Chu Jinghuai led 100,000 soldiers to the city wall early this morning and spent half a day setting up battle formations.
However, halfway through the challenge, the thunderous voice suddenly stopped. The hundred thousand soldiers stood silently beneath the city walls, showing no signs of attacking.
"What does Prince Su mean?" The general guarding the city frowned and asked in confusion.
"It seems that Prince Su doesn't want to fight."
"If he doesn't want to fight, then why did he bring his troops to Beijing? For fun?"
The generals looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and a hint of discouragement.
They finally mustered up their courage and made all necessary preparations, waiting for a fierce battle with the renowned Black Armor Guards.
But they don't care about you at all.
"If you want to fight, then fight. What's the big deal?"
Seeing this, one of his soldiers cautiously whispered, "General, why don't we take the initiative to send troops."
When the general heard this, he scolded him, "Why do you want to die?"
"Then what should we do? Just keep wasting time like this?"
"What are you afraid of? The longer it takes, the better it will be for us. Besides, our duty is to defend the city, so every moment counts."
The two sides remained deadlocked until noon, when it was time for the army to eat. With the sound of the horn, the tense atmosphere relaxed slightly.
The enemy needs to eat, so the soldiers defending the city naturally won't go hungry either.
The general guarding the city rolled his eyes and came up with an idea. He saw the soldiers carrying large pots and moving them to the city wall.
Soon, the meat in the pot began to simmer, emitting an enticing aroma.
As soon as the soldiers guarding the city smelled the aroma of meat, their eyes lit up, they held their bowls tightly in their hands, and lined up impatiently.
As they lined up, they shouted to the soldiers below the city wall, "This rice is delicious when eaten with meat. It's really delicious. What's so delicious about your hard rations? They say that Prince Su loves his soldiers like his own sons, but I think he's no better than that. I advise you to surrender quickly. The emperor will not treat you unfairly."
The soldiers under the city wall did not move at all. They laughed in their hearts. How could these idiots know that they had lived a life of luxury for a month before this and had tasted all kinds of delicacies from land and sea.
During this month, they had nothing to do, so they ate all the game they could hunt in the mountains and all the fish and shrimps they could swim in the water.
It's just right to eat some dry food now to relieve the greasiness.
The soldiers ate very quickly. After all, they were all battle-hardened soldiers, and their eating habits were well-trained. In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire army had finished their meal.
Chu Jinghuai's eyes flashed, and he waved his sword and shouted, "Attack the city!"
This order was like thunder out of the blue.
"What's going on?" The general defending the city was biting a large piece of meat. When he heard the order, he was so shocked that he almost choked to death on the meat in his mouth.
He looked down at the city wall in panic, and saw tens of thousands of troops rushing towards the city wall like a surging tide.
Looking up at the city wall, some soldiers were still queuing up to get meat. This sudden change made them panic.
For a moment, they could not care about much else and could only throw the bowls and chopsticks in their hands at the enemy below the city wall, shouting: "Quick, quick, grab the knife!"
Twenty thousand black-armored guards led the way, and the army followed closely behind, charging fiercely towards the city gate. In less than two quarters of an hour, with a dull thud, the gate was breached.
"Da da da..." The sound of horse hooves was quick and powerful, and the generals rode their tall horses into the city gate.
Seeing that the city gate had been broken, the court soldiers weighed the pros and cons in their minds, put down their weapons, turned their backs to the army, and stood facing the city wall.
After all, we were all soldiers of Daxia, sharing the same roots, so there was no need for a life-and-death battle. It was precisely for this reason that this battle resulted in only casualties, but no casualties.
As for the imperial court, as the imperial officers and soldiers later said, "It's just a show. We can't win anyway, so it's not worth dying like this."
Inside the palace, the guards hurried over and reported with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the city has been breached, and Prince Su has entered the city with his men."
"What?" The emperor's face instantly turned grim upon hearing the news. He hadn't slept all night and was already exhausted and upset. Now it was like being doused from head to toe with a basin of cold water.
He took a deep breath and immediately ordered, "Go and bring Concubine De to me."
Not long after, Chu Jinghuai led his men to the palace gate, "Those who surrender will not be killed, but those who resist will be killed without mercy."
As soon as he finished speaking, before he could launch an attack, the door of the palace slowly opened with a "creak".
The war ended quickly, or rather, it ended before it even began. In half an hour, Chu Jinghuai occupied the entire palace.
Chen Jingxi got off the carriage, looked at the towering palace, took Chu Jinghuai's hand, and said, "Let's go in."
Chu Jinghuai nodded.
All civil and military officials were present in the Golden Palace. The emperor was still sitting on the high throne. In the palace, Concubine De was being controlled by a eunuch with a knife.
The emperor's face turned pale, and he clutched his chest, cursing angrily, "Rebellious son! You actually rebelled for a woman. How can you be worthy of our ancestors? How can you be worthy of the people of this world?"
Chu Jinghuai smiled and said, "This king is worthy of heaven and earth. As a monarch, do you dare to say that you are worthy of heaven and earth?"
The emperor froze for a moment.
Chu Jinghuai continued, "Father, I have fought hundreds of battles over the years, big and small. Every time I won a victory, you would either poison me, put a spell on me, or assassinate me. Do you feel guilty?"
The people below were talking about it, and they said, "So that's how it is." They were wondering why Prince Su would rebel for no reason.
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