scout shook his head. "Reporting to Madam Lin, no!"

"The entire army of 190,000 is stationed along the lower reaches of the Luo River, and there is no intention to divide the troops!"

Bai Wanqing's eyebrows relaxed slightly. It seemed that the matter between Zhuang Er and Wang Jin had indeed affected the Prince of Huai, which provided them with an excellent opportunity.

Looking into Bai Wanqing's bright eyes, Cui Jingcheng's heart skipped a beat.

That night, Bai Wanqing and Lin Feiyun each led a group of people into Yingxue Valley under the cover of darkness.

Yingxue Valley was originally a gourd-shaped valley with a thin layer of ice covering the cold pool in the valley, and steep cliffs on both sides as if cut by a knife and axe.

They hid the horses in the mountains behind the valley entrance and split into two groups.

Lin Feiyun headed towards the left-hand mountain peak and camped halfway up the mountain. He led his men to work for two days straight, carving out more than a dozen huge blue granite rocks and pushing them to the edge of the cliff. At midnight, the hemp ropes soaked in tung oil, tied to the rock edges, gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light under the moonlight.

Bai Wanqing headed towards the mountain peak on the right and spent half a day finding an excellent ambush point. Two hundred archers were scattered and hidden among the dead trees and rocks, and at first glance, they could hardly be seen.

With everything ready, Lin Feiyun and Bai Wanqing exchanged signals.

Bai Wanqing lay motionless on the ground, her eyes fixed on the entrance to the valley.

After waiting patiently for half a day, just as the moonlight once again bathed the earth, a series of slight tremors suddenly came from the ground of the valley.

A scout reports: "Lady Lin, the Prince of Huai has entered the valley!"

Bai Wanqing gestured behind her, and in the darkness, hundreds of eyes were fixed on the torches moving at the entrance of the valley.

It turns out this was an advance reconnaissance team sent by the Prince of Huai.

The leading general and his men held torches high, as if trying to see every blade of grass and every tree in the valley clearly.

"General, we found nothing!"

"General, we haven't found anything here either."

The leading general then led the way back to report. A short while later, the tremors in the valley gradually intensified, and a more violent sound of hooves approached from afar.

Looking around, countless torches leaped and danced toward the valley.

Cheng Susu swallowed hard, her body trembling slightly involuntarily. "Is this the awe-inspiring sight of an army of 190,000?"

Bai Wanqing's heart tightened; knowing and seeing with one's own eyes were completely different.

As the Prince of Huai's army penetrated deeper into the valley, the torchlight illuminated the valley as if it were daytime. Bai Wanqing signaled to everyone to take cover.

Through the gap, Bai Wanqing finally saw the Prince of Huai's carriage.

The fact that the King of Huai's carriage was in the center of the army indicates that the army had already made more than halfway through its journey, and the advance party should have already left the valley.

Bai Wanqing narrowed her eyes. Just as the Prince of Huai's carriage passed the center of the valley, a streak of fire ripped through the night sky, and a huge blue granite rock rolled down into the valley.

In an instant, wails, trampling sounds, and cries echoed throughout the valley.

Seeing his army descend into chaos, the King of Huai panicked.

"Retreat! Retreat!" In the midst of the chaos, the Prince of Huai shouted loudly.

But by this time the formation was already in disarray. The soldiers who were about to advance were bumped by the retreating soldiers, and the group was squeezed together, unable to retreat!
A glint of light flashed in Bai Wanqing's eyes. She raised her bow and arrow, and the next second, a divine fire arrow shot towards the Prince of Huai's carriage.

"Bang! Bang!"

The Prince of Huai was so frightened by the arrows that exploded around him that he ran away with his head in his hands. If Fu Yan hadn't stopped him in time, that arrow would have blown the Prince of Huai's head to pieces!
Then hundreds of arrows rained down from the mountainside. The soldiers, who were running around in panic, had no time to dodge and had to catch them with their own bodies. Many of them were riddled with arrows.

Bai Wanqing wanted to shoot the Prince of Huai again, but the Prince of Huai was now surrounded by people protecting him.

If this drags on any longer, it will be very difficult for them to escape by daybreak!
"Susu, signal us to retreat!"

Another streak of fire flashed across the sky, and Bai Wanqing and the others left the valley before dawn.

After they safely returned to Beifeng City, the Prince of Huai led all his soldiers through the valley.

As a result of this ambush, the Prince of Huai's 190,000-strong army suffered a heavy loss of 60,000 men.

The Prince of Huai turned around and looked at the mountains of corpses piled up in the valley, his teeth clenched in hatred.

Just then, Fu Yan brought the vanguard general to the Prince of Huai, who, without a second thought, cut off the general's head.

"Useless! I have truly raised a bunch of useless people."

"What use are you if you can't even find a way out!" the Prince of Huai roared.

The soldiers following Prince Huai all lowered their heads, not daring to utter a sound, for fear of displeasing Prince Huai and losing their heads as well.

After venting his frustrations, the Prince of Huai sat exhausted in his carriage, leaning against the soft couch and rubbing his temples. Fu Yan stepped forward to inquire, "Your Highness, I just took some men to check the mountainside!"

“There were about three to five hundred men who ambushed us yesterday, and there were traces of tung oil and arrow fletching on the mountain.”

"Could it be the Lin family army?"

When the Prince of Huai heard the words "Lin Family Army," the hand that was touching his forehead suddenly trembled.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Lin Yunche's 100,000 troops are all deployed in Youzhou and the vicinity of the capital!"

"How could this be here!"

"Could it be that the Lin family has developed some special ability, capable of conjuring an army out of thin air?!"

Fu Yan wanted to ask, but dared not.

The Prince of Huai brushed the dust off his clothes, sat up straight, and said, "Well, what is it?"

"It must have been Bai Wanqing who did this."

"Especially the arrow fletching you mentioned, I just saw it myself, and it's exactly the same as what Zhuang Er reported."

The Prince of Huai narrowed his eyes, exuding a dangerous aura. "I never expected Bai Wanqing to be so bold. Not only did she fake her death to fool me, but she also dared to ambush me in the valley. I still underestimated her abilities."

"Your Highness, shall we rest for a while longer?"

"The soldiers were all frightened last night and their strength was greatly depleted."

The Prince of Huai's forehead veins bulged as he listened, "Resting?"

"We've rested long enough along the way!"

"Pass on my order: set off immediately for Beifeng City." This time, he would not give Bai Wanqing another chance; he decided to personally cut off Bai Wanqing's head.

In Beifeng City, Bai Wanqing and Lin Feiyun rested briefly before a scout came to report on the movements of the Prince of Huai.

"So fast?" Lin Feiyun exclaimed in surprise. "This is unlike the Prince of Huai's character!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Bai Wanqing, who nodded in agreement, "That's right!"

"It seems the ambush in Yingxue Valley has enraged the Prince of Huai!"

“In that case,” Bai Wanqing said, pointing to a dot on the map, “the Prince of Huai will be able to arrive at the city walls early the day after tomorrow.”

Uncle Lin snorted coldly, "Come on then! I've been waiting for this day for twenty years!"

"I've wanted to chop that bastard up for ages!"

The rest of the Lin family members nodded vigorously, even Feng Niang's eyes were red and filled with murderous intent.

The battle at Yingxue Valley boosted everyone's morale.

Lin Feiyun nodded excitedly and said, "Alright! Then let's take our revenge!"

"Defend Northwind City!"

"Revenge!"

"Defend Northwind City!"

The north wind howled, and heavy snow fell, the first snow of the North falling softly with a chill in the air.

Before the gates of Beifeng City, 130,000 armored soldiers stood in imposing array, their swords and spears gleaming in the sunlight.

Prince Huai stood in the center of the army, his anger rising as he looked at the Lin family banners fluttering on the city wall. With a command, the 130,000 troops behind him shouted in unison, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth.

On the city wall of Beifeng, Bai Wanqing, holding a longbow and wearing silver armor, stood tall and proud.

When the Prince of Huai saw the woman on the city wall, he suddenly sneered and waved his hand.

Thirteen thousand armored soldiers rolled in from the horizon like a torrent.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The neighing of warhorses shook the arrow slings, causing stones to fall from the arrow slings, and fifty siege ladders rose and fell like waves in the army formation.

Bai Wanqing's eyes darkened, and the thirty stone cannons behind her fired simultaneously.

In an instant, the earth shook and explosions were heard everywhere.

The first wave of Huai King's charging troops were all blown to pieces, falling to the ground amidst snowflakes stained with blood.

With eyes blazing with fury, the Prince of Huai commanded the second and third waves of soldiers to charge. Tens of thousands of soldiers perished in the explosions, and within a quarter of an hour, a mountain of corpses was piled up in front of the city gate.

"Your Highness!" Fu Yan exclaimed in a hoarse voice, shocked by the sight before him, "This stone cannon is incredibly powerful!"

The Prince of Huai's sword-like eyebrows slanted upwards towards his temples, blood splattering onto his black iron wrist guards. A chilling smile curled at the corner of his lips: "Don't stop! Keep attacking for me!"

"Without the cloud ladder, you'll be trampling through mountains of corpses!"

"If you've lost your longsword, use your iron fists!"

"The war drums of attack must not be stopped, and none of you are allowed to stop!"

Bai Wanqing, don't think I don't know. Your cannon won't last more than three shots. I want to see whether you have more cannons or I have more men!
The cold gleam of the iron armor pierced the sky and swept towards Northwind City once more.

"Wanqing, the Prince of Huai is going to fight to the death!"

The soldiers defending the city glared angrily, their knuckles cracking as the iron bowstrings tightened around them.

Bai Wanqing's crimson lips were pressed tightly together like a knife, and the three-edged arrowhead on the rhinoceros horn bow tore through the air. A cold glint flashed, and a shrill arrow whistled through the air as it arrived, aiming straight for the Prince of Huai's brow and crown.

"My lord, be careful!"