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Li Chengqian smiled slightly; he was determined to win this lottery!
And it doesn't even take a month.
One day is enough!
Just as Li Chengqian turned his attention to Nanjing...
Bai Qi, who had been motionless for a long time, suddenly trembled, and his eyes flashed with a sharp light.
This is the moment he has been waiting for.
The most difficult part of the siege was scaling the city walls.
The defending side can have a commanding position and a significant advantage.
However, since he had made a solemn pledge...
We will not break our promise to conquer Nanjing City in one battle!
The momentary Grandmaster power that Li Chengqian was able to lend him was his greatest reliance in making his military pledge.
At this moment, a significant portion of the Qing army's forces had already tied down most of the Northern Qi's attention at the front.
The siege is in full swing.
It almost reached a fever pitch.
Bai Qi understood that this was the best time for him to make his move!
A pontoon bridge had already been erected across the moat ahead, and he immediately announced loudly:
"Brothers, now is the time to make a name for yourselves, to be ennobled and rewarded! Follow me and fight!"
He had already given his five thousand cavalrymen ample pre-battle mobilization before the battle even began.
Especially his legendary speed of promotion, and his genuine abilities,
He almost unanimously won the support of his soldiers.
At this moment, he gave the order,
The five thousand iron cavalry behind him immediately shouted in unison, "Kill!"
The next second, as he spurred his horse and brandished his sword, five thousand iron cavalry surged out from behind him.
Rumble!
Their commotion immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Qin Ye's eyes brightened slightly.
Many generals in the Qing Kingdom who knew that Bai Qi had made a military pledge also cast curious and puzzled glances at him.
With a mere five thousand cavalrymen, do they think they can break through Nanjing City?
They wanted to see what gave Bai Qi the audacity to make such a boast!
Nanjing City,
Uesugi Tora naturally noticed it immediately as Bai Qi led five thousand iron cavalry charging towards them.
That surging momentum was indeed remarkable.
But what use are five thousand iron cavalry on such a battlefield?
Moreover, this is a siege battle; what can cavalry do?
Was it simply to get closer to the city walls as quickly as possible?
Uesugi Tora stared intently at Bai Qi, who was in the lead, his wounds throbbing slightly.
He immediately ordered the archers to try to stop them.
After a while,
A hail of arrows rained down on Bai Qi and his five thousand iron cavalry.
After two or three waves of arrows,
Bai Qi was completely unharmed.
Despite losing nearly half of his cavalry, he had already reached the city gate.
The city gate was tens of meters high and extremely large.
A sword array and various defensive structures have already been set up ahead.
It can be said that the city gates are the least likely to be breached in the entire city of Nanjing.
Upon seeing this, Uesugi Torato suddenly felt uneasy.
Does Bai Qi really intend to breach the city gates?
What a joke!
Are you out of your mind?!
The city gates of Nanjing City are absolutely impossible to breach!
Just when he was certain in his heart,
Bai Qi suddenly roared.
Li Chengqian, who was watching from afar, instantly understood and immediately used his strength to help Bai Qi.
Bai Qi's entire aura changed instantly.
A surging, sharp aura shot into the sky.
Sensing this aura,
Ku He and Ye Liuyun, who were facing off outside Nanjing City, were both shocked!
Is this... the aura of a Grandmaster?
As Bai Qi roared, his warhorse immediately bolted into a gallop.
He swung his longsword.
An extremely powerful force suddenly erupted.
The meticulously arranged sword formation barrier was blasted apart in an instant.
Moreover, the energy was still surging.
The towering city gate of Nanjing was blasted into pieces with overwhelming force.
Next second,
Behind the city gate, amidst the shocked gazes of the Northern Qi soldiers,
Bai Qi rode in on horseback, sweeping his sword horizontally.
More than a dozen heads shot into the sky in an instant.
Having withstood the baptism of arrows,
With only about half of his iron cavalry remaining behind him, he thundered into Nanjing City.
The guards behind the city gate weren't particularly strong.
Because no one would have thought,
On the first day of the siege, the seemingly impregnable city gates will be breached directly.
Especially when the cavalry is charging at full speed, their speed is extremely fast.
Before they could even react, Bai Qi and his iron cavalry slaughtered them all.
Everyone was stunned, whether from Northern Qi or Southern Qing.
The city is broken?
How can this be?
Uesugi Torato was stunned.
Qin Ye was stunned.
Even Ye Liuyun and Ku He, who were far away, were stunned.
"Quickly, follow General Bai and charge into Nanjing City!"
"Quickly, send men to annihilate this cavalry force and block the city gates!"
Qin Ye and Uesugi Tora reacted almost simultaneously and immediately took action.
Outside the city, Ku He set off for Nanjing City without hesitation.
Northern Qi must not be defeated like this!
However, the moment he moved,
Ye Liuyun appeared as if in the wind, blocking his way.
Ye Liuyun revealed a strange smile.
"I'm sorry, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush!"
"Because this road is blocked!"
I don't know if it was just his imagination.
The aura of a grandmaster gave him a very familiar feeling.
Could it be that besides him,
The Crown Prince also sent Li Chungang?
He had no idea.
But at this moment, he knew very well that he could not let Ku He go.
The gates of Nanjing City have been breached; relying on the fighting strength of the Qing army,
Whether it was a large-scale assault or street fighting, the Northern Qi could hardly withstand it.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the outcome of this battle is already decided!