Chapter 46 The Arrogant Prince 13

Inside Pingyang City, Murong Gu was discussing with the remaining commanders how to defend against the enemy.

Having been ambushed and defeated earlier, he felt that Zhou Zichen would not let the matter rest.

"Your Majesty, why not send General Li, who is stationed at the border, to provide reinforcements?" a commander suggested.

Before Murong Gu could speak, the scout rushed in, shouting, "Report! One hundred thousand enemy troops are attacking the city!"

"Quickly close the city gates!" the Pingyang City Lord immediately ordered.

Upon hearing this news, Murong Gu was furious. He hadn't expected the Prince of Yan'an to act so quickly; before he could even reach a conclusion, the Prince had already led his troops to attack.

Soon everyone went up to the city wall, and what they saw below was a large group of soldiers from the Lingyue Kingdom, marching in a mighty procession.

Wherever it went, it stirred up clouds of yellow sand.

Seeing the enemy army getting closer and closer, Murong Gu asked the city lord, "How many usable soldiers are left in the city?"

"Your Majesty, the soldiers in the city, including Your Majesty's troops, number only ten thousand..." the Lord of Pingyang City replied respectfully.

Seeing the enemy army drawing ever closer, the city lord of Pingyang commanded, "Prepare the arrows!"

All the archers on the city wall were poised to fire. When Zhou Zichen saw this, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

He had anticipated this. He hadn't killed everyone in the Qi Kingdom's army camp beforehand, but had captured quite a few prisoners. He coldly commanded, "Let those prisoners go first."

The city lord of Pingyang, standing atop the city wall, saw the people of Qi Kingdom rushing up below. He glanced at Murong Gu and hesitated before speaking, "Your Highness, this…"

Murong Gu coldly ordered, "Make your move!"

They've all become prisoners; if they die, they die.

Countless arrows rained down from the city walls, and prisoners fell one after another. Zhou Zichen and several commanders watched from a distance on horseback.

As more and more prisoners died and the arrows dwindled, Zhou Zichen spoke up, "Catapults!"

The soldiers below immediately operated the catapults, and the burning boulders were thrown at the soldiers shooting arrows on the city wall. The fire also spread to flammable areas.

The soldiers on the city wall were retreating in disarray. Seeing that the time was right, Zhou Zichen continued to issue orders, "Move up the ladders!"

Soldiers pushed ladder carts up to the city wall, climbed the ladders, and charged up with swords.

More and more soldiers from the Lingyue Kingdom climbed up, and a fierce battle broke out on the city wall.

Murong Gu was furious when he saw this. He snatched an arrow from the archer next to him and aimed it at Zhou Zichen, intending to shoot him.

Zhou Zichen cut the incoming arrow in half with his sword and continued to command his soldiers to attack the city.

The lord of Pingyang City, seeing the situation, looked ashen-faced. It seemed Pingyang City was about to fall. "Your Majesty," he said, "you should evacuate first. I'm afraid Pingyang City cannot be defended..."

Murong Gu felt furious. From his meticulous planning to his ascension to the throne, he had never failed in anything he had done, but now he was constantly losing, and even Pingyang City, which was closest to the capital, was about to be captured.

Without Shi Qiu, could he not even have protected the country?

Thinking of Shi Qiu, he suddenly felt that the generals and commanders below him were all useless. If Shi Qiu were here, things would definitely not be like this now.

He somewhat regretted crippling her martial arts skills. Now, he could only choose to flee quickly and recall General Li, who was stationed on the frontier, to guard the capital.

Soon the city gates were opened by soldiers from the Lingyue Kingdom, and Zhou Zichen led a group of soldiers in.

Pingyang City was captured very quickly.

Zhou Zichen soon discovered that Murong Gu had run away again. His face was cold. He had run away again?

What a coward who only dares to run away and not fight. But it doesn't matter. If I say I'll take his head, I will. I'll just march straight to the capital and see how he runs then.

Murong Gu returned to the palace on horseback with Xia Yunqing, and he immediately sent an imperial edict to the general stationed at the border.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, have something to eat first." Xia Yunqing brought food to Murong Gu's study.

"Okay." Murong Gu didn't get angry when he saw that it was Xia Yunqing.

However, his gloomy expression did not fade.

How could he not be worried? The border was so far away, and the Prince of Yan'an of Lingyue Kingdom was pressing closer and closer. Even if General Li led his troops back overnight, he could not outrun the enemy army, which was not far away to begin with.

After drinking the soup Xia Yunqing had given him, he ordered the defenses of the imperial city to be strengthened.

Inside the encampment, Xu Qiuqiu was eating the food delivered by the mess hall. Ever since Zhou Zichen spoke well of her at the victory celebration banquet, the people who remained in the camp treated her much better.

The kitchen stopped mistreating her, and she's been living a very leisurely life these past two days, eating and sleeping to her heart's content, which has made her almost fat.

She wondered how Zhou Zichen was doing now. She hoped he would win, because she couldn't stand the plot where the scumbag male lead won and brought her back.

"003, how's the battle going? Can you see it from here?" Xu Qiuqiu planned to ask 003.

"Key figures can see it. The system has been upgraded now. Do you need to project your screen to watch it?" Upon hearing this, 003 excitedly answered, seeing another chance to shine.

"You can even cast it to the screen? Is that amazing?" Xu Qiuqiu was a little surprised. Wow, that's so advanced.

"Yes, only the host can see the projected content; others cannot. Would you like to project and watch?"

"Yes," Xu Qiuqiu replied.

Then a large screen appeared in front of Xu Qiuqiu.