At this moment, a steady shout came from the enemy side.
"The Golden Armored Army has arrived. Open the city gates immediately and surrender to spare your life! Those who resist will have their entire clan exterminated upon the day the city is breached!"
"Those who surrender will live! Those who resist will die!"
"Resist for one day, and we'll destroy the city and slaughter everyone!"
The guards on the city gate tower were so frightened by the threats that their knees weakened and they could not stand up.
The enemy is not making a threat, they are stating the facts.
With such powerful weapons, we can capture the capital in an hour, let alone a day.
If they continue to fight, they will have no hope of survival.
Kong Zhiyu was so panicked after hearing this that he kept looking towards the stairs.
I prayed silently that Emperor Tianwu would send someone over quickly.
Captain Li took a deep breath and turned to look at Kong Zhiyu.
"Master Kong, what should we do now?"
Captain Li glanced at the crossbow arrows scattered on the ground.
At this moment, he looked at these sophisticated crossbows and felt that they were useless.
No matter how sharp the crossbow arrows are or how far their range is, they cannot withstand the enemy's bombardment.
He even suspected that the other party's explosive device was made by a Taoist priest.
He had seen a Taoist priest refining elixirs in a Taoist temple before, and this was the noise of the elixir furnace exploding.
The explosion of the alchemy furnace is not as big as the hole caused by this thing.
Thinking of this, Captain Li's heart moved slightly, and he wondered if he had guessed the truth.
Then, his shoulders slumped and he sighed helplessly.
Even if he guessed it, it would be useless. It was obviously too late to ask a Taoist priest to deal with these things.
Kong Zhiyu frowned and waved his hand.
"Do nothing, pick up all the crossbow bolts on the ground."
"Wait..."
"Why!"
Kong Zhiyu sighed deeply, "Without a message from the Emperor, we can't do anything."
"Especially, no movement can be seen by the enemy."
"There's only one thing to do at this moment. Don't provoke the enemy. Delay as long as possible..."
The enemy has not launched another attack yet, which means there is still room for negotiation.
They still have a glimmer of hope, it all depends on what Emperor Tianwu does.
He now hoped that Emperor Tianwu would escape quickly so that he could open the city gate and surrender.
These soldiers...
Kong Zhiyu's eyes slid across the faces of the young soldiers, full of powerlessness.
Only by surrendering could these soldiers survive.
Captain Li looked at Kong Zhiyu deeply and ordered the soldiers,
"Everyone, crouch down, gather up the scattered crossbow bolts, and then squat behind the parapet. Don't show your heads."
If the emperor came in person and saw the chaos on the city gate tower, he would be so angry that he would kill them on the spot to vent his anger.
Just as the soldiers were squatting to pick up crossbow arrows, a burst of hurried footsteps were heard on the stairs.
Everyone turned to look over.
"Master Jiang!?" Kong Zhiyu saw that only Minister Jiang had come and hurried forward to ask.
"emperor....?"
"Escaped?" These four words burned Kong Zhiyu's mouth and he swallowed them.
He was so anxious that he was confused. How could he say such words directly?
Minister Jiang had a sullen face as he glanced at the situation on the city gate tower.
"What does the enemy demand?"
Looking at everyone's faces, he knew the situation was not optimistic.
However, since there was no fighting at this time, there was still room for negotiation.
"This..." Kong Zhiyu looked at Minister Jiang in embarrassment, "Master Jiang, come and take a look first..."
As he spoke, Kong Zhiyu walked to the women's wall.
Minister Jiang was stunned and quickly followed.
Kong Zhiyu raised his hand and pointed at the large pit below the city gate tower, "Master Jiang, please look..."
"The enemy has weapons that we don't have, and they are extremely lethal."
"The city gate has been deformed by the bombing. If it gets hit a few more times, it will be blown open."
Minister Jiang put his hands behind his back and looked down at the city gate tower. Seeing the shattered soil, his eyes widened in shock.
Hearing the guards describe the situation here wasn't as shocking as seeing it with my own eyes.
Look at the endless green enemy troops across the water.
His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"How can there be such powerful weapons and so many soldiers..."
He couldn't figure out how Shen Yong managed to get such a large army in just half a year.
There are only 200,000 defenders in Extinguishing Fire City. It is impossible for all of them to follow Shen Yong to attack the capital.
Unless Chen Yong is crazy and only cares about his head and not his butt, he will fight to the death with Emperor Tianwu.
However, this possibility cannot be ruled out.
But if that's the case, then is Zhong Erfei crazy to follow Chen Yong and do something that will destroy the country?
Kong Zhiyu shook his head, "No one knows where Shen Yong got his ability from."
"Weapons like these are definitely not something human power can contend with, so it's better to make arrangements early."
They couldn't even bear the weight of the heavy iron door, let alone these mortal bodies.
Minister Jiang's eyelids twitched, and he naturally understood what Kong Zhiyu meant.
He never expected that being a veteran of three dynasties would be the end of him.
Who can accept this?
The Great Celestial Empire was not destroyed by the enemy, but was destroyed by an unknown fool named Chen Yong.
I can only say...it's fate.
If Emperor Tianwu had not taken action against the Shen family, would the Great Heavenly Dynasty have avoided such a disaster?
It’s a pity that there is no such thing as “if”.
To be honest, he was very regretful in his heart that he did not persuade Emperor Tianwu to show mercy.
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