Chapter 210: The Imperial Capital Falls
As Du Meng prepared torches according to Wang Zhongqing's instructions, a total of two thousand Jiangnan soldiers, led by Du Meng, charged towards the west gate.
At this time, at the west gate, half of the 3,000 imperial guards who were originally guarding the city were transferred to put out the fire, and the remaining 1,500 people were guarding the top of the city wall vigilantly with swords and guns in their hands.
After Du Meng led two thousand men to the edge of the city wall, he first sent several soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the imperial guards to step forward and walk towards the commander of the imperial guards.
Looking at the soldiers walking towards him, the captain quickly drew the long sword from his waist and shouted at them.
"Stop right there, General! Which unit are you from? How dare you trespass into the city gate?"
Facing the captain's loud question, several Jiangnan soldiers dressed in the uniforms of the imperial guards hurriedly replied with a smile.
"Master, we are under the command of Liu Qianfu."
After hearing the answers from several Jiangnan soldiers, the captain frowned slightly.
"Didn't Liu Ergou lead people to put out the fire? Why are you guys here?!"
"Sir, we are here to ask for your help under the orders of our captain!"
Seeing that the captain became suspicious, a quick-witted soldier from Jiangnan hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and answered anxiously.
"Ask for help?!"
"Haven't half of the defenders at the four city gates already been transferred there? Why are you still asking for help?"
"If you guys continue to do the same as you do in charge of the city's defense, who will defend the imperial capital?!"
Upon hearing that several soldiers from Jiangnan were coming to ask for help again, the commander of the imperial guards couldn't help but complain unhappily.
"Haha, sir, we have no choice. We are just soldiers. We can only do what the superiors say. Please forgive us!"
"Alright, alright, I won't make it difficult for you. However, I still have to guard the city gates, and I don't have many men left. I will send 500 men to help you."
After saying this, the captain waved his hand and dispatched another 500 men to follow a few soldiers and leave.
After seeing that the number of imperial guards on the city wall had been reduced to one thousand, Du Meng smiled grimly and waved his hand at the two thousand men behind him who were already ready to go.
"Brothers, follow me!"
Following Du Meng's order, two thousand people followed closely behind him and charged towards the city gate.
Before the captain could come to his senses, Du Meng, who appeared out of the darkness, slashed him with a knife and he fell in a pool of blood.
Two thousand well-trained soldiers from Jiangnan quickly wiped out the one thousand imperial guards guarding the city with lightning speed.
After completely destroying the defenders on the city wall, Du Meng quickly placed all the prepared torches on the city wall.
Not far away, in front of the Jiangnan army, Prince Huai'an and Jiang Chen were waiting anxiously.
After seeing the torches , Jiang Chen was slightly delighted, and pointed at the fire on the top of the city wall and reminded King Huai'an beside him.
"Your Majesty, General Du and his men succeeded!"
"Hahaha, great, we've finally made it. Come on, pass the order down and follow me into the city!"
Hearing Jiang Chen's reminder, King Huai'an looked at the torches on the city wall in the distance and said loudly with joy.
The next second, a total of 90,000 troops moved quickly, following closely behind Prince Huai'an and Jiang Chen, and galloped towards the west gate of the imperial capital.
After a while, the 90,000-strong army slowly marched towards the west gate of the imperial capital.
Du Meng and Wang Zhongqing were waiting at the city gate early, awaiting the arrival of King Huai'an and his son and Jiang Chen.
When they saw the Huai'an King and his son and Jiang Chen riding their horses, Du Meng and Wang Zhongqing hurriedly went to greet them and bowed down outside the city gate.
"I am honored to meet the prince and General Jiang!"
"Alright, alright, both of you get up and get the army into the city quickly. It's time for He Jin to wake up from his dream of becoming an emperor."
Looking at Generals Du Meng and Wang Zhongqing kneeling in front of his horse, Prince Huai'an cursed with a smile.
He was actually quite satisfied with these two generals, one smart and one brave. However, at such a critical moment, these two guys actually came up with such a trick, which really made him, the prince, speechless.
After hearing what King Huai'an said, Du Meng and Wang Zhongqing stood up with silly smiles on their faces, and led a group of soldiers to open the city gate.
Just like that, a full 90,000-strong army successfully entered the imperial capital!
At this time, the fire in the imperial capital had not yet been extinguished, and most of the defenders in the imperial capital were still running around trying their best to put out the fire in the city.
Seeing that the city had become so chaotic, Prince Huai'an directly ordered Jiang Chen to lead his 35,000 troops to surround the imperial city.
As for himself, he brought his own 60,000 troops and began to help the defenders of the imperial capital put out the fire.
While helping the imperial capital defenders put out the fire , Prince Huai'an led an army of 60,000, three battalions of the Northern Army, the Imperial Guards, and a total of 45,000 troops to engage in fierce street fighting in the imperial capital.
As the street fighting progressed, the commander of the Third Battalion of the Northern Army was the first to lead his troops to surrender, which led to the Imperial Guards who had originally wanted to fight to the end also laying down their weapons.
Jiang Chen, on his side, led 30,000 of his own men and 5,000 silver-armored soldiers to surround the imperial city.
Du Mingyu and Han Zhong followed closely behind Jiang Chen.
Looking at the Imperial Guards Commander Cheng Dongming and Iron Shirt Commander Jiang Haiping on the top of the imperial city wall, Jiang Chen raised his head and shouted loudly.
"Cheng Dongming, Jiang Haiping, I advise the two of you to open the city and surrender as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for not considering our past friendship!"
Hearing Jiang Chen's persuasion to surrender, Jiang Haiping on the top of the city wall was the first to curse Jiang Chen below the city.
"Jiang Chen, you traitor are so arrogant! The emperor treats you with such courtesy!"
"Now, you are taking the army that the emperor has rewarded you with and threatening the emperor. I think you are a dog that can never be tamed!"
Facing Jiang Haiping's insults, Jiang Chen raised his head with a smile, not caring at all.
"Jiang Haiping and He Jin are incompetent and even deceived the late emperor by replacing the crown prince with a cat!"
"He Jin is the culprit for Xiaguo's current state!"
"I have never been a subject of He Jin. I am only loyal to the people of Da Xia!"
Jiang Chen shouted loudly to Jiang Haiping. After hearing this, the soldiers behind him began to recognize Jiang Chen even more.
To be honest, who sits on the throne of Xia Kingdom has nothing to do with Jiang Chen. All he wants is to survive in this chaotic world.
On the premise of ensuring your own survival, you can also ensure that the people of Xia Kingdom live and work in peace and contentment!
This is Jiang Chen’s only wish now, and it is also the biggest wish in his heart from being a lowly "eunuch" all the way to where he is today!
