At the city gate, the Gaochang soldiers had dull and confused looks.

The commander guarding the city gate was Gaochang's bravest general and a close confidant of Gaochang King Qu Wenwu. Therefore, he was specially arranged at the city gate because the situation was not peaceful recently and he would be safe only if the city gate was safe.

But even such a brave general who was the bravest among the three armies could not withstand a single move from the Han people.

How powerful are the Han people? How can they be a match?
In the moment of confusion, Ma Dai swept out with the spear in his hand again.

The green spear light spread in all directions. More than a dozen Gaochang soldiers only felt a flash of spear light before their eyes. They had no time to react at all, and their chests felt as if they were hit hard.

"Pfft."

Blood spurted out of his body, and his body flew out like a kite with a broken string, falling heavily to the ground, deader than dead.

"Anyone holding a weapon will be killed without mercy!!"

At the city gate, Ma Chao, who had just arrived, shouted loudly.

Perhaps in order to prove that his majesty as a heavenly general could not be offended, without waiting for the Gaochang soldiers to ask, he jumped up and swept out with the hook-and-sickle spear in his hand.

The red spear light, several meters long, shot down from top to bottom towards the street ahead like an arrow.

The Gaochang soldiers who were blocking the way felt the breath of death enveloping their whole bodies. They had no time to react. They only felt a flash of red light, and their eyes went dark. They closed their eyes in horror and fear.

More than a hundred Gaochang soldiers' bodies were torn into pieces and scattered all over the ground, but even so, the shadow of the red spear showed no sign of stopping.

The spear light collided fiercely with the earth, and the whole city seemed to tremble a little under the influence of this huge force.

The terrifying sonic boom caused hundreds of Gaochang soldiers to faint on the ground.

The remaining Gaochang soldiers stared at Ma Chao with fear as if they were looking at the King of Hell. They no longer had any hope and quickly knelt on the ground, shouting "surrender"! !
This move severely suppressed Ma Dai, who had been in the limelight.

Ma Dai curled his lips and said, "Brother, didn't we agree to let me take the credit this time? Why can't you help yourself again?"

"General Guan said that he would judge my performance this time, so why are you so...?"

Thinking of the previous agreement, Ma Chao smiled awkwardly and scratched his head: "I'll give you the chance to capture Ju Wenwu alive later."

Ma Dai looked at Ma Chao with disdain: "He is the first king to sweep across the Western Regions. How can he give him to me so easily?"

"How could General Guan be willing to do that?"

Ma Chao did not respond, but Guan Yu's laughter rang out from a distance: "Do you think I am as impulsive as Meng Qi?"

"I'll give you this great achievement, otherwise the whole world will be wiped out, and you don't have any achievements. How can you develop in the future?"

Ma Dai's eyes were filled with ecstasy: "Thank you, General Guan, thank you, General Guan!"

"Brothers, let's go straight to the palace. I want Ju Wenwu to kneel down before the Chinese cavalry and let those compatriots who were blackmailed vent their anger."

"kill!!"

Following Ma Dai's order, tens of thousands of cavalrymen rushed directly towards the palace without even looking at the surrendered soldiers kneeling on both sides.

Gaochang, royal palace.

King Ju Wenwu, who was living a life of revelry, debauchery and indulgence in beautiful women, soon heard shouts of killing from the city gate.

He rushed out and shouted, "Where is the war going on? What's going on?"

"what happened?"

Not long after, a trusted general brought news from the city gate.

"Your Majesty, something terrible is happening. The Han people are coming!" "They are already fighting at the city gates. I'm afraid General Shi won't be able to stop them for long. For the sake of Gaochang, Your Majesty, please stay out of the way and move quickly."

Ju Wenwu's eyes flashed with shock, and he asked incredulously, "How could there be a large Chinese army?"

"How did they get here?"

"Aren't Dunhuang County and Yumen Pass controlled by the Qiang people? They are incompatible with China, so why would they let them come?"

The trusted general at the side hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, no matter what the reason is, the Han army is bound to attack us. All the troops in our country combined are probably not enough to defeat the Han army, so avoiding their attack is the most important thing."

"If it's any later, I'm afraid Your Majesty won't be able to leave even if he wants to."

"We have offended the Han people a lot over the years. If we are caught, I'm afraid..."

Although the words were not finished, the meaning was very clear.

Ju Wenwu looked at the luxurious palace and felt extremely sad when he thought that half his life's work would be burned down. However, he knew the priorities of the matter and knew that it was too dangerous to stay here.

A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone an emperor.

He gritted his teeth and nodded, about to leave.

"Tap Tap"

A burst of hurried footsteps sounded: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened, something bad has happened, the Han cavalry has surrounded the palace and is shouting, saying..."

"say what?"

"Why don't you tell me now?"

Ju Wenwu was in a very bad mood and cursed loudly. He even kicked the soldier because he thought the soldier spoke too slowly.

The soldier panted and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't kneel down and get out of here within a quarter of an hour, I will kill you."

Ju Wenwu's face was furious: "What a big tone! I am the ruler of a country after all, how can I allow him to insult me ​​like this?"

“He deserves to be killed! He deserves to be killed!!”

A trusted general beside him lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, others are the butchers and I am the meat. What can I do?"

"The important thing right now is to save your life."

Ju Wenwu frowned and said, "How can we save our lives? These Han people are ruthless in killing people. I think we should disguise ourselves and escape first."

The trusted general shook his head and said, "If the Chinese had not surrounded the palace, there might have been a chance, but now it's too late."

"But China is a country of etiquette and has always valued reason. We have never killed surrendered soldiers. We just need to negotiate the terms and then surrender. Although it is humiliating, it may preserve your majesty's dignity."

Ju Wenwu was silent for a long time, then hesitated and said, "With the enemy at the gates, how can they be willing to negotiate with us?"

"Isn't this a bit too far-fetched?"

The trusted general laughed and said, "Although I don't know what the Han's purpose is, they can't stand in the Western Regions and have to rely on us. If it weren't for our support, the Western Regions Protectorate would be nothing. So they won't kill us all, so we have to strive for conditions."

Ju Wenwu's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he nodded heavily: "Well said."

"Calm the soldiers. We will talk to them at the palace walls."

"Don't be afraid, soldiers. At least our lives are safe."

(End of this chapter)