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Chapter 1130: Chapter 456 Abandon the City and Flee_3 Chapter 1130: Chapter 456 Abandon the City and Flee_3 “How many people we can evacuate now depends solely on our efforts; The rest is in the hands of Heaven.”

Emperor Xu opened his mouth, finally sighed, and said, “Do your best.”

The officials in the presence, upon hearing this, all started to sob.

A sorrow of impending national doom enveloped everyone’s hearts.

In many people’s minds there was the thought that Great Xu might truly be doomed.

Once this thought took hold, a myriad of complex feelings surged forth.

As the great ship was sinking, all manner of disgraceful scenes were slowly unfolding.

And Xu State was making its final efforts to save itself before going under.

The various imperial decrees from Le Ling were swiftly disseminated under the advocacy of the emperor’s senior officials.

The frontline forces, under the crushing weight of grief and desperation, and in order to survive, immediately began to take action.

Leaving a portion of the forces to cover the rear, the main force fled into the night, trying to shake off the pursuit of Chu’s army.

The southern and southeastern Xu armies, after leaving twenty to thirty thousand troops to create a false show of strength, saw six Inborn Generals leading two hundred thousand of the main force flee back to Le Ling overnight.

These people then became the new defensive line as the defenders of Le Ling.

According to the plan,

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they would hold out here to the end, to buy enough time for the withdrawal of the various forces and the relocation of the citizens.

Compared to the cautious evacuation on the Le Ling front, it was much simpler in Wuyan City.

There, apart from being somewhat weaker than Chu’s army in terms of Inborn Grandmasters, the Xu army’s strength was stronger in other respects.

With this advantage, the evacuation process was much easier for those in Wuyan City.

Large numbers of troops began retreating directly, then at the ferry crossing south of the big river, they quickly boarded the hastily arrived ships and headed towards Hebei.

The approaching Chu forces tried to block them but were met head-on by Xu’s formal military, leading to both sides clashing in formation without either side losing.

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After several battles, Lu Yuan noticed that the morale of Xu’s army had soared dramatically under the desperation to survive.

Seeing that his own side had no real advantage in these skirmishes and had instead suffered substantial losses,

he understood the principle of not interfering with an enemy returning home and changed his strategy.

He eventually ordered his troops to cease their active obstruction, limiting themselves to peripheral harassment to slow down the enemy’s retreat as much as possible, to buy time for other Chu forces to arrive.

Upon learning that Xu’s army was moving citizens, he sent out a large number of cavalry to deeply infiltrate the Xu hinterlands, causing disruptions to thwart the enemy’s plans.

With Xu’s army busy evacuating, they had little energy to concern themselves with these harassments, and although the military retreat progressed smoothly, the plan to relocate the citizens was almost a complete failure.

What about Qingping County?

The Xu army had an even greater advantage there and not only did the Chu forces fail to stop their withdrawal, but they also made little headway in preventing the relocation of the citizens.

Lucky for Chu, the populace under Xu control was only about a million strong.

Even if all were relocated, the loss was minimal and within Lu Yuan’s acceptable range.

He turned a blind eye to it, aside from trying to intercept as much as possible, he let it be.

The Xu Country Battlefield was turned on its head with the breakthrough at Sheqiu City.

The Xu people had abandoned Le Ling, and Chu State’s unification of Qingzhou was not far off.

…

Just as the people of Xu State were preparing their escape plans,

Qingyangzi, who had just driven the Xu people to make such a decision, quickly began his next move.

With Sheqiu City breached and the defenders surrendering, the southwestern gate leading to Le Ling was blasted open.

It was already August and with less than two months before the snows of October,

Qingyangzi, the Commander of the Le’an Camp, wasted no time.

On the same day the city was taken, he ordered the army to march north immediately, without a moment’s pause, towards Le Ling City.

As for Sheqiu City, aside from leaving behind two Inborns with a hundred thousand Chu troops to secure this newly captured stronghold and oversee the surrendered three hundred thousand Xu soldiers,

he continued leading four hundred thousand Chu troops, along with the reorganized six hundred thousand surrendered soldiers, the nine Inborns in the camp, and the Inborn who had defected from Xu State, to Le Ling.

Previously, in order to resist Chu’s forces, all local troops in Leling County, including able-bodied men, had been drafted and sent to the front lines.

The two prefectures and counties behind Sheqiu City became exceptionally vulnerable due to this, with over a dozen cities along the way lacking any military defense.

Faced with the overwhelming advance of a million Chu troops, they couldn’t even mount a resistance.

As the army arrived, the city officials either fled or surrendered without a struggle, making for effortless conquests.

In just ten days, the Chu army conquered the two prefectures and marched four hundred li to arrive beneath the walls of Le Ling City.

Throughout their advance, they encountered not a single Xu force.

Even the outskirts of Le Ling City were devoid of Xu defensive works; aside from houses with doors wide open, already evacuated of their owners, not a single inhabitant was seen, let alone a shadow of the Xu army.

Only on the towering walls of Le Ling City could one see Xu soldiers, sparse in number and tense.

This South Capital of Xu State was unprecedentedly vulnerable.

On the desolate plains, where prosperity was no more, Heaven and Earth were steeped in a forbidding silence.

Qingyangzi led his troops to the city’s outskirts, observing the long-anticipated imperial capital of the Xu people with a piercing gaze.

“Commander, the scouts have reported back.

All the streets and villages outside the city have been evacuated of Xu citizens.

Apart from the defenders inside, there is not a living soul left,” someone reported hastily from behind.

“Empty, it seems that Xu State’s monarch and officials are determined to retreat to their old home,” Qingyangzi nodded slightly upon hearing the report, then with a cold laugh said, “But to think that a mere dead city can stop me is far too presumptuous.

Order the troops to set up camp first, then surround and besiege Le Ling City from all sides, allowing no one to escape.

If these Xu soldiers wish to stay, then they will get their wish.

Not a single one will escape, they can all accompany the city in its burial.”

After issuing the first command upon arrival, Qingyangzi glanced at Le Ling City one more time and turned to leave.

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