sjar Chapter 478 To catch the thief, first catch the king; it turns out to be a woman?
Chapter 478 To catch the thief, first catch the king; it turns out to be a woman?
Another deafening roar resounded, and this time, the city gate of the barbican was breached by the relentless assault of the Northern Yan army.
"It's open! The city gates are open!"
"Charge in! The first person to break through Yumen Pass will be rewarded with a thousand gold pieces and promoted three ranks!"
The Northern Yan soldiers, like hungry wolves that had seen blood, surged toward the city gate in a frenzy.
Upon seeing this, Wu Huanlie, the commander of the Northern Yan army, had a bloodthirsty excitement flash in his eyes.
He grabbed the longsword handed to him by his personal guard, raised it high, and shouted sharply, "Warriors! Charge with me!"
He took the lead and charged straight at the breach in the city gate.
On the city wall, Chu Ruohan's face was pale, but her eyes remained firm.
"Block the breach! Fight to the death!" she commanded sternly.
Song Ruyan had already led the Pingzhou soldiers and Shadow Guards in a fierce battle against the surging Northern Yan army at the breach.
Wu Huanlie, with his sharp eyes, spotted the figure standing tall amidst the chaos of the battlefield atop the city wall.
“It’s a woman,” he sneered. “To catch the thief, catch the leader first!”
He turned his horse around, abandoning his plan to attack through the breach, and instead rode to the foot of the city wall.
He lightly touched the stirrups with his toes, and leaped up like a roc spreading its wings. He inserted his long sword into the cracks in the city wall bricks and used the momentum to climb up again.
He was so agile that he didn't seem like a general commanding thousands of troops, but rather like a seasoned assassin.
With a few leaps, Wuhuan Lie had already climbed the city wall like a ferocious demon!
"Protect the lady!" Several guards roared and rushed towards Wu Huanlie, but were easily swept away by his long sword and fell off the city wall with screams.
Chu Ruohan's pupils contracted. She recognized the man; it was none other than Wu Huanlie, the commander of the Northern Yan army!
He subconsciously took a step back, his hand already on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
That sword was for her to use for self-defense; it was exquisite, but not a weapon for the battlefield.
Wu Huanlie grinned and asked, "So you're Gu Junze's woman?" His voice was rough and hoarse, with a heavy Northern Yan accent.
Chu Ruohan forced herself to remain calm, her fingertips turning white from the force. She abruptly drew her sword, the tip pointing at Wu Huanlie, despite her arm trembling slightly.
A flicker of surprise crossed Wu Huanlie's eyes, quickly turning into deeper contempt. "He has some guts, but unfortunately, he's just a pretty face with no substance."
Chu Ruohan knew she was no match for this man; rather than be captured, it was better to…
"Madam!" Upon seeing this, Song Ruyan's eyes widened in fury. She wanted to rush back to help, but she was held back by several elite Northern Yan soldiers and could not break free.
The shadow guards were also engaged in fierce battles. The Northern Yan army's offensive was too fierce, and although they could fight ten against one, they were unable to spare any attention.
Wu Huanlie approached step by step, his eyes sizing up the beauty with a mocking gaze.
"Does Gu Junze think that my Northern Yan has no one to rely on, or is he simply incompetent, by putting a delicate beauty like you on the battlefield?"
He reached out, wanting to pinch Chu Ruohan's chin.
A resolute glint flashed in Chu Ruohan's eyes, and she abruptly retreated.
"Want to die?" Wu Huanlie's eyes flashed with malice, and he moved even faster, grabbing her wrist with such force that he almost crushed her bones.
“In the hands of Wuhuan Lie, death is not such an easy thing!”
Just then, an even more stirring and resounding bugle call suddenly came from outside the city!
A banner embroidered with a huge "Gu" character appeared in everyone's sight like a sharp sword piercing through the clouds!
"It's the Gu banner! It's the general! The general is back!" On the city wall, a sharp-eyed Pingzhou soldier shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice filled with the ecstatic joy of escaping a desperate situation.
"The general is back! Our reinforcements have arrived!"
This cry, like a spark that ignites a prairie fire, instantly rekindled the hopes of all the defenders.
Immediately afterwards, the earth-shaking sound of horses' hooves rolled in from afar.
"Gu Junze!" Wu Huanlie gritted his teeth, practically squeezing the name out from between his teeth.
How could it be so fast! The battle in the capital is over?
Gu Junze charged in from the rear of the Northern Yan army, creating a pincer attack.
Chu Ruohan also saw the figure she had been longing for day and night, "Junze!"
Wuhuan Lie knew that the situation was hopeless.
His gaze shifted and landed on Chu Ruohan again, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.
"Gu Junze has come at the perfect time! Let him see with his own eyes how his woman has fallen into my hands!"
He stopped teasing her, suddenly reached out and grabbed Chu Ruohan's arm, intending to abduct her.
"Wuhuan Lie! Let her go!"
Gu Junze rode his horse to a spot not far from the city wall, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, locking his gaze on Wuhuan Lie on the city wall.
"Whoosh-!"
The bowstring twanged, the arrow left the bow, and shot straight at Wuhuan Lie's face!
Wu Huanlie felt a chill run down his spine and abruptly turned to the side, instinctively pulling Chu Ruohan's body towards him as a shield.
Chu Ruohan exclaimed in surprise, but in that instant she twisted her body with all her might and slammed her elbow backward.
"Pfft!"
The arrow grazed Wu Huanlie's cheek, leaving a trail of blood, before finally embedding itself firmly in the flagpole not far behind him.
Wu Huanlie felt a burning pain on his face, and when he reached up to wipe it, his hand was covered in blood.
If he had been even a fraction slower, or if Chu Ruohan hadn't struggled, it would have been his head that was pierced through right now!
"Good! Well done, Gu Junze!" Wu Huanlie laughed in extreme anger, his eyes flashing with even more ferocity.
He hadn't expected that even from such a distance, Gu Junze's arrows would still be so accurate and ruthless.
When Chu Ruohan saw Gu Junze, she didn't want to become a burden to him.
She struggled violently, trying to break free from Wu Huanlie's grip: "Let me go! You despicable scoundrel!"
Her wrists were gripped painfully by Wu Huanlie's iron-like hands, but she continued to twist and kick.
"You wretch! You dare to resist!" Wu Huanlie was getting impatient with her struggles.
Seeing that Gu Junze's army had begun to attack the breach in the city gate and that his own soldiers were retreating in defeat, he became even more anxious.
He didn't want to get entangled with Chu Ruohan anymore, so he suddenly raised his left hand and chopped Chu Ruohan hard on the back of the neck.
Chu Ruohan felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, her vision went black, and her body went limp as she collapsed, losing consciousness.