bookrebus Chapter 403 Extremely Brutal and Ruthless
Chapter 403 Extremely Brutal and Ruthless
A moment later, she abruptly put away the map, went to the table, quickly picked up a pen and wrote a long paragraph on the paper, put it away, put it in an envelope, and then strode towards the door, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Meng Benbo! Guo Yuan! Get your ass over here! Where the hell are you! Meng Benbo! Guo Yuan!"
In the blink of an eye, Meng Benbo and Guo Yuan finally arrived in a great hurry.
"Sir! What business do you have with us?"
Meng Benbo asked.
Before Meng Benbo could finish speaking, Lord Sikong shoved the envelope into his hand and said in a serious tone, "After the army is assembled this evening, open it with Lord Bei and just do as instructed."
After saying that, without waiting for Meng Benbo's reply, he strode down the stairs.
It took Meng Benbo a while to react. He grabbed the letter and hurriedly chased after him, asking, "Sir, where are you going?"
Lord Sikong ignored him and didn't even stop walking.
Under the astonished gazes of Meng Benbo and the others, Lord Sikong swiftly mounted her horse and galloped directly toward the city gate. A cool breeze ruffled the swaying cloak behind her, giving her a somewhat desolate appearance.
As he rode his horse out of the city gate, he encountered Berger.
Seeing Sikong Jin's hurried appearance, Berger was also very surprised. She stepped forward to stop Sikong Jin and asked, "Sir, where are you going? The main force will set off this evening. You have been working hard all night. Why don't you rest for a while and save some energy for your journey?"
Sikong Jin slightly tightened the reins, looked down at Berger who was blocking his way, shook his head, and said, "I'll leave the marching this evening to you and Deputy General Meng. I've already left him a written authorization. We should be able to reach the territory of Tiansheng Imperial City within two days if we keep going. After you see General Meng and the others, give them the authorization; they'll understand. I need to go to Hezhou City immediately. You can discuss things with me if needed, or send me a message if necessary."
"Hezhou City? My lord, it's heavily guarded there. What are you going there for?"
Berger asked in surprise.
"I have my own reasons. Alright, I'm leaving now. You all should take care of yourselves and just do as I instruct."
Without waiting for Berger's reply, he pulled the horse's head, raised the whip, and galloped away at full speed.
Berger turned his head, his face filled with astonishment, watching Sikong Jin's figure gradually disappear into the faint golden light ahead. He took a deep breath, his eyes filled with growing doubt—
Why does the adult want to go to Hezhou City?
She remembered that Hezhou City should have been heavily guarded before. After all, as the future defensive barrier of the Tiansheng Imperial City, the Tiansheng court had already raised its vigilance and begun to reinforce Hezhou City after the fall of the Jiangxi Fortress.
Previously, Sikong Jin's army had also considered attacking Hezhou City, but with less than 100,000 men, how could they possibly attack the impregnable Hezhou City? That would be suicidal!
Therefore, with no other choice, the Grand Commandant ordered a detour to the eastern region of the Holy Land, abandoning the plan to attack Hezhou City. His original intention was to first join forces with the 500,000 troops of the Great Zhou in the Holy Land, and then see what the Northern Emperor's orders were, so that a joint attack would be a good idea.
But why did the adults suddenly run off to Hezhou City?
Could it be that we should go and find His Majesty the Northern Emperor?
Berger thought for a long time and finally came up with this answer!
Is the Northern Emperor about to attack Hezhou City?
Are you going to go and help all by yourself?
Berger hesitated for a while, then finally shrugged and didn't delve any further. He turned around to convey the instructions that Lord Sikong had just given.
At dusk, the Sikong Jin Legion, which had just captured Ganzhou City not long ago, led by Deputy General Meng Benbo and Sikong's personal guard captain Berger, followed Sikong's orders and left only three thousand troops in Ganzhou City before heading straight for Tiansheng Imperial City.
The main force traveled day and night without stopping except for necessary rest, and finally on the third day, they met up with the 500,000 troops of the Great Zhou at the foot of Wushan Mountain on the border of the Tiansheng Imperial City, and successfully joined forces.
However, Lord Sikong, who left the main force a few days ago, is still on his way in a hurry.
Lady Sikong traveled day and night, heading straight for Hezhou City. When she arrived near Hezhou City, it was already late at night on April 22nd.
The once tense and heavily guarded city of Hezhou seems to have vanished!
Sikong Jin reined in his horse tightly, gazing at the city before him—
The once beautiful city is now a ruin. Everywhere you look, there are swirling clusters of flames, corpses strewn across the ground, and the air is filled with a mixture of burnt and pungent blood. The mournful cries of carrion vultures echo from time to time in the sky.
The soldiers of the Imperial Northern Army were cleaning up the battlefield. They threw the fallen corpses one by one into a large pit, set it on fire, and then buried them...
The flags on the city walls of Hezhou had been replaced with the battle flags of the Imperial Northern Army. The city walls were also densely packed with the guards of the Great Zhou. By the dim light of the fire, one could still faintly see the bloodstains on the city walls.
The sounds of wailing and screaming filled the air. The execution ground in front of the city gate was piled high with corpses and heads, the fate of those who disobeyed and were captured for defying orders!
As Sikong Jin rode his horse toward the execution ground, the general was ordering the next batch of people to be beheaded.
Extremely brutal and ruthless!
After conquering Yingzhou City, Emperor Beizun made some adjustments and then directly sent his troops to Tiansheng Imperial City. Along the way, he continuously attacked and plundered cities and territories. His army traveled directly along the official road and came with great momentum, like a locust swarm passing through. Wherever there was any resistance, his army immediately launched a frenzied offensive, and could destroy an entire village or city in an instant.
The great battle began yesterday morning. The 250,000-strong Imperial Northern Army, led by Emperor Bei Zun, launched an attack on Hezhou City. Because Hezhou City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Tian Sheng was well prepared, the Imperial Northern Army launched three attacks in a row but failed to capture it. Meanwhile, the main force suffered heavy casualties!
This greatly angered His Majesty the Northern Emperor. During the fourth attack, Emperor Bei Zun used the Thunderclap Battle Formation of the entire army and personally led his troops to kill the enemy's commander on the spot. Afterwards, the enemy army was thrown into chaos, and the Northern Emperor seized the opportunity to capture the city.
Despite capturing Hezhou City, the army under Emperor Beizun suffered unprecedented casualties, with its 250,000 troops reduced to 170,000 in just two days!
Upon hearing General Feng Yang's report of the situation, Emperor Beizun was furious and immediately ordered the massacre of all the prisoners of war to quell his anger.