The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

"Miss Ruanfei, who has become more intelligent, is quite interesting!"

"It's just a bit too late!"

"I wonder what expression Miss Ruanfei will have when she meets General Zhang Shi later?"

With this anticipation, Wu Xingzhou soon returned to his post with an all-female army of over six thousand men and their leader, Ruan Fei.

Zhang Shi had already come out to greet them from ten miles away.

—Mainly, Zhang Shi himself was also quite eager for this victory and wanted to witness this magnificent result.

Then, Wu Xingzhou came galloping towards them on horseback.

"General Zhang Shi!"

"How is it?"

"As you entrusted me with, General, I captured 6,632 female soldiers, and... their commander, Nguyen Phee, in less than one night!"

"They have been brought here now. Please handle them, General Zhang Shi."

Zhang Shi laughed and said, "Ruan Fei was captured too?"

"Yes!" Wu Xingzhou said, "Miss Ruan Fei kept talking about how much you miss General Zhang Shi along the way. General Zhang Shi, do you think we should meet him?"

Zhang Shi waved his hand dismissively: "I must see him!"

As the horse galloped over, it saw Ruan Fei bound hand and foot and held captive on a horse. After a few days apart, Ruan Fei was completely different from the confident and domineering woman she had been just two days ago.

His face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with deep regret.

Upon seeing Zhang Shi, his voice suddenly grew louder.

"Zhang Shi, you are a peerless general who swept through the northern frontier, how could you resort to such despicable means?"

"You use such despicable tactics as self-inflicted injury and counter-espionage so skillfully; don't you feel ashamed?"

Zhang Shi originally wanted to send some gifts to Ruan Fei because of their good previous cooperation, but after hearing this, his face darkened.

Instead of being provoked, she calmly asked, "So, Miss Ruan Fei, what do you think made me sweep across the Northern Frontier and annihilate its inhabitants?"

"Was it a triumphant victory against the barbarians on the grasslands?"

"On the grasslands, would you compete against the barbarians in their forte—horsemanry?"

"snort!"

"The methods used on the grasslands are far more despicable, more vile, and even shameless."

As if recalling something, a few unspeakable emotions welled up in Zhang Shi's eyes, and his face turned completely somber.

"Miss Ruan Fei, in your eyes, is war nothing more than eating and sleeping? Guests and hosts sit down, it's a back-and-forth exchange, relying on individual strength in a fair and square manner?"

These words struck a chord with Ruan Fei, who couldn't help but ask, "Isn't that right?"

"Ha! Whatever you think is true." Zhang Shi didn't refute it. There was no point in discussing war with someone like Ruan Fei. He said, "Anyway, I have to thank you."

"Thank you for taking over command of the online army."

"Thank you for heeding Zhou Buzhang's advice, for locking the river with iron chains, and for summoning Wu Xingzhou. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for the Duke to take over the Yangtze River defense line!"

As the saying goes, "Strike the snake at its seven-inch mark," Zhang Shi's words were absolutely deadly. As soon as he said these words, the surging frustration that Ruan Fei had just suppressed surged up again, filling her heart in an instant, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Brother Mengyan, I... I'm so sorry!"

Zhang Shi smiled and said, "I'll apologize later. After all, you'll be able to meet your brother Meng Yan soon."

He turned his head slightly and said to Wu Xingzhou, "Wu Xingzhou, take all of these people back and report to the Duke."

"At the same time, I will write you a letter. Give it to Lord Su Jin and ask him to show leniency and lock Ruan Fei and Zhou Mengyan up together."

"Whether the two have any grudges or have something they want to say to each other, let them slowly explain it to each other."

Wu Xingzhou was taken aback.

"General Zhang Shi, these people..."

"Aren't you going to pick one out first?"

Zhang Shi shook his head and said, "No need, I'm not in a hurry. Besides... we only have about six thousand people right now, which is only one-tenth of the entire female army."

"My target is the remaining people!"

Wu Xingzhou shouted, "General Zhang Shi is a man of great righteousness!"

"Now... there's no time to lose, so I'll lead my men back first."

Zhang Shi laughed and said, "Look how anxious you are."

"Take it back!"

Wu Xingzhou replied, "Yes!"

He immediately led his men back. On the way back, he felt like he was floating. He couldn't even imagine the kind of welcome he would receive when the army saw him bring back six thousand female soldiers.

"All the setbacks I suffered before will be completely wiped away after this. The generals will only remember that I brought back six thousand female soldiers, and they will not remember my setbacks!"

Thinking this, Wu Xingzhou quickened his pace and led his army back in less than a day. By this time, Ren Tianye had received letters from Zhang Shi and Wu Xingzhou.

"Okay, okay!"

"Zhang Shi... he's truly a promising talent!"

"I gave him a two-month deadline, and in just a few days, we've already secured our first major victory."

"Someone come here, call Su Jin!"

A moment later, Su Jin arrived, and Ren Tianye ordered, "Su Jin, we need your Demon Suppression Division to lend a hand now."

Su Jin respectfully replied, "Please give your orders, Your Excellency!"

Ren Tianye said, "Select elites from your Demon Suppression Division to screen the more than 6,000 female soldiers that Wu Xingzhou brought back."

"If there are no problems, just distribute them to the soldiers!"

"Those with problems... according to your Demon Suppression Division's standards, those with serious problems should be imprisoned, and those with minor problems should be educated and then assigned to your soldiers!"

Su Jin accepted the order: "Yes, Your Excellency."

"I'll arrange it right away!"

Before long, Su Jin had summoned Xie Changfeng, Fu Moyu, and the newly recruited Gongsun Min, and they all lined up outside, waiting for Wu Xingzhou to arrive.

Ren Tianye also came out of his tent and waited for Wu Xingzhou.

Not only that, some veteran generals in the army who knew the situation also rushed out and lined up outside, eagerly waiting for Wu Xingzhou to arrive.

Wu Xingzhou has arrived, bringing with him tens of thousands of troops and thousands of prisoners.

A wave of excitement instantly swept through the crowd.

"Holy crap, did you see that? There really are over six thousand female soldiers!"

"I saw them! I saw them... Wow, several of them are really beautiful!"

"Damn it, I'm so excited for my brothers. What good deeds did they do in their past lives to be able to follow me in this life? I've even arranged their marriages."

"My heart is pounding, my hands are trembling... This time, I must carefully select the best for my brothers!"

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