Amul and the army did not return to the camp. All the remaining soldiers in the camp, including Alanyue and Zhao Litang, were transferred together.
The direction is the capital of the Celestial Empire.
Along the way, they passed many conquered cities of the Celestial Empire, each of which was a river of blood and devastating loss of life.
Zhao Litang was tied in the cage of the carriage like a prisoner, watching all this with red eyes, but he was powerless to save it.
After meeting up with the barbarian army outside the imperial capital, Amul asked the soldier Zhao Litang about his condition in recent days, but he did not expect that Zhao Litang was so peaceful and even took care of Alanyue.
Amul had the two brought here deliberately. He wanted Zhao Litang to witness with his own eyes how the imperial capital fell, how the new emperor of the Celestial Empire was killed, and how the Celestial Empire was destroyed.
By then, he wouldn't have to do anything at all. I believe Zhao Litang's heart would be completely dead.
Upon hearing that it was Pei Zheng who led his men to guard the city gate, Amul deliberately sent people to persuade them to surrender in order to humiliate them, but he did not expect that Pei Zheng would directly throw his men off the city wall.
Since Zhao Litang had previously mentioned some information about the deployment of troops for the defense of the imperial capital, Amul sent a cavalry unit, which discovered the ambush outside the imperial capital and broke into the city.
Seeing the city gate open, the barbarian army began to cheer.
Only Zhao Litang was forced to half-kneel on the ground by several people, his hands and feet were tightly bound with chains, and his hair was pulled back, forcing him to raise his head and watch with everyone else how the city gate was breached and how the Celestial Empire's soldiers were brutally killed.
But who would have thought that after the cavalry broke into the city gate, the gate was suddenly closed. Then the sound of fighting was heard in the city again, and then it gradually subsided.
Amul frowned tightly. It seemed that the cavalry had been wiped out. He did not expect that the imperial capital was still resisting stubbornly at this time, but Amul had lost his patience.
The barbarian army began to advance towards the city together, while Amul and Zhao Litang just stood there watching from afar.
A Lanyue was also guarded by several soldiers, who prevented him from getting close to the front. Unlike everyone else, A Lanyue's eyes were always fixed on Zhao Litang's back.
The night wind was cold and bleak, and Zhao Litang's eyes were bloodshot. His chest was burning in pain from the fire in the distance and the blood everywhere. He was having difficulty breathing and his vision was blurred.
He tried his best to suppress and endure it, closed his eyes and stopped looking at the fighting in front of him, secretly mobilizing the internal strength in his body. Although the bloody smell was rolling and surging in his throat, he didn't care.
As long as he can break free, he must kill these people, he must kill everyone!
At this moment, the roar of the city wall collapsing was heard not far away.
The imperial capital was breached, and the barbarian army rushed in roaring, and began to burn, kill and loot in the city wantonly. The city was suddenly filled with flames rising to the sky, as well as painful wails and screams.
Zhao Litang tightly grasped the chain in his hand. His palms were rubbed by the rough chain and bleeding, but he was completely unaware.
Amul watched all this with satisfaction, but Zhao Litang's reaction seemed a little too calm. However, the huge joy had clouded his mind. He was about to conquer the Celestial Empire, occupy their capital, their palace, and his barbarian tribe would soon become the number one country in the world!
Amul gave an order, asking the remaining troops to keep an eye on Zhao Litang and Alanyue, and then Amul led a small army to the imperial capital. He couldn't wait to attack the palace, so he wanted to go there in person and kill the new emperor of the Celestial Empire with his own hands.
Not long after Amul left, the city gate of the imperial capital gradually became quiet. The soldiers of the Celestial Empire had been killed, and the barbarian army had occupied the city gate and the towering city walls.
Looking far away in the direction of the firelight, one could see the barbarian flags flying brightly above the imperial capital.
The soldiers who were guarding Zhao Litang began to celebrate and cheer excitedly, but Zhao Litang remained kneeling quietly, and those people relaxed their vigilance for a while.
Before anyone could react, Zhao Litang, who had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly broke free from the chains, and in the blink of an eye, he snatched the knife from a soldier next to him, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
Zhao Litang swung his knife very quickly and cut the throats of dozens of soldiers beside him. Before they could see how he swung the knife, those people had already fallen to the ground and were dead.
The other soldiers immediately became alert and surrounded Zhao Litang, pointing their spears and swords at him.
Zhao Litang untied the chains on his hands and feet and kicked them away. He tore off a corner of his robe, tightly wrapped it around his bloody palm, then turned his head and spat out blood.
Afterwards, the two sides started fighting fiercely. Every move of Zhao Litang was a killing move, but those barbarian soldiers still remembered the order of their leader not to kill Zhao Litang. Therefore, after Zhao Litang killed many barbarian soldiers, although his body was covered with scars, none of them was fatal.
A Lanyue saw that Zhao Litang was bleeding more and more and vomiting blood more and more frequently. He wanted to break free from the restraints and stop them, but he was held tightly and could not move at all.
With more and more tears in her eyes, Alan Yue could only scream helplessly, but the screams died away with the cold wind and were covered by the flashing of swords and sabers.
The barbarian soldiers ignored Alanyue's cries, only Zhao Litang looked over through the crowd.
That look was full of determination and perseverance.
In the dark night, those eyes, through the bloodstains, were still as bright as stars.
Alan Yue was suddenly stunned. He saw the fearlessness of death in the general's eyes. If the Celestial Empire was really destroyed, the general would surely sacrifice his life for his country rather than submit to the barbarians and live in vain.
The fighting crowd gradually moved towards the imperial capital and finally arrived at the city gate.
The knife in Zhao Litang's hand was against the ground, supporting the weight of his body. He raised his head and took a look. The towering walls of the imperial capital had stood for a hundred years, but now they were stained with blood and were about to collapse.
Some soldiers had already reported the news to Amul, and the order they received was that if Zhao Litang still resisted desperately, he would be killed directly.
So the barbarian soldiers began to use killing moves, and Zhao Litang was almost unable to resist.
Just as Zhao Litang was besieged by several soldiers and the long sword was about to pierce his chest, a shrill cry came from above the city wall.
"stop!"
Everyone paused and looked up at the city wall.
—A thin and slender figure stood on the high city wall, his robe rustling in the cold wind and his black hair fluttering behind him.
A Lanyue's legs were shaking uncontrollably. Behind him was the imperial capital city filled with broken walls and blood. He had lived in this city for a long time. He had not been back to the general's mansion in the city for a long time. He wondered if it had been burned to ashes.
"If you hurt him again, I will jump off the top immediately!"
Zhao Litang didn't look up. He covered his chest with one hand and still held the knife with the other. It was just that the voice seemed to ring in his ears. He told himself not to listen or think about it, but the blood in his body seemed to have frozen and was cold to the bone.
"Tell my brother that it was me, Alan Yue, and ask him to stop attacking. I want him to come and see me, otherwise, I will jump down from there too!"
Those soldiers were frightened by Alan Yue. Their attention was drawn to Zhao Litang just now, and no one noticed when Alan Yue climbed up the city wall.
Someone quickly rode to the palace to report the news. The people under the city wall temporarily stopped fighting and no one dared to act rashly.
Some people tried to go up and rescue Alanyue directly, but as soon as someone approached, Alanyue moved one step closer to the edge. In the end, no one dared to go up the city wall.
Everyone just waited there, waiting.
But what they finally got was the news that the barbarians had occupied the Celestial Palace.
Zhao Litang suddenly clenched the knife in his hand. There was no good skin or flesh on his palm. His eyes were filled with bright light, as well as burning hatred and murderous intent.
"General! No! Don't fight anymore! You will die! They will kill you!"
A Lanyue cried out with all his might, but Zhao Litang always had his back to the city wall and never looked up at him.
"I am a general of the Celestial Empire. I cannot become a barbarian. You are not a Celestial Empire person after all."
Zhao Litang said, "I will only die for the Celestial Empire. If the country is destroyed today, I will definitely not live alone. This life will not last long if it is not for the Celestial Empire to survive.
Pant, I committed suicide the day I was captured."
"Everything I've done to you these days was just fake. I just don't want to be punished or suffer anymore. Don't get me wrong."
His tone was full of coldness and indifference. As he spoke, he raised his knife and continued to face the numerous enemy troops, guarding the country's capital alone.
The barbarian soldiers also secretly raised their bows and crossbows. As long as Zhao Litang made a move, they would immediately shoot him into a sieve.
A Lanyue clenched his sleeves tightly. The cold wind was about to freeze his body stiff, and the tear marks on his little face had long been dried by the wind.
The general said that those were all false and were just his wishful thinking and misunderstanding.
But he doesn't care, as long as his heart is true, it's fine.
A Lanyue's eyes were full of bloodshot. He looked into the distance and saw a crescent moon hanging in the night sky, bright and flawless. There was a dark red light around the crescent, as if it was also stained with blood, which was even more similar to the mark under the corner of his eye.
"Tell Amul that Alanyue's last wish is..." Alanyue turned around and smiled at the soldiers beside her, "I want the barbarians to withdraw their troops now, stop provoking wars, and stop causing more suffering. If my brother still cares about me, please let the new emperor of the Celestial Empire, the imperial capital, and Zhao Litang go."
His voice was soft but powerful. The soldiers looked at Alan Yue in a trance, too shocked to know what to do, and quickly went down the city wall to deliver the message.
"General!"
A Lan Yue called out again. He seemed to have made up his mind. This situation tonight would not end well. If he wanted to stop it, he would have nothing left except his life.
"The Celestial Empire will not perish! You can't die either!
"I want you to live well."
After saying this, the figure fell from the towering city wall like a butterfly dancing under the moon.
—A huge bang exploded behind Zhao Litang.
At that moment, it seemed as if the heaven and earth collapsed, the sun and the moon fell, the stars disappeared, and all things in the world were no longer colorful.
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