The next moment, Lin Tian directly broke free from the archers' attack range and charged deep into the Zhao army.
At this point, the acting city lord had truly run out of options.
There were too many Zhao soldiers surrounding Lin Tian. If they were to fire arrows again, they would undoubtedly injure even more Zhao soldiers.
Not to mention that Lin Tian was now closer to them, rendering their archers ineffective.
He understood that the moment of true life and death had arrived.
"Go, follow me, and kill Lin Tian!"
With that, the acting city lord, sword in hand, was about to personally attack Lin Tian.
Clearly, he had no other recourse and intended to fight Lin Tian to the death.
However, before he could move, someone grabbed him.
"General, you are the commander of the army, you cannot take such risks! Our city still needs you! Let us go instead!"
"Yes! General, let us go, we are willing to die!"
"General, leave it to us. Even if we die, we will take Qin's Lin Tian with us! After we are gone, we implore you to take care of our families!"
After saying this, these soldiers did not wait for their commander's approval and charged directly at Lin Tian.
They went with the resolve to die.
Therefore, they ignored everyone else during their charge. Upon reaching Lin Tian, they attacked furiously.
Their frenzy was akin to that of suicide troops.
They knew they would die by Lin Tian's sword, but even so, they wanted to inflict injury on Lin Tian at the cost of their own lives.
This near-suicidal offensive indeed caused Lin Tian considerable trouble.
Lin Tian, who had been killing swiftly, slowed down slightly.
Fortunately, Lin Tian was no longer pursuing a rapid charge.
He intended to advance step by step, to push through the entire Dai City.
Therefore, he commanded his soldiers around him:
"All soldiers, follow me, and let's push through Dai City!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers under Lin Tian had all heard of his combat prowess, fighting one against four thousand, which they considered a legend.
Before they had witnessed it, their awe was not as profound.
But today, Lin Tian's displayed combat strength had conquered everyone.
Opening the gates of Dai City and defending them.
A mere dozen people had accomplished such an incredible feat.
If it were them, they would have died countless times over.
Yet Lin Tian not only held the gates but also killed a large number of enemies.
Even when the enemy attacked Lin Tian at the cost of their lives, Lin Tian dealt with them one by one, with ease and grace.
This made the soldiers wonder if General Lin's combat strength truly lived up to the title of Great Qin's Sword God.
When Lin Tian commanded them to charge, their morale was sky-high.
In mere dozens of breaths, they followed Lin Tian into Dai City, killing many Zhao soldiers.
It seemed Dai City was about to be captured.
At this point, the acting city lord of Dai City could no longer remain seated.
"Where are the cavalry? Gather our cavalry and charge out with me!"
"General, our cavalry is in position and ready to charge at any moment!"
"Bring my horse, charge!"
Staying in the city was clearly no longer safe. If they lingered, they might all die within Dai City.
Therefore, at this moment, charging out was a good option for them.
They might even be able to push Lin Tian's army all the way out of the city and save their Dai City.
With this thought, the acting city lord of Dai City no longer hesitated. He mounted his warhorse, preparing to charge.
The moment he mounted his warhorse, he felt his fighting spirit return.
"All soldiers, follow me, charge!"
At this point, no more words were needed; it was time to charge.
However, as he whipped his warhorse heavily, the horse stumbled, its legs buckling.
Immediately after, the acting city lord on the horse fell off, his head hitting the ground and breaking open.
This happened before the warhorse could even charge. Had it been charging, he could have easily died from the fall.
But before he could even ponder why his warhorse's legs had suddenly weakened and caused him to fall, he heard a chorus of wails from behind him.
"Ow! My horse!"
"Damn it, what's wrong with these warhorses?"
"What's going on? Why can't my warhorse support us?"
Hearing this, the acting city lord looked back and saw that every single soldier behind him had fallen from their horses.
Those who were lucky sustained minor injuries.
The unlucky ones either broke their legs on the spot or were killed outright by the fall.
At the same time, the acting city lord finally saw clearly what was happening to the warhorses.
He noticed that the tails of these warhorses were smeared with loose feces.
And it wasn't just one or two horses, but many of them.
This made him instantly realize.
"Damn it, it must be those Qin people! Those Qin people must have drugged our warhorses with laxatives!"
"That's why our warhorses are all weak-legged and unable to carry us!"
His words immediately stirred up a storm.
"Damn it, how could those Qin people be so despicable!"
"If only we had known what those Qin people did when they entered our Dai City. I never expected them to feed our warhorses laxatives!"
"It's over, our Dai City is truly finished this time!"
If their warhorses had been sound, they might still have had a chance to fight.
But now, their warhorses were all weak and powerless, and they themselves had been thrown from their backs.
Without exception, most of them were injured.
In this situation, they had lost even their last chance of counterattack.
Many people, at this moment, slumped to the ground in despair, having lost the will to fight.
Their commander, seeing Lin Tian and his men charging towards him, drew his sword and said mournfully:
"I, I am a sinner of Zhao!"
"Today, I can only atone with my death!"
The next moment, he slit his own throat and died, kneeling in the direction of Handan.
The death of the acting city lord of Dai City elicited cries of grief from the soldiers of Dai City.
At the same time, it meant that Dai City was irrevocably lost.
Soon, Lin Tian's army completely swept into Dai City.
Anyone who resisted was killed by Lin Tian.
The remaining were soldiers heavily wounded and demoralized, who surrendered.
These men, who had initially not wanted to surrender, had no choice as they had families back home.
Their surrender also meant that Zhao had completely lost Dai City.
This news sent shockwaves throughout the entire Zhao.
No one had expected that in just over ten days of entering the battlefield, Lin Tian and his forces would capture the important Zhao city of Dai City.
This filled many with a profound sense of crisis.
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