However, Rong Chengxuan and Yun Wanwan's conversation was as if Daxing City was already in their pockets, completely ignoring the existence of the Western Zhou army in the city.
Rong Chengxuan's men took their actions for granted. With these powerful weapons and the Prince and Princess working together to defeat the enemy, even conquering the small city of Daxing would be a breeze.
They were all eager to fight today. If it weren't for the fact that the second and third cities of the Western Zhou Dynasty were some distance apart, it would not be convenient to take them down in one night. Otherwise, they would have wanted to take several cities in one go so that they could reach the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty as soon as possible and return to the capital to receive their rewards.
General Jiang Younan of the Western Zhou Dynasty had been drinking today, and although he'd been sobered by Beichen's series of thunderbolts, he was still a bit tipsy. The more he looked at Yun Wanwan, dressed in white, the angrier he became. He gritted his teeth and muttered, "Tsk, Princess An couldn't wait to drape herself in white. Is she preparing to mourn for the Western Zhou Dynasty?"
The deputy general beside him quickly advised him: "General, with a powerful enemy at hand, it's not right to say such discouraging words!"
How can it be that before the battle is even fought, you are talking to the enemy general about whether it is a funeral or not, and what you are saying are discouraging things about your own side. Isn't this just boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige?
However, Jiang Younan really misunderstood Yun Wanwan. Yun Wanwan's dressing style has always been like this, either white or plain. Today, it just so happened that the two sets of clothes she wore to the battle were wet and could not be worn, so she changed into the clothes she usually wore, but she just happened to pick up a white dress.
While Rong Chengxuan and Yun Wanwan were still discussing where to blow up the gate, Ge Zichen, obeying Rong Chengxuan's order, dismounted, stepped out of the formation, and used his inner strength to shout at the Western Zhou army in the city, "Our queen has said it! You'll have one stick of incense to escape. Once that time is up, we'll blow up the city gate! No matter the casualties! When you go down to have a midnight snack with the King of Hell, don't blame our queen!"
Ge Zichen's words nearly pissed off the Western Zhou soldiers. Could it be that attacking Daxing would give them time to escape? What did they mean by "if they haven't escaped by the time the deadline arrives, then there will be no casualties."
What a joke! After you blow up the city gate and come in, it will be these Western Zhou soldiers who will be blown up. You gave them a stick of incense to escape. It's so funny that they ran away but they didn't escape completely. Their final fate is to be blown to death.
When others ask how Daxing was lost, should they say that they abandoned Daxing themselves? They should say that Princess An of Beichen gave them time to escape, and they chose to abandon Daxing in order to save their lives, so Daxing was lost.
Jiang Younan thought further, even imagined himself kneeling in the court, and crying when facing the king's questioning, "When Daxing was lost, the soldiers all ran away because they were afraid of death, so Daxing was lost." Then the king of Western Zhou did not believe what he said, waved his hand, and chopped him off for saying "nonsense".
Jiang Younan was so angry that stars appeared in his eyes. He was ready to lead his troops out of the city to fight with the Beichen people. He would die sooner or later anyway, so he might as well die quickly. Who knows, if he is lucky, he might even be able to drag a few Beichen people to follow them on the road.
Just as Jiang Younan was about to order them to separate and fight the Beichen people, Rong Chengxuan's voice rose again: "This is my wife's first time on the battlefield, so she's inevitably a little excited. If she fights too hard and leaves you no chance of survival, please forgive her. After all, it's her first time harvesting heads, so it's natural for her to get carried away for a while."
Jiang Younan, who was in the city, nearly vomited blood when he heard Rong Chengxuan say this. Judging from your tone, you're here with your wife for sightseeing? And these are just attractions in a tourist attraction, or the kind you can enjoy all at once without spending any money?
"If you don't want to die, there's actually a way. Why don't you just come out and surrender? Otherwise, I'm afraid my wife will get angry and start clamoring to go to the battlefield every day. It's okay for me, it's just a matter of losing a few cities, but it's different for you. What awaits you then might be the destruction of your country, which is really embarrassing."
Yun Wanwan nodded, clearly agreeing with Rong Chengxuan. She continued, "Let them come out. If we go in and destroy the buildings, we'll have to pay for the repairs ourselves. That's not cost-effective. I took a look at the palace's account books a few days ago, and they're staggering. The money spent on repairing the city walls alone is already a staggering amount. If we really keep bombing and blowing up our way through, we'll probably go bankrupt before we even reach the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty."
"Don't worry about this, my dear. Even if you blow up the entire Western Zhou Dynasty, I still have money to repair the city walls. Just bomb them and have fun. Leave the rest to me."
The soldiers of the Western Zhou Dynasty were full of vigor and vitality. How could they bear such humiliation?
So they put aside the fear of facing the thunder and rushed out of the city with swords in hand without Jiang Younan urging them.
Jiang Younan was furious. Rong Chengxuan and Yun Wanwan kept talking about destroying the country, specifically picking on the things he cared about most to mock. How could he tolerate this? With the alcohol still kicking in, he simply rushed out of the city, weapon in hand. He rushed faster than anyone else, rushing forward without a care in the world.
Seeing that their commander had already charged out, the lieutenant generals and soldiers around him saw no reason to stay in the city. So they shouted, "Beichen! Rong Chengxuan! Give me your life!" Before they finished speaking, they had already rushed out with Jiang Younan.
While the Western Zhou soldiers charged, those remaining in Daxing City remained relatively calm. The Western Zhou soldiers were being sworn in by the Northern Chen forces, and it had nothing to do with them. The Western Zhou soldiers were driven to their deaths by the insults, while the Allied forces, ever mindful of the deadly Tianlei hidden weapons in the hands of the Northern Chen soldiers, remained terrified and unwilling to leave the city to join the battle.
But retreating just like that would be embarrassing; after all, they had already formed an alliance, and retreating in the face of battle would be unacceptable. So, these people simply stayed in Daxing City and waited and watched, until a loud "boom" was heard outside, and the Beichen Sky Thunder reappeared, instantly creating a gap in the hundreds of thousands of Western Zhou troops. The commander of one of the kingdoms, assessing the situation, made a decisive move and quickly evacuated his troops.
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