Chu!
“General Chu’s reinforcements!”
“General Chu has arrived!”
The originally numb soldiers on the city wall burst into shouts. The shouts swept through like a violent wind, causing the Xi Liang troops approaching the wall to instantly waver and sway, their formation falling into chaos.
General Chu?
Chu Ling had come?!
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The snow pellets turned into snowflakes in the fierce wind. The distant earth was covered with a layer of white gauze, but not here in front of the city gate.
Horse hooves, flashing blades and swords, flying flesh and blood—the snowflakes couldn’t even fall.
But the battle wasn’t that intense either. The official still gripping the drumstick on the city wall thought so, because from the moment the Chu banner appeared, the thundering troops had reached them in the blink of an eye.
Some wore armor, some didn’t. Those at the front were better off, with complete swords, spears, and halberds. Those behind had a chaotic mix of sabers, spears, sickles, and hammers—all sorts of things.
There was no real strategy either—just a crowd surging forward, cutting down anyone they saw—
But this fierce fighting style caught the Xi Liang soldiers, who were best at outdoor combat, completely off guard. They transformed from a pack of fierce beasts into chickens and ducks, running and jumping in chaos with no ability to resist.
So it didn’t look that intense.
But actually it was very intense, especially one young officer. That young officer wielded a war lance, and wherever it passed, the flesh and blood of Xi Liang soldiers danced together with snowflakes, radiating an eerie glow.
The sounds of slaughter were deafening, yet seemed to end in the blink of an eye.
The Xi Liang soldiers who had charged to the city were slaughtered to the last man. The fleeing Xi Liang soldiers also couldn’t save their lives. In the distance, another group of troops was observing the battle. That Chu banner flew among them. This group of troops was even more peculiar—not only were there those without armor, there were also women among them.
The fleeing Xi Liang soldiers thought they’d found a breakthrough point and charged forward with their last strength. But one of the girls rode forward to meet them, cutting the Xi Liang soldier from his horse with one slash. The others then swarmed up, finishing off the Xi Liang escapee in just a few moves. The remaining troops then spread like eagle wings in all directions, fanning out to block all escape routes.
The battle was over.
The official stood on the city wall, looking at the others around him. Everyone was draped with a layer of white snow like cloaks.
“You—” The officer stepped forward, shaking off the snow on his body and shouting loudly. “Are you reinforcements sent by Guardian General Chu Ling?”
Below the city gate, the young officer gripping the war lance raised his head. Against the backdrop of bloody corpses, snowflakes dancing between them, his phoenix eyes flew up, the corners of his mouth curved in a smile. “No.”
No?
The officers and soldiers on the city gate were all stunned—whether stunned by seeing this young officer or by hearing these words, no one knew.
The young officer waved his war lance, pointing toward the distance, calling out loudly, “It’s Empress Chu.”
Empress Chu?
The people on the city gate were even more dazed. Their gazes followed the war lance in the young officer’s hand toward the distance. The troops that had been standing there earlier were now charging toward them. At the forefront of the horses was a woman—black horse, black cloak, face as white as snow.
The Empress?
The Empress!