Chapter 28: Huang Fa's Panic

  That General Chen* finally fell to the ground with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust. All the soldiers under General Chen* looked at him in terror, staring at the mask that now seemed even more ferocious and frightening, and for a moment no one dared to breathe.

  "Will you surrender or not?" The voice was not loud, the tone was flat, but to Chen's military officers and soldiers, it felt like a chilling wind around them, making their whole body tremble.

  Xu Feng and Deputy General died at the same time. Chen Jun could be said to have lost his leader, and for a moment, he couldn't make up his mind. All inquiring eyes turned to the people around him.

  Seeing the hesitation, anger and resistance on the faces of Chen's soldiers, he smiled lightly and waved his hand. One hundred meters away, Shang Buqi immediately led all the cavalry to rush over.

  The crowd of Chen's army suddenly tensed up, their eyes fixed tightly on the surging black tide that was rushing towards them.

  However, what was strange to Chen Jun was that the group of people did not take advantage of their sharp and powerful arrow formation, but instead dispersed halfway through and surrounded Chen Jun in a semicircle, their speed was also not very fast.

  Just as Chen Jun was astonished, the cavalrymen who had rushed to within twenty meters stopped their advancing pace in unison, took down a water bag from the saddle, pulled out the plug and threw it far towards the outermost baggage cart.

  "With a loud crash, after a chaotic and dull collision sound, Chen's * army's luggage was all wet in the water sac, and a slightly pungent smell spread out. The next moment, the faces of all Chen's * soldiers changed."

  "Fire!" someone shouted, and the eyes of those who were watching were filled with fear.

  "Ruckus", Chen Jun started to get chaotic, like ants on a hot pot, six spirits without a master, at a loss.

  Shang Buqi and others, after throwing the water bag, held the longbow in their hands, took out a fire arrow from the quiver, ignited it, placed it on the string, and aimed at those vehicles that had been splashed with oil.

  These flammable oils were not brought by themselves, but were obtained from Chen Yu's army. During the battle of Chu Nu, when sweeping the battlefield, he was overjoyed and specially instructed that each soldier would leave a water bag to hold the oil, in preparation for unexpected needs.

  "I give you ten breaths to consider, those who are willing to surrender, put down your weapons and walk out on your own, stand aside. Those who resist stubbornly, I will also fulfill your wishes. Start counting now, no retreat, prepare!"

  "Yes." Before the voice had finished, all the cavalrymen slowly tightened their bowstrings. The "creaking" sound was like a death knell, exceptionally loud at this moment; the flames dancing on the arrowheads were as eerie and terrifying as hellfire. Chen's soldiers turned pale with fear and despair.

  Death is not the most frightening, the most frightening is that you can feel the god of death step by step approaching you, the icy coldness of death slowly shrouding your body and mind, fear and oppression will force you to collapse!

  Even ants cherish their lives, let alone humans? In this era of chaos that has lasted for hundreds of years with frequent changes in dynasties, people's loyalty to the monarch is indeed very scarce. Finally, someone took the lead and threw away his weapons, walking out. Like dominoes, soon all the soldiers chose to surrender.

  The last rays of sunset faded away, darkness gradually shrouded the earth, heralding the end of a day, and expecting the arrival of a new day.

  When the first ray of sunlight rose in the morning, the military camp outside Yangping City was filled with the sound of drums shaking the sky.

  Soon, more than 18,000 Chen* soldiers poured out in a steady stream, forming neat and tidy formations. All the officers and men were calm and composed on their faces, but their eyes all jumped with excited and bloodthirsty flames.

  After a brief moment, all of Chen's troops were assembled and ready. The drums changed their beat, and the dense, endless army of Chen surged forward towards Yangping City.

  Almost 20,000 people's heavy footsteps made the sand grains on the ground jump with vibration. A solemn and stern atmosphere slowly emanated from Chen's army formation, for a moment it seemed that even the sun was intimidated, hiding behind the clouds.

  Wang Lin stood on the city wall, looking at Chen's army rushing out with high morale, and couldn't help but frown deeply, a layer of gloom also covering his heart.

  "Can I still hold on?" Looking at Chen's army getting closer and closer under the city, Wang Lin muttered to herself, and the figure of that handsome young man who had a fleeting encounter with her several months ago involuntarily appeared in her mind. "Will you come again today?"

  "Huang Fa, if Yang Pingcheng is to be broken, it would have to be over my dead body." With that, Wang Lin's expression turned grave and resolute as he began to arrange the troops' defense.

  Chen's army arrived at the city wall and launched a swift attack without any delay. Chen's soldiers, under the cover of archers and catapults, held up their shields and advanced forward, braving the hail of arrows shot down from the city walls, and brought numerous siege engines to the foot of the Yangping city walls. The Qi soldiers, under Wang Lin's command, used bows and arrows to suppress Chen's army's approach while pouring down rolling logs, scalding oil, and fierce fire from the city head to block and kill the Chen soldiers who had broken through the hail of arrows and were climbing up the city wall.

  For a time, the earth-shaking shouts of the two armies' soldiers, the mournful cries, and the dull thuds of the siege engines against the city walls blended together in a deafening cacophony. The scene was extremely chaotic and frenzied, with tragic grandeur and an atmosphere thick with killing intent that left one disoriented and unsure where they were.

  The sun seemed unwilling to witness the passing of so many vibrant lives, quietly hiding behind the clouds. The wind gradually picked up, as if wanting to disperse the thick bloody smell on the battlefield and purify the air.

  However, the two armies of Chen Qi, who were killing each other like fire and rain, did not have the mood to pay attention to the changes in the sky, nor did they notice that ten miles behind Chen's army, a cloud of smoke was rising, rapidly approaching this battlefield.

  A loud rumble, the already dilapidated city wall of Yangping City could no longer withstand Chen's fierce impact and collapsed with a loud crash, revealing a gap about five meters long. For a moment, Chen's army erupted in a shocking cheer, their morale soaring, their fighting spirit high, each one like they had been injected with chicken blood, rushing frantically towards the gap.

  The collapse of the city wall made Wang Lin's mood even heavier, he quickly picked up his sword and led a pair of close guards to rush forward, blocking the momentum of Chen's army. Wang Lin swiftly swung his sword, cutting down Chen's soldiers who were rushing towards him like hungry wolves.

  Human strength will eventually reach its limit, as the soldiers around him fell one by one, Wang Lin felt increasingly the weight of his sword and the difficulty of swinging his arm. A bitter smile appeared on his lips, a mix of relief and regret. For many years, he had struggled for the sake of his own pride, supporting himself, but now he could finally rest, only to have failed the late emperor's favor.

  He was originally from a humble family of soldiers, and it was all thanks to Xiao Yi that he was able to rise to prominence. Therefore, Wang Lin was deeply devoted to the government of Xiao Liang. Even when Xiao Liang was overthrown by Chen Baxian, the founding emperor of the Chen Dynasty, Wang Lin alone endured great hardships and never stopped resisting the Chen Dynasty.

  Just as Wang Lin was lamenting that his life was about to pass away and he would finally be free, a dull sound that shook the heavens and earth rang out. From afar, it could be seen that the smoke and dust that covered the sky and sun were rapidly spreading from Chen's army towards the battlefield.

  This sudden change caused the soldiers of both armies who had been stuck in a stalemate to pause for a moment, and they all cast their eyes towards that place.

  "Full charge, full line attack, attack!" When Huang Fa saw the scene under the smoke and dust while commanding from the rear, his face changed drastically, his heart was shocked and heavy, and he involuntarily shouted out in surprise.

  All the Chen* soldiers were shocked, and at this time the dust was approaching. All the Chen* soldiers who saw the objects wrapped in the dust changed color, they began to exclaim, shouting and fleeing in panic.