Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 779

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!

This was the Qingxi Mountain Pass, known as the most formidable pass in the world, undefeated for centuries. Yet this year, it had been breached by the Jin Kingdom not once but twice. Was it the heavens’ will for Daliang’s downfall, and his own as well?

He had pledged his life to defend the pass. What was the point in having so many Zhao family soldiers carve a path of blood for him if he couldn’t hold the pass?

He had been careless and underestimated the enemy, losing the Qingxi Mountain Pass. He had failed the Zhao family ancestors who guarded the pass with their lives, failed the soldiers who died defending it, and failed the Third Prince who secured his chance to fight in this battle.

Zhao Sheng looked at the sunlight reflecting off the cliffs, shining over the eerie, hellish battlefield, and the mound of corpses illuminated by the golden light.

Filled with grief and indignation, Zhao Sheng pushed away the Zhao family soldiers trying to escort him and cried out, "Third Prince, I am sorry. Zhao Sheng is going ahead!"

With that, Zhao Sheng raised his broadsword, ready to end his life.

"General!"

"General!"

The Zhao family soldiers were horrified.

Just as the broadsword was about to touch his neck, a whistling metallic gleam from the morning sun skimmed past the heads of the soldiers too late to stop Zhao Sheng...

"Clang—"

The broadsword that almost touched Zhao Sheng’s neck was suddenly knocked out of his hand by a powerful force.

Zhao Sheng turned to see a white stallion charging through the sunlight, jumping over numerous obstacles and soldiers engaged in battle. _{freewebnσvel.cøm}