Lin Tian, at this moment, had no intention of letting others charge ahead.
He led the men of the Right Vanguard Camp, charging straight towards the gates of Maling City.
Although they encountered resistance from archers during the process, he easily dodged them all.
Then, he arrived at the city gate.
"General, wait for us! We'll get people to storm the city gate!"
Breaching a city gate was not an easy task, especially since the Maling city gate had been reinforced.
Therefore, a battering ram and the cooperation of multiple soldiers, with repeated impacts, were needed to have a chance of breaking it open.
They wanted Lin Tian to wait for their men to arrive before battering the gate.
However, Lin Tian at this moment had no intention of waiting for anyone.
"No need. It's just a city gate, no need for so much concern!"
With that said, Lin Tian drew his treasured sword, leaped with all his might, and slashed towards the Maling City gate.
Instantly, a streak of rainbow light flashed.
The crowd watched as the reinforced Maling City gate was directly split into four pieces.
Both doors were diagonally cut into two.
The bolt in the center of the city gate was also completely severed.
Then, Lin Tian gave a forceful kick, and the Maling City gate boomed open.
Lin Tian then remounted his horse and continued to kill the enemy.
The men of the Right Vanguard Camp were stunned.
"With one sword, he split the city gate with just one sword?"
"Is this the general's strength? No wonder everyone calls the general the Sword God!!"
"What a sharp sword, what fierce swordplay! If I could learn this move from the general, who could stop me!"
Many of them had not clearly seen Lin Tian's sword technique, but they understood that Lin Tian had cleaved open the Maling City gate with a single move.
Therefore, many of them felt reverence and longing for this move.
However, they were currently engaged in the siege, and there was no time for them to ponder.
So, after a brief exclamation, they followed Lin Tian and charged directly into Maling City.
Meanwhile, the Han army within Maling City was completely bewildered.
The sudden arrival of Lin Tian and his men caught them completely off guard.
But, with the city walls, they believed they could still defend Maling City.
Who would have thought that the next moment their Maling City gate would be broken, and Lin Tian and his men would have already stormed in.
The Han soldiers on the city walls watched as Lin Tian and his men were already fighting inside the city, their eyes filled with confusion.
"This, how is this possible? How could they have entered the city so quickly?"
"Did we, did we forget to close the city gate earlier?"
The Han soldiers on the city walls did not know the answer to this question for the moment.
But they also understood that they could no longer remain on the city walls.
The Qin army had already stormed in, and they had to fight the Qin army to the death.
Therefore, they all picked up their weapons and descended from the city walls.
However, they regretted it as soon as they descended from the walls.
The Han soldiers within the city had already been decimated by Lin Tian and his men, and the remaining soldiers were no match for them.
Their arrival changed nothing; instead, they witnessed the ruthless slaughter of Lin Tian and his men.
Whether they fought or not now, the outcome was the same.
Their defeat was sealed.
The only difference was probably the timing of their deaths.
Seeing Lin Tian charging at the forefront, slaughtering with abandon, many of them had their legs go weak.
"We, we are willing to surrender!"
"We are willing to surrender, can you spare our lives!"
"Don't kill me, please don't kill me!!"
These Han soldiers were not originally so fragile, but Lin Tian's speed of charging and slaughter was too fast, so fast that by the time they descended from the city walls, defeat was already inevitable.
Therefore, they could only beg for their lives.
With one person taking the lead, the others were immediately spurred on.
Many Han soldiers threw down their weapons and indicated their surrender.
By the time the last of the Right Vanguard Camp entered Maling City, they found that Maling City had already been captured.
This situation surprised them immensely.
"No way, it only took this long? Maling City was captured?"
"I've practiced my swordsmanship for so long, and I haven't even truly tested my combat strength yet, and it's already over?"
"Is this really Maling City? Why does it feel like it's made of paper?"
The feeling of charging with Lin Tian was completely different from their previous charging experiences.
In the past, when they charged, they fought desperately forward, enduring immense pressure, and then rammed the city gates.
After breaking through the city gates, they still had to be the first to enter, to buy time for the troops behind them, and to prevent the enemy from closing the city gates.
Such charges were a gamble of their lives.
Therefore, the Vanguard Camp also had the most casualties and was the bravest camp.
But now, they had not gone through those complicated processes at all.
Although the enemy's resistance was fierce, their formations had not even fully deployed before they had already stormed into the city.
The enemy's city gates were unimpeded before Lin Tian, as if made of paper, easily broken open by him.
They then swept through Maling City like a destructive force.
This was the first time they had encountered such a rapid mode of combat.
Even Wang Wu and the others felt the same.
"So, Brother Tian's combat effectiveness is not just in killing enemies; in attacking and capturing cities, he is also unstoppable!"
"I think the general is not just the Sword God, but can also be called the foremost fierce general!"
"With Maling City taken so easily, can we move on to Xinzheng, the capital of Han, next?"
As soon as this statement was made, everyone's bodies trembled.
They all knew that capturing Maling City was just the beginning.
Attacking Xinzheng, the royal capital, was their ultimate goal.
Now that Maling had been captured so easily, attacking the Han capital, Xinzheng, was also within reach.
Therefore, every single one of these soldiers was incredibly excited.
They didn't know if they could capture the Han capital, Xinzheng, but being part of a vanguard army would be excellent.
At this moment, many gazed at Lin Tian with fervent eyes, their fighting spirit evident.
Lin Tian naturally sensed the thoughts of everyone.
Without any hesitation, he directly spoke:
"Clean up the battlefield, make camp, rest for half an hour, and then head straight for Xinzheng, the capital of Han!"
"Yes!!"
If it weren't for their half-day march and the battle they had just fought, the men of the Right Vanguard Camp wouldn't have wanted to rest.
They wished they could charge directly to Xinzheng, the capital of Han, and attack it now.
However, resting for half an hour was acceptable.
Having a hot meal and replenishing their energy would allow for better combat.
Thinking of this, the men of the Right Vanguard Camp were filled with renewed vigor.
Meanwhile, in Xinzheng, the capital of Han, people had not yet realized the crisis unfolding in Maling.
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