The Great Demon King parried the incoming broadsword. Jiang Jin twirled her wrist and thrust the knife forward, adding another smear of blood to the city wall.
There was a slight whistling sound beside her. Without time to turn around, the Great Demon King blocked the attack with a backhand motion.
Clang! A bright spark flashed as the blades collided. Jiang Jin spun around and only then saw that the attacker was Han Ning.
Han Ning raised his heavy long - blade and chopped down, shouting, "Give me your life!"
Jiang Jin dodged to the side. The wind of the blade lifted a wisp of her hair. She swung her mo dao horizontally at Han Ning's waist.
Another clang of metal collision sounded, and blood spurted out.
Even though he was wearing heavy armor, the mo dao still cut into his body. The blade sank into his waist, almost cutting him in half.
Swish! When the blade was pulled out, another gush of blood came out.
Han Ning staggered a few steps. He stuck his knife into the ground to steady himself. His eyes were a bit dazed. He looked down at the blood dripping down, mixed with his internal organs.
He gasped heavily. He never thought he couldn't even block a single blow from this opponent!
He slowly looked up at Jiang Jin, this young and seemingly not - fully - grown woman.
With such a formidable enemy, Qu Zhao was in danger!
"County Lieutenant!" Several of his personal guards were extremely anxious and rushed forward, but were beheaded by Xia Chanyi with a single slash.
Before Han Ning's body hit the ground, Jiang Jin led her men towards the horse path...
When the thick and blood - stained gate was opened, the east gate was almost opened at the same time. Officials, nobles, and a large number of soldiers of Qu Zhao in the city swarmed out.
The county lieutenant was dead, the county magistrate was dead, and Dancheng couldn't be defended. They had no choice but to flee.
Seeing that the city was under control, Yun Chengxuan quickly went to look for his Golden Rice Bowl, afraid it would drown. After all, he had promised not to eat it.
After searching around, he finally found the Golden Rice Bowl that had swam to the north gate. There were also a few lucky pigs still alive swimming with the Golden Rice Bowl.
This made Yun Chengxuan extremely happy. "Golden Rice Bowl, Golden Rice Bowl. It's great that you're still alive. I don't have to struggle between braising you in soy sauce and stewing you clear."
Golden Rice Bowl: "..."
Jiang Jin strode through the chaotic streets of Dancheng. "Do you know how many people have escaped?"
Zhou Sui quickly replied, "About two or three thousand."
In order to capture the city more quickly this time, they concentrated all their troops to attack the south gate, leaving the other three gates completely unguarded.
This was also the reason why the soldiers of Dancheng didn't fight to the death. After all, only when there was no way out would they fight desperately. With a way to escape, their determination to resist was greatly reduced.
Jiang Jin nodded. Now it was up to the people arranged outside to see how many they could capture.
She ordered Lu Ping behind her, "Clean up the battlefield. Arrange people to catch all the pigs. We'll have an extra meal today. Be careful to see if there are any poisonous traps."
Lu Ping quickly went to make arrangements.
Jiang Jin then looked at Xia Chanyi. "Are all the doctors here? Treat the wounded as soon as possible."
Xia Chanyi nodded. "Dr. Liu has brought his people here."
"Magistrate Luo and Lord Dong have also entered the city," she added.
Only then did Jiang Jin feel relieved.
"It's hard to wipe out all those who have escaped," Zhou Sui suddenly said.
Jiang Jin smiled. "It doesn't matter. They're just going to live a couple more days."
On the official road from Dancheng to Heichun County, the county magistrate's assistant of Dancheng was sitting in a carriage. As the horses galloped, he was jolted so much that he almost vomited, but he didn't dare to tell the driver to stop.
There were more than a dozen carriages following the assistant's carriage, and then there were a mixed group of cavalry and infantry running wildly. Some injured soldiers who couldn't run were simply abandoned.
Lin Yang stood on a hillside, a bit worried. He was assigned to ambush here today. He wondered how the battle to capture the city was going?
He just hoped everything would go smoothly for the lord. As long as Dancheng was captured, it wouldn't be far from capturing the entire Donghu County.
"Look! Are they coming?" Sun Bu's excited but hushed voice sounded beside him.
Lin Yang was startled and looked in the direction of the voice. Sure enough, he saw a cavalry of more than a dozen people galloping towards them.
"Why are there so few people?" There was a hint of confusion in Sun Bu's voice.
Lin Yang finally relaxed. "These dozen or so riders should be the advance scouting troops. Don't be impatient."
Sun Bu asked hesitantly, "Let them go?"
Lin Yang nodded. "Yes."
"Get ready for battle," he ordered.
Sure enough, not long after, the assistant's carriage came into Lin Yang's sight.
Looking at the nearly two - thousand - strong group, he curled his lips. "Attack when they enter the ambush area!"
He only brought a battalion of troops, so he had to wait until they got close.
It was deathly quiet on the hillside. The soldiers of the Jinyang Army nervously stared at the Qu Zhao troops.
When they entered the ambush area, Lin Yang gave the order, "Fire!"
As soon as his voice fell, rolling logs and boulders tumbled down the hillside.
Almost at the same time, more than a hundred arrows were shot out.
Shrill screams mixed with the neighing of horses, and blood stained the newly - sprouted grass by the roadside...
"Is there some sound?" Luo A'man perked up and looked around.
She was assigned to this small path, but she had no complaints. After all, with her special constitution, she was already satisfied to be able to participate in the battle.
"No," a subordinate a few meters away from her replied.
Luo A'man sighed. "This place is so remote. I wonder if any Qu Zhao soldiers will flee here?"
The subordinate shook her head. "I don't know. There must be some on the official road. I heard that those Qu Zhao officials are very rich. They all travel in carriages, and only the official road is suitable for carriages."
The place they were guarding was extremely remote, the most secluded of the several small paths leading to Heichun County. It was probably only the panicked foot soldiers who would take this path.
"Then Commander Lin guarding the official road must be getting rich! He must be able to get a lot of money," another subordinate said enviously.
Luo A'man tried to suppress her envy. "Humph, it all belongs to the lord anyway. Besides, how much wealth can they take with them in a hasty escape?"
"You're right," the subordinate replied with a smile.
Just as Luo A'man was about to speak, suddenly her ears twitched. "Hiss, it seems someone is coming."
Sure enough, not long after, a ragged group of more than a hundred defeated soldiers staggered towards them, supporting each other.
A wolf - like gleam flashed in Luo A'man's eyes, but her hand was steady. When the Qu Zhao soldiers entered the ambush range, she gave the order, "Shoot."
Before her voice fell, the arrow in her hand was shot out, aiming straight at the leading Qu Zhao soldier.
Unexpectedly, the arrow went astray. It grazed the soldier's face and stuck into a dry tree beside him.
A gust of wind blew, and the dry tree crashed down, hitting the soldier on the head and blocking the way of the following Qu Zhao soldiers.
"A!" The soldier let out a scream and was knocked to the ground.
The tree not only hit him but also fell on top of him.
"Quick, move the tree, save me, sa..." Before he could finish his words, an arrow was stuck in his comrade's neck, and the comrade fell beside him...
Li Mai was also lucky. She waited for hundreds of Qu Zhao soldiers. "Don't be impatient. Wipe them all out later."
The soldiers under her looked eager. "Don't worry, Battalion Commander. We won't let you down."
Tang Tishou soon received the news that Dancheng had fallen. His vision went black, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
