Su Yuze, protected by a group of guards led by Lin Qingfeng, with Granny Cui and several maids following him, was heading towards the south gate with the crowd of people.
Su Yuze jumped off Lin Qingfeng and said, "Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince for ordering everyone to retreat in time, we managed to escape from the residence. Is His Highness alright?"
Chu Mingyao said, "He's fine. The clone army is attacking, and His Highness is worried that the monster will bombard us again, so he told us to leave the city quickly. You go first, I'll go to the imperial city to find Eighth Sister."
Su Yuze said, "Your Highness, I have guards here. Have them go with you to find the Eighth Princess."
Chu Mingyao said, "No need, I have guards."
She ordered the Western Rong guards to part the crowd and headed towards the imperial city. She hadn't gone far when a commotion broke out near the south gate.
From afar, dozens of people could be heard shouting in panic, "Don't push forward! There are clone troopers outside!"
This news was like a boulder thrown into an already boiling lake, creating towering waves. No one had expected the clone army to come from the other side.
The people in front wanted to retreat, but those behind couldn't hear them and continued to push forward, pushing those in front further towards the south gate. Outside the south gate, nearly a thousand allied soldiers were engaged in fierce fighting with thousands of clone army soldiers who had bypassed the capital of Southern Chu.
Although the Allied soldiers had defensive rifles, they were outnumbered and did not know how to use cover. After several rounds of firefights, the Allied soldiers were dead and wounded everywhere. The clone army soldiers gained the upper hand and charged towards the south gate.
The Allied general defending the south city wall ordered his soldiers to throw stones and fire arrows at the clone army soldiers, while simultaneously ordering the immediate evacuation of the crowded civilians below.
The people, realizing their only escape route was blocked, were terrified, and many burst into tears. The sound of weeping filled the air.
Su Yuze said to Lin Qingfeng, "There are clone army soldiers outside, we can't continue to go out of the city."
Lin Qingfeng said, "The clone army soldiers have already stormed into the north city, and it's all thanks to Prince Danma defending Chu Gui Street. What should we do?"
Su Yuze said, "Have all the guards shout that the people should go to the capital to hide."
"But if that happens, we'll be surrounded by the clone army."
Su Yuze said, "We'll try to stall for as long as possible. I hope my sister can succeed. She's our last hope."
Lin Qingfeng ordered all the guards to shout, "Everyone, go to the imperial city to take refuge!"
Upon hearing the instructions, the people turned and surged towards the foot of the imperial city. However, the city gates were tightly closed, and the people crowded below the city walls, forming a massive sea of people, with constant weeping.
On the imperial city wall, Eighth Princess Chu Yun and a group of ministers were watching. When Chu Yun saw Chu Mingyao in the crowd, she shouted, "Third Sister, Third Sister!"
Chu Mingyao looked up and saw Chu Yun, and shouted, "Eighth Sister, quickly have someone open the city gate, we need to go in."
Chu Yun said to the prime minister beside her, "Prime Minister, please open the city gates quickly and let the people enter the imperial city to take refuge."
The Prime Minister said, "Eighth Princess, according to the laws of Southern Chu, ordinary people are not qualified to enter the imperial city."
Chu Yun said, "At a time like this, why are you still arguing about these useless laws? Open the city gates quickly. I'll talk to Seventh Brother about any problems."
The prime minister ordered the city gates to be opened, and the people poured into the imperial city like a flood. They first occupied the square in front of the Golden Palace. After the square was full of people, the rest had to continue to push forward, filling the entire Golden Palace. Not satisfied, they also occupied half of the emperor's bedroom.
Chu Mingyao, Su Yuze, and the others also entered the city and joined Chu Yun.
A general from the Southern Chu army led several hundred soldiers into the imperial city and found Chu Yun, saying, "Eighth Princess, the south gate is about to be breached."
The main force of the allied forces was deployed at the north gate facing the crab, while the south gate was relatively weakly defended. Thousands of clone army soldiers circled around and attacked, quickly reaching the south gate and firing defensive guns at it, leaving it riddled with holes.
Chu Yun was young and had no experience in battle, so she didn't know what to do and looked at Chu Mingyao.
Chu Mingyao said, "General, you should quickly gather the soldiers and set up defenses on the imperial city. I will go to His Highness to arrange reinforcements."
As she led a group of guards toward the north of the city, the city gates opened and thousands of allied soldiers poured in. She spotted Danma in the crowd.
Danma came up to her, covered in blood, it was hard to tell if it was from the enemy or his own, and said breathlessly, "We've run out of armor-piercing spikes, and all our arrows... We really can't stop the clone army, there are just too many of them."
Chu Mingyao said, "Your Highness, it's not time to despair yet. Quickly have the soldiers climb the city walls to defend."
On the city wall of the imperial city, a general pointed in the direction of Chu Gui Street and shouted: "Commander, clone army soldiers are coming towards the imperial city."
Danma, along with Chu Mingyao, Chu Yun, Su Yuze, and others, climbed the city wall to watch.
On Chu Gui Street, countless clone army soldiers filled the entire street, marching in orderly steps towards the imperial city.
Danmar pulled over a general and asked, "Where is the south gate?"
The general said, "There are thousands of clone troops outside the south gate; we can't break through."
Danma released the general and said, "Gather all the soldiers who can move and get them onto the city walls to defend."
"Commander, we've run out of arrows and armor-piercing darts."
How many defensive rifles are left?
"More than a thousand."
"Demolish the houses."
Chu Mingyao looked in the direction of Cancer, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and thought to herself, "Sister, hurry up, we have nowhere else to go."
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