Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot
Chapter 70 Qianqian Goes Crazy

Chapter 70: Chapter 70 Qianqian Goes Crazy

When the crowd heard about the impending siege, they were momentarily stunned.

It was already dark, and they wondered if they should attack without any preparation.

Besides, you’ve only just arrived—should you not first familiarize yourself with the latest military intel?

Exchanging glances filled with unease, a foreboding feeling crept into their hearts.

Led by the veteran General Song Biao, six commanders hesitated for a moment before stepping into the tent together.

The first sight they were greeted with wasn’t strategies or maps, but rather two female guards standing on either side of the Grand Commander.

One of them, Qing Shuang, they had already seen on the road; she was responsible for protecting the Grand Commander’s daughter.

But the other woman was unfamiliar and completely out of place.

Meng Qianqian wasn’t wearing her mask. Though rumors about her and Lu Lingxiao had been notoriously widespread in the Capital City for years, none of these commanders had actually seen her in person before.

Lu Yuan sat in the central seat, his gaze as cold as ice, sweeping across everyone present. "Have you come to discuss war strategy, or to gawk at my guards?"

Everyone hurriedly shifted their gazes away.

Meng Qianqian poured a cup of tea for Lu Yuan.

A faint trace of disdain flashed in Song Biao’s eyes. Guards? More likely concubines serving their master with their charms!

With hardly concealed indifference, he cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask the Grand Commander, which town shall we attack first?"

Lu Yuan lifted the teacup casually. "The closest one."

Song Biao frowned.

The others also wore disapproving expressions.

Among the three strategic points occupied by the Rebel Army, Feng County was closest to Yumen Pass. However, both Yanggu Town and Chi County were near Fengsha Town. Though Chi County was farther, the path to it was flat, and the rebels stationed there numbered fewer than five thousand—it would be the easiest to conquer.

If they secured an easy victory in this first battle, it would greatly boost morale.

By contrast, while Yanggu Town was closer, it required crossing a mountain that would exhaust their cavalry, leaving their forces both physically and mentally drained by the time they reached the field of battle.

Lu Yuan coldly asked, "What? Do you disagree?"

Song Biao pressed, "How does the Grand Commander plan to wage this battle?"

Lu Yuan replied nonchalantly, "Haven’t you fought battles before? Why bother me with such a trivial matter? What use is the court in keeping you around otherwise!"

Fists clenched tightly among the group.

Song Biao furrowed his brow. "The infantry hasn’t yet arrived, and we have only ten thousand cavalry—"

Lu Yuan interrupted with an icy tone. "The troops are all at your disposal! I only care about the result. Before dawn, Yanggu Town must fall!"

After leaving the tent, the commanders were seething with anger.

"Damn it! This treacherous schemer knows nothing beyond political tricks. Leading armies? It’s pure chaos!"

"Orders are orders. Like it or not, he’s still the commander-in-chief."

"We all know how he got this position. Han Ci, aren’t you going to say anything? The only reason he’s terrorizing us at the border is because he schemed to kill your uncle!"

The young man named Han Ci remained calm. "The Grand Commander has ordered immediate mobilization. I should go muster the troops."

"Hey—you—General Song, say something! Are we really going to fight? If you take a stand, we will all back you up. That brat might boss people around in the Capital City with his Jinyi Guard, but out here, the frontier soldiers don’t play by his rules!"

The speaker was Zhang Feihu, the fiercest fighter under Great General Han’s command.

In these borderlands, strength ruled supreme. Soldiers who risked their lives only respected true warriors—those like Great General Han and, in bygone days, the legendary Chu Grand Marshal.

Song Biao’s expression darkened. "If we’re going to undermine him, we’ll need a proper pretext."

Zhang Feihu’s eyes gleamed. "You’re saying—"

Song Biao replied, "We lose the first battle."

Half an hour later, the army was ready to depart.

Ten thousand cavalry rode out in full force, leaving behind only the original garrison at Fengsha Town—a mere two thousand soldiers, half of whom were sick, elderly, or wounded, and the other half raw recruits.

It was a long, quiet night.

At the border, heavy snow began to fall, quickly erasing the tracks left by the cavalry.

The vast encampment was eerily empty. The patrolling guards, after completing their rounds, huddled back in their tents to warm their frozen hands.

Suddenly, under the cover of the snowstorm, two shadowy figures stealthily slipped into the camp using their Qinggong skills.

"General Zhou, the court’s cavalry has left. Only a handful of stable boys remain! That foolish young Emperor sent a clueless commander here, thinking he could lead troops. He never expected to fall for our strategy of drawing the tiger away from the mountain!"

"There are still two thousand garrison troops in the town."

"Those numbers are meaningless—sacrificial lambs at best. Once we kill the Grand Commander, we’ll return to Yanggu Town and slaughter the cavalry, too!"

"Good! Attack!"

At General Zhou’s command, his deputy sounded the horn to launch the assault.

A dense swarm of Rebel Army troops surged out from the forest behind the camp.

Leading them were fifty riders.

General Zhou mounted his steed in one fluid motion, raised his long halberd high, and bellowed, "Brothers! In the tent ahead sits the Emperor’s foster father, the court’s Grand Commander. Whoever takes his head will be rewarded a thousand gold taels!"

"How crass."

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged on a cushion, blowing on the steam rising from his teacup. "My life deserves no less than ten thousand."

"Charge!"

Eyes blazing with battle lust, the rebels swarmed toward the command tent.

The first to reach it was General Zhou’s deputy. Brandishing his treasure sword, he leapt into the tent.

A bone-chilling scream erupted, followed by a spray of blood that painted the tent’s canvas.

"Look! Deputy Wu is coming out!"

It’s... over already?

Too fast!

But what emerged was Deputy Wu clutching his slashed throat, his knees buckling before he collapsed lifelessly into the snow, his staring eyes filled with disbelief.

The crowd was aghast.

General Zhou pointed his halberd. "Who dares to kill my deputy? Come out and face your death!"

Swish!

A shadow darted out, moving so swiftly it blurred into an afterimage before their eyes.

With a reverse grip on her Brocade Spring Saber, Meng Qianqian stopped beside General Zhou, her gaze as sharp as frost. "I’ve come out."

General Zhou’s eyes widened in shock, and his halberd slipped from his grasp. Clutching at his profusely bleeding throat just like his deputy, he fell from his horse, horror etched into his face as he stared at Meng Qianqian standing amidst the snow. "You... who are you..."

A sudden sharp whistle of an arrow pierced the air!

Meng Qianqian caught the arrow mid-flight, spun gracefully, and hurled it back with deadly precision.

The archer fell dead, the arrow lodged in his chest!

In just three moves, this girl had slain three of their top officers, including the leading General Zhou! What would happen if she unleashed a hundred moves?

The only person this terrifying was once the legendary Chu Grand Marshal...

But the Chu Family had long been eradicated. Where did this girl come from?

A Deputy General with the surname Li stepped forward and tactically assumed command. "We have the numbers advantage! No matter how skilled she is, she’s alone. What is there to fear? Kill her!"

The rebels swarmed forward.

Meng Qianqian weaved among the enemy cavalry with nimble, lethal precision—each strike with her blade brought another life to an end. In mere moments, half of the fifty-strong vanguard lay dead or wounded. Yet with an army of ten thousand rebels, they were convinced her stamina would eventually run out.

And when it did, the Grand Commander’s severed head would be their prize!

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