Вдовствующая императрица Сяосюань

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Standing beside him were Uncle Yun and Xiao Qing. Uncle Yun's face was very solemn, while Xiao Qing's face showed schadenfreude and undisguised contempt.

Ru Feng lowered her head slightly under Yun Tianze's gaze, feeling a pang of guilt. However, the warmth and strength emanating from his hand reassured her somewhat. She smiled slightly and asked Mu Wenchen, "Do you think we can break through today?"

Mu Wenchen gently tapped her head and said, "Don't be silly, this is no joke."

Like a gust of wind, it shrinks back and sticks out its tongue.

This action seemed to provoke Yun Tianze, who spoke in a gloomy tone, "Ru Feng, come over here. Otherwise, do you think you can escape under these circumstances?"

Ru Feng shook his head and said, "No, I am originally the marshal of the Violet Kingdom, so it is impossible for me to stay here for long. Our positions determine our different actions and the things we have to do."

"There are only two of you," Yun Tianze pointed out sharply, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

Ru Feng glanced at Mu Wenchen and smiled, "The quality of soldiers is more important than their quantity; two people are enough."

Yun Tianze waved his hand, and a row of archers immediately stood ready, aiming directly at Ru Rufeng and Mu Wenchen.

Ru Feng glanced at the crowd, then suddenly stretched out his right arm, causing a cloud of smoke to billow out. In the ensuing chaos, a barrage of arrows was unleashed. At first, the crowd could still hear the clanging sounds through the smoke, but soon silence fell over them.

A terrifying silence filled the air. Yun Tianze stared at Uncle Yun, his eyes filled with deep sorrow: "Why?"

Uncle Yun stared intently at the thick smoke and said in a deep voice, "Since Your Highness cannot do it, then I will do it! Your Highness has been too lenient with that boy."

Before the thick smoke could slowly dissipate, Uncle Yun's face hardened, and his tall body suddenly rose from the ground. With a light touch of his toes, he leaped onto a tree branch next to the military camp. In the darkness, eight figures suddenly appeared, standing proudly.

The nine people immediately became entangled.

Yun Tianze simply stared at the thick smoke, his gaze fixed on it.

As the thick smoke dissipated, Yun Tianze's eyes widened and turned into a fierce glare.

...

Late at night, the situation took an untreatable turn.

The war drums thundered, their power especially strong in the silent night, causing one's heart to clench involuntarily.

Upon hearing the bugle call to attack, the generals in the camp immediately waved their flags and directed their troops. The first three thousand archers swiftly advanced, quickly entering firing range, then knelt on one knee, drew their longbows, and aimed their arrows at the majestic city walls of Luoyan City.

On the watchtower, Yun Tianze, dressed in battle robes, leaned forward slightly, his hands on the railing, trying to see the situation on the Luoyan City wall through the mist.

The crimson torches flickered in the wind, casting dappled light on the fully armed soldiers of the Spring Vine Kingdom. Their faces, as cold and stern as weapons, gleamed like snow, and the firelight reflected off their armor, giving it a chilling sheen. Thirty thousand infantrymen marched silently out of their camp under the torchlight, the only sounds on the empty ground the rhythmic footsteps and the clanging of metal against metal.

Under the command of their general, 30,000 heavily armored soldiers formed six square formations on the open ground in front of Luoyan City, spreading out neatly. Following closely behind them were soldiers from the Spring Vine Kingdom's mechanized battalion, ten men per row, twenty rows of soldiers pushing twenty siege ladders out of their camp and standing at attention in front of the main army.

Following them out of the camp were ten enormous catapults, with twenty armored soldiers pushing them in orderly fashion. Stone-filled caskets swayed above the catapults, a sight that chilled the heart. If all ten catapults fired at once, every section of Luoyan City's walls would be attacked by hundreds of boulders simultaneously. Given Luoyan City's current troop strength, it was utterly powerless to withstand such an attack.

The last thing to emerge from the camp was a huge battering ram covered in cowhide, standing a full ten feet tall. Its thick wooden mallet had once destroyed the city gate of this city. More than a decade ago, it possessed tremendous impact force, and almost no city gate could withstand its continuous and violent impact. Although the Luoyan City Gate was covered with thick iron sheets, it was probably no match for its continuous attacks!

The history of more than a decade ago bears witness to his glory, doesn't it?

The swordsmen stood at attention, ready for battle. Yun Tianze and his generals gazed into the distance from the watchtower; Luoyan City, shrouded in a thin mist, stood tall and majestic, exuding a sense of ancient history.

"Your Highness, are you really going to order an attack on the city?" Uncle Yun asked in a low voice. His clothes were a little torn, and there were several scratches on his face.

“Didn’t you say that you would let Ru Feng act? Didn’t you say that two people were not a threat, and that you would let them cause trouble and make Ru Feng look bad in front of everyone? Didn’t you say that you had already calculated their escape route and laid traps all over the outside?” Yun Tianze said slowly, word by word, his voice full of force.

"Is this your solemn vow?" Yun Tianze suddenly shouted. The people around him fell silent, trembling with fear.

Uncle Yun knelt on one knee, head bowed, and said, "I'm sorry, it was my mistake! The place where they were standing was twenty zhang away from the surrounding woods. Even the most skilled martial artist couldn't reach that distance directly; they would have to use the ground for leverage. But I didn't expect that Yuchi Rufeng's martial arts were still intact, and that he could even produce a thread from his hand and glide through the air without touching the ground." His voice was full of regret. "Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, Yuchi Rufeng had already deployed his family's Fuqiang Formation to deal with us, which is why we let them escape."

Everyone in the world knows how powerful the Fuqiang Formation is, so even if Uncle Yun's martial arts are superb, he can't get past it.

Yun Tianze remained silent, only giving Uncle Yun a deep look before saying, "Get up."

Uncle Yun paused for a moment before slowly standing up and stepping aside. The people around him looked at him with pity, and Uncle Yun could only manage a wry smile.

It seems that Yuchi Rufeng is indeed cunning. He usually seems very relaxed and unhurried, and given his young age, I've always underestimated him. Plus, I'd sealed his martial arts skills, but tonight I unexpectedly suffered a setback at his hands, losing face completely. Moreover, the young man beside him is also highly skilled in martial arts.

However, he was puzzled as to why Yuchi Rufeng still possessed martial arts skills. Just as the atmosphere was becoming tense, a general mustered his courage and said, "Your Highness, in the current situation..." Before he could finish speaking, Yun Tianze understood.

He looked at his soldiers, who were standing ready for battle, and said softly, "Let's attack the city!"

As soon as these words were spoken, some people rushed down, their eyes filled with excitement.

"Your Highness, we have completed all preparations and will succeed." A smile finally appeared on Uncle Yun's face. The surrounding generals were also eager to try; after more than a decade of preparation, the decisive moment had finally arrived!

Yun Tianze's face showed no excitement or bloodlust; he was calm, calmly looking at the person opposite him.

Like the wind, if you really lose this battle, then there will be no possibility between us anymore!

Which is more important, the country or the beauty? You smiled brightly in the sunlight. You asked me that question back then, and I jokingly replied, "Of course it's the country. There's only one country, but you can have many beauties."

You laughed, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth, "Yes, that would be my choice too, but if the beauty is Tianze, then I'd rather give up the empire. I can take the beauty to see the empire, but I can't take the empire to see the beauty!"

What was my expression when I heard your answer?

I couldn't see it, but the joy in my heart has never faded.

But now, everything has changed.

Now that we're in this adversarial situation, I still remember the question I asked back then, but I wonder if you still remember it? If it were now, would you still answer the same way?

The winner takes all, the loser is condemned. But regardless, I hope you stay alive!

By this time, dawn was breaking.

On the battlefield, three thousand archers had already fired all their arrows, more than thirty thousand arrows had been fired, but there was not a sound on the Luoyan City tower!