Chapter 1083: Entering the City

Shocked to see the thousands of soldiers scattered below, the guards at the North City Gate hurriedly reported to Assistant Commander Tudan.

Tudan went up the city tower to take a look and shouted in Jurchen, “Who are you?”

Mu Yangling looked at Commandant Fang, who replied in the Jurchen language she had taught him, “We’re reinforcements from Zhengzhou. We were ambushed on the way and Commander Shu was seriously injured. Open the city gate for us quickly. The general needs a doctor!”

Seeing that they were wearing the uniform of Great Jin soldiers and their warhorses were also Great Jin’s, Tudan simply took his word for it. With a wave of his hand, he let the soldiers open the city gate.

Everyone supported each other and cleverly covered their faces. Although Han Chinese and Jurchen were both Asians, there were still some differences between the two.

When the city gate opened, Mu Yangling and Little Bear stood behind Commandant Fang in the clothes of ordinary soldiers with their heads lowered. Tudan had just come down from the city tower to welcome them when Little Bear flew over quickly with a tap of his toes and reached out to grab his neck. Everyone was shocked. Meanwhile, Mu Yangling had already drawn her saber and killed the deputy general beside Tudan. With a sneer, Mu Yangling said, “If anyone dares to act rashly, I’ll kill your general.”

Tudan’s face turned red. Just as he was about to speak, Little Bear grabbed his neck fiercely, and his face immediately turned green.

Just as everyone was hesitating, Commandant Fang had already surrounded them with his men and removed their weapons. In less than half an hour, the entire city tower was replaced by their men.

Mu Yangling got someone to separate the soldiers and lock them up in the city tower, then left a portion of her men to guard the North City Tower before bringing them to the South City Gate.

General Shang was attacking the South City Gate.

Due to the war, the commoners stayed at home at night and did not go out. When Mu Yangling led her people to the South City Gate, the commotion was obvious. A patrolling soldier looked over and could not help but ask, “What happened? Where are you going?”

The soldier who was asked blinked and sweat broke out on his forehead. He couldn’t understand a word of the Jin Language!

Mu Yangling turned around and scolded in a low voice, “Hey, the general doesn’t allow us to talk too much. We’re heading to the South City Gate. Let’s go!”

As expected, the person who asked did not dare to ask anymore and hurriedly retreated to the side. However, he was a little anxious seeing as the South City Gate was hiding the fact that they were seeking reinforcements. Could it be that the city was about to be breached?

Because Commandant Fang was tall and looked like a Jurchen the most, he had been walking in front as the deputy general. However, he was actually feeling uneasy because he had only learned a few words of the Jin language at the last minute. As long as the other party asked more questions, he would be exposed. He wasn’t at all confident of getting the enemy to open the city gate.

Seeing that he was so nervous that his forehead was sweating, Mu Yangling said in a low voice, “Follow the young Prince to open the city gate and put down the drawbridge. I’ll deal with them. Swap your clothes with me at the front.”

Letting the Princess Consort wear the clothes he had worn…

Commandant Fang wasn’t sure if Prince Rong would spare his life even if he managed to survive this. So he stammered, “Y–Your Highness, it’s better for me to go. You can go with the young Prince to open the city gate and set up the drawbridge. With your incredible strength, you’ll definitely get it done quicker than us.”

Mu Yangling thought for a moment. “Alright, if you don’t understand what the other party is saying, just stare at him with a frown. We’ll be quick. As long as we can reach the city gate…”

Every time the capital’s city gate was opened, it required ten people to push it open together. Even if the city gate of Henan Prefecture was slightly inferior, it would probably take five to six people to slowly push it open. But with her incredible strength, she could manage all by herself. Little Bear could bring the remaining people to stop the soldiers guarding the gate.

By the time Mu Yangling finished instructing Little Bear in a low voice, they had arrived at the South City Gate.

Although it was late at night, the battle was still ongoing. Commandant Fang took out his pocket watch and looked at it. He said in a low voice, “Your Highness, this should be their last chance to attack the city today. If we don’t hurry, we’ll be trapped in the city tonight. We won’t be able to hide the matter of the North City Gate for long.”

Speed was of utmost importance!

Mu Yangling nodded. There were soldiers running downstairs, and no one stopped them. Over the past few days, reinforcements had been coming from the South City Gate, so they were already used to it.

Mu Yangling immediately led five to six people towards the city gate. Just as they were about to reach the city gate, someone shouted, “Hey, what are you guys doing there? Hurry up and go to the city tower to provide support!”

Leading more than 2,000 soldiers, Commandant Fang walked towards the person who shouted as he replied vaguely in Jin language. The other party did not hear him clearly. Seeing that he was walking towards him, he waited for him to come over and explain. Mu Yangling took this opportunity to walk to the bottom of the city gate. She said to the soldier guarding the city gate, “The General asked us to take over.”

The other party frowned. “But it’s only been less than two hours since we’ve changed shifts. It’s too early to change shifts, isn’t it?”

A smile appeared on Mu Yangling’s face. She reached out to pat his shoulder and said, “This is because the general feels sorry for you guys…” Before she could finish speaking, the hand she’d placed on his shoulder flashed to the back of his neck and squeezed. The other party’s eye sockets constricted and he slowly closed his eyes. Just as he was about to collapse to the ground, Little Bear, who had taken a step forward, held him up. The two guards accompanying him blocked the gazes of the others…

Mu Yangling walked towards the city gate and pulled out the huge bolt in an instant. Only then did the soldiers who were blocked out of sight realize that something was wrong. Just as they were about to shout, Little Bear threw aside the person in his hand and drew his sword…

Chaos instantly broke out under the city gate.

There were a total of three bolts. The bolts that usually required three to four people to carry down were single-handedly removed by Mu Yangling with one hand. In less than two seconds, all the bolts were removed. Mu Yangling forcefully opened the city gate…

At this moment, Commandant Fang happened to reach the soldier who shouted. Pulling out his sword, he immediately attacked him. The city gate immediately fell into chaos.

The soldiers who were trying their best to siege the city and climb up the city wall by using the scaling ladder saw the city gate slowly open. When they saw the scene of a chaotic battle inside, everyone was stunned for a moment. Then, someone inside shouted in Mandarin, “Brothers, charge The Princess Consort has opened the city gate–”

The soldiers holding swords outside rushed in without thinking. Soon, everyone was rushing in with their swords. General Shang couldn’t stop them even if he wanted to.

Mu Yangling threw the helmet away and shouted, “Unload!”

The Han army threw away their helmets one after another and pulled at their clothes. Only then did everyone see that it was Great Qi’s military uniform inside. Although they did not have time to take off their clothes completely, everyone knew that they were on their side even when only a little was revealed.

General Shang was still in a daze even after he completely occupied Henan Prefecture. Covered in blood, he went to look for Princess Consort Rong, but as soon as he arrived at the inn, a guard stopped him and said, “General, Her Highness is washing up. Please wait downstairs.”

General Shang wiped the blood off his face and asked, “Why did you come to Henan Prefecture?”

The guard replied matter-of-factly, “Her Highness asked us to ambush the enemy’s reinforcements. Since the reinforcements have been wiped out, of course we have to come to Henan Prefecture. Otherwise, if we let them send another distress letter to Zhengzhou, won’t we have to continue to lie in ambush on the road? Her Highness said that once we successfully take down Henan Prefecture, we won’t have to guard the road any longer.”

So they had successfully attacked the city?

What an embarrassment for him, who had been surrounding the city for seven days but failed to break into it.