Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Chapter 182 The troops are approaching the city

Zhou Chuxuan's Fuling Army bombarded the Qingzhou Army with mortars for a full half hour at the foot of Lianhua Mountain, resulting in nearly half of the several thousand Qingzhou Army being killed or injured.

"Your Highness, the first round of artillery shells has almost been used up. Should we continue?" Han Bin stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

Zhou Chuxuan looked at the Qingzhou Army's defense line in front of him, which had become a mess, and sighed softly: "Pause the attack and wait for a while."

Looking at Zhou Chuxuan's worried eyes, Han Bin was a little confused: "Your Highness, forgive me for being frank, but I feel like you seem a little worried and hesitant in doing things."

Nangong Yanling glanced at Han Bin. In fact, this was what she wanted to say. Ever since she started dealing with the affairs of Lotus Mountain, Zhou Chuxuan had become hesitant. In her opinion, he was even a little too soft-hearted.

Zhou Chuxuan gave a bitter laugh. "General Han, these Qingzhou soldiers are still the people of our Wu Dynasty. They are innocent and were merely following orders. Now that I point my swords and weapons at them, it really feels like I'm committing a murderous sin."

When men do great things, some innocent people may be injured or killed. This is inevitable, but also necessary.

This is what the saying "One general's success is built on the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers" means.

"General Han, help me take off my armor. I want to go talk to those Qingzhou soldiers."

Han Bin was horrified. "Your Highness, this is dangerous! These Qingzhou troops on Lotus Mountain are different from those under Qingzhou City. The ones on the mountain are Zhou Wanjiang and Zhou Wuhen. If you go over there, they will most likely stop you on the spot."

"And there are Black Armor Guards on this mountain. No, no, absolutely not. This is too dangerous. If the Fuling Army is gone, you will be finished, and the entire Wu Dynasty will be finished too."

Zhou Chuxuan smiled easily: "It's not that serious!"

"Help me take off my armor."

At the same time, in the eastern coastal area of ​​the Wu Dynasty, in the Dongguan city.

Guard General Wang Cong looked at the ships appearing on the beach and frowned. "Take a good look at these ships. What are their flags?"

He is old and has been guarding the East Gate for a lifetime. Now he feels a little dizzy standing on the city wall and can't even see the flags in the distance.

"Old General, this is the flag of the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom is about to attack our Wu Dynasty!"

After seeing the flag clearly, the subordinates shouted loudly: "Liao Kingdom is attacking, everyone prepare!"

Finally, the ship that blocked out the sun appeared on the sea, and Wang Cong finally saw it clearly.

These hundreds of large ships must be carrying tens of thousands of soldiers. Now there are only 8,000 defenders in Dongguan City. How can they resist these Liao troops?

"Quick, spread the news to the mainland and request troop assistance!"

As an old general who has guarded the city for his entire life, Wang Cong has never attacked, but he is very clear about the importance of defense.

"Hundreds of ships, large ships like these, each of which can carry hundreds or even thousands of soldiers, this must be..."

"Hiss! Could it be that the Liao Kingdom has dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops?"

Wang Cong suddenly reacted and stared at the ships on the sea in a daze, his face changed drastically. In his impression, the Liao Kingdom was just a small foreign country and there was no need to care about it at all.

There was even an envoy who was sent to the Liao Kingdom and reported that it was a small country with a territory less than one-tenth of the Wu Dynasty, and the total number of soldiers in the country was only a few tens of thousands.

However, the dense swarms of ships and the overwhelming arrows soon made the Dongguan defenders realize the reality and no longer dared to underestimate the Liao Kingdom.

The Liao Kingdom was not a weak country at all, but a country that truly possessed an elite army.

"Old general, the enemy's attack is fierce. You'd better go down. Don't let them get hurt here!" The deputy general beside him persuaded Wang Cong, while using a shield to help Wang Cong block the arrows.

Wang Cong stubbornly stood up, took the shield from the soldier, put on his helmet, and roared in a deep voice: "Soldiers, behind you is the Dongguan City, behind you is the territory of the Wu Dynasty, you must not let the thieves cross our defense line!"

"Kill, stop them!"

For a moment, the battlefield was filled with flying arrows, countless soldiers died under the rain of arrows, and countless people were killed and wounded on the city walls.

After a while of shooting, the Liao army stopped. Then a man dressed in royal attire stepped forward and laughed loudly, "The Liao king, Salem, is here. How dare you resist?"

"Let me go quickly, otherwise, my army will land and capture Dongguan City, leaving no one alive."

Wang Cong sneered, "Liao? A tiny country like you dares to call itself the Great Liao? How shameless! Salemxun, get lost! Otherwise, the Wu Dynasty will become your burial place."

Although their strength is far inferior to that of Salem, they cannot lose the momentum before the war. Otherwise, once the morale drops, the army will be defeated and will not be able to withstand the arrival of reinforcements.

"A tiny place? Haha!"

Salemxun snorted coldly, not fearing the Wu Dynasty's sneak attack. He stood proudly in front of the ship, pointed at Wang Cong and said with a smile: "I once heard my father say that the commander of the Wu Dynasty's East Gate is a general who is both civil and military. With him, the Liao Dynasty cannot enter the East Gate city!"

"I suppose you are talking about yourself, old General?"

Wang Cong held onto the city wall with both hands and said with a smile, "Thirty years ago, I did fight your father. He was very powerful and almost broke through my Dongguan City. Unfortunately, in the end, he was one step behind and had to leave with his troops in disgrace!"

"That time, more than half of your Liao Kingdom's 30,000 elite soldiers died beneath the walls of Dongguan City! What's the matter, Salem Xun? Even your father couldn't do it, and you still want to try today?"

"I tell you, last time I buried more than ten thousand of you, this time, I can bury a hundred thousand of you!"

Facing Wang Cong's threat, Salem Xun was not afraid at all. He said with a smile, "General Wang, you are old and useless. You should go back and send a young man to fight me!"

"Otherwise, I really can't bear to injure your old body!"

Wang Cong curled his lips and said, "You Liao people are still as disgusting and hypocritical as ever! Since you are here to attack our Wu Dynasty, just go ahead and do it. No need to waste time talking here!"

"Even if you tell me everything, I, Wang Cong, will stay here to the death and will not retreat a single step!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Wang Cong, do you know how many troops I've brought this time?" Salem Xun's face was filled with a ferocious smile. "This time, I'm bringing out all my forces, a full 600,000. Let's see how your Wu Dynasty can withstand us."

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers guarding the East Gate looked at each other in surprise.

"Six hundred thousand?"