Zhao Xiyan smiled faintly and stretched out his hand to grasp her arm as if he feared she would run away.
"My Yueyue is truly intelligent. I intended to tell you after we finished drinking, but Song Yuanzhao's attack ca a bit earlier. Once things settle down here, I'll explain everything to you..."
"No need, that's not necessary anymore," Qi Yue hurriedly stopped him. "There's no use in knowing these things."
As she spoke, Qi Yue smiled slyly.
"However, if you can't afford to maintain your troops, rember to speak up, okay? Don't forget, I have...hehe..."
"Alright, your husband will naturally rely on his wife!"
"....."
At this ti, the rear of the Donggao Army had already descended into chaos.
But Song Yuanzhao, located at the central army, clearly hadn't realized the danger approaching.
After all, there were five hundred thousand soldiers—standing together, dense as a swarm of bees.
Furthermore, the battlefield was filled with the sound of drumming and shouting.
Song Yuanzhao raised his sword high and gave the command to shoot arrows.
Imdiately, the hundred thousand soldiers at the very front uniformly revealed their bows and arrows, drawing them, ready to shoot into the city walls!
Qi Yue had a rough understanding.
In this era, if a crossbow was well-made, coupled with extraordinary strength and well-trained soldiers, it could penetrate city walls.
Therefore, seeing a hundred thousand crossbows about to fire simultaneously, Qi Yue unconsciously glanced at Zhao Xiyan.
This fellow was always calm and composed. Did he have so kind of protective skill?
Sothing like a shield?
That could unfold and protect the entire Yecheng?
Qi Yue was lost in her wild thoughts while looking through the telescope when suddenly, a blue and white streak dashed quickly before her eyes!
She quickly put down the telescope and looked up into the sky.
She saw hot air balloons plumting towards the Donggao Army, who had drawn their bows and arrows, at an inconceivable speed!
"What are they doing?" Qi Yue exclaid in alarm. "Isn't this akin to a suicidal..."
Her gaze intently followed the hot air balloon, and she clearly saw that Hei San was sitting inside.
Though she could afford to waste tens of thousands of hot air balloons, to attack the enemy by also sacrificing one's own n seed a bit cruel...
This crash would not be a good way to die.
Even if the safety airbags at the bottom of the hot air balloon deployed, preventing a fatal crash, the soldiers would most likely be hacked to death by the swarming Donggao Army!
Just as she felt a chill in her heart, suddenly, the hot air balloons swept through the Donggao soldiers like a wave crashing over boats or like a hurricane tearing through a field, speeding through a large swath of soldiers and then soaring back into the sky.
All of the Donggao soldiers touched by it fell down.
They barely had the chance to cry out before they went down, alive or dead unknown.
So of the Donggao soldiers were decapitated, with their heads flying about and landing on the arrowheads of others.
Others had their arms severed, issuing out harrowing screams.
Next, another hot air balloon rapidly descended towards the Donggao Army, repeating the previous action...
Qi Yue was stunned and after a long while finally completed the sentence she had been choking on.
"...a suicidal destruction?"
Suddenly, a pair of cold hands reached over and gently covered her eyes.
Zhao Xiyan's apologetic voice resonated.
"Yueyue, I'm sorry you had to see such a bloody scene."
Qi Yue hurriedly shook her head and took Zhao Xiyan's hands off her eyes.
"It's an unavoidable matter. Unless the four nations are unified, such bloodshed is inevitable; it's just a matter of who gets killed. If we don't do this today, we'll be killed tomorrow. I understand."
Zhao Xiyan rubbed the top of her head and sighed.
"How can my Yueyue be so perfect? A perfect match for ."
Qi Yue smiled at him.
"Of course, I co from a more advanced civilization; naturally, I see things more clearly. It's you who has to spend the long years ahead with a woman who is not gentle."
"Who says so? My Yueyue, when gentle, is unsurpassed by anyone."
"Rember what you said."
"I will never forget."
"...."
The two exchanged playful banter, observing the battle outside the city walls.
In the sky, one after another hot air balloon plumted, swooping down like giant eagles onto the Donggao Army below, sweeping horizontally before ascending back into the heavens once more.
To witness ten thousand archers with superb crossbows being taken down one by one!
Song Yuanzhao had also learned that the supply and equipnt tents in the rear had been burned, and the rear army had been massacred by four generals of varying heights and physiques.
Humiliation, anger, and unwillingness filled his chest.
He raised his broadsword and issued the command to attack.
"Quick, shoot for , kill them all!"
The Deputy General by his side imdiately stepped forward to persuade him to retreat.
"Prince, there is still hope if we retreat. Please, let's go!"
Song Yuanzhao was unwilling to listen.
At his advanced age, he had been thwarted by Zhao Xiyan ti and again.
He had long had no place to put his old face.
He had hoped that with an army of five hundred thousand, he could defeat Zhao Xiyan—or, at the very least, inflict so losses on him.
But to his dismay, he had still been crushed.
How could he be content!
Seeing this, Song Qingshan also stepped forward to persuade him.
"Father, let's go. As long as the green mountains are there, we can regroup!"
"Shut up," Song Yuanzhao roared, his eyes nearly bleeding with rage.
"What retreat is there to speak of at this point? Even if we go back, would the Emperor spare ?"
With those words, Song Qingshan and the Generals all wilted.
The situation before them was clear.
Fight? There was virtually no chance of victory.
Escape? Whether they could get away was uncertain.
Even if they did make it back, the Donggao Emperor would never treat it as a re defeat!
After all, five hundred thousand troops and vast military expenses had nearly drained the entire Donggao.
Such a colossal failure, all commanders of the army would likely not escape with their lives!
There were virtually only two paths left:
The first was to flee with the troops and declare independence; the second, surrender!
In such a predicant, even a fool knew which option to choose!
Dozens of Generals exchanged glances, then stepped forward to offer their advice!
"Prince, perhaps we should retreat for now and think of another strategy later!"
"Prince, it might be best to surrender. Our lives are what matter most!"
"Prince, we heard that those who surrendered before were treated well. If we surrender, surely we won't fare worse!"
"Prince, surrendering is the best option right now..."
One of the Deputy Generals hadn't finished his sentence when Song Yuanzhao stabbed him in the chest, killing him instantly!
Suddenly, those advocating surrender took three steps back, too frightened to utter another word.
Song Yuanzhao raised the broadsword symbolizing his power and shouted, "Whoever dares to retreat, I will kill them!"
"Archers, shoot for , kill them!"
Hearing the command, the archers had no choice but to draw their bows and shoot at the incoming hot air balloons.
But the hot air balloons were too fast, and so were only just drawing their bows when they were hit by the baskets of the balloons.
Who knew how many impaled themselves or those beside them with their arrows.
Screams of agony echoed across the entire battlefield.
Qi Yue held a telescope, closely monitoring the balloon pilots fighting bravely.
Impressed by their skilled maneuvers and courageous combat, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Who would have thought! What kind of people are these, to turn hot air balloons into machines of war!"
It was then that she noticed so modifications to the baskets of the hot air balloons.
These baskets, originally smooth at the bottom, were just plain baskets, but now they were anything but.
Qi Yue pointed in astonishnt at the circular saw-toothed iron pieces.
"You've modified the hot air balloons?"
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