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Xuanyuan Chen led an army of 150,000 to the Royal Capital of Qi Country but did not immediately launch an attack.

After all, Qi Prince was North Prince's uncle, so of course, it was not possible to resort to violence right from the start.

On one hand, Xuanyuan Chen was waiting for Lu Chen's order to attack the city, and on the other, he sent people to shout outside the walls of Qi Country's royal city every day, urging Qi Prince to surrender as soon as possible.

For a time, the noble families within the Royal Capital of Qi Country were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Originally, they were quite confident that they could stop the North Prince's advance southward, but to their surprise, the Northern Army had reached the Royal Capital of Qi Country in such a short time.

Now they were in trouble—if the Northern Army really broke in, their noble families would inevitably be raided and annihilated!

In their fear, some noble families suddenly came up with a good plan, which was to push all the responsibility onto Qi Prince.

If the army of Qi Country really could not withstand the attack of the North Country's soldiers, they would immediately lead people to break into the Qi Prince Mansion, capture Qi Prince's entire family, and then take the Qi Prince's family to seek refuge with North Prince.

Perhaps North Prince, seeing their initiative in surrendering and capturing the "main culprit" Qi Prince, would spare the noble families.

They had also heard that the Qi Family of Wanchang City was now living well, although the Qi Family might have lost wealth to avert disaster; however, this was better than being raided and exterminated.

Two days later.

Lu Chen's military orders reached Xuanyuan Chen's tent.

The next morning, the sound of drums began to echo in the camp of the North Country's soldiers.

As the drums sounded, everyone within the Royal Capital of Qi Country tensed up, guessing that the Northern Army was about to launch an attack.

At that moment, Qi Prince was still inside Qi Prince Mansion.

He did not hear the drumming, but a guard rushed into his courtyard in a panic and said with a terrified expression, "Your... Your Majesty, disaster has struck, the... the Northern Army has launched an attack!"

Upon hearing this, the ailing Qi Prince rose abruptly from his chair, and the Qi Queen hurriedly supported him, "Your Majesty, let's escape quickly!"

The Qi Queen was very scared; she did not believe that the Royal Capital of Qi Country could withstand the North Country's army's assault. If they had truly been able to hold off the North Country's attack, Ziyang City would not have fallen, and neither would Wanchang City and East Sun City, and other cities that stood in the Northern Army's way would not have been taken.

With so many cities already captured, how could the Royal Capital withstand the attack of the North Country's army?

After hearing the words of the Qi Queen, Qi Prince pushed her away and headed outside, saying as he walked, "I, the prince, will absolutely not flee. I cannot believe that North Country's 150,000 soldiers can breach my Royal Capital!"

"Come, armour up; I will command the battle personally!"

Hearing this, the Qi Queen's face turned deathly pale, "Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

The Qi Queen quickly approached Qi Prince and clung tightly to his arm, "Your Majesty, you cannot go!"

Once again, Qi Prince pushed her aside forcefully, this time with such strength that he knocked her to the ground.

"I want to see for myself just how formidable the North Country's troops are in battle!"

At that moment, the Qi Queen cried out, "Your Majesty, don't go! Your Majesty..."

Qi Prince then ordered his men to hold the Qi Queen back, and after donning his armour, he rode to the city tower, leaving only the weeping Qi Queen behind in the courtyard.

Meanwhile.

The noble families within the city gathered at the Han Family, the largest aristocratic family within Qi Country.

After Qi Prince was assigned to the territory of Qi Country, it was the Han Family that had always supported him, providing Qi Prince with many resources that enabled him to grow rapidly and strengthen. One could say that without the Han Family, there would be no Qi Prince.

There were many concubines in the Qi Prince Mansion who hailed from the Han Family, tying the Qi Prince and the Han Family together in deep bonds.

It was precisely because of this that the Han Family was the Aristocratic Family most fearful of the Northern Army breaching the Royal Capital.

At this moment, the heads of the Aristocratic Families were discussing how to avoid the impending calamity.

Running away was definitely too late by now; after all, the Northern Army was already at the gates. Even if they attempted to flee, not to mention their inability to take their ancestral wealth with them, they would likely end up captured or killed by the Northern soldiers.

Now they had to change their way of thinking.

At this time, the Han Family's guest hall was eerily quiet, and the faces of the Aristocratic Family Heads were fraught with anxiety, making the atmosphere in the hall incredibly somber.

Just then, a servant rushed into the courtyard, running and shouting, "Family Head! Family Head! Something terrible has happened!"

The servant's abrupt entry into the guest hall caused Han Fu's face to instantly darken as he said with a grim expression, "What's all this fuss about? What has happened?"

The servant hurriedly said, "The Northern Army has begun their assault, and the Qi Prince himself has donned armor to ascend the city walls and supervise the battle!!!"

Upon hearing this, the Aristocratic Family Heads in the guest hall erupted into chaos.

"What shall we do now?"

"Can the city's troops withstand the Northern Army?"

"Why did the Qi Prince even go up to the city walls? What if something happens to him..."

...

The Aristocratic Family Heads babbled on, and after a while, a Family Head finally said to Han Fu, "Family Head Han, we must get the Qi Prince back as soon as possible. If something happens to him, what will happen to our plan then?"

Their plan was to seize the Qi Prince and pin all the blame on him if the Royal Capital were to fall, and then surrender to the North Country.

But now, with the Qi Prince on the city walls, if he were to be shot dead by an arrow, wouldn't that spell the end of their prime culprit?

No, the Qi Prince must not come to harm!

At this thought, Han Fu immediately said to the servant, "Send Han Wu at once to bring the Qi Prince back. He absolutely must not come to any harm!"

The Han Wu mentioned by Han Fu was a General of Qi Country, and most importantly, he was a member of the Han Family.

In the current situation, Han Wu would naturally no longer heed the Qi Prince's commands; he would indeed side with the Han Family. As soon as Han Fu gave the order, Han Wu would surely follow his directives.

As he spoke, Han Fu suddenly thought of something else and continued, "We must prepare for both possibilities. Someone, send Han Yu to surround the Qi Prince Mansion and ensure no one from the Qi Prince's Mansion is allowed to leave."

As the Aristocratic Families within the city were making their moves, the Northern Army was also taking action.

No sooner had the Qi Prince ascended the city walls than countless cannonballs rained down from the sky, and in the next instant, the soldiers on the city walls were blown into the air.

Witnessing this sight, the Qi Prince collapsed to the ground in fright, muttering, "What... What kind of weapon is this..."

"How could there be such a terrifying weapon..."

Before the Qi Prince had time to recover, the city gates were blasted open with a huge gap, and the stalwart walls were likewise breached.

The Qi Prince was completely stupefied, even forgetting to flee.

It wasn't until the soldiers on the city walls panicked and ran in all directions due to the bombardment that the Qi Prince snapped back to his senses. However, it was too late for him to escape; the cannonballs did not discriminate, and soon one landed beside the Qi Prince, causing his mind to go blank as he lost consciousness entirely.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The Qi Prince met his end.