Chapter 74: The Huaixi Generals Were Stunned!

At this moment!

Wei Quan was exhilarated.

Zhang Wu was exhilarated.

All ten thousand cavalry under Zhu Ying’s command erupted in frenzy.

Their general had shattered the city gate that their main force had failed to breach in half a month.

Their general—invincible might!

“Brothers.”

“Follow the general, slaughter every last Yuan soldier.”

“Kill!”

“Slaughter them all…”

Wei Quan and Zhang Wu raised their battle knives without hesitation and roared.

Under their lead, the cavalry charged toward the city gate.

With Zhu Ying leading the charge at the front, his two hundred personal guards surged forward, slashing wildly.

Zhu Ying alone was worth a thousand troops.

Even as his horse moved slowly, his battle knife slashed ceaselessly, cutting down one Yuan soldier after another.

“Slain Northern Yuan soldier: +10 inner qi, +15 days lifespan.”

“Slain Northern Yuan soldier: +10 inner qi, +10 days lifespan.”

“Slain Northern Yuan soldier: +10 spirit…”

As Zhu Ying charged and slaughtered.

His battle knife slashed wildly through Yuan soldiers.

Where Zhu Ying passed, mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Zhu Ying’s personal guards were old comrades who had fought beside him across the northern frontier; they knew their general’s ferocity well, so they never outpaced him—they fought fiercely on either side of him, locked in brutal combat with the Yuan forces.

As Zhu Ying charged wildly.

The city gate was instantly seized, and their advance continued, giving the following Ming troops more room to enter.

At this moment!

It was a grueling stalemate.

Yuan reinforcements poured endlessly from within the city; to establish a foothold, they must press forward with all force.

Zhu Ying charged relentlessly; his personal guards and wave after wave of Ming soldiers poured into the city, engaging the enemy in close combat, fighting furiously.

Though their advance was slow, it remained steady.

Meanwhile, the Yuan commanders on the city walls were thrown into complete panic.

“How could the gate be breached?”

“The Ming army had no siege equipment—how did they do it?”

“Even with siege engines, they couldn’t have broken through.”

“The gate was reinforced with eight iron pillars—each forged from refined iron!”

“Why?”

On the city wall.

A Northern Yuan commander’s face turned pale.

“General.”

“The Ming army has broken into the city—what do we do now?”

One commander asked anxiously.

“Order all troops to hold the line—drive the Ming out!”

Deploy the special enforcement troops to the front—any soldier who retreats will be executed on the spot.

“And send word to the Prince immediately.”

“Tell him to rush troops to reinforce the defenses!”

The Northern Yuan commander on the wall shouted loudly.

The fact that he was left to guard this strategic post proved his high rank—he was capable of commanding independently.

But the sudden breach of the gate and the Ming’s entry into the city shocked him deeply, shattering their carefully laid defenses.

Yet now there was no time to ponder.

He must rapidly deploy troops to halt the Ming and drive them out.

Outside the city!

Even beneath the night sky, the scene atop the wall was obscured.

Yet through the flashes of cannon fire.

The flickering light.

Fu Youde and the Ming commanders stationed in the central army noticed something was wrong.

Moreover, the deafening roars of Zhu Ying’s ten thousand troops shook the earth.

“Has the gate been breached?”

Fu Youde stared ahead in shock, hardly believing it.

At this moment!

Several scouts who had been reconnoitering before the city galloped back, arriving before Fu Youde and reporting excitedly: “General, Commander Zhu has shattered the city gate and led his troops inside—they are now locked in fierce combat with the Yuan!”

As these words fell.

Fu Youde’s face showed astonishment, mixed with an indescribable elation.

“What did you say?”

“Say it again!”

Fu Youde asked, disbelieving.

“Commander Zhu successfully breached the gate and has led his troops inside—they are now locked in fierce combat with the Yuan!” the scout cried out.

Upon receiving this confirmed report.

Fu Youde’s face lit up with wild joy, and he burst into loud laughter: “Hahahaha!”

“Zhu Ying lives up to the Crown Prince’s title of Champion Marquis!”

“My hundred thousand troops attacked for half a month and failed to break the city—suffering heavy losses—yet Zhu Ying shattered the gate and stormed inside in less than half an hour!”

His laughter spread.

Zhao Yong and Wang Bi’s faces darkened.

“How?”

“How did he break the gate?”

“Jincheng’s gate is so strong—our army used battering rams for days and still couldn’t breach it—how could Zhu Ying break it so easily?”

“This is impossible.”

Zhao Yong’s voice trembled—he could not believe it, and beneath it lay jealousy and resentment.

This breach was the paramount achievement of the campaign.

Whoever claimed it would be promoted—even if not promoted, they would gain a higher noble title.

To the Huaixi generals, it was of utmost importance.

But now.

This achievement was gone.

And it vanished precisely because of their own recommendation—driven by malice, they had enabled Zhu Ying to seize the glory.

Without them, Zhu Ying would never have been assigned this siege mission.

After all, cavalry were never meant to assault cities—let alone cavalry newly reorganized for only a few days.

“How did he do it?”

Wang Bi’s face was equally grim.

Their eyes met—both filled with fierce resentment and regret.

They had handed the victory over on a silver platter.

Though Jincheng was hard to take.

With enough force and time, it could have been breached.

But.

Zhu Ying had no mind for them now.

He watched the cavalry charging before the gate—many still outside—but under his command, their formation remained intact, pressing forward relentlessly.

“Issue my order.”

“Once the Qianshi cavalry battalion has fully entered the city, the main force shall advance immediately and enter in orderly fashion.”

“Prepare all scaling ladders—launch a full-scale assault.”

“This time, our army will fight day and night—we will break this city!” Fu Youde drew his sword and roared.

“We obey your command!”

The surrounding commanders shouted in unison.

Inside the city.

Zhu Ying continued to push forward violently, slaughtering.

But at this moment.

The warhorse beneath him was riddled with holes from Yuan soldiers’ spears.

Zhu Ying rolled off the dead horse and instantly rose to his feet.

He stored the tiger-head great knife in his storage space—no one noticed in the chaos—and drew the ranked weapon at his waist, the Qinghong Sword.

Now, fighting on foot, a sword was more effective.

“Brothers, kill!”

Zhu Ying roared.

Gripping the Qinghong Sword, he charged into the front line of Yuan soldiers.

The blade flashed.

Crack. Crack.

A series of snapping sounds.

Many Yuan soldiers’ spears and long knives were instantly severed.

The Qinghong Sword’s sharpness was now revealed.

“Die, you bastards!”

Zhu Ying lunged forward, the Qinghong Sword slashing with lethal force.

“Ahh… Ahh…”

A chorus of piercing screams.

Several Yuan soldiers directly ahead were instantly slain.

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