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Not far from Suzhou, in the Northern Wei camp.

Hongyao hurriedly entered the main tent.

As soon as they entered, they sensed the heavy atmosphere, coupled with the angry expressions on Hongming and Chen Nan's faces.

He asked in confusion, "General, Commander Chen, has something happened?"

“That scoundrel Jiang Zhe actually massacred the entire city!” Hongming explained angrily.

She was beginning to regret not killing Jiang Zhe immediately when she had the upper hand.

"What? A...a city was massacred?"

Hongyao's eyes widened; he hadn't heard of a massacre of a city in a long time.

And right now, not only is it happening right in front of them, but it is also the cities of their Northern Wei that are being slaughtered.

"General, give the order! This humble general is willing to be the vanguard. If I fail to capture Sucheng, I will offer my head in return!"

Hongyao knelt down decisively in the center; this time, he knelt down completely.

They didn't even consider the discomfort of kneeling while wearing armor.

"Send me the military order!"

Hongming suddenly stood up, his gaze sweeping over Chen Nan and the other man, and shouted, "Order Hongyao to lead 50,000 troops to besiege the west gate of Su City!"

"Order Commander Chen to lead 50,000 troops to attack the north gate of Suzhou!"

"I will personally lead an army of 70,000 to besiege the southeast gates and oversee the overall situation!"

"Remember this: in this battle, the Northern Wei has no need for prisoners!"

"The last general takes command!"

Chen Nan and Hong Yao answered at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, Hongyao glanced at the two of them and took the lead in walking out of the tent.

Then, Chen Nan glanced at Hong Ming, smiled slightly, and was about to turn and leave when Hong Ming called him back.

"Commander Chen!"

Hearing this, Chen Nan turned around: "Is there anything else, Commander?"

Hongming stepped forward: "Commander Chen, the north gate of Su City is Juxia Pass. Although this pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are only 5,000 garrison troops inside."

"Once we pass Juxia Pass, we can go straight into the heart of Northern Wei territory. I entrust this important task to Commander Chen!"

Chen Nan chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, I know the terrain of Northern Wei better than you do."

Hongming was taken aback upon hearing this.

She knew that Chen Nan was right. Although the pass was easy to defend and difficult to attack, the previous Great Qian Dynasty had Chen Nan's support.

According to Xiaguan, this formidable pass, which belonged to the Northern Wei Dynasty, was always in the hands of the Daqian Dynasty.

Hongming only regained control of Chen Nan after he was deposed.

The two exchanged a glance, and then Chen Nan left the tent.

Watching Chen Nan's departing figure, Hongming sighed.

In fact, she preferred to keep Chen Nan on the front lines.

But no one could have imagined that Jiang Zhe, who had become completely ruthless, would make a desperate gamble.

After careful consideration, she still arranged for Chen Nan to go to the North Gate.

However, by making this arrangement, she was essentially letting Chen Nan guard the pass, without expecting him to launch any major offensive against Suzhou.

But she didn't expect that the first person to open the gates of Su City would be Chen Nan, whom she didn't think highly of.

Hongming inspected his armor, breathed a sigh of relief, and stepped out of the tent with a blank expression.

A quarter of an hour later, Hongyao led an army of 50,000 to the west gate of Suzhou.

Jiang Zhe and Lin Qiao, standing atop the city wall, couldn't help but swallow hard as they watched the surging Northern Wei army below.

"General Jiang, has the Northern Wei gone mad?"

"They only have 200,000 troops in total, yet they dare to deploy more than 100,000 on the Suzhou battlefield?"

"Doesn't Chen Nan fear the 100,000 Western Shu troops in Lecheng?"

Lin Qiao swallowed and explained the current situation.

Jiang Zhe rolled his eyes and said, "If I knew what that bastard Chen Nan was thinking, would I need you to teach me?"

At this moment, Jiang Zhe regretted listening to Lin Qiao's advice.

He wanted to negotiate peace with the Northern Wei, but he also knew that Hongming would not give him that opportunity.

Lin Qiao frowned, but forced himself to remain calm and said, "General, didn't we request reinforcements from the imperial court?"

"Given the speed of the urgent report, it should arrive at the court by tomorrow morning."

"Perhaps we only need to hold out for two more days, and reinforcements will arrive!"

These words undoubtedly reassured Jiang Zhe.

He licked his lips, looked in the direction of Daqian, and spoke as if talking to himself or asking a question.

"Lin Qiao, do you think His Majesty will really send reinforcements to us?"

However, Jiang Zhe's voice was too soft, and Lin Qiao didn't hear it clearly.

Hongyao had just arrived at the West Gate when he gave the soldiers no time to rest.

He immediately gave the order: "Brothers, set up ladders! The first person to climb the city wall will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Enticed by Hongyao's empty promises, the Northern Wei soldiers charged forward with great enthusiasm.

As for him, he was directing things methodically from behind the scenes.

At the east gate of Suzhou, Hongming stationed an army of 30,000.

He specially dispatched twenty personal guards to lead these soldiers.

She herself led an army of 50,000 to the south gate.

Hongming looked at the city wall and sneered, "Jiang Zhe, you asked for this."

He immediately gave the order: "Soldiers, charge with me!"

At his command, Hongming rode his white horse and was the first to charge out.

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Nan arrived at the North Gate with his 50,000-strong army.

He did not immediately order his soldiers to attack the city.

Instead, he brought two personal guards and set up a simple stone table below the city.

He then grabbed a jug of strong liquor and deliberately made a loud smacking sound with each sip.

He knew that the vast majority of soldiers enjoyed drinking.

This is how they can relieve the boredom of their daily training and marching.

Most importantly, as ordinary soldiers, they were vulnerable to defeat and capture, or even death on the battlefield, if they were not careful.

Drinking and beautiful women became their only two hobbies.

After taking a sip of strong liquor, Chen Nan glanced defiantly at the city wall and declared loudly, "The liquor of Northern Wei is indeed strong, many times stronger than that of the Great Qian Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers guarding the city wall glared at Chen Nan with murderous intent.

If it weren't for military orders, they probably would have all come down, opened the city gates, and fought Chen Nan in a real battle.

Looking at the appearance of the soldiers guarding the city wall, Chen Nan sneered inwardly.

He knew that he had most likely already taken over Suzhou, it was just a matter of time.

Beside him, two soldiers who had set up a stone table for him looked at Chen Nan with envy, occasionally licking their lips.

The two men wanted to drink, but given their social standing, they were not entitled to.

Chen Nan drank one glass of wine after another.

The soldiers on the city wall could no longer hold back. One of them took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and quietly retreated down the city wall.

But while his actions might fool others, how could they possibly fool Chen Nan, a master who was only half a step into the Grandmaster realm?

Chen Nan turned the glass upside down, and the entire glass of strong liquor spilled onto the ground.

Immediately, a small circle of smoke rose from the ground.

This movement caused both the soldiers on the city wall and the two soldiers beside him to grimace in anger.

A hint of hatred crept into his gaze as he looked at Chen Nan.

Meanwhile, at the South Gate, Jiang Zhe was leading 30,000 troops to resist Hong Ming's fierce offensive.

Corpses were scattered all over the city walls, which were already stained with blood.

"General, General, I have urgent news to report!"

Jiang Zhe, his eyes bloodshot, turned back after shooting an arrow: "Speak quickly if you have something to say."

"General, Chen Nan of Northern Wei has set up a stone table at the North Gate, drinking and eating meat in front of the entire army, and even insulting us."

The visitor deliberately exaggerated in order to attract Jiang Zhe's attention.

However, the latter was already struggling to keep up with Hongming's offensive.

They had no interest in what was happening at the North Gate.

Just as he heard that Chen Nan from the North Gate was only drinking and eating meat under the city walls, he kicked the soldier who came to report in the stomach.

"Damn it, you have to report this little thing to me?"

"I thought Chen Nan had launched a major offensive against the North Gate!"

"Get lost! Don't bother me with these trivial matters next time!"

Jiang Zhe scolded the newcomer, then quickly turned around, drew his bow, and shot an arrow.

There was no way around it; Hongming's offensive was simply too fierce.

He personally guarded the south gate, but even with the loss of 20,000 soldiers, he barely managed to hold off the offensive.

But his subordinates actually bothered him because Chen Nan was drinking and eating meat outside the city.

It's good that they didn't kill that soldier outright.

Helpless, the soldier sighed, clutched his stomach, and limped back to the north wall.