Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

Taishu Wei looked at Xiahou Xun on the city wall and said angrily.

"Xiahou Xun, you command the elite troops of the Chu Kingdom."

They did not think of donning armor and wielding weapons to determine the victor.

Willing to defend their earthen nest to the death, avoiding the sharp edge of a knife, how are they any different from women!

Xiahou Xun looked at Taishu Wei from afar and laughed loudly.

"Come here if you dare!"

At this moment, Li Yunsheng, who was also standing on the city wall, was protected by a golden talisman that made him impervious to swords and spears, as well as water and fire.

His attention was focused on the eight-ox crossbow beside him, a type of ballista.

To achieve a greater shooting effect, it combined three large bows, requiring thirty people to draw them.

The arrows have shafts made of hard wood and fletchings made of iron, and are known as "one-spear-three-sword arrows". They can reach a range of 1,500 meters.

These arrows, like spears, are almost always fatal to those who are hit.

However, it has a weakness: the preparation time for launch is longer, and it cannot fire continuously.

Moreover, due to the great distance, it is impossible to aim accurately.

At this moment, Taishu Wei was already within the range of the Eight-Bull Crossbow, and Li Yunsheng began to have ideas.

"I'll do it!"

He pushed aside the crossbowman in charge of aiming and took over the position himself.

Then, he aimed the arrow at Taishu Wei.

"put!"

With a loud shout, the strongman beside him used a giant axe to strike the crossbow, and arrows flew out like lightning.

Li Yunsheng's gaze followed the arrow's movement, and he thought to himself: Hit!

bass!

The enormous crossbow bolt pierced the void and struck Taishuwei squarely in the chest.

Taishu Wei looked down at his chest in disbelief, blood trickling down his armor.

He tried to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, blood rushed to his head.

On the city wall.

"Who shot that?!" Xiahou Xun shouted. "This great general will reward them!"

Jiang Shun said in disbelief.

"Li Xiang's shot..."

Xiahou Xun turned his head and looked at Li Yunsheng, who was watching from the sidelines with the Eight-Bull Crossbow.

Li Yunsheng drew his long sword and said loudly.

"Tai Shuwei is dead, kill him!"

Xiahou Xun raised his long sword high.

"All generals, heed my command!"

On the city wall, the generals shouted in unison.

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Follow me out of the city to fight the enemy!"

With their commander dead, the guards had lost all will to fight.

Furthermore, with Xiahou Xun personally leading a large army to attack, the morale of the Wei army was thrown into chaos.

On the battlefield, a small golden statue is so eye-catching.

This was Li Yunsheng's first time on the battlefield, and also the first time he had ever taken up a gun and killed someone.

Blood splattered into his eyes, causing him to lose his sight briefly.

With a clang.

Wei Xiang, holding a long spear, deflected the spear aimed at his chest.

Tears mingled with blood as Li Yunsheng wiped his eyes, quickly regaining his vision.

Suppressing the churning in his stomach, he continued the battle.

"Protect Prime Minister Li!"

On the battlefield, seeing that Li Yunsheng had also charged out with the army, Xiahou Xun immediately ordered two trusted generals to go and protect him.

This is a high-ranking official in the court. If he dies on the battlefield under his command, there will be endless complaints when he returns home.

Li Xiang, a civil official, taking up arms and going to the battlefield—did any of the ministers in the court believe it?

In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the guards were thrown into chaos and were already on the verge of fleeing.

Once this trend begins, the number of deserters will only increase until it becomes uncontrollable and the entire army collapses.

After the horse was stabbed to death, Li Yunsheng leaped into the air and seized another horse.

Then, he cast a golden light spell on the horse he was riding.

One man and one horse, charging wildly across the battlefield.

It wasn't that he wanted to gain military merit, but the battlefield itself was a good place to hone his fighting skills.

Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the north.

If he wants to one day rule the North and win the hearts and minds of the military generals there, he cannot remain just a civil official.

Xiahou Xun clicked his tongue in amazement as he looked at Li Yunsheng, who seemed possessed by a god of death.

"Is this the sickly and frail Prime Minister Li that the officials have been talking about?"

Chapter 82 The Dance of Rainbow Feathers

Zichen Palace.

The Minister of War submitted a memorial to the throne.

"Your Majesty, a great victory has been achieved at Liangzhou!"

"Our Great Chu decisively defeated the Wei army, beheaded Taishu Wei, and accepted the surrender of 30,000 soldiers."

in the hall.

All the officials in the court wore expressions of joy, but the Empress herself was unsure whether to be happy or not...

For the country, this is something to be happy about.

How could I be happy about this?

Su Yingjie stepped forward immediately after him and said loudly.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! From now on, the southwestern border of our Great Chu will be safe and sound!"

Su Yingjie beat him to it, and the courtiers immediately echoed his sentiments.

"When Minister Li and Minister Xiahou return to the capital in triumph, I will certainly hold a celebration for them!"

Jiang Qingying looked at everyone expressionlessly.

"Do any of you ministers have anything else to report?"

Honglu Temple Minister Taishu Xingchang spoke.

"Your Majesty, the State of Wei has once again sent an envoy to request an audience."

At this moment, the crowd began to whisper among themselves, realizing that the borders of Wei Kingdom were now defenseless.

But how to handle it next is also a problem.

Jiang Qingying waved.

"not see."

No matter what conditions Wei Guo proposed, it was useless; she was determined to destroy Wei Guo.

With Li Yunsheng away from court, Liu Cheng's ears became very sharp.

"Your Majesty, the initiative now lies with our Great Chu. I think we should listen to what proposals the State of Wei has."

If we push the State of Wei to the brink and it colludes with the Western Zhou, it will be detrimental to our Great Chu.”

Seeing that Liu Cheng had spoken, Jiang Qingying stopped insisting.

"Since Liu Qing has spoken, then let's announce it."

Shangguan Xuanran said loudly.

"The envoy from Xuanwei Kingdom requests an audience!"

A moment later, the envoy from the State of Wei entered the Zichen Palace.

Jiang Qingying glanced at the visitor and realized it was the same person Wei Guo had sent to request an alliance with last time.

"What brings you here, Your Excellency?"

"Our country is willing to become a vassal state of the Great Chu and pay a one-time indemnity of 70 million taels of silver."

From now on, we will present your country with an annual tribute of 100,000 taels of gold, 100,000 bolts of silk, and 2 million shi of grain.

With the two countries engaging in trade, my country will no longer levy any tariffs.

At the same time, it allows the Chu army to be stationed in our country.

The envoy from Wei was filled with sorrow.

"I only request that your country withdraw its troops."

If it weren't for Taishuwei's death on the battlefield, the major defeat on the border, and the rebellions in Yunzhou and Yanzhou...