Soon, under the cover of their own archers, one siege ladder after another was attached to the city wall of the Xianbei capital.
"Brothers, follow me!!"
Sun Jian roared, then opened his mouth, bit the back of the knife, and used both hands and feet to quickly climb up the long ladder.
Seeing their commander disregard the danger and climb the long ladder himself, the soldiers were greatly encouraged and followed closely behind.
From a distance, the attacking soldiers looked like a swarm of ants climbing a wall, moving quickly and in an orderly fashion.
Soon, Sun Jian climbed up the long ladder to the top of the battlements. As soon as he peeked out, he saw a spear thrusting from behind the battlements.
Upon seeing this, Sun Jian immediately ducked, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow. Then, he gripped the ancient sword with his right hand and swung it upwards with force, snapping the spear that had been thrust out in two.
"kill!!"
After cutting down the enemy's spear, Sun Jian roared, pushed off with his feet, and leaped onto the city wall. He then swung his sword at an old Xianbei soldier behind the battlements.
Before the guard holding the broken spear could react, a figure leaped in front of him, followed by a flash of cold blade light, and a head flew high into the air.
After killing the guards in front of him, Sun Jian continued forward without stopping.
Where the precious sword passed, blood splattered. Those old Xianbei soldiers were almost no match for the young Sun Jian.
"What a brilliant Sun Jian!!"
Xi Zhicai, who was watching the battle from outside the city, saw Sun Jian, who was the first to scale the city walls, wreaking havoc on all sides and couldn't help but shout "Bravo!"
After Sun Jian, the soldiers who had attacked the city also climbed the city walls one after another and engaged in fierce close combat with the Xianbei veterans defending the city.
In despair, the six hundred Xianbei veterans defending the city displayed unimaginable willpower, fearlessly resisting the attacking soldiers.
Unfortunately, in the face of such a vast difference in strength, this willpower was of no use whatsoever.
Especially in the face of Sun Jian, a fierce tiger, the desperate resistance of the Xianbei veterans only fueled his ferocity.
The fiercer the enemy's resistance, the more interesting it is to kill them.
With Sun Jian leading the charge, the attacking soldiers following behind were also exceptionally brave, and the old Xianbei soldiers defending the city were forced to retreat step by step.
As time went on, more and more attacking soldiers climbed onto the city walls, and the remaining Xianbei veterans defending the city were reduced to less than a hundred. They retreated to a corner of the city walls, looking at Sun Jian, who was covered in blood, with fear on their faces.
Looking at the few dozen enemy soldiers remaining, Sun Jian wiped the blood from his face, a bloodthirsty smile appearing on his lips, and raised his blood-dripping sword.
"No...I surrender!!"
Just as Sun Jian was about to charge forward again, an old Xianbei soldier immediately threw down his weapon and knelt on the ground.
"Don't kill me, I surrender too...!"
With one person taking the lead, the rest of the defending troops followed suit, kneeling down to surrender.
"Hmph, boring!"
Seeing the defending troops suddenly give up resistance, Sun Jian couldn't help but snort coldly, and his bloodthirsty aura dissipated.
After giving the kneeling guards a cold look, Sun Jian turned around and walked towards the city gate.
"General Sun, what should we do with these prisoners?" Sun Jian had only taken two steps when an advisor caught up with him and asked.
"You decide what to do!!"
Sun Jian said coldly, then walked away without turning his head.
The staff officer paused for a moment, then turned to look at the old Xianbei soldiers and said coldly, "Kill all these old bastards who once killed the people of my Great Han!"
"Here you go!!"
The surrounding soldiers responded in unison, then picked up their weapons and charged forward.
When Sun Jian reached the city gate, he walked to a flagpole, looked up at the eagle flag hanging on it, smiled coldly, and then raised his sword and slashed at the flagpole with all his might.
With a loud "crack," the arm-thick flagpole snapped and fell towards the outside of the city.
Soon, the eagle flag, symbolizing the glory of the Xianbei, fell to the ground at the foot of the city, along with the flagpole.
"May the Han Dynasty live ten thousand years!!"
As the Xianbei eagle banner landed, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted from the city wall.
Subsequently, Sun Jian ordered the opening of several city gates, welcoming Xi Zhicai, Liu Bei, and 25,000 troops from outside the city into the city.
As soon as he entered the city, Xi Zhicai gave instructions to the messenger beside him:
"Pass down the order: leave three thousand soldiers to guard the east, north, and west gates, and the rest of the soldiers, in groups of ten, disperse and gather all the women and children in the city in front of the palace!"
"Here you go!!"
He answered the order and turned his horse around. Just as he was about to go and relay the order, Xi Zhicai stopped him.
"Furthermore, soldiers must be strictly ordered not to harass or play with those Xianbei women. Anyone who disobeys will be punished according to military law!"
"yes!"
Seeing Xi Zhicai's serious expression, the messenger dared not delay and quickly left.
Soon, Xi Zhicai's order spread throughout the army, and all the soldiers, led by their respective squad leaders, dispersed to search for the women and children left behind in the city.
Xi Zhicai, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, and others arrived at the palace with their entourage.
"Heh~, Tan Shihuai really put his heart into it. This palace gate actually bears a resemblance to the Southern Palace Imperial City!"
Looking at the Xianbei palace built in imitation of the Luoyang imperial palace, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but chuckle.
"Hmph, mere barbarians, they're nothing but empty shells!"
Sun Jian, standing to the side, snorted coldly, his expression full of disdain.
Liu Bei laughed and said, "Alright, let's go inside and see what good things this sandalwood tree has left for us!"
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