Along the way, she heard shouts of death outside, but Queen Zhao felt as if she was sleepwalking. She didn't wake up until she reached the front of the main hall where she lived.

No matter what, she is Empress Zhao, she is the mother of a country. Others can collapse at this time, but she cannot.

As the most powerful woman in Daqi, she is not only a person, but also a symbol of the country. She must do what she should do.

So, how to prove your ability?

Hiding in the deep palace and waiting is not feasible. The best way is... to go to the location of the city tower, stay with the inner guards, try your best to defend the inner palace, and wait for the supporting troops to arrive.

Empress Zhao thought of this and immediately shouted loudly: "Everyone, we can't just come back now. We must go to the city wall to have a look."

"But it depends on your Majesty's orders."

The eunuchs and maids responded in unison.

"Okay, let's set off." Queen Zhao said.

The gate of the inner city was already scarred. Even though there were a large number of sandbags and other obstacles piled behind it, the gate itself was only copper-plated on the surface, and most of the whole structure was still wooden.

"Pull the string and release it!"

The sharp arrows were scattered towards the bottom of the tower one by one.

The Eagle Guards below held up shields to block the sharp arrows flying down from above.

Except for a few who could shoot through the gaps in the shield and injure some people, most of them were blocked by the shield.

As the strongest unit of the Imperial Guard, the Eagle Guard has access to the best equipment in Daqi. This kind of shield is made of iron, wood, cotton, etc., and the buffering effect is quite good.

The armor worn by the Eagle Guards is also very thick, which greatly reduces the casualty rate of the Eagle Guards.

On the contrary, the inner guards were inexperienced, suffered heavy casualties, and suffered a great loss of morale.

"Oops, the Eagle Guards rushed to the tower!"

Along the ladder, soldiers from the Flying Eagle Guard broke through the blockade and climbed to the tower.

If they were allowed to gain a foothold on the tower, the tower would surely fall.

At this critical moment, the morale of the inner guards dropped sharply, and many of them lacked the determination to fight to the death. With the Eagle Guards desperately attacking, they began to retreat steadily.

At this critical moment, suddenly a burst of cheers came from the inner city.

"The Queen has arrived."

"Brothers, keep working hard. The queen said reinforcements will arrive soon. If you guard the inner city, you will be rewarded heavily!"

The good news on both sides immediately aroused the inner guard's spirit.

Suddenly, the inner guards on the city tower suddenly became more energetic in their hands and showed off their learned martial arts skills to the fullest.

Originally, the inner guards were originally from the Hidden Guards, and their martial arts were extraordinary, and their personal strength was far stronger than that of the Eagle Guards.

The terrain on the city tower is relatively narrow, so the Eagle Guards' battle formation cannot be truly displayed on the city tower. This is where individual martial arts come into play.

As soon as the inner guard exerts force, the effect will be immediate.

It didn't take long for the Eagle Guards who had climbed up the tower to be driven down again. Many of the Eagle Guards had no time to retreat and were hacked to death with random knives.

"Queen, the rebels have been driven off the tower." A eunuch standing next to Queen Zhao shouted in surprise.

"It looks like I can still hold on for a while." Queen Zhao's palms also relaxed slightly.

"My dear, I can't last long."

The man standing on the other side was wearing an inner guard's armor and an orange cloak on the back. He was a deputy commander and was responsible for liaison with the superiors and subordinates.

At this time, his face looked a little ugly.

"How do you say this?" Queen Zhao's heart tightened.

"Our inner guard reserve strength is insufficient. Until now, the inner guard has basically used all the available ones. Except for the three hundred people behind to carry supplies, there is no one else. The rebels have only used one-tenth at most.

There are still nine-tenths on standby..." the deputy commander said with a gloomy expression.

Queen Zhao's heart sank, and she began to panic.

"How long can we last?" Queen Zhao tried hard to calm down. She knew that her lack of composure would have a greater impact on the morale of the inner guards.

The deputy commander held out two fingers and said: "We can only support two waves of siege at most. After two waves, the inner guards will have no strength to fight anymore."

This was based on his maximum endurance. In fact, from his point of view, it would be good if he could survive the next wave. However, he did not dare to tell the truth.

"Queen, when will our reinforcements arrive?" the deputy commander asked.

If he can continue to stand firm here, what he hopes for is the reinforcements that Queen Zhao mentioned.

Any reward afterward is an afterthought. Saving your own life is the most important thing now.

"Don't worry, you'll be there soon."

Queen Zhao was comforting the deputy commander, but she was even more panicked than the deputy commander. How could she know there were any reinforcements?

He had guessed the reinforcements based on Qi Xingyun's usual behavior. She still wanted to ask others if they were really there.

But, who knows where Qi Xingyun is.

Just when she was worried, the next wave of Eagle Guard attacks started again.

In this wave, Zhu Licheng used the strongest power of the Flying Eagle Guard. He even sent out his most effective deputy commander, who was the deputy commander with the strongest martial arts besides himself.

"Let's go, success or failure depends on this!"

Zhu Licheng raised his sword and shouted.

"Come on, Qingjun will kill the treacherous ministers from the side!"

The Eagle Guard is so powerful that after the fight, the tired inner guards, arrows and the like, can no longer pose much of a threat to the Eagle Guard.

It didn't take long for the deputy commander of the Flying Eagle Guard to climb up the tower. His name was Cheng Wanpeng. He was strong, with a long body and long arms. He had a mace in his hand and swept across the city.

Soon, on the section of the city wall he climbed on, a group of inner guards had been swept away.

The might of the fierce general was fully revealed at this moment.

"Mother, I'm sorry. If the reinforcements don't show up, I'm afraid the inner city gate won't be able to be defended." The deputy commander of the inner guard looked livid.

Queen Zhao was speechless and wanted to speak, but nothing came out.

"Mother, I'm going up first."

The deputy commander saluted, turned around and ran towards the top of the tower.

At this point, if he doesn't get up, he will have no choice but to wait for death below.

With the will to fight to the death, the deputy commander ran all the way. When he just entered the tower, he heard the whistling of the horn.

"Reinforcements, reinforcements have arrived."

The deputy commander quickly climbed onto the tower and looked into the distance.

In the distance, soldiers were seen coming like a tide, fighting with the rebel Eagle Guard.

"Those are the Golden Snake Guard and the Violent Bear Guard!"

When you see the raised flag, you can tell that it is the Golden Snake Guard and the Violent Bear Guard. They are coming, and you don't have to die now.

This time, the Flying Eagle Guard was in a situation of being besieged from both sides, and was quite panicked for a moment.
Chapter completed!