Chapter 387 Wait!
Commander Yan glanced back at Lin Changning, who was still chasing him closely. He thought Lin Changning was just as obsessed with chasing after someone as he was, and he was secretly pleased. After he rode his horse through the city wall, he asked the gatekeeper to wait a little while.
"Close it again after ten breaths!"
The soldiers guarding the city were stunned for a moment. When they saw that it was Commander Yan who gave the order, they did not dare to disobey. They waited for ten breaths and watched Lin Changning rush in with more than a dozen personal guards before they closed the door.
Li Mingde and Li Mingxiu, who were outside the door, were startled to see Lin Changning rush directly into the enemy's main camp.
"Oh no! Changning has been arrested."
"Speed up the siege!! Hurry, hurry!"
Both of them were taken aback, not expecting Lin Changning to chase after them inside.
Commander Yan, who had ridden his horse for several dozen meters through the city, turned his horse around and saw Lin Changning leading a dozen men charging in. He couldn't help but stop his horse and burst into laughter.
"Young man, you're still too young. Didn't the King of Chu teach you not to chase after the enemy into their camp?"
After saying that, he looked at Lin Changning across from him with great delight.
After entering, Lin Changning immediately cut down several guards. He glanced at Wan Jin and Wei Shao beside him and nodded slightly to Wei Shao.
He stared at Wan Jin and said, "Wan Jin, lead your men to open the city gate."
Wan Jingang reacted quickly and led several guards to kill all the gatekeepers on both sides. He then dismounted and prepared to open the city gate.
Wei Shao realized Lin Changning's intention, rode forward a few steps to stand alongside Lin Changning, and coldly looked at the hundreds of cavalrymen opposite and the hordes of infantry in the city.
Lin Changning didn't even glance at Commander Yan, and directly led Wei Shao to start clearing people out from the doorway.
Upon seeing Wan Jin behind Lin Changning slaughter the soldiers guarding the city, Commander Yan instantly understood Lin Changning's intentions, realized something was wrong, and shouted loudly.
"Charge! Charge now! Don't let them take the city gate!!!"
After speaking, several hundred cavalry and infantrymen rushed towards Lin Changning and Wei Shao in an instant.
One of them wielded a sword with lightning speed, while the other thrust his spear like a dragon. With just the two of them and two horses, they managed to hold off most of the soldiers. The few who managed to break through were dealt with by Wan Jin behind them.
Commander Yan charged forward like a madman. If the city gates fell, then the people inside the city would have no hope left.
Commander Yan, his mind racing with alarm bells, led his personal guards and charged at Lin Changning once more.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Changning was fighting Commander Yan again. Commander Yan's personal guards were cut off from their horses by Lin Changning with a single stroke after only a brief exchange of glances.
Following the same method, within a dozen breaths, a vacuum appeared around Lin Changning and Commander Yan.
One by one, they were stopped in front of the two. Commander Yan gritted his teeth. In all his years of traversing the frontier, there were very few people who could put him under such pressure.
Now I'm experiencing it all through a young boy.
Suddenly, Wan Jin shouted from behind, "Sir!! The door is open!!"
Lin Changning's eyes lit up, and he fiercely cleaved Commander Yan back with his sword. He turned his head to look at the slowly opening gate, and led Wei Shao to the gate to defend it.
When Commander Yan saw the gate about to be opened, his heart sank to the bottom. This time, he led his men and rushed towards the door as if their lives depended on it.
Lin Changning's personal guards were instantly swallowed up by the crowd, but by then the door had already been opened a crack.
Lin Changning and Wei Shao stood guard just one meter from the door, cutting down the people who rushed towards the door one by one.
However, as more and more people flocked to them, the pressure on the two of them increased.
Just then, Li Mingxiu's loud shout came from outside the door.
"Charge! Kill! Push the door open and break in for me!!!"
Just then, Li Mingxiu and Li Mingde also saw the gate that had been opened a crack, and the two of them, along with their personal guards, rushed towards the city gate.
They pushed the door open recklessly, trying to force their way in.
Upon hearing the shouts of battle outside, Commander Yan lowered his arms wearily, sighed, and waved his hand.
"Have everyone step down."
The guard beside him looked at Commander Yan with disbelief: "Commander?"
Commander Yan shook his head again: "We've lost this battle. Let the troops retreat. We surrender. We're all fine young men from the frontier; there's no need for us to be buried here."
When they arrived, the emperor only told them to defend the city. There were a thousand men in the city, and he himself only brought a thousand cavalrymen. They quickly came to support the city, while the main force was still behind and was to be transferred to other cities.
I was careless today. I thought I could handle the two greenhorns who came, but I didn't expect that the King of Chu had so many talented men under his command.
A young player was able to keep up with him, and he couldn't even get back on defense in time.
In the end, it was because they underestimated the other side. They did not expect that after letting the people in, nearly a hundred men could not take down the young general and his dozen or so personal guards. The city gate was easily captured.
These are all the fine young men of the Great Xuan Dynasty that I brought. The battle has already reached a point where defeat is already evident. I haven't made many preparations in the city. It's only a matter of time before the city is pacified and captured.
Even if he continued to resist with his men, it would only mean certain death. Thinking this, Commander Yan sighed, threw down his sword, and shouted, "Stop! Stop! I surrender!!!"
If I take the lead in admitting defeat, I suppose the King of Chu won't do anything to me and his soldiers out of respect for me; at worst, he can just lock them up.
He knew a little about the King of Chu and his son, though others might not. The defeat was inevitable; he would save as many people as he could.
Upon hearing his commander shout this, Commander Yan's personal guards quickly dropped their swords and raised their hands.
Li Mingxiu, who had just led his men in, was dumbfounded. He stared blankly at the imperial soldiers in front of him, who were looking at each other in confusion before putting down their swords.
Li Mingde nudged him with the hilt of his knife: "What are you standing there for! Quickly have someone tie him up with rope!"
Li Mingxiu nodded blankly: "Detain the prisoners!"
After he finished speaking, more and more imperial soldiers put down their swords, squatted on the ground, and raised their hands.
Beneath Lin Changning and Wei Shao's horses' hooves lay the corpses of imperial soldiers, and the two men were practically covered in blood, their armor stained with bright red blood.
Even their own soldiers would take a detour when passing by them, because the two men exuded such a murderous aura.
Commander Yan, bound and tied up, dismounted and walked towards Li Mingxiu. With a wide beard and a large tooth showing, he smiled at Li Mingxiu and said, "Nephew, have your men untie your uncle. Your uncle is going to abandon the darkness and embrace the light."
Lin Changning rode his horse up to Li Mingxiu, and the two looked at each other, somewhat puzzled as to what the man was up to.
Li Mingxiu didn't speak, nor did he pay attention to Commander Yan. He just looked at Lin Changning beside him and asked with a frown.
"Are you injured, Changning?"
Lin Changning shook his head: "It's nothing serious, just that your good uncle left two cuts on my back and shoulders."
Commander Yan sighed, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes as he looked at Lin Changning: "Hey, where are you from? I've never heard of you before?"
Lin Changning glanced at Commander Yan: "Lin Changning, a subordinate of Prince Qi of Daxing Border Guard, was saved by the Prince and Prince Qi, so I am repaying his kindness."
Commander Yan sighed, muttering that the two were lucky.
Lin Changning frowned slightly: "Your Highness, this person is quite troublesome and seems cunning. Why don't we use him as a sacrifice today to celebrate our great victory in the first battle?!"
Commander Yan below stared wide-eyed at Lin Changning, who was speaking coldly, and hurriedly shouted:
"Wait!!! Those who surrender will not be killed!!!"
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