Perhaps it was the demoralizing words shouted by the deserters, or perhaps it was the increasing number of deserters, but the army was experiencing a great upheaval at this moment.
The approaching enemy forces exacerbated the unrest. Despite the efforts of officers to stabilize morale, the increasing number of soldiers felt despair as the enemy set up their artillery.
So the fleeing people were no longer just a few, but a large-scale rout. Among them, some even took off their helmets in a daze and knelt down on the ground, as if they were about to be executed.
Last night's brutal battle and the current overwhelming army have brought panic, helplessness, and despair that have devastated too many people.
Therefore, even with knives and guns in hand, they were no longer able to pick them up and could only kneel on the ground, accepting their fate of death in trembling.
"They surrendered!!!" someone in the army shouted.
The speaker was not an ordinary soldier, but a general. Under immense pressure, he finally realized the truth: the moment the city fell would be the moment of defeat.
And the great undertaking, from this moment on, will inevitably turn into dust of history and be gone with it.
The opposing enemy forces, or rather, the royal army of Yan Kingdom, achieved the final victory in this war.
As soon as the officer shouted, a series of clanging sounds followed, as more and more people took off their helmets, threw away their weapons, or turned and fled, or knelt on the ground.
"It's gone down!!"
"We surrender!"
One after another, one after another, as a small number of people chose to surrender, it would spread to more and more people. Thus, this vast army completely lost its fighting power amidst countless shouts of "Surrender!"
The situation was so dire that the Kim family, who held important positions in the military, changed their tune. Knowing the consequences of surrendering, they immediately turned and fled.
But most people did not follow. After all, where could they escape to? The entire country was now almost entirely owned by the Yan Army. If they wanted to kill, they would die no matter where they ran.
At that moment, the Yan army, which was rushing out of the city gate, also noticed the commotion here, after all, the shouts of "surrender" were too loud.
Having already left Yangma City and was heading towards the city gate, Qin Ze naturally heard everything. Immediately, he ordered the troops that had left the city to quickly surround those soldiers.
When the order was given, the main force of the Yanbing army immediately spread out their battle lines. The cavalry marched in a mighty force to flank the Ganjun camp from both sides, while the artillery battalion in front had already set up their cannons. After all, they had initially planned to fight the Ganjun army in their final battle.
Now that the Gan army has chosen to surrender, they have not put away their weapons. The dark muzzles of the cannons are pointed directly at the Gan army's camp. The surrendered Gan soldiers kneel on the ground, trembling with fear.
Although they were defeated in the previous siege, they had inflicted some casualties on the Yan army. Now, by choosing to surrender, they were handing their lives over to their enemies.
In their fear and despair, more and more Yan soldiers came out of the city to join the encirclement. Some of the soldiers kneeling on the ground were even crying out in despair.
A moment later, Qin Ze, who had followed the main force into the city, finally appeared.
At this moment, looking at the Ganjun who had been completely surrounded, Qin Ze's expression was cold and stern, and his sharp gaze swept across the crowd.
Gan Jun's remaining forces are considerable. They have all huddled together, almost filling the entire field of vision, and at a glance, they number around 100,000!
At this moment, Qin Ze couldn't help but recall Bai Qi's massacre of 400,000 people.
If Bai Qi were here right now, he would surely order these people to be killed on the spot. Seeing Qin Ze frowning and remaining silent, Dian Wei leaned out and asked:
"My lord, what should we do with these people?"
Qin Ze pondered for a long time before saying in a deep voice, "Killing them now would be too easy on them."
"That?"
"Put them under strict supervision! They will be used as laborers for the construction of our territory!" Qin Ze said coldly.
Then, he pulled on the reins and turned to the others, saying, "Leave the guards behind; the rest of you, follow me to the capital to capture the Jin family!"
Without another word, Qin Ze immediately led his troops straight to the imperial city!
"drive!"
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"His Majesty!!"
"Something terrible has happened! The city walls have been breached by the enemy, and our side has suffered heavy losses!"
Inside the imperial city, in the Golden Palace, Xiong Yong, who had rushed over, was drenched in sweat and, disregarding all etiquette, shouted as soon as he entered.
Jin Fengluan, who had barely slept all night, looked listless, but upon hearing these words, she immediately shuddered and sat up abruptly from the dragon throne.
"What?! The outer barbican has been breached?! Didn't we already order the people in the inner city to go and provide support? How could it have been breached?!" Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"That's not all, Your Majesty! The outer barbican has already fallen, and the inner barbican is also in imminent danger. They say the inner barbican is likely to fall as well, and our reinforcements won't be able to defeat it!" Xiong Yong clapped his hands anxiously and stomped his feet.
"ah?!"
Upon hearing this, the ministers in the palace, who had not slept all night, all looked as if they had lost their parents and were in a panic, at a loss for what to do.
Jin Fengluan's face turned completely pale in an instant, and cold sweat poured out from her back, gradually soaking her inner shirt.
With a "thud," she slumped into the dragon throne.
"No...no...we can't let them breach the city walls like this..." Jin Fengluan, her breathing becoming increasingly rapid, shook her pale face and mumbled incoherently.
"Your Majesty! This is still the previous military intelligence. We don't know what the situation is now! Perhaps... perhaps it has already been defeated!" Xiong Yong was still clapping his hands, while his eyes scanned the other ministers, his face full of panic.
"It can't be this bad! Aren't there still many soldiers in the city?!" Wang Yong was so frightened that his hands and feet went numb, and he could barely stand. He looked at Xiong Yong with the same panicked expression.
Just as Xiong Yong was about to speak, a sharp and piercing voice suddenly rang out.
"Yes! I have deployed many troops in the inner city. They are all brave and skilled warriors. With them here, we will definitely be able to hold the city! We will never let the traitors enter the city!" As if grasping at a lifeline, Jin Fengluan's pale face flushed with color, and she waved her arms and screamed.
"But Your Majesty, you must know the current situation, the enemy..." Xiong Yong, anxious and impatient, hurriedly began to speak, but before he could finish, Jin Fengluan interrupted him with a shrill voice:
"Shut up! Stop disturbing everyone's peace!"
"There are many soldiers inside the city; they can't break in!"
"It's alright...it'll be alright!" Jin Fengluan said weakly. She habitually looked to her right, but then remembered that Prince Qing had said he was going out to arrange some matters, and he had not returned yet.
At that moment, Wang Yong, who was watching Jin Fengluan's expression from below the stage, felt a jolt in his heart. Panicked, he jumped three feet high, clapped his hands, and cried out:
"Could it be that His Highness anticipated the city would be lost?"
"They... ran away so early!!"
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