People, people everywhere.
As the gates of Zhongnanguan were opened, countless soldiers rushed into the pass.
Upon seeing this display of force, the garrison troops inside Zhongnan Pass instinctively laid down their weapons and knelt on the ground.
Jin Huan was too terrified to speak.
At this moment, he finally understood why Xiong Qian's heavy cavalry had been defeated.
They finally understood why Zhao Zheng surrendered immediately after leading his troops there.
Such an army was like a towering mountain, so heavy that it made it hard for anyone to breathe.
The imperial court is sending reinforcements? Even if they do come, they'll probably all die!
Trying to shake the rebels again is harder than climbing to heaven!
With a thud, Jin Huan knelt down, looked at Lü Bu, and pleaded in fear:
"General Lü, when...when can I leave?"
Lu Bu was just receiving the halberd from the soldier when he heard Jin Huan's words. He turned his head and smiled faintly, saying:
"Wait a little longer, until my lord arrives."
Jin Huan's face was contorted with fear, and upon hearing this, he let out a hoarse howl:
"It's a promise! It's a promise!"
"Don't kill me!!"
Lu Bu nodded: "Yes, it's a promise, I won't kill you."
"Therefore you must await the lord's judgment. The lord has given the order that all members of the Jin family must be handed over to him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lü Bu picked up his halberd and walked down from the city wall.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Jin Huan burst into tears and crawled towards Lü Bu, crying out:
"General Lü, don't go!"
"Where are you going? You have to save my life first!!"
Lü Bu didn't even turn his head, only rebuking:
"I'm going to find my horse! You better behave yourself!"
"Zhao Zheng, keep an eye on him!"
Jin Huan was still crying and shouting when Zhao Zheng found a strip of cloth from somewhere and tied it across Jin Huan's open mouth from behind.
"Just you wait, you bastard!"
"The Jin family was once a ladder to heaven, but now it has become a death warrant!"
"A new dynasty is about to be established, and at that time, only the capable will be able to stand out!"
Zhao Zheng pressed Jin Huan's head to the ground, and Jin Huan's screams turned into groans...
Zhao Zheng finally caught his breath after sitting down heavily on Jin Huan.
He looked up at the crescent moon in the night sky. Under the pale moonlight, the troops from beyond the pass were still on their way, and the sound of their hooves could be heard incessantly.
"With the fall of Zhongnan Pass and the entry of troops, it seems that a change of dynasty is imminent."
"Waaah." Jin Huan, who was under his buttocks, twisted his body and made whimpering sounds.
Zhao Zheng ignored him and continued to look at the moon.
"I never imagined that I would go from being the gatekeeper to leading others to break through the barrier."
"Hehehe..." He gave a self-deprecating look and closed his eyes.
But then he opened his eyes again, his gaze still fixed on the moon.
"As the year draws to a close, the crescent moon will soon become a new moon!"
"Ha ha."
"Waaaaah," Jin Huan cried out again.
Zhao Zheng frowned, grabbed his hair, and slammed his head to the ground.
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Meanwhile, in the military camp outside Jinling City.
The messenger who had just arrived from the Shenji Battalion was kicked to the ground by Jin Jianren.
The kick was powerful. The messenger was still clutching his stomach when he fell, but after only a moment, his eyes rolled back. It was unclear whether he had fainted or died from internal injuries caused by the kick.
"Damn it! What are they doing?!"
Even after kicking him, Jin Jianren was still burning with rage, and his ferocious expression terrified everyone in the tent, leaving them speechless.
At this moment, the deputy general Jin Zhao was so frightened that his face turned ashen and he dared not utter a word.
Previously, he had been instructed by Kim Geon-in to go to the Shenji Battalion to convey the order to prepare the troops for battle.
But to everyone's surprise, no sooner had he returned from the Divine Machine Camp than a message came back from the camp saying that the Divine Machine Camp would not be used, and this order was given by Prince Qing.
Kim Geon-in naturally didn't understand, so he immediately sent someone to ask.
The response that followed was unexpected by everyone.
His Majesty has decided to move the capital and is currently making great efforts to evacuate the capital!
As for the Shenji Battalion, which is not yet fully formed, His Majesty decided to take it with him and use it only after it has been fully prepared.
This decision enraged Kim Geon-in, who was outside Nanjing.
He didn't understand why, at such a critical juncture, they would choose to show weakness to the enemy.
With an elite force like the Shenji Battalion, instead of forcefully suppressing the rebels, they chose to relocate the capital and evacuate!
Could it be that before the battle even began, those in the court already believed defeat was inevitable and thus chose to retreat?
This is absolutely ridiculous!
Even if the Divine Machine Battalion had not yet been fully formed, it still possessed formidable combat power and could easily overwhelm ordinary armies.
Unless the enemy throws their lives at them, they will never gain an advantage over the Shenji Battalion!
Moreover, he still had ordinary troops under his command, and with the Shenji Battalion fighting together, how could he not be able to fight?
No! Not just the strength to fight a single battle, but the ability to crush the rebels!
Who proposed this foolish move—relocating the capital and taking the Shenji Battalion with them?!
Your Majesty? Impossible! She never thinks that much! She was just talking about building a palace.
Father? Possibly. He's shrewd and calculating, always prioritizing self-preservation, but his attitude should be aligned with mine!
The person who could have made this decision could not have been an outsider.
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