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The Unstoppable Lady: Fortune Meets Power (Web Novel) - Chapter 1990: Fame Won in a Single Battle! (Jing Kong Arc)
Chapter 1990: Fame Won in a Single Battle! (Jing Kong Arc)
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Zhou Chongyue was stunned!This child... turned out to be someone from the Xuanyuan Family!
No wonder he lost to him.
No, it’s still strange.
Firstly, this child is too young, looking only about twelve or thirteen years old, and secondly, there’s never been talk of such a formidable young warrior emerging from the Xuanyuan Family?
There is a reason for this.
Previously, he stayed in Zhan Country and only entered Hei Fengqi this year.
Though he is a direct descendant of the Xuanyuan Family, Xuanyuan Qi did not give him any special treatment; he started from the lowest rank of the cavalry.
He was assigned under Li Shen’s command, always following Li Shen’s orders to charge and fight. This was his first time obtaining command power and leading troops to Cang Continent for support.
So, it’s no surprise that Zhou Chongyue hadn’t heard of him before.
In fact, not only Zhou Chongyue but even Guo Mang and others were baffled too.
Xuanyuan Qi was exceedingly harsh with his own child, to the point of being appalling. To prevent anyone from secretly taking care of him, he wasn’t even allowed to use his real name, going by Jingtian in the military camp.
It was to intimidate this group of cowards that he revealed his identity today.
Sure enough, it worked well.
Zhou Chongyue was stunned, and so were the other five thousand rebels, none dared to rush forward for a moment.
Zhou Chongyue, having dared to revolt, had a tenacious character. He quickly forced himself to recover from his shock.
He gazed intently at the boy holding him captive with a Red-Tasseled Spear and gritted his teeth, saying, "You’re lying! I’ve never heard of such a figure in the Xuanyuan Family! Do you think pretending to be from the Xuanyuan Family will make me fear you?"
He said these words with firmness and vigor, not only for himself but also to reignite the morale of his side.
Sure enough, upon hearing these words, the rebels began to look at the silver-armored boy on horseback with some suspicion.
Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Chongyue sneered and said, "The Xuanyuan Family was wiped out long ago, only Grand Marshal Xuanyuan Qi and his legitimate son Xuanyuan Zheng survived! Who are you, then, a wild brat?"
He had, in fact, heard that a child from the eldest Xuanyuan line had survived, but that child rarely showed up, leading to numerous rumors. Especially when those rumors spread to Cang Continent, he became just a legend himself.
At this moment, defending oneself, whether true or false, would render one at a disadvantage.
Guo Mang looked worryingly at the silver-armored boy on horseback, concerned he might fall for Zhou Chongyue’s provocations.
Who knew the boy wasn’t led by the nose by Zhou Chongyue at all, he looked coldly at his defeated opponent, arrogantly and dominantly saying, "I’ll give you two choices: surrender or die. I’ll count to three, if you don’t answer, I’ll consider you’ve chosen the second path."
"One."
"Two."
Just as he was about to say three, Zhou Chongyue grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and hurled it fiercely at Xuanyuan Xi!
Almost simultaneously, a master hidden behind Xuanyuan Xi leaped into the air with a scimitar in both hands, launching a surprise attack on Xuanyuan Xi without a word!
"Watch out!" Guo Mang, facing Xuanyuan Xi, clearly saw the sneak attack on Xuanyuan Xi’s back, but being far away and injured, he couldn’t stop it in time.
Xuanyuan Xi’s lips curved slightly: "Heh, a paltry trick."
His spear moved like a dragon, twirling above his head, then thrust coldly backward without looking back, hitting the master’s chest spot-on!
As for the snow flung by Zhou Chongyue, it didn’t even reach halfway before the warhorse beneath the boy blew it away effortlessly!
Zhou Chongyue’s body shuddered: Damn! This horse can blow away snow!
"Three." Xuanyuan Xi finished counting, looking calmly at Zhou Chongyue, who was dumbfounded, "Looks like you chose the second path."
No... I... I... I didn’t even have time to say—
The gleaming spear fell, and the rebel leader’s head rolled beneath an archer’s feet.
That archer was terrified to the point of collapse!
Everyone shuddered!
"Avenge General Zhou—"
Someone shouted from the crowd, but the words barely fell when a horn of attack sounded not far away, with countless hooves approaching. Leading the charge was a cavalryman carrying a flying eagle banner fluttering in the wind and snow.
That was the Xuanyuan Family’s command banner!
The iron cavalry of the Xuanyuan Family had really arrived!
The boy who killed Zhou Chongyue wasn’t lying!
He truly belonged to the Xuanyuan Family!
With the leader dead and the imperial reinforcements arriving, the rebel morale dispersed, and their fighting spirit plummeted. Who fled first was unclear, but before the Xuanyuan Family’s cavalry leveled the hill, all the rebels had fled in disarray.
Guo Mang breathed a long sigh of relief.
Thank heavens the Hei Fengqi arrived just in time.
He was about to witness the grandeur of the Hei Fengqi, when to his surprise, he spotted a familiar face.
The one carrying the command banner, yes, you!
Aren’t you Erdan!
Erdan was a deputy general under Guo Mang, with the surname Zhan Minghuan, and Erdan was his nickname.
Guo Mang rubbed his eyes, thinking he had seen incorrectly. At this moment, all the cavalry yelling and charging had galloped towards him.
However, he was thoroughly stunned.
What on earth is this Xuanyuan Family’s Hei Fengqi? It’s basically the ragtag soldiers he left in the camp!
He turned his head and stared at Xuanyuan Xi: "Sir, what is going on?"
He didn’t know Xuanyuan Xi’s rank, but from the imposing manner the other displayed, he should be above himself.
Xuanyuan Xi wiped the Red-Tasseled Spear with a cloth and said nonchalantly, "Oh, borrowed your men."
"Where are your men?" Guo Mang asked.
"Just me," Xuanyuan Xi said.
Guo Mang staggered and nearly fell: "Wha-what do you mean just you? Did the court... only send you alone to reinforce us?"
"That’s not the case, quite a few were sent, but they were all blocked by heavy snow on the way." Only he and Little Shiyi managed to get through.
Guo Mang swallowed hard, mustering courage, he asked, "May I ask how many reinforcements the court has dispatched?"
Xuanyuan Xi replied, "Two hundred."
Guo Mang was stunned: "Just, just two hundred? That’s not enough! At least ten or twenty thousand should have come!"
Xuanyuan Xi withdrew the perfectly cleaned Red-Tasseled Spear, looked at him with a peculiar expression, and asked, "Why would you need ten or twenty thousand troops to escort food supplies?"
Guo Mang was profoundly shocked once more: "You... were actually... only escorting food supplies?"
Those rebels knew they were being fooled by a mere small cavalry escorting food supplies, didn’t they?
May I ask where you learned this bluffing skill from?
Guo Mang suddenly thought of a crucial question: "Your identity with the Xuanyuan Family wouldn’t also be..."
Xuanyuan Xi replied, "My identity is genuine. I am indeed from the Xuanyuan Family."
With that, he turned and looked at the idle ragtag soldiers, frowned, and said, "Why are you standing there? Go and loot!"
Guo Mang: "..."
Under Xuanyuan Xi’s leadership, the ragtag soldiers of Cang Continent looted the rebel camp clean, not leaving a single grain of rice or a thread behind for the rebels.
That night, the Cang Continent army that had starved for days finally had a hearty meal.
...
Though Zhou Chongyue was dead, his son was still alive, and the rebels still had an army of twenty thousand.
The weather remained harsh, the Yunzhou reinforcements could not arrive, leaving the Cang Continent army with only over three thousand troops, and just two thousand were fit to fight.
Guo Mang suggested defending.
"We stole some food. Hold out until the Yunzhou army arrives."
Xuanyuan Xi did not agree with this approach.
Firstly, there’s no telling how long the weather will remain harsh, and the food will be consumed sooner or later.
Secondly, there were too many wounded, and the city needed to be retaken quickly so the wounded could enter the city for treatment.
He said solemnly, "For a soldier with a passionate heart, the most difficult thing is not dying on the battlefield, but dying from illness in the barracks."
Guo Mang was stunned.
He had never expected such words to come from a twelve or thirteen-year-old’s mouth.
Had he... also experienced death and pain?
Otherwise, how could he feel this way?
Better to die on the battlefield than from illness!
In the end, Guo Mang agreed to Xuanyuan Xi’s plan.
Three days later, Xuanyuan Xi led two thousand of the Cang Continent army to attack the right wing of the rebels.
The rebels had never seen the real Hei Fengqi, but Xuanyuan Xi’s reputation was already spreading, coupled with the Xuanyuan Family’s marshal flag, all the rebels thought the attackers were the Xuanyuan Iron Cavalry.
The rebels’ morale was low, Xuanyuan Xi seized the moment and led the Cang Continent army to charge directly into the main commander’s barracks, scattering the twenty thousand army!
Xuanyuan Xi first pursued the smallest group of soldiers, giving the rebels no chance to counterattack.
Two hours later, Xuanyuan Xi killed Zhou Chongyue’s youngest son, Zhou Fengdong.
Three days later, Xuanyuan Xi captured Zhou Chongyue’s third son, Zhou Fengqiu alive.
On the seventh day, Xuanyuan Xi severely injured Zhou Chongyue’s second son, Zhou Fengxia.
That night, Zhou Chongyue’s eldest son, Zhou Fengchun, came out of the city to surrender.
In just seven days, with two thousand troops, Xuanyuan Xi achieved a complete victory over Zhou Chongyue’s twenty thousand rebel forces, ending the year-long southwest internal strife.
Xuanyuan Xi’s fame skyrocketed from this battle!
Shangguan Yun was overjoyed upon receiving the victory report from the southwest. Before Xuanyuan Xi returned to court, he immediately issued an imperial edict to the entire world, conferring Xuanyuan Xi as Champion Marquis.
Thirteen-year-old Warrior Marquis, unprecedented within the six countries!
