The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 105: Foreign Enemies Taking Advantage of the Chaos

Yunxi sat in the study of the Marquis's Mansion, chin in hand, brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly.

Li Fu, the housekeeper, rushed in, panting as he said, "Madam, this is bad! Urgent news from the border! Foreign enemies are taking advantage of the civil unrest in our court and are attacking us again. They're coming at us with great force!"

Li Fu was in a hurry, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead, and he kept wiping them with his sleeves.

Yunxi stood up with a swift movement, her face as gloomy as the bottom of a pot. "What's going on?"

Li Fu took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "Madam, I heard that the enemy troops are as numerous as ants and their weapons are very powerful. They have already captured several cities in a row. The people are having a very hard time."

Yunxi bit her lip, her eyes determined: "Come on, follow me to the street and take a look."

The two of them left the mansion and saw the streets in chaos. The bun seller stopped shouting and rubbed his hands on his apron.

The silk vendor rolled up the cloth, his brows knitted into knots. Yunxi strode forward, Li Fu following closely behind.

A vendor selling candied haws stood there, the string of candied haws dangling from his hand, muttering, "Life is unbearable. What's the point of doing business?"

A woman holding a child next to her had a worried look on her face. The child was crying loudly in her arms, but she had no intention of comforting him.

Yunxi frowned even more tightly as she looked at the messy scene.

At this moment, a peddler carrying a load dropped it, sat down on the ground, and slapped his thigh: "It's over, it's over, it's all over."

"What should we do? The foreign enemies have reached our doorstep!" An old man selling vegetables squatted on the ground and sighed.

"I heard that many places were robbed and many people were killed!" A young woman pulled the child, her eyes full of fear, her body trembling slightly. The child's face was pale, and he grabbed the corner of the woman's clothes tightly and dared not let go.

Yunxi quickened his pace and arrived at the city gate. The soldiers on the city wall looked nervous and prepared for battle.

The soldiers gripped their spears tightly, sweat beads on their foreheads, but they didn't bother to wipe it off.

"Strengthen our defenses and never let the enemy break through easily!" The general defending the city shouted at the top of his lungs. The general had a full beard, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and his voice was like a loud bell.

Yunxi walked up the city wall and looked at the billowing smoke and dust in the distance, feeling heavy in his heart.

She frowned and clutched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands.

"Madam, this enemy may be difficult to deal with." said a soldier.

The soldier looked haggard, his eyes were filled with anxiety, and his armor was somewhat damaged.

Yunxi looked at the soldiers' exhausted faces and said, "Soldiers, we must defend the city and protect the people."

At this moment, a spy came running over. He was out of breath and almost fell to the ground. "General, the enemy's vanguard is less than ten miles away from the city!"

The general's expression changed, and he waved his hand, "Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Yunxi returned to the Marquis' Mansion and called everyone together to discuss the matter.

In the hall of the Marquis' Mansion, everyone had different expressions.

"Now that foreign enemies are invading, how should the Marquis' Mansion respond?" Yunxi asked.

Aunt Liu twisted her body and shrilled, "Madam, how about we pack up our belongings and hide for a while?"

Mrs. Liu was usually spoiled, and at this moment she was so frightened that her face turned pale, and the powder on her face was almost washed away by sweat.

"Nonsense!" Yunxi shouted angrily, "How can we retreat when our country is in crisis?"

Yunxi was so angry that her eyebrows were raised and her eyes were like torches as she stared at Liu.

At this time, a servant came running over. He stumbled and almost fell to the ground. "Madam, it's bad. Several shops in the city have been robbed and people have died."

Yunxi's heart tightened: "Hurry up and send someone to comfort the people."

As they were speaking, news came that the enemy had set up camp outside the city and was preparing to attack.

When Yunxi heard this, her brows were tightly knitted into a knot and her lips were tightly pursed.

She paced back and forth in the room, twisting the handkerchief in her hands, which was almost deformed by her twisting.

Cui Er was also stamping her feet anxiously, her eyes red, "Madam, what should we do?"

Yunxi stopped, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down before saying, "Don't panic, let's go to the city wall and take a look."

After saying that, he took Cui'er and hurried to the city wall.

When we reached the city wall, the scene was truly terrifying: the enemy's tents were densely packed together, like a black swarm of ants.

Yunxi looked down at the city and saw that all the enemy soldiers were strong and sturdy, holding sharp blades, with fierceness in their eyes, and the murderous aura seemed to be able to break through the sky.

On the city wall, the soldiers were on high alert, their faces full of solemnity.

"Everyone, get your act together!" the city commander shouted, his face flushed and veins bulging on his neck. "Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed first!"

At this time, a young soldier was shaking like a sieve and crying, "General, there are too many enemy troops. Can we hold on?"

The general stepped forward and kicked him, "Coward! We have our fellow villagers behind us, and this is our home. We have to defend it even if we can't!"

Yunxi stepped forward and said loudly, "Soldiers, if we work together, we will be able to keep our homeland safe!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a horn sounded from the enemy side, and then the enemy army rushed over like a tide.

"Shoot!" The general gave the order, and arrows from the city wall shot towards the enemy like raindrops.

People in the enemy army kept falling, but those behind them continued to rush forward by stepping on the bodies of their companions.

An old soldier gritted his teeth and desperately pulled his bow to shoot arrows, muttering: "Come on, you bastards!"

Suddenly, an arrow flew past his cheek, leaving a bloody wound. He didn't even grunt and continued shooting.

There was a young soldier who went to the battlefield for the first time. He was so frightened by the scene before him that his face turned pale, his hand trembled, and his arrow missed the target.

The big brother next to him slapped him on the head and said, "What are you afraid of!

Aim and shoot!"

The enemy was getting closer and closer. They had already rushed to the foot of the city wall and set up ladders to climb up.

"Pour oil! Light the fire!" the general shouted at the top of his voice.

The boiling oil poured down, and the enemy screamed in agony. The torches were thrown down, and a sea of fire instantly ignited.

But the enemy continued to advance, and one of them climbed up the city wall and fought with the soldiers.

The soldiers fought desperately with the enemy with red eyes.

At this moment, an enemy general rode up to the city and shouted, "Surrender quickly and I will spare your lives!"

"Don't even think about it!" the general defending the city cursed back.

Yunxi looked at the tragic battlefield and secretly vowed in his heart: I must find a way to repel the enemy.

In the past few days, the enemy has been attacking the city endlessly like crazy.

The food in the city was getting less and less, and the soldiers fell one after another. The number of casualties made Yunxi's heart ache.

"Madam, this is not a solution." Li Fu frowned, his face full of worry, and his eyes were full of anxiety.

Yunxi bit her lip and said after a moment's thought, "Send people to other cities for help."

But the people who were sent out were like kites with broken strings, with no response at all.

Before we could get back to our side, the enemy launched a more fierce attack.

On the city wall, a young soldier had his arm slashed by the enemy. Blood gushed out, staining half of his body red.

But he gritted his teeth, said nothing, and did not put down the spear in his hand, still standing firm at his post.

"Hold on, brother!" The companion next to him shouted at the top of his voice, his eyes as big as copper bells, and the knife in his hand kept waving.

Yunxi watched these scenes, her eyes reddened, and her hands tightly grasped the corners of her clothes.

Just when everyone felt that there was no hope and was about to despair, a burst of hurried horse hooves suddenly came from the distance.

"It's reinforcements!" Someone shouted at the top of his lungs.

Yunxi hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of cavalry rushing towards them at a speed as fast as a gust of wind.

Each of the cavalrymen in this team looked heroic and the weapons in their hands flashed with cold light.

As soon as they appeared, they pierced straight into the enemy camp like a sharp sword, instantly disrupting the enemy's formation.

Yunxi was delighted, and a smile finally appeared on her face. She couldn't help but say, "Finally, there's salvation!"

But the enemy is not a pushover, they will not retreat so easily.

They reorganized their team and rushed up again, howling.

The two sides immediately fell into a fierce melee.

But the enemy did not retreat, and the two sides engaged in a fierce melee.