Even emperors have it tough, so don't be too picky about the entries.

"Little brother?"

Chen Shao doubted his ears; someone actually came to his door asking for a beating.

He grabbed Shen Qingci, who had been standing right next to him.

"What did he just call me?"

Shen Qingci assumed that he felt humiliated, so he decided to humiliate him again.

"If you fall behind, you'll be bullied. Even a crude, uncouth barbarian from the Northern Barbarians can call you 'little brother'."

"If we win this battle, remember to be diligent in your duties in the future..."

Chen Shao was no longer listening to what she was saying.

He seized the opportunity, waiting for Helian Xiong to leap onto the city wall.

He kicked it.

Since the last time Chen Shao knocked him down with a cup in the Great Yan court.

Helian Xiong was initially afraid of Chen Ruhu.

After the first siege, Helian Xiong had an idea.

Based on his speculation, Chen Shao must have mastered a very powerful and unique hidden weapon technique.

Otherwise, if Chen Shao had truly possessed such martial prowess, and had personally led another charge that day, the loss would have been far more than just five thousand men.

So, to deal with this kind of person, close combat is the way!

I am invincible within three steps!

Helian Xiong felt smug and couldn't help but feel an urge to kiss Chen Shao as he watched his fancy but ineffective martial arts moves.

Little brat.

He neither dodged nor evaded, but reached for Chen Shao's foot.

Chi!

But as soon as he grabbed it, the foot felt like a red-hot iron hammer, both hot and heavy.

The pain was excruciating, and he immediately let go.

He was kicked solidly in the chest.

Before Helian Xiong could regain his footing, he was sent flying backward by the immense force of the impact.

It flew a full two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) before falling straight down from mid-air.

Clang!

The ground was smashed, leaving a large crater.

The saying "To shoot a man, first shoot his horse; to capture a thief, first capture his king" is a fundamental principle of warfare.

The loss of a commander on the battlefield signifies a collapse of faith, which immediately triggers a chain reaction of fear.

As Sun Tzu once said: "The morale of the army can be taken away, and the heart of the general can be taken away."

General Helian Xiong's campaign was unsuccessful when he was kicked away and lay on the ground, his fate unknown.

The effect is immediate.

The shock caused by Helian Xiong's single-handedly scooping up several basins of golden juice vanished instantly.

The Northern Barbarian soldiers who were climbing the ladder were all stunned.

What happened?

I watched him build his magnificent mansion, I watched him drink the royal wine, I watched his mansion collapse...

At this moment, he had no will to charge forward; only one word occupied his mind: escape!

The large contingent of elite troops brought by Helian Xiong scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.

They all ran away faster than the last.

Helian Yunni sat upright on her horse, nodding frequently.

Watching Helian Xiong display his prowess on the cloud ladder, she felt a rare sense of relief.

"Look at this! These are the true warriors of Northern Mang!"

"What golden liquid? How could it possibly stop us even a step!"

The other lieutenants also expressed their heartfelt admiration.

"General Helian is truly a divine being!"

"This humble general truly admires you from the bottom of his heart."

But as he spoke, his smile slowly froze.

Then, Helian Xiong's imposing body flew backward from the top of the city wall.

Then the entire army quickly retreated.

Everyone was frantically running for their lives.

Helian Yunni's face darkened instantly.

Her high, firm chest heaved violently.

"Useless! Useless!"

"Idiot! Idiot!"

During this trip south, Helian Xiong was tasked with two things.

He was beaten in the imperial court for the first time, and his fate was unknown.

This time, they were defeated again and their fates are unknown.

Both times, they placed high hopes on him.

Both times, Helian Yunni felt utterly humiliated.

"What a useless idiot, good for nothing but causing trouble!"

Despite the criticism, today's siege has already lost momentum and is unlikely to be able to mount an effective attack again.

The first siege already resulted in the loss of over five thousand men, and a rough estimate suggests that the losses this time will be no less.

After two battles, the enemy didn't even get a scratch, and their 10,000-strong army was wiped out!

The Empress glared fiercely at the dragon banner fluttering in the wind atop the city wall.

And that young man she hated to the core.

His eyes were almost bleeding.

But she was still able to quickly calm down and make a decisive decision.

My teeth almost shattered from biting them:

"Sound the retreat! Retreat!"

The adjutant beside him was horrified. Wouldn't retreating now mean all their previous efforts would be in vain?

He hurriedly offered his advice:

"Your Majesty..."

"roll!"

On the city wall, the defending troops, who had been on high alert, erupted in a deafening cheer.

This was the second time they had repelled an attack from the Northern Barbarians.

The fact that the 30,000 new troops suffered very few casualties is of great significance.

The soldiers raised their knives above their heads and swung them wildly.

Some even hugged their comrades and wept bitterly.

Shen Qingci looked at Yu Qi'an with some confusion:

"Why not press your advantage and pursue them out of the city?"

Yu Qi'an laughed heartily.

"Mr. Shen, Helian Yunni is a skilled commander. Even her retreat was well-organized. Pursuing her outside the city could result in the annihilation of her entire army. If she holds the city, the Northern Barbarians will undoubtedly be defeated in a few days."

"Why take the risk?"

Chen Shao stood on the city wall, watching the dust kicked up by the hooves of the Northern Barbarian horses.

He breathed a long sigh of relief.

This battle was of extraordinary significance to him.

Ordinary soldiers might not understand it, but he had already seen the hope of victory.

The Northern Barbarians will surely retreat within a few days.

The only regret is that he doesn't have enough power to leave them all here and use their blood to build new city walls.

On the bright side, he will finally be able to free up his hands soon to clean up this chaotic and filthy court.

"What are you thinking about? Everyone's celebrating, what are you deep in thought about?" Shen Qingci slapped Chen Shao on the shoulder.

"I'm thinking...the world's heroes rise and fall with us."

...

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the side quest: The Battle of the Capital - Bloodbath on the City Walls. This quest is extremely difficult. You will receive an extra 10-pull draw. Do you want to draw?]

Chen Shao was about to say "smoke" on his tiptoe.

But suddenly I realized something was wrong.

Wait, a ten-pull?

Is this a system giveaway or something?

But then a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

It's perfectly normal for someone to say "thank you for your patronage" after a ten-pull gacha pull.

"Damn it, if you screw me over, I'm uninstalling you!"

Chen Shao was furious.

"smoke!"

The same scene immediately unfolded in my mind.

Deep within the magnificent palace, a large brocade couch lay sprawled across the hall.

The light gauze curtains partially concealed the view.

That's not important. What's important is that a beautiful woman draped in a thin veil is lying on the couch.

His figure rose and fell like mountains, and his face was as beautiful as the bright moon.

"Wow, is this a movie?"

Chen Shao instinctively wanted to watch it again, but suddenly an unpleasant scene came in.

Outside the bed, courtiers stood holding silver.

A young man dressed in a dragon robe was smugly collecting their silver.

Outside the hall, a long queue had already formed.

They're waiting to pay to come in and watch.

"Holy crap!"

Chen Shao immediately guessed that it was that freak emperor—Gao Wei, the last ruler of Northern Qi!

This family is full of freaks!

What kind of description could he possibly have, besides their ancestral title of "handsome man"?

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have drawn the Emperor Card and obtained the entry: Jade Body Lying Laying Down!]

[Lying prone: You'll always run into this kind of scene eventually; there's no escaping it.]