Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

"kill--"

At Xiao Zuoming's command, more than 20,000 soldiers behind him raised their weapons and rushed forward. In their eyes, Wangyan City only had a few thousand guards, and they could definitely take the city even with a large number of people. So it didn't matter who was telling the truth between the two men, winning was the most important thing.

Xiao Zuochen stood on the city wall, and suddenly a strong wind blew his hair into disarray. Looking at the army of more than 20,000 people outside the city rushing towards the city, he curled his lips and laughed.

"Bluff! Shura Army, listen up! Form a battle array! Defend!"

Xiao Zuochen's resounding voice echoed above the city gate. The Shura Army changed their formation upon hearing the order. The guards rushed to the front row and raised their half-man-high shields to smash them to the ground. The rest of the soldiers stood at the back, holding spears in their hands and waiting for the enemy's attack.

"Archers prepare! Release!"

The thousand archers on the city wall were ready to go, divided into two groups to shoot arrows alternately to ensure a continuous rain of arrows.

The Shura Army’s arrows are also made of fine iron. The arrow tips are sharp and can break through the wind very quickly, greatly increasing the probability of the arrows hitting the target.

More than 20,000 people who were originally rushing forward had already fallen to the ground under the attack of the rain of arrows. Xiao Zuochen had deployed before the battle that when the archers shot arrows, they would spare the two or three thousand people in the front and only shoot the middle section, so that they would be isolated and helpless. Now more than a thousand people in the middle section had fallen, and the soldiers behind were frightened and retreated.

"No retreat! If you retreat again, you will be executed on the spot!"

Seeing that his soldiers were intimidated, Xiao Zuoming immediately gave orders to threaten them.

Xiao Zuochen knew the soldiers in Tai'an City very well. Most of those who got a job were assimilated and became good-for-nothings. Only some soldiers at the bottom still had some courage. But without a good general, even the most courageous people would eventually become nothing more than dry bones.

When the soldiers who charged at the beginning tried to chop the guards' iron shields with swords, many of them were stabbed to death by the Shura Army's spears. They needed support. But when they looked back, they found that there was no one behind them. The group of people looked at each other, and finally seemed to have reached a consensus, turning around and running back to Xiao Zuoming.

"Whoosh-"

A row of sharp arrows shot neatly in front of them, as if to warn them not to run away. This, this is too much, isn't it okay to run away without fighting?

"Come on, come on!"

Xiao Zuoming continued to order his soldiers to charge forward. Half of the soldiers separated in front of him had been killed, while the formation of the Shura Army was intact. The visible gap also made the remaining soldiers dare not move forward rashly.

"you!"

Xiao Zuoming was furious, but he didn't know what words to use to insult them. He was so angry that he drew his sword and stabbed to death the soldier closest to him with one blow.

"You are simply rebellious!"

Xiao Zuochen stood up and looked at everything in front of him, and slowly spoke to the abandoned enemy soldiers below.

"I know you all obey Xiao Zuoming for the sake of survival, but good birds choose trees to roost in. You have seen what the consequences are of following such a monarch! I will let you go back, but after you go back, think carefully about whether you still want to work for Xiao Zuoming!"

After Xiao Zuochen finished speaking, the enemy soldiers below the city looked around nervously. They couldn't believe that the enemy would let them go like this. One or two soldiers no longer cared whether what King Yun said was true or not. They turned around and started running towards Xiao Zuoming's camp. One or two people demonstrated, and the rest of them started running too.

But Xiao Zuochen's willingness to let them go does not mean that Xiao Zuoming agrees.

"What are you doing!?"

Xiao Zuoming shouted angrily when he saw the soldiers fleeing back from the opposite side.

"Who allowed you to escape from the battlefield?!"

The soldier who had just escaped death didn't understand what was going on and started arguing with Xiao Zuoming.

"But the troops behind us haven't caught up. We can't just wait in the front to die!"

What he said made sense, but as soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zuoming stabbed him through the heart with a sword.

Xiao Zuoming drew out his sword and pointed at the soldier's body.

"This is the fate of deserters! Anyone who dares to desert the battlefield will be killed without mercy!"

Xiao Zuoming's chest rose and fell violently because of the atmosphere, but compared with his incompetent anger, those soldiers who escaped death were even more angry. They finally escaped from the enemy, but saw their brothers killed by the monarch they were loyal to. This was simply chilling.

Xiao Zuochen saw it all. He felt that his goal had been achieved, so he spoke.

"Xiao Zuoming, there is no need for us to fight each other. I advise you to go back and think carefully. You are no match for me."

Xiao Zuochen waved his hand, and the drummer beside him beat the military drum to announce the retreat. The city gate slowly opened, and the Shura Army evacuated in an orderly row.

Xiao Zuoming on the opposite side saw that Xiao Zuochen had opened the city gate and began to withdraw his troops, and immediately wanted to lead his troops to catch up. Xiao Zuoqing on the side saw this and hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Majesty, don't chase after a desperate enemy!"

Xiao Zuoming glanced at Xiao Zuoqing when he heard this. Is he blind? He was clearly suppressed, but he still said that the other side was a desperate enemy?

Mu Dai, who had been standing behind Xiao Zuoming, also stepped forward to persuade him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Xiao Zuochen has run out of tricks and has to return to the city to avoid our attack. However, the purpose of our visit this time is not to attack Wangyan City. Wangyan City is also a part of Tai'an. If the two sides can reach a consensus and reconcile without any soldiers, it would be the best. Your Majesty, please do not kill all the people in Wangyan City just because of a momentary anger~"

Mu Dai echoed Xiao Zuoqing, and Xiao Zuoming was confused by what he said. Was it really because he was too strong?

But in fact, Xiao Zuoqing received a hint from Xiao Zuochen. Xiao Zuochen did not want to rely on the Shura Army to annihilate Xiao Zuoming's troops. He hoped to disintegrate Xiao Zuoming's troops from within. And the reason why Mu Dai said this was to please Xiao Zuoming. Although they were already at a disadvantage, in order to make Xiao Zuoming happy, Mu Dai habitually said things against his will.

During the moment when Xiao Zuoming was thinking, the Shura Army had all retreated back to the city, and the city gates had slowly closed. Xiao Zuoming straightened his clothes and coughed twice to clear his throat.

"I cannot bear to kill Xiao Zuochen out of consideration for our brotherly love. Xiao Zuochen! I will tell you one last time, if you surrender obediently, I can still save your life. If you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless! Retreat!"

Xiao Zuoming talked to himself for a while. In fact, apart from the soldiers guarding the opposite city wall, there was no trace of Xiao Zuochen.

Xiao Zuoming saw the soldiers on the opposite city wall laughing secretly, and he took note of it in his heart. He flicked his sleeves and ordered them to retreat back to the camp.