Chapter 461: Countless stars, bear witness to our hearts!
The Coalition of the Lords formed ranks!
Countless siege engines stood before the formation, blades and spears rose like a forest, and fully armored warriors held large shields. Rank upon rank of crossbowmen stood ready. The pounding of hooves rang out ceaselessly as more than ten thousand fully armored cavalrymen, capable of tremendous charges, held their reins and controlled their tall steeds. Among them were several thousand extraordinarily magnificent horses-Dayuan Heavenly Horses!
"Storm Chang'an! Slay the Tyrant!"
Countless voices roared loud enough to shake the heavens, reaching into the clouds. Their concentrated murderous aura even parted the cloud cover overhead.
The Jingnan Feudal Lords shouted, "The Tyrant's cause is lost!"
His cause was lost!
That thought stretched across everyone's mind. Anything Liu Dan did now was nothing but his final refusal to yield, his desperate struggle before death.
Liu Dan led his army forward. He donned his armor, mounted his favorite horse, and drew his powerful bow, only to discover that his arms had no strength.
Just a few short years of indulgence in wine and women had utterly sapped his will. He was no longer the fierce general who could loose three arrows in succession.
He spread his hands in bewilderment and began to doubt himself.
The Jingnan Feudal Lords suffered no such bewilderment. Luo Si and the others exchanged glances, their eyes brimming with the exhilaration of a great undertaking nearing success. Without hesitation, they gave the order. "Attack! Fight your way into Chang'an!"
Before Liu Dan, his spirit utterly crushed, could recover his senses, the light cavalry of the Coalition of the Lords surged forward. They scattered as they approached the enemy formation, unleashing shower after shower of arrows, seemingly without end, disrupting the Court Army's ranks.
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