C2490 Hell on Earth
"How could this be? How could this be? " When they saw the Rebellion Soldier crazily rushing into the city, the generals guarding the pass couldn't believe their eyes.
Although, when they found out that the city was surrounded by numerous Rebellion Soldier, after all, they needed to seek help from the Imperial Court. However, in his heart, although the Rebellion Soldier had a lot of them, their combat strength was not high. They were just some useless people. It was not like they had received any training. The army under his command... In terms of individual quality, they were far superior to those from the Rebellion Soldier.
Plus, this was a pass after all. Although many of the city defenses had been destroyed, but there's still some that can be used. Although... The general felt that Chu Yu was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. However, if they relied on the city walls to defend, they could still hold on for a period of time. At that time, it was not impossible to defend until reinforcements arrived.
However, the reality wasn't what he thought. He never would have thought that this city would only hold on for half a day. When the sun had just risen in the Rebellion Soldier... Those who started attacking the city had already broken into the city after lunch. This speed was too fast. It was so fast that it reached the general of the defending troops. They were not prepared at all.
At this moment, the defending general was still inside the City Lord's Mansion, giving his subordinates the task of defending the city. However, in the end, some of his subordinates panicked and rushed in with blood all over their faces, telling him that the city had been destroyed.
At that time, the garrison general thought that he was hallucinating. He didn't believe what he had heard until... When he and his generals walked out of the City Lord's Mansion... On the street in the distance, he saw the Rebellion Soldier charging towards him with killing intent. Along the way, there was a huge commotion.
"General, let's go. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to make it in time." A general advised.
"General, as long as we have the green hills, we don't have to worry about not having any firewood to burn. Let's get out of here first, then find a chance to fight back"
"That's right, General, let's hurry up and leave, those rebels are coming"
The generals under him persuaded one after another. At this time, who would still think about the defensive mission that they had set up earlier? The enemy had already attacked us. The mission that they had set up earlier... It was useless now. The most important thing right now was to escape. That was the most important thing.
"That's impossible. How could they attack so quickly? That's impossible." The general of the guards didn't seem to hear the words of his generals. He just stared blankly at the Rebellion Soldier soldiers who were getting closer and closer.
When the middle level generals saw this situation, they looked at each other. After that, they had one of the personal guards of the general carry the enemy up. After that, they all fled in another direction.
As long as the green mountain was alive, there was no need to worry about the lack of firewood. Mm, that's right. They were only retreating temporarily, not running away. Only by staying alive would they be able to achieve greater things.
The escape of these defending generals became the last straw that crushed the defending troops in the city. At this moment, they, who were still resisting, gave up on resisting. They knelt down and surrendered. As a result, this huge pass was conquered by Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu's men. In less than a day's time.
Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu were a little surprised by this situation.
Both of them knew about the situation of their team. Many of them had been pulled over to be human heads and weapons. They didn't have any combat strength, so of course, they wouldn't let these people rush to the front. In that case, these people did not have any strength at all. A large number of them would definitely die, and they would not be able to take down the city wall. These people would die in vain. After their deaths... With fewer people on his side, the weapons he got would also be lesser.
Hence, when they attacked the city, they used the elite soldiers of their respective teams as the vanguard to attack the city. This way, they would be able to reduce their losses.
Originally, Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu thought that... After all, this time was different from the last time. Last time, they had launched a surprise attack, but the other side had not made much preparations. So, the speed of the advance was very fast, and it was very easy for them to rush up the city wall. However, in the end, they were still chased down by the other side.
And this time, Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu had done well. They were prepared to fight a tough battle. After all, this was a large-scale attack on the city. There was no way to launch a surprise attack. Without any sudden changes, the guards in the city must have been prepared for this. In this way, the resistance they faced would be much stronger than before. In the end, even if they attacked the city, they would still suffer some casualties. Furthermore, it would take a few more days.
However, the result was out of Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu's expectation. They actually used two charges to reach the city in less than a day. This was even faster than the last time. Initially, they thought that... They had entered the city so easily. Was it because of some kind of ambush or some other trick? They were still very careful.
However, when they entered the city, they discovered that the resistance they encountered here... When they saw them arrive, the defending soldiers and generals all ran faster than the last. They didn't even encounter any decent resistance and completely took control of the city. They became its new master.
Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu were both surprised by this situation. After thinking for a while, they finally understood what was going on.
The guards in the city were different from the last time. Previously, there was a group of guards from the capital, especially those from the Imperial Guards. With them helping to defend the city, the defensive strength of the city would naturally be greater. It was normal for them to be unable to defeat them.
But now, that family sending team had already left. There were only some ordinary soldiers who were assigned to guard this place. And... Because of the time, there weren't many defenders here. The main force hadn't arrived yet, but some new defensive equipment... They hadn't arrived either. In addition, these soldiers... They came from the mainland, so they didn't have much combat experience.
When these factors were added together, it directly led to... These soldiers did not have the strength to defend the city. In addition, their generals were defending the city. They did not have much combat experience before, nor did they have any experience defending the city. There was also a problem with their tactics.
With so many problems added together, it directly caused the city's defensive power to be very weak. It was broken through by Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu's elites.
Those generals who were guarding the city didn't have the faith to live and die together with the city. When they saw the city being forced to the wall, the first thought that came to their minds wasn't to fight to the death. Instead, they took the lead to escape. Their actions directly caused the defending troops in the city to fall.
The defending troops had no intention of fighting back. Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu naturally would not let go of this opportunity. On one hand, they sent people to continue hunting down the generals and soldiers, and on the other hand, they plundered the wealth in the city.
Wang Cheng, Shi Dafu, and the others were originally from the Rebellion Army. This was their own name. In the Imperial Court, calling them rebels was their way of calling them. Therefore, they could not be too benevolent in their actions. Usually, they would rob those merchants. Now, they had finally conquered a city with great difficulty. How could they let go of the chance to plunder their wealth?
The entire pass was in chaos. There were cries and cries everywhere, like hell on earth. It was not much better than when the Fengjue Country entered the city. Some soldiers even went overboard by killing people. Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu acted as if they did not see the humiliation of bullying some women. If they didn't give their subordinates some benefits, how could they be willing to work for them?
Besides, the one who died wasn't his own woman. Why would he care so much?0
Thus, the residents who had just moved in recently were all miserable. Almost no one could escape from this disaster. The main reason was that Wang Cheng and Shi Dafu had entered the pass too quickly. The residents of the city were just like the generals of the defending troops. They thought that the city wall could hold the Rebellion Soldier for a few days, but they didn't expect it. It didn't even last for a day before it was broken through. The residents in the city didn't even have the time to escape. All of them were killed.
Wealth was a small matter. Some people lost their lives in the chaos. The city guards were all gone. They weren't able to uphold justice for them, and could only wait to be slaughtered.
The merchants who did not leave with the escort team also had bad luck. Originally, these few merchants who did not leave with them felt that... It would be more dangerous to leave with the escort team. So... That was why he decided to stay in the city for a period of time and wait for the matters outside to settle down. It was not too late for them to leave the city.
These people originally thought that there were horse bandits outside the pass, as well as some soldiers from other countries pretending to be horse bandits. On the other side of the pass, there were rebels. This way, it would be safest to hide inside the pass. After all, there were city walls and defending troops here. No matter how one looked at it, it was safer than in the wilderness.
However, these people did not expect that this place was also not safe. It was even more dangerous than in the wilderness. The city walls were unreliable. The defending troops in the city... They were also unreliable. One hit and they would collapse. The guards immediately fled, not caring about the safety of the people who stayed in the city. They were left with the Rebellion Army.
The soldiers of the Rebellion Army looked at them as if they were wolves looking at meat. These people were all merchants. They had money and goods on them. This was their favorite goal. So... Without any nonsense, he directly robbed them all. Those who resisted even a little bit would be beaten up, and those who were more serious would be directly killed.
To those merchants, they had really suffered an undeserved disaster.
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