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When the First Prince's Consort and the Second Prince's Consort finally escaped the city from the dark, deep, and damp underground passage after going through many hardships, a full two hours had passed.

Their clothes were covered in mud and water stains, and their faces looked exhausted. Where was their usual elegance and grace?

Their children were now all asleep on the backs of the guards.

"Sister-in-law, what should we do? I wonder if the First Prince and the Second Prince are safe and sound?" As soon as the Second Prince's wife saw the First Prince's wife, tears welled up in her eyes like a burst dam, and her voice was filled with endless worry and fear.

Looking at the Second Prince's wife, who was crying her eyes out, the First Prince's wife couldn't help but feel a sense of annoyance.

She frowned and shouted sharply, "There's no time for crying now! Get out of here immediately, or you'll miss your chance to escape!"

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince's Consort quickly wiped away the tears on her face and then turned to look in the direction of the exit.

The guards responsible for sealing off the exit were busy moving huge stones and planks, and it looked like they would soon completely seal off the exit.

She asked anxiously, "Sister-in-law, could you please wait a little longer? The Third Prince's family members haven't come out yet!"

The Crown Princess snorted disdainfully, a cold sneer playing on her lips: "If we continue to wait, we'll all perish here."

The eldest prince had already told me that the third prince had not returned to his residence at all. Presumably, the people in the third prince's residence are still completely unaware that the capital has been besieged!

"Let's leave quickly! Otherwise, we really won't be able to come back later. Those of us from the First Prince's residence should head south, and those of you from the Second Prince's residence should head north!"

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince's wife immediately became anxious. Her face flushed slightly with worry, and her beautiful eyes were filled with panic. She hurriedly called out, "Sister-in-law, shouldn't we go together? Look, if so many of us go together, we can look after each other on the way, right? We can take care of each other!"

Upon hearing this, the First Prince's Consort turned her head and gave a cold glance at the Second Prince's Consort, who looked somewhat foolish, and a nameless anger welled up in her heart.

She lowered her voice and growled, "Are you out of your mind? Don't you know how dangerous the situation is? Are you yelling like this because you're afraid others won't find us? You're clearly trying to kill us all!"

The Second Prince's Consort felt wronged and dissatisfied after being reprimanded by her sister-in-law.

She bit her lip, her eyes instantly reddening, tears welling up, but she held them back and retorted with a sob in her voice, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying?"

I swear to God, I had absolutely no intention of harming you! I just thought it would be safer for us to act together..."

However, the Crown Princess had no intention of listening to her explanation. Her face grew increasingly gloomy, and she impatiently interrupted, "Enough! Stop talking!"

"Hurry up and do as I say, and be quick! Don't dawdle any longer! If we delay any longer and someone discovers us and catches up, we'll all die here!"

After saying that, the Crown Princess walked forward without looking back, and the steward and guards of the Crown Prince's residence quickly followed.

The Second Prince's wife watched as the people from the First Prince's residence walked away, then fiercely wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes and calmly said, "Let's go!"

The guards looked at the Second Prince's Consort, who had been crying just moments before, now appearing calm and composed. Where was the foolishness she had displayed earlier? If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed that this was the Second Prince's Consort they knew.

The steward asked, "Your Highness, where are we going now?"

The Second Prince's wife looked at the steward and calmly replied, "Let's go to the estate in the suburbs for a few days and find out more about the Second Prince's situation before making any further plans!"

Just as they were about to set off, a deafening bombing sound came from afar, and they could still faintly feel the tremors in their area.

The Second Prince's wife hurriedly shouted to the steward and guards, "Let's go!"

Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the city wall was extremely tense.

Zhou Heng and Zhou Yi hurried along, panting heavily, and finally reached the top of the city wall.

Looking out, they could see a dark mass of Northern Sheng troops slowly and menacingly approaching their city gate, their faces showing obvious impatience.

"Third brother, what exactly happened? How is the situation now?" Zhou Heng strode over to Zhou Yi's side and asked anxiously.

As he asked the question, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, which had seeped out from his hurried journey.

Zhou Yi frowned, looking solemnly at the approaching enemy troops in the distance, and slowly said, "Big brother, second brother, listen carefully to that strange sound."

Since the beginning, the people of Beisheng have been repeating the same words over and over again, and no one knows how many times they have said it.

In my opinion, these Northern Sheng troops are probably losing patience.

As he spoke, Zhou Yi's gaze never left the Northern Sheng army that was closing in from afar.

They marched with neat and powerful steps, their weapons gleaming coldly in the sunlight, giving off an invisible sense of oppression.

Zhou Kuan stood aside, quietly gazing at the scene before him.

At this moment, a strange, indescribable feeling welled up in his heart—it seemed that this city could not be defended no matter what.

However, he could only bury such thoughts deep in his heart and dared not utter a single word of them.

He knew that if he said these words, all the blame would fall on him if the city fell.

Just then, that chilling voice came again from afar: "You have one more incense stick's time! If you don't surrender, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

Zhou Kuan felt as if the voice was a death warrant, rushing straight towards them, causing him to involuntarily shiver.

The mere thought of surrendering filled him with dread and made him break out in a cold sweat, let alone utter it aloud.

He knew that this decision would bring him eternal infamy, making him a sinner to his family and country, and forever despised and scorned by the world.

But thinking of the many people in the city, once the Beisheng army stormed into the city, it would be a bloodbath.

"Brother, we're really in a desperate situation now! What should we do?" Zhou Yi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, constantly rubbing his hands and asking Zhou Heng with a face full of anxiety.

Zhou Heng took a deep breath and forced himself to remain calm as he replied, "Things have come to this point, there's no other way but to prepare for a battle with them!"

Surrender is absolutely out of the question; that would be tantamount to suicide.

If we bow down to those people in Beisheng and surrender, I'm afraid Father will not hesitate to issue an order to cut off our heads.

"Even then, our lives will still be in danger, so we might as well take a gamble now."

Looking at the dark mass of enemy troops outside the city, Zhou Kuan said in a trembling voice, "Brother, the Beisheng army's attack on the city this time is extremely large. I estimate that there are at least 200,000 troops!"

Look at our Western Rong, the total number of troops defending the city is only a mere 100,000. Even if we include the more than 5,000 Imperial Guards, the gap is still too huge compared to the massive army of Northern Sheng!

"This battle is likely to end badly..." Zhou Kuan's tone was filled with deep worry and fear as he finished speaking.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi turned around abruptly, glaring coldly at Zhou Kuan, and said irritably, "What? Are you so afraid of death that you want to surrender to Bei Sheng and the others?"

The strange voice came again from afar: "The time is up. If you are unwilling to surrender, then await our attack!"

The three brothers were extremely nervous upon hearing the strange voice, but it was clear that it was too late for them to surrender.

"boom......"

"boom......"

"boom......"

One bombing after another echoed from the various city gates.

Zhou Heng, Zhou Yi, and Zhou Kuan stood side by side on the high city tower, their gazes fixed solemnly on the distance.

However, before they could fully recover, a strong and violent tremor suddenly came from beneath their feet, as if an earth dragon were turning over.

The entire city gate seemed to be trembling, as if the city wall beneath our feet was about to be smashed to pieces by a tremendous force.

At the same time, a sudden dizziness and vertigo washed over them, making them almost unable to stand.

"Your Highness, the situation is critical! Quickly, come down from the city wall!"

"Second Prince, this place is not safe to stay any longer, let's get down here quickly!"

"Third Prince, it's too dangerous here! Please leave immediately!"

The three princes' personal guards all looked terrified and shouted loudly.

Before they finished speaking, they grabbed their masters without hesitation and rushed anxiously towards the city gate.

"Oh no! The city gate has been breached!" These terrified cries echoed through the sky, one louder than the next.

Immediately afterwards, several soldiers, looking flustered, rode their horses at breakneck speed toward the palace.

Qiao Tinghao stared coldly at everything before him, and decisively ordered the sharpshooters guarding each city gate to fire a volley of incredibly powerful shells.

With a series of deafening roars, the shells streaked across the sky like meteors, crashing heavily into their targets.

In an instant, flames soared into the sky, and smoke billowed.

However, after just one round of shelling, Qiao Tinghao unexpectedly waved his hand to signal a halt to the firing.

Because he knew that this city was not only inhabited by those high-ranking emperors, but also by countless innocent ordinary people.

When Zhou Kuan heard the only explosion stop abruptly, a sense of doubt and unease welled up in his heart.

He struggled free from the guard's tight grip, resolutely turned around, and climbed back up the city wall.

Zhou Heng and Zhou Yi, however, clearly realized that things would not end so simply and easily.

Therefore, they did not struggle or resist much, but obediently let the guards drag them away and quickly find a safe place to hide. They were still thinking that they would have a chance to find their wives and children again!

"If you have the guts, raze the city gates to the ground, otherwise don't even think about setting foot in our Western Rong capital." Zhou Kuan stood by the city tower and shouted towards the direction of the Northern Sheng army.

Qiao Tinghao held the binoculars and vaguely heard someone shouting at them. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a cold smile.

He quickly grabbed the walkie-talkie and commanded decisively and sharply, "Number Two, prepare! Shoot through his hair ornament!"

At this moment, Liu Ziyun was hidden in the team. As the second sniper, he had already skillfully set up the sniper rifle that exuded a cold aura, just waiting to show his skills.

Upon hearing Qiao Tinghao's order, his eyes instantly focused, and he replied without hesitation, "Number Three received."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gently put down the intercom, adjusted his breathing, and steadily aimed the scope in Zhou Kuan's direction.

At this moment, Zhou Kuan, who was standing on the city wall, was completely unaware of the danger approaching. He opened his mouth, wanting to continue shouting.

However, at this critical moment, a sharp gust of wind howled past, like a ghost.

Immediately afterwards, the crown on Zhou Kuan's head suddenly made a crisp sound, and a hole was punched through it.

Surprisingly, despite the severe damage to the hair crown, Zhou Kuan's hair miraculously did not fall down.

"Third Prince...your hair ornament..." The guard beside him looked terrified, his hand trembling as he pointed to the hair ornament on Zhou Kuan's head, his voice trembling.

Zhou Kuan was stunned at first, then came to his senses and a strong sense of lingering fear welled up in his heart.

Just now, he clearly felt as if he had brushed past death. He didn't know if the other party had missed, or if they simply didn't care to kill him. Just thinking about it, if they really wanted to shoot him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Third Prince, let's retreat quickly, or it may be too late!" The guard was extremely anxious and dutifully stepped forward again to drag Zhou Kuan away.

At this moment, Zhou Kuan was still in shock, letting the guards pull him along.

In the brief moment of Zhou Kuan's distraction, he was indeed dragged down the city wall by the guards.

Meanwhile, Liu Ziyun's face was filled with excitement and pride after completing the task.

He picked up the walkie-talkie, his voice trembling slightly with excitement, and reported, "Yay, instructor, the target has been hit!"

With a smile on his face, Qiao Tinghao gave a thumbs-up in the direction of Liu Ziyun.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up his walkie-talkie and said, "Very good!"

However, Liu Ziyun, who was eagerly anticipating a word of praise from Qiao Tinghao, was slightly taken aback when she heard this unfamiliar English sentence that she didn't quite understand.

But he quickly regained his smile, completely disregarding what Qiao Tinghao meant.

As for that "Oh yeah," he actually learned it from Ruan Mumu.

Whenever Ruan Mumu successfully completes a task or achieves a goal, she would shout "Oh yeah!" with the same excitement she feels now.

This time, Liu Ziyun tried to imitate it, and the exhilarating and exciting feeling was simply irresistible to him, as if every cell in his body was immersed in the joy of victory.

"Prepare to storm the city, but do not harm innocent civilians," Wang Dezhu shouted to the main force through a megaphone.