"General, the conditions our Grand Marshal has offered you are the most generous; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The general has now agreed that there are still five million taels of gold to be taken.

If the general refuses, he will not even receive the five million taels of gold.

If the general doesn't think about it, all our Grand Marshal has to do is lay out five million taels of gold, and there will be plenty of people in the Great Xia Dynasty who want the general's head.

I think the General understands the allure of five million taels of gold.

Ling Yunzhi carefully examined the other party and realized that he was no ordinary warrior.

"General, such opportunities are fleeting. The Great Wall of the Great Xia Dynasty will not last long and will be breached by attacks from both inside and outside."

The Khitan warrior kept talking.

"The Jiang Tian mentioned in your Grand Marshal's letter..." Ling Yunzhi paused at this point.

"Jiang Tian has already occupied three cities of Longcheng, which has seriously threatened the safety of your Great Wall."

Moreover, this person is exceptionally talented and capable, with many skilled subordinates.

According to our Grand Marshal, the Jiang Tian Society is another rebel army.

"Once this rebel army rises up, no one in the Great Xia Dynasty will be its match."

Ling Yunzhi had also heard some rumors about Jiang Tian.

After all, Longcheng and its three cities are not far from the Great Wall.

"I took five million taels of gold from your Grand Marshal, so I have to open up the Great Wall. At that time, the Great Xia Dynasty will be devastated, and its people will be impoverished..."

"General, you are mistaken. Even if you do not open the Great Wall, the Great Xia Dynasty will still suffer immense devastation and its people will be impoverished."

With a snap.

Ling Yunzhi slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"As the General of Zhenyuan, I, Ling Yunzhi, have guarded the northern border of the Great Xia Dynasty for 30 years. Because of me, the northern kingdoms have not been able to set foot on the Great Wall."

"Guards!" Ling Yunzhi had already decided to kill him. The Khitan warrior in front of him was eloquent and knowledgeable... This man must not be allowed to live.

A dozen or so fully armed soldiers rushed in quickly.

"Tie up this Khitan warrior and drag him out to behead him."

The Khitan warrior was immediately enraged: "In war, envoys are not to be killed. I never expected the general to be such a person."

"I will cut off your dog's head to bolster our military might. Even though my Great Xia Dynasty is already in turmoil, I will never allow you barbarians to set foot on the Great Wall."

Several fully armed soldiers pinned the Khitan warrior to the ground and tied him up with ropes.

"You have a path to heaven but you refuse to take it; you have no gate to hell but you insist on forcing your way in." The Khitan warrior laughed loudly, "Do you think you can defend the Great Wall by killing me?"

Your garrison has been thoroughly infiltrated by us.

Upon hearing this, Ling Yunzhi drew his sword with a whoosh: "You dog, you're spreading alarmist rumors. I'll chop off your dog's head right now."

With a flash of cold light from the sword in Ling Yunzhi's hand, the head of the Khitan warrior flew seven or eight meters away and rolled to the side like a ball.

"Send word to my generals to strengthen security and not allow any Khitans to enter."

"promise……"

...

In the still of the night, the north wind howled.

The Great Wall is located in the northern border region.

North of the Great Wall, eight out of the twelve months of the year are filled with wind and snow.

On the Great Wall, Ling Yunzhi was patrolling with his personal guards.

"General, the wind is too strong. You should go back. The brothers are here to help."

"General, our Great Wall stands here, and those Khitan warriors cannot break through."

Ling Yunzhi nodded: "Everyone be careful. The Liao cavalry have chosen this route to come. They can't just leave empty-handed."

These people must have something on their minds; we must not let our guard down, especially during such a critical time.

Not far away, another patrol of soldiers arrived.

"Strengthen patrols and defenses, and do not give the Khitans any opportunity to take advantage of us."

"promise……"

Ling Yunzhi led his men toward the patrol group in the distance.

"Which team are you from? What's the code?" Ling Yunzhi shouted.

Just then, the other party noticeably quickened their pace.

"Stop..." The crowd immediately drew their swords from their waists in a wary manner.

Just then, whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Dozens of feathered arrows streaked across the sky like brilliant meteors, their speed and power both incredible and devastating.

The two sides were too close, and Ling Yunzhi and his group were caught off guard.

In an instant, more than a dozen people were shot down to the ground.

"Protect the General,"

“Someone has rebelled.”

"Soldiers, kill them!"

Ling Yunzhi took the lead, brandishing his sword and charging swiftly towards the enemy.

Just then, the surrounding area erupted in deafening shouts of battle.

Meanwhile, below the majestic Great Wall.

The Khitan cavalry have also been mobilized.

They brandished their giant crossbows and fired huge arrows at the city walls.

Each arrow is about two meters long, and there are long ropes tied to the back of these arrows.

Soon, the clanging sound of metal striking the city wall rang out.

All the bows and arrows were hung on the city wall.

"Pull..." With a command, the ropes on the bows and arrows were all pulled taut.

"Up to the city..." came another roar, followed by the resounding sound of horns.

Hundreds of Khitan warriors held pulleys and hooked them onto these ropes.

The other Khitan warriors rode ahead on horseback, using the pull of their horses to send pulleys on ropes up to the city wall.

These Khitan warriors climbing the mountain had bows and arrows hanging from their waists and scimitars in their mouths.

"Fire..." Another volley of arrows whistled through the air.

All the arrows landed on the Wall of Despair.

These other archers were extremely accurate, and their long arrows, once fired into the city walls, became the ladders for the Khitan warriors to climb.

These warriors rushed quickly up the city wall.

"Prepare the catapults."

Soon, more than 200 catapults were brought in.

However, these catapults were not throwing stones, but rather Khitan warriors.

With the sound of catapults hurling stones, hundreds of warriors were thrown onto the city wall.

Meanwhile, the defenders on the city wall were fighting amongst themselves, and the city was in complete chaos.

"Ling Yunzhi, you bastard, someone has offered 5 million taels of gold to take your head."

"If you don't obediently accept your death, we might leave you with a whole corpse; otherwise, we'll tear you to pieces."

"Brothers, the Liao people have said that they will reward Ling Yunzhi with five million taels of gold for killing him."

At this very moment, more and more Khitans rushed onto the city walls.

Ling Yunzhi's personal guards were killed in battle one after another: "General, retreat quickly! As long as we live, we can always fight again."

"We swear to protect the General's retreat with our lives. Only if the General is safe can our Great Xia Dynasty have any hope."

"Brothers, let's fight these scoundrels to the death and protect the General as he leaves this place."

The two sides clashed, their battle cries deafening, and people frequently fell to the ground.