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Chapter 84 City Falls and Surrenders

Not only Moturi, but the soldiers around him also looked at Li Wei with awe and admiration. A man who could conquer Muwei City in just one or two days was definitely someone worth following.

Li Wei knew that after this battle, he had completely won over the hearts of Sakje's soldiers.

Just as he said before, winning one battle is enough.

Inside the city lord's mansion, Andali still acted like a young man who was too young to know the immensity of the world and was indifferent to the world. He even calmly handled his official duties, showing no sign that Muwei City was under attack.

The strategist beside him, Baihamon, remained calm.

However, this composure was shattered the next moment when a soldier rushed in with a message, revealing the terrifying power of Li Wei's catapult and the message that Hu Muhe had entrusted to him: Muwei City might not be able to be defended!

Upon hearing this, the two who had just been calm changed their expressions drastically!

"What did you say? Muwei City can't be defended!?" Andali slammed his hand on the table. His face underwent a dramatic transformation, showing shock, disbelief, and a hint of fear.

"Reiterate what you just drew, focusing on the power of Livina's trebuchet," Dali said in a deep voice.

The soldier replied in a panic, "That catapult was truly terrifying. The first stone fell, and a ring of fire several meters wide instantly burned more than a dozen people. The second stone, which was chained, exploded with tremendous force, blasting a gap in the city wall. Finally, there were stones that spewed out a thick black mist. Some of our brothers were touched by that mist and immediately went blind!"

Upon hearing this answer, Dandali immediately gasped in shock. This description of power was of a catapult!?

Could it be a Black Stone catapult?

However, the question is, how could Li Wei possibly have that?

This weapon of war can only be found in core areas.

At this moment, Andali instinctively did not believe the message conveyed by the soldier, but how could Humuhe dare to lie to him about such an important matter?

He immediately went outside and looked up at the distant sky. Just then, he saw a burning stone fall, and flames exploded more than ten meters high on the city wall.

At that moment, Andali suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't stand up straight.

"My lord." Baihamon hurriedly helped him up, looking at Andali with a worried expression.

"I was just saying this young man couldn't keep his composure, but it turns out I was the one who was ridiculous. Someone else actually has such a weapon of war—" Andali laughed bitterly twice.

"What do we do now, sir?" Baihameng asked anxiously. If Li Wei really had the Black Stone catapult, then Muwei City would fall in a day or two and would be impossible to defend. How could you defend against such a weapon of war?

"Don't panic!" Dali, after all, was a formidable figure, a veteran of decades of military campaigns, far superior to a good-for-nothing like Sakje. He forced himself to calm down and said in a deep voice, "Order all 150 of my personal guards to be deployed. I will personally defend the city!"

As he spoke, Andali burst into laughter: "Li Wei only has three catapults. I will personally defend the city, fighting alongside my soldiers, shedding blood to defend against the enemy. I refuse to believe we can't hold it!"

At this moment, Andali looked extremely confident, as if he could really defend the city.

However, Baihameng knew his lord too well; he knew that Dandal was just putting on a brave face.

"My lord, we really need to think of a solution. Simply defending the city is not a good idea." As the guards were being lined up inside the mansion, Baihameng quietly walked up to Andali and whispered in his ear.

"I know." Andali nodded expressionlessly. "Let's hold out for a day or two first, besides—"

At this moment, Andali still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that perhaps Li Wei's catapult wasn't that powerful, and that he had just been seeing things.

Perhaps Li Wei's catapult will break down soon. In any case, this is the foundation he has painstakingly built over more than ten years. After a lifetime of military service, it is impossible for him to abandon the city and surrender!

However, when Andari reached the city wall, this stroke of luck was completely shattered.

At this moment, the soldiers of Dali's side on the city wall could not stand still at all. The Black Stone catapult had already launched several rounds of stones, and a circle of fire dozens of meters long had spread across the city wall. There were pits and black mist everywhere.

The soldiers were terrified and panicked. They had never seen such a thing before. How were they supposed to defend it?

"Don't panic, I'll defend everyone!" Seeing the immense power of Li Wei's Black Stone Catapult, Odali's heart sank.

However, he still showed no sign of panic and even took the lead in climbing the city wall. After all, Dali's prestige was still there. Since the old man was climbing the city wall, hundreds of soldiers followed suit.

An hour later, the Black Stone catapult had launched several rounds, and the launching arms were getting hot. Li Wei ordered a break.

On the city wall, in just the past hour, dozens of soldiers on my side were killed or wounded by the Black Stone catapults. My own Dali was hit by several stones, his armor was shattered, and his face was covered in blood.

"Sir, this can't go on. The soldiers' morale is dropping, and in another day or two, we really won't be able to hold out."

"Baihameng said anxiously," Andali sighed as well, "Even if he personally leads the troops, it won't work."

He glanced at them and saw the soldiers still looking panicked and afraid, especially when they saw the rocks shrouded in black mist, and their comrades going blind and having their arms and skin melt away as they entered the mist. Anyone would be afraid of that.

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"My lord, the only course of action now is to gather our soldiers and march out of the city to meet the enemy and engage Li Wei in a decisive battle immediately," said Baihameng. Andali remained silent, glancing at his son Humuhe in the distance.

Humuhe wasn't seriously injured. That bastard son of a bitch! He was on the city wall with the soldiers when this guy hid behind them.

"Humuhe!" Andali shouted loudly. Humuhe was startled and saw that it was his father calling him. He thought to himself that something was wrong, but he still went over.

"Humuhe, haven't you always wanted to challenge Li Wei? I'm going out to fight him in a bit, you can be the vanguard." Andali looked at his son expressionlessly, and Humuhe's face immediately changed when he heard this.

Are you kidding me?

If we ask him to go out of the city to meet the enemy now, given the huge difference in strength between him and Li Wei, wouldn't that be courting death?

"I—Father," Humuhe stammered. Seeing his son like this, Andali sighed in disappointment.

"Prepare the best food in the city. The whole army will have a good meal tonight, and tomorrow the whole army will go out of the city to fight Li Wei in a decisive battle," Andali said in a deep voice.

Baihameng, standing to the side, glanced at Humuhe. Andali understood his meaning and waved for Humuhe to leave.

Suddenly, only Andali and Baihameng remained in the open space.

"Actually, sir, besides fighting them head-on, we have another method."

"What method?"

That's surrender.

"What? You're saying surrender?" Andali was immediately furious. He had fought on the battlefield for decades. He could lose, he could be defeated, but if he surrendered to a mere brat, where would he put his old face?!

He'd rather die than lose face like this.

"Baihamon, if you hadn't followed me for over a decade, I would have killed you with a single sword strike right now." Andali coldly stared at Baihamon.

"My lord, please reconsider! This is not surrender; you are preserving Lord Kaniluk's legacy! Li Wei is Lord Kaniluk's son-in-law. If you go out of the city to fight him to the death, won't it be our own troops who suffer losses?"

"A few days ago, the Hamanthus family even sent a Brahman soldier, acknowledging Livi's status as a son-in-law. Moreover, it's said that Lady Panya and he are deeply in love. Haven't you heard the whole city talking about what Sakje said before he died? Besides, didn't you meet Lady Panya when she was little?"