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Chapter 448 Xie Lingwan: Xiao Jin is approximately equal to?
The cannons rumbled, the walls vibrated like strings, and dust fell in streams.

With hurried steps and the clash of armor, messengers rushed into the room one after another in a panic, covered in blood.

"Thank you, sir. The West Tower has been breached! The aliens are charging forward, and Lord Yangping is leading his men to fight back!"

"Thank you, sir. Dongduntai is in urgent need of help. There are still two thousand Lujiang soldiers there! What should we do?"

"Thank you, sir!"

Her knuckles rested on the edge of the reed ring, and the jade ring gleamed.

Fang Weihan: "What is the current situation in Shouchun?"

Xie Lingwan: "Everything is fine, don't worry, husband."

Fang Weihan: "Don't forget our agreement."

Agreement?

Her own voice appeared in her mind: "My husband protects the world, and I will protect my husband."

The stupid husband was reminding her to be careful in disguise, and he was considering her face and self-esteem. He didn't think she couldn't hear it, did he? How stupid.

Being so roundabout made her seem like she was being too fussy, and her husband was really wasting his time.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she whispered, "Stupid husband..."

The Moon Talisman flickered faintly, and she typed a short message.

Xie Lingwan: "I won't forget it."

She put away her reed wreath, her smile slowly faded, and when she turned around again, her beautiful face was filled with calm and coldness.

"Let the Marquis of Yangping hold the front line and make sure the outer city wall is not lost. Gather the 5,000 reserve troops in the city and place them under the command of the Marquis of Runan to recapture the West Tower."

"Yes!" The messenger responded and left in a hurry.

Xie Lingwan raised her hand and waved it gently, and a smooth water mirror condensed in front of her. The water was rolling and crystal clear, like a fairy mirror in the Yaochi Lake.

The girl in the mirror has a peerless appearance, which makes people forget the world. She is slender and thin, quiet and elegant. Her skirt is like green smoke, and her boots are like snow. There is a precious white jade ring around her waist, but it pales in comparison to her white wrists.

The scorching wind fell from the window sill, lifting her skirt, like a lotus swaying in the wind, firm and untainted.

Xie Lingwan put away the water mirror, took light steps, and stepped over the threshold.

Xiao Fuwei, the commander of the Xuanzhong Guard, stood aside, holding a knife and standing solemnly, with a serious expression.

"Thank you, sir. The Luantai Guards of the Changming court are waiting in the front yard." Xiao Fuwei said.

"Got it." Xie Lingwan nodded slightly, smiling gently, "I'll have to trouble Commander Xiao to protect me during the battle later."

"It's my job, no need to praise me." Xiao Fuwei clasped his fists and said.

The high-ranking and powerful marquis stepped forward quickly, opened the door for her personally, and bowed respectfully.

This scene would probably make the officials who didn't know the truth drop their jaws in shock. This was the famous "Xuanjia" Xiao Fuwei. When had they ever seen him so respectful?
But it was precisely because Xiao Fuwei controlled the Xuan Zhongwei that he knew more clearly how much power this seemingly weak girl held in her hands.

The leader of the Xie family of Chenjun and the Zhou family of Runan, the uncrowned master of the 40 counties in Jianghuai, and the object of loyalty of 150,000 new troops of the Northern Palace. When the Great Zhou was falling apart, he almost single-handedly created the current situation of unification in Jiangnan. It can be said that without Xie Lingwan's contribution, no one in the Great Zhou would be able to stop the foreign troops.

As she stepped over the threshold, dozens of eyes were cast at her, many of them full of admiration and respect.

With the background of the rumbling of cannons, the front yard was crowded with people. The powerful officials of the empire, the leaders of the aristocratic families in Huaiyou, and the wealthy families in Jiangnan all gathered here. Speculators, patriots, and those who followed the crowd, all put all their chips on the girl in front of them, hoping that she could preserve the remaining half of the country.

The Luantai Guards from Changming had never seen such a scene before, so they were inevitably a little nervous.

She held up the imperial edict and said loudly:
"Dongshan Xie family, Yangzhou deputy governor Xie Lingwan received the order."

Everyone in the front yard knelt down and kowtowed.

It is amazing that the world-famous Miss Xie does not hold a high position now. She is just a Yangzhou Beijia who was awarded the honor by Qinghuo Academy, and her title is from the fifth rank.

But obviously no one would regard her as a simple fifth-rank official. After all, among the group of people kneeling down were high-ranking officials of the first rank, such as the Prince's Grand Tutor and Chenjun Duke Xie Mingren.

"I accept your order." Xie Lingwan bowed.

"The decree says: Xie Lingwan of Dongshan has saved the country from disaster, led the army and conquered the country, and pacified the Jiangbei area. His achievements are great. Now I have restored your position as prime minister, and you are in charge of the three provinces and hundreds of officials. I have specially promoted you to the position. You will also be given the titles of Duke of Kuaiji County, General of the Cavalry, Governor of Yangzhou, and Commander-in-Chief of the military forces south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River."

"Announce it to the whole world, and let everyone know!"

Xie Lingwan took the imperial edict from the Luantai Guard, nodded and said, "I would like to thank your majesty for your grace first."

The sound of cannons echoed over Shouchun, but the atmosphere in the Changshiyuan was different for a moment. It had been a long time since the Luantai Guards had read the imperial edict, but the ministers were still immersed in shock and had not recovered.

The Southern Family Group followed Xie Lingwan's lead in supporting Fang Tang, and they were indeed Fang Tang's strongest supporters. But in contrast, the isolated Chang Ming court in the northwest had a very high legal legitimacy, and with Fang Tang, the most powerful king in the world, in charge, they did not have to curry favor with the Jiangnan Group in terms of contribution.

But the meaning of Fang Tang's edict was very clear: she wanted to appoint Xie Lingwan as prime minister.

What is a prime minister? A prime minister is second only to one person and above all others! Fang Qianyi had originally abolished this position and divided its power among the governors of the three provinces, but now Fang Tang has restored it for Xie Lingwan.

Not to mention the long list of titles that followed, this one item alone was equivalent to Fang Tang directly handing over half of the empire's power to Xie Lingwan, almost granting her complete trust.

This seemed unimaginable to the ministers.

Some people would also think of Fang Tang's suppression of Chenjun Xie's family in Changming City not long ago. Fang Tang, who was still on guard at the time, would now completely trust this number one imaginary enemy not long ago?

But no matter what the facts behind it are, the higher Xie Lingwan's official position, the more secure their interests will be, which is not a bad thing no matter how you look at it.

Xie Mingren was the most active person among those present.

Although his mouth was almost unable to close due to laughter, he still bowed with a serious expression and saluted to his granddaughter:

"See you, Prime Minister Xie."

After his reminder, everyone present responded as if awakened from a dream:

"See you, Prime Minister Xie."

The girl in green stood in the courtyard, extremely beautiful, like a lotus in full bloom.

The old ministers all had mixed feelings. A young girl in her twenties could actually stand at the pinnacle of power in the empire, and she had achieved it through her own efforts. She was much better than these old men who had lived half their lives. Looking at their unworthy descendants, they were really...

All the old ministers suddenly felt suffocated as if their lives were like dogs' stomachs.

"No need to be so polite." Xie Lingwan held up the seal and said loudly, "Shouchun is in danger. We should join hands and overcome the difficulties together."

"All troops are ready and everyone is doing their job. Those without cultivation skills, please retreat to the Southern Navy Wharf and prepare to board the ship for evacuation."

"Prime Minister Xie, are we going to give up Shouchun?" an old minister asked with a bow.

Xie Lingwan paused and nodded slightly: "If I have to, I will."

"boom!"

Another burst of gunfire sounded like the death knell.

This was a signal that the alien race was about to launch a new round of attacks, and everyone hurriedly said goodbye and rushed to their respective duties.

Xie Lingwan took out the reed wreath and found the ball of light representing Xiao Jin.

Xie Lingwan: "Have you arrived in Anfeng?"

Xiao Jin: “We’re here.”

Xie Lingwan: "I don't care what method you use, you must blow up the West City Levee, the sooner the better."

Xiao Jin: "Oh, Miss Xie, are you begging me?"

Xie Lingwan: "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you now. You just need to remember one thing. If you can't do it, then Lujiang City is finished."

Xiao Jin: "What is the situation in Lujiang?"

Xie Lingwan: "Fish swim in a boiling pot, and swallows burn their nests." Xiao Jin: "Got it."

Got it? Just a word of got it? A trace of anger flashed in the girl's eyes.

"Commander Xiao."

"Thank you, Prime Minister. I'm here." Xiao Fuwei guarded her with a knife in hand.

"Come with me to the city wall. A new round of siege by the alien race will begin soon."

"Yes!"

Xie Lingwan came to the north city tower of Shouchun surrounded by a group of guards.

Arrows flew through the air, rocks fell and rolled, and the sound of shouting and killing filled her ears. She looked around and saw that the situation in front of Shouchun Gate had become urgent.

The left pier collapsed in the middle, leaving a gap several dozen steps long, where the soldiers of the Great Zhou and the foreign races fought desperately. The piers on the right had all been lost, and the foreign soldiers climbed up to the top of the piers and fought with the Lujiang army stationed on the main city wall.

The moat was filled with floating corpses, making it almost impossible to flow.

"boom!"

Another Skyfire shell struck, blasting a hole several feet wide on the wall of Shouchun. Through the hole, one could see the iron bars and mud bones under the stone bricks.

Xie Lingwan's face was solemn. Even with her intelligence, she was somewhat helpless in the current situation.

The trained new army of the Northern Palace totaled 150,000, and there were 70,000 in Shouchun City, with the main force being the 50,000 Lujiang Army, which had now been fully deployed. The remaining 80,000 were deployed by her in Dangtu, Yangquan and other places, and could not come to support. The cavalry of the foreign army accounted for a large proportion, and if they set up an ambush on the way to support, and attacked from the side, the casualties of the Great Zhou would be very heavy.

She hadn't expected that these grassland people would actually destroy two towers with their cannons. She underestimated the foreign army's ammunition reserves and their determination to capture Shouchun. If she was given another year to build a more complete city defense system, the foreign army would definitely not have any chance of capturing Shouchun.

At this point, she still has a backup plan, but whether that plan can be implemented depends on another person.

Xie Lingwan: "Xiao Jin, are you okay?! I sent so many people to you, are they all good-for-nothings?!"

Xie Lingwan: "You eat so much, are you going to grow breasts?!"

The family priests of the Chenjun Xie clan fought with all their might, and various killing arrays were triggered one after another. However, under the desperate charge of the alien race, it was like a drop in the bucket.

Xie Lingwan put away the reed wreath, took a step forward, and said to Xiao Fuwei: "I will condense a spell with great lethality. In the meantime, I'll trouble Commander Xiao to protect me."

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Xie. I will do my best." Xiao Fuwei drew out his goose-feather knife and guarded her side.

Dozens of elite soldiers from the Northern Palace and the Xuanzhong Guards formed a shield wall, ready to defend the city. Such a large battle was made just to prevent the strange arrows from the alien race.

Xie Lingwan stretched out her right hand, with her white and tender palm facing up, and lowered her eyes slightly.

A little water element condensed out of thin air, and then spread out. The boundless water flow climbed up along the city wall, like rain and fog flowing over a mountain.

"Boom!"

It was not the sound of heavenly fire hitting the city, this time it was thunder.

Heavy rain fell from the sky, but it didn't touch the girl's clothes. Five water dragons came from different directions, their ferocious heads swaying, looking at her palms with majestic eyes.

Five water dragons were guarding her side. She was holding a crystal clear dragon ball in her hand. Her slender body stood in the storm, and a hint of dark blue flashed across her indifferent eyes.

There are also five elements at the sixth level among the family worshippers of the Chenjun Xie family, but no one can make such earth-shattering moves as she does. Miss Xie's political attributes often make people subconsciously ignore her other identity:
A high-ranking Water Five Elements who is at the peak of the sixth level.

The foreign archers in the distance had already noticed the horrifying movement here. Two or three streams of bloody light approached from different directions, and a dense rain of white arrows covered them.

The approaching sixth-rank alien master was held back by the Lujiang Army, and the strange arrows that were shot close were also blocked by the shield wall. Occasionally, there were omissions and they would be blocked by Xiao Fuwei with a knife.

As the water dragon's body grew stronger, the girl's face gradually turned pale, and the hand holding the dragon ball began to tremble slightly. She felt a sharp pain in her soul, and her eyes went black. Controlling such a huge elemental force took a huge toll on her mental strength.

She exhaled lightly, closed her eyes, clasped her five fingers together, and crushed the water-shaped dragon ball with force.

"Roar!"

As if receiving an order, the water dragon roared and rushed towards the city, carrying a ten-foot-high wave, and the roar of the pure water flow was devastating.

Under the impact of the water, the alien soldiers were either thrown high into the air or drowned in the waves, struggling. The scattered formation was shattered at the touch of a finger. Wherever the water dragon passed, there was a mess. The dark blue torrent almost cleared the space of hundreds of feet in front of the city tower, like wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

The elemental power and mental strength in Xie Lingwan's body were completely drained by this horrifying attack. Her eyes blurred and she held on to the wall, barely able to stand steady.

The shouts of killing continued, and the gaps created by the water dragons once again surged with foreign soldiers and soldiers surrendering from the Middle Earth. With the blessing of the Holy Blessing, they rushed forward as if they were not afraid of death.

Xie Lingwan breathed lightly and touched the reed wreath with trembling fingertips.

Xie Lingwan: "I finally arranged for you to do something, and this is how you treat me?! If Shouchun City is captured, I will hold you accountable!"

Xie Lingwan: "Xiao Jin, are you dead? If you are not dead, tell me the answer."

Xiao Jin: "Soon."

Soon?!
Xie Lingwan now really wanted to hang Xiao Jin up and beat him up. She really hated the feeling of letting her fate be decided by others.

There were no soldiers to use, no manpower to move. She had no other choice but to abandon the city and retreat. But Shouchun City was the core of the Jianghuai defense line. Once this city was broken, the entire Huaihe River line would surely be lost.

At this moment, she had no choice but to believe Xiao Jin.

"Xiao Jin, Xiao Jin! You'd better not make any mistakes..." Xie Lingwan gritted her teeth and thought, "If you had used one tenth of your jealous skills, the damn West City levee would have been broken long ago!"

"What a good-for-nothing, indeed! A waste with nothing to offer except big breasts!" This was a serious matter, and Xie Lingwan, who was quite good at cultivating her Qi, became a little anxious.

"Xie Xiang, the Lujiang army in the east can no longer hold on!"

Xiao Fuwei roared in the heavy rain.

Xie Lingwan turned around with difficulty and saw that in the blurry rain, the surrendered soldiers had already climbed over the city wall and were fighting with the Lujiang army soldiers in the midst of swords and sabers.

"Xiao Fuwei, take these people over!" Xie Lingwan said hurriedly, "I don't need protection, but Shouchun City must be defended!"

"Can……"

"Go quickly!" Xie Lingwan interrupted coldly.

"Yes!"

Xiao Fuwei had no choice but to obey. A sixth-rank warrior and dozens of elite soldiers quickly plugged the loophole.

But the defense of Shouchun City was in danger and could not be affected by just a few dozen people.

"boom!"

The earth shook and the mountains trembled. The western section of the city wall collapsed and fell away, with sand and gravel mixed with mud and water flowing down.

"Thank you, Prime Minister! The western section of the city wall has been breached!"

"Xiao Jin..." Xie Lingwan muttered these two somewhat annoying characters with gritted teeth.

She ignored the pain in her soul and squeezed out her mental power again, and the phantom of the water flow condensed again.

The girl tightly grasped the worn handkerchief in her arms and whispered to herself:
"No matter what, Shouchun... must be defended."

When she made up her mind, she felt the ground beneath her feet vibrate slightly.

"Is the city tower going to collapse?!" The soldiers of the Great Zhou were terrified.

"Do not."

Xie Lingwan let go of the handkerchief and let out a sigh of relief.

The water around her disappeared like bubbles, and her pupils reflected the yellow-white torrent that rolled in from the west of the Huai River.

"We are going to win." Xie Lingwan said.

(End of this chapter)