In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Li Huaiyi wanted to capture the city before Yuwen Qin's army arrived.

The order was immediately given that once the city was breached...

The soldiers could plunder everything in the city at will, even the women, and they could play with them as they pleased.

This news was like a bombshell!

Everyone seemed to be on stimulants, becoming even more frenzied.

In just two hours, they successfully breached the city!

Seeing this, Li Huaiyi was overjoyed.

He felt his time had come.

He had never imagined that he could conquer Yuwen Qin's territory, but now he was actually breaking through!

From now on, he will be a warlord who owns two prefectures.

Among these numerous warlords, they were definitely a prominent force!

Surrounded by thousands, he strode into the city, basking in the awe-inspiring gazes of the people.

After he arrived at the city wall.

He then addressed the people in the city: "Anyone who does not cooperate with me, Li Huaiyi, in attacking the city is my enemy, and you will all be punished! My men, let's get moving!"

Before the people could react, Li Huaiyi's soldiers began looting and vandalizing. When they saw a pretty woman, they immediately displayed their bestial nature.

The city was in complete chaos.

Li Huaiyi felt a surge of joy. As a former bandit, he couldn't have enjoyed this kind of scene more than anything.

One hour later.

The soldiers had already looted everything they could and vented their anger.

Li Huaiyi could see from afar that Yuwen Qin's army was approaching.

He ordered the city gates closed and the soldiers to be organized.

He then ordered two women to be summoned.

These were Yuwen Qin's wife and daughter.

Li Huaiyi pulled them into his arms, and his hands began to wander.

Of course, all of this was an act by Li Huaiyi. Having lost his manhood at a young age, he had no interest in women.

Fortunately, he was afraid others would find out, so he kept acting.

His acting skills are now considered superb.

Those who don't know him might really think he's a pervert.

As Yuwen Qin got closer, he saw that his wife and daughter were being embraced by Li Huaiyi.

He was furious: "Li Huaiyi, release them now, or your head will roll when I break down the city gates!"

"Hahaha, when my head rolls? Yuwen Qin, don't you understand the situation? This city has already been occupied by me. You think you can just take it over? Not so easy!"

"Besides, aren't you afraid I'll show no mercy and kill your wife and daughters?" Li Huaiyi laughed wildly.

"Father, save me, save me!"

Yuwen Qin's woman cried for help, but his wife remained silent.

"Haha, you'd better kneel down and surrender right now, or I'll kill them!"

"Kill them! We were sworn brothers. Killing them is the same as killing your own family!" Yuwen Qin said shockingly.

"Damn it, you're shameless! You'd risk your wife and daughter's lives for your own benefit!"

"Everything I've done is to save the people in the city. They sacrificed their own interests for the greater good, and I'm proud of them!" Yuwen Qin said righteously.

"No wonder your wife didn't say a word. It seems she understands you; you're a cold-blooded person!" Li Huaiyi scratched his head and said with a sudden realization.

"Think what you will, but their lives or deaths cannot change my determination to attack the city! I advise you to get out of the city immediately, and I can pretend nothing happened; otherwise, you'll face the consequences!"

"Do you think I'm easily scared? If you're so capable, come and attack the city. Stop talking nonsense!" Li Huaiyi shoved Yuwen Qin's wife and daughter aside. Since they were useless, he naturally wouldn't pretend anymore.

Yuwen Qin's wife and daughters thought they had escaped this crisis, but Li Huaiyi said, "These two women are quite good-looking; let's reward them to the brothers who have made contributions!"

"Ah! No, no!"

No matter how much they shouted, it was useless. They were forcibly dragged away, followed by heart-wrenching screams.

Yuwen Qin acted as if he hadn't heard anything. His face darkened as he said, "You're asking for it! Then I won't be polite. Attack the city!"

At a single command, Yuwen Qin's men once again became the attacking force.

The siege lasted for five days and five nights before things took a turn for the worse.

Li Huaiyi didn't have Shen An's repeating crossbows, so even though he was in a high position, he still completely blocked the attack of Yuwen Tai's soldiers.

The gate is in imminent danger of collapse.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Huaiyi took the initiative to request peace talks.

As long as Yuwen Qin raises 100,000 taels of gold, he can leave and will definitely not come back.

Once this condition is met.

How could Yuwen Qin and Zhang Chi, who were about to break through the city gate, agree?

Seeing that they disagreed, Li Huaiyi reminded them, "Once we break through the city gate, we will be engaged in close combat, and the casualties will be incalculable. If Shen An or Yuwen Bingyu have already sent troops to secretly wait for us to be defeated, then we will both be doomed."

In the end, you'll hand over your city to Shen An or Yuwen Bingyu!

"Hmph! You're overthinking it. My men have been observing the movements within hundreds of miles, and there are no troops nearby at all."

After experiencing a major battle, Shen An could only return to the city to recuperate.

As for that good-for-nothing Yuwen Bingyu, she's still counting on me for help, so she doesn't dare to come at all!

"This city gate will surely fall today, and I will surely take your head!" Yuwen Qin said, unable to hide his murderous intent.

He may seem indifferent to his wife and daughters on the surface, but in reality, he is also made of flesh and blood. How could he tolerate his wife and daughters being humiliated like this?

Zhang Chi's murderous aura at this moment was even stronger than Yuwen Qin's.

He had long coveted Yuwen Qin's daughter, but she was defiled by Li Huaiyi's men.

He desperately wanted revenge.

"You underestimate Shen An too much! This guy comes and goes without a trace. If you dare to fight me, he will definitely come and reap the benefits. I advise you to give up. Give me 100,000 taels of gold and I'll leave!" Li Huaiyi roared.

"Li Huaiyi, stop talking. We know what you're thinking. Praising Shen An is useless!" Yuwen Qin didn't believe him at all and continued to order his men to attack the city.

Seeing that the other party wasn't falling for it at all, Li Huaiyi became somewhat afraid.

"What should we do? If we give up, we can only escape through the North Gate, which is a huge mountain covered in miasma. We can't leave there at all." Cui Tianhe panicked.

"Damn it, let's fight them to the death! I refuse to believe that they're working themselves to the bone while we're conserving our strength, and we still can't beat them!"

"But what if Shen An really comes?" Cui Tianhe asked.

"What nonsense! They've already checked; there are no other troops within a hundred miles. I was just bluffing them. Did you really believe me?" Li Huaiyi gritted his teeth and ordered his soldiers to get into battle formation, ready for street fighting. He was determined to annihilate Yuwen Qin and his men today.

Half an hour later!

The city gate was breached, and Yuwen Qin's soldiers climbed onto the city wall.

The two sides engaged in an extremely fierce street battle!

They fought for a whole day and night.

Both sides suffered heavy losses in soldiers.

Li Huaiyi had only 10,000 men left, and Yuwen Qin had only 8,000 left, but he had the support of the people who had been plundered by Li Huaiyi.

Yuwen Qin held the upper hand in the situation.

Li Huaiyi is now being blocked outside the north gate of the city by Yuwen Qin's men.

Further ahead lies a deep mountain filled with poisonous gas and miasma; to enter there now would likely be a perilous situation.

"Yuwen Qin, we're sworn brothers, why fight like this? Look how many people have died! How about this, I'll retreat, return the city to you, and we'll pretend nothing happened, okay?" Li Huaiyi asked.

Yuwen Qin was actually regretful; even if he won, he wouldn't have many soldiers left.

Unless his garrison in other counties is still willing to pledge allegiance to him.

But in this dog-eat-dog world, strength is the only true currency. Who knows, if those people find out he only has eight thousand soldiers, they might devour him instantly.

But thinking about these things is pointless.

We must get rid of Li Huaiyi right now; once we do, we'll be fine.

Then he would have the opportunity to lead these people to Li Huaiyi's Yangnan Prefecture and seize his prefecture.

"It's no use, kill them!" Yuwen Qin ordered.

"Stop killing! If you kill any more, there won't be any left. There's no point in me having an empty city!"

Just as the two sides were fighting again, a voice came from the city gate tower.

Everyone looked up.

Suddenly, Shen An found himself standing atop the city wall, looking down upon them!

At the same time, rapid footsteps, like those of an earthquake, echoed throughout the city.

Shen An's army has arrived too!!!

Li Huaiyi, Yuwen Qin, Zhang Chi, and the others all had their pupils shrink!