Chapter 742: Well, You Finally Came Out on Your Own

"I also want to go!" Tuan Tuan heard it and, without a second thought, shouted.

Zhang Wu'an scanned the surroundings; the street was empty, and all around him were his own brothers: "Alright! We can't stop now; you all follow me!"

"Alright!" Lu Qi replied, and kept running on the rooftops to follow.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of the Eastern City Main Camp.

Tuan Tuan pointed at Zhang Wu'an's horse: "I want to sit on Uncle Zhang's side."

Lu Qi frowned slightly: "But if later, what if..."

Zhang Wu'an, however, beamed with excitement; chances to hold the Little Princess were rare!

He was too thrilled to speak: "Alright! Come, come, sit in Uncle's lap!"

Lu Qi shook his head helplessly, got down to the ground, walked to the horse, and placed Tuan Tuan steadily in his lap.

Zhang Wu'an scooped up Xiao Tuanzi, turned his head and lifted his chin toward Lu Qi: "Brother Lu, if a fight breaks out later, hurry down and take the Princess (Commandery) to a safe distance."

Lu Qi sprang up, his toe touching the wall, and lightly landed on a nearby roof ridge: "Don't worry, I'll stay here; anyone who dares approach her, I'll send them on a short trip away."

At that moment, not far away, Chen Wang also arrived near the Eastern City Main Camp.

He looked up, and the outline of the Main Camp was faintly visible.

He certainly didn't have a hundred thousand troops; across Jingcheng's various camps, there were at most just under fifty thousand men and horses.

However, if these fifty thousand troops were scattered through the streets and alleys, they could firmly hold back Xiao Yuanhang's army.

The longer the delay, the more advantageous it was for him.

He only needed to keep a contingent nearby; there was still a chance to make a comeback.

Then, a thunderous explosion rang out from the direction of the camp gate.

Chen Wang abruptly reined in his horse, looking ahead with startled uncertainty.

Immediately a second sound followed, and a burst of crimson fire shot up from the camp gate.

Thick smoke mingled with pale violet haze surged out, engulfing the entire gate.

"Your Highness! It's a firearm! What a powerful firearm!" the deputy commander beside him shouted in shock.

Chen Wang, however, wore a pleased expression.

He had heard Li Shen mention this device; General Zhou Han, a subordinate of Xiao Jichang, had perished under this strange firearm in Xibei!

"Haha, this firearm is indeed formidable, but unfortunately you used it in the wrong place."

The defending commander of the Eastern City Main Camp is Li Shen! He has seen this weapon and will certainly not fear it!

He gestured to those behind him: "Get ready; when they start fighting, we'll strike unexpectedly and charge straight through!"

"Yes!"

Wait! He frowned, thinking that Xiao Yuanhang's army had just entered the city; how could they have reached his Eastern City Main Camp so quickly?

At this point, the smoke was gradually clearing, revealing two large craters on the ground.

Zhang Wu'an first removed the face cloth from Tuan Tuan's face, then took off his own; the drug inside the Child-mother thunderbolt bomb is no joke!

"Uncle Zhang," Tuan Tuan asked puzzled, "We haven't started fighting, why throw two Child-mother thunderbolt bombs?"

Zhang Wu'an chuckled: "To scare them."

"Oh."

Zhang Wu'an's voice boomed like a great bell as he shouted: "Everyone inside, listen up!"

"I am Prince Ning's deputy commander Zhang Wu'an! Xiao Jichang and Chen Sheng have both been executed!"

"His Majesty has issued an edict: those who surrender will not be punished, and their ranks will not be reduced!"

Chen Wang, upon hearing this, erupted in fury: I am clearly still alive!

This Zhang Wu'an! I will definitely cut him down from his horse!

The Main Camp's gate slowly opened.

A lone figure stepped out—it was Li Shen, the defending commander of the Eastern City Main Camp.

He raised his side sword with both hands, walked step by step to the gate, and threw the blade onto the ground.

"Clang" rang out crisply as the side sword hit the ground.

Immediately, more guards streamed out of the tents, marching onto the open ground.

They tossed their weapons one by one onto the ground, and swords, spears, and halberds gradually piled into a small hill.

No one spoke; only the sounds of weapons hitting the ground rose and fell.

Lu Qi's eyes widened in amazement.

Zhang Wu'an held Tuan Tuan, his hand gripping the sword hilt, seemingly preparing for an inevitable bloodshed.

He never imagined it, yet he saw this scene before his eyes.

He froze, scratched the back of his head: "What? You aren't going to fight at all?"

"You've all made me dizzy."

Li Shen lifted his head, clasped his fists toward him, and said calmly: "Deputy Commander Zhang, it's not that I don't want to fight."

"To be frank, about eighty percent of the weapons in the camp have rusted twice; they break after a few strikes and can't hold up for long."

"His Majesty's army has already entered the city; why should I lead my brothers to certain death?"

Zhang Wu'an stared at him for a moment, then looked up and laughed loudly: "Good! Good!"

Tuan Tuan clapped her little hands: "Great! Uncles, you are all good people!"

"We uncles are also good people; good people shouldn't fight good people, right?"

Li Shen and the guards looked at her, puzzled: who is this child?

Why is Zhang Wu'an still bringing his daughter onto the battlefield?

Zhang Wu'an beamed with pride: "This is my family's Prince's daughter, Princess Jiayou!"

"Your weapons have rusted, and that's all thanks to my Princess!"

King Chen's head buzzed, and Princess Jiayou actually arrived!

Li Shen and the guards were greatly startled by the words, their faces full of astonishment as they looked at Tuan Tuan.

So the deep pits of rust that appeared overnight in the armory were the work of Princess Jiayou?

How did she do it?

Zhang Wu'an lowered his head and lightly kissed Tuan Tuan's forehead: "Princess, thanks to you, the brothers can achieve victory without bloodshed! So many casualties were avoided!"

Lu Qi snorted, "Zhang Wu'an! How did you also learn to kiss my lady!"

Zhang Wu'an raised his great sword and pointed toward the Main Camp: "Men! Seize their weapons! Keep watch, record names and make a register! When His Majesty and the Prince arrive, then arrange them!"

"Yes!"

"Thank you, General!" Li Shen again clasped his fists, leading the guards to the open ground, lining up and sitting on the ground.

King Chen saw everything clearly, heard everything plainly, and stared fixedly at Zhang Wu'an's silhouette.

He never could have imagined that Zhang Wu'an didn't even use his sword, and the ten thousand elite soldiers in the Main Camp were just gone like that.

Princess Jiayou! No matter what we tried we couldn't find you, yet you came out yourself!

He quietly took the bow and Arrow from the saddle, drew the bow, nocked an Arrow, and aimed at Zhang Wu'an's back.