Chapter 93: Return to the City, the Grand Army Assaults

Shen Tianxing stretched lazily, activated Lingbo Weibu, and raced to the city gate; by the time he arrived, Zhao Lingfei had already led a massive army to charge in and swiftly seized the gate.

"The heads of Wang Fugui and Si Tu Bo are already here; how long will you continue to stubbornly resist? Surrender now and I'll ensure you don't die; if you're willing to join me, I won't treat you poorly."

"You must have heard about the conditions of the Leiming City garrison now; serving under me is far better than serving under Wang Fugui and his men. Surrender now while you still can."

Shen Tianxing circulated his Internal Force, and his voice rang across the western city gate. Since Wang Fugui and Si Tu Bo were already dead, the defending troops, whose morale had plummeted to the lowest, at that moment helplessly dropped their weapons.

"We surrender."

"Very well. Send a few thousand-man leaders and hundred-soldier colonels to persuade the rest of the garrison to surrender, inform them of the situation here, and let them come themselves to see these two heads."

"Alright, we'll go!"

Immediately several thousand-man leaders and hundred-soldier colonels answered in unison, then rode off to inform the other defenders. After about half a time period, everything settled, and a System Prompt sounded in Shen Tianxing's ears.

"Congratulations, Host, for completing the Side Quest 'Capture Thunder Fortune City'. Reward: One Million Killing Value, 50,000 loads each of food and fodder, 50,000 sets of standard ordinary equipment, 1,000 boxes of special item Loyalty Cookies, one Arrow Formation (special skill array), and 500,000 silver taels."

"Congratulations, Host, for completing the Side Quest 'Capture Defeated Soldiers'. Reward: 200,000 Killing Value, 20,000 loads each of food and fodder, 10,000 sets of standard ordinary equipment, a special skill lecture, and 100,000 silver taels."

Having successfully completed the mission, Shen Tianxing did not waste time, handed the follow‑up matters to Zhao Lingfei and Tian Guangguang, summoned the Thunder, leapt onto his horse, and raced back to Leiming City at top speed.

"How is the situation in Leiming City? I'm currently on the way back."

"Then you must hurry; the buns are almost finished, and those people are losing patience, getting restless."

Hong Yi reported truthfully, and Shen Tianxing could only spur his horse harder; soon a system voice sounded in his ears.

"Detection: Host's capital Leiming City is about to be attacked. Defense mission issued. Please lead your soldiers to defend the city; within three time periods, prevent enemy forces from entering Leiming City.

Completion grants: 1,000,000 Killing Value, 10,000 sets of Primary Standard Equipment, 10,000 doses of Ordinary Golden Wound Medicine, one Famous General Summoning Card, 50,000 loads each of food and fodder, and 200,000 silver taels."

"Detection: Host's capital Leiming City is about to be attacked. Counterattack mission issued. Please lead your soldiers in a counter‑offensive, behead two commanding generals leading the siege, and annihilate or subdue the majority of the enemy forces."

Completion grants: 1,000,000 Killing Value, 1,000 sets of Intermediate Standard Equipment, 1,000 doses of Primary Golden Wound Medicine, one Divine General Summoning Card, 60,000 loads each of food and fodder, and 300,000 silver taels.

"Congratulations, Host, for triggering the Counter‑Siege mission. After completing the defense and counterattack missions, lead your troops to retake Leigang City and Thunder Cloud City, slay the two city governors, and fully occupy both cities."

Completion grants: 3,000,000 Killing Value, 500 sets of high‑grade Standard Equipment, 500 doses of Intermediate Golden Wound Medicine, one Divine General Summoning Card, three Famous General Summoning Cards, any two Ultimate Grade Martial Arts Fragments, 100,000 loads of food and fodder, and 1,000,000 silver taels.

Three consecutive missions. The rewards are all quite good; what interests Shen Tianxing most are the Famous General Summoning Cards and Divine General Summoning Cards, and of course the two selectable Ultimate Grade Martial Arts Fragments.

Famous General Summoning Cards and Divine General Summoning Cards are sold in the System Mall; a Famous General Summoning Card costs 1,000,000 Killing Value, a Divine General Summoning Card 5,000,000 Killing Value, but they are obtained randomly.

If you wish to select a specific Famous General Summoning Card, it costs 5,000,000 Killing Value; a specific Divine General Summoning Card costs 20,000,000 Killing Value.

First, the famous generals all have at least an eighth‑grade strength, reaching up to Ninth Grade First Layer, while divine generals start at Ninth Grade First Layer and can reach up to Ninth Grade Perfection.

They may seem no different from guards, but they are more expensive; the key is that these famous and divine generals possess marching and combat capabilities, along with accompanying warfare skills.

Moreover, because Shen Tianxing himself has a deep impression of the Three Kingdoms era, most of these famous and divine generals are modeled after Three Kingdoms figures, with a few from other dynasties, but very few.

Another point is that most of these famous and divine generals reflect Shen Tianxing's own strength in the game; that is, whether in history or novels, Diao Chan is merely an ordinary woman, but among the famous and divine generals she is classified as a divine general.

"The distance is about right; they're about to slip in. I'll now order the city gates closed; when you're close enough, I'll immediately initiate the conversion."

Hong Yi relayed the news; Shen Tianxing answered mentally with a "good", accelerated the Thunder again, and man and horse whizzed by like a howling gale, leaving only an afterimage and the rustle of leaves.

In Leiming City, the grand wedding is set to begin in one time period, and everyone is preparing, except Shen Tianxing, who is nowhere to be seen. Yang Tieqiang asked the soldiers below, and someone immediately reported that Shen Tianxing was still on the city tower.

"Father, today is Tianxing's grand wedding. Why is he still on the city tower—could someone be planning to attack the city?"

Fan Shaoying, being perceptive, instantly sensed that the situation was not simple.

"It's not impossible. The old man should go take a look to see what's happening. As for the wedding, you'll handle it for now."

Yang Tieqiang finished speaking, left the Taishou Fu, and rode toward the western city gate.

At this moment Hong Yi was issuing orders to close the small city gate; the soldiers disguised as refugees, who had been anxiously waiting, suddenly panicked. Their main purpose in masquerading as refugees was to slip into the city and open the main gate from the center.

One should know that the small gate only allows two people to pass side by side, roughly a two‑foot width. Charging there to attack the city is a death wish; the gate is too narrow, and a few fifth‑ or sixth‑grade masters standing on the other side would doom any number of soldiers.

But the main gate is different; Leiming City's main gate is about one zhang six chi wide—roughly five meters—allowing at least ten people to charge in side by side, making it far harder to defend.

"Can't wait any longer, Liang Ren, charge in and kill."

Among the refugees, a thousand-man leader who should be at the front let out a sudden roar, drew a long sword from his pack, and led the charge toward the small gate.

"Archers, prepare—release the arrows!"

Hong Yi gave the order; atop the city tower, thousands of archers instantly nocked arrows, and a rain of arrows fell. At the same time, Hong Yi sensed that Shen Tianxing was already five kilometers away, and immediately activated the position conversion.

"Conversion initiated, completion 100%."

Although a System Prompt sounded in Shen Tianxing's ears, he instantly vanished with the Thunder from his spot, reappearing on the city tower, while the Thunder entered the system's mount space.

Meanwhile, shouts of battle rose from outside the city!

"Kill! The plan failed—storm the city directly!"