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Chapter 467 Broken City
Looking at the majestic Yandu city towering in the distance, An Xuan glanced at Xiang Jun and Guan Shan beside him once more, wanting to try again.

"Do we really have to go into the city? I think we can defeat them just as well by attacking them before they even take the city!"

Xiang Jun shook his head.

“General An, this time we don’t want to defeat them, we want to annihilate them. You’re right, launching a fatal blow at that time would have a small cost, but it wouldn’t have achieved our strategic objectives! Seeing this situation, Jebe will run away immediately.”

Guan Shan nodded and said, "As long as we let them into the city and then trap them all inside, we can capture them all in one fell swoop."

“Yandu is very large. Once Zhebie’s troops enter the city and disperse, it will be difficult to regroup them effectively. The city will be in chaos, with everyone intertwined. When that happens, the Beiting Protectorate will come and block their escape route, making them easy prey!” Xiang Jun continued.

An Xuan felt lost and disappointed.

In that case, his men would suffer heavy casualties, but looking at Guan Shan's resolute expression, he couldn't say anything.

Guan Shan's three thousand eagle bandits, like him, were also going into the city to fight!
"Let's go!" He drew his sword, pointed his halberd at the distant city of Yandu, spurred his horse, and galloped forward.

In Yandu City, Shalievin walked back to the city wall, carrying a knife, his body covered in blood.

"Zhebie has gone mad!" Shaliewen said to Qian Jia, "I'm afraid Yandu can't be defended. When will Protector Xiao arrive?"

Qian Jia squinted at the waves of enemies rushing towards the city like a raging tide, and said, "Since we can't hold it, let's just let the enemy in and kill them! Let's execute the plan!"

Shalievin hesitated: "There are many able-bodied men in the city. I'm afraid that once the city falls, these people will have no courage to resist. Then the army will collapse like a house of cards!"

“It’s alright!” Qian Jia said, “You just need to deploy all the troops you can control to the core area, and let them fight their own battles in the rest of the area. The more scattered the enemy is, the better! Moreover, An Xuan and the others will be arriving in Yandu City soon. What will happen next is a chaotic battle, and only such a chaotic battle can keep all of Zhebie and Yeli’s troops firmly tied up here until Protector Xiao’s main force arrives.”

"When will you arrive?" Shalievin pressed.

Qian Jia glanced at the sky: "We must resist for at least one night, and at the latest by noon tomorrow, the main force of Beiting will surely arrive!"

Shalievin took a deep breath.

That's all there is to it.

Jebe, carrying a knife, charged at the very front.

Behind him were more than a thousand officers, ranging from generals commanding tens of thousands of men to squad leaders with only a hundred or so men.

He has been waiting outside the city of Yandu for three days.

What was initially expected to be a decisive blow turned into a protracted battle.

This was his last strike; if it failed, he would have to retreat.

The main force of the Beiting Protectorate is not far from here.

He either needs to enter the city to organize an effective defense, or he needs to flee far away in order to make a comeback.

Looking up at the setting sun, Jebe's strides grew longer and longer until he became a blur in everyone's eyes.

He kicked up the fallen spears, sending them hurtling towards the city wall with lightning speed. With a series of clanging sounds, the spears were planted unevenly on the wall, forming an upward-reaching spear ladder. Jebe leaped into the air, soaring over ten feet, landing on a spear. With a quick dip and bounce, Jebe was airborne again, his broadsword flashing like a series of blades, slashing at the defenders on the wall. Blood splattered, heads flew into the air, and screams of agony filled the air.

Behind him, officers surged up the city wall in droves.

The guards on the city wall, seeing Jebe acting like a mad tiger, recognized him as the former prince of the Great Yuan Dynasty. Finally, they hesitated and became afraid. As Jebe jumped off the battlements and advanced forward, several officers on the city wall turned around and jumped off from the other side of the wall.

As soon as the officer left, the remaining soldiers scattered immediately.

Three days of fierce fighting, three days of tug-of-war, three days of torment—in the end, it all came down to who could endure the most.

If the defenders on the city walls can hold out until this moment, then it will be Jebe who flees!
In fact, it wasn't that the city couldn't withstand Jebe's final attack, but rather that their commander deliberately gave up.

Jebe's final attack point was so obvious that if Shalevin, Qian Jia, and others countered at the corresponding points, Jebe would have no chance of advancing.

However, now, the Beiting Protectorate needs to lure all these people into the city.
Having already been captured by the Beiting Protectorate, Shaliewen had no choice but to carry out the order to lure the enemy deep into their territory.

Jebe fled; he defended Yandu, but it brought him no benefit whatsoever.

If Xiao Changche of the Beiting Protectorate failed to complete the mission of annihilation, he would naturally vent his anger on him.

He needed to establish merits before his new master, and he needed to pave a smooth road for his future. So he could only offer Yandu, Jebe, or even Aktun as gifts.

Jebe, carrying his blood-stained longsword, stood atop the highest point of the city wall, watching his men relentlessly attacking the city behind him. As the city gates opened and a large contingent of soldiers poured in, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It still broke!

Once the city falls, things will be much easier.

"Your Highness, General Yeli of Dongcheng has sent a report of victory: Dongcheng has fallen!"

"Your Highness, news of victory has arrived from the west city. General An Xuan has led his troops to the city just as the enemy troops inside were attempting to escape through the west gate, and General An Xuan has seized the city gate in one fell swoop!"

The first message made Zhebie extremely happy.

The second message, however, made him quite depressed.

That son of a bitch An Xuan, what a coincidence, what a stroke of genius!
He had fought tooth and nail to finally capture the city, and by sheer coincidence, he arrived at the very moment the city fell, effortlessly claiming credit for the victory.

"Send orders to the two generals: one from the west to the east, and the other from the east to the west, to sweep through Yandu. All battles must end tonight!" Jebe shouted.

In any case, An Xuan finally arrived. Although he started making excuses after defeating Ren Duozhong, in this final sweep, the more troops the better.

I need to end the internal strife in Yandu as soon as possible, as I will soon be organizing everyone to resist the attack from the Beiting Protectorate.

Next, it will be up to me to defend the city.

Fortunately, Xiao Changche hadn't brought much logistical support with her to rescue Akedun, so she wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

(End of this chapter)