Before Xiao Mei could react, the heavily armored Ironclad Pagoda soldier swung his mace and slammed it into Xiao Mei's chest.
In an instant, Xiao Mei felt a sharp pain in her chest.
Then a sweet taste came from his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He fell backward uncontrollably.
The sudden scene stunned everyone.
The guards of the Third Prince's residence reacted quickly; three men dressed in half-armor rushed towards the Ironclad Monk, tightly protecting the heavily injured Xiao Mei behind them.
Xiao Mei felt as if her internal organs were about to shatter from that blow.
Manager Wu, who had been hiding to the side, rushed over and helped Xiao Mei up from the ground.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Blood kept spilling from Xiao Mei's mouth, and her aura instantly weakened.
Meanwhile, more and more Ironclad Pagodas climbed up from outside the city walls.
Upon seeing this, Steward Wu panicked.
This is completely different from what they initially expected.
The number of these Xiongnu people far exceeded their expectations.
Not only that, but there were also heavily armored infantrymen who were impossible to harm with ordinary swords and spears.
However, if their weapons struck down without the protection of armor, they would die instantly.
Even Xiao Mei, who was clad in armor, was already half dead at this moment, and it was purely by luck that she was still breathing.
Xiao Mei, who had just coughed up two mouthfuls of blood, finally caught her breath.
Xiao Mei was stunned when she saw the Ironclad Guards who were frantically slaughtering the guards and servants in her mansion.
The current situation completely disrupted his plans.
With only a few hundred men, he was no match for these heavily armored Huns.
Xiao Mei suddenly felt extremely flustered, because she realized that she seemed to have gone too far.
"Quickly...take me back!"
"I can't die, I don't want to die!"
Despite the pain in her chest, Xiao Mei held Manager Wu's hand and said.
Seeing this, Steward Wu didn't dare to delay and immediately helped Xiao Mei, who was vomiting blood, to her feet and retreated.
The servants of the Prince's residence usually followed Xiao Mei around the capital with great arrogance.
But when they actually encountered a tough opponent, they immediately wilted.
Upon seeing Xiao Mei escape, these people lost all courage to resist and scattered like monkeys.
The Xiongnu army camp was brightly lit in the darkness of night.
Pei Shaozhu sat upright in his tent, slowly placing a piece on the chessboard in front of him.
A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
There weren't many guards at the South Gate to begin with, and the captain who was on duty before was stabbed to death by Xiao Mei.
At this moment, the south gate was leaderless and unable to mount any effective resistance.
The five hundred Ironclad Cavalrymen who charged forward swept through the enemy lines like killing machines.
Ashina roared.
"Never mind these Han people! Go open the south gate and welcome the Left Wise King into the city!"
As Ashina raised his head and charged forward, the five hundred Ironclad Cavalrymen rushed to the south gate as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
With a screeching sound, the most magnificent city in Dali slowly opened before Yelü Junba's eyes.
At this moment, Yelü Junba gripped the scimitar tightly in his hand; he had never been so excited as he was today.
The moment Ashina's figure appeared from the south gate, Yelü Jun drew his scimitar and roared.
"attack!"
In an instant, more than two thousand men who had been lying in ambush behind Yelü Junba rushed into the south gate.
In order not to attract the attention of the Dali garrison, Yelü Junba took only three thousand men under the cover of night.
However, Yelü Junba was confident that as long as these three thousand men stormed into the city, they could capture the north gate and let the entire iron cavalry army outside the city in.
Yelü Junba led the charge! The morale of the three thousand Xiongnu soldiers instantly reached its peak!
Meanwhile, inside the Ninth Princess's residence.
An urgent shout interrupted Xiao Xiuning's slumber.
"What! The South Gate has been breached!"
The moment Xiao Xiuning learned of this news, it felt as if the sky was about to collapse!
"What exactly is going on?"
The sentry who came to deliver the message shook his head.
"We do not know why the South Gate was breached! We only know that His Highness the Third Prince once led his guards and servants there."
Xiao Xiuning was furious.
There's no need to overthink it; the breach of the South Gate is definitely related to my good three friends!
However, now is not the time to pursue Xiao Mei's responsibility.
We must drive the Xiongnu who have stormed into the city out. If they manage to seize the city gates and let the Xiongnu army in, the consequences will be unimaginable!
"Where is Commander Shen?"
The sentry hurriedly replied.
"Commander Shen has already led his Imperial Guards to the South Gate!"
Xiao Xiuning took a deep breath; she needed to calm down at this moment.
"Put on your armor!"
As Xiao Xiuning donned her armor, she solemnly gave the order.
"Go and convey my order: all families in the capital, regardless of size or status, that have servants or guards, must head to the south gate!"
"Anyone who disobeys will be treated as a traitor!"
"promise!"
The sentry hurriedly left.
"I'm worried," said Xi'er, the maid who was helping Xiao Xiuning put on her armor.
"Your Highness, the Xiongnu have already invaded the capital. You should not risk your life alone! You should hurry to the capital and evacuate with His Majesty."
Xiao Xiuning remained calm upon hearing this, the candlelight casting flickering shadows on her face.
"As long as the capital stands, I stand; as long as the capital falls, I die!"
Xiao Xiuning is a stubborn person at heart; she will not allow herself to desert her post.
The moment three thousand Xiongnu soldiers stormed into the capital, the entire city exploded like a powder keg that had been ignited.
Yelü Jun drew his curved sword, with five hundred Ironclad Cavalry clearing the way for him!
They charged straight towards the North Gate!
At the same time, Xiao Yu was also awakened inside the imperial city.
Prime Minister Du Yuheng, along with the six ministers and a host of court officials, entered the imperial city immediately.
At this moment, Xiao Yu's bedchamber was in complete chaos.
"I said we should retreat from the beginning! Now that the Xiongnu have invaded the city, if His Majesty suffers any harm, we will all be sinners for all eternity!"
"That's right! The best course of action right now is to quickly send the Imperial Guards outside the city back to protect His Majesty and temporarily evacuate the capital!"
"No! Right now, we must do everything in our power to drive the Xiongnu out of the city!"
"If His Majesty leaves the capital, it will surely cause panic among the people of the city! The consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Your Highness, I beg you to punish me!"
The palace was in an uproar, and the officials were almost about to come to blows.
At that moment, Xiao Yu spoke coldly.
"Back then, even with a million archers in the Great Chu, I was not afraid."
"Now you only have a few thousand Xiongnu! Do you want me to become a homeless dog?"
Xiao Yu's voice brought the palace to an immediate silence.
Everyone immediately knelt down and said.
"We dare not!"
Xiao Yu sneered and slowly stood up.
"I trust my daughter, and I trust even more the millions of people of my Great Li! Today, I will sit here in this palace to oversee everything!"
"We won't leave, we won't retreat!"
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