After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Martial law was in effect in Longcheng at night.

The people were all at home talking about the war outside the city and the Crown Prince's wife.

"Why did Princess Beiwu appear in the Northern Frontier and become the Crown Prince's wife?"

"There were rumors before that the Crown Prince had been in contact with Princess Beiwu in the capital, and then the Emperor found out and took action against him."

"So, our young master is getting married soon?"

"Why talk about the wedding now? Let's defeat Zhang Shouren first."

“Zhang Shouren is utterly despicable and shameless. We all misjudged him. He actually dared to collude with the Hu people to plot against the northern frontier. If the Prince of Zhenbei were still alive, he would never have been spared.”

“Who says otherwise? If we had known this would happen, the young master should have killed him in Dragon City.”

The people were discussing it animatedly, not worried about the city being breached. After all, Chen Futu's reputation was well-established; he was the invincible heir of the Prince of Zhenbei. It was absolutely impossible for Zhang Shouren to take Longcheng.

Yu Qian and Liu Bowen walked down the street and smiled at each other. The higher the prince's reputation, the closer he was to the throne.

As midnight approached, Zhang Shouren did not attack the city that night, but only deployed his troops.

Meanwhile, martial law was imposed in the royal court. The old lady sat with her sword in hand, her expression solemn and dignified. She was surrounded by Chen Yuling, Liu Longyue, Mo Lan, Dong Xian'er, and more than 300 royal guards who provided heavy protection.

Liu Longyue asked softly, "Madam, is there anything unexpected tonight?"

"My son said before he left that Zhang Shouren's attack on the city was only to attract the attention of the defending troops, and that he also had a secret passage for a sneak attack. Judging from the time, he should be here soon."

"Secret passage?"

The women were terrified.

Chen Yuling asked, "Didn't you have a backup plan, brother?"

"It has been arranged, but just to be on the safe side, we should also be prepared."

As the old lady spoke, a series of faint sounds came from the well in the backyard of the old general's mansion, and then dark figures climbed out of the well, numbering over a hundred in the blink of an eye.

These hundred men were Zhang Shouren's elite troops, enough to create chaos in the city and even storm the royal court to capture the old lady. Once the old lady was under control, Longcheng would fall without a fight.

"Hehe, as expected, no one expected that the general would make such a big deal out of the well in his own backyard."

The two generals of Tianyun exchanged a smile and were about to lead their men away from the courtyard when suddenly fires broke out all around.

The two were shocked. Upon closer inspection, they realized that Liu Bowen and Yu Qian had arrived at some unknown time, and they were surrounded by a dense swarm of crossbowmen.

Liu Bowen laughed heartily: "Everyone has worked hard. The Crown Prince said that rats might enter the city during the attack. I saw Zhang Shouren's army waiting for orders, so I guessed it would be tonight, and it turned out to be true."

Yu Qian remarked with emotion, "The Crown Prince has foresight. When the development zone was being built, he thought that Zhang Shouren might have left a secret passage, and after many investigations, he indeed found this contingency plan."

"Damn it, let's get out of here!"

The two Tianyun generals were terrified and ordered a retreat, but it was too late.

Arrows rained down in the night, and in the blink of an eye, a hundred elite soldiers were riddled with arrows, turning them into pincushions. Two generals were also killed by a hail of arrows beneath the wall.

It's pitiful that they didn't die on the battlefield, but died such a pathetic death.

Liu Bowen glanced at the night sky and said, "Old Yu, tonight we'll crush Zhang Shouren's hopes."

A great fire broke out in the general's mansion, and the flames illuminated the sky above the city.

This was a signal to Zhang Shouren; in fact, soldiers were already waiting nearby to extinguish the fire.

Next, Liu Bowen arranged for people to change into enemy clothing, go down into the well, and exit through a secret passage to deliver a message.

Zhang Shouren received the news when he was young.

He stepped out of the military camp and looked at the blazing fire in Longcheng. Overjoyed, he exclaimed, "We've succeeded! Full force, attack the city!"

"kill!"

Under the cover of night, the densely packed Tianyun Army launched a general offensive.

Soon the city gates were breached, and Tianyun soldiers rushed into the city. However, Longcheng was under martial law that night, and there was not a single person on the streets. As soon as the army entered the city, a rain of arrows burst forth from the three streets. The crossfire directly turned the vanguard into sieves.

"There's an ambush!"

"Get out!"

The Tianyun vanguard was in chaos. Those in front wanted to leave the city, while the soldiers behind, unaware of the truth, wanted to enter. The number of people trampled and crushed to death rose.

Then, fires broke out everywhere in the streets, and rows of Longcheng soldiers marched forward, with rows of crossbow carts nearby.

"kill!"

The whooshing sound was incessant—

The crossbow carts unleashed their power, firing several volleys that pierced through men and armor, leaving a trail of blood as far as the eye could see. Countless Tianyun soldiers perished.

Oil was thrown onto the city walls, and flames engulfed the sky.

Large areas inside the city gates were transformed into a living hell, with countless soldiers struggling in the sea of ​​fire.

"what happened."

Zhang Shouren suddenly sensed something was wrong. Before he could send men to investigate, his troops on both flanks were thrown into chaos.

"Enemy attack!"

"It's Guan Yu!"

"On the left are Ma Chao and the Xiliang army!"

The entire battlefield of Dragon City instantly descended into chaos. In the thick darkness of night, the two generals led their troops in a rampage.

With his Red Hare, Guan Yu was invincible. He could kill anyone with his eyes open, and with a single swing of his sword, he could kill more than ten people in a row. His momentum was unstoppable.

Ma Chao, clad in gleaming silver armor, rode his jade lion into the enemy ranks, man and horse moving as one like a whirlwind, leaving the Xiliang army in a bloody mess wherever they went.

"Zhang Shouren! Ma Mengqi is here!"

"Zhang Shouren, you little brat, I, Guan, have come to take your head—"

The two armies clashed, tearing open the left and right flanks of Tianyun.

Zhang Shouren cried out in horror, "Where is the Ironclad Cavalry?!"

Two cavalrymen split up and headed towards Guan Yu and Ma Chao. They were the Hu people disguised as the Tianyun Legion, led by two fierce generals from the eighteen tribes of the grasslands.

Guan Yu was furious, "You traitorous general, how dare you!"

He swung his Azure Dragon Blade, and with a swift stroke, unleashed the full power of a peak-level Innate Realm expert, cleaving both man and horse in two.

Ma Chao was even more direct. Without stopping, the Jade Lion pierced through the enemy in a single exchange. Ma Chao pulled back his blood-stained spear from behind the enemy general and continued his charge, heading straight for Zhang Shouren's central army.

"Ma Chao, how dare you!"

A ninth-rank general stepped forward and was stabbed to death by Ma Chao with two spears. Then Ma Chao drew his bow and shot an arrow, which grazed Zhang Shouren's ear. Zhang Shouren was shocked and fled in haste.

"Quickly, stop Ma Chao!"

"The one who killed Zhang Shouren was Zhang Shouren, the one wearing the red robe!"

Ma Chao shouted on purpose.

Zhang Shouren was shocked upon hearing this and decisively took off his red robe and threw it away. Upon seeing this, the Tianyun Army took off running.

Guan Yu and Ma Chao were renowned, and everyone thought that the two generals were stationed at Yanbei Pass and Fushui Pass. It turns out that Chen Futu was left to General Zhang!

What a fine younger brother of General Zhang!

Chen Futu's army was killed by Guan Yu and Ma Chao, and the army was in disarray. It could no longer exert the advantage of the elite grassland troops and was broken through by the two fierce generals.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

No one among Tianyun's generals could stop the two generals who had been waiting for several days. Whenever the two generals encountered each other, they were instantly killed.

"Quickly pursue Zhang Shouren, don't let him escape!"

Guan Yu dragged his sword in pursuit, while Zhou Cang, with his swift legs, chased after Red Hare.

Ma Chao shouted, "The one wearing the golden helmet is Zhang Shouren! Kill Zhang Shouren!"

"kill--"

The Xiliang army shouted battle cries incessantly, and at the same time, the Longcheng army charged out, with Yu Qian leading the charge, shouting, "Whoever captures Zhang Shouren alive will be richly rewarded!"

Zhang Shouren was terrified and quickly dropped his golden helmet and fled.

"The one in the golden armor is Zhang Shouren! Kill Zhang Shouren!"

Ma Chao pursued, continuing to shout.

Zhang Shouren rode his horse and removed his golden armor once again.

"The pale-faced, beardless man is Zhang Shouren! Kill Zhang Shouren!"

"Horse! You've gone too far!"

Zhang Shouren panicked and cut off a corner of the banner to cover his face.

Liu Bowen laughed heartily on the city wall, "What a fine display of disposing of one's face and robe! General Ma is truly awe-inspiring."