The Heavenly God Army stopped a hundred meters away from the city gate.
The God Army on horseback raised their crossbows and aimed at the city gate tower.
At this distance, the defenders on the city gate tower were completely within their shooting range.
It would be difficult for the defenders to hit the Heavenly God Army with their bows and arrows.
The guards on the city gate tower were so frightened by the sharp and dazzling crossbow arrows that they could not hold the bows and arrows steadily.
After being hungry for so many days, I didn't have much strength. It was considered good enough that the bow and arrow in my hand could shoot thirty meters.
The enemy was so far away from the city gate that they couldn't shoot at them at all.
But the enemy's dazzling crossbow arrows could obviously hit them.
The defenders panicked, their hearts in their throats, and they muttered,
"What should I do? What should I do? Why hasn't General Shi come yet?"
"Hurry up, hurry up again!"
"It's too late!"
"Look, isn't that General Cong?"
“…It seems so.”
“…”
The defenders felt mixed emotions when they saw General Cong riding on horseback and standing in front of the crossbowmen.
Many of them had fought under General Cong.
General Cong was the best general they had ever met. He would throw any piece of meat he had into the pot to make soup, and the whole army would drink it together.
The time they spent following General Cong was their happiest time.
They never thought that one day they would become enemies with General Cong.
Cong Chongqiu looked back at Xiao Yunhao in the car, then turned around and rode his horse towards the city gate.
The guards on the city gate tower looked at General Cong walking towards them, and their eyes couldn't help but turn red.
They knew that General Cong would definitely not attack them casually.
Cong Chongqiu stopped his horse ten meters away from the city gate and looked up at the guards on the gate tower.
"Open the city gates! Surrender and lay down your weapons without killing!"
"Rely on Yongchang State, King Zhenbei, and I'll ensure you have enough food, clothing, and a place to rely on in your old age!"
Cong Chongqiu's deep voice reached the ears of all the defenders on the city gate tower.
Others said they didn't believe this, but since the person who said this was General Cong, it was hard for them not to believe it.
Anyone who has fought with General Cong knows that General Cong would not kill prisoners of war as long as they had no bad intentions.
The prisoners of war captured by General Cong were usually waiting for the enemy to offer benefits in exchange. During this period, General Cong would not let the prisoners go hungry.
The defenders looked at each other, their eyes becoming vague. Some of them didn't dare to look at each other, fearing that the other party could see the excitement in their eyes.
God knows how tempting it is for them to have enough food and clothing at this moment.
They couldn't remember how long it had been since they had eaten a full meal, they only knew that they had stuffed everything they could into their mouths.
The several large mountains surrounding Huanlian City have all been eaten bare by people.
Nowadays, being able to dig up tree roots and chew on them is considered a great thing.
Many soldiers in the military camp suffocated to death because they ate too much tree bark. That death was really painful.
At this time, a long-faced guard who particularly admired Cong Chongqiu was furious and shouted,
"I'm almost starving to death. I don't care. I want to follow General Cong and have enough food and warm clothes. General Cong never deceives his soldiers!"
"Look, General Shi hasn't arrived yet. He might have already abandoned us and run away."
"What's the point of us fighting here to the death? We are outnumbered."
"A man of insight is a true hero. I only know that my mother is still waiting for me to return."
The long-faced guard spoke in a hoarse voice, threw down the bow and arrow in his hand, and strode down to the city gate tower.
The other defenders were stunned for a moment, glanced at each other, and unconsciously walked towards the stairs.
Yes, the defenders went to the military camp to call for help for so long, but still haven’t heard the sound of the army coming to fight the enemy. Maybe General Shi really ran away.
This is not the first time that General Shi has ignored the lives of his soldiers and only cared about escaping for his own life.
They have elderly parents and young children to take care of, and they can't die in vain.
With someone taking the lead, the other defenders stopped pretending, dropped their weapons, and rushed to the city gate tower.
Hundreds of defenders worked together to open the tightly blocked city gate and rushed out of the city.
With a "plop" sound.
The defenders all knelt down towards Cong Chongqiu.
"We, your subordinates, are willing to surrender and follow General Cong!"
Cong Chongqiu felt somewhat sad when he saw the skinny defenders.
Looking at the defenders who kept coming out of the city gate, he sighed deeply.
After no more defenders came out of the city gate, Cong Chongqiu glanced at the kneeling defenders.
"good!!"
"Those who wish to join the Heavenly God Army, please stand on either side immediately and follow behind the Heavenly God Army."
"Yes!!" This was the loudest shout from thousands of defenders in all these days.
After watching the defenders retreat to both sides, Cong Chongqiu turned his horse's head and looked towards Xiao Yunhao's carriage.
"Welcome the King of Zhenbei to Huanlian City!"
Then Cong Chongqiu looked at the cavalrymen holding crossbows on both sides of Xiao Yunhao's carriage.
“Go into the city!!!”
At a command, thousands of cavalrymen armed with crossbows followed Cong Chongqiu and headed towards the city.
Following closely behind was Xiao Yunhao's G-Class, the extended Lincoln driven by Shang Lu, and the Lin family army's motorcycle cavalry.
Behind them was the mighty army of gods, each of them carrying a lightweight crossbow on his back.
The defenders who retreated on both sides of the city gate stared with wide eyes at the strange means of transportation of the God Army, their mouths wide open in shock for a long time.
After a long time, the long-faced guard came back to his senses and muttered,
"Oh my god, that thing can actually move by itself..."
After saying this, the long-faced guard looked up at the dazzling sunlight in the sky.
“Could it be that the Celestial Army is truly destined to be ours!!?”
The defenders' legs were shaking as they stood at the city gate before they finally saw the rear of the Heavenly God Army.
At this moment, they were extremely glad that they surrendered.
The Heavenly God Army obviously has many more soldiers than the Huanlian City.
The key point is that the gods' soldiers are tall and strong with sharp weapons. They are no match at all and there is no need to fight to the death.
Besides, if anyone should be blamed for the breach of Huanlian City, it should be the Wu Ma family and General Shi.
If the Wu Ma family had not refused to provide food and fodder, the defenders would not have been so hungry that they had no strength to fight.
There is also General Shi, who has not been seen yet.
Normally, which general would not come to the city gate to check for several days when the enemy army has reached the neighboring city?
Now, the enemy launched a surprise attack and wiped out Huanlian City.
That’s good, they don’t have to fight.
Cong Chongqiu led the cavalry in front to clear the way and headed directly towards the Huanlian City military camp.
When they were halfway there, the cavalry in front stopped and a soldier came to report.
"Report, there are a large number of enemy troops ahead!"
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