At this moment, Lin Tian had no intention of letting others charge forward.
He led the people of the Right Vanguard Camp, charging at the forefront, straight towards the city gates of Maling.
Although they encountered resistance from archers during this process, they were all easily dodged by him.
Afterwards, he arrived at the city gate.
"General, wait for us! We'll have people come to break open the city gates!"
Breaking open city gates was not an easy task, let alone the fact that the gates of Maling had been reinforced.
Therefore, it required a battering ram and the coordination of many soldiers, with multiple impacts, to have a chance of breaking through the city gates.
They wanted Lin Tian to wait until their men arrived before attempting to break open the gates.
However, at this moment, Lin Tian had no intention of waiting for anyone.
"No need. It's just a city gate, no need for so much caution!"
With that said, Lin Tian drew his treasured sword, leaped with all his might, and slashed towards the city gates of Maling.
Instantly, a streak of rainbow light flashed.
Everyone saw that the reinforced city gates of Maling were directly split into four pieces.
Both doors were diagonally cut into two.
The bolt in the middle of the city gate was also completely severed.
Then, Lin Tian kicked again with force, and the city gates of Maling burst open with a roar.
Following that, Lin Tian remounted his horse and continued to kill the enemy.
The men of the Right Vanguard Camp were completely stunned.
"With one strike, just one strike, he split open the city gates?"
"Is this the general's strength? No wonder everyone calls the general the Sword God!!"
"What a sharp sword, what fierce swordsmanship! If I could learn this move from the general, who could stop me!"
Many people did not see Lin Tian's sword move clearly, but they understood that Lin Tian had split open the city gates of Maling with a single move.
Therefore, many of them felt reverence and longing for this move in their hearts.
However, they were currently attacking the city and could not afford to think too much.
So, after a brief exclamation, they followed Lin Tian and directly charged into Maling City.
At this moment, the Han army inside Maling City was completely dumbfounded.
The sudden arrival of Lin Tian and his men caught them completely off guard.
But, they had the city walls, and they believed they could still defend Maling City.
Who would have thought that the next moment their city gates would be breached, and Lin Tian and his men would have already killed their way in.
The Han soldiers on the city wall, watching Lin Tian and his men engage in battle within the city, had looks of bewilderment in their eyes.
"This, how is this possible? How could they possibly have entered the city so quickly?"
"Did, did we forget to close the city gates before?"
The Han soldiers on the city wall did not know the answer to this question for the time being.
But they also understood that they could not remain on the city walls any longer.
The Qin army had already charged in, and they had to fight to the death against the Qin army.
So, they picked up their weapons and descended the city walls.
However, as soon as they descended the city walls, they regretted it.
Most of the Han soldiers within the city had already been slaughtered by Lin Tian and his men. The remaining soldiers had no ability to resist.
Their arrival changed nothing; instead, they witnessed the merciless slaughter of Lin Tian and his men.
Whether they acted now or not, 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 front, killing wantonly, many people's legs turned to jelly.
"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 so fragile to begin with, but Lin Tian's speed of charging and killing was too fast, so fast that by the time they descended the city walls, defeat was already inevitable.
Therefore, they could only beg for their lives.
Once one person took the lead, others were immediately inspired.
Many Han soldiers threw down their weapons and indicated their surrender.
To the extent that when the last men of the Right Vanguard Camp entered Maling City, they found that Maling City had already been captured.
This situation left them incredibly surprised.
"No way, it's only been this long! Maling City has been taken down?"
"I've practiced my swordsmanship for so long, and I haven't even had a chance to truly test my combat effectiveness, 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.
Before, when they charged, they would desperately push forward, enduring immense pressure, and then ram the city gates.
After ramming the city gates, they still had to be the first to kill their way in, buying time for the army behind them, ensuring the enemy couldn't close the city gates.
Such a charge was completely a suicidal endeavor.
Therefore, their Vanguard Camp also suffered the most casualties and was the most valiant formation.
But now, they had not gone through those complicated processes at all.
Although the enemy's resistance was fierce, before their formation had even fully taken shape, they had already stormed the city.
The enemy's city gates offered no obstruction before Lin Tian, as if made of paper, easily breached by Lin Tian.
They then swept through Maling City like an unstoppable force.
This was the first time they had encountered such rapid combat tactics.
Even Wang Wu and the others felt the same.
"So, Brother Tian's combat prowess is not just in killing enemies; in conquering cities and territories, he is also unmatched!"
"I think the general is not just the Sword God, he can also be called the Number One Fierce General!"
"With Maling City taken so easily, does that mean our next step will be to enter Xinzheng, the capital of Han?"
As this statement was made, everyone's bodies trembled.
They all knew that capturing Maling City was just the beginning.
Attacking the capital Xinzheng was their true goal.
Now that Maling had been taken so easily, attacking the Han capital Xinzheng was also within sight.
Therefore, every single one of these soldiers became incredibly excited.
They didn't know if they could capture the Han capital Xinzheng, but being part of a vanguard army was also a very good prospect.
At this moment, many people looked at Lin Tian with fervent eyes, their fighting spirit evident.
Lin Tian naturally sensed the thoughts of everyone.
Without any hesitation, he spoke directly:
"Clean up the battlefield, make fires, cook food, rest for half an hour, and then head straight for the Han capital Xinzheng!"
"Yes!!"
If it weren't for the fact that they had been on the move for half a day and had just fought a battle, these men of the Right Vanguard Camp wouldn't have wanted to rest at all.
They wished they could charge straight to the Han capital Xinzheng right now and attack Xinzheng.
However, they could accept resting for half an hour.
Having a hot meal and replenishing their energy would allow them to charge even better.
Thinking of this, the men of the Right Vanguard Camp were filled with vigor.
Meanwhile, in Xinzheng, the capital of Han, the people there had not yet realized the crisis in Maling.
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