Chapter 1587: Follow Me and Charge

That day.

Xu Que stood on the city wall, holding the envoy's head, and shouted at the millions of troops: "King of Qin, you old thing, just you wait for me. Tomorrow I'll bring my troops over and hack you to death!"

This act once caused a riot among the Qin soldiers, but fortunately, Bai Qi suppressed the soldiers within the army.

And within Eastern Tang, because of Xu Que's actions, the people were invigorated.

"Well shouted!"

"Our monarch is exactly the kind of person who should be this tough!"

"Long live His Majesty!"

For a time, Xu Que's prestige in the country reached its peak.

By comparison, the atmosphere in the military camp seemed somewhat low.

The reason was simple: the four million troops outside the city.

Four million—what kind of concept is that?

The total population of the Eastern Tang Kingdom was less than ten million, and the number of people the Qin Kingdom had brought just to fight was already more than half the population of Eastern Tang.

Such a massive army stockpiled outside Tianmen Pass was an immense pressure for the defenders of Tianmen Pass.

Coupled with Xu Que's words, it completely ignited the King of Qin's fury.

The enraged King of Qin directly issued the coldest and most cruel military order—slaughter the city!

When Tianmen Pass was breached, not even a chicken or dog would be left alive in the city!

For a time, everyone in the city felt endangered.

"It's over, it's over. We really can't win."

"Bastard! We haven't even fought yet; how do you know we can't win?"

"The Qin Kingdom has four million troops! Four million! If each person hacks you once, you won't even have a corpse left!"

"I heard the King of Qin is going to slaughter the city... What should I do? I have children at home waiting for me..."

"Why did the monarch have to provoke the King of Qin? It was just going to the Qin Kingdom to live for a few years."

Walking on the streets, one could hear such remarks everywhere.

The Qin Kingdom's army had swept across the six states and was invincible. The pressure brought by their reputation alone was enough to crush every Eastern Tang soldier.

There were even units that had small-scale mutinies that night, which Hu Zhengtang had to use every means to suppress.

The next day, on the city wall.

Hu Zhengtang wore armor, his face as heavy as water, looking down at the Qin soldiers waiting to fight.

"Reporting to the General, the soldiers who mutinied yesterday have all been locked in the prison, but now military morale is in turmoil... I fear this next battle will not be easy to fight..." the deputy general said with worry.

Hu Zhengtang sighed, his gaze falling not far away, where Xu Que was leading his three thousand troops, fully equipped and ready to enter the battle at any time.

Things had reached this point; they had no way to stop Xu Que.

"Pass the order down: in this battle, we do not seek victory, only not to be defeated. Most importantly, His Majesty must absolutely not be allowed to suffer any harm!" Hu Zhengtang said in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

The deputy general cupped his hands and hurriedly went down to issue the order.

At this time, Xu Que was distributing the things he had exchanged from the system one by one.

Although thermal weapons were too expensive to exchange, these cross-era cold weapons were dirt cheap. Xu Que had used all his Acting Cool Points to exchange for equipment.

"Brothers, I have already taught you how to use these weapons. Today is the time for you to make contributions!" Xu Que roared loudly.

Through his heroic performance yesterday, Xu Que had completely conquered these three thousand soldiers. Now, they followed Xu Que's lead in everything.

Even if Xu Que told them to go to their deaths, they wouldn't have the slightest disobedience.

Xu Que felt somewhat emotional: "Sure enough, you have to have strength..."

In the blink of an eye, it was noon.

After a morning, both armies were ready for battle.

The Qin army's million-strong force was arrayed in front, not hiding their strength at all, determined to take this majestic city in one fell swoop.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

A series of impassioned war drums sounded, and the Qin army's million-strong force roared in unison: "The Qin Kingdom will win!"

The sound was like thunder, the momentum rushing into the clouds, even the clouds in the sky were vaguely scattered.

As for the Eastern Tang side, morale was low. Facing such a powerful force, it was inevitable to feel some fear.

The drum sound gradually leveled off, the Qin army's formation spread out, and a majestic and handsome middle-aged man walked out slowly.

He wore a dragon crown on his head and a golden dragon robe, his entire body exuding an aura of ruling the world.

"Greetings to our King!"

A million soldiers saluted in unison.

He was the King of the Qin Kingdom who had swept across the six states—Ying Fangwu!

Seeing this person, even Hu Zhengtang couldn't help but frown: "The King of Qin carries the aura of an emperor, commanding four million troops, with high morale. I fear we won't be able to hold out for long in this battle."

Saying this, he felt somewhat fortunate: "Fortunately, His Majesty has already promised me that this time he will not charge first, but only fight as auxiliary troops."

Xu Que curled his lips, unhappy: "Damn... he's not even as handsome as me. What's there to show off?!"

However, it had to be said that this Ying Fangwu was indeed a figure.

In Xu Que's eyes, also being a ruler of a country, compared to the King of the Fire Origin Kingdom back then, this one was simply heaven and earth apart.

"What a pity, meeting this King of Acting Cool, your path as an emperor will probably end here."

A cold smile appeared on Xu Que's face. He slammed his long blade and roared: "Brothers, the King of Qin has appeared! Aim for him and hack!"

"Hack the King of Qin!" the three thousand soldiers roared in unison.

Xu Que added internal energy to his roar, and the sound circled the walls without dissipating.

Sometimes, the simplest way of encouragement can achieve the best results.

"Strange... I feel like I'm not that afraid anymore."

"Yeah, what are Qin soldiers? We are the ones who are going to hack the King of Qin."

"I'm fired up! Awoo!"

Encouraged by Xu Que's shouts, the Eastern Tang soldiers regained their fighting spirit and followed the three thousand soldiers in roaring: "Hack the King of Qin! Hack the King of Qin! Hack the King of Qin!"

Hearing this continuous roar, even though the King of Qin had already calmed down, he couldn't help but change his expression: "My Great Qin's divine might is unbreakable! Eastern Tang monarch, if you are willing to surrender, I can promise..."

"Surrender your mother! Wash your ass... cough, neck, and get ready to die!" Xu Que directly interrupted the King of Qin's shouting.

This guy actually dared to interrupt me?

The King of Qin once felt that after sweeping across the six states and becoming an emperor, his breadth of mind had become much broader.

But today, being broken by Xu Que again and again, his face was almost distorted with anger.

"Hear my order! The whole army attacks! Take Tianmen Pass, slaughter the city!"

Following the King of Qin's order, the Qin army's formation began to move.

A million soldiers moved in unison; the momentum was spectacular, the dull sound of footsteps like stepping on people's hearts.

Xu Que stood at the very front with his three thousand soldiers, turned his head to look behind him, and roared: "Brothers, follow me and charge!"

As the words fell, he took the lead and charged out first.

The three thousand troops followed closely behind, the entire team like a sharp arrow released from a bow, shooting straight out.

Holy shit!

Hu Zhengtang, standing on the city wall, was dumbfounded again.

Why did His Majesty charge out again?

Didn't we agree that he would be responsible for auxiliary combat in this battle?

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