We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Li Che sat upright on his horse, looking around calmly and confidently. The waves of cheers from the people on his horse had not yet completely subsided.

The former enemies are now kneeling on the ground, forming a black mass, and have completely given up resistance.

He did not immediately order the confiscation of the surrendered soldiers' weapons, but slowly raised his hand.

The nearby surrendered soldiers stopped cheering first, and then the people farther away gradually quieted down.

Li Che's resounding voice echoed across the battlefield again, drowning out the echoes of the soldiers in the distance:

"Soldiers!"

The kneeling surrendered soldiers slowly raised their heads and looked at the young emperor in the distance.

Li Che's face was calm as he spoke word by word: "Now, I allow you to take up arms again!"

When these words were spoken, not only did the surrendered soldiers not believe their ears, even the Fengtian Army behind Li Che was a little agitated.

Asking these newly surrendered soldiers to take up arms—isn't that too risky?!

"I, in the name of the Emperor of Daqing, swear here!"

"After the city is captured, I will not kill anyone who lays down their weapons, regardless of whether they are officers or soldiers!"

"If there are any of you who wish to join the Fengtian Army and bring peace to the world, I welcome you with all my heart and will treat you all equally!"

"If anyone wishes to retire and return home to reunite with his parents, wife, and children, I will provide travel expenses and permits, and will not stop him!"

"Even!" Li Che paused, "Even if there are those who still have their hearts set on the imperial capital and want to go south to join the false emperor, I will open the door wide and let you go without making things difficult for you!"

Li Che drew his sword and pointed it at the distant city gate, roaring, "But now, I want you to take up your weapons and follow me to break through the city gate!"

This promise quickly caused a stir among the surrendered soldiers.

Not only did they not kill the surrendered soldiers, but they were also allowed to go home and given travel expenses?!

Even those who want to go south...are allowed to go.

What a courage!

Compared with Dugu Hong who forcibly requisitioned food and fodder, the difference is like heaven and earth.

A moment later, someone shouted out first: "I am willing to follow Your Majesty to capture Luoyang!"

Immediately afterwards, the response spread rapidly outside the city like a prairie fire.

"I will follow Your Majesty!"

"Conquer Luoyang and welcome Your Majesty into the city!"

"Long live His Majesty! Long live the Fengtian Army!"

The weapon that had just been discarded was picked up again, and the head that had been lowered was raised again.

Encouraged by Li Che's few words, tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers turned around.

Following the big flag with the word "Feng" on it, they launched a charge towards Luoyang, which they had been guarding just a moment ago!

And Li Che really did what he said, and rushed to the front with his personal soldiers. The dragon-patterned armor shone in the morning light, and his figure moved forward fearlessly!

The defenders left on the city wall were all numb.

They watched their main force leave the city, and watched their main general being bombarded, and then the entire army surrendered.

In the end, all that was seen was that Prince Feng shouted a few times, and the surrendered soldiers, whose morale had just been low, turned their guns around and followed Prince Feng to fight back.

With such overwhelming momentum, there is no sign of low morale at all. Everyone is eager to be the vanguard!

What's going on with Prince Feng? Could he be capable of some kind of sorcery?!

"They are coming to kill us, General, what should we do?!"

The defending soldiers looked at the general in charge of staying behind in horror.

The generals defending the city also looked pale and sweated profusely.

Since he was able to take on the important task of guarding the city, he was naturally Dugu Hong's confidant.

But no matter how loyal a person is, he will inevitably feel fear when he sees the army rushing towards the city like a tide.

Especially when he saw the dazzling figure rushing in the front, his hand holding the hilt of the knife was shaking.

Or... open the city gates and surrender?

If you surrender right after General Dugu's death, where is your reputation? Wouldn't you be considered a disloyal and unrighteous person?

Just as he was hesitating, something strange happened again!

Near the city gate tower, dozens of ghostly white figures suddenly jumped out from the shadows.

They were like tigers among a flock of sheep, with their hidden swords flying, and in an instant they killed all the soldiers guarding the city gate corridor.

"Enemy attack! It's Fengtian Army spies... Ugh!"

The defenders shouted in panic, but it was too late.

The Night Watch team had a clear division of labor. One group quickly cleared out the guards near the city gate, while the other group rushed directly to the capstan of the inner city gate.

"Stop them!" The guard shouted without thinking.

However, the Night's Watch moved too quickly.

They had obviously done their homework and were familiar with the structure of the city gate. After easily dealing with several defenders who tried to stop them, they rushed to the capstan and started turning it.

crunch--

The city gate was slowly opened a crack.

Immediately afterwards, the night watchman rushed to the second gate of the city without stopping.

The outer city gate is open!

All this happened in a flash, and at this moment Li Che happened to be the first to rush to the open city gate.

Without any hesitation, under the protection of a group of personal guards and generals, Li Che was the first to ride his horse into the city wall of Luoyang.

The Fengtian Army's large flag followed in.

The army charging outside the city suddenly burst into thunderous cheers!

From their perspective, Li Che just rode his horse to the city gate and the gate opened by itself.

This is simply a miracle!

"Long live your Majesty!"

"The city gate is open! Charge in!"

"Charge! Serve His Majesty the Emperor!"

The Fengtian Army and the surrendered troops behind him saw Li Che leading the charge, and their morale soared to the peak, and they poured into the city gate like a torrent.

The city gate was breached.

When Dugu Hong's confidant saw that the city gate had been breached and Li Che had actually rushed in personally, he was immediately shocked and angry.

Although he knew the situation was hopeless, his desperate spirit gave rise to a crazy idea:

"Crossbowmen! Quick!!!"

The personal guards around Li Che had already taken their positions in the center, raising their round shields.

However, they did not hear the sound of bowstrings being fired, but the archers on the city heard a faint sound.

puff-

There was a dull sound as a sharp blade entered the flesh.

The guard froze and looked down in disbelief.

I saw a bloody sword tip piercing through my chest.

The strength in his body receded like a tide, and he turned around with difficulty, only to see a familiar face.

He is the deputy general whom he regards as his confidant.

"You...you..." The guard's throat gurgled, but he could no longer utter a complete sentence.

The deputy general who had defected pulled out the long sword that was stuck in the chest of the defender and kicked his dying boss off the city wall.

The body fell into the city wall with a dull sound.

He then raised his bloody sword and shouted to the terrified soldiers around him:

"Brothers! Listen to me!"

"Dugu Hong has acted perversely, forcibly requisitioning food and fodder, treating our lives as worthless, and forcing us to fight against His Majesty's heavenly troops. This is truly a road to death!"

He pointed at the Fengtian Army surging in from outside the city and said passionately, "Look again, Your Majesty is the legitimate heir appointed by the late emperor, a son of heaven and a noble, yet he personally entered the city unscathed. This is the sign of a true emperor!"

"Dugu Hong is dead. Resistance will lead to death!"

"If I abandon the dark side and join the light side, submitting to Your Majesty, I can still save my life and even gain a better future!"

"Brothers, lay down your weapons and follow me to welcome the King's Master!"