Ning Chen had caught the Gaoli Kingdom completely unprepared.

By the time the people in the city reacted, the Great Xuan troops had already reached the gate.

"Loose arrows, quick, loose arrows..."

"Close the gate, close the gate, quick..."

The Gaoli soldiers on the wall were shouting.

But the Gaoli Kingdom had never imagined the Great Xuan would come after them, so the wall was thinly defended and there weren't many archers.

Ning Chen, on the other hand, had come fully prepared.

Normally the shield troops led the way, but this time Ning Chen had put the archer battalion out front.

Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!!!

A sky full of arrows rained onto the wall and kept the Gaoli archers pinned down so they didn't dare even raise their heads.

Led by Niu Anguo, the infantry began to charge.

The gate was only half closed when Niu Anguo and his troops reached it and smashed it open by brute force.

"Ning Chen, the Prince Who Holds the Realm of the Great Xuan, is here! Throw down your weapons and surrender!"

"The Prince Who Holds the Realm orders: those who surrender will be spared; those who resist will be cut down where they stand!"

The Great Xuan troops charged through the gate, fighting the Gaoli troops as they went and shouting at the top of their lungs, their fighting spirit sky-high.

When they heard Ning Chen was leading the attack, the Gaoli soldiers panicked even more.

Faced with Great Xuan troops surging in like a tide, the Gaoli soldiers lost their heads and scattered. Those who couldn't get away simply threw down their weapons and surrendered.

In the city, at the general's residence.

The garrison commander of Gaoan City was named Jin Kuan. In the Gaoli Kingdom, Jin was the royal surname.

Jin Kuan was a member of the royal family.

At that moment, Jin Kuan was hosting a banquet for the crown prince of the Gaoli Kingdom... Jin Dongxing.

By generation, the Gaoli crown prince ought to call Jin Kuan uncle.

"Your Highness, a toast to you!"

Jin Kuan raised his cup.

Jin Dongxing…