Slapping the Young Duke on the City Wall

Because of the distance, Ren Tianye couldn't see very clearly. He could only judge from the outline and figure that this person bore some resemblance to the young duke, Lu Jun.

Coupled with the fact that he was shouting that the young duke Lu Jun was his nephew, it was basically certain that this was also someone from the Duke of Fuguo's estate.

Yet, this left Ren Tianye speechless once again.

"Damn it, are these overbearing CEO genes hereditary or what?"

"Why does this bastard speak with the exact same tone as the young duke Lu Jun?"

Ren Tianye felt extremely annoyed and speechless at the words of this Imperial Guard commander.

What did he mean by "never seen anyone put up such a stubborn resistance for so long"?

If so, according to this Imperial Guard commander's logic, were they not supposed to actually fight back against the Imperial Guard's attack, but rather fight for a bit and then immediately surrender?

They had held Yunji City relying on the terrain and their own strength, not through some baseless charity from the Imperial Guard.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Communicating with these characters from female-oriented romance novels always gave him a sense of powerlessness, like a human trying to talk to a dog. They were clearly speaking perfectly articulated words, but the meaning was always outrageous and exaggerated.

In a fit of rage, he immediately ordered all the defending generals of Yunji City to counterattack with full force, hurling down all the city defense materials prepared by Zhan Shubai as hard as they could.

By now, he had gradually come to his senses regarding this siege. Although the Imperial Guard had a large number of troops and were all elites, the treacherous terrain of Yunji City was not something human strength could overcome.

Seven thousand against seventy thousand!

They would absolutely crush them!

Sure enough, under the new round of counterattacks, the Imperial Guard, who had already been beaten to the point of being unable to advance a single step, let out continuous screams of agony.

One by one, they kept dying beneath the walls of Yunji City.

Piling up into one increasingly high mound after another.

Not far away, the Imperial Guard commander's face turned pale. He ordered someone to shout, "Such sheer audacity! How dare you provoke this general!"

"This general will surely make you regret your decision today. Once this general breaks into Yunji City, I will make you beg for life and pray for death!"

"Even if Her Majesty pleads for mercy, this general will not give her face!"

Ren Tianye immediately had a few men shout back together: "Cut the damn bullshit! If you have the guts, then fucking fight your way in."

After cursing, his face turned stern and cold as he asked, "Where is Wang Ming?"

"Go, call him here."

"Tell him to bring that young duke, Lu Jun, to me as well."

"Yes, sir!"

In just a moment, Deputy General Wang Ming came jogging over briskly.

"Great General, you were looking for me?"

"Where is the young duke Lu Jun? Have you beaten him into submission yet?"

"I have."

As Wang Ming spoke, he had someone bring the young duke Lu Jun over.

At first glance, Ren Tianye almost didn't recognize him.

He subconsciously wanted to ask, "Who is this pig head?"

Only after looking closely did he discern that it was the young duke Lu Jun.

He had been beaten so badly he hardly looked human. Not only was his originally handsome face completely red, but his cheeks were also extremely swollen, making him look almost identical to a pig's head.

"Looks like he really was beaten into submission!"

Ren Tianye thought to himself as he reached out and grabbed the young duke Lu Jun by the collar.

This made the traumatized young duke instantly tremble all over. He struggled to kneel and kowtow, begging for mercy, "I won't dare, I won't dare anymore. I will never dare to put on airs again."

"Next time I won't make your Great General run over here."

"Just letting him walk over will be fine."

Deputy General Wang Ming: "..."

Breaking into a cold sweat, he explained, "Great General, this young duke's verbal affliction... he really just can't change it..."

Ren Tianye also sighed helplessly.

What a hassle!

Even with a knife at his neck, he still couldn't change his overbearing CEO nature. Damn it, looking at it from this angle, he was quite a talent too.

He decided not to dwell on it anymore. He grabbed the young duke Lu Jun, pulled him close, pressed him against the battlements, and asked sternly, "That man, do you know him?"

The young duke Lu Jun had been beaten into a somewhat delirious state, but at such a sharp shout, he quickly opened his eyes and saw his uncle down below the city wall.

He instantly became excited.

"Second Uncle, save me, save me, save me!"

Ren Tianye yanked him back and asked, "Who is that man?"

"My Second Uncle!"

"I'm fucking asking you what his name is! What is his official position?"

"Lu Qing, his name is Lu Qing. He holds the position of General of the Guards, and is highly regarded by Her Majesty, concurrently serving as General of the Vanguard."

Ren Tianye thought to himself, no wonder.

The General of the Guards was already at the apex of the military hierarchy in the Great Yu Dynasty, belonging to the high-ranking military officers, only slightly lower than the General of Agile Cavalry and the General of Chariots and Cavalry. As a commander of the capital garrison, he was in charge of one of the three great camps of the Imperial Guard.

But concurrently serving as General of the Vanguard meant that besides being in charge of one of the three great camps of the Imperial Guard, he also commanded one of the camps guarding the four main directions of the capital.

This position could truly be considered high and powerful.

No wonder he had such prestige!

To be able to make these Imperial Guards completely submissive and entirely obedient to his orders!

"Audacious! How dare you lay a hand on my nephew!"

"Your only option now is to immediately roll down here and slap your own face until this general is satisfied. Only then will this general consider leaving you with an intact corpse!"

"And only then will this general merely behead the soldiers of Yunji City, instead of exterminating their nine generations!"

Below Yunji City, the shouts of the General of the Guards, Lu Qing, rang out again.

But these brainless words made Ren Tianye's head ache with irritation.

Your nephew has been beaten into a pig's head under my hands, and you still dare to utter threats?

No, it couldn't even be called a threat anymore!

It was pure brain damage!

Then he really wanted to see exactly how this Lu Qing would tear his corpse into ten thousand pieces!

Immediately, he slapped the young duke Lu Jun across the face.

Feeling that he had used too much force and his hand hurt from the slap, he immediately had Wang Ming take over the execution. Wang Ming, a man who usually had a very kind heart, showed absolutely no mercy at this moment.

Damn it, he had been beating him for almost a day, and he was still like this!

How was he supposed to answer to the Great General?

Thus, he started slapping him from left to right!

Slapping him until loud smacks rang out!

Ren Tianye, standing to the side, still didn't seem satisfied. He immediately ordered men to hold up torches and turned the young duke Lu Jun's face toward the grand army below Yunji City, allowing everyone to see clearly.

And so,

An extremely absurd scene appeared on the walls of Yunji City.

Below Yunji City, the Imperial Guards were attacking the city.

On the walls of Yunji City, the young duke Lu Jun was being frantically beaten up.

Amidst the roars of battle were the miserable screams of the young duke Lu Jun.

Everything fell with absolute clarity into the eyes of Lu Qing down below!

"Insolent!"

"Simply insolent!"

"Too insolent!"

"To actually dare treat my nephew like this, it seems he truly wishes to die!"

Lu Qing shouted furiously.

The deputy general beside him wanted to speak but didn't dare make a sound.

The man before them dared to block the charge of the Imperial Guard; he had long since given up on living!

What effect did your threats have other than provoking him?

It would be better to think of a solution.

A moment later, looking at his nephew who was beaten almost to his dying breath on the walls of Yunji City, Lu Qing's heart ached even more. He couldn't help but sigh, "Forget it, forget it."

"This general will not lower himself to his level."

"Men, sound the gong and withdraw the troops!"

The sound of the gong rang out, echoing throughout the entire army.

The Imperial Guards, who had been beaten so badly they couldn't advance a single step, began to retreat in a panic. In a short while, below Yunji City, apart from the corpses they left behind, there was not a single attacking soldier remaining.

The soldiers of Ridgecloud City had been fighting fiercely for hours, from broad daylight until the sky turned dusky. Only when they saw the Imperial Army retreating did a sudden silence fall over the crowd.

This was the abrupt relaxation after a prolonged standoff, leaving these soldiers—who had never experienced a proper siege battle before—momentarily stunned, unable to react.

It wasn't until a few breaths later that earth-shattering cheers finally erupted.

"We won! We actually won!"

"We defeated the Imperial Army!"

"With only seven thousand men, we beat seventy thousand!"

...

Regardless of how much of an advantage the weather and terrain gave them, a victory was a victory, and they had won it at an incredibly small cost. The heartfelt cheers of the crowd echoed throughout Ridgecloud City.

Standing nearby, Ren Tianye couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

He knew that from this moment on, the army of nearly ten thousand men in his hands had forged its military soul!

They were no longer loose sand!

They were now capable and battle-hardened warriors!

Even compared to the most elite forces, all they lacked were details and experience. But the crucial elements—bloodlust and fearlessness in the face of death—had already been beaten into them!

While feeling relieved, he glanced at the unconscious young duke.

He ordered, "Take him back to the General's Manor. I still have to properly discipline him!"

"Yes, Great General!"

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