If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

Inside the sedan chair, Xiaoyue Jinquan watched as the Wolf Kingdom soldiers erected makeshift ladders on the city wall, his smugness growing ever stronger.

"Hehe, I didn't expect this play to be so boring."

"For a ruler of a nation to choose to be buried alive with some lowly commoners is utterly foolish."

The general quickly echoed his agreement.

"Your Highness is right. Daliang is only good because it has cannons. Without cannons, it would be as easy for Your Highness to take Daliang as killing a chicken or a sheep."

Xiao Yue Jin Quan chuckled and said, "Even so, I really envy these cannons. It's a testament to the Liang emperor's abilities. When he enters the city, we'll give him some face."

Having said that, he picked up the wine, intending to continue enjoying it.

But the next moment, he paused.

He squinted and looked up at the city wall.

Tiny black dots were dropped from the city wall and landed among his army.

"Um?"

Xiaoyue Jinquan frowned. "What is this thing?"

He thought for a moment, then his brow relaxed, and he chuckled, "Heh, you do have some brains."

The general looked puzzled and asked cautiously, "Is Your Highness referring to the Emperor of Liang?"

Xiaoyue Jin Quan nodded and explained, "That Emperor of Liang must have some talent in creation. Not only did he make cannons, but he also modified them into small bumps. When my army gathered and slaughtered the dense crowd under the city, he threw out those weapons, wanting to kill more of my men."

Xiaoyue Jinquan shook his head with feigned regret, "Unfortunately, this plan is useless in front of me."

To him, ordinary soldiers were just consumables; what did it matter how many died?

As long as the warriors under his command at the Innate Realm and above can react in time, dodge the first wave of attacks, and retreat to preserve their strength, there will be no loss for him.

As for the ordinary soldiers, he could always seize the reinforcements from Xiaoyue Jindao and Xiaoyue Jinshang.

The general nodded in agreement.

"Your Highness is wise."

However, the next moment, Xiaoyue Jinquan's expression suddenly changed drastically.

As if struck by lightning, he stood up instantly.

"What's going on?!"

Beneath the city wall, the black lumps that had fallen to the ground suddenly spewed out thick white smoke.

The smoke quickly spread.

"Cough! Cough cough cough!"

"Ah! My eyes!"

The pungent smell entered my nasal cavity, irritating my respiratory tract, and a slight feeling of suffocation arose.

Some of the soldiers at the back wavered first, after all, they were closest to escape.

As the first person recklessly turned and ran away, it was as if they had fallen into a domino effect.

More and more soldiers disregarded everything, covering their mouths and noses as they turned and fled, scrambling to escape the smoke.

The 30,000-strong army collapsed in an instant.

On the city wall, everyone was dumbfounded.

Meng Qianshan stared wide-eyed, unable to close his mouth for a long time. He looked down at the wolf army below, which had just been so arrogant, and now they were scrambling to escape in a bizarre scene. He simply couldn't believe his eyes.

This... collapsed?

Zhao Yu, however, had anticipated this and gave the order again.

"Give the order! Fire the cannons!"

The messenger, who had been waiting for orders, vigorously struck the war drum beside him!

Boom!Boom!Boom!

As the drumbeats sounded, the cannons immediately opened fire, and shells poured out.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The shell landed 800 paces away, kicking up clouds of dust.

Although the distance was too great and it caused almost no actual damage, the sheer scale of the operation became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Those martial artists who relied on their internal strength to support themselves originally wanted to stop the rout, but upon hearing this sound and seeing the rout, they were immediately overcome by the will to survive and fled back.

Only then did Zhao Yu issue the third command.

"Open the city gates! Save them!"

The messenger struck the drum again.

dong dong dong dong!

squeak-

The heavy city gates slowly opened.

The 1,500 elite imperial guards who had been waiting behind the gates burst out from all four city gates at the same time, like tigers unleashed from their cages.

With their faces covered by soaked cloths, they moved swiftly and with clear objectives, rushing into the chaotic battlefield to drag back civilians who had fallen to the ground and were unable to move.

Meng Qianshan stood atop the city wall, his gaze filled with fervor as he looked down at the people being rescued one by one.

He never imagined that the Emperor could turn the situation around so well.

The Wolf Kingdom was defeated, but all its people were saved—it was a miracle!

……

Among the Wolf Kingdom's army.

Xiaoyue Jinquan looked at the slowly opening city gate and trembled with rage.

He slammed the wine glass in his hand to the ground and roared at the general beside him.

"Give the order! Charge back! Charge back!!"

The general trembled at the shout and immediately gave the order.

Boom!

Boom! !

Boom! Boom! Boom! The drums of the Wolf Kingdom sounded again.

However, the expected backflow did not occur, rendering the system ineffective.

The Wolf Kingdom soldiers who ran out of the smoke were in disarray, with no one in front of them and most of them still coughing violently, completely ignoring the drumbeats.

The roar of artillery fire made even the few who had reacted hesitate, unsure whether to charge or not.

By the time they finally managed to regroup under the general's reprimands, the civilians in front of the city gate had already been completely rescued.

Squeak... Boom!

The four city gates were closed tightly.

.....................

Seeing this scene, Xiaoyue Jinquan felt his blood rush to his head.

boom!

He kicked the beautiful woman next to him to the ground and cursed loudly.

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"

The general beside him was so frightened that he shrank back and dared not move.

Xiao Yuejin's chest heaved violently, and he finally uttered:

"retreat!"

……

After a brief silence, thunderous cheers erupted atop the imperial city.

"We won! We won!"

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Meng Qianshan was so excited that his face turned red.

"His Majesty is truly a sage; with a single move, the traitors of the Wolf Kingdom were utterly defeated!"

Zhao Yu waved his hand, a smile playing on his lips.

"Basic operations are not to be underestimated."

Meng Qianshan was taken aback, his face full of doubt.

"Basic operations are not six? Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

"I just wanted you guys to keep a low profile," Zhao Yu explained casually.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully cracked the enemy's human shield strategy and successfully defended the city. Your role-playing percentage has increased by 0.7%!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: one hundred elite members of the Royal Infrastructure Team.]

Infrastructure elites?

Zhao Yu raised an eyebrow; he couldn't really use these infrastructure elites right now.

But once the wolf kingdom retreats, these people will be of great use.

Zhao Yu looked at Meng Qianshan.

"Commander Meng, take me to see the people we rescued."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Meng Qianshan immediately led the way.

As soon as I arrived at the city walls, I heard cries of agony.

The rescued people lay scattered on the open ground, all groaning in pain.

However, many people were not injured by tear gas, but by the stampede that occurred when the Wolf Kingdom army was fleeing!

Zhao Yu's heart sank.

He anticipated casualties, but he did not expect the trampling to cause such serious consequences.

But if he had to do it again, he would do the same thing.

Because this is already the optimal solution.

"Wei An".

"Your servant is here." Wei An bowed.

"By imperial decree, summon all the imperial physicians in the palace to do everything in their power to treat the wounded."

Zhao Yu gave the order without the slightest hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Meng Qianshan stepped forward to offer advice.

"Your Majesty, most of these people have broken bones. Such injuries are difficult to treat unless one has acquired cultivation skills. It would require a great deal of medicine and effort."

As a member of the Wu Xun family, Meng Qianshan was all too familiar with this kind of injury.

Zhao Yu naturally knew that in this era, time was only a negligible cost in healing a broken bone, and even if it was eventually healed, most people would end up disabled.

But he wasn't from this era, so how could he remain unmoved by such a scene? Zhao Yu shook his head and said:

"Saving one is saving one."

That's all we can do.