Chapter 118: A Lazy Hero's Sweep

  Tian Wei's failure to arrive with reinforcements will certainly lead to the defeat of Chu State, and once Tian Wei is defeated, the allied forces of Qi and Jin will have no worries about attacking Zheng State. At that time, they will almost certainly take advantage of the situation to attack Chengfu and destroy Chu State.

  Tang Xiaxia smiled bitterly and said to Luosi Qi: "Wu Zixu is indeed Wu Zixu, this opportunity is grasped very well, it's just that we poor guys who risked our lives for King Chu are in trouble. We didn't help him but chose to help King Chu instead, I don't know if this counts as retribution."

  Luoshi also sighed, if not for Wu Zixu's sudden arrival, the 30,000 elite Chu army led by Qu Li would have arrived earlier. Even if they couldn't save Zheng Guo in the end, at least there was a chance to rescue the great general Tian Yu's army from Zhucity and preserve Chu State.

  Tang Xiaxia suddenly smiled and patted Luo Siqi's shoulder, saying softly: "Don't worry! Let us men handle the fighting! You've been up all night, what you need most now is a good sleep. I've ordered them to cook red date and longan porridge for you, it'll be served in a small ceramic pot when you wake up."

  Such concern moved Luosi, and she was indeed very tired, so she nodded and went to sleep. The room arranged by Tang Xiaoxia for her was in the Shuai Mansion, and Luosi slept very comfortably. When she woke up hungry, the maids brought her things to wash and dress, after all, the current environment was in the city, which was much better than the military camp.

  Luosiqi simply washed her face and then gestured to the maid to bring over the porridge for her to drink before dressing up. This porridge was really fragrant! Luosiqi ate several bowls before feeling satisfied. After she finished washing and dressing, she asked the maids about Tang Xiaoxia's whereabouts. The maid said that General Tang had gone to the North City Tower not long ago, so Luosiqi brought a guide soldier to find him.

  Luosi woke up again in the afternoon, and the work of reinforcing the city's defenses continued under Tang Xiaoxia's command. When Luosi saw Tang Xiaoxia, she nodded slightly as a greeting, while Tang Xiaoxia walked forward and patted his shoulder lightly, saying: "I didn't expect you to be so serious!" As he spoke, he waved his hand slightly, indicating that the others should leave, and when they were about 50 meters away, Luosi whispered to him: "I thought you would wait by my bedside after I woke up, eager to remind me to leave here and focus on finding a way to defeat the evil god. But now you're actually willing to help King Chu defend the city?"

  Tang Xiaoxia let out a sigh, propping her hands on the city wall as she gazed in the direction of Bamboo City. "To be honest, I was initially resistant to being suddenly transported to this time and space. All I wanted was to attend school normally every day, play some basketball, read books that I liked... magic spells, martial arts, none of those things mattered to me. But after Bamboo City was taken by the Qi army and news spread throughout the city that Tian Yu's army was trapped in Zheng Guo, everyone in the city became anxious and fearful. It suddenly gave me a sense of mission. At first, I didn't want to go with you because I just wanted to stay far away from all these troubles in Chu Guo and be at peace. I couldn't convince you, but neither was I willing to support you. But now that I'm the highest-ranking official in the city, the more the people of the city doubt my ability to defend it, the more I want to prove them wrong!"

  Luosiqi suddenly felt a majestic and powerful aura from Tang Xiaoxia, which made Luosiqi have a slight admiration for Tang Xiaoxia in an instant.

  "And," Tang Xiaoxia said, slowing down her tone, "since I made up my mind to defend Chengfu and repel the enemy. I found that I suddenly had a strange feeling in my body."

  "What's it like?" Lucille heard Tang Xiaoxia say seriously and also became curious.

  "I also can't tell, this feeling is neither joy nor sorrow. Although facing tens of times more enemy troops and the people in the city makes me feel tremendous pressure, yet this feeling excites me, with a strong urge to battle against powerful enemies." Tang Xiaoxia leaned on the city wall, gazing towards the direction of Bamboo City, reciting these two lines: "But let the flying general of Dragon City be present, and don't allow the barbarian horses to cross the Yin Mountains!"

  Luosha saw a fierce flame burning in his eyes, and she heard Tang Xiaoxia continue to say: "In the past, General Li Guang of Han guarded the border. The Xiongnu people heard about it and called him 'the flying general of Han', avoiding him for several years, not daring to approach. I also thought of Zhou Yu, who faced Cao Cao's army of tens of thousands. With a smile, the sails and oars were destroyed in an instant. This heroic spirit, today I want to have it too!"

  Luosha saw that the soldiers and civilians in the city were working together in high spirits, without any signs of fear or panic. She couldn't help but ask Tang Xiaoxia: "I say, Tang Xiaoxia, according to reason, since we are outnumbered and the reinforcements from afar can't arrive, I think this news would be impossible to keep under wraps, so shouldn't the soldiers' morale be shaken and the civilians fleeing in panic? How did you convince them to work so hard?"

  Tang Xiaxia smiled and beckoned Luosi Qi to come closer, saying in a low voice: "As the saying goes, 'good news doesn't spread far, but bad news travels a thousand miles!' You had just fallen asleep when I received the news that the rumor of Kui Li's inability to lead the army has already spread throughout the city. Who knows who leaked it out? The military and civilians are indeed as you said, with people's hearts wavering. Even several generals left behind by Tian Yu advised me to abandon the city and return to the capital, saying that as long as we hold on to the capital, the city will eventually be taken back."

  Luoshi heard this and sighed, saying: "Actually, what they said is also reasonable. If Tian Yu's army is destroyed, the armies of Qi and Jin will surely attack Chengfu, and their numbers will definitely be more than twenty times that of our defending troops. The enemy is too strong, we are afraid that we can't hold on for a day. More importantly, facing the swarming enemy army, our army will inevitably collapse psychologically, and at that time, there will be more deserters than ever before!

  "So I thought of a way," Tang Xia continued.

  "What's the solution?"

  "My method is to form four teams of a hundred men each to guard the four city gates. Anyone who dares to leave without my order will be killed on the spot."

  Tang Xiaoxia said "kill him on the spot" with no killing intent at all, as if he was talking about something very ordinary, just like saying "I'm hungry, I want to eat".

  "Didn't the military and civilians in that city riot?" Loshiki was very skeptical about whether Tang Xiaoxia's actions would be useful.

  "Got it!" Tang Xiaxia answered lightly. "But I stopped them, so they obediently came back to listen and work."

  "Did you stop them? Did you kill the people in the city?" Roseth knew that in this situation, in order to effectively prevent the residents of the city from collectively escaping, there was only this method.

  "No, no." Tang Xiaxia shook her head: "I just changed a small trick for them."

  "What's 'play'?" Rosicky didn't understand what Tang Xiaoxia meant by "play".

  "It's just this." Tang Xiaoya said, snapping her fingers, a small flame ignited on the tip of her finger. "Back then, Qingyuanzi taught me this trick, but it was almost useless, I only thought it was an extra lighter to carry with me, but unexpectedly, it helped me get through all sorts of crises afterwards."

  Luosi heard Tang Xiaoxia say this, and couldn't help but think of how she was deceived by Yu Luo in Nanjiang and fell into Mo Ye's trap. In the desperate situation where everything was pitch black, it was precisely because of the flame on Tang Xiaoxia's fingertips that she managed to scare off Mo Ye.

  She listened as Tang Xiaoxia continued, "Fortunately, the refugees fleeing the disaster all chose the nearest South City Gate, so when I rushed to the South City Gate after hearing the news, I simply ignited a flame on my fingertips. Those who tried to force their way through the blockade and some of the escaping soldiers had never seen anything like this before. So I took advantage of the situation and said that as your senior brother, I was the incarnation of the Fire God, with powerful magical powers, and that all the Qi and Jin armies were no match for me. I would definitely help them defend the city and repel the enemy!"

  "Is that all it took for them to believe?" Rosalie still found it hard to fathom how a small flame on the tip of Tang Xiao Xia's finger could calm the panic in the city.

  She heard Tang Xiaoxia say to her: "Of course they believed, Tang Xiaoxia looked at the soldiers and civilians below the city who were working hard with a somewhat melancholic tone: "In fact, what they lack is just a powerful commander to give them confidence. Who would be willing to leave their hometown and go to a completely strange place if it weren't for the sake of desperation? The rich are still better off, but most of the common people are poor. If they really abandon their homes and leave here, the strong can only work as laborers, while the elderly, children, and women with poor physical strength will probably become slaves at the mercy of others!"

  "So you think you can defeat tens of thousands of enemies by yourself?" Although Rosyth appreciated Tang Xiaoxiao's approach, she still felt that this was almost an impossible task.

  "How could it be just me?" Tang Xiaoxia turned around and looked at Luosi Qi with deep feelings: "Isn't there still you? The goddess of Chu State, you are my strongest trump card in defending Chengfu this time."

  "Me?" Luosi heard Tang Xiaoxia say that she was his trump card, and the first thing that came to mind was that Tang Xiaoxia wanted to borrow her magical abilities. She said to Tang Xiaoxia: "I also know some magic, but when facing tens or even hundreds of enemies, these magic might still have some effect. But the enemy has tens of millions of people! With my ability, I'm afraid it's just a drop in the bucket!"

  But unexpectedly, Tang Xiaoxia smiled mysteriously and said to Luosi Qi: "My moon goddess, winning in this era is actually not as difficult as you think. The advantages we have over them are not just in terms of magic."

  "What else?" Lusky asked in puzzlement.

  "Of course it's experience. We have more than two thousand years of experience, especially in war. Their tactics and strategies are actually far behind mine."

  Luosha looked at Tang Xiaoxia with a confident expression, but she didn't know what kind of strategy he had come up with to capture Zhusha City and rescue Tianyu and Sima Yue.

  At this moment, a swift horse suddenly galloped from afar on the main road outside the city leading to Zhucheng. It seemed to be one of the scouts Tang Xiaoxia had sent earlier to monitor the direction of Zhucheng. Seeing Tang Xiaoxia's delighted expression, she said in a low voice: "You've come, you've finally come!"