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

The tragedy of war is so profound.

Even if Liang Xuan'er didn't want that position now, she still had to persevere, otherwise all the people in the city would die on the day the city fell.

"I never expected that an imperial concubine could be so spirited."

In a secluded spot outside the city, Liu Longyue gazed at the battlefield engulfed in smoke and felt a deep sense of emotion.

Liang Xuan'er is much more resilient than the Emperor of Daqian. If the Emperor of Daqian hadn't left, with the dynasty's resources, they could have easily gathered all their forces together to hold off the bandits' attack. However, the old, weak, sick, disabled, and new recruits led by Liang Xuan'er could only hold out for a few days at most, and tomorrow would probably be the decisive moment.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't we make our move?" a general asked.

Liu Longyue said, "Tomorrow we will prepare troops and bypass Bailu. If the rebel king is worried about the grassland people taking the lead, he will probably take the opportunity to send troops. We can also send troops to attack the rebel king's rear army. If they don't attack, we will not move."

Liu Longyue wanted to do Chen Futu a favor, but that didn't mean she would fight the strongest Western Region coalition. In comparison, the rebel king's coalition was much easier to defeat.

This night was destined to be a sleepless one.

The next morning, the steppe army pressed forward again.

This time was different from the previous days; they also brought in catapults with oil tanks on them.

Seeing this scene, Liang Xuan'er couldn't help but feel sad.

She knew that her strength was no match for her ambition, but at this point, there was no turning back.

The order was given, and all the soldiers stood by. Even some civilians carried hoes and went up to the city wall, their faces showing a willingness to die.

The grassland people laughed heartily at the sight, "Beauty, today we'll capture you alive and taste your flavor!"

"That's right, we've wasted enough time. We must break through the city today!"

Shouts of battle echoed through the heavens and earth; the siege had begun.

The first wave of catapults was launched, and countless oil canisters were thrown onto the city walls, turning them into a fiery inferno. The defenders screamed in agony amidst the flames, and even Liang Xuan'er's clothes were set ablaze.

"kill!"

Gradually, people from the grasslands climbed the city walls, and close combat broke out.

Liang Xuan'er, her eyes blazing with fury, raised her longsword high and, filled with grief and indignation, shouted hoarsely, "Kill all the Tartars!"

"Not an inch will be yielded! Follow me and kill!"

The city walls were littered with corpses. People rushed up the walls one after another, carrying their farm tools, one falling as another fell.

The defending soldiers fought desperately, and even as their heads were chopped off, their spears pierced the chests of the steppe men.

The King of the Northern Frontier once told a story about the Battle of Yamen, where 100,000 citizens faced national peril together, choosing to drown themselves rather than surrender to the Tartars.

The same applies to the people of the Great Qian Dynasty. The Central Plains belong to the people of the Central Plains. Even if they all die, we cannot allow the steppe people to occupy the capital!

They did not follow the new emperor south; they had courage and wanted to defend the borders and protect the last shred of dignity of the Central Plains.

The flames of war raged, engulfing this ancient capital with a history spanning thousands of years.

Liang Xuan'er ran out of bullets and, under the protection of her shadow guards, killed wave after wave of grassland people. However, there were still so many people that both sides were desperately fighting for control of the city wall.

She watched helplessly as people were beheaded. She cried out and brandished her sword, wounds appearing all over her body. Many people came for her, wanting to capture her alive, otherwise she would have died long ago.

"Humph, I don't know how to appreciate it!"

A grassland general grinned maliciously, grabbed a crossbow, and aimed it at the city wall. "What a pity, such a beautiful woman."

Just a second before he shot and killed Liang Xuan'er with an arrow, the army suddenly fell into chaos.

"What happened!"

"This is bad! Black-armored soldiers from who-knows-where are attacking our flank!"

"Marshal, General Shinaha has been killed in battle!"

"Marshal, our flank has been breached, and the enemy is advancing towards our center!"

The entire coalition was in complete chaos.

On the city wall, Liang Xuan'er wiped away the blood and tears on her face. When she saw the Black Armor Army appear, their powerful crossbows rained down, and a volley of fire took away countless grassland people. Then Wu Qi personally led the army to charge, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Wherever he went, the grassland people were felled like wheat. The so-called grassland warriors could not even withstand a single blow from him.

In a short time, the enemy's left flank defense was breached.

"Soldiers, reinforcements have arrived! Hold the imperial city!"

Liang Xuan'er raised her arms and shouted, and the remaining defenders on the city wall saw the black-armored army. They were immediately inspired and fought bravely against the enemy.

Under Wu Qi's leadership, the strength of the Wei Wuzu was maximized. In addition, the enemy's main target was the capital. His sudden move caught the allied forces off guard. By the time the allied forces reacted, he had already reached the vicinity of the central army.

The Wei Wu soldiers are now a meat grinder.

Back then, the Qin army was far stronger than the steppe people. Five hundred thousand Qin soldiers were crushed by fifty thousand Wei Wu soldiers. Now, ten thousand Wei Wu soldiers can be equivalent to one hundred thousand soldiers on the front line. With the addition of surprise attacks, the allied forces are no match for them and have completely collapsed.

"Block it, block it!"

The allied forces were in disarray, and had no chance to encircle them. Wu Qi raised his sword and felled three fierce grassland generals, his body covered in blood, looking imposing and awe-inspiring. "Is that all? Wei infantry, kill them all!"

"Wind, wind, wind!"

The battle became one-sided, and the allied forces began to retreat.

The anti-king coalition was overjoyed upon receiving the news. They had originally planned to launch a surprise attack on the coalition after seeing that Liang Xuan'er was unable to withstand the grassland offensive, but they did not expect that a force would suddenly appear out of nowhere. This was a perfect opportunity.

Several rebel leaders conspired to seize the capital and take the throne first.

Unfortunately, their joy was short-lived, for a sudden piece of bad news arrived: "Your Majesties, something terrible has happened! The 20,000 iron cavalry of the Northern Wu have somehow circled around to our rear and are now charging into our rear lines!"

"what!"

The rebel kings were shocked and rushed out of their tents to see that the Northern Wu army had already attacked.

The Northern Martial Army's combat strength is far beyond what they can match; they're treating them like pushovers!

"Damn Empress! We have no grudge against her, what is she trying to do!"

There's no time for them to curse me out. If I don't run now, I'll definitely be captured alive.

Thus, the anti-king coalition was inexplicably ambushed by Bei Wu and fled in disarray, retreating thirty miles. The Western Region coalition fared even worse, with Wu Qi killing seven or eight of their generals before they could retreat, leaving behind countless corpses.

The siege ended with the defeat and retreat of the allied forces and the rebel king.

Wei Wuzu reorganized his troops and crossed the battlefield to face 20,000 Beiwu cavalry.

Riding a majestic dragon-scaled creature, Liu Longyue asked Wu Qi, "Who are you?"

"I am Wu Qi, commander of the Wei Wu Army of the Northern Frontier Royal Court."

Upon hearing that it was the Northern Frontier's royal army in person, Liu Longyue's expression changed repeatedly, and she muttered, "How could that bastard be so fast? It shouldn't be like this, judging by the time."

With the royal army in sight, she could not enter the capital, so she said, "So it is General Wu. Beiwu is also an ally of the royal court."

"If not, and you dare to lay your hands on the capital, I will kill you."

Wu Qi showed no mercy; he was absolutely certain he could keep those 20,000 Northern Martial Iron Cavalry.