Chapter 49: Breaking Out of the Siege

  After a while, everyone was ready! They were divided into four groups. Qin Shubao, You Junda, Cheng Yaojin and Xu Ji led the largest group. Luo Cheng and Wei Zheng led one group. Shan Xiangxin and Wang Junke led one group. Hou Junji and Shi Danai led one group. All four groups were ready. Then, at Qin Shubao's command, everyone picked up their weapons and rushed out of the wine tower.

  The general who led the troops outside the wine tower thought that by surrounding the wine tower, he could catch everyone inside off guard. However, he didn't know that among the people inside, who wasn't stained with blood on their hands? Would they surrender so easily? As a result, the general leading the siege was caught off guard and when he came to his senses, the soldiers had already dispersed somewhat. It was only then that he reacted, but by that time, Qin Qiong and others had already split into four groups and escaped in all directions.

  "Qin Shubao, you are a capture officer, yet you lead the rebellion and are also Yang Lin's adopted son. Your crime is unforgivable!" The leader shouted upon seeing that the one leading was none other than Qin Shubao, a famous figure from Shandong.

  "Yang Lin killed my father, and I became his adopted son only as a temporary measure, hoping to one day avenge my father. Moreover, the imperial court is now tyrannical, and people from all sides are rising up in revolt; how much longer can the imperial court hold on?!" Qin Shubao shouted loudly, having already rebelled, but unable to plot against Yang Lin again, so he didn't fear exposing the situation, telling everything, and the surrounding crowd was even more impressed. For avenging his father's death, he had endured humiliation and hardship for a long time, but now it was all in vain. And Cheng Yaojin on the side felt ashamed, and from then on listened to Qin Shubao's words even more.

  "Brother Qin, don't say any more! It's better to leave first, there will be a chance for revenge another day." Xu Ji saw the soldiers surrounding them again and hastily told everyone not to waste words, and to discuss it further after they left.

  The crowd didn't care about the soldiers on the periphery, and charged forward. If someone blocked their way, Qin Yubao's twin hammers danced in the air, and the soldiers fell to the ground one after another. Yu Junda and Cheng Yaojin protected them on both sides, while Li Jiancheng strolled slowly behind. These soldiers didn't pose any threat to him; if it weren't for training these people, he would have left long ago, and wouldn't need to go through so much trouble.

  "Ah! That bald head, take a swing at me!" Suddenly, Cheng Yaojin rushed in one direction without regard for his life. The crowd heard his words and looked in that direction, only to see a shiny-headed man standing behind the soldiers. Without thinking, everyone knew he was the informant. However, with the current situation being so urgent, there was no time to deal with him; escaping was the priority. Qin Qiong wanted to save Cheng Yaojin, but with so many people following behind, if it were just Qin Qiong alone, he would have gone to rescue Cheng Yaojin without hesitation. However, considering the situation, prioritizing one person over the safety of everyone else would be unjust. Just as Qin Qiong was hesitating, the men who were trying to sneak up on Cheng Yaojin from behind fell one by one. After a closer look, Qin Qiong discovered that it was Li Jiancheng who had intervened secretly. With Cheng Yaojin's life no longer in danger, Qin Qiong had a new concern, but this wasn't the time for questions. They continued to move forward, with the numerous soldiers being like shrimp.

  Li Jiancheng was also helpless at this time. Cheng Yaojin would come out fine, but Li Jiancheng also knew that he had such a personality - being rough and straightforward. Although this personality would cause many problems, it also made him innocent and easy to get along with. Therefore, Li Jiancheng also gave him some help behind his back.

  But those who blocked the way in front were all beheaded by Cheng Yaojin with one axe, and the people who ambushed on the side also fell down silently. At this time, Cheng Yaojin was excited to kill people, his whole body was covered in blood, but he still advanced bravely, like a demon king. Later, everyone called him "Demon King of the Mixed World". And being messed up by him, the people around were scared, and when they were scared, some people started running away, and then the bald head appeared.

  "Wang Tietou, this time I'll let you off, old Cheng!" said Cheng Yaojin with a sinister grin.

  "Cheng Yaojin, this time I'll see where you run to, I'm going to kill you to comfort my deceased junior brother's spirit." It turned out that the one who protected the emperor that day was a man named Wang Tongtou, his junior brother, who died miserably under Cheng Yaojin's axe. He himself had the opportunity to pretend to be dead because he was fighting against You Junda, but if he were fighting against Cheng Yaojin, with just one swing of the axe, how could he have pretended to be dead? That's why he managed to escape.

  At this moment, the two men faced each other, their eyes red with anger. Cheng Yaojin was even more furious, all because of him, his mother had almost fallen into a desperate situation. At this moment, his anger multiplied infinitely, and with one axe blow, he struck down with several times more force than usual. Wang Tie Tou, unaware, still used his long knife to resist. The crowd looked on, only to see that as the broken knife fell to the ground, "Clang" a sound was heard, and Wang Tie Tou's head slowly separated from his body, red and white brain matter mixed together, like a big mess, causing the surrounding soldiers to vomit uncontrollably. Meanwhile, Cheng Yaojin stood aside, laughing maniacally, adding to the influence of his reputation as a demon king.

  "Chew on gold, hurry up and leave!" Qin Shubao saw that Cheng Yaojin was still not leaving, standing there laughing wildly, so he shouted out. However, at this time, who else dared to stop him? Not even Iron Head is iron anymore?

  Thus, the pressure on this road was suddenly reduced, while the pressure on the other three roads increased a lot. This was unexpected by others, but fortunately, no major changes occurred.

  At last, they arrived at the city gate, where many soldiers were waiting in formation. However, due to Cheng Yaojin's killing spree along the way, those soldiers retreated in a hurry and fell back into their formation at the city gate. This made them hesitate about whether to take action or not, knowing that some of their own comrades were among them. Seeing this, Qin Yubao and others charged forward directly. Li Jiancheng thought to himself: "He's indeed a great general, decisive in his actions."

  When the leader on the city wall realized something was amiss, Qin Shubao and his men had already arrived at the gate. All they needed to do was open it, and then they would be free to fly high like birds. However, Li Jiancheng knew it wouldn't be that simple - the imperial court had been planning for a long time, how could they not have made preparations?

  As expected, as soon as the city gate opened, there were also several layers of soldiers outside who had formed a battle array.

  Everyone saw this situation and suddenly shouted in their hearts: I'm done! Seeing this situation, Li Jiancheng knew that with their strength, they couldn't break out. He flew forward, his long sword came out, and the surrounding soldiers fell silently. Then he slaughtered like a wolf entering a flock of sheep. Seeing that there were still more than a dozen generals on horseback around him, he immediately rushed towards them. Those generals took one look and thought this person was not someone they could resist. They all wanted to turn their horses and escape. In this situation, it was right to save their lives first. The soldiers' formation was dispersed again, and Qin Shubao saw hope again with the eyes of a general. He escaped through the gaps created by these generals, and several generals were killed by Li Jiancheng's hands. As a result, more than a dozen generals were killed in no time, leaving many horses behind. Everyone saw this and paired up on horseback, while those without horses followed behind the crowd.

  Li Jiancheng rode up to Cheng Yaojin and others who had horses, saying: "Cheng Yaojin and You Junda, you two shout out 'The one who will usurp the throne is Cheng Yaojin and You Junda'."

  "Why is it so?" Qin Shubao asked in surprise, wouldn't this make everyone chase after him?

  "Think about it, if we don't do this, the other three routes will surely have more troops to resist. It's better to wait until Cheng Yaojin and Yu Junzhi shout out, then lead the pursuing soldiers elsewhere, and then return to Xiao Huangshan. And with our horses, isn't it easier?" Everyone listened to Li Jiancheng's explanation and knew that his method was not bad, so they all followed his words.

  Cheng Yaojin, Yu Junzhi, and ten others on horseback went in this direction, while the rest followed Qin Yubao to another three gates to provide support. In the end, everyone gathered at Xiao Huangshan. Without any objections, they began.

  As soon as Li Jiancheng gave the order, Cheng Yaojin and Yu Junzhi started shouting. As expected, when those soldiers heard their shouts, they all began to gather in this direction. The people on horseback immediately galloped away, but didn't reach top speed. If they let them think it was impossible to catch up, they would go surround the other three gates instead, which would be pointless.

  So they escaped while being pursued, and Qin Yubao's group gradually moved further away. Since those were not the main culprits, there weren't many soldiers sent to chase them either.

  In this way, a dozen or so cavalrymen riding horses in the rear began to flee with a group of soldiers...