A small city with only five thousand soldiers was nothing to Jiang Chen!
What he wanted was a surprise attack. If he could take down the surrounding cities as quickly as possible, he would do so. If he could not, he would give up decisively!
After all, he could not waste too much time in a small city and let the capital of Tianshui react!
If they attacked the small city now, it would take a lot of time. The capital of Tianshui would react and close the city gates.
At that time, it would be troublesome if he wanted to successfully take over the capital!
This was a classic case of losing a lot for a small gain!
Jiang Chen wouldn't make such a mistake. He led Zhao Yun and Ma Chao directly to Tianshui City, thirty miles away!
Thirty kilometers was a distance that could be reached in less than two hours for a group that was traveling at a high speed and with the speed boost of Western Liang's cavalry!
At this moment, there was still no reaction from the capital of Tianshui. Clearly, they did not know that the five surrounding cities had already been captured!
After all, five cities had fallen and one city had its gates closed. Celestial Water City could not even receive news. They could only rely on the fleeing commoners to know a little about the situation.
Unfortunately, the moving speed of the people was not as fast as Jiang Chen and the others.
It was estimated that by the time the commoners who came to report the news arrived at the Celestial Water City, the Celestial Water City would have already changed hands!
? Two hours later, Jiang Chen led the army. After a simple rest, they could already see the outline of Tianshui City!
The Celestial Water City was not big. It was just an ordinary city and could not be compared to the imperial capital of Chang 'an!
"Report!"
At this moment, Lu Bing rode a fast horse from the direction of Tianshui City and said,""Your Majesty, after this lowly official investigated, there are currently less than 20,000 soldiers in Heaven Water City. The commander of the internal guards is Xue Yong, a distant relative of Xue Rengao!”
"How is this person?" Jiang Chen asked.
"This person is a bootlicker. He relied on flattering Xue Rengao to get to the top, but he is also good at fighting!”Lu Bing replied.
Jiang Chen nodded."This person is not a concern. Let's go!"”
"Here!"
Everyone shouted and followed Jiang Chen to Tianshui!
As
a capital, the capital of Tianshui was naturally more prosperous. There were two rows of soldiers guarding the city gates, and there was an endless stream of people coming in and out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, at this moment, the ground suddenly trembled violently.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
"Why do I feel like the earth is shaking?”
The
commoners were all shocked and at a loss.
"Look! What's that!"
At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed.
Everyone looked into the distance.
The yellow sand rolled in the sky as countless cavalry charged out from the yellow soil!
For a moment, be it the commoners or the soldiers guarding the city, everyone was stunned!
What was going on? Didn't the army just set off a few days ago? Why did he come back?
For a moment, the soldiers and civilians all thought that the army had returned!
After all, no one would have thought that not long after the army left, the enemy would come!
It wasn't until Jiang Chen's troops were getting closer to the city gate and the deafening shouts of war echoed in the air that all the civilians and soldiers reacted!
For a moment, the commoners held their heads and fled!
The soldiers also rushed into the city and shouted,
"Enemy attack!" Enemy attack!"
"Quickly close the city gates and report to the general! Quick, quick, quick!"
The
soldiers reacted quickly. After they saw that the intruder was not one of their own, they quickly returned to the city and closed the city gates to block the attack!
Seeing this, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao narrowed their eyes. They raised their spears high and threw them at the city gate with all their might!
Swoosh!
A silver and a yellow beam of light cut through the air and headed straight for the city gate.
Puchi---
The next moment, a crisp sound was heard.
The two spears pierced into the soldiers who were guarding the gates, piercing through their bodies and fixing them firmly on the ground.
"Hurry up! Make up for it!"
The soldiers behind the door shouted.
Although the soldiers reacted quickly and someone quickly stepped forward to fill in the gap.
However, the few seconds of delay was enough for Jiang Chen and the others to enter the city!
A group of Western Liang cavalry took the lead and charged at the gate!
Boom!
A loud bang was heard!
How could the strength of the soldiers compare to the strength of the cavalry charging forward? The soldiers who came to close the door were instantly sent flying!
Then, Jiang Chen took the opportunity to lead all the other soldiers into the city!
For a moment, the city gate fell and the scene was in chaos.
Zhao Yun and Ma Chao pulled out their spears from the ground and protected Jiang Chen from the left and right as they rushed into the city.
The defenders of the capital were clearly more well-trained than the defenders of the small cities. The moment the city gates were breached, they immediately brought wooden spikes and placed them at the gates to block!
Unfortunately, they had underestimated the Western Liang cavalry!
The cavalry led by Ma Chao ignored the wooden spikes and smashed them into pieces. They covered Zhao Yun and Jiang Chen behind them and led the Chang Shan soldiers into the enemy!
This sudden attack caught the city guards off guard.
Even though they were well-trained, they had no time to react.
In just a single exchange, the thousands of defending soldiers were scattered by Ma Chao's Western Liang cavalry, and the Chang Mountain soldiers led by Zhao Yun carved out a bloody path.
As for Jiang Chen, he walked in the middle and leisurely headed to the palace.
At this moment, Jiang Chen seemed to be in a completely different world from the surrounding battlefield. He didn't even look at the bloody storm around him, let alone draw his sword to kill the enemy. There was no chance at all!
Because under the charge of the Western Liang cavalry led by Ma Chao and the soldiers of Chang Mountain led by Zhao Yun, none of the defenders could get within five meters of Jiang Chen!
The five meters around him was like a restricted area. If anyone dared to trespass, they would either be trampled by the cavalry or be stabbed in the throat by a silver spear!
And the defenders, although there was a steady stream of support, were forced to retreat. They couldn't stop Jiang Chen and the others at all!
The commotion in the city naturally spread to the palace!
After all, the imperial palace of Heaven Water City was still too small. Instead of calling it a royal palace, it was more like a larger mansion!
Xue Yong, the commander of the internal guards, who was on duty in the Imperial Palace, had a slight change in expression. He immediately shouted,"Men! What happened outside?"
At this moment, a soldier rushed in in a panic and said,""General, tens of thousands of people have suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They have already broken through the city gates and are charging towards the palace!”
"Humph! We have 20,000 guards, can't they stop a mere 10,000? Prepare the horses and gather all the guards outside the palace. We must not let them take a step into the palace!”
Xue Yong snorted coldly, picked up his long saber, and rushed out of the palace!
At the same time, the entire Heaven Water City was already filled with a dense smell of blood.
The Western Liang cavalry and the Chang Mountain soldiers had completely killed their way out. The people in the city were so scared that they hid in their houses and did not dare to make a sound.
However, Jiang Chen didn't attack the people. The war had nothing to do with the people, they were just trying to survive!
However, the people inside the house were all attracted by Jiang Chen!
Jiang Chen was too special. Everyone else was fighting, but he seemed to be in his own backyard!
One look and one could tell that his identity was extraordinary!
Jiang Chen didn't want to do this, but he could only blame Zhao Yun and Ma Chao for protecting him too well!
Ma Chao was in charge of leading the Western Liang cavalry to clear the path ahead and clear the obstacles.
Zhao Yun fully displayed his nature as the general of the central government. He led the soldiers of Chang Mountain to protect Jiang Chen and protect his safety!
Zhao Yun was careful not to let a drop of blood splash on Jiang Chen. He would only pull out his gun after Jiang Chen passed by him!
This made Jiang Chen even more satisfied with Zhao Yun.
From time to time, amidst the screams of the defenders, Jiang Chen and the others finally arrived outside the palace of Tianshui!
In front of the palace was a huge empty space!
Normally, commoners were not allowed to step into the open space. Otherwise, they would be labeled as having committed a crime against their superiors and thrown into the imperial prison!
At this moment, the empty space was filled with soldiers. Counting them carefully, other than the guards who had been killed just now, there were more than ten thousand people!
At this moment, tens of thousands of soldiers were guarding the gates of the palace as if they were facing a great enemy!
However, none of the defenders dared to step forward. They were all frightened by the huge cavalry in front of them and the Chang Shan soldiers whose battle robes had been dyed red!
In terms of momentum and morale, the defending army had been completely defeated!
At this moment, a man riding a black horse walked out from the garrison.
This person was none other than the Great General Xue Yong, who was in charge of guarding the Imperial Palace!
When he saw the Western Liang cavalry and the Chang Mountain soldiers, he was slightly shocked. However, he still braced himself and roared,"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the capital of the State of Qin?”
"How dare you not restrain His Majesty! You should be killed!"
Ma Chao roared.
"Your Majesty?" Xue Yong's pupils constricted, revealing a look of disbelief!
"That's right. His Majesty is personally leading the army. Aren't you all going to surrender obediently?”
Zhao Yun roared.
"Where did Your Majesty come from?!" Xue Yong asked.
"Tianwu Kingdom!"
This time, the one who responded to Xue Yong was Jiang Chen!
He rode a tall red horse and slowly walked out of the army.
"Emperor of Tianwu Kingdom? Jiang Chen! How is that possible?"
Xue Yong's expression instantly changed drastically!
The tens of thousands of guards were also shocked!
"He is the Emperor of Tianwu Kingdom? How is that possible?"
"Your Majesty, aren't we just going to attack the Tianwu Kingdom?”
"That's right. Why did the Emperor of Tianwu Kingdom counterattack?”
"What's going on?"
...
"Impossible!" Xue Yong suppressed the shock in his heart and roared,""Our Emperor is on his way to attack the Tianwu Kingdom. Why is the Emperor of the Tianwu Kingdom here?”
"We have already attacked the capital of Tianshui, and you still think Xue Rengao has the ability to attack the Tianwu Kingdom? He probably couldn't even protect himself!”
Jiang Chen smiled faintly.
Hearing this, Xue Yong and all the guards trembled, and it was as if a bolt of lightning had struck their minds!
They couldn't believe what Jiang Chen said was true!
But on second thought, they felt Jiang Chen's words made sense!
After all, if Jiang Chen was really the emperor of Tianwu Kingdom and had already attacked the capital of Tianshui, it meant that the troops led by Xue Rengao were most likely doomed!
How long had this war lasted? He was defeated just like that?
How was this possible?
Most importantly, this war was initiated by the Qin Kingdom to attack the Tianwu Kingdom!
Why was it that the Tianwu Kingdom had turned the tables on them?
For a moment, a huge question surfaced in the hearts of Xue Yong and the other defenders!
The battle had yet to begin, but the morale of the defending troops was already starting to become unstable!
However, Xue Yong was a general of a region, so how could the morale of the army be stirred so easily!
He roared angrily and said,"I don't care what happens, you can forget about stepping into the palace today!”
Then, Xue Yong brandished his saber and swept it around. Then, he pointed it at Zhao Yun and said,"Do you dare to fight me?"
A cold light flashed across Zhao Yun's eyes as she cupped her hands at Jiang Chen and said respectfully,""Your Majesty, Zilong requests to fight!"
"Correct!"
Jiang Chen said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Yun's face lit up with joy. He then flicked his reins, and the white steed beneath him let out a roar as it carried him out of the army.
Xue Yong snorted coldly, holding his large saber, and also walked out from the army.
"State your name. I don't kill nameless people!”Xue Yong said domineeringly.
"Remember, the one who killed you is Zhao Zilong from Chang Shan!”
Zhao Yun let out a furious roar. Then, she had already turned into a white shadow and rushed towards Xue Yong!
"Hand over your life!"
Xue Yong did not show any weakness either. He brandished his large saber and flattered Zhao Yun. With an unusually valiant roar, he charged towards Zhao Yun!
In
the blink of an eye, the two of them were already fighting!
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Xue Yong's attributes!
[Name]: Xue Yong
[Position]: Internal Guard Commander General, Rank One (Qin)
[Age]: 35
[Military]: 20 years
[Military]: 99
[Wisdom]: 60
[Ambition]: 50
[Morality]: 50
[Loyalty]: 23
[Military and Political]: 55
[Imperial Command]: 99
[Charm] 56
[Character]: Brave but not resourceful
...
Jiang Chen analyzed Xue Yong's attributes. It was similar to the information. His attributes were generally very poor, but his martial strength and Defense were very strong, reaching 99 points. He was about to enter the ranks of the peerless generals. He was indeed a good fighter!
However, even so, Xue Yong's martial strength still could not be compared to Zhao Yun's, let alone Zhao Yun who was still in the state of fetters!
Therefore, in a one-on-one battle between generals, Jiang Chen was completely assured of Zhao Yun's victory!
After all, Zhao Yun was the strongest person under Jiang Chen's command!
Xue Yong was also unlucky to actually choose to fight with Zhao Yun. Wasn't he asking to be humiliated?
As for Xue Yong's other attributes, it could not be said that they were too bad. It could only be said that they were not outstanding at all. As a result, he was completely inferior in terms of strategy. Just like his personality, he was brave but not resourceful. He could only be used in battle!
However, what made Jiang Chen pay special attention was that Xue Yong's ambition wasn't high, but his loyalty was surprisingly low!
This value is very peculiar, this value is general loyalty value is not high, this value is ambition value is high, this value is right!
Or perhaps, his ambition was not high, but his loyalty was high!
In any case, it was rare for these two attributes to be of the same level. Even if they did, they should be of the same level. How could they be of the same level? Jiang Chen couldn't figure it out!
This was similar to Zhang Zheng. His loyalty was close to zero, and his ambition was off the charts. That was why he rebelled!
After some thought, Jiang Chen realized it must have something to do with Xue Rengao. Xue Rengao had a violent temper and a brutal personality, so he suppressed Xue Yong's ambition, making him have no desire or goal to fight for, so Xue Yong's ambition was very low!
At the same time, because Xue Rengao didn't know how to win over people's hearts and wasn't good at rewarding people, Xue Yong wasn't loyal enough to him even when his ambition wasn't high!
This discovery made Jiang Chen's eyes light up and he started to think.
At
the same time, the battle was about to end!
Not only did Xue Yong lose his previous bravery and imposing manner, he even nearly cried out loud!
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