Chapter 378

At this time, at the East City Gate, the Qiang guards were being ruthlessly slaughtered by a group of Dark Guards.

"Hurry and report to the Great King and the Marshal, the enemy is raiding the East Gate, the East Gate is about to fall!"

The East Gate defender, who was struggling to resist the Dark Guards, shouted loudly to the Qiang soldiers on the city tower.

"Not good! Enemy raid!"

And the Qiang soldiers who heard the movement were shocked and shouted loudly in fear.

In the night sky, the soldiers' harsh voices spread far away, and more than half of the people on the city tower heard it.

"Everyone, quickly eliminate the enemy, open the city gates, and welcome the great army into the city!"

At this time, seeing that the matter had been exposed, the Dark Guard leader quickly eliminated the East Gate defender and shouted loudly to his subordinates.

"Yes! Captain!"

Before the Qiang soldiers on the city tower could react, the Dark Guards had already cleared the Qiang soldiers at the city gate.

"Quick, open the city gates!"

"Creak!"

Everyone was a person who had cultivated martial arts techniques; although the city gates of Linqiang City were built very thick, they were still opened by everyone working together.

"Not good! The enemy army has opened the city gates, hurry and report to the Great King and the Marshal!"

The Qiang soldiers in the distance saw the Dark Guards slowly opening the city gates and were scared out of their wits.

They shouted loudly to the people beside them; now if they rushed over, it would be too late.

And at this time, Ma Chao, who had been waiting outside the city gates for a long time, saw the city gates opened and immediately shouted loudly to the great army behind him:

"Soldiers, the city gates have been opened by the Dark Guard brothers, everyone follow this General and kill!"

After Ma Chao's voice fell, he took the lead and charged toward the city gates.

"Kill!"

The 10,000-strong army behind him also followed Ma Chao with high morale and charged into the city.

"Report, reporting to the Marshal, the enemy army is raiding the East Gate, now the East Gate has fallen, Marshal, the Han army has already attacked into the city from the East Gate!"

At this time, Yue Ji, who was resting, was suddenly broken into by a soldier; before he could get angry, the soldier knelt on the ground and shouted in panic to him.

The soldier's words were like a basin of cold water in the middle of winter, ruthlessly extinguishing his anger.

Immediately following, a chill rushed straight to his forehead; Yue Ji immediately stepped forward, grabbed the soldier's chest fiercely, and said hideously:

"You lie, this Marshal has already arranged for the great army to guard the four gates; how did the Han army break through? Could it be that you dare to report false military intelligence!"

Seeing the hideous-faced Yue Ji grabbing his lapels tightly, the soldier was so scared that he trembled all over, and his teeth were chattering.

He said to Yue Ji with a face full of fear: "Gr... Great Marshal, how would the small one... dare to report false military intelligence!"

"What the small one said is every word true!"

"I beg the Great Marshal to spare my life!"

The soldier's words ruthlessly shattered the last bit of expectation in Yue Ji's heart.

Only to see him slowly loosen his hand, and his whole person collapsed to the ground as if he had lost all his strength.

"Great Marshal..."

Watching Yue Ji's appearance, the soldier became even more panicked; he couldn't help but step forward, support Yue Ji's arm, and said in a deep voice.

"Quick, go tell the soldiers to hold on; only a small part of the Han army has entered the city now; if we block them now, it's still not too late."

Yue Ji grabbed the soldier's arm tightly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and shouted anxiously to him.

"Yes!"

The soldier, hearing this, immediately got up and ran outside rapidly.

Watching the soldier leave anxiously, Yue Ji slowly stood up; only to see him come to the weapon rack in the room.

Only to see a long blade lying flat on it; this weapon was specially rewarded to him by Che Liji after Yue Ji had performed a meritorious service.

It was Che Liji who spent a great price to send someone to Fufeng County to ask the best weapon master to forge it.

This blade was also the best weapon of their Qiang tribe; only to see Yue Ji gently stroke the blade with his hand and say slowly:

"Old partner, we are going to fight side by side again!"

"This time, it might be the last time the two of us fight side by side!"

After finishing, Yue Ji picked up the long blade and walked toward the outside of the house; now, he could only fight to the death with the Han army.

Just when Yue Ji was thinking about fighting to the death, at this time, Ya Dan had already brought his important family members to Che Liji's residence.

"Great King, the Han army has already attacked into the city from the East Gate; we must break through quickly!"

"At this time, the Han army's main force is coming from the East Gate, and the West Gate will definitely have Han army guards; if we go out from the West Gate, there is no good place to go."

"Now, only the North Gate is the best path to escape; by then, we can go and rely on the Western Qiang; seeing that we are all Qiang people, they will definitely accept us."

Ya Dan had already planned his future plans; as long as they could escape to the Western Qiang land.

By then, relying on their strength, as long as they operated properly, there was still a possibility of making a comeback.

"Good, let's follow the Prime Minister's words and break through from the North Gate to go to the Western Qiang land!"

At this time, Che Liji had long since lost his original wisdom; over these years, he had long been corrupted by power, and now he was thinking about how to escape from the Han army's hands.

So, he agreed to Ya Dan's words without a second thought, and moreover, the only one he could rely on now was Ya Dan.

Soon, Che Liji and Ya Dan only took away important family members and 1,000 elite soldiers and rapidly headed toward the North Gate.

And the news of the East Gate falling also rapidly spread to the entire Linqiang City, and all the Qiang soldiers became somewhat panicked.

"Everyone hold on for this Marshal, follow this Marshal and kill!"

Yue Ji, who was heading toward the East Gate, before he could even arrive at the city gates, already saw a large number of Han army soldiers wantonly slaughtering in the city.

He immediately shouted loudly to the fleeing Qiang soldiers and took the lead in charging toward the Han army.

"Clang!"

"What! This is impossible!"

The moment Yue Ji and the Han army soldiers exchanged blows, his attack was actually blocked by a Han army soldier; who could believe this.

Judging from the attire of this Han army soldier, it was confirmed that he was an ordinary soldier without a doubt; why could an ordinary soldier block a strike from him, a First-rate Martial General.

Although it was said that he didn't use his full strength for this strike, if one didn't have the strength of a Third-rate Martial General, it would be impossible to block this strike of his.

Actually, what Yue Ji didn't know was that in order to reduce their own casualties, Ma Teng and Guan Yu and the others had already distributed the 10,000-strong warrior army Guan Yu brought to the 60,000-strong Xiliang Army before the great battle.

One must know that the lowest among the 10,000-strong army Guan Yu brought had the strength of a Third-rate Martial General; being able to block Yue Ji's casual strike was a very easy matter.

"Who are you?"

Yue Ji, not knowing the truth, still thought that this person was a Han army general in disguise and immediately shouted angrily at him.

"Hmph, this young master is Wang Ergou."

Seeing the Qiang person ask his name, Wang Ergou, who had received Yue Ji's strike, was looking at Yue Ji with a solemn face and replied loudly.

"Hmph, don't think you can deceive this Marshal; you must be a Han army general in disguise!"

"Very well, then this Marshal will start with you!"