Xuan Tianming did not have time to save her. He was too far away, and she was falling too quickly. Even if he used all of his qinggong, he could not guarantee that he would be able to save her. Moreover, the two armies were facing each other. With his status as the commander, how could he charge to the other side's defense alone?
In this moment of hesitation, Fu Ya had already fallen halfway down the wall. Her cry of alarm came with the wind. It was very mournful and caused one's heart to tremble.
Everyone's gazes gathered in that direction, including Feng Yu Heng. She had even rushed out of the pile of snow to save her. However, at this moment, a figure rushed out from the side of the wall like a bolt of lightning, charging at Fu Ya.
With one falling and one rescuing, it was as if the two were in a race. The corners of Fu Ya's clothes had already touched the snowy ground. That person's hand finally reached under her body. Both arms spread out and firmly supported her.
Feng Yu Heng let out a sigh of relief, but her brows immediately furrowed again. Ban Zou? Didn't he go to save Prince Lian? Why would he appear here?
The one saving her was Ban Zou. At this moment, he was holding Fu Ya and looking at the girl in his embrace with curiosity. Similar, they really were similar! Previously, he had only heard Feng Yu Heng say that there was a girl who looked somewhat similar to her. She had used that girl's name to enter the Illusory Hall. However, he never thought that the two would look so similar. Aside from the woman in front of him not having Feng Yu Heng's proud and resolute expression, her facial features were 90% similar.
"Who are you?" Fu Ya awoke from her fright, and she was truly surprised that someone had rescued her at a critical moment. Not to mention that the person before her was dressed in black clothes. Even though his appearance wasn't extraordinary, the cold light that shot out from his eyes caused one's heart to palpitate.
"Master had me come to save you." Ban Zou averted his eyes, unwilling to say anything else. He only added: "It's that girl who looks very similar to you." After saying this, he carried her and walked toward Xuan Tianming's army.
Under Xuan Tian Ming's orders, the army had already charged toward the city's gates. On top of the city wall, there were archers nocked arrows, and the arrows fell like rain. Facing the charging soldiers, there would always be people that could not dodge in time and would be grazed by the arrows. Fortunately, they did not see any of their own fall.
Qian Ya tightly hugged Ban Zou's neck. The panic from being pushed down from the city walls was still there. The glint of swords and sabers on the battlefield came again. This girl, who had never seen such a battle before, was so shocked that she did not even dare to breathe loudly. But Ban Zou's movements were extremely fast. Even if it was a rain of arrows, he was able to safely dodge them. The arm that was supporting her was also strangely steady and strong. That sort of strength was transmitted to her heart. Gradually, Fu Ya's courage grew. She actually dared to open her eyes and look toward the city wall.
It was just that this look caused her eyes to be filled with hatred. The scene of her parents being forced to their deaths by Duan Mu An Guo repeatedly flashed through her mind. A fishy sweetness surged up her throat, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth. She immediately fainted.
At this time, Feng Yu Heng also came over. Xuan Tianming flew over and caught her. At the same time, he ordered the entire army: "Do not leave a single person alive on the city walls!"
The sounds of the soldiers charging into battle shook the heavens. Feng Yu Heng held Fu Ya's wrist and pulled out a heart protecting pill from her space and stuffed it into her mouth, loudly saying: "She's fine. Ban Zou, where's Prince Lian? "
Ban Zou shook his head: "I can't catch up. Duan Mu An Guo's army has sealed off that path. I can't get through."
Feng Yu Heng was slightly shocked, but she could not worry too much about it right now. She ordered people to protect Fu Ya and prepared to charge forward with the soldiers. Xuan Tianming, however, grabbed her hand and said with a heavy expression: "Just obediently stay at I's side. If you continue to run around, I'll break your legs."
Ban Zou was in complete agreement with this: "Right, both of your legs will be broken." This wife was truly too difficult to manage.
"But …" Xuan Tianming's tone changed, "Burning down the leader's palace has given I quite a bit of face."
It could be said that Duan Mu Cong's death had caused the soldiers of the North to lose their leader, but Feng Yu Heng's return was equivalent to giving the soldiers of Dashun a shot of confidence. This was especially true for the soldiers of the Northwest that had not seen Feng Yu Heng's abilities. Feng Yu Heng's mystical ability to transmit her voice and the strange method that had led to Duan Mu An Guo's strange death left a deep impression in their hearts.
With Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng at the center, the divine archers gradually began to surround the two, forming a tight encirclement around them. Because Xuan Tianming had given the order to not leave a single person alive, the 200 divine archers nocked a number of arrows and began to fire at the top of the wall. When the divine archers shot out their arrows, they would definitely miss. With each arrow, they would hit three people.
Seeing one person after another fall from the top of the wall, falling to the icy ground below with broken limbs and flesh, Feng Yu Heng looked away, unwilling to continue watching. She had once participated in the rescue of the wounded on the battlefield of a third world country. Battles with modern weapons were definitely much crueler than those with cold weapons in ancient times. But for some reason, she still felt that even if there was a rain of bullets and artillery fire, it would not be as shocking as it was now.
This was the fundamental difference between other people's battles and her own battles.
In truth, this battle did not last very long. In fact, Dashun's soldiers did not even manage to hit the gate three times before the people inside the gate took the initiative to open it, welcoming Dashun's soldiers into the city.
Bai Ze fought while speaking: "The soldiers on the wall are all elite soldiers raised by Duan Mu An Guo. They only recognize Duan Mu An Guo and do not recognize Dashun. If they're killed, they're killed. But the soldiers in the city below are all raised by Dashun. For them to open the gate, it can be considered that they have a conscience. "
Once the gate opened, Dashun's soldiers rushed in like a fountain. The originally crowded crowd was immediately split into two. Under the orderly charge of the Northwest Army, the soldiers of the North gave up on resisting. They threw down their weapons and squatted in the snow.
Starting from the gate, a wide road was split open by the soldiers. Xuan Tianming and Feng Yu Heng rode on two separate horses. Behind them were Bai Ze, Ban Zou, the soldiers of the Divine Intent Army, and tens of thousands of soldiers from the Northwest Army.
Xuan Tianming held the tiger tally in his right hand and raised his right hand. The tiger tally was held in his palm. As he walked, everyone could see it clearly.
"I am Dashun's Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming, conferred the title of Prince Yu by his Majesty. Today, I have received orders from the Emperor to hold the tiger tally and take back all of the soldiers in the North from the traitor Duan Mu An Guo. Everyone, listen up. Those who put down their weapons and do not resist, I will still see you as Dashun's citizens! I will still see you as hot-blooded men who are protecting the country for my Dashun. Of course, if there are those who still believe that they are of Qian Zhou's blood and feel dissatisfied because this land belongs to Dashun, you are free to charge! I will give you a chance to fight for Qian Zhou's blood. I also promise that after you die in battle, I will definitely send your remains back to Qian Zhou, to Qian Zhou's ruler. Let's see if your ruler recognizes you as his citizens. Let's see if he is willing to bury your remains in Qian Zhou's territory! "
When the army entered the city, the defenders would definitely be defeated. Bowing to Xuan Tianming's threat, the soldiers did not dare say another word. But the citizens of Guan Zhou City, although they were all hiding in their homes, not daring to show their faces. They did not even dare to breathe loudly. But behind the calm facade, there was still a portion of them that felt dissatisfied.
Duan Mu An Guo had defected to Qian Zhou and played the family card with the citizens of the three northern provinces. He spoke of blood being thicker than water. He spoke of the hatred of having their country divided for a hundred years. He also spoke of the pain of not being able to see their loved ones after being separated for many years.
For the sake of allowing the North to successfully return to Qian Zhou, for the sake of having the citizens accept this result, Duan Mu An Guo had begun to plan for this matter many years ago. Over the years, he had been subtly influencing the citizens with this trump card of family. It was like brainwashing, causing those who clearly did not have any feelings for Qian Zhou to begin to yearn for it.
Bai Ze secretly told Feng Yu Heng: "What bloodline. If it was a few decades ago, perhaps there would be such a thing. Now that the North has been under Dashun's control for over a hundred years, how much of Qian Zhou's bloodline could they still have left? What memories could they still have of Qian Zhou? At most, it would be stories told by the older generation. That grandson Duan Mu An Guo has done a lot of research in the area of controlling people's hearts. I really don't know what method he used."
Feng Yu Heng analyzed. This might be the beginning of psychology. Duan Mu An Guo's methods in this area were indeed brilliant.
Xuan Tianming's army continued to enter the city and did not encounter any more obstructions. Along the way, the soldiers began to clean up the corpses in an orderly manner. When Xuan Tianming arrived in front of Guan Zhou's prefect's office, Qian Li came to report that during this siege, three people had been killed. Two of them had been captured alive. The injured had already been gathered together and would be treated when the military doctors entered the city.
In regards to this, Xuan Tianming did not have any objections. He just told Qian Li: "Take care of Duan Mu Cong's corpse. I still have a use for it." After saying this, he dismounted from his horse and pulled Feng Yu Heng into the prefect's office.
The prefect's office was very quiet. There were not many people, but there was also no chaos. It should not be because of the chaos in the city. Xuan Tianming's group walked all the way to the court and saw an old man silently kneeling at the entrance of the court. He held a book in his hand. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he quickly raised his head and stared at Xuan Tianming.
Bai Ze stepped forward first and asked the old man: "Who is kneeling at the front?"
The old man, however, did not respond. He just stared at Xuan Tianming. After a while, he finally asked: "May I ask, are you the Ninth Prince of Dashun?"
Xuan Tianming nodded, "That is I. Is this old sir someone from the prefect's office?"
The old man clearly let out a sigh of relief, muttering to himself: "That's right, the Ninth Prince is wearing purple clothes and a golden mask. Princess Ji 'an has not yet reached marriageable age. That's right, it's you." After saying this, he kowtowed to Xuan Tianming. "This old man has finally been able to wait for Your Highness to come. I have not let down the prefect's instructions before he left." As he spoke, he raised the book in his hand high above his head and said: "This old man is an advisor to the prefect's office. The prefect of Guanzhou, Zhao Tianqi, went to Song Zhou last year to celebrate Great Leader Duan Mu's birthday. Before he left, he dismissed all the bailiffs and servants in the residence, leaving only this old man to wait here. This book was left behind by Lord Zhao. Lord Zhao ordered that this item could only be given to three people: His Ninth Highness of Dashun, the Seventh Highness, and Princess Ji 'an. "
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