It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

When Ling Xiao heard Zhou Cheng talking to Lu Xingchen like this, he immediately got angry.

He raised the 10-foot-long spear in his hand and pointed it at Zhou Cheng. "What are you bragging about? If you don't need us to save you, why are you asking us for help?"

"You want to be a whore again, and you want to put up a sign."

"How dare you, who are you to speak to me like that?"

"I am the Flying Tiger General of Jizhou City. What is your rank?" Zhou Cheng pointed at Ling Xiao and said sternly.

"What kind of ability is it to use your rank to suppress others?"

"You are Jizhou's Flying Tiger General, and I am our young master's chief of guard."

Zhou Cheng frowned. What chief guard? How come he had never heard of such a position?

Lu Xingchen pulled Ling Xiao.

"General Zhou, now we should unite to face the outside world instead of targeting each other."

Lu Xingchen looked at Zhou Cheng with a calm attitude, "Although I don't have many soldiers, I am still a force."

Zhou Cheng glanced at Lu Xingchen's troops and a look of contempt appeared on his face.

"What can you do with just these few people? You are just some country folk. Go back to where you came from."

"General Zhou, now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we should return to Jizhou City to discuss how to meet the enemy."

"Then we will take a long-term view and make plans."

Lu Xingchen said sincerely.

But Zhou Cheng didn't take her seriously at all and had a cold look on his face.

"What's the point of discussing long-term with a small county magistrate like you? Have you ever fought in a war? Have you ever killed anyone?"

"How about the long-term plan? Should I still listen to your instructions?"

"If you want to see the military might of this general, then stand aside obediently. If not, then quickly take these country folks with you and leave this place."

Lu Xingchen was extremely speechless.

"Young Master, let's go back. What kind of person is this? So blindly arrogant." Ling Xiao was completely furious.

Zhang Fan held his sword tightly in his hands, wanting to chop off Zhou Cheng's head.

"Well, then General Zhou, let him do it himself, and we'll step aside and watch the fun."

Lu Xingchen knew that he couldn’t argue with a fool. If he argued with a fool, he would become a fool himself.

"Mr. Zhou, how long have you been dawdling? Do you want to have lunch?" Hu Le shouted from the opposite side.

"I don't have time to waste here with you. There's a little girl waiting for you in the camp."

Hu Le and his men burned, killed and looted along the way, and robbed many women from the village for their own entertainment.

"You bold barbarian, speaking such arrogant words, I will take your head." Zhou Cheng shouted and rushed forward with the weapon in his hand.

The sound of gongs and drums suddenly rang out from the back.

Hu Le also raised the big axe in his hand and shouted, then rushed towards Zhou Cheng.

The two horses met, their weapons collided, and then the two men staggered apart. Zhou Cheng was still turning his horse's head when Hu Le's axe flew over from behind.

When Zhou Cheng heard the whistling sound of the axe flying towards him, it was too late to turn around. The axe had already flown past his waist.

Zhou Cheng was carried flying by the axe and fell heavily to the ground.

Zhou Cheng stared with his eyes wide open, and died with his eyes open.

Ling Xiao was still waiting for Zhou Cheng and Hu Le to fight for hundreds of rounds, but he died in the blink of an eye.

"He's dead now." Ling Xiao took a deep breath.

Although he disliked Zhou Cheng, this was too fast.

When the soldiers from Jizhou saw the scene, they were so frightened that their horses retreated and turned around to run away.

"Anyone who dares to run will be killed without mercy." Lu Xingchen shouted.

Ling Xiao rushed forward and instantly chopped down two soldiers who were about to escape.

The situation was temporarily stabilized.

The Qiang soldiers shouted.

Lu Xingchen gripped the red tassel spear tightly and stood in front of the formation on horseback.

"I am the newly appointed deputy commander of the Jizhou army by the prefect. My name is Lu Xingchen, and I will be in charge of the battle now." Lu Xingchen raised the silver spear in his hand.

In an instant, the riders waved the large flags with the words "Xing" and "Lu" in the wind.

The flags waved, making a loud sound.

When the soldiers of Jizhou City heard Lu Xingchen's shouts and saw the flags waving in the wind, they calmed down.

Ma Chao, who was standing on the city wall watching the battle, was shocked when he saw this scene.

This is how a general should behave on the battlefield.

Originally, after Zhou Cheng was killed, he was about to let the soldiers guarding the city prepare for battle.

But at this time, Lu Xingchen actually stabilized the situation.

If the Qiang troops really attacked the city, the thousand soldiers under the city would have to be sacrificed to the Qiang.

With just a few words from Lu Xingchen, these defeated soldiers had the will to fight.

Mr. Liao hurried to the city wall and saw the scene before him.

He admired Lu Xingchen's ability and appeal.

"Sir, this man is so powerful." Ma Chao couldn't help but sigh.

Mr. Liao nodded and said, "I have heard that the young magistrate of Xing County is no ordinary person."

"Now it seems to be true. Seeing is believing."

"It seems that our Jizhou City can be saved."

Ma Chao nodded, "It can definitely be saved."

"However, General Zhou died in battle."

Mr. Liao glanced at Zhou Cheng's body. There was no sadness in his eyes. Instead, he felt a little relieved.

The soldiers were all incompetent, and the generals were all incompetent. Zhou Cheng had no ability to command the battle at all.

Death can actually make room for others, allowing capable people to take over the position and play a greater role.

This is not a time of peace, but a time of war. What we need are talented people, not mediocre people.

"Guard the city strictly... I'll go down for a while." Mr. Liao said, and ran down the city wall.

After a while, the city gate opened and Mr. Liao left the city.

"My surname is Liao, and I am the prefect's advisor..."

Lu Xingchen gave Mr. Liao a fist bump and said, "Hello, Mr. Liao. It's not convenient for me to dismount and salute."

"You are too polite, Commander. It should be you who should salute me."

Hu Le was just happy just now because he killed Zhou Cheng with one axe and his morale was greatly boosted.

He did not take the thousand soldiers in Jizhou City seriously at all, so he wanted to wait until the fun was over before leading his troops to kill all these people.

Of course, what’s even better is that the defenders of Jizhou City are all idiots who opened the city gates and welcomed the defeated troops back to the city.

Then he would be able to follow these defeated troops into Jizhou City smoothly and capture it.

But after he was happy, he saw that the scene he had imagined did not appear on the Jizhou army's position.

The troops in Jizhou City were stabilized, with flags flying and everything in order.

This was completely unexpected.

"Boy, who are you?" Hu Le waved the axe in his hand and shouted at Lu Xingchen.

Just now, this axe took Zhou Cheng's life. The axe blade was dripping with Zhou Cheng's blood.

"I am Lu Xingchen, the magistrate of Xing County." Lu Xingchen held the silver spear in his hand and rode forward, "I have come here specially to relieve the siege of Jizhou."

When Hu Le heard what Lu Xingchen said, he burst into laughter.

"Boy, you are too young. Your hair hasn't grown out yet. Go home quickly and grow for another two years."

"Is there no one in Jizhou who can beat a man?"

"Let a brat fight against me, your grandfather."

"You bold barbarian boy," Zhang Fan said as he rushed in front of Lu Xingchen, "I will chop off your barbarian head."