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The sound rang like a temple bell at dawn, reverberating through every soldier’s soul. Like the first domino tipping over, more weapons soon followed, crashing onto the earth in an unceasing symphony. The ripple spread, swallowing the entire battlefield. Even the enemy commander unsheathed his sword only to drop it to the ground before kneeling in surrender.
This was a force thirty thousand strong, and these thirty thousand men were now laying down their arms before a defending force of only a fraction of their number.
“Young miss…” Baoqin whispered, leaning close. “What now?”
Tang Wanzhuang discreetly swallowed a pill and murmured, “You handle the surrender. Use them to stabilize Jinbei properly this time. Vermillion Bird’s approach worked yesterday, but it won’t work tomorrow. We need to restructure the entire system from the ground up.”
“But you… Ah, why do you always end up looking so battered? Honestly—”
Tang Wanzhuang cut her off. “I don’t do this to attract men.”
“…I never said you did.”
“I know what you’re thinking. You’re even wondering if I rushed this battle so I could head north to help.”
Baoqin fell silent.
Tang Wanzhuang rolled her eyes and said, “Injured or not, I can’t leave the pass or go anywhere else. The capital isn’t far. I can still move between...
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