Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress

Chapter 779: Chapter 776: Both Jade and Stone are Burned_1

General Zhao Sheng, still fighting to the last breath, pulled out a long spear from a nearby corpse and threw it towards Lin Kangle. Zhao Sheng would never allow anyone to disrupt the morale of the Daliang Army.

However, after a night of fierce battle, Zhao Sheng’s strength was depleted. The long spear fell to the ground before it reached Lin Kangle.

Breathing heavily, Zhao Sheng turned to see the Daliang soldiers in his direction, discarding their armor and fleeing. The Jin Army pursuing them shouted, surrender and you won’t be killed. Many Daliang soldiers threw away their helmets and squatted with their hands over their heads to show surrender, while others lost the will to fight. Despite outnumbering the Jin Army several times over, they were cornered by just four or five Jin soldiers, dropping their weapons and shivering without the will to continue fighting.

“General, the city gate has been breached, the Jin Army has entered the pass. We can’t hold them off! We will escort you out!” shouted a Zhao family soldier who supported Zhao Sheng. “Zhao family soldiers, we must carve a bloody path for our general! Charge!”

Despair filled Zhao Sheng’s heart. He looked up at the azure sky washed clean by the rain, illuminated by the golden rays of the sun, making the majestic Qingxi Mountain appear even grander. Yet his heart was engulfed in a dark, cold despair.

If they could hold the Qingxi Mountain Pass, Liang Kingdom would still have a chance.

Losing the pass meant the door to Liang Kingdom was wide open. There would be no natural barriers left to defend, the threat of the nation’s demise was imminent!