At this moment, there was silence on the city walls.
All the deputy generals and city guards standing on the city walls were completely stunned by this scene. It was impossible for them not to be shocked as they looked at the bright red and boiling blood on the ground.
They were not afraid of killing someone.
However, what happened in front of them was not as simple as killing someone.
General Li was dead!
He was killed by the Northern Lands Five Constabularies' Governor, Su Qing!
All of the deputy generals and city guards looked at each other. They were all soldiers who had undergone extremely strict training. Normally, when their general was killed, they should have resisted.
However …
It was Su Qing.
He was the governor of the Northern Lands Five Constabularies. Most importantly, they had heard Su Qing's words. The Northern Barbarian army was about to invade Flame Capital City.
An army of 100,000!
How could the few thousand city guards at the four city gates defend against them?
"Yes!"
"Light the fire beacon!"
"Quick, light the fire beacon and gather all the soldiers to defend Flame Capital City!"
The deputy generals and city guards hesitated for a moment before they finally moved. They naturally couldn't make a decision on such matters, but even if the sky collapsed, there would always be someone taller to hold it up.
Now, the tall Su Qing was standing in front of them.
What else did they have to worry about?
Even if the Emperor wanted to punish them, he would look for Su Qing immediately. After all, Su Qing was the one who gave the order. They were just following it.
"Light the fire beacon!"
"Light the fire beacon!"
"…"
Voices were transmitted from the east gate to the 'fire beacon'. The messengers were running on the city walls with flags in their hands.
Soon, the fire on the Beacon Tower was ignited.
Thick black smoke rose and floated towards the sky. It was an extremely thick smoke, and even the cold night wind could not quickly blow it away.
At the same time, a ray of light also rose into the sky like a meteor and converged with the stars in the sky.
Seeing this, Su Qing's lips finally curled into a smile.
The fire beacon was lit. The signal had been sent!
The soldiers stationed at the four corners would naturally rush to Flame Capital City. No one dared to delay.
"Official Su, now that the Northern Barbarian army is near the city gate, should we immediately send someone to inform King Duan?" A deputy general walked in front of Su Qing and said respectfully.
"Of course we have to inform them, but we still need to set up our defenses and figure out the enemy's goal first. If we act rashly, I'm afraid we'll fall into the enemy's trap!" Su Qing replied.
"Luring the tiger away from the mountain?" The deputy general was puzzled.
"That's right. Even though I've already found out about the actions of the Northern Barbarians, no one can predict how the Northern Barbarians will act. If the purpose of the Northern Barbarians is only to feign an attack on the city gates, and their real target is the Emperor in the palace, then wouldn't we be falling right into their trap if we send someone to inform King Duan?" Su Qing explained.
"Sir Su is right. However, what if the other party isn't feigning an attack? If we continue to drag this on, won't we …" The deputy general broke out in cold sweat. However, he was still hesitant.
"Whether it's a feint or not, I will know once I investigate!" Su Qing said confidently.
"Sir Su, how are you going to investigate?"
"As an important official of the Great Xia Dynasty, I naturally have a duty to fulfill. Open the city gates, I want to personally resist them for a while and find out their goal!"
"This … Sir Su, you can't. The Northern Barbarians have always been savage. What if Sir Su …" The deputy general shook his head without hesitation.
Personally resist the Northern Barbarian army?
Isn't that courting death!
"Say no more, I've made up my mind!" Su Qing waved his hand and turned around at the same time, walking down the city walls.
More than a dozen black-clothed men behind Su Qing immediately followed.
The deputy general stood rooted to the ground. Looking at Su Qing's back, he had an inexplicable bad premonition. However, he couldn't tell what it was exactly.
"Sir Su, aren't you known for your wisdom? Why did you use such a method? "The deputy general clenched his fist and frowned.
He wanted to continue asking a few more questions.
However, Su Qing had already left the city walls.
Most importantly, now that General Li was dead, Su Qing naturally became the supreme commander who could issue orders. As a soldier, how could he question Su Qing's decision?
"Open the city gates!"
"Sir Su wants to leave the city to negotiate with the Northern Barbarian army. Open the city gates!"
"Creak, creak …"
As the orders were passed down, the heavy city gates finally opened slowly. The night wind blew, swirling up the yellow sand on the ground and sending it flying out of the city.
Outside the city, countless black shadows were rushing towards the city gate. Their hands were all holding spears wrapped in black cloth, and their faces were all covered with black cloth.
A cold murderous aura could be felt.
Su Qing squinted his eyes at this moment. Looking at the approaching black figures, he slowly stepped forward and walked out of the city gates.
More than ten men in black behind him didn't follow Su Qing out. They just stood quietly at the city gates and watched Su Qing leave.
Each and every one of the city guards looked at Su Qing, who had really walked out, with incomparable shock.
"Close the city gates!"
"Wait!" One of the men in black spoke at this moment. His tone was cold and his eyes shone with a chilling light.
When the city guards at the city gate heard the black-robed man's words, none of them questioned him immediately. However, their faces were filled with doubt.
"Before Sir Su returns, the city gates cannot be closed!" The man in black spoke again.
"How … how can we do that? If we don't close the city gates, what if the Northern Barbarian army rushes in? "One of the city guards immediately shook his head when he heard this.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly rang in the air.
A ray of light shone.
"Slash!"
The sword pierced his throat mercilessly.
This sword was naturally from the man in black, and the target was the city guard who just spoke. Fresh blood spurted out from the city guard's throat and his eyes widened.
"Why … why …"
"Plop!"
Before he could finish his sentence, he fell to the ground.
The other city guards who were also in charge of guarding the city gates took a step back subconsciously. Everyone's eyes were filled with fear.
He killed a soldier just because of a disagreement.
They had rarely seen such a strict manager …
"Are you afraid?" The man in black wiped the blood-stained sword on the armor of the city guards. At the same time, he glanced at all the city guards around him.
"No!" The city guards immediately replied.
"As soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty, you should have been prepared to die. Now that Sir Su is fighting the enemy alone, he wants to close the city gates and not care about Sir Su's life. What do you think?" The man in black asked again.
"This …"
"Damn it!"
"Yes, damn it!"
More than ten city guards in charge of guarding the city gates looked at each other, then at the fresh blood on the ground. Finally, they gritted their teeth and answered.
"If the Northern Barbarian army really rushes in, we will fight them to the death. You just take the opportunity to close the city gates. Do you understand?" The man in black finally changed his tone when he heard this.
"Understood!" The city guards nodded immediately after hearing that.
They had to understand because they did not have a choice. Either they understood or they died. This choice was too simple and direct.
Most importantly, Su Qing had already left the city gates, and the dozen or so men in black had promised to fight back when the Northern Barbarian army arrived.
So …
They could only place their last hope on this.
…
The night was not a peaceful night. Yellow sand swirled around the ground as the night wind blew past the gates of the Flame Capital City and onto the faces of the city guards.
Su Qing, who was dressed in a formal attire, stood outside the city gates with his hands behind his back. His figure was not considered imposing, but at this moment, he was the hope of all the city guards.
He stood very straight, without any signs of fear or retreat.
Even though the black figures were getting closer and closer, so close that they were about to step over Su Qing's body and the wide moat outside the city gates.
"Archers, get ready!" On the city walls, the deputy generals instructed the city guards to draw their bows. Other than the bows and arrows, the boiling oil was also heated.
All of these were preparations for the upcoming battle.
Finally …
The black figures passed over Su Qing's body and ran towards the wide moat. They did not stop, as if they did not see Su Qing at all.
Like a swallowing black cloud, their speed was shocking.
This scene undoubtedly shocked the city guards and deputy generals on the city walls. They never expected that the other party would actually ignore Su Qing.
"Oh no! Quickly close the city gates! "A deputy general was the first to react and immediately shouted towards the city gates.
But …
Strangely, there was no sound coming from the city gates. There was not even the sound of the suspension bridge being raised. It was as if the city did not hear the deputy general's order.
"Damn it, are you all going to abandon us?" The deputy general was anxious. Just as he was about to go down the city walls to take a look, he saw a man in black appear in front of him.
"What's wrong?" The man in black asked.
"The Northern Barbarian army is here, we should immediately close the city …"
Before the deputy general could finish his sentence, he quickly stopped. This was because his neck was a little cold, and there was a bloody wound on his neck.
It was a bloody wound that was fast enough to be fatal.
The deputy general covered the bloody wound with his hand and stared at the man in black in front of him, as well as the blood-stained sword in the man's hand.
However, the man in black did not look at him. Instead, he gently walked in front of him and placed a finger on his forehead.
Plop!
The deputy general fell to the ground.
The man in black's sword lit up again. It shone with a cold light under the moonlight. When the sword was drawn, the deputy general's body fell to the ground again.
"Sir, what … what are you doing?" The city guards who were pulling their bowstrings were unable to react in time when they saw this turn of events.
What was going on?
Why would the man in black behind Su Qing attack the deputy general!
Could it be that they were traitors?
That was impossible!
Sir Su Qing had already sacrificed his life for the country. He was completely devoured by the Northern Barbarian army and died outside the city gates. Not even his bones could be found.
But if they were not traitors …
Why would they kill for no reason?
The city guards could not understand. However, a few of them had already died today. Since General Li was killed, the deaths continued on the city walls.
They wanted to ask, but they could not.
However, there was one thing that they understood very clearly.
The man in black's sword was very fast and very cold. It was so cold that their bodies trembled. It was so cold that they could not avoid it at all.
Bodies fell to the ground one by one, and more and more …
This incident finally woke the city guards up. No matter what the reason was, the man in black should not kill again and again.
"Stop!"
"What are you doing? Are you crazy? "
"Quick, take down this lunatic!"
The remaining city guards finally reacted and started to resist. However, there were still more than ten 'lunatics' behind the man in black. Their swords were also very fast.
Slash!
Slash!
"…"
The sound of swords piercing through throats could be heard on the city walls. The city guards fell to the ground one by one. Their eyes were wide open, and there was a faint icy aura around their bodies.
"There is a Rebirth State expert!"
"Why? Why does Lord Su have a Rebirth State expert behind him? What is going on? "
"And there is more than one!"
The city guards could not understand. Even though Su Qing was the governor of the Northern Lands Five Constabularies, it was already very rare for him to have a Rebirth State expert protecting him. More than ten Rebirth State experts protecting him at the same time?
This was definitely something unimaginable.
After all, there were less than a hundred Rebirth State experts in the entire Great Xia Dynasty!
The city guards had already started to resist.
However, how could they defend themselves against the massacre of a Rebirth State expert?
Every strike of the sword took a life. Every strike of the sword left a corpse on the ground. Some were cold, some were hot, and some had their throats slit.
Fresh blood splattered in the air.
It dyed the gates of the Flame Capital City red. This ancient city that had been baptized by the flames of war was once again pushed to the edge of the blade. At the same time, the marks of old age were once again cut open.
Cries of pain reverberated in the air.
At the same time, the black figures that were rushing over from outside the city finally crossed the moat and charged into the Flame Capital City.
The black cloths that were covering their spears were removed.
The tips of the spears lit up one by one. They appeared cold under the moonlight. Very quickly, there was a tinge of warmth on them. It was the warmth of blood.
"Military order! Finish this battle in 15 minutes! "
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