“Everyone, charge with me!”
In front of the Donghua Gate, the vanguard of the Eighth Prince’s army, with six hundred cavalry, had already charged to the open Donghua Gate.
“High rank, high salary, a marquisate and a position as a prime minister, are all right in front of us.”
The vanguard officer shouted excitedly. They would be the first army of the Jiangnan army to charge into the imperial city.
At the time of their departure, someone had told them that after entering the Donghua Gate, they should charge forward and not run to either side, and they would be able to reach the palace where the false emperor was.
Thinking that he was about to take the first credit, the vanguard officer couldn’t contain his excitement.
Leading six hundred men, without any hesitation, he plunged into the imperial city.
About 500 meters behind them, the main force of the cavalry saw that the vanguard had already charged into the Donghua Gate.
They also rushed forward in a hurry.
This was merit.
It was silver!
At this time, many of them wished they could join the vanguard.
Although the vanguard died quickly, it was on the front line where they could establish merit.
On the Donghua city gate, the emperor sat inside the tower, listening to the sound of horses hooves coming from below, his heart filled with anxiety, but he had no other choice.
The Retired Emperor had given him very few options.
He had to fight the Eighth Prince to the death.
And it had to be a decisive battle.
“Eighth Brother, let’s see who has better luck.”
The emperor picked up the precious sword that was placed beside him. He was also a martial artist.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh
About half of the main force of the Jiangnan army’s cavalry charged into the city. The vanguard, at the forefront, saw a black wall in front of them.
Upon closer inspection, it was not a black wall.
It was clearly a troop of heavy cavalry, armed from head to toe.
They wore uniform armor, helmets, and even menacing masks on their faces.
Each person held a short bow.
Seeing them charge over, they raised their bows.
In an instant, arrows rained down.
The first few vanguard cavalry fell to the ground.
Jia Yu walked to the front from the back of the formation and looked at the Jiangnan army’s cavalry who were charging towards them with fierce momentum.
“Is this all the momentum you have?” Jia Yu felt that this cavalry from Jiangnan was “not even as good as the Mongolian cavalry. Everyone prepare.”
The heavy cavalry at the forefront picked up their long weapons.
Jia Yu raised his great halberd and shouted loudly: “Black Armored Cavalry, charge with me.
Kill!”
“Kill!”
The Black Armored Cavalry behind him shouted in unison, their killing intent and momentum reaching a peak at this moment.
As Jia Yu’s warhorse raised its forelegs, stomped hard on the ground, and darted out like an arrow.
The heavy cavalry behind him also moved.
Rumbling...
The earth trembled, and cracks appeared in the flat stone slabs.
The emperor on the city wall heard the sound from above and knew that Jia Yu was leading the cavalry to charge.
He quickly walked to the window behind the tower and saw a black torrent of steel violently colliding with the Jiangnan army’s cavalry wearing leather armor.
With the naked eye, one could see that the Jiangnan army’s cavalry was like rice in a paddy field, easily harvested.
They fell down in waves.
The cavalry behind saw that the situation was not right but still fought hard to charge forward.
This was a good opportunity to establish merit.
Then they collided with Jia Yu’s Black Armored Cavalry.
Jia Yu was at the forefront, his silver armor and crimson cloak making him the most dazzling figure on the battlefield.
Every move he made drew the attention of both sides.
At the same time, a banner with the character “Jia” on it, followed him as he charged forward.
Blood made the Black Armored Cavalry feel excited; they were born warriors.
Battle made them stronger.
Jia Yu’s halberd never stopped. The emperor watched as a terrifying realm of death formed around Jia Yu.
Everyone who got close to him would become a corpse.
“The Hegemon of Western Chu must have been like this!” The emperor was filled with excitement and grabbed the eunuch Liu beside him. “Little Liu, you’ve done a good job!”
Now they knew why Jia Yu led his cavalry to slaughter all over the countryside, making the Mongols turn and run when they saw him.
He could stop them at Zijin Pass and prevent them from escaping.
He could lead a few thousand men to defeat a Mongol army of tens of thousands.
Everyone knew that war was fought with morale. With high morale, anything was possible.
Just like in the Qin and Han dynasties, during the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu, the Hegemon of Western Chu, broke the encirclement and defeated the Qin army of two hundred thousand.
The army led by a brave general was different.
“He is worthy of being the descendant of the Rongguo Duke.” The emperor saw hope of victory.
As he spoke, Jia Yu, leading the Black Armored Cavalry, had already charged back to the city gate.
Along the way, the cavalry that had run from Jiangnan had already fallen to the ground.
Red blood stained the ground.
The terrifying slaughter caused the Retired Emperor, the Commander of the Forbidden Army Feng Tang, and the Grand Chamberlain Dai Quan, who were observing from a distance with telescopes, to break out in a cold sweat.
They had witnessed firsthand how the Black Armored Cavalry flattened the cavalry of the Jiangnan army.
In just five or six minutes, all the cavalry of the Jiangnan army that had charged into the Donghua Gate had fallen.
Jia Yu was still leading his men to charge out.
He had not encountered a single opponent at the forefront, whether it was a general of the Jiangnan army or a valiant warrior.
No one could last more than one round against him; they were either pierced or crushed.
The cavalry of the Jiangnan army also wanted to resist, but they did not have the strength.
Jia Yu could charge into their formation at any time. The terrain where the two sides were fighting was not very wide, so they didn’t have to think too much; they just needed to charge forward.
“The weather is so good today.”
The Eighth Prince, riding a pure white warhorse, slowly walked towards the Donghua Gate.
The sounds of fighting and screams from ahead were so pleasant to his ears.
After today, he would be the master of this city.
The morning sunlight shone on the Donghua Gate. A man in golden armor also appeared on the city gate.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Suddenly, banners representing the emperor, with the sun, moon, dragon, and phoenix, appeared on the city wall.
In addition, there were warriors in iron armor.
Beneath the Donghua Gate, a mournful wail rang out, instantly attracting the attention of the spies and scouts from various families who were lurking on both sides of the Donghua Gate.
A banner with the character “Jia” appeared at the Donghua Gate.
Jia Yu spurred his horse out, his halberd slashing through five or six Jiangnan cavalrymen. Seeing the Jiangnan cavalry in disarray, he shouted:
“Jia Yu is here, who dares to fight me!”
Jia Yu’s voice was deafening. He plunged into the Jiangnan cavalry.
His halberd swung again, and the Jiangnan cavalry around him died one after another.
He lowered his head and charged forward. Seeing him charge towards them, the Jiangnan cavalry fled to both sides in a panic.
They had witnessed the carnage ahead.
No one dared to stand in front of this terrifying man.
The Black Armored Cavalry behind him easily broke through the Jiangnan cavalry formation.
The Black Armored Cavalry was unstoppable, charging straight towards the banner representing the Eighth Prince.
“Your Majesty, quickly, quickly, quickly.” Xia Shou Zhong saw the situation below and urged him. “Beat the drums, let the troops ambushed on both sides kill out and assist General Jia in beheading the enemy general!”
The emperor also realized at this time and quickly said to Eunuch Liu, “Beat the drums.”
Dong, dong, dong…
On the city wall, a drumbeat rang out…