Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

The wet rain fell on Zhao Changlin's cheeks, dripped down her chin onto the black and gold armor. The golden dragon scales, even in the rainy night, flashed a faint light and glared angrily.

"Your Majesty, Xizhou City is just ahead."

"Shall we set up camp here? Rest for a while and send someone to pass the message to avoid misunderstanding."

There was not a dry spot on Nuo Zimu's body either, but fortunately the armor they wore was of extremely good craftsmanship, so only some moisture seeped in, and it was not completely soaked.

"No, keep going."

The voice was cold. Zhao Changlin pulled the reins without stopping. The horseshoes fell into the muddy ground. The whole forest exuded a damp smell.

The army behind him was well disciplined and said nothing. They only raised their hands to wipe their eyes when they were blinded by the rain.

"The footprints in front look new. Could they be from the Xizhou City bandits?"

Although he was old, Nuo Zimu could still see at a glance the crushed pine needles on the muddy ground. Although the footprints and horse hoof prints had been diluted a lot, there were still one or two footprints filled with puddles of water, which were particularly obvious.

Zhao Changlin shook her head. She knew something about the border defense of Xizhou City. The pirates were always cruel and ruthless. On normal days during thunderstorms, they would hide in the village and sleep soundly, drinking and eating meat to their heart's content.

Unless they have made some earth-shattering deal, they will get up and lie in ambush in the rainy night like evil spirits seeking revenge.

"It won't be them."

"This is——the army of the Loyal and Brave Marquis."

Zhao Changlin could guess from the horseshoe marks that if it was the pirates' horse, it would not need such good horseshoes, or even... it was possible that they were not equipped at all.

The patterns on it are the style of the imperial court this year, and they should have been distributed for some time. In other words, if they were the horses of the pirates, they would have been wearing the style of the imperial court from decades ago or even a few years ago.

Xizhou City is a small border town and naturally not favored by the imperial court. The supplies and military equipment shipped there in previous years were all old styles that other generals no longer needed.

"Your Majesty is indeed worthy of his reputation. He can see so much important information with just two glances."

"I really admire you."

Words of praise were rarely uttered from Nuo Zimu's mouth, but... Zhao Changlin was too lazy to pay attention to his hypocrisy.

"No need to say more. Tell the troops behind to catch up quickly."

Zhao Changlin's eyes seemed to be able to see through the continuous rain and fog ahead. She already knew in her mind that Lu Boshan was probably already at the gates of the city.

I hope Xizhou City will be safe and sound.

She believed that her Zhi Yuan could maintain peace in Xizhou City and protect the well-being of the people in Xizhou City.

……

Xizhou City, on the city wall.

King Cheng was confident. He raised his rough eyebrows and revealed a smug smile. He stretched out his hand and bathed his armor in rain water.

"Bring me my bow!"

The howl was as powerful as a mountain.

A personal soldier holding a large bow at the side hurriedly handed over his bow. King Cheng took the bow and arrow in one hand and a specially made arrow in the other.

There was a whistle on the arrow, which he had prepared long ago. Once the whistle sounded, the army under his command would immediately attack these ungrateful bastards who were coveting Xizhou City!

King Cheng drew his bow and drew his arrow, his arms tense as he aimed at the young general in white robe under the city, intending to shoot the enemy commander down from his horse with one arrow.

"My Lord, be careful!"

"Please, sir, step back behind me!"

At this time, several veteran generals had already come out. They were afraid that the young marquis would be shot through the heart, so they held the spears in their hands against Lu Boshan's chest, forcing the horse under Lu Boshan's crotch to retreat a few steps.

"Chicken-hearted."

"Don't be impatient, the fun has just begun."

King Cheng had only fired a feint just now. His real purpose was to shoot the flaming arrow out. The corners of his mouth, which was covered with stubble, curled up into an arc.

He slowly raised the bow and arrow and shot it towards the rain and fog in the sky. There was a sharp sound, like a meteor streaking through the night sky. The whistle sounded incessantly, spreading over the entire silent Xizhou City.

"Oh no! There is an ambush here..."

"My Lord, let's retreat quickly..."

But before they could finish their words, they heard the sound of killing in the distance. In the rain, an army came out like ghosts, wearing black armor and holding big swords.

"There are ambushes on the east side... and the west side. It seems that one thing leads to another. It is really extremely dangerous!"

Gu Zhao was originally wondering why the people who were ambushing at the mountain pass did not catch them all in one fell swoop, but instead fought and retreated. It seems... the real big net is in Xizhou City!

He had advised the Marquis not to take this path before, but... the Marquis refused to listen and insisted on finding another way and taking this path.

Now, I’m surrounded by others and can’t get out even if I want to.

"No... there is still hope. They have about a thousand fewer people on the east side, and no cavalry."

Lu Boshan just became alert, he knew that this move could not be done by King Cheng, but by Xia Zhiyuan, who was standing beside King Cheng with a calm demeanor.

"Everyone! Follow my command! Charge to the east wing!"

Lu Boshan acted decisively and gave orders in an instant. After recruiting soldiers in the past few days, the army under his command had much more manpower than the army under King Cheng, so as long as they could break through the ambush that King Cheng had set up long ago, they still had a chance to turn the situation on the battlefield around.

You won’t be in a passive situation all the time and be manipulated by others.

Lu Boshan pulled the reins and waved his spear with his big hands. The red tassel on the spear was like a plum blossom falling in the river, which was particularly conspicuous, but was carried away by the river and stumbled. He clamped his horse's belly and charged towards the east, leading the army and taking the lead.

Hearing the shouts coming through the rain and fog, Xia Zhiyuan sighed. Sure enough, the hero was no pushover. At the three passes, he learned from his failures and now he would not be scared by King Cheng's army.

Instead, he handled the matter very calmly and gave orders to his men.

However, what if she had thought of this already and predicted his prediction?

"Oh, this guy has some real talent. In such a chaotic situation, he can actually see the weakness of our army in an instant."

King Cheng originally disdained Lu Boshan's mediocre kung fu, especially after he was humiliated and knocked off his horse by a fierce shot from the commander of the Xu family army and became a laughing stock in the court. King Cheng then looked down on him even less, thinking that he was just a dandy boy who enjoyed the protection of his ancestors.

Unexpectedly, today, he opened his eyes.

However, he was determined to gain ownership of Xizhou City and would never let this bastard get any further!