Chapter 178
Lin didn't hear clearly and leaned forward slightly."What""I said... uh..."Shen Yian raised his notebook, just about to say thank you, but was pushed by the crowd, his lips pressed against Song Lin's..."Traitor Zhou Zhang, surrender immediately!"
Otherwise, a massive army will besiege your city, and you will surely die without a place to bury you!
The shouts from beneath the capital city shook the very ground.
It seems to be telling the world about Zhou Zheng's rebellious act of going against the grain.
"As a prince, to rebel with arms is simply a grave act of treachery!"
As a subject of the Great Zhou, leading an army into the city and slaughtering the people, disregarding the safety and security of the Great Zhou.
You are utterly disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and unjust!
"All people, you should be eliminated!"
The vanguard general, leading the charge for King Wu, vehemently denounced Zhou Zheng. With his long sword brandishing in his hand, and fueled by these fiery words, his supporting troops surged with renewed vigor, eager to storm the city walls and slay Zhou Zheng!
Looking down at the surging crowd below, Zhou Zheng's eyes on the city wall narrowed slightly.
The number of reinforcements arriving to assist the King was far greater than he had imagined.
"If the imperial court truly acted with benevolence and righteousness, I, Zhou Zhen, would never have come to this point!"
For the Zhou dynasty, I will do my utmost; for the people, I will exhaust every thought!
The Campaign of the Northern Border, which has enhanced our nation's prestige. The great victory on the Pampas grasslands, which has bolstered the might of the Great Zhou!
"I have never asked the imperial court for anything, even when my position as crown prince was taken away from me, I have never complained!"
But!
"Isn't it okay for me to just want to live"
Zhou Zheng clenched his fists, his voice hoarse and strained, laced with a hint of helplessness and resentment.
His eyes were filled with a trace of blood, and a slight dampness lingered in his pupils.
At first, he only wanted to be a carefree prince in peace, even if it wasn't the ruler of this world, so what
Unfortunately, the world wouldn't let him go!
The world slandered him, deceived him, and reviled him!
At that moment, Zhou Zhen knew that in this life, he could only control his own destiny!
Even if the path he holds onto, the fate's path, is fraught with thorns, he will never regret it!
"Humph!"
"Revolution is revolution, there's no need for so many pretentious reasons!"
"Zhou Zheng, if you open the city gates now, lay down your weapons, and surrender, Your Majesty is merciful, perhaps he will still give you a way out!"
Otherwise, the entire army will launch a full-scale attack and surely slaughter all of you traitors!
The general at the head of the King-Assisting Army sneered, pointing his long sword straight at Zhou Zheng!
And the troops behind him were restless as well.
"Is that so"
"Let me see, you stubborn lot, how much are you capable of!"
Zhou Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, his palm descended directly, and the soldiers on the city wall received the order, crossbow arrows rained down!
High above, arrows fly like a storm, the might of the repeating crossbow shaking the heavens!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Countless piercing sounds tore through the air, transforming the repeating crossbows into a torrential hail of arrows. Wherever they passed, there was a chilling sound of reaping death, crashing violently into the ranks of these so-called loyalist troops.
Haugh! Haugh! Haugh! Haugh!
Upon seeing these arrows raining down from the sky, the Qin Wang army was astonished and terrified.
They didn't care about anything else and quickly retreated!
It's too late!
These crossbows, already improved by the Mohists, had an extremely long range. Before reinforcements could retreat to safety, countless bodies lay dead!
But in a few breaths, outside the walls of Kyoto City, corpses lay strewn everywhere.
Hundreds of reinforcements didn't even have time to react before they fell in a pool of blood.
Faced with the sudden offensive, all reinforcements, whose morale had been high moments before, instantly wilted!
Most of them were soldiers from county governments, accustomed to bullying the common people in their daily lives. They had never seen a real battlefield where life and death hung in the balance!
For a moment, he was so terrified his face turned pale. He stared at the menacing soldiers on the city wall, his legs trembling uncontrollably!
"My lord, now it's up to you!"
A volley of crossbow bolts flew out, repelling the Qin King's army. Zhou Zheng showed no signs of relaxation on his face, but instead turned to look at King Runan and spoke in a low voice.
What do you mean
His brow furrowed, King Runan clearly didn't understand.ed than the last.Shen Yian only then realized what was going on and hurriedly struggled out of Song Lin's embrace."Thank you for your help."“......”HuhSong Lin narrowed her eyes. She pretended not to...