The Tianxuan army swiftly erected siege ladders, which creaked and groaned violently as they swayed on the soldiers' shoulders. Each soldier fought bravely, climbing with the agility of monkeys.
Despite the enemy troops on the city walls firing arrows and stones in a frenzy, with arrows raining down like locusts and stones whistling down like meteors, the Tianxuan soldiers showed no fear.
Some soldiers were hit by arrows, the arrowheads piercing deep into their muscles, blood instantly staining their battle robes. They groaned, but gritted their teeth.
Veins bulged on his forehead. With trembling hands, he gripped the arrow shaft tightly, pulled it out sharply, drawing a string of blood beads, and then continued climbing.
Their eyes burned with unwavering determination as they scaled the city walls and engaged the enemy in a desperate battle. They brandished their weapons, each swing imbued with a death wish, the clanging of their clashing weapons echoing endlessly.
Some soldiers were hit by stones and fell heavily to the ground, their bodies hitting the ground with a dull thud, raising a cloud of dust mixed with the smell of blood.
But the soldiers behind them did not hesitate and immediately took their place. Their steps were firm and powerful, and their eyes showed no fear, only a desire for victory.
Under the fierce attack of the Tianxuan army, the city gate was finally breached. The vanguard troops, like arrows released from a bow, moved with lightning speed and were the first to rush into the city.
Their figures flashed past inside the city gate. The rest of the army surged forward like a tidal wave, their footsteps shaking the earth slightly.
Hearing the shouts of battle outside, the people in the city panicked and shut their doors and windows, hiding in their homes, not daring to breathe, for fear of being caught in the crossfire.
The Tianxuan army was well-trained and quickly occupied key strongholds, such as the solemn and majestic government office, which was a symbol of power in the city.
There were also heavily guarded encampments, the core defensive positions of the enemy forces. Seeing that all was lost, the remaining enemy troops lost all morale and abandoned their armor and weapons, leaving them scattered everywhere.
Their legs went weak, and they knelt in surrender, their eyes filled with despair and helplessness. With that, the Tianxuan army successfully captured the city.
Sunlight shone on the city walls, its warm rays seemingly heralding the arrival of a new rule. The dust within the city gradually dissipated, leaving only post-war devastation and silence.
The ground was covered with blood, arrows, and stones, and occasionally the low groans of wounded soldiers could be heard, as if telling the story of the fierce battle that had just taken place.
General An Yuan ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and the military doctors went to treat the wounded soldiers. Qin Qianluo put the high-precision sniper rifle back into her space, and when no one was paying attention, she quietly came to the side of the corpse of Youming, took out the bullet and put it away.
Then he walked into the city, leading a group of people to the location of the infant tower. He instructed his men to guard the area and prevent the people from abandoning baby girls again.
The group looked at the tower, feeling somewhat disoriented. How could such an inhumane thing exist? Just because a girl was born, did they have to abandon her?
They didn't quite understand the thoughts of the people of Xuanyuan. Girls are children too, why abandon them? Women are no less than men.
Leaving aside the female officials in the court, even the female soldiers are all incredibly brave. Why is it that in the Xuanyuan Kingdom, female infants are so disregarded?
General An Yuan also heard about this, but he didn't quite understand it either. After making arrangements for his men, he led his army to attack the next city.
The Tianxuan army advanced with unstoppable momentum, and what they saw and heard along the way was unacceptable to everyone, who couldn't understand why the Xuanyuan Kingdom treated women so harshly.
Several months passed in the blink of an eye, and the Tianxuan army marched straight to the imperial city. Emperor Xuanyuan's expression was not good at this time. The successive defeats made his tyrannical nature even more unpredictable.
The seven experts were increasingly terrified. With Youming, ranked second, already dead, how could they possibly stop them? Escape was out of the question.
After all, he still had the poison from the Emperor Xuanyuan in his body, and for a moment he was in a dilemma, not knowing how to choose between fighting to the death or surrendering.
Qin Qianluo originally thought she could return in triumph in a month, but she didn't expect it to take so long, and the New Year was just around the corner.
The soldiers had long since changed their thin shirts into cotton-padded coats that had been rushed to their homes, which were exceptionally warm and free from the cold of previous years, making them even more courageous in battle.
Looking at the imperial city before her, Qin Qianluo tightened her cloak. She was about to attack the imperial city, and she needed to be extra careful.
It's unclear whether the Yellow Emperor will use Gu worms to ambush us, or whether the antidote pills have been distributed in advance, just in case.
The general guarding the imperial city was a brave and resourceful veteran. For a time, Tianxuan's army was unable to breach the imperial city and could only adjust its battle strategy, waiting for the enemy to reveal a weakness.
General An Yuan and General Piaoji discussed matters with everyone in their tent. Qin Qianluo also asked 001 to find information on the city's defenders in order to find a breakthrough.
The atmosphere inside the tent was somewhat tense. Everyone wanted to return in triumph before the New Year and celebrate the New Year happily in the capital. Moreover, after several months of fighting, their food supplies were running low.
The new provisions are still on their way and will take some time to arrive. A plan to break through the enemy lines hasn't been devised, and now the supply of provisions is also a problem, causing everyone some worry.
Qin Qianluo wasn't worried about the food supply. She had plenty of food in her spatial storage, so she could just say it was bought from elsewhere and make up an excuse.
However, she didn't want to use a high-precision sniper rifle to deal with the city's defenders. The general guarding the city was named Hua Lingxiao, a rare upright official among the officials of the Xuanyuan Kingdom.
While she was hiding in the Xuanyuan Kingdom, she heard the people praising this person. She originally thought he would be sent to the border so that he could fight them as soon as he arrived. She never expected that the Xuanyuan Emperor would be so incompetent and cowardly.
It's infuriating to have this person assigned here to guard the imperial city instead of the entire Xuanyuan Kingdom.
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