My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 666 Entering the Palace

The darkest hour before dawn.

In a small house near the cliff, Su Chen sat on the wooden beam, listening to Guan Yu and his men selecting their men. Le Jin and Yang Ye were cautious, leaning against the window and paying attention to the movements outside.

Occasionally a group of soldiers ran past from outside, and the two men lowered their heads slightly to avoid being discovered by these barbarian soldiers.

After all, at this time in the entire Barbarian City, once someone was found on the street, no matter whether he was a man or a woman, old or young, he would be summoned to the city wall or do something under the city wall.

Among the group of soldiers running across the street, someone felt that someone was watching him, so he turned his head to look in the other direction, but there was no one in sight through the slightly opened window.

Perhaps his conscience arose, as Ming sensed that someone was peeping inside, but he was unwilling to tell his companions in front of him, for fear that these civilians would be captured and thrown over the city wall.

"Didn't find it?"

"Humph, that barbarian took one look and left."

Yang Ye slowly sewed the window shut, said something to Le Jin, and then looked at the people over there. The teams had already been assigned.

Lu Bu and Xiang Yu each led a team.

Among them, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Le Jin, Li Cunxiao and Yang Ye followed Lu Bu, while the rest such as Xu Huang, Li Yuanba and Qin Qiong were in the same team with Xiang Yu.

Su Chen and Zhang Jue chose Lu Bu's team. When Xiang Yu and his men attacked head-on, he followed Lu Bu and charged into the castle from the side, looking for King Arthur.

After the agreement, they pushed open the door of the house before dawn and stepped into the dark street. This was the most difficult part of the journey.

Right now, the main force of the Western Expedition Army is gathering outside Nongma City. The momentum is huge, and stone bullets are pouring down madly, with the power to break the city in one fell swoop.

The Dunghorse Legion in the city was short of soldiers due to the plague, so they recruited a large number of civilians to join the war.

Although countless civilians were killed and wounded, some were still pulled out of their houses by soldiers, and howling soldiers and crying, numb Sakpruit civilians could occasionally be seen on the streets.

The conscripted troops continued to spread throughout the city.

At the same time, there were auxiliary troops specially dispatched to stabilize the nobles, patrolling the city and arresting some noble children who tried to escape from the city.

Among them, there were naturally soldiers who took the opportunity to kill and plunder. The military discipline of the auxiliary forces has never been very strict. Most of them were reorganized from the surrendered armies of the countries that Sakprudt conquered.

If it weren't for the huge number of Ceres' army in the east, these undisciplined legions would not have been summoned to the city of Nongma.

In the distance, the flames flying up to the top of the city were clearly visible in the dark early morning night, and from time to time there were loud crashes and flying sparks.

The civilians who were sent to the city wall shouted in panic, and were then smashed to pieces by flying stone bullets. Their mutilated bodies were burned by the kerosene on them, and the soldiers and civilians around them were hit by the flying stone chips and sparks, causing them to scream in agony.

Occasionally, there would be civilians whose minds were frightened out of their wits, who would push aside the people around them and rush to the city wall. They would then be pinned to the ground and beaten by the supervisory teams who caught up with them, or even have their heads chopped off with a knife. Such scenes could be seen everywhere in this rain of fire and bullets.

While the city and the city were filled with noise, the two teams were already moving through the dark alleys of the city, occasionally stopping to avoid passing patrols, and only continued on their way when the footsteps faded away.

Lu Bu, Xiang Yu and others are all capable of fighting against ten thousand troops alone, so they are naturally not afraid of these soldiers. However, once their whereabouts are exposed, the plan to raid the barbarian palace will completely fail.

The end result was that his men continued to attack the city despite the risk of plague.

Even if we take it, we don't know if anyone will be infected with the plague and spread it to the entire army. At that time, even if we take over the city of Nongma, it will not be of much significance.

The two groups began to separate at the intersection of a main road. According to the terrain they had seen on the cliff before, they went straight across the wide official road under their feet, which led to the castle where the barbarian emperor lived.

When we got here, we saw that the patrols on the way became more dense and frequent. This was normal. If there were few soldiers near the emperor, that would be worrying.

There were also things that could not be avoided while moving forward. Su Chen followed Lu Bu's team along the avenue to the side of the castle, and then met a patrol soldier sent from the palace.

The other party was just on the road that had to be taken, and seemed to be slacking off, resting and chatting there, allowing Su Chen and others to lurk for two moments, and they did not seem to have any intention of leaving.

Time is running out and the sky is gradually getting brighter.

If we don't get into the castle now, we will have nowhere to hide when daybreak comes.

"Finish them!"

"I'm going!" Zhang Fei was about to leave the alley with the snake spear in his hand, but someone held him down on the shoulder. Li Cunxiao leaned his Yuwang Spear against the wall and slowly walked out of the shadows.

"let me"

The moment the word "come" fell, his figure passed by Zhang Fei and Le Jin like a cannonball.

At this time, ten palace soldiers gathered over there, talking to Ou Feiluo. Their expressions were serious, but not very alert, and they would occasionally laugh.

However, the next second, the whistling sound came instantly.

One of them reacted quickly, and the moment he turned his head to look, a figure rushed out of the darkness and ran across the gravel path. A soldier who had his back to that side saw the expression of his companion and only had time to utter a "what..." before the whole person was instantly torn into two halves in the eyes of the soldier who turned his head and in the sight of the other eight people, with flesh and blood splattering, and flew to the left and right.

Blood and flesh were splashed on their faces. They didn't even have time to scream before they heard the crackling sound of bones breaking in the darkness.

When the sound died down, Su Chen and Lu Bu led the others out. Li Cunxiao was standing five feet away, with mutilated corpses lying all around his feet.

"He's very nimble, and in the late Han Dynasty, he would probably be no worse than Lu Bu!"

Guan Yu glanced at the shredded barbarian soldiers and did not answer his third brother. He did not know how to judge. After all, he knew from other people that this Flying Tiger General Li Cunxiao had killed a mountain tiger with his bare hands when he was young.

There are few failures in life.

"Let's go!" Guan Yu said softly, and threw the King Yu's Spear that was leaning against the wall over. Li Cunxiao reached out and caught it steadily, then bowed to Su Chen who was coming over.

Lu Bu patted his shoulder in appreciation: "What a joyful kill!"

After a few words, everyone threw the bodies of the barbarian soldiers into the river nearby, and followed Su Chen into the small woods by the river, heading north, looking for an opportunity to climb the castle.

At this time, the siege on the east wall was becoming more and more intense.

The knights in the castle also rushed to the palace to gather, but King Arthur and Merlin had not arrived yet.

Lancelot was still very weak, but since Arthur and Merlin were not here, he was the person with the highest status here. He ordered everyone to guard the castle with their own guards. No matter what happened on the city, they were not to leave without Arthur coming or receiving orders.

"People of Seris, are you really going to take advantage of Nongma City's weakness and attack it this time?"

Inside the palace, lights flickered.

Lancelot looked up outside the palace gate. It was a dark night with only the faint sound of heavy objects colliding from the distant city walls.

“I feel like there’s something wrong!”

The wise knight Gawain did not leave the palace, but came over and stood with him, "Aren't the people of Ceres afraid of the plague he brought?"

Outside the castle, the drawbridge was being slowly pulled up by the royal soldiers.

……

Outside the east city wall, Bedivere put the entire army on alert, but he watched for a long time. Although the rain of fire and meteors were pouring down outside, he did not feel the fighting spirit of the Seris people.

"No..." It was almost dawn.

Bedivere simply jumped onto the arrow tower and pushed the archer aside. He squinted his eyes and looked at the line of the Seris army gathered in the east. The lightning in his body suddenly throbbed.

It was as if I felt that someone had arrived in the city.

You know, his thunder power comes from an old man from the Eastern Xia Kingdom.

"It seems to be... him..."

Bedivere turned his head suddenly and looked at the city wall. The next moment, electric arcs appeared all over his body. In the eyes of the archer who fell beside him, he instantly turned into a bolt of lightning, broke through the arrow tower, flew to the top of the city, and jumped over the city wall amid the exclamations of the soldiers defending the city.

In mid-air, he was like a bolt of lightning, striking the castle in an instant.

Just as Bedivere rushed into the night sky and jumped over the city wall, in the Legion of Holy Light stationed in the northern corner of the east city wall, the Holy Light Knight Percival rode on horseback, looking as majestic as a paladin.

He saw the lightning rising and frowned slightly.

When he saw clearly that it was Bedivere and then saw the other party rushing towards the palace, his heart was immediately alarmed. You know, Bedivere is strong, but extremely loyal. If Arthur asked him to guard outside the city, he would never leave at will.

If they suddenly abandoned the legion and rushed into the city at this critical moment, something must have happened.

An idea flashed through his mind.

Percival reined in his horse, turned around, and glanced at the soldiers in the camp.

"You must obey the instructions of my followers. You are not allowed to go out until the enemy comes. If the enemy attacks, lean against the fence and shoot arrows to drive them back!"

After leaving these words, he rushed out of the gate on his horse and galloped wildly. In the camp behind him, the ground suddenly exploded. The guards were all cavalrymen, so they naturally followed him and galloped wildly.

"Open the gate and let me in!"

Rushing to the front of the city gate, Percival shouted upwards. Originally, the gate could not be opened, but just now, a flash of lightning flashed across the top of the city wall, and a figure was vaguely seen.

The legion commander who was guarding the city probably guessed that something big might be happening in the city, and he couldn't care less at the moment, so he quickly ordered his soldiers to open the city gates and let the Holy Light Knights in.

The paladin roared and galloped on the street.

Just at the same moment.

Lightning flew a long distance above the city; the castle's drawbridge was almost completely retracted; Gaharad stood on the top of the city in armor, holding his knight's sword and looking at the darkness outside.

The night wind blew through the hair hanging on his forehead, and he recalled the previous battle in the western wilderness, which made him too embarrassed to visit his seriously injured father Lancelot.

This time, his father convened a parliament on behalf of King Arthur and appointed him to guard the place. Although he knew his father's good intentions, he felt that guarding the city was a job for people like Bowes.

"I was supposed to lead my army across the plains, rivers, and mountains...Alas!"

Gaharad let out a breath. The drawbridge was about to be retracted, making his task much easier.

He turned and left the city wall, and just as he finished the last stone step and his heels touched the ground, he suddenly heard a whistling sound in his ears.

He turned around and looked at the tightly closed city gate and the soldiers stirring the turbine. The moment he frowned in confusion, there was a roar like an explosion.

The three soldiers who were originally turning the engine were instantly thrown out when the handle was turned rapidly in the opposite direction. The drawbridge outside, which had been retracted, made a loud bang and fell back onto the moat.

"what happened?!"

"Something's happening outside!"

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall also shouted: "People of Seres!"

After he shouted these words, he was shot in the neck and fell from the top of the city wall into the moat, holding his neck, and hit the water, splashing countless water.

On the city wall outside the palace, soldiers were running around in panic. In their field of vision, a tall figure in a cloak and silver armor slowly walked onto the drawbridge, ignoring the arrows shot at him, and walked straight to the closed city gate.

The moment Xiang Yu stretched out his hand to pull out a long weapon stuck in the wall, the ground shook. In the darkness behind him, an even more terrifying figure, holding two hammers like a prehistoric beast, rushed onto the suspension bridge with the power to crush everything.

The wide, thick and solid bridge planks were shaking up and down under the running feet of each other.

Then, the figure rushed towards the city gate.

As the bridge plank shook violently, Li Yuanba swung the two hammers in his hands left and right and backwards using the momentum. That was his most brutal attacking posture.

"Ah!"

The palace soldiers and generals on the city wall, even Galahad who was separated by the city gate, could feel a wave of hot air penetrating through the thick city gate and hitting their faces, causing a burning pain.

"Is there anyone outside who can break down the city gate?!"

Galahad clenched his teeth, clearly feeling the sound of footsteps approaching the city gate.

After a brief silence, there was a loud bang.

Outside the city gate, the swung iron hammer brushed against the air, brought up a flash of fire, and smashed heavily on the city gate, and another Wengjin drum hammer followed closely.

At the same time as the city gate made a clicking sound, the huge door panel sank inward and vibrated, and the thirty palace soldiers who were guarding the city gate were all shaken and flew back more than ten feet.

Gaharad's eyelids twitched wildly, and he didn't wait for him to rush forward to hold the city gate.

Outside, Li Yuanba kicked forward, and the sunken, crooked city gate suddenly made a cracking sound and collapsed inward, pressing the thirty palace soldiers lying on the ground below under the door panel. The terrifying weight was flush with the ground without any hindrance.

A large amount of blood was squeezed out from the gaps.

"Everyone, charge into the Barbarian Imperial City!"

Xiang Yu finally became excited. This reminded him of the scene when he attacked the Qin Palace. He swung his halberd and seven or eight figures rushed over from behind him. They passed him and directly killed into the outer wall of the castle with the madly running Li Yuanba.

The soldiers coming down from the city wall and the soldiers originally guarding the city gate also swarmed over.

"Don't try to stop me!"

Li Yuanba pushed aside Ma Chao, who was about to draw his sword in front of him, and smashed his two iron hammers into the forest of spears in front of him.

Ding ding ding ding——

Sparks jumped, and countless spear heads and spear handles broke off and flew out. It was like a sledgehammer like an iron ball squeezing through the spears, creating a circle of air waves, sweeping a semicircle, and more than a dozen palace soldiers flew directly into the air.

Qin Qiong followed closely behind, swinging his whip and mace left and right, hitting the crowd madly. Beside him, the fat An Lushan dragged a big knife and also ran to kill people.

At the moment of the confrontation, the horrific killing kept pressing hundreds of people forward, causing Gaharad and the soldiers guarding the city gate to stand on end.

In the sight, broken corpses were blown away, and the hundreds of people who had gathered were like being hit by a thousand horses galloping, being torn apart and defeated with great force.

(End of this chapter)