Chapter 1193
Chapter 1193
'Pah-ta-ta.'
After the bridge was completely opened, the cavalry accompanying Zhou Yu led the way and rushed across the pontoon bridge.
The soldiers following closely behind, each wielding a spear or halberd, had faces filled with longing and excitement.
As the first group of people to follow their Grand Commander into the capital, they were all entitled to the honor of being the first to scale the walls.
It's no exaggeration to say that the reward money is secondary; everyone can be promoted and given a higher rank!
"Raise the flag of the Jiangnan Navy for me, the Grand Admiral!"
"Send a message in advance to all the high-ranking officials and ordinary people in the capital."
"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without exception."
"Yes!"
"Also, tell them that anyone who dares to harbor 'Xu Bantian of the Capital' will have their entire family executed."
“Damn…”
"Xu Shan?"
"I, the Grand Commander, will not rest until I have slaughtered all your people."
Although Zhou Yu and the Jiangnan navy hated Xu Shan and his men to the core, they themselves were unaware that their actions—entering the city with flags and shouting slogans—were intentionally or unintentionally imitating those of Xu Shan and his Imperial Guards.
no way……
Before Xu Shan emerged, even the generals here who commanded large armies did not know what it meant to exude domineering aura.
It wasn't until Xu Shan, who held sway over half of the capital and had the Jiangnan gentry and powerful clans firmly in his grasp, that they realized how true arrogance should be expressed in a domineering manner.
It's no exaggeration to say that Xu Shan's existence ushered in an era of unparalleled sophistication.
He is subtly influencing the entire Ming Dynasty in his own way.
"kill!"
The thunderous hoofbeats and shouts of horses instantly resounded throughout the entire southern outer city.
'Whoa!'
However, just as Zhou Yu led his team to this place and found the entire outer city deserted, as if it had been cleared of its inhabitants, he instantly sensed something was wrong.
Even if it was a sneak attack, their shouts and cries for battle should have caused some noise.
But it's too quiet here.
The silence gave him and his subordinates an ominous feeling.
"Grand Commander, this... this isn't right."
"Even if it's to deal with the Jiujiang navy, shouldn't the outer city be completely deserted?"
"Will..."
After he finished speaking, Zhou Yu asked, "Is this a trap?"
"The capital city has no more troops available."
"Or is it a ruse, like an empty city?"
Just as tens of thousands of naval troops, accompanying Zhou Yu, paused briefly...
A deep, resonant sound suddenly rang in their ears.
"Get into formation!"
'Boom.'
As soon as the words were spoken, a series of dark barriers instantly rose up around the outer city, with the moat as the boundary.
"not good……"
"There's definitely something fishy going on."
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
In that instant, Zhou Yu, belatedly realizing the situation, immediately tried to turn his horse around.
They wanted to escape with their troops before the Four Symbols Formation was fully closed.
'Swish, swish!'
However, just as they made this move, thousands of archers suddenly surged from the city walls surrounding the outer city.
"Fire arrows!"
'Swish.'
'Pfft. '
"Ow."
A rain of arrows swept down upon the Jiangnan navy like a tidal wave.
The excited shouts of battle were instantly replaced by shrill screams.
The guards of the Jiangnan navy, now trapped like turtles in a jar, not only completely lost their formation, but also frantically searched for cover to save their lives in the empty outer city like headless flies.
In an instant, they, who had been so proud and confident before, were in complete chaos.
"asshole!"
Where are the members of the offering group?
"Give this to the commander: before the formation is fully closed, break out!"
"Take the opportunity to eliminate the array masters who are holding onto the array."
"Yes."
'Shuh! '
At the critical moment, with Zhou Yu's command, hundreds of highly skilled retainers abandoned their horses and rushed towards the city wall.
They wanted to fight their way out before the barrier completely enveloped them.
"Xuanzong of Heaven and Earth, the root of Wan Qi!"
"Within lies thunder, and the Thunder God remains anonymous."
"Insight and wisdom penetrated deeply, and the five vital energies surged forth..."
'boom! ’
But at that moment, a piercing Taoist incantation suddenly resounded throughout the entire outer city.
Immediately afterwards, beams of golden light descended from the sky, indiscriminately striking the offering that had just taken off.
'boom. ’
'puff! '
"what……"
In an instant, the worshippers who were struck fell from the sky like raindrops in the eyes of Zhou Yu and the others.
When they crash heavily to the ground, they either die instantly or cough up blood and are on the verge of death.
Some of them even hit soldiers, causing widespread physical damage.
"Big, big governor..."
"This, this is the Golden Light Mantra."
"Yuan Tiangang's Golden Light Mantra!"
'boom.'
When the accompanying shaman shouted these words in a panic, the already chaotic scene instantly erupted into an uproar!
In the Ming Dynasty...
The illustrious name of Celestial Master Yuan Tiangang was deeply ingrained in their hearts.
This is especially true for the lower-ranking soldiers and generals with mediocre abilities.
In their eyes, Yuan Tianshi of Shenjishu was a demigod.
As long as he's there...
Even without taking a single action, just standing there instantly lowers their morale significantly!
Zhou Yu, who was also well aware of this, dared to launch such a large-scale attack on the capital only after confirming the anomaly at the imperial tomb.
But now, right here in the capital, someone has actually unleashed Yuan Tiangang's unique skill, the Golden Light Mantra.
How could this not shock and terrify them?
"No, it's impossible!"
“Yuan Tiangang should be dealing with the anomaly at the imperial mausoleum now.”
"He, he can't possibly let the Ming Dynasty descend into chaos."
"This is someone impersonating his special skills to demoralize our troops."
Even Zhou Yu himself didn't believe a single word of this explanation.
The fakes could shoot down the recruits of the Jiangnan Navy from the sky in large numbers.
But at this moment, he had to use this rhetoric to boost morale.
But as soon as he finished speaking, a golden, otherworldly figure appeared above their heads.
"Grand Commander Zhou..."
"I hope you are well!"
"what?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present, including Zhou Yu, looked up at the figure.
In the pitch-black environment, the golden light around him not only illuminated his face completely, but also allowed people to vaguely make out his features.
"It's Celestial Master Yuan!"
"It really is Yuan Tiangang, the Grand Preceptor of the Ming Dynasty."
"He is still in the capital, overseeing things."
When someone uttered these words, despair was written all over the faces of Zhou Yu's generals, the accompanying Demon-Sealing Clan shamans, and the soldiers.
If this situation was orchestrated by the Celestial Master, then they would have had no chance of escaping alive.
Because, in their subconscious impression, the Grand Preceptor of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Tiangang, was a man of perfect strategy and invincible in battle.
"It's fake, everything is fake."
"How dare you ignore the strange occurrences at the imperial tomb?"
"Blazing Palm..."
After saying this, Zhou Yu, who had forcibly entered the Heavenly Punishment Realm through the secret technique of the Demon Sealing Clan, attacked the Celestial Master in a futile attempt.
He was trying to use this method to prove everything he said.
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