Zhao Hai disarmed, and so did the people around him. They wore only their underwear and galloped on horseback against the biting wind.
But... Even so, the Zhao army still failed to shake off the defeated army. One after another, deadly arrows whizzed from behind, taking the lives of Zhao soldiers one after another...
Zhao Hai couldn't help but feel terrified! He didn't know how many feather arrows had passed through his ears, almost hitting him every time, and always gave him a feeling that he might die in the next moment!
"Zhao Du, why hasn't Zhao Du arrived yet?"
Zhao Hai desperately urged the fierce horse under his crotch to gallop wildly, tiring it out so much that it began to foam at the corners of its mouth. Obviously... it couldn't hold on for much longer...
"I regret not listening to the advice of the minister of state!"
Zhao Hai let out a shrill cry. Upon hearing the cry, a general beside him gritted his teeth and shouted, "Your Highness, hurry up. I'll cover you!"
"A loyal minister is known in times of turmoil! I will remember you!" Zhao Hai actually didn't even know who this person was, but he still shouted loudly, and then took this opportunity to escape...
However, the next moment, the miscellaneous general who was responsible for the rear guard and his soldiers who turned back were easily broken through by the defeated army. After only wasting less than ten breaths of time, the defeated army caught up with them again!
Finally, there was no one around Zhao Hai.
All alone and miserable!
But at this moment, he was not frustrated, but felt ecstatic, because with this charge... Zhaodu was finally within sight!
As long as he enters Zhaodu, he will not be afraid of anything!
It is impossible for the prodigal army to catch up with him!
Even a powerful crossbow can't hit him!
He is safe!
"Hahaha! I, Zhao Hai, am not destined to die. I am not destined to die!"
Before he could finish his ecstatic words, a string of white spider silk suddenly shot out from behind him... and with a hissing sound, it stuck to him!
Then, a strong force pulled him over and dragged him to the ground!
And at this moment.
The people of Zhaodu had just climbed up the city wall. Everyone was either happy or relieved, especially Concubine Si, whose face was already full of pride...
She had brought everyone here personally so that everyone could see the heroic figure of her child prodigy leading the army in triumph.
However…
They didn't see it.
What caught my eye was Zhao Hai's extremely frightened expression.
"Mother, save me! Gentlemen, save me! Save me!—"
A shrill howl made everyone on the city wall change color!
However, before they could do anything, the spider web on Zhao Hai's body suddenly rose up, dragged him into the air, and then broke with a "swish" sound!
Zhao Hai fell straight down and landed right on Chu Tianxiao's ferocious horse!
In his ears, a voice like a demon summoning his soul rang out...
"Oh! What a coincidence, young man. Let's talk about life, shall we?"
…
Let's not talk about how terrified Zhao Hai was when he heard the sound. Let's talk about the group of people on the city wall. They can hardly find words to describe their inner astonishment...
What did they... see
His Highness Zhao Hai was captured alive in front of Zhaodu and right under their noses
Where are his armies? Where are his tens of thousands of soldiers? Where are his generals
Just as they were thinking of this, the follow-up troops of the defeated army gradually caught up, and familiar faces appeared in their eyes one after another... Those captured people, weren't they the Zhao army that had left the city before!
So... Zhao Hai not only failed to achieve success on this trip, but... his entire army was annihilated
"This... This is impossible! My daughter Hai'er is a child of destiny, the greatest child prodigy of the Great Zhao, the prince favored by His Majesty! The future crown prince of the Great Zhao! How could he lose? Using ten thousand men against three thousand, how could he lose? There must be something wrong! It must be!"
When the facts were revealed, the one who could not believe it the most was Concubine Si. She had imagined that Zhao Hai would return triumphantly and establish his position as the crown prince, so that she could also ascend to the throne of the mother of a country, or even go one step further...
This woman's ambition is huge. Even though she doesn't have the talent to match it, she still can't suppress her greed!
It can be said that she once had beautiful thoughts.
But now
When the cruel reality was placed before her, she only felt... that a certain wild dream deep in her heart was shattered!
Under the great blow, she directly grabbed the collar of an old man and spoke those hysterical words. Obviously, her spirit was on the verge of collapse...
"Hai'er won't lose! He is the star of Great Zhao! This must be a mistake!"
After hearing these words, some people in the crowd saw the opportunity and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Now is not the time to talk about this! The enemy army is already at the gates of the city, and the city is empty! Your Majesty, please cheer up and mobilize the noble families and people in the city to help defend the city! Otherwise, the capital of Zhao will be in danger!"
Hearing this, Concubine Si came back to her senses. She looked down at the defeated soldiers who were as ferocious as wolves and tigers, and couldn't help but shudder deeply. She didn't even bother to cover her swollen cheeks, and immediately said quickly: "My dear minister, you are right. Quickly... quickly send people over! Defend the city with all your strength!"
"Your Majesty, the Regent..."
"No rescue! No rescue. The seal of national defense is here. No one is allowed to leave the city! The restrictions on the capital city must not be opened. Hold on... hold on and wait for help!" Concubine Si took a deep look at Zhao Hai, who was screaming in pain and calling for help. She said silently in her heart: Hai'er, don't blame me for being cruel. I... I just want to survive!
…
"Young Master, as you expected, Zhaodu's 'Capital Restriction' is not simple!"
“Well, it is the capital of a country after all… However, the strength of this restriction is beyond my expectations…” Chu Tianxiao lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the floating white lights in the majestic city in front of him, and fell into deep thought.
As we all know, all the big cities in China have prohibitions to protect the city, also known as "city screens".
It is precisely because of the existence of the "city screen" that the besieging party needs to adapt to local conditions when attacking the city.
For cities like Qianxia City, the "city screen" is basically too weak to be ignored, so the main defense is still on "physical objects" such as drawbridges and city gates. However, for first-class large cities, or even cities of Zhaodu level, the main manifestation of their defense is not on those traditional objects... but more on the "city screen".
This is not to say that Zhaodu's suspension bridge, moat, city gates, etc. are nothing, but relatively speaking, solving the "city screen" problem is the key to breaking such a city.
Chu Tianxiao and others chased him all the way, not only to catch this "idea-filled" prince of Zhao, but more importantly, they wanted to take advantage of this "hasty" period to see if they could get lucky and break into the city before the 'city screen' was 'closed'!
Unfortunately, Chu Tianxiao and the others did not win the 'lucky prize' this time - it was not that Concubine Si did not want to open the city gates to welcome Zhao Hai's triumphant return, but... she could not do it.