"I want Feng Zuo's head!"
Wan Chengyan's eyes were bloodshot with rage.
Arrogant barbarians! What did he just say?
Wan Chengyan's fingers gripping the city wall turned white at the knuckles. Veins bulged on his forehead as he roared, "You petty villains! How extremely arrogant! There are no men in our Great Sheng who will bow their heads and yield to the enemy!"
"Really?" Yazebu sneered. "Then how much longer can you hold out? There are hardly any of Feng Zuo's 20,000 soldiers left alive. Do you think those good - for - nothings in the city can withstand my Loulan iron cavalry?"
"..." Wan Chengyan gritted his teeth tightly.
Yazebu was right. The combat power in the city was indeed insufficient. Among the 20,000 soldiers brought by Feng Zuo, only about a hundred were still holding on tenaciously. And Qian Shuyu's subordinates were completely unreliable...
The only hope now was to hold on for another half - day until General Qin Feng led his troops to the rescue.
"Warriors! Don't listen to the Loulan barbarian's nonsense. General Qin Feng's army will arrive in just half a day. Then victory will be ours!" Wan Chengyan's voice was already hoarse from shouting, but he didn't care at this moment. He could tell that the soldiers' hearts were wavering. If the remaining subordinates of Feng Zuo could still do their duty, many of Qian Shuyu's men were already looking shifty - eyed because of Yazebu's words.
This was not a good sign.
"Half a day?" Yazebu laughed wildly. "To break through your Gengnan City, I don't even need half a day. If I didn't intend to spare your lives, you wouldn't be alive till now. Hand over Feng Zuo's head, and I can spare the whole city from death."
The soldiers on the city wall began to stir. Wan Chengyan took a deep breath, grabbed a bow and arrow, aimed it at Yazebu and said, "Do you believe his words? Don't forget how the Loulan barbarians trampled on our Great Sheng's territory and massacred our people! If we let them into the city and into the Sichuan region, your families and relatives will all die!"
"General Wan is right..."
"The Loulan barbarians are indeed untrustworthy!"
The wavering hearts of the soldiers were awakened by Wan Chengyan like a sudden enlightenment. On the city wall, the soldiers' morale was once again strengthened. But Yazebu seemed not to care at all. He shrugged and said, "General Wan is really good at joking. If you can help my Loulan enter the Central Plains, you will be our guests and friends. Naturally, I won't kill your families and relatives."
Yazebu paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm telling you this because you only have two choices now. One, bring Feng Zuo's head to me, and I can spare your lives. Two, defend your Gengnan City to the death and then be conquered by us. We will slaughter the city!"
"Slaughter the city! Slaughter the city! Slaughter the city!"
As soon as Yazebu finished speaking, the soldiers behind him began to roar like crazy. Compared with the numerous and confident Loulan army, the soldiers in Gengnan City who had never been in a battle were frightened by the first roar of the Loulan army. In terms of momentum, the soldiers in Gengnan City were completely defeated.
The word "slaughter the city" was so intimidating that combined with the earth - shaking roars of the enemy, a young soldier suddenly let out a loud cry. He panicked and covered his ears, squatted down, his face full of terror. Shaking all over, he cried loudly, "Ah! I don't want to die! I don't want to die..."
The young soldier's cry startled Wan Chengyan. He quickly walked over, grabbed the young soldier by the collar and lifted him up. He roared angrily, "What are you crying for?! Do you want to be a traitor?"
The young soldier trembled all over with fear and cried even louder. Almost shouting with a hoarse voice, he said, "But I don't want to die! I want to live!"
Yes, everyone in Gengnan City actually knew that the city couldn't hold out for long. Excluding Qian Shuyu's timid subordinates in the city, there were only about a hundred soldiers who could fight, while the enemy had tens of thousands of troops! How could they possibly win!
Wan Chengyan's eyes turned cold. Without saying a word, he drew his sword and beheaded the young soldier on the spot.
Blood spattered everywhere. Wan Chengyan's eyes were fierce and determined. He looked around like a death - bringing demon from hell and said, "Traitors! No mercy!"
"Traitors! No mercy!" As Wan Chengyan raised his hand, Feng Zuo's subordinates gathered around him and roared.
"Surround them!" Wan Chengyan roared angrily.
Three hundred soldiers drew their long knives and blocked the way down from the city wall.
"I was ordered by the emperor to defend Gengnan City. Who would have thought that the soldiers in your Gengnan City are so slack! You are already wavering because of the Loulan barbarian's sweet words! You people are not worthy to be soldiers of our Great Sheng!" Wan Chengyan, with his hoarse voice, pointed at everyone and said, "The 20,000 elite soldiers brought by General Feng have been fighting bloody battles in the front! They are protecting your lives! But you are thinking about how to cut off General Feng's head and give it to the Loulan people? How shameless!"
"If it weren't for the people brought by General Feng! Do you think you could stop the Loulan people? You would probably be dead by now!" The more Wan Chengyan talked, the more excited he became. His throat was already in severe pain. "Today, anyone who dares to step off this city wall will be punished for treason! No mercy!"
For a moment, all the soldiers' faces turned pale and green. Fear almost enveloped all their thoughts. But even so - even though Wan Chengyan had given such a cruel order, there were always some people whose psychological defenses were easily broken, and there were always some people who would defile their souls for a slim hope.
Qian Shuyu stood there motionless, his eyes full of complex expressions.
"Why are you still struggling?" Yazebu sat on his horse with his arms crossed, laughing mockingly.
Wan Chengyan didn't say a word and pulled the bowstring to the full. An arrow "whooshed" out. Although Wan Chengyan aimed at Yazebu's chest, Yazebu was standing outside the range of the bow and arrow, so Wan Chengyan couldn't do anything to him.
Wan Chengyan glared at Yazebu, his teeth grinding.
"Qian Shuyu!" Yazebu shouted loudly. "I'll give you a chance to live."
Qian Shuyu was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised his head.
"Go and bring Feng Zuo's head to me. I guarantee your personal safety and that of your subordinates. I won't kill you after we enter the city. Or, I'll attack the city now and let you die with Feng Zuo's men!"
Wan Chengyan's heart sank suddenly!
He immediately turned to look at Qian Shuyu.
The thing he feared the most had finally happened. Wan Chengyan knew that Qian Shuyu was wavering and extremely greedy for life and afraid of death. That's why he forced Qian Shuyu to lead his troops to charge at the beginning and let him win a few battles to strengthen his confidence. But how did the Loulan people know Qian Shuyu's character? And it was so coincidental that they directly targeted Qian Shuyu!
A bad premonition rose in Wan Chengyan's heart. He quickly pulled a few people beside him and whispered to them to go to the medical center to protect Feng Zuo. Then he looked up again and met Qian Shuyu's cold eyes.
Wan Chengyan's heart sank into an ice cellar in an instant.
"Qian Shuyu! You..."
"Arrest them!" Qian Shuyu said in a deep voice.
For a moment, Qian Shuyu's subordinates rushed towards the three hundred people. On the city wall, the two groups of people immediately began to fight each other.
On one side were the loyal subordinates of Feng Zuo, and on the other side were the subordinates of Qian Shuyu who were greedy for life and afraid of death.
Although Feng Zuo's soldiers were battle - hardened, they were outnumbered and gradually began to struggle.
Wan Chengyan's martial arts skills were not very high. He was protected by a few people and dodged left and right, but finally he was captured.
Yazebu watched the chaos on the city wall of Gengnan City, a blood - thirsty smile appearing on his lips.