Chapter 540: Chapter 540. I’ve Dressed All of You
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Why are you panicking?”
The smile on Xiao Zeyu’s face instantly disappeared. Just as he was about to rest well and accompany his wife in the shed to weed and farm, something happened again!
“Young Master, the imperial court has sent an army to attack Luo City again. They have a great killing weapon.”
The sentry knelt on one knee and reported to Xiao Zeyu. His tone was very urgent. This was an important matter, and even if he had to disturb the young master, he had to report it.
“Great killing weapon?”
When Xiao Zeyu heard this, he thought of Qiu Yongkang. Could it be that he had returned to the capital to help the wicked?
Did Qing’er’s previous plan not work?
Su Qing had never told Xiao Zeyu that she had killed Qiu Yongkang. If possible, she hoped that Xiao Zeyu would never find out. After all, they were once good brothers who had gone through life and death together. It was inevitable that he would be sad. Su Qing did not want him to be sad because of that b.a.s.t.a.r.d.
“Let’s go take a look.”
Su Qing knew that Qiu Yongkang was already dead, so who in the Imperial Court was the one who made the killing move? Was it an ordinary detonator or a grenade? These two threats weren’t too great. The city walls were thick and heavy. If they wanted to use grenades to blow up the city gate, they had to get close. As long as they didn’t give them a chance to get close, they would be fine.
“Don’t go. Go back and rest well. I’ll take care of the war.”
Xiao Zeyu didn’t allow Su Qing to partic.i.p.ate in the battle anymore so that she could rest in peace.
“Alright.”
Su Qing nodded. She went back and loaded the cannonb.a.l.l.s with gunpowder. To prevent them from being lost, the cannonb.a.l.l.s Xiao Zeyu made were all empty. They would be filled with gunpowder when they were used.
She had placed the mortars in the system so that even if the enemy could fly, they could not steal them. Since the Wan Family Army had also used a big killing weapon, she could not allow them to use it.
Xiao Zeyu was very surprised to see Su Qing so obedient. This was not like Su Qing’s character. He thought that he would have to waste some time talking! Since she was willing to go back, that was for the best.
Su Qing waited for Xiao Zeyu to send soldiers to protect the city before heading to the barracks. The empty sh.e.l.ls were placed in the barracks and heavily guarded. When she arrived, the soldiers had surrounded the tent three times. Xiao Zeyu had ordered them to guard the sh.e.l.ls.
“Young Madam.”
Seeing Su Qing, the captain came over and bowed.
“Yes.”
Su Qing nodded and walked into the tent.
“Young master’s madam, young master has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the main tent.”
The captain hurried over and said to Su Qing with a troubled expression.
“Do you want to chase away the Wan Family Army?”
Su Qing stopped in her tracks and asked him. The soldier looked hesitant,
“Of course, I want to, but Young Master’s words are military orders. If I don’t obey them, I will be beheaded.”
“Don’t worry, your head won’t fall off.”
Su Qing glanced at him. There was nothing wrong with a soldier obeying the commander’s orders. She did not mind this soldier and asked him to take out ten empty sh.e.l.ls for her.
“Go in and get me five cannonb.a.l.l.s.”
“Young Madam, I wouldn’t dare!”
The captain was about to cry. He didn’t allow people to enter because he wanted to protect the things in the tent from being taken away. Wasn’t he courting death by taking them out himself?
“Or I’ll knock you out.”
Su Qing looked at the captain seriously and took out a bottle of knockout powder as she spoke.
“This is fine.”
The captain thought for a moment. This was a good idea. They were drugged, and whatever the young madam did had nothing to do with them.
Su Qing knocked them out. Those who were not knocked out pretended to be knocked out by the Young Mistress and lay on the ground motionless.
Seeing that they were so cooperative, Su Qing seized the time to work. She loaded a total of five sh.e.l.ls and a dozen grenades. These were enough to send the Wan Family Army back to their grandmother’s house.
Xiao Zeyu didn’t know what Su Qing was doing in the rear. He put all his troops on alert and moved the Rolling Wood Thunder Stones to the top of the city wall. He had five grenades in his hand. He would blow them up when the Wan Family Army attacked the city.
The new soldiers were all quite afraid. After all, the Wan Family Army was an invincible and terrifying existence in their hearts. Some of them had rebelled before, and the sight of their troops being trampled into meat paste by the cavalry of the Wan Family Army was deeply engraved in their minds, so they trembled when they saw the flag of the Wan Family Army.
“You guys go to the back and move the Rolling Wood Thunder Stones.”
Xiao Zeyu chased all these frightened soldiers down the city walls. Zhang Jinglin ordered his men to remember their names. Such people could not be left in the ranks. They would only be a burden and disrupt the morale of the army.
This time, the commander of the Wan Clan Army was Wan Yulin’s eldest son, Wan Qingzhi. Wan Yulin no longer trusted anyone. Only his son could be trusted.
Wan Qingzhi had brought 10,000 elite soldiers with him this time. Along with the army was a mortar, which was precisely the same as the one Su Qing had made. There were also five cannonb.a.l.l.s with the mortar. He had personally tested the power of the mortar.
If Su Qing saw the mortar, she would be shocked. Who made it? It was the same as what she had done?
The army had to set up camp first after coming from afar. Wan Qingzhi had set up camp on a plain three miles away from Luo City. There was a water source and forest behind them. They could attack or retreat. It was a good location to set up camp.
Wan Qingzhi looked at the map of Luo City in the big tent that had been built. He had been following Wan Yulin since he was ten years old. Although he was only twenty-six years old, he had rich combat experience. He was familiar with the art of war and was good at setting up formations. He had a calm personality and a sharp mind. He was Wan Yulin’s most valued son.
In Wan Yulin’s words, his arrival was to have a showdown between the son of my Wan Clan and the son of Xiao Clan. Back then, Xiao Heng died at the hands of my father. Today, the son of the Xiao Clan will die at the hands of my son.
Wan Qingzhi was engrossed in the map when a soldier came to report,
“Your Highness, Luo City knows that our army is approaching and is preparing to defend.”
Wan Qingzhi raised his head and looked at the soldier. There was no expression on his face, and he seemed unfathomable.
“Got it. Leave!”
He didn’t care about Xiao Zeyu’s defense. He felt a bit of disdain in his heart. He had a powerful killing weapon, yet he only dared to defend and didn’t dare to take the initiative to attack. It seemed that the Xiao family kid wasn’t as powerful as they said.
However, this thought of underestimating the enemy only flashed past for a moment before Wan Qingzhi became alert. With a great battle ahead, underestimating the enemy was a great taboo.
Xiao Zeyu and Zhang Jinglin were discussing the attack plan in the Middle Army tent. They had to defend the city, but they couldn’t just defend and not attack. However, they had to use strategy when attacking. They couldn’t just open the city gate and attack.
The enemy had twice their numbers, and although they were tired from the long journey, they could not underestimate the Wan Family Army’s combat power. Thus, they had to fight, and this was also an opportunity to raise the morale of the army.
“Young Master, why don’t we sneak attack while the Wan Clan Army sets up camp?”
Zhang Jinglin proposed a plan. He would lead a team of elite soldiers to attack from the south, while Zhong Yong would lead a team of elite soldiers from the north. They would catch the Wan Family Army off guard.
“Yes, but we have to wait until it’s dark before we act. Don’t attack from the front. We’ll go through the river. The river’s defense will be relatively weak behind them.”
Su Qing walked into the main tent.
“There’s no need to go through so much trouble!”