bookcurios Chapter 400: The Royal Army Arrives in the Capital
Chapter 400: The Royal Army Arrives in the Capital
Wu Qi's domineering attitude infuriated Liu Longyue, and the soldiers behind her were also unhappy, glaring at Wu Qi: "You madman, how dare you speak so arrogantly!"
"Oh? Who wants to give it a try?"
Wu Qi spurred his horse forward, his long sword flashing with a cold light.
Liu Longyue hurriedly stopped her troops, clasped her hands in a fist and said, "General, there is no need to be angry. You and I are not enemies. We will leave now."
"You may go, but leave your horse behind."
Wu Qi was referring to the snow-white dragon-scaled steed beneath Liu Longyue's mount. He could sense the imperial aura emanating from this peerless warhorse, and Liu Longyue was utterly unworthy to ride such a steed.
Liu Longyue smiled wryly and said, "General, you may not know this, but this dragon scale was a gift from His Majesty."
"really?"
"It's true."
Liu Longyue was telling the truth. The dragon scale was indeed given to her by Chen Futu to improve his favorability. Of course, it was only a temporary gift. But she ran away without saying goodbye when she was in the prefectural city, and Chen Futu didn't even have a chance to get the dragon scale back.
If Chen Futu were here, he would definitely take Long Lin back.
Wu Qi, unaware of the reason, pondered for a moment and did not continue to demand more, but instead ordered the Northern Wu army to retreat.
Without further delay, Liu Longyue led her people away from the battlefield quickly.
She had a premonition that Wu Qi was not someone to be trifled with, and if she wasted any more words, she feared she wouldn't be able to leave.
The battle has come to an end.
Wu Qi led the Wei infantry to the city walls, and this time Liang Xuan'er did not hesitate to personally open the city gates to welcome the royal army.
The war was far more brutal than she had imagined. After several fierce battles, she finally realized that she was simply incapable of it, so she gave up.
Next, Wu Qi personally took over the defense of the capital and redeployed the defensive fortifications.
His military talent far surpasses Liang Xuan'er's; with him around, the capital cannot be conquered.
Thus, the capital fell into the hands of Chen Futu.
Chen Futu's army was still a day's journey from the capital when they received the battle report in the evening.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the contents.
Zhang Liang asked in surprise, "When did Your Majesty arrange for people to be stationed near the capital?"
"It's a long story, but in short, the allied forces and the rebel king will not give up so easily. Tell An Jingsi and Qin Liangyu to rest first. I will shatter their delusions in one battle!"
The order was given, and the entire army rested and prepared for a major battle.
As Chen Futu predicted, the rebel army and the Western Regions coalition forces became entangled, and both suffered heavy losses. The rebel army even lost a significant amount of grain to the Northern Wu army after their rear was attacked.
Ultimately, the two sides decided to join forces and take the capital in one battle, with the profits to be distributed later.
A day later, the allied forces, totaling 280,000, attacked the capital again, and Chen Futu's army had also arrived near the capital.
On the city wall, Wu Qi, with his hand on his long sword, looked indifferently at the hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Liang Xuan'er whispered, "General, the two armies have joined forces. Can they stop them?"
Wu Qi said, "Blocking it isn't the problem; the main issue is logistics. You need to be well-prepared."
The Wei Wu soldiers were all fierce warriors, each capable of taking on a hundred men. They were able to defend the city, and no matter how many men there were, they could not take the capital. The key was whether there were enough supplies for the defense.
In fact, Wu Qi would rather fight his way out than defend the city, but there was no military force in the city to relieve his worries about the rear, so he could only fight a defensive war.
Around noon, enemy personnel came to persuade them to surrender.
Wu Qi raised his hand and shot an arrow through the head of the lieutenant who was shouting. He laughed loudly, "If you want to fight, then fight; if you don't want to fight, then get lost. It's a waste of breath and pointless."
He was incredibly arrogant. He didn't even take the elite Qin soldiers seriously back then, and the allied forces in front of him were nothing more than a rabble to him.
Sure enough, the commanders of the allied forces were so angry that their faces turned green.
How dare a mere 10,000 troops from the northern frontier try to stop a chariot?
"Prepare to attack the city!"
"Take the city and slaughter them all!"
"kill!"
The allied forces pressed forward, their overwhelming momentum quite astonishing.
Before the battle even began, a large army suddenly arrived from afar, led by a dragon banner from the northern frontier. At a glance, it was all cavalry, numbering at least tens of thousands.
Upon seeing this, the allied forces quickly withdrew their troops.
Upon seeing this from the city wall, Wu Qi was overjoyed, exclaiming, "My king has finally arrived!"
"Chen Futu has arrived?"
Liang Xuan'er peered down from the city wall in surprise and spotted the domineering figure riding Red Hare. Her eyes immediately welled up with tears. "That bastard, he finally made it..."
Chen Futu led 50,000 dragon riders to block the way in front of the capital. He activated the title of Benevolent King, and his army surged into the sky. The overwhelming killing aura made the enemy commanders tremble with fear.
"The royal army has arrived in person, what should we do?"
"No matter how powerful Chen Futu is, he only has tens of thousands of men. Why would we be afraid of him!"
"Yes, if we kill Chen Futu, we will have no worries about the future."
Everyone knows that the King of the Northern Frontier is the only powerful ruler in the world, but unfortunately he is lying in a high-ranking position in the royal court, and no one has the opportunity to kill him. Now that he has ventured deep into enemy territory alone, this is a rare opportunity presented to him.
A rebel king stepped forward and laughed, "Who do we have here? It's none other than the King of the Northern Frontier!"
Chen Futu said indifferently, "Now that you know my name, why don't you get lost?"
"Hehe, others may fear you, the King of Northern Frontier, but I, the King of Great Ji, am not."
"Hmph, an insect dares to call itself king?"
"you!"
King Daji and King Daguo were both powerful rebel kings, and they had never been insulted like this before, so they were immediately furious.
Chen Futu raised his whip and pointed it at the many commanders, saying, "In my opinion, you are nothing but worthless cowards. If you do not retreat, you will be executed without mercy."
What domineering and confident attitude this is!
A single royal army dares to look down on all heroes under heaven!
Silly Girl excitedly clapped her little hands, "Big brother is right, hurry up and scold them again! Silly Girl likes to hear it!"
Qingyi suppressed a laugh, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at Chen Futu.
That boy from back then has grown up and is much more domineering and powerful than her father. After today's battle, the King of the Northern Frontier will have the capital to ascend the throne and become emperor.
"Enough with the nonsense, we'll test your skills, Northern Frontier King, in the coming days!"
Enraged by the insults, the rebel kings were silenced by the steppe people, who immediately ordered their army to attack, intending to forcefully defeat this northern frontier royal army.
Chen Futu looked at Zhang Liang and said, "I'll give you command; I'll personally lead the charge."
Zhang Liang said with a smile, "As long as Your Majesty is happy, let them all stay today."
Zhang Liang ordered the beacon fires to be lit, causing chaos behind enemy lines. Qin Liangyu and An Jingsi, who had not appeared until now, had begun their assault with the White-Spear Soldiers and the Jingyue Army.
These two men, like two whirlwinds, led their troops in a rampage, tearing apart the enemy's defensive formations behind enemy lines.
"Dragon Riders, advance!"
Zhang Liang directed the operation from the center, and the dragon cavalry split into two groups, slowly advancing.
Upon seeing this, Wu Qi, who was guarding the city, handed over the defensive duties to Liang Xuan'er, and then personally led the Wei Wu soldiers out of the city.
This was not an encounter battle; it was a battle of annihilation.
"Damn it, I still want to go to the battlefield."
Liang Xuan'er stomped her feet, wanting to fight alongside Chen Futu.
Chen Futu grabbed his halberd, rode Red Hare into the enemy ranks, and blood flowed like a river wherever he went.
Looking across the world, whose monarch is so fierce?
It was as if Lü Bu had been reborn, his halberd unstoppable.
This greatly boosted the morale of the dragon knights. If the king was so fierce, how could the knights, as his followers, lag behind?