The Prodigal Son

At night, Huang Dengxing and Liang Jingzhe made ample preparations.

They even hoped that Qin Yu would send troops to raid their camp.

However, they waited all night, but Qin Yu did not send troops to raid the camp.

As dawn broke, the last glimmer of hope in their hearts was utterly extinguished.

Liang Jingzhe stared intently in the direction of Yuwang Pass, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Huang Dengxing took a deep breath, turned to look at Liang Jingzhe, and said in a deep voice, "Prepare for the attack!"

Liang Jingzhe hesitated slightly, "Should we wait a couple more days and see? Maybe Qin Yu is just playing games with us."

"What's there to wait for?"

Huang Dengxing suppressed his anger. "We came here with great effort yesterday and haven't even established a firm foothold yet, and Qin Yu hasn't taken the initiative to attack. It's even less likely that Qin Yu will do so in the future! If we wait any longer, we'll only be wasting our morale!"

Unlike Liang Jingzhe, he wanted to start the attack as soon as possible.

Liang Jingzhe and the Chu army had a way out, but they had no way out!

Now the only option is to launch an attack immediately, completely drag Liang Jingzhe and the Chu army onto their side, and leave them no way out!

He knew that Liang Jingzhe must have been swayed by Qin Yu's letter urging him to surrender!

If we wait any longer, things will only get worse!

Liang Jingzhe wasn't stupid either.

Seeing Huang Dengxing's eagerness to attack, he immediately understood Huang Dengxing's little scheme.

That bastard!

They wanted the Chu army to send men to their deaths so they could preserve their strength and watch the show from behind.

dream!

"Then let's attack!"

Liang Jingzhe made a decisive decision: "Let's each send five thousand men to attack first, to test the enemy's strength!"

Five thousand?

Huang Dengxing's face twitched violently.

All their men combined numbered no more than six thousand!

Sending five thousand at once?

If they run out of their more than 5,000 men, wouldn't they be completely at Liang Jingzhe's mercy?

That bastard is probably up to no good!

However, he understood in his heart.

If he refuses to send Min's army to fight, Liang Jingzhe will certainly refuse to send troops to fight as well!

"OK!"

Huang Dengxing gritted his teeth and agreed: "We'll go muster our troops immediately, and the attack will officially begin in half an hour!"

"Our 10,000 troops are going out to attack; the rear guard must also be ready immediately!"

"Before the formal siege, I will ask Your Majesty to first address the garrison inside Yuwang Pass and try to persuade them to defect!"

"I will also hide among the vanguard of the attack, looking for an opportunity to breach the city gates!"

"Once the city falls, immediately launch a full-scale attack, giving the enemy no chance to regroup!"

Liang Jingzhe had intended to use this to force Huang Dengxing to temporarily halt his attack, but to his surprise, Huang Dengxing actually agreed.

Now he couldn't find an excuse to refuse, so he could only nod silently.

If Yu Wuzhen could persuade the surrendered soldiers at Yuwang Pass to defect, and if Huang Dengxing could breach the city gates, their chances of capturing Yuwang Pass would be much greater.

Half an hour later, as the vanguard of the Min and Chu armies began to advance with siege equipment, the rear guard also began to form ranks.

Upon receiving the news, Qin Yu immediately went to the gate tower.

As the enemy troops drew ever closer, Qin Yu couldn't help but frown slightly.

Is that bastard Liang Jingzhe really going to go down this dark path?

Doesn't he think about the Chu soldiers under his command?

He wouldn't be so naive as to think that with their small force and these rudimentary siege weapons, they could break through Yuwang Pass, would he?

Or perhaps, Liang Jingzhe and his group have already been taken into custody by Yu Wu's men?

While lost in thought, Qin Yu loudly ordered, "Order all units to prepare for battle!"

"yes!"

As the messenger relayed Qin Yu's orders, the guards on the city wall immediately went into battle.

"Knock knock..."

Amidst the rapid beat of war drums, the enemy forces outside continued to approach.

When they were about a hundred feet away from the city wall, Huang Dengxing, dressed in the armor of ordinary soldiers, and a group of soldiers carrying heavy shields escorted Yu Wu forward.

"Soldiers of Min, I have come to see you!"

Yu Wu personally held the golden imperial flag symbolizing his identity, took a deep breath, and roared loudly at the guards of Yuwang Pass.

"The Ning people have invaded my Min Kingdom and slaughtered my Min people!"

"Are you really willing to watch the Ning people trample on our dignity and occupy our territory?"

"Are you going to help these thieves and raise weapons against your own brothers?"

"Are you willing to stand by and watch our descendants be enslaved by the Ning people?"

"I know you only temporarily compromised because of Ningren's tyranny, and I will not blame you!"

"If we take up arms together, we will surely drive this invader out of our territory!"

"Don't let the people of Ning laugh at the people of Min for being cowards who cling to life and fear death; don't let your descendants be ashamed of you..."

Yu Wu roared at the top of his lungs.

His voice carried very far.

Many of the surrendered Min soldiers on the city wall heard Yu Wu's roar.

However, almost everyone stared indifferently at the imperial flag fluttering in the wind.

If one were unaware of the atrocities committed by Yu Wu and his men in Wuzhou and Xingzhou, some of these individuals might be moved by Yu Wu's words.

But now, they are not fooled by Yu Wu's sweet talk at all.

Yu Wu's defeat is inevitable!

All they want now is to kill this usurper tyrant, gain enough merit to acquire the land Qin Yu promised them!

Yu Wu roared repeatedly.

His voice was almost hoarse from shouting, but the soldiers guarding the city wall did not cause any disturbance.

Annoyed by Yu Wu's shouts, Ning Huang turned to Qin Yu and said, "Should I go chop this brat's head off?"

"Such a trivial matter doesn't require your involvement, senior. You only need to keep an eye on the city gate!"

Qin Yu shook his head slightly, then instructed Qin Xiong: "Pass down the order, everyone shout: Yu Wu is a traitor, plotting to usurp the throne, bringing disaster to the country and the people, he deserves to die!"

He wanted to completely extinguish Yu Wu's hopes!

If you're going to attack, then attack now!

Stop being so long-winded!

We've finished the game today. I'll prepare a big gift for them tonight!

As Qin Yu's order was relayed, people soon began shouting towards Yu Wu outside the city.

Gradually, their voices became unified.

"Yu Wu, the traitor, plotted to usurp the throne, bringing disaster to the country and its people; he deserves to die!"

"Yu Wu, the traitor..."

The defenders on the city wall shouted repeatedly.

Yu Wu's voice was drowned out by the roar of thousands of people.

Hearing the deafening roar, Yu Wu trembled with anger, his face turning pale and then red.

His soldiers, however, are now completely on his opposite side!

ungrateful!

These ungrateful beasts!

When I ascend the throne, I should have killed them as a sacrifice to my flag!

Seeing that Yu Wu was about to go crazy with anger, Huang Dengxing immediately ordered someone to take Yu Wu away to rest.

After Liang Jingzhe gave him a wink, Huang Dengxing quickly hid among the attacking Min army.

Liang Jingzhe understood, suddenly drew his sword, and roared murderously, "Attack!"

"kill!"

Amidst deafening shouts of battle, the allied forces of the two countries, carrying rudimentary siege equipment, charged towards the towering walls of Yuwang Pass with howling cries.

Looking at the soldiers rushing towards him, Qin Yu couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Since they're looking for death, let's grant their wish!

Once the enemy was within range of the arrows, Qin Yu immediately roared.

"Release the arrows!"

In an instant, a dense rain of arrows shot towards the enemy army, as dark as a storm cloud that blotted out the sun...