Chapter 641 – Dumpling Wrapping (1)
As a niche streamer, Jiang Pengji logged into her live stream every day as punctually as clocking into work.
If one day she suddenly started a stream in the middle of the night, you could bet something big was about to go down.
In this world, there’s no shortage of night owls, and as soon as Jiang Pengji opened her streaming room, the audience seats were packed within seconds.
【Years Have Passed】：Wow, the stream opened in the middle of the night, how rare!
【Beautiful Lady, Marry Me】：As a loyal fan, every time a midnight stream happens, something always goes down. But where is this place? It’s pitch black! If it weren’t for the infrared panoramic camera, we wouldn’t see a thing.
【Young Master, Marry Me】：Looks like it’s a daytime mountain path. Is tonight’s program a surprise attack on the Red Lotus Sect?
【Mo Yu’s Fangirl】：Dumplings? Dumpling filling with a Red Lotus Sect flavor?
Jiang Pengji didn’t elaborate much; she simply introduced the situation.
She was holding an extra live stream tonight, not for the audience to watch, but to make use of the room’s camera.
Previously mentioned, the camera could rotate without angle limits, positioned right above Jiang Pengji, capturing every movement. Plus, the height and angle of this “camera” could be adjusted.
Thanks to this perspective, not only could the viewers see, but Jiang Pengji could keep an eye on everything too.
Utilizing this aerial view, Jiang Pengji was in complete control, grasping the movements of the Red Lotus Sect.
And as for the live stream?
That was just a bonus.
With a camera set a hundred meters in the air and scouts continuously feeding back information, Jiang Pengji was well-informed.
“Lord, when do we attack?”
Dian Yin whispered, looking eager, his dual axes practically thirsting for action.
This time, Jiang Pengji didn’t ask him for weapons; Dian Yin could finally cut loose.
“Wait!” she replied.
Dian Yin was puzzled, “Wait for what?”
The Red Lotus Sect had only three thousand troops, but their central forces weren’t as strong as the vanguard. If dragged out for too long, things could go south.
“Wait until they engage with Wen Zheng and draw the main forces’ fire so we can launch a surprise attack from the rear. Their formation will be thrown into chaos. If we attack now, they could react and retreat while Wen Zheng’s side, if attempting to chase, will struggle to maintain formation, causing disorder.”
If that happened, the Red Lotus Sect might just smash through and escape if their assault was too fierce.
The prey Jiang Pengji had her sights on always ended up one way.
If she let her catch slip away, where would she place her pride as a hunter?
Dian Yin nodded.
At that moment, Nong Qin had already wrapped up her arrangements and came back to report.
Jiang Pengji asked, “Have the injured been taken care of?”
Nong Qin replied, “Two of them reopened their wounds, but it’s not serious. A military doctor is looking after them.”
Military doctors were mostly skilled female soldiers from the Women’s Battalion.
Due to the surrounding circumstances, Jiang Pengji hadn’t casually expanded the scale of the Women’s Battalion; it had always remained a “battalion.”
As for why the number of soldiers in the Women’s Battalion grew slowly and didn’t expand significantly, Jiang Pengji had her own reasoning.
First, there just weren’t enough women volunteering—this was the root cause.
Second, Jiang Pengji was also intentionally controlling the numbers, aiming for quality over quantity in the Women’s Battalion.
After all, the reproduction population needed women to bear children; it didn’t make sense for women to be fighting on the battlefield, that was impossible.
Furthermore, not all women aspired to stand out; those with such strong desires often suffered severe setbacks. In truth, most women preferred stability and wanted to manage a good household and raise children. Everyone has their own aspirations, and Jiang Pengji wouldn’t force them.
Thirdly, even though Jiang Pengji didn’t want to think about it, physiologically, women were indeed less convenient than men, such as during menstruation.
Marching into war wasn’t child’s play; enemies wouldn’t show mercy just because you were a woman or had physical inconveniences.
In fact, enemies would only be more ruthless, taking advantage of your vulnerabilities.
Why pick on soft targets when you could easily snag the tough ones?
Given these pragmatic realities, Jiang Pengji kept considering various factors while emphasizing the strength of the Women’s Battalion.
If someone in the Women’s Battalion faced physiological inconveniences, they could temporarily switch to logistical tasks, handling camp chores or, if they had good medical skills, assist as nurses or doctors to care for the wounded… This would resolve issues for female soldiers while alleviating pressure elsewhere.
Nong Qin managed the Women’s Battalion well, and their reputation was solid.
No matter how the outside world viewed it, at least the soldiers under Jiang Pengji were relatively friendly towards the Women’s Battalion.
The current development was largely thanks to Nong Qin’s hard work.
“Order the Women’s Battalion to assist the attack and cover the vanguard’s advance.”
Nong Qin affirmed resolutely, “I will obey!”
On the narrow mountain path, the expression on the Red Lotus Sect’s little leader’s face was practically black as ink.
According to his script, Qi Guanrang should have been caught off guard and subsequently routed, fleeing in panic—a far cry from such calmness! How on earth did the Liu Thief manage to stay so composed in both defense and offense?
After the battle started, one by one from their side hit the ground.
On the other hand, it was like two extremes!
Well-prepared, a wall of shields blocked the arrows tightly, making it impossible to break through.
If they wanted to advance, the rain of arrows ahead was a torrent; anyone daring to charge would be turned into a porcupine.
In an instant, both sides were locked in a stalemate, with the Red Lotus Sect losing over a hundred corpses just to come within several meters.
“Damn! I want to see just how many arrows they have! Signal for a rear attack and capture the Liu Thief alive!”
A Red Lotus Sect soldier obeyed the command, picking up a heavy bow, igniting a fire arrow, and firing several shots into the sky.
For the sake of communication, they had agreed that “fire arrows” would be the signal.
However, the mountain path was perilous, and the arrows couldn’t fly too high. The Red Lotus Sect even arranged scouts to observe the “fire arrows.”
Qi Guanrang saw this, a malicious smile creeping onto his lips.
Foolish!
By doing this, he not only notified his comrades but also Jiang Pengji.
Sure enough, shortly after, a commotion and cries of battle erupted from the rear.
The leader of the Red Lotus Sect was horrified, turning to look back.
What’s going on?
Why did Liu Thief’s forces appear behind them?
Could it be that their foolproof plan was leaked, alerting Liu Thief, who set a trap in advance for him to jump into?
At that moment, various guesses clouded his mind, leaving him dazed, the only things visible were blurry lights and bobbing heads.
No, wait!
He had already signaled for a collective attack; why hadn’t the Liu Thief’s troops thrown their own side into chaos?
What went wrong?
The plan was to encircle the Liu Thief like dumplings; where were the reinforcements from Fenghu County?
Where did they go?
Blocked by the stone wall set up by Qi Guanrang! Getting past this thick wall was no easy feat.
Even more treacherous, Qi Guanrang had arranged archers to ambush from the other side of the stone wall.
Shoot one as they come, and shoot two if they come as a pair!
“I’ve been tricked!”
