At 100 years old, he joined the army in place of his granddaughter, and became a national war god.

Su Mu's voice came from the Daqian army formation, hoarse yet thunderous.

With a sudden wave of the flag in the air, Xu Cheng and Qin Hao spurred their horses forward, spears pointed ahead, and the two cavalry forces merged into a torrent, sweeping towards the city gate.

"kill!"

The vanguard soldiers roared in unison, their voices drowning out the bugle calls from the top of Dongyi City.

At this moment, they were no longer the ones passively taking hits, but the ones actively charging into battle.

Horse hooves pounded the ground, raising clouds of dust.

Those soldiers who had been defeated before at the gates of Ninghai City now seemed like completely different people.

There was no fear in their eyes, only a raging fire of revenge.

Xu Cheng was the most excited among them.

He charged ahead, spear held horizontally in front of him, his eyes fixed on the gray city wall.

The last time he was knocked off his horse at the foot of this city, he fled back to Haizhou City in disgrace. That was the most humiliating day of his life.

Today, he will personally step through that city gate and take back what he has lost.

Qin Hao stood beside him, spear in hand, his gaze much calmer than Xu Cheng's.

He had fought countless tough battles with Su Mu in the North and was already used to such scenes.

He glanced behind him and saw You Zhongyi and Gu Changfeng protecting the flanks on either side, while Han Shixun led the central army to advance steadily, maintaining perfect formation.

On the city wall, Ryunosuke's voice was extremely urgent.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"Retreat back into the city! Close the gates! Hold the line!"

The Dongyi soldiers outside the city gate, who were still in a daze, were jolted awake by their commander's order and rushed toward the city gate.

"Quick! Put the latch on!"

A centurion from the Eastern Barbarian tribes roared.

Several thick wooden bolts were pushed up and placed across the back of the door.

The soldiers guarding the gate braced their shoulders against the door, each of them wearing a look of panic and fear, as if they had been cornered.

Outside the city gate, Xu Cheng had already led his troops to the moat.

He slammed the reins on, pointing his spear forward: "Ladders! Set them up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several ladders were pushed up from the back of the formation.

In an instant, soldiers carrying ladders rushed towards the city wall, and the sounds of horns, battle cries, and arrows piercing the air exploded outwards.

The archers on the city wall drew their bows and unleashed a torrent of arrows.

The vanguard soldiers raised their shields to defend themselves; some fell after being hit by arrows, while others continued to charge forward, stepping on their shields.

Su Mu did not immediately join the battle.

He rode on his Ferghana horse, slowly took out the tattered map of the East China Sea from his bosom, and spread it out on the horse's back.

My eyes quickly scanned the map and landed on a marked point.

South Gate of Ninghai City!

A winding waterway passes under the city wall and leads directly to the river outside the city.

Xiao Jingyu rode alongside him, watching Su Mu's actions with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He wanted to ask, but seeing Su Mu's focused eyes, he swallowed the words back.

He knew that Su Mu wouldn't stop to look at the map at this critical juncture for no reason.

He must be plotting something.

A moment later, Su Mu closed the map and looked up at Ye Qingzhou: "Qingzhou, come here."

Ye Qingzhou spurred his horse forward, his face filled with barely suppressed eagerness: "Elder Su! Please give your orders!"

Su Mu pointed to the map and instructed, "Take the brothers of the Divine Water Camp and, taking advantage of the current chaos of war, sneak across along the waterway south of the city wall."

"Then lie in ambush at the river bend. When you see the Eastern Yi bandits coming out of the south gate by boat, you cut a hole in the bottom of the boat, drag them into the water, and take care of them."

"The Eastern Barbarian commander Ryunosuke and his men will surely escape from there."

Ye Qingzhou's eyes suddenly lit up.

He clasped his hands in a deep fist salute: "Don't worry, Elder Su! The brothers have been waiting for this day for a long time!"

"We guarantee the mission will be completed."

After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand. The brothers of Shenshui Camp behind him silently changed direction and ran towards the South Gate.

Xiao Jingyu watched the disappearing figure, then glanced at the location of the South Gate on the map.

Only then did he understand Su Mu's thoughts.

Ninghai City is surrounded by land on three sides, with only its south gate facing the water.

If defeated in a direct battle, Ryunosuke would inevitably retreat by boat from the South Gate, and then return to Wanhu City or even Zhenhai Pass by waterway.

Once the waterway is cut off, he will have nowhere to retreat and will be trapped in the city.

Xiao Jingyu suddenly turned to look at Su Mu, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Old Su, your move was brilliant. It cuts off Ryunosuke's escape route."

Su Mu laughed and said, "I once let an enemy general escape in the northern border, but I won't do it again this time."

"It's time for this old man to make a move."

"Good horse, charge forward with me!"

"drive!"

After saying that, the Akhal-Teke horse galloped off like an arrow toward the city gate.

……

On the city wall, Ryunosuke's pupils suddenly contracted.

He saw the white warhorse charging towards the city gate, and he saw the figure of the white-haired old man on the horse's back.

His fists clenched, his hair standing on end in fury, he pointed in Su Mu's direction and shouted, "Archers! All turn! Shoot the one on the white horse! Kill him! Now!"

The archers on the city wall immediately changed the direction of their arrows, and a dense array of arrow tips were all pointed at the white figure that was moving at high speed.

The bowstring is drawn taut, ready to be released.

"put!"

Thousands of arrows rained down on Su Mu like dark clouds, covering the sky and the earth.

The sound of arrows piercing the air was sharp and dense, as if they were tearing the air apart.

The Sumu did not slow down.

He thrust his left palm forward with a sudden burst of golden light, which transformed into a surging golden dragon shadow that crashed head-on into the dark cloud of arrows.

The dragon's shadow swept past with a whoosh, and wherever it passed, arrows scattered and flew in all directions like straw being swept up by a gale. Some broke into several pieces, while others were shattered into powder, raising a cloud of fine wood chips and iron filings in the air.

Ryunosuke's body suddenly stiffened.

He heard a collective gasp behind him, and someone whisper, "What's that?"

Only one thought remained in his mind: a golden dragon unleashed from his palm? Could a single person produce something like that?

"What is that...? Who exactly is that old man?"

Even the usually composed Takenaka Hei couldn't help but exclaim, "He... he can summon a golden dragon with his bare hands?"

Ryunosuke was stunned, his gaze fixed on the figure rapidly approaching the city gate.

Qin Hao had already seen through Su Mu's intentions.

He abruptly turned his horse around and shouted to the vanguard soldiers behind him, "Shields! Raise your shields! Gather at the city gate! Follow Elder Su!"

The soldiers raised their shields and charged toward the city gate, braving the rain of arrows from the city walls.

Su Mu had already rushed to the front of the moat.

The Akhal-Teke horse did not slow down at all. It stomped its front hooves and its whole body rose into the air, like a white lightning bolt crossing the not-too-wide moat.

Dust flew up the moment the horse's hooves touched the ground.

At the same time, the Dragon-Slaying Saber was swung out.

With a single stroke, the iron chains of the drawbridge snapped, and the heavy bridge crashed down onto the opposite bank of the moat, splashing water and mud, creating a clear road.

The vanguard soldiers stepped onto the drawbridge and rushed toward the city gate.

Su Mu did not stop.

He rode his horse to the city gate. Although the drawbridge outside the gate was broken, the gate itself was still sturdy.

The thick wooden door was covered with sheet metal, and several sturdy bolts were placed behind it. Even with a battering ram, it would take hundreds of blows to break it open.

Su Mu knew that if this happened, many of his soldiers would be shot dead by the defending army on the city wall.

To avoid too many casualties, the goal must be broken down as soon as possible.

So, Su Mu pushed off the horse's back with both feet, and his hunched figure flew into the air, like a leaf being swept up by the wind, tumbling and turning in mid-air.

He thrust out both palms simultaneously, the golden light from his palms more intense than ever before. Two enormous dragon shadows flew out from his palms, swirling and churning in mid-air, carrying an overwhelming momentum as they crashed straight into the city gate.

"boom!"

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are unleashed.

A deafening roar shook the earth.

The iron sheeting on the city gate was torn apart, and the thick wooden planks burst open, sending wood chips flying like a rainstorm.

Several thick bolts broke into pieces under the enormous impact and flew out into the city gate.

The entire city gate seemed to have been torn open from the middle by an invisible giant hand, collapsing to both sides with a roar and crashing to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Deep inside the city gate, the Dongyi soldiers who were still desperately holding back the door were swept away by the shockwave. Some crashed into the wall, some were injured by splinters of wood, and some were crushed under the collapsed door. Screams and groans mingled together, echoing in the dust.

The Shetland Sheep landed.

His white hair fluttered slightly in the smoke and dust, the Dragon Slayer Sword lay horizontally beside him, and he calmly gazed at the passage that had been smashed open ahead.

Then he raised his arms and shouted, "Great Qian soldiers, kill!"

"Slaughter every last Eastern barbarian bandit! Leave no one alive!"