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

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Chen Futu roared until his voice was hoarse and his eyes were stained red with blood, but no matter how many enemies he killed, they could not be killed off. One group died and another group surrounded him.

In the distance, Qin Liangyu and her men were also fighting desperately. The women's army was divided and surrounded, and people kept falling. As soon as they fell off their horses, they were pierced by more than a dozen spears. Some even had their heads fall to the ground and were trampled by horses' hooves.

"You all die!"

Looking at the few remaining female soldiers, Li Xiuning let out a mournful cry with red eyes.

She was wielding her twin swords almost mechanically, having long since lost the energy to care about any particular technique.

Fortunately, Chen Futu's personal guards were special beings awarded by the system, and they were able to protect everyone to some extent.

However, with less than three hundred women remaining in the women's army, the rest of the enemy cavalry broke through the battle formation and charged towards the heavily wounded women's army by the Xuan River.

Upon seeing this, a young woman smiled sadly and rolled into the river to commit suicide.

Some girls, with only one arm, desperately propped themselves up, retrieved their weapons, and even in death, dragged the enemy down with them.

The dark water was stained crimson with blood, and the wind carried only sorrow.

"Chen Futu, your life is mine now!"

Suddenly, a fierce general wielding a large sword rushed straight at Chen Futu's face. It was Han Tong, the general guarding Luofu, an eighth-rank expert.

He attacked too quickly. Chen Futu gritted his teeth, swept aside the surrounding enemies, and wielded his War Dragon Halberd to meet the broadsword.

This blow caused Chen Futu's tiger's mouth to split open, and blood spurted out.

"Haha, weren't you so arrogant? Once I've chopped off your head, the news will reach the capital!"

"You're not qualified to kill me!"

Chen Futu wielded the War Dragon Halberd with all his might. Each time the weapons clashed, his injuries worsened. After just a dozen or so moves, both his arms were numb.

"Can't take it anymore? Then die!"

Han Tong grinned menacingly and slashed down with all his might.

In the nick of time, a long spear suddenly appeared from the side, deflecting a fatal blow.

It was Qin Liangyu, who was surrounded ten steps away, who threw out the weapon in a moment of crisis.

"Qin Liangyu, you really are loyal! Without weapons, how will you kill?"

Han Tong's laughter echoed across the battlefield.

Without wasting words, Qin Liangyu drew her sword from her waist and slashed left and right as she charged towards them.

She was stabbed twice in the back as she charged, but seemed unaffected, her eyes beneath the demon mask fixed on Chen Futu.

Chen Futu felt a pang of sorrow and charged towards her with all his might, wanting to come to her aid.

Han Tong said coldly, "It's about time to end this."

He swung his broadsword again, but this time it was aimed at Qin Liangyu.

"you dare!"

Chen Futu was shocked and, disregarding everything else, instinctively threw the War Dragon Halberd at Han Tong.

Han Tong sheathed his sword and deflected the War Dragon Halberd. Before he could raise his sword again, Chen Futu suddenly leaped and tackled him to the ground amidst the chaos of the army.

The two landed, startling the surrounding Daqian cavalry into retreating in panic.

"You wanted to kill my beloved general? Did you even ask me?"

Chen Futu desperately swung his fist at Han Tong's face.

Han Tong struggled to fight back.

The two fought on the ground, rolling around in each other's arms.

The cavalry dared not make a move, fearing that they might accidentally turn around and kill their own general.

The battle formation became extremely chaotic.

Qin Liangyu finally seized the opportunity, quickly slashing through two cavalrymen in front of her, then leaping up and killing several restless soldiers near Chen Futu. Immediately afterwards, her blade was placed against Han Tong's neck.

"Back off!"

Qin Liangyu shouted, and Chen Futu grabbed her knife and slashed a gash on Han Tong's neck.

Han Tong shuddered and cried out, "Your Highness, don't be impulsive! Everyone, step back! Step back!"

Han Tong was greedy for merit, but also afraid of death.

When you die, there is nothing.

The cavalrymen could only retreat after exchanging glances, and Chen Futu and his companions finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking again, Li Xiuning and the others were covered in blood, their facial features almost unrecognizable. As for the women's army, less than a hundred remained.

"Your Highness, let's talk this out."

Han Tong forced a smile, but the smile looked worse than a grimace.

Chen Futu remained silent, stepping on Luo Tong with one foot. The knife in his hand trembled slightly, and a feeling of weakness spread throughout his body.

But none of that mattered. He took out the last bottle of medicine and poured it on Qin Liangyu's back wound. Qin Liangyu then picked up her spear again and confronted the enemy.

Now, even if their commander is captured, the enemy will not surrender. They still have more than two thousand men left, while Chen Futu and his men are all exhausted. If they fight again, they will only face certain death.

"Your Highness, why don't you release me, and I'll leave with my men right away?"

Han Tong cautiously negotiated the terms, while the several deputy generals opposite him exchanged glances, preparing to make their move.

Even if someone like Han Tong goes back, he will be held accountable by the court. It would be better for them to take action now. As long as they kill Chen Futu, the deputy general can rise to the top!

The deputy generals communicated quickly, and after making up their minds, they didn't give Chen Futu and the others any time to rest. The main force pressed forward again.

Han Tong was immediately enraged, "What are you doing!"

A lieutenant sneered, “General Han, even if you return alive, you will likely face certain death. Why not borrow your head to help the brothers rise to prominence?”

"Bastards, I've treated you all well, how dare you!"

"A dead general is a good general! Brothers, General Han has died for his country, we shall annihilate the rebels in the northern frontier!"

"Slaughter the traitors!"

"Slaughter the traitors!"

The morale of the more than two thousand cavalrymen was soaring. They stared greedily at Chen Futu, their eyes burning with envy at the incredible achievement that was so close at hand.

Qin Liangyu silently stood in front of Chen Futu, her red robe fluttering in the wind, and blood dripping from the tip of her spear.

[Host, you have nowhere to go but to heaven and nowhere to go. Please make a choice.]

[1. Choose to kneel and surrender, allowing the enemy to capture you alive and take you back to the capital, in exchange for the safety of your soldiers. You will gain 8,000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, the commanding general Lü Bu, and a Grandmaster-level early stage.]

[2. Choose to fight to the death and never surrender, reward: Grade 5]

[3. Choose to have Qin Liangyu and others cover the retreat while you escape. Reward: Supreme Edition "Cowardly Turtle" title]

The system's sudden notification sound made Chen Futu feel exhausted.

What the hell is going on? Is the system still joking around?

Shouldn't the second choice be to reward Lü Bu?

And they have to kneel down and surrender!

If he doesn't kneel, Chen Futu could consider feigning surrender, then have Lü Bu charge in and rescue him.

Just then, Chen Futu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and finally remembered a winning strategy that he had almost overlooked.

"System, I choose option two!"

[Host Niu Boyi, selection successful, rank upgraded to rank five]

A surge of powerful energy flowed into his body, and the weakness subsided considerably. He now felt powerful enough to fight against someone at the early stage of the ninth rank.

The two thousand cavalrymen at the front continued their advance, completely ignoring Han Tong's curses and insults.

Chen Futu found Han Tong irritating, so he raised his knife and beheaded him.

Upon seeing this, the lieutenants' faces lit up with ecstasy. "Chen Futu, you've killed General Han, so you can't be allowed to live!"

After saying this, the group prepared to lead their team into battle.

Chen Futu pulled Qin Liangyu behind him and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, there is only one head. This is an immense achievement. I do not know the names of you generals. Even if I die, I can die in peace."

Seeing that Chen Futu and his party had no chance of escaping, the lieutenants arrogantly announced their names, thus making it easier for them to become famous throughout the world.

Among them was a burly man with a full beard, who looked rather dim-witted, and whose martial arts skills were probably around the seventh rank; his name was Sun Sheng.

Chen Futu stared at him strangely and secretly called out, "System, use the 'borrowed knife to kill' technique on Sun Sheng."

[Using a borrowed knife to kill successfully. The host's intelligence far surpasses Sun Sheng's. Success rate: 100%]