When Han Shizhong told everyone about the weapons used by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the martial arts masters were greatly surprised.

“If the Ming Empire truly possesses such powerful weapons, then the Song Kingdom has absolutely no chance of winning!” Hong Qigong said nervously.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhao Gou of the Song Dynasty, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was terrified.

Zhao Gou hurriedly pleaded with the martial arts masters before him, "I beg you heroes to save the Song Dynasty! If you can withstand the invasion of the Ming Empire, I will share the world with you all."

You could tell that Zhao Gou was genuinely afraid.

And this time.

Guo Jing hurriedly said to the Song emperor, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to send troops to resist the attack of the Ming Empire."

"Only in this way can we have any chance of winning!"

"The Ming Empire's army is about to besiege the city! If we don't defend it, given the strength of the Ming Empire's army, they will probably breach the capital immediately!"

After Guo Jing finished speaking, the Song emperor naturally dared not hesitate. He quickly asked Han Shizhong, "General Han, how many troops are currently stationed in the capital?"

Faced with Zhao Gou's questioning, Han Shizhong blurted out: "Your Majesty, there are currently 300,000 troops in the capital, which is the main force of the Song Dynasty."

To be honest, when Zhao Gou heard that a full 300,000 troops had gathered in the city, the weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted.

Zhao Gou confidently replied, "Three hundred thousand?"

"If we have 300,000 troops, we can certainly withstand the attack of the Ming Empire! General Han, you should immediately lead these 300,000 troops to garrison the city walls!"

"We absolutely cannot allow the Ming Empire's army to invade the capital!"

However, after Zhao Gou finished speaking, Han Shizhong took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, although there are currently 300,000 troops in the city... this is far from enough!"

"As I have already said, the weapons of the Ming Empire are quite terrifying. Let alone 300,000, even 3 million would not be enough to withstand the Ming Empire's offensive."

Clearly, the Song emperor, who had been confident just a moment ago, became flustered after hearing Han Shizhong's explanation.

He immediately pressed on, "Could it be... that my Song Kingdom has reached a dead end?"

Han Shizhong shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, I am not exaggerating. According to my intelligence, many Song people in various regions have even taken the initiative to welcome the Ming army into the city!"

"Even some Song citizens have joined the Ming army... to attack the capital of my Song Kingdom. Now, the hearts of the Song people have been lost."

"Even if we move the capital, it will only prolong our lives!"

To be fair, although Han Shizhong was a great general of the Song Dynasty, it was precisely because of this that he had completely lost faith in the Song Dynasty at that time.

Having witnessed the strength of the Ming Empire firsthand, Han Shizhong was acutely aware that if he were to wage war against the Ming Empire with his 300,000-strong army, there would be only one outcome: the entire army would be annihilated.

Han Shizhong naturally did not want to see such a scene.

Therefore... in Han Shizhong's view, the only solution at present is to make the Song state surrender.

Emperor Zhao Gou of Song clearly guessed Han Shizhong's thoughts, so he immediately shouted, "Han Shizhong! You are a general of Song! Naturally you must fight to the end for Song!"

"You must immediately lead this army of 300,000 to meet the enemy in battle!"

At this moment, Guo Jing also said to the martial arts masters in front of him, "Esteemed heroes, now that the imperial court is in trouble, we should naturally do our part!"

"Furthermore, this grandson of the Ming emperor killed Master Wang. If this grudge is not avenged, it will tarnish the reputation of Song martial arts!"

"I urge all heroes to join General Han in battle!"

……

at the same time.

The vanguard of the Ming Empire, namely the cavalry battalion, is about to arrive at the capital of the Song Dynasty.

"Report!"

"General Lan!"

"The capital of the Song Kingdom is only five miles ahead!"

When the messenger relayed the news to Lan Yu, a look of excitement appeared on the latter's face.

"very good!"

"Give the order immediately! The army will attack the city directly!"

"We must capture the capital of the Song Dynasty within half a day!"

At Lan Yu's command, 20,000 cavalrymen immediately marched in a grand procession towards the capital of the Song Dynasty.

Meanwhile, inside the capital of the Song Dynasty, Han Shizhong finally granted the Song emperor's request. He had already led 30 Song troops to the city walls.

To be honest, Han Shizhong was still very uneasy, because he knew very well that with the current strength of the Song Dynasty, it would be like throwing an egg against a rock if it wanted to fight against the Ming Empire. There was simply no chance of winning.

Fortunately, in addition to the 30 defending troops, the martial arts masters of the Song Kingdom had also arrived on the city walls, vowing to live and die with the capital of the Song Kingdom.

Although the soldiers of the Song Kingdom were generally not very strong, the martial arts masters within the Song Kingdom were quite powerful. In particular, figures like Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Hong Qigong, Zhou Botong, as well as Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, and Xu Zhu, were all formidable martial arts experts.

In Han Shizhong's view, if they were to provide assistance, there might still be a chance for another battle.

Just then, a garrison soldier suddenly shouted to Han Shizhong, "General Han, look! The cavalry of the Ming Empire have already stormed into the city!"

As the garrison commander finished speaking, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Han Shizhong's eyes. Sure enough, the 2-strong cavalry battalion had already stormed into the capital.

Seeing this, Han Shizhong did not hesitate at all. He immediately ordered, "All troops, prepare for battle! Fire arrows!"

At Han Shizhong's command, the 30-strong army immediately raised their bows and arrows and began firing wildly at the cavalry below the city.

Unfortunately, the 2 cavalrymen led by Lan Yu were all wearing armor, so the Song arrows, after hitting the armor, did not penetrate deeply.

There was no way to penetrate it. In other words, this attack posed no threat to the soldiers of the cavalry battalion.

The 2 cavalry did not stop their advance, but continued to march toward the capital.

To be fair, when Han Shizhong saw this scene, he seemed to recall the battle with the Ming Empire at the Great Wall not long ago.

Han Shizhong knew very well that there was no way to defeat the Ming Empire's cavalry with just the strength of his soldiers.

So Han Shizhong turned to the group of martial arts masters beside him and said, "I beg you heroes to lend a hand."

At this moment, Guo Jing was the first to step forward.

Guo Jing cupped his fists towards Han Shizhong and said confidently, "General Han, please rest assured, Guo Jing will definitely protect the land of my Song Kingdom."

As soon as Guo Jing finished speaking, he immediately used his peerless martial art, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

Guo Jing channeled his inner energy and launched an attack directly at the 2 Ming Empire cavalrymen below the city.

In the blink of an eye, this surge of true energy directly affected the cavalry.

As it turned out, Guo Jing's strength was indeed formidable. At that moment, many cavalrymen were directly injured by the true energy released by Guo Jing.

At the same time, Han Shizhong immediately ordered, "Open the city gates!"

Immediately, Han Shizhong personally led 5 troops out of the city and engaged in a fierce battle with the soldiers of the Ming Empire's cavalry battalion.

The battle was extremely fierce.

However, the cavalry were better equipped, wielding modern weapons and relentlessly firing at the Ming soldiers. Despite the Song army's numerical advantage, the vast difference in weaponry led to the swift defeat of the 5-strong Song force.

Before long, only a few hundred men remained of the original 5-strong army. Han Shizhong was greatly alarmed upon seeing this. Without hesitation, he immediately led the remaining few hundred men back into the city.

Not long after, reinforcements from the Ming Empire arrived.

Guo Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guard, led 10 Imperial Guards into the city walls of the Ming Dynasty capital. In addition to these Imperial Guards, there was also a 2-strong dinosaur army.

Of course, there was also an artillery corps of about 1 men.

At this moment, Lan Yu walked up to Guo Zhen and said slowly, "Commander Guo, you must be careful! There are martial arts masters in the capital of Song."

Upon hearing this, Guo Zhen showed a hint of surprise on his face, but it quickly disappeared.

"General Lan, even if there are martial arts masters here, what can they do? With their strength, they are no match for the offensive of our Great Ming Empire."

Clearly, Guo Zhen was still very confident in the strength of the Imperial Guards.

The next second, Guo Zhen said in a high-spirited tone, "Pass on my order: attack the city immediately! Let these Song people taste the power of modern artillery first."

After Guo Zhen finished speaking, the artillery corps also prepared for battle.

Thousands of cannons with huge calibers were aimed at the city walls of the Song capital.

Meanwhile, on the city wall, Han Shizhong saw this scene and hurriedly said to the group of martial arts masters in front of him, "Heroes, please be careful. The cannons of the Ming Empire are incredibly powerful. Do not get hurt by them."

Just after Han Shizhong finished speaking, in the blink of an eye, a series of huge cannon shots roared into the sky.

At the same time, a large number of cannons rushed directly towards the city walls of the Song capital.

At this critical moment, Guo Jing stepped forward once again.

Guo Jing then used his inner energy once again and unleashed the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

In an instant, countless dragons formed from true energy surged out of Guo Jing's body, and then these dragons rushed directly towards the oncoming cannons.

Then there was a loud bang.

Guo Jing forcefully used his internal energy to collide directly with the cannon in mid-air, resulting in a violent collision!

"boom!!!"

Guo Jing succeeded.

He used his inner energy to withstand the first wave of artillery fire from the Ming Empire.

Upon witnessing this scene, Han Shizhong immediately praised Guo Jing, saying, "As expected of the great hero Guo! His Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are indeed incredibly powerful!"

However, before Han Shizhong could finish speaking, the second round of artillery fire from the Ming Empire arrived again.

This time, it was Hong Qigong who took action.

After all, Guo Jing had exhausted too much of his internal energy during the previous exchange, and at that point, it would be difficult for him to use the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms to withstand the onslaught of the Ming Dynasty cannons. Hong Qigong naturally noticed this, so he personally took action.

In this way, Hong Qigong used the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and his internal energy to withstand the impact of the Ming Dynasty's cannons.

Under the city!

Guo Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guard, was somewhat surprised to see that neither of the two artillery attacks had caused any substantial damage to the capital of the Song Dynasty. "It seems that the martial arts masters of the Song Dynasty are indeed quite skilled."

Just then, the sky above darkened once again.

A series of loud screeching sounds rang out.

Han Shizhong, standing atop the city wall, immediately tensed up, for he knew that the real test was about to begin.

Wang Wei's Winged Dragon Army, led by Zhu Ying, had also arrived in the skies above the capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

A moment later, Zhu Ying rode the Wind God Wyvern and slowly landed in front of Guo Zhen, Lan Yu, and other generals.

"This humble general pays his respects to Your Highness the Imperial Grandson. May Your Highness live ten thousand years."

Upon seeing Zhu Ying arrive, everyone naturally bowed in greeting.

"Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After the generals stood up, Zhu Ying calmly asked, "What's going on? Why hasn't the capital of Song been captured yet?"

Faced with Zhu Ying's questioning, Guo Zhen spoke first: "Your Highness, there are many martial arts masters on the walls of the Song Kingdom. They used their true energy to withstand the cannon fire."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying did not show any blame on his face; in fact, he seemed quite excited.

"That's interesting."

"I never expected that the martial arts masters of the Song Kingdom would have such a patriotic heart."

Zhu Ying coldly retorted, "In that case, it seems I'll have to step in."

As soon as Zhu Ying finished speaking, he used his true energy to ascend directly into the sky.

At this very moment, in the capital of the Song Dynasty, all the martial arts masters also noticed Zhu Ying's presence.

"It must be the grandson of the Ming emperor! His internal energy is so powerful!"

"Yes, this person's realm has at least reached the Divine Power Realm."

"We must kill this grandson of the Ming emperor. As long as we kill this guy, our Song Kingdom will be saved."

In an instant, these martial arts masters from the Song Kingdom were also in an uproar.

but.

Suddenly, when Zhu Ying appeared in front of this group of martial arts masters, everyone was taken aback!
Because... the dense true energy released from Zhu Ying's body brought them a tremendous sense of oppression!
"You...you are the grandson of the Ming emperor!" Zhou Botong suddenly roared at Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying nodded and then said, "That's right, I am the grandson of the Ming Emperor!"

"I didn't expect that all the martial arts masters of the Song Kingdom would gather in this capital. Very well, then I will kill you all!"

After Zhu Ying finished speaking, Zhou Botong completely lost his composure!
He shouted at Zhu Ying, "Today, I, Zhou Botong, must avenge my senior brother!"

Having said that, Zhou Botong immediately channeled his inner energy and charged towards Zhu Ying… (End of Chapter)

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