Everyone drew their bows and nocked arrows, but they would not use detonators or other highly lethal weapons without Lu Tu's permission.
Nie Yun looked at Lü Tu and shouted excitedly, "Brother, let's charge! Something must have happened to the princess!"
Tuoba Yue chimed in, "Brother, I think we have to take action this time. These Shence Army soldiers are unfamiliar faces; they were probably transferred from other places."
Lu Tu shouted, "Liu Hong, come back!"
Seeing that Lü Tu seemed to have backed down, the opposing Shence Army captain sneered loudly, "So you're Lü Tu? Others may be afraid of you, but I'm not. Our general avoided you before because he had fewer men, but do you think you'd be as arrogant as you are now?"
Upon hearing these extremely insulting words, the 500 cavalrymen behind him were all enraged!
In their hearts, Lü Tu was their eternal god, and no one was allowed to blaspheme him. At this moment, they all drew their compound bows to their full extent, while the others slowly reached for the detonators on their backs, ready to fight to the death at any moment.
Faced with this direct and insulting rebuke, Lü Tu remained calm and stared straight ahead.
When Liu Hong retreated to his side, he said, "Brother, these guys have such foul mouths, what should we do?"
Lu Tu's large hand descended: "Kill!"
"Kill!" The 500 cavalrymen roared in unison, their fighting spirit soaring to the heavens!
In an instant, more than 200 composite bows and more than 300 hard bows were fired at the Shence soldiers defending the city, and the dense arrows directly blocked all their retreat routes!
The Shence Captain, who had just been all arrogant, now stared wide-eyed, his pupils contracting sharply.
He never dreamed that Lü Tu would actually dare to shoot an arrow at him directly, especially since he had just announced that his Shence Army had sent 30,000 men!
"This guy must be crazy!" That was the last thought that flashed through the mind of the Shence Captain.
But the next second, an arrow struck his head, knocking him off his horse and sending him crashing into the dust.
The other Shence soldiers met the same fate. It should be noted that Lu Tu's improved composite bow this time had the ability to fire continuously in volleys, one arrow after another, without much effort at all.
The city gates, which had been tightly shut just moments before, now trapped them like caged beasts. On one side was the nearby Wuchuan City, and on the other was a hail of arrows. Within three minutes, all the hundreds of Shence soldiers present had perished under the arrows.
Even those few who were hiding among the corpses, pretending to be dead, couldn't escape the ensuing sweep.
Lu Tu didn't even need to give any instructions. More than a hundred riders stepped forward and finished off the enemy one by one. They quickly gathered up the arrows. Long swords could be temporarily put aside, but bows and arrows could be used more effectively in their own hands, which was something that had been included in previous training.
Nie Yun stepped out from the crowd and shouted loudly near the city gate, "Someone, open the city gate!"
This scene had already terrified the soldiers on the city wall. Even though they had bows and arrows, after hearing that the newcomer was Lü Tu and that he had annihilated hundreds of their comrades in just a few minutes, they no longer had the will to fight.
Especially when they saw Lu Tu standing proudly with his sword drawn in front of the city gate, his imposing presence directly shattered their courage.
The shadow of a tree bearing a man's name, the name of Lü Tu, awakened the fearful memories of a few among them, and for a moment the soldiers on the entire city wall were somewhat worried.
At this moment, a captain from the former Wuchuan border army walked out. Lü Tu had seen him once before, but couldn't recall his name.
He reached the city wall and bowed to Lü Tu, saying, "General Lü, this humble general is Wu Tieniu! Please return, General!"
Lu Tu sneered upon hearing this: "Wu Tieniu, I killed hundreds of Shence soldiers, and you're not going to pursue the matter and are even letting me go back. Do you think I'm a fool?"
Wu Tieniu was speechless after hearing this. He only said this because he didn't want to be put at knifepoint and wanted Lü Tu to enter through another city gate, but Lü Tu just wouldn't give him that face.
"General Lü, there is no problem in the city. If you are really worried, you can leave through another city gate!"
Lu Tu waved his hand and said, "Stop your damn nonsense! The princess and Prince Duan are facing life and death. You're still arguing with me. Open the city gates now, and I might spare your life!"
Wu Tieniu, with a bitter face, was talking to the Shence soldiers beside him. The Shence soldiers around him looked even worse than Wu Tieniu.
They knew, of course, that Lü Tu's strength was terrifying, and even the troops he led were far superior to their own.
"The orders from above are to guard against the enemy at all costs, especially against Lü Tu. If the city gates are opened, how will my wife, children, and elderly mother who live at home survive?"
Wu Tieniu sighed: "Brother, as long as we're alive, we can always fight another day. If we don't open the city gates, we'll really die. You know exactly how many troops you brought."
The conversation on the city wall also clearly reached Lü Tu's ears.
Tuoba Yue read the lips and repeated them to Lü Tu.
After hearing this, Lü Tu smiled knowingly: "Tuoba Yue, go up and tell them to surrender and join my ranks. I guarantee that their lives will be spared after it's done, and their families will not be harmed, because I'm helping the princess and Prince Duan!"
Tuoba Yue urged his horse forward and shouted Lü Tu's original words over and over the city wall.
After hearing this, the Shence Army soldiers on the city wall hesitated, but finally gritted their teeth and said, "General Lü, to tell you the truth, the princess and Prince Duan are no longer in Wuchuan City. You should leave immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Tu angrily cursed, "You won't listen to reason, so here you are! Put a detonator on me!"
In an instant, all 500 arrows were fitted with detonators, and with a wave of Lu Tu's hand, he commanded, "Fire them towards the city walls!"
Everyone raised their bows and arrows high above their heads. The arrows on the city wall could not be attached, so they could only be shot into the city. As long as chaos broke out inside, the people on the city wall would naturally flee. Then, in the second round, Lu Tu could directly use detonators to blow up the city gate!
Soon, 250 arrows with detonators were shot into the city, frightening the Shence soldiers on the city wall into all lying down. It wasn't that they didn't want to attack in advance, but that Lu Tu and his men were too far away, and not many of them could draw their bows fully.
On the other hand, Lu Tu's side, those using composite bows can draw their bows to their full extent, greatly increasing their attack range.
Immediately afterwards, 250 rockets with arrowheads soaked in tung oil were also fired into the city.
In an instant, a deafening explosion resounded throughout Wuchuan City, plunging the entire city into chaos. Dust settled on the city walls, and Wuchuan City, which had stood there for hundreds of years, resembled a floating duckweed tossed about in the wind and rain.
They had never seen such a powerful siege tactic before, and coupled with Lü Tu's formidable reputation, the Shence garrison commander shouted, "Open the city gates! We are willing to surrender!"
Lu Tu reached out and stopped the third volley of arrows from being fired. Looking at the slowly opening city gate, he shouted, "Enter the city!"
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