Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Wen Tianhai suddenly turned around and saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and the Wu Dynasty cavalry retreating madly towards the border city.

From behind, the ferocious Northern Desert Cavalry were chasing after them, venting all their anger for yesterday's massacre.

"Grand Marshal, what should we do? Should we provide support?"

Wen Tianhai's pupils suddenly shrank, and he shouted, "Should you help me?! Didn't you see that the Northern Desert Cavalry were as fierce as wolves and tigers? Going out to help them now would be courting death!"

"Anyway, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already buried gunpowder inside the city gates. It's obvious that he doesn't even want the city gates anymore! If His Majesty holds me accountable, it won't be my fault!"

"Retreat! Everyone leave the city immediately!"

Following Wen Tianhai's order, everyone immediately withdrew from the city gate and ran for thirty miles before stopping to stabilize their position.

"Grand Marshal, we can still muster nearly 50,000 troops. Are we really going to hand the city gate over to others like this?"

Some of his generals still had some sense of defending their country in their hearts and were unwilling to give up.

Wen Tianhai snorted coldly, "Just wait and see. Soon His Royal Highness will come running here like a lost dog! Of his 35,000 troops, it's a blessing to have only 5,000 left!"

Not long after, Zhou Chuxuan and several thousand soldiers around him slowly appeared not far in front of Wen Tianhai.

Wen Tianhai immediately led his men forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, you buried gunpowder beneath the city gates. Do you really want to abandon the city gates?"

"Now that the border has been lost, it has nothing to do with me!"

Zhou Chuxuan glanced at Wen Tianhai with a smile on his face. "Why are you panicking? Who said I don't want the city gate anymore? I just want to use it as bait to lure the main force of Beimo into the trap!"

"Once I have completely annihilated the main force of Beimo, we can then charge in with all our forces and completely defeat Beimo!"

The generals under Wen Tianhai looked at each other in disbelief.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the 35,000 soldiers under your command are already showing signs of defeat. How can you still fantasize about annihilating the enemy?" Wen Tianhai frowned, not believing Zhou Chuxuan's words at all.

"Marshal Wen, haven't you heard the saying 'the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?'" Zhou Chuxuan glanced at Wen Tianhai calmly. "Marshal, you should go back and reorganize your troops. When you see the city gate explode or catch fire, lead your troops to attack immediately. You will surely win a great victory!"

After saying that, Zhou Chuxuan led his troops to the other side.

"Grand Marshal, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ran away first?" The general under his command looked curiously in the direction where Zhou Chuxuan left.

"Hmph, 80% of it!" Wen Tianhai glanced at it and said, "As soon as we see the city gate on fire, the entire army will immediately retreat inland!"

"Grand Marshal, if we withdraw like this, won't His Majesty punish us?" the subordinate said with some concern.

"Hmph, punish me? Don't forget that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who led the escape! Even if there is a punishment, it is not my turn!" Wen Tianhai held the reins with both hands and observed the situation at the city gate.

At the same time, on another hillside, Zhou Chuxuan, with five thousand elite cavalry, was quietly watching the city gate.

Soon, a scout came to report.

"Your Highness, our army split into five groups and retreated. The Northern Desert Cavalry chased us for a while before turning back!"

"General Linghu Cong has already led his men to lure the Northern Desert Cavalry into the city! General He Jian asked when they would begin?"

Zhou Chuxuan smiled faintly: "Just wait for Alutai's flag to enter the city, then ignite the gunpowder!"

"But General Linghu Cong and his subordinates are still..." the scout said hesitantly.

"One general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers! Go!" Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand.

In fact, the soldiers led by Linghu Cong were all loyal to the former crown prince. Before going to the expedition, they were instigated by Linghu Cong and gathered together.

Zhou Chuxuan saw it but did not expose it. This time he decided to let all these remnants die in the sea of ​​fire!

In the border city.

Linghu Cong, breathlessly grasping the reins, led his men to a halt: "How is it? Have all the Northern Desert Cavalry entered the city?"

"General, they've almost all entered the city!"

"Where's the Shuaiqi?"

"not yet!"

Linghu Cong sneered: "Send the signal now and let them attack!"

"Yes!"

"You want me to be your bait? I won't be fooled! Today, I will send the signal and let you be defeated!"

As the fireworks rose, Zhou Chuxuan, who was far outside the city, sneered, "Haha, are you so eager to see me die?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! What a pity!"

After an incense stick of time, Linghu Cong and several hundred of his subordinates were all blocked in the courtyard in front of the meeting hall.

Outside were the ferocious Northern Desert cavalry, surrounding the yard in three layers.

Aluta carried a steel knife, a sneer on his lips, rode a tall horse to the outside of the courtyard wall, and laughed towards the sky.

"Hahaha!"

"You little bastards of the Wu Dynasty! Come out and surrender now! I can leave you with an intact body! Otherwise, once your courtyard is breached, I will definitely chop off your heads and display them to the public!"

Linghu Cong trembled inside and said, "Damn it, why haven't they attacked yet? Why? Isn't this what we agreed on..."

"General, we might have been tricked!" Several trusted subordinates huddled together and said, "How about we surrender?"

"Surrender? Fine!"

Just as Linghu Cong was about to surrender, a series of violent explosions were heard, and the entire city was shaken instantly, as if the end of the world had come.

Countless buildings were toppled over, the ground exploded, houses collapsed, and flames instantly engulfed the city.

The sturdy city walls were also covered by flames, and all the important roads and wide areas were gradually engulfed by the flames.

The Northern Desert Cavalry were either killed in the explosion or engulfed in flames, and the entire city gate was instantly filled with wailing sounds.

The arrogant look on Aluta's face was instantly replaced by panic. He looked around and found that the entire city was engulfed in flames.

"Khan, a large number of enemy cavalry have appeared at the city gate, blocking the gate with powerful bows and crossbows. We can't get out!"

As his cavalrymen ran over and finished speaking, their horses' hooves stepped on landmines and they were instantly blown to pieces, leaving no trace of their bodies.

Aluta was terrified and didn't bother to attack Linghu Cong in the meeting hall anymore. He quickly organized his subordinates to break out.

This time, he had carefully selected 20,000 cavalrymen. These were all the fresh troops in the Northern Desert! If they were all lost here, the Northern Desert would probably not recover for decades.

"Warriors, follow my footsteps and fight your way out!"

"The Northern Desert's cavalry won't be defeated here?!"

However, just as he rushed to the city gate, he was shot down by the overwhelming crossbow arrows and fell to the ground, and then fell on a landmine.

boom!

Flames shot up into the sky at the city gate, and Wen Tianhai, who had been watching from outside the city, finally realized that something was wrong.