Arrows like locusts flew towards Dongfang Xu and the soldiers behind him. The cavalry in front waved their weapons to knock off the flying arrows while rushing forward, while the infantry behind set up their shields and advanced quickly.
Although the arrows blocked the progress of Dongfang Xu's army and horses for a while, they finally arrived in front of the five thousand soldiers who stayed behind.
Yun Jingchu and Yun Jingxi commanded 20,000 people to surround the 5,000 people who stayed behind and made dumplings. Dongfang Xu personally took the remaining people to chase Dongfang Chen and others who retreated into the city.
"Put down your weapons, surrender without killing!" Yun Jingchu and Yun Jingxi led the troops shouting neat slogans, constantly approaching the enemy.
These five thousand people shouldered the important task of covering Dongfang Chen and the large army entering the city. Naturally, they were also the troops that Dongfang Chen trusted more. Naturally, they could not surrender easily. Therefore, the two sides fought hand-to-hand. It was not so much a battle as a one-sided massacre.
At the gate of the city, Dongfang Xu quickly caught up with the soldiers retreating into the city. However, the thousands of people who were about to enter the city quickly turned around and hurriedly responded.
"Put down your weapons, surrender without killing!" Dongfang Xu channeled his inner strength and said loudly.
"Put down your weapons, surrender without killing!" More than 10,000 people behind Dongfang Chen echoed in unison.
The enemy soldier closest to him was shocked by the deafening sound and trembled in fright, almost dropping the weapon in his hand.
"Put down your weapons and surrender without killing!"
Soon, with a sound that sounded like a surrender, and with the shadow of death coming like waves, many people threw down their weapons one after another, imitating their predecessors who had surrendered, and ran towards Dongfang Xu's team like crazy.
This time, the ones left at the end were farmers who had just been recruited. They had not been trained and had little practical experience, so they gave up resistance so easily.
Immediately, several young generals became anxious and raised their swords to chop at the deserters around them...
Whoosh whoosh! Several cold arrows flew towards him, and the general who raised his sword suddenly fell down with eyes wide open with reluctance.
One of the important principles for this war jointly formulated by Dongfang Xu and Yun Jingchu is to reduce the casualties of this war as much as possible. After all, they are their own compatriots, and there is no need to kill them all. Therefore, try to recruit those who can surrender.
Moreover, in order to allow the other side's soldiers to surrender with confidence, detailed strategies were formulated, such as clearing obstacles for them when they surrender, and giving them equal and humane treatment after surrender.
Dongfang Xu commanded the army to recruit surrender, protected the surrendered soldiers, advanced, and eliminated the enemies who preferred death to surrender. Everything was done in an orderly manner, and most of the enemies were defeated in an instant...
Seeing that Dongfang Xu was about to lead his men to attack the city gate, Dongfang Chen, who was standing on the city wall watching the battle, gritted his teeth and then ordered in a cold voice: "Close the city gate!"
"Close the city gate——" Dongfang Chen's order was passed on.
With the low "creeping" sound of the city gate turning, the huge city gate slammed shut.
With the sound of the city gate closing, the counter-rebellion army remaining outside the city gate suddenly felt a chill running down their backs, feeling that the god of death was one step closer to them.
Dongfang Xu and Yun Jingchu stretched out their hands and ordered the soldiers behind them to temporarily stop attacking...
"You have been abandoned. Surrender. Only by surrender can you save your life." Yun Jingchu said coldly.
Now, there are less than 4,000 people left out of the original 5,000, and nearly half of them are injured.
"You have no other way to go, surrender." Dongfang Xu looked at the enemy with only a few hundred people struggling to support him with a look of compassion on his face.