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Chapter 38 Cao Zhengchun, Die for this General!

The battle raged fiercely in front of the General's Mansion.

A hundred imperial guards led the Imperial Guards in an attempt to storm the General's Mansion, but they were firmly blocked outside the mansion's gates by the General's soldiers.

Although the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Household Department gradually gained the upper hand, they were still unable to break through the defenses of the General's Mansion soldiers.

General Wu Jin watched the fierce battle unfold before him without changing his expression.

As a great general, he had seen all kinds of scenes, and he was already used to such battles.

Two imperial guards leaped out of the crowd and charged towards General Wu Jin, intending to capture him and claim the greatest credit.

Unfortunately, General Wu Jin, who was able to hold the position of Grand General and command the Southern Camp of the Twelve Divine Martial Guards, the most elite forces in the Great Zhou Dynasty, could not possibly be easily defeated by just two secret police officers.

"You're courting death." A cold glint flashed in General Wu Jin's eyes as he casually struck out.

The two guards were killed instantly and fell to the ground.

They had no power to resist whatsoever.

Perhaps, the Imperial Guards are very powerful to ordinary people.

But to General Wu Jin, they were nothing but clay chickens and earthenware dogs.

"Master, this can't go on any longer. You should leave the city and go to the military camp immediately," the steward said, appearing beside General Wu Jin at some point.

Upon hearing this, General Wu Jin's eyes immediately flashed with a sharp light.

The housekeeper is right; we really can't linger here any longer.

The longer the battle drags on, the more disadvantageous the situation becomes for him, the great general.

It wasn't that he was afraid the three thousand-plus Imperial Guards could raid the General's mansion and leave him, the General, alive.

Instead, they were worried that since the person in the palace had decided to take action against the General's Mansion, how could they possibly overlook the Divine Martial Six Guards in the Southern Camp outside the city?

If something goes wrong with the troops of the Six Divine Guards in the southern camp outside the city, then General Wu Jin will lose his greatest support.

Without troops, it's difficult to achieve anything.

"Do it!"

"Kill out."

Upon hearing this, the butler waved his hand dismissively.

"kill."

As soon as the steward finished speaking, hundreds of figures rushed out of the General's Mansion.

These people were all incredibly powerful, far beyond the capabilities of the Imperial Guards, and even the Imperial Guards were no match for them.

The steward himself leaped into the air and struck with a casual gesture, slaughtering dozens of imperial guards who fell to the ground. The aura of a grandmaster caused the imperial guards and the imperial guards to change color.

It's hard to imagine that a steward in the General's Mansion is actually a master of the first-grade Grandmaster realm.

With the addition of the steward and these hundreds of experts, the situation in which the soldiers of the General's Mansion were initially overwhelmed by the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Household Department was suddenly reversed.

Furthermore, many members of the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Eunuchs were killed or wounded.

At this moment, the true strength of the General's Mansion was revealed.

Not far away, Cao Zhengchun narrowed his eyes when he saw the hundreds of people rushing out of the General's Mansion.

A Grandmaster of the First Rank, in the early stages.

Seven second-rank minor grandmasters.

Fifteen Grandmasters of the Third Rank.

The rest were all fourth-rank martial artists.

In addition, there's that steward who's at the mid-stage Grandmaster level.

This is the kind of profound heritage a general's mansion should have.

"Not bad."

Cao Zhengchun nodded.

The reason he hadn't made a move was because he was waiting for these people.

Cao Zhengchun knew that the General's Mansion had stood the test of time for so many years, and it couldn't have been supported by just one general without any real foundation. If he made a move and scared these people away, it would be a hassle to catch them later.

Now that all these people have come forward, it's the perfect opportunity to wipe them all out.

The Imperial Guard officers who had been following Cao Zhengchun without making a move changed their expressions when they saw hundreds of experts rushing out of the General's Mansion.

They didn't have the same broad-mindedness as Cao Zhengchun, nor the time or inclination to scrutinize these hundreds of people.

Two Grandmasters, seven Lesser Grandmasters, and fifteen Grandmasters.

With so many experts, even the imperial palace might not be able to muster such talent!

They had no idea how General Wu Jin had managed to recruit so many skilled fighters.

But right now, they're not in the mood to think about those things.

Seeing that the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Household Department suffered heavy casualties due to the addition of over a hundred experts, especially the Imperial Household Department, which lost a large number of soldiers.

The faces of the Imperial Guard officers turned grim, and they immediately ordered the guards on the outermost perimeter to "load the crossbows."

"Shoot it hard."

"Don't let anyone go."

In a physical fight, ordinary imperial guards would not be able to kill these grandmasters.

But they have powerful crossbows, which are specifically designed to deal with masters like grandmasters.

Upon receiving the order, the Imperial Guards stationed on the outermost perimeter drew their crossbows and began shooting at the hundreds of experts.

Under the dense barrage of crossbow bolts, seven of the fifteen third-rank grandmasters died instantly, two junior grandmasters also died, and as for the fourth-rank martial artists, more than half of them were shot to death.

As for the two grandmasters, they were not injured, but were only affected in some ways.

This shows that while masters are powerful, they are still just mortals.

Despite the dense rain of arrows, they would still perish in defeat, unable to withstand the army's attack.

"Damn it, they actually brought crossbows." Seeing that the Imperial Guards had used crossbows and had killed half of their experts in one fell swoop, the steward and another Grandmaster's expressions changed.

Without a word, the two leaped forward, dodging the dense rain of arrows, and charged towards the outer imperial guards.

The crossbows had little effect on the first-grade grandmasters, but they were lethal to the second-grade minor grandmasters and third-grade grandmasters below them.

If the powerful crossbows on the perimeter aren't dealt with, everyone except the two Grandmasters will be held back by the barrage of arrows.

Not only did the two Grandmasters charge towards the outer Imperial Guards, but the remaining five Junior Grandmasters also braved the rain of arrows and charged towards the outer Imperial Guards.

"Cao Zhengchun, die for this general!"

At the same time, General Wu Jin also flew over and attacked.

General Wu Jin knew he didn't have time to waste here.

To resolve this battle as quickly as possible, we must first eliminate Cao Zhengchun, the head of the Eastern Depot.

Once Cao Zhengchun is captured, the others will be no threat.

According to General Wu Jin, Cao Zhengchun must be very powerful to have gained the favor of the person in the palace.

But no matter how strong he is, he's at most a Grandmaster.

For General Wu Jin, this was nothing.

Taking down Cao Zhengchun shouldn't be a big problem.

However, imagination is beautiful, but reality is always cruel.

If General Wu Jin knew that Cao Zhengchun possessed the strength of a half-step Celestial, I wonder if he would still dare to be so arrogant as to say that he wanted Cao Zhengchun dead.

"Heh, you ants dare to rant in front of a mediocre person like me."

"You're really looking for death."

"It's time for this farce to end."

Cao Zhengchun gave a sinister sneer and struck out with his palm.

General Wu Jin felt a sudden jolt of danger, which made the hairs on his body stand on end.

(End of this chapter)