The defeated soldiers below the city clearly overestimated Hong Ao's vision; how could he possibly believe the words of these defeated soldiers?
Five thousand men breaching Qicheng? What a joke! That's absolutely impossible!
Divine assistance, summoning heavenly lightning to destroy the city? That's utter nonsense. Does he think I've never seen anything like it? There are no gods in this world at all!
"Hmph! If the city had truly fallen, why haven't we seen the commander, Zhu Zhen? With your intelligence, you think you can fool me? Get out of here, or I'll send my cavalry to charge down, and you won't return alive..."
Hong Ao, with an expression of shrewdness that seemed to say, "I've seen through your scheme," looked down at the countless defeated soldiers below...
"Heavens... How could the King of Jin have chosen such a foolish general to defend the city? Heaven has forsaken the land of Jin..."
Some of the defeated soldiers, unable to bear Hong Ao's pathetic intelligence, couldn't help but roar to the sky!
"We risked our lives for the Prince of Jin, only to be forced to our deaths by our own people in the end. I am not reconciled..."
"The Prince of Jin is tyrannical, and the garrison commander is incompetent. We were just trying to continue defending Jin. Since the Prince of Jin has abandoned us, we will now pledge our allegiance to the Crown Prince of the New Tang Dynasty..."
"Yes, let's pledge allegiance to the Crown Prince of the New Tang Dynasty. He is a god descended from heaven and will surely protect our safety..."
"Seek refuge with the Crown Prince..."
Gradually, these voices merged into one, and everyone clamored to go and seek refuge with the Crown Prince…
"General, do you think this could be true?"
The officer next to Hong Ao couldn't help but ask in a low voice!
"What do you think? Five thousand men breaking through Qicheng is simply impossible, okay?"
No matter how much the defeated soldiers pleaded below the city, Hong Ao refused to believe the fact that Qicheng had fallen!
"If Qicheng hadn't been lost, how could these soldiers be here? They're all wearing armor from our Jin region..."
The officer spoke cautiously, which made Hong Ao somewhat doubtful, wondering if Qicheng had really been lost.
If that's the case, then his Qin City will be the first to be attacked...
Although Qin City is backed by mountains and faces water, it doesn't have many troops. After all, with Qi City in front, it doesn't need so many defenders. If Qi City falls, then Qin City will be defenseless...
"Quick... ask the soldiers on the city walls if they know any of the soldiers below..."
Although he was beginning to believe it, he remained cautious. He needed to ascertain the identities of the soldiers below; otherwise, if it was an enemy plot, letting them in would be digging his own grave…
"General, that's my distant cousin's third son's neighbor..."
"General, that's my aunt's sister's brother-in-law..."
After being asked this question, Hong Ao finally realized that this was truly a defeated army. At this moment, his mind exploded with only one thought: Qicheng has fallen!
The news struck him like a bolt from the blue, leaving his mind reeling...
By the time he realized what was happening, the remaining defeated soldiers below the city had already turned and left. He wanted to go out of the city to give chase, but suddenly the deafening sound of horses' hooves came from afar, forcing him to stop and try to figure out whose troops they were first…
Li Zhu, leading his Imperial Guards, encountered the remnants of the defeated army. Before Li Zhu could speak, the men all knelt down, crying and shouting...
"Your Highness, save me..."
"Please, Your Highness, take me in..."
"Please save us, Your Highness..."
Although everyone was talking at once, Li Zhu understood that these people wanted to submit to him...
"You are all defeated generals, and you still cannot gain my trust. If you want to become my soldiers, today you must prove your loyalty. Do you see the city ahead? Turn around and fight your way in with me..."
Li Zhu wasn't a saint who had to respond to everyone's pleas for help. These were defeated soldiers with low morale, no longer qualified soldiers. But in chaotic times, every recruit was precious. He didn't mind doing some ideological work with these deserters and gradually transforming them into true warriors!
"His Highness the Crown Prince is a god; he will surely conquer Qin City! Victory is assured! Brothers, charge for our lives!"
"The gods will prevail... Charge!"
Perhaps to bolster their spirits, these people all let out a loud shout as they charged out…
Li Zhu looked at these soldiers who were completely uncooperative, charging out like this, it was simply suicide...
"Master Tianmiao, you've worked hard..."
Hearing Li Zhu's words, Tian Miao felt helpless. They were merely monks, yet they were now being forced to participate in the war; this was truly against their principles…
However, it must be said that with this, sieges become much easier, and far fewer people die...
Living in a chaotic world, he had witnessed siege battles, the brutality of which was unbearable to watch…
Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out both inside and outside the city, leaving everyone stunned...
The city gate was blown to pieces. Seeing this, the remnants of the army felt no fear, but rather even greater excitement, because this time the power of the gods was on their side…
"The Crown Prince is a god descended to earth! For the sake of the god, charge!"
These remnants of the defeated army suddenly became courageous; their changed mindset made them fearless...
Hong Ao, standing on the city wall, watched all of this in a daze. When the explosion rang out, he even felt the city wall tremble...
Is this really the power of the gods?
But he had no time to think about the problem, because the enemy had already charged forward. He watched as those defeated soldiers, who had just been the enemy, turned against him and charged at him. He was filled with immense regret. If he hadn't been so stubborn, these defeated soldiers should have been defending Qin City with him...
With the help of these remnants of the defeated army, even if the city gates are breached, they will still have the strength to fight. With the balance of power shifting, he is now only able to take the beating...
"Sons of Jin, the time has come to serve the King of Jin! Follow me and fight!"
Hong Ao did not flee immediately, but instead led his troops to resist...
However, the soldiers behind him were demoralized, their minds shattered by the deafening explosion, and they had little courage to resist...
Especially when the soldiers shouted that gods had descended, they felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness...
"Who is that garrison commander? He didn't even flee..."
Li Zhu looked at Hong Ao, who was wearing red armor, and asked, "Zhu Zhen left such a deep impression on me that I thought all of Zhu Wen's subordinates were such incompetent fools..."
"Your Highness..."
As soon as Wang Yanzhang opened his mouth, Li Zhu couldn't help but pinch his nose. Looking at Wang Yanzhang who was so close to him, he couldn't help but say with disgust.
"Didn't I tell you to stay away from me? Why are you so close again?"
Wang Yanzhang's face immediately darkened, and he wished he could spit in Li Zhu's face...
That person is truly wicked. Where did this smell come from? Wasn't it you who instructed Zhao Feng to do it?
I don't think you want to ask me anything; you just want me to come here and humiliate you. Even a dog wouldn't be as despicable as you...
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