Following closely behind Bai Qingyan, Shen Kunyang halted his steps, grasping the sword at his waist, and took a few steps toward the outside of the city wall, asking confidently, "What... is Tianfeng Kingdom going to war with our Zhou?!"
"So what if it is!" Li Tianfu sneered coldly, she wanted nothing more than to go to war with Zhou.
Bai Qingyan stopped in the upper room directly opposite Li Tianfu, her cold eyes gazing at the Elephant Army below the city wall, and said coldly, "Tianfeng Kingdom came with thirty elephants and plans to go to war with our Zhou, they are truly overestimating themselves..."
The crossbow battalion received orders and, led by Shen Qingzhu, hugged the city wall tightly, climbing up one by one, hunched over.
"Thirty Elephant Army, plus ten thousand Xiliang elites, is more than enough to break through this Pingyang City of yours! If you have any sense, hand over Li Zhijie!" Li Tianfu shouted loudly at Bai Qingyan.
It was true that Tianfeng Kingdom brought thirty elephants, but the Xiliang army she brought numbered only six thousand, otherwise... why would the Monarch of Tianfeng Kingdom send the Elephant Army along?
The general of Tianfeng Kingdom looked at Li Tianfu, this madwoman... she clearly wanted to use this opportunity to start a war!
Li Tianfu did not care about the warning look from the general of Tianfeng Kingdom at this time, sneering, "What... is Tianfeng Kingdom so afraid of Zhou!"
The general of Tianfeng Kingdom gave Li Tianfu a cold look; the people of Tianfeng Kingdom have never known what fear is!
But their Elephant Army was indeed restricted in winter, and since their Monarch had other plans for Zhou, he was loyal to his king, so... no one could use Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army to disrupt their Majesty’s plans.
The general of Tianfeng Kingdom held onto the armrest of his chair with both hands, leaning toward Li Tianfu, "Our Tianfeng Kingdom is strong, we have never known what fear is! But... I will not allow you to spoil our Majesty’s plans! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!"
"Your Majesty’s plan is nothing more than wanting to first buy a few cities, and when the winter that elephants fear passes, next summer your Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army can show off its might, and then attack Zhou, isn’t it?"
Li Tianfu spoke without any scruples, with the intent that the people of Zhou on the city wall could hear her; the general of Tianfeng Kingdom grasped the armrest of his chair tighter, his gaze toward Li Tianfu cold and piercing.
Li Tianfu’s beautiful eyes carried a strong seductive smile, and she said to the general of Tianfeng Kingdom, "Do you think... bringing the giant elephants of Tianfeng Kingdom here today, is Bai Qingyan afraid or not? If not... why is she standing on the city wall with a grim face saying nothing? If you take Pingyang City today, it will be a great achievement with your Majesty!"
"The Empress of Zhou is here!" Li Tianfu signaled the Xiliang Elephant Army general to look up at the city wall, "If you capture Bai Qingyan alive, are you still afraid Zhou won’t surrender?"
"Once the Empress of Zhou is captured alive and used as leverage... Zhou will have nothing but defeat, now that Yan and Zhou have formed an alliance, isn’t it because they fear the Elephant Army of Tianfeng Kingdom? If Tianfeng Kingdom and Xiliang would also show favor to Yan, there’s no guarantee Yan wouldn’t be tempted to join us in dividing Zhou!" Seeing the general of Tianfeng Kingdom showing hesitance in his eyes, Li Tianfu’s smile grew even more pronounced, "You better think it through, if you miss this opportunity, capturing the Empress of Zhou alive will be much more difficult for your Tianfeng Kingdom..."
While Li Tianfu was speaking, Zhou’s crossbow battalion was already lined up in formation, each holding a small jar of ignited fire oil, ready to attack at any moment.
Li Tianfu stared intently at the general of Tianfeng Kingdom, seeing he was already swayed by her but just unwilling to admit it, she smiled, straightened in her seat, and turned to order the Xiliang soldiers, "Bring up those recently captured for me!"
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