After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times-Chapter 805 - 795: Drawing the Enemy Out

Zhao Hanzhang was not worried about them using water attacks, but feared they might resort to poisoning.

However, it’s not easy to get poison at this time, especially something that can pollute an entire river.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Hanzhang still sent someone to watch and patrol. "Be careful and pay attention. Report immediately if there are any abnormalities."

Li Tian agreed.

Xun Xiu eagerly watched the Thousand-mile Eye in her hands, "Master, should we summon General Mi to see?"

Zhao Hanzhang said, "Let him stay in Ningling. Just send a deputy general to report on the enemy situation."

At times like these, it’s best to be cautious. Although it only takes a day for a fast horse to travel between Ningling and Meng County, if the enemy strikes as soon as Mi Ce leaves, and Ningling is without a main general, who knows what might happen?

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at Xun Xiu and saw that his eyes were still on her Thousand-mile Eye. She handed it to him, saying, "Be careful. Don’t break it."

Xun Xiu immediately took it, cheerfully promising, "Rest assured, I will be careful."

He set it up to look into the distance, adjusting the focus.

The longer he looked, the more excited he became. This Thousand-mile Eye made by Mr. Fu was indeed different, not only seeing farther but also clearer. He could even see the patterns on the leaves.

If only all the scouts in the army could be equipped with such Thousand-mile Eyes...

Regrettably, Xun Xiu could only imagine. The Thousand-mile Eye was produced by the weapon workshop, and the production capacity was not high. It was unclear how Qiu Wu managed it, but he had applied for a hundred Thousand-mile Eyes a year ago, and only thirty had been delivered so far. It was truly incompetent.

Xun Xiu was engrossed in his view while Zhao Hanzhang waited by his side for him to finish. When he reluctantly put down the Thousand-mile Eye, she reached out her hand.

Xun Xiu gently touched the leather-clad Thousand-mile Eye before carefully placing it in Zhao Hanzhang’s palm.

"General Xun, you’ve finished looking, and having just returned from a battle, what are your thoughts?"

Xun Xiu said, "The outskirts of Meng County are open plains, with few obstacles. We can only fight head-on."

Xun Xiu felt confident with Zhao Hanzhang here and said, "Master, I am willing to be the vanguard to recapture Zi County."

Zhao Hanzhang said, "No hurry, let’s wait and see."

So they waited for two days. Mi Ce’s side sent a deputy general over. Zhao Hanzhang went over the findings from the scouts on that side and had a clear sense of the situation.

Zhao Hanzhang stood on the city tower, glanced at the distant enemy camp, then looked down at the enemies constantly hurling insults to lure them out, and after pondering for a moment, she said, "Yuan Li, come, let’s go outside the city for a round."

Yuan Li immediately agreed.

Xun Xiu hurried to follow them, advising, "Master, let the lower ranks deal with such riffraff. If not, there’s still me. How could you personally go out to meet the enemy?"

Zhao Hanzhang said, "I want to confirm whether Shi Le is here."

Only then did Xun Xiu stop, standing on the steps and waving her off, "Rest assured, Master. I will back you from the city tower."

Zhao Hanzhang acknowledged and took Yuan Li out to fight.

The people outside the city had been clamoring for two days. Seeing Meng County keeping its doors closed, they were both smug and annoyed, and their taunts became more unpleasant.

Wu Yi, with his throat sore from shouting, took a swig from his water pouch, glanced at the still silent Meng County city tower, and gritted his teeth, "If not, let’s attack with force; bring the scaling ladders!"

"General, the Great General and Mr. Zhang instructed us to lure the enemy out, not to attack directly," his trusted aide said loudly, "Their main army has arrived, and these Han people are skilled in defending the city. A forceful attack would cost many lives."

"We’ve been cursing for two days, and they haven’t moved at all. I’m going to explode if this continues. Bring the scaling ladders!"

In the midst of his shouting, the gates of Meng County creaked open, and a cavalry unit swiftly charged out...

Wu Yi’s eyes lit up. Without even looking who it was, he raised his saber and shouted, "Brothers, follow me to meet the enemy!"

Once he saw that the leader of the troops charging at his camp was a woman, he instantly guessed her identity and became even more excited. "It’s Zhao Hanzhang. Young men, follow me to kill her, and present her head to the Great General for reward!"

The soldiers were all excited, shouting together as they followed Wu Yi in charging toward the Zhao Family Army.

Zhao Hanzhang did not hesitate, directly clashing with Wu Yi. She thrust her long spear, and the opponent dodged sideways. As he was about to close in on her and strike, Zhao Hanzhang had already leaped past, her spear twirling. It brushed past his face and then, with a swift return motion like a flash of lightning, it pierced through one of his trusted aides behind him.

Zhao Hanzhang swiftly withdrew her spear, ignoring the spurting blood. Her spear maneuvered like a swimming dragon through the enemy ranks, leading the Zhao Family Army through the enemy camp. Once they broke through, they turned their horses back for another attack.

After passing Wu Yi, when he tried to turn back to chase her, she was already out of his reach, and he was held up by other Zhao Family soldiers, helplessly watching as she split his formation, causing it to be divided and unable to regroup.

Zhao Hanzhang turned her horse and charged back again.

This time, Wu Yi finally used his saber to strongly hold her back, engaging in intense combat with Zhao Hanzhang alongside his loyal soldiers. Soon, their eyes were bloodshot.

Seeing Zhao Hanzhang beginning to weaken, Wu Yi’s eyes gleamed. Seizing the opportunity, he swung his saber towards Zhao Hanzhang’s neck. In that instant, his guard was completely down. He felt assured he could behead Zhao Hanzhang before she could counterattack. However, before his saber could fall, he felt a cold sensation in his chest.

Wu Yi dumbly looked down, only to see a spear lodged in his chest. When he thought Zhao Hanzhang was exhausted and attempted to gallop away with an empty left shoulder, she actually charged him head-on...

Wu Yi blankly watched as she passed by him, extracting her spear. He fell to the ground with a thud.

Two riders couldn’t react in time, and their horses trampled over him...

Seeing this, Zeng Yue shouted, "The enemy leader is dead! Why don’t you surrender?!"

Yuan Li, leading reinforcements, shouted in response, "Your general has been beheaded! Surrender now!"

The Zhao Family Army joined in shouting. The blood-crazed enemy soldiers scanned the crowd but couldn’t find their general. Their hearts sank as they quickly searched for the battle flag. Seizing their momentary hesitation, Yuan Li reached the flag and cut it down with a single stroke.

As the flag fell, the enemy forces descended into chaos. Amidst the disorder, some began to flee, and the Zhao Family Army increased their tally of killed foes. Others, seeing escape was futile, simply laid down their weapons and surrendered. Some on the periphery directly fled towards their main camp.

Yuan Li slaughtered the remaining who hadn’t surrendered and then prepared to chase the fleeing ones. Zhao Hanzhang stopped him, saying, "Don’t pursue. Immediately clean the battlefield and bring back our fallen soldiers."

Yuan Li could only halt his actions and quickly organized the battlefield cleanup.

Zhao Hanzhang dismounted, picking up several big sabers. She saw the lifeless Wu Yi not far away; his eyes unclosed in death. She bent down to take his saber, but found it held fast. She pried his fingers open and forcefully snatched the saber away.

Examining it carefully, she was a bit pleased, "This saber is quite good, sharp without needing reforging."