Chapter 257

Within Changancheng.

Clip-clop, clip-clop.

Lu Zhen rode a tall steed, pulling on the reins; a powerful killing intent permeated his entire being, and one by one, the soldiers rode their own tall steeds, the warhorses galloping past the city walls.

"Act according to the orders of Lord Gao; you must spread the news throughout Changancheng!"

Lu Zhen's majestic voice fell.

The soldiers replied in unison with a murderous air, "Yes!"

"Move out!"

Immediately after, the warhorses swept through the streets, and the leading soldier roared at the top of his lungs.

"Prince Wu has rebelled, and an army of over one hundred thousand from Great Chu is approaching Changancheng, slaughtering our Great Qian people and intending to massacre the city!"

"His Majesty will fight to the death and will not retreat, swearing to live and die with the people of Changancheng. The Son of Heaven guards the national gate, and the monarch dies for the state!"

"Vice Minister Gao remains to guard the capital and has devised brilliant plans; we hope our hot-blooded Great Qian people will enthusiastically enlist in the army to protect Changancheng together!"

For a time, the roars of the armored soldiers echoed from Vermilion Bird Street to the other thirty-six streets of Changancheng.

Following this shocking news, Changancheng was suddenly plunged into immense shock; the emergency military intelligence of the past two days had already left them anxious and even wanting to flee.

But they never imagined that the Chu army had already reached the outskirts of Changancheng.

Suddenly, the sound of discussion erupted.

"It's over, what should we do? Damn it, my child is only a month old, having just arrived in this world; she shouldn't have to suffer such a calamity!"

"The Chu army isn't just attacking the city; they're going to massacre it. Under their blades, won't we all die?"

"Damn them, never mind a massacre; even if they weren't going to massacre the city, I would still fight them to the death."

Almost at the same time, countless commoners appeared on the streets of Changancheng, discussing the matter with intense fear flashing across their faces.

Meanwhile, some people moved among the commoners, spreading various rumors.

"I heard that because of Prince Wu's cover, the Chu army has driven straight in; the cities along the way were miserable, all of them massacred without exception. Nine out of ten houses are empty, and the Chu army doesn't even spare eight-year-old children."

"They don't even spare eight-year-old children?" Some commoners clenched their fists in anger.

Someone replied, "My eldest cousin's third uncle's second granduncle is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and he also said that the Chu army is extremely brutal; the leading general eats raw chicken and duck for every meal!"

"His Majesty simply couldn't bear to watch and couldn't bear to abandon the people of Changancheng, so she decided to fight to the death."

"What?"

"These Chu army scumbags, they really are beasts!"

Upon hearing this, the commoners were filled with heartache.

And such provocative conversations were playing out on every major street in Changancheng.

Furthermore, just as Gao Yang had anticipated, the rumors, fueled by the agitation, became increasingly terrifying!