Chapter 527 Breaking the City

Lin Changning sheathed his bow, turned his horse around again, and before the people on the city gate could react, shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Attack the city!!!"

At Lin Changning's command, the troops behind him quickly made way, allowing the soldiers holding the ladders to rush forward. The foot soldiers swiftly placed the ladders on the city wall and climbed upwards.

Commander Wu on the city gate tower changed his expression and quickly directed the soldiers beside him to resist in an orderly manner. He and the two dukes helped the emperor up and led him down the city wall.

"Your Majesty, it is dangerous here. Please take your men back to the city immediately."

Commander Wu looked at the disheveled emperor and thought to himself that the emperor was still young. If he hadn't pushed him away in time, this battle would probably have ended here.

The emperor was so frightened that he was in a daze. The cool breeze brought by the arrow just grazed his head and passed right by him. He was so close to losing his life on the battlefield.

Upon hearing Commander Wu's order to descend, he nodded without speaking, turned around and headed down the city wall. He was surrounded by guards and two dukes, and he almost fell down the wall because his steps were weak.

Duke Jin reached out and supported the emperor, whose legs were weak. He frowned slightly, a hint of disdain creeping into his heart. How could the emperor, in such a state, possibly shoulder heavy responsibilities in the future?

Thinking of this, the Duke of Jin relaxed his brow again. It seems that the emperor will not be able to sit on the throne for many more days. Judging from the situation on the battlefield today, it seems that the King of Chu has made up his mind to take Mengjin City in the next two days.

Duke Qi naturally understood the current situation on the battlefield. The emperor was in dire straits, and the fighting under the city was exceptionally fierce. The city would fall in just two days.

The emperor turned to look at the two men, each with their own hidden agendas, a shadow crossing his eyes: "What are you two dukes thinking?"

The Duke of Jin paused for a moment, then gripped the emperor's arm tighter with one hand: "Please forgive my great disrespect, Your Majesty."

The emperor descended from the city wall and slowly pushed away the Duke of Jin's hand that was tightly gripping his arm: "Speak, my lord."

After pushing away the Duke of Jin's hand, the emperor looked at the Duke of Jin expressionlessly, and was also a little curious about what the Duke of Jin would say at this moment.

The Duke of Jin knelt down with his hands clasped, a hint of helplessness flashing in his calm and composed eyes: "Your Majesty, please abandon Mengjin, leave the city now, escape back to Luoyang, and then lead the civil and military officials south to seek a way to survive."

A flash of anger crossed the emperor's eyes: "Does the Duke mean for me to run away?"

The Duke of Jin said helplessly, "There are less than 8,000 people in the city now, and the army of the King of Chu is pressing in from outside the city. Their numbers are many times greater than ours. Even if Commander Wu's military strategy is superb, the King of Chu will be able to break through the city in at most two days. Once the city falls, His Majesty may be captured alive or something unexpected may happen..."

The Duke of Jin couldn't bring himself to say the rest, but the Duke of Qi understood that if the emperor didn't flee now, he would either become a corpse or a prisoner.

After all, war is no child's play. The emperor climbed the city wall four times, and twice he was nearly killed by the same person.

Thinking of this, the Duke of Qi knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, please consider your health and withdraw."

The emperor mumbled a few words, then slowly lowered his eyelashes: "I have my own plans."

The two fell silent upon hearing this. The Duke of Jin sighed, dusted off his robe, and stood up. It was impossible to persuade this damned man with kind words. Fortunately, he had some personal connections with the King of Chu, so even if he was captured alive, he probably wouldn't lose his life.

The Duke of Qi, however, was different. The situation in the city was now clear, and the emperor had foolishly insisted on dragging them into it, but he did not want to die.

Thinking of his eldest son, who was highly favored by the King of Chu, the Duke of Qi began to have some plans in mind. Perhaps...

Perhaps we could write a letter to that brat; presumably, the King of Chu wouldn't harm him out of consideration for his eldest son.

After all, he was still nominally the father of that little rascal, and the King of Chu would have to give him some consideration.

Thinking of this, the Duke of Qi spoke first: "This place is in turmoil, Your Majesty, let's go back first."

The emperor glanced at the Duke of Qi, his gaze filled with complex emotions. The Duke of Qi was a useless man, but he was still the father of the heir apparent. Seeing the calculation in the Duke of Qi's eyes, the emperor knew that the two of them were probably already plotting their escape route.

He chuckled inwardly, nodded, and led his guards and two dukes toward the camp.

Outside the city, Lin Changning was like a ferocious god. Her armor was stained with blood, and she held a sword in one hand. Her pupils reflected the scattered figures of the enemy army. Her horse's legs trod on broken spears and broken armor, and each step was like a heavy hammer hitting the scorched earth.

An enemy soldier charging towards Lin Changning thrust his spear forward, but Lin Changning neither dodged nor evaded. The rough armor plates on his left arm met the spear tip head-on, while his right hand slashed down with his longsword. With a flash of cold light, the spear shaft broke in two. The enemy soldier didn't even have time to scream before collapsing, clutching his bleeding neck.

Perhaps Lin Changning's killing was too brutal, for the rest of the imperial soldiers were terrified and fled in panic, with Lin Changning chasing after them on his warhorse like a persistent leech.

Each swing of the long sword brought up a cloud of blood mist, splattering onto her dust-covered face, making her phoenix eyes appear frighteningly bright. Before long, Lin Changning rode alone straight to the city gate tower.

His personal guards rushed towards Lin Changning like madmen, creating a strange scene on the battlefield once again. Lin Changning was like a vacuum, leaving a large empty space wherever he went.

Lin Changning was surrounded by a large number of soldiers, but no one dared to get close. Not far behind Lin Changning, another group of people were relentlessly pursuing the encirclement that surrounded him.

He frantically tried to reunite with Lin Changning.

Wei Shao was practically spitting fire with his spear when he finally caught up with the remaining few hundred cavalrymen just as Lin Changning was about to take refuge beneath the city wall.

Lin Changning chased after the enemy troops in front, with Wei Shao leading Lin Changning's personal guards and cavalry behind him. If they were not careful, Lin Changning would once again emerge and charge out.

Wei Shao wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling a slight ache in his arms from wielding the gun. But seeing Lin Changning at the front, wielding a long sword and howling as he chased the enemy soldiers all over the place, he gritted his teeth again.

"Brothers, charge with me!"

After saying that, he led Qin Wei and the cavalry towards Lin Changning again.

Lin Changning had gathered seven or eight commanders with his long sword, and even the most skilled commander by the emperor's side was killed by Lin Changning with one hand. Many of the court's soldiers recognized his face, and if they were slow to run, they would lose their lives.

Seeing Lin Changning charging towards them alone on horseback, many of the imperial soldiers were instantly terrified. They threw down their long swords and ran for their lives, darting to wherever there were more people.

Lin Changning is ruthless enough in normal times, but he still knows some military strategy. He's nothing like he is today, killing wherever he goes and attracting people wherever they go.

"Run! Run! That demon star is coming!"

"Hurry up, hurry up! Slow down, the King of Hell is catching up."