After Rebirth, My Wife Turned Out to Be Myself - Chapter 86

Before long, the Xie family generals led the army on the western campaign. Her Majesty saw them off by shooting an arrow through the clouds and beating the drums.

Three days later, a battle report arrived.

West Jin had indeed already stationed some troops on the border.

A great battle was imminent!

Half a month later, the Da Yue army pressed forward, achieving their first victory!

Hachinu, the new Emperor of West Jin, was furious. He hastily led the main West Jin army towards the border, but it was already in vain.

West Jin’s morale was low, while Da Yue’s momentum was unstoppable, showing signs of pushing straight through to the capital.

By the time the commanders of both armies met, the Da Yue army had already captured five border cities of West Jin!

But this time, they were facing Hachinu.

Behind the commanders of both sides were tens of thousands of soldiers.

Xie Anyu sat on her horse, the red ribbon on its tail fluttering in the wind.

She looked from afar, and there he was, Hachinu. The great general of West Jin… no, now the new Emperor of West Jin.

The new Emperor personally leading the campaign had significantly boosted West Jin’s previously low morale.

The axe resting on his broad shoulder had claimed countless lives.

Anyu tightened her grip on her spear.

She wasn’t afraid!

She even wanted to fight him!

Hachinu also sized up Xie Anyu. If he killed this little girl first, the Da Yue army’s morale would surely plummet.

“Da Yue wants to take my West Jin, and they send out a little girl like this?” Hachinu laughed coldly, the large axe on his shoulder glinting with cold light in the sun.

The West Jin soldiers behind him remained silent.

Xie Anyu didn’t look old, but she had led troops to break through several West Jin cities consecutively, so how could she be underestimated?

“Taking five of my West Jin cities while we were unprepared, little girl, today I’ll use you as a sacrifice for the flag!”

Upon hearing this, Anyu calmly said, “General Hachinu should be careful. If you die here in the first battle, West Jin will be taken by us!”

“Boasting shamelessly!” Hachinu spurred his horse forward, charging towards Xie Anyu!

The young girl in Hachinu’s eyes showed no hesitation. The tenacity in her eyes was as unshakable as Mount Tai. She raised her spear and shouted, “Soldiers, charge with me!”

“Yes!!”

Below the city walls, the two armies clashed, a dense mass of people intertwined. The shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers almost shook the heavens and earth!!

“When you lead the troops to attack West Jin, West Jin is weak. If their morale continues to be low, they will only face defeat. Coupled with the possibility that Ajirui might have advised him, Hachinu will definitely want to kill you in the first battle. His killing intent towards you is extremely strong.”

Anyu held her spear with both hands, blocking a swing of the large axe. However, the enemy was as strong as an ox. Even with Anyu’s strength, her arms trembled from the force of the blow!

Her Majesty was right. Hachinu’s moves were all lethal. If she hadn’t blocked that one…

“Moreover, Hachinu’s martial arts are also very strong. If you fight him head-on, even I can’t say for sure that you will win.”

Anyu suddenly exerted force and pushed upwards, deflecting his axe.

“Little girl, not bad!” A hint of appreciation flashed in Hachinu’s eyes, but more was disdain. “Too bad, how many more blows can you withstand!”

And so, another heavy axe blow came down!

This time, Anyu raised her spear to block again.

With a crack, the spear shaft split, and Anyu was thrown back by the immense force, causing bl00d to spill from her mouth.

Seeing this, Hachinu laughed loudly and raised his axe high again, “Little girl, this is the end!!”

In the nick of time, Anyu’s eyes suddenly darkened.

Hachinu watched as Anyu threw away her spear, not yet realizing what she intended to do, when suddenly a sharp pain shot through his chest.

He looked down in astonishment.

A short crossbow bolt had sharply pierced through his armor and lodged in his left chest.

Hidden… hidden weapon?

No, how could an ordinary crossbow bolt pierce his chest at such close range?

Anyu couldn’t help but recall what Her Majesty had said before she left.

At that time, she had asked, “Since Hachinu is so highly regarded by Your Majesty, how did Your Majesty win when you fought West Jin?”

“Hachinu is formidable, but he is arrogant and looks down on others. It’s not difficult to kill him. Give him an opening, and then strike for a fatal blow. However, I didn’t get off lightly back then either, I was seriously injured.”

After Her Majesty finished speaking, she rubbed Anyu’s hair again and said with a smile, “But you don’t need to use such a risky method. If you still follow my old path, wouldn’t my years as Emperor in Da Yue have been in vain?”

Anyu calmly looked at the staggering Hachinu and said, “This is a new crossbow bolt developed by Da Yue.”

Although the range is short, its power is no less than that of a bow and arrow. The special arrowhead material can also easily pierce through hard armor.

“You…”

“Today’s Da Yue is not the Da Yue you remember.” It possesses sharper weapons and the most formidable ruler!

Hachinu gritted his teeth, trying to muster his strength to attack Anyu again.

But suddenly, his body stiffened, and he fell to his knees with a thud.

His face was pale, as if in intense pain.

“It’s poison…”

Seeing this, Anyu smiled, “Yes, it’s Danyu poison.”

“Despicable…”

Anyu’s expression turned cold, “It’s merely returning the favor!”

In her previous life, Her Majesty was poisoned by West Jin’s Danyu poison on the battlefield. She had heard Her Majesty say that because of the toxicity of the Danyu poison, Her Majesty’s health suffered later. It was also because she had been poisoned by Danyu poison that Grand Consort Qin was able to take Her Majesty’s life in the end.

According to Her Majesty’s guess, Ajirui must have also prepared Danyu poison and was waiting for them.

Unfortunately, her Majesty was even smarter!

In this first battle, she would kill Hachinu!

“General Hachinu, rest assured. After West Jin is brought into our fold, I will order all the Danyu to be eradicated!” After saying this, Anyu drew the dagger from her waist, and with a swift motion, severed Hachinu’s head.

In the first battle against the Da Yue army, West Jin’s new Emperor died. There was no time for national mourning, because the Da Yue army advanced towards the West Jin capital at the fastest speed.

Upon hearing the news, Ajirui’s hand trembled, dropping the chess piece she was holding.

She looked at the dead game on the board and murmured in despair, “We lost, there’s no chance.”

The new Emperor of West Jin was dead, killed on the battlefield.

This news terrified the Emperor of East Ming, making him restless. He immediately dispatched troops to support West Jin.

If they could tie down Da Yue, perhaps West Jin would have a glimmer of hope.

West Jin could not fall. Everyone understood the principle of ‘when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold’. If West Jin was gone, the next target for Da Yue would be East Ming!

But just after issuing the decree to send troops for support, he received news from the border—

“Your Majesty, this is bad! Da Yue’s army has entered our border!”

The East Ming Emperor felt as if he couldn’t catch his breath.

“What nonsense are you talking about! Da Yue is dealing with West Jin, how could they still have the strength to enter our border!”

“But Your Majesty, this is news from the border…”

“How many troops did Da Yue send into our territory?!” the East Ming Emperor roared.

The messenger was covered in cold sweat, “Less… less than seventy thousand.”

“A mere few tens of thousands of troops, how could they attack our territory!” The East Ming Emperor slammed the table and glared. “East Ming has a full hundred thousand troops stationed at the border!”

The truce agreement was nearing its end, and East Ming had taken precautions, stationing troops at the border in advance, fearing something might happen.

Da Yue’s generals should all be campaigning in West Jin. Who! Who led a mere less than seventy thousand troops and defeated his hundred thousand border garrison!

Just then, another messenger rushed into the hall.

“Your Majesty, eight hundred li urgent dispatch! The border city of Linhuai has already fallen!”

The East Ming Emperor’s vision went black.

The news of the border being breached just arrived, and Linhuai has already fallen? How could Da Yue’s speed in attacking East Ming be even more terrifying than against West Jin?

“Da Yue… who is leading the troops…” the East Ming Emperor asked with difficulty.

The messenger knelt abruptly, “Reporting to Your Majesty, it is the Emperor of Da Yue!”

“The Emperor of Da Yue?!”

“Yes, the commander-in-chief is… the Emperor of Da Yue! Her Majesty is personally leading the campaign, and Da Yue’s few tens of thousands of soldiers are full of momentum. Our border army… is defeated!”

“Your Majesty, please issue the order! We must immediately rush to the border for support! East Ming must not follow in West Jin’s footsteps!”

The East Ming Emperor’s hands trembled, “Issue the decree, issue it immediately!”

“Then, Your Majesty, the support for West Jin…”

The East Ming Emperor suddenly understood.

Da Yue did this on purpose.

Attacking East Ming’s territory was to tie them down, preventing them from caring about West Jin’s fate.

How terrifying.

What was terrifying wasn’t this simple and easy-to-understand strategy, but that the Emperor of Da Yue actually accomplished it. Actually… with a mere less than seventy thousand troops, she took Linhuai from East Ming, forcing East Ming to fend for itself!!

And on West Jin’s side, with the death of the new Emperor, their defeat was inevitable, like a collapsing mountain.

The Da Yue army campaigning in West Jin truly had no worries about their rear and headed straight for the West Jin capital!