Chapter 285 The situation is over
Xu Lin not only has to consider himself, but also his family. Is there any hope for the Xing Luo Empire today?
The answer is yes. There is no hope of salvation. The main force was destroyed and the emperor committed suicide. The defenders in the city have reached their limit and are about to collapse. They have to face the double torture of physical and mental every day.

People from the Holy Soul Empire also kept persuading people to surrender outside the city. Over the past few days, more and more people wanted to surrender, but no one stepped forward.

Looking at Lu Shuo in front of him, he was in a dilemma. The other party was obviously here to persuade him to surrender. His intention was very obvious, and he might be ready to die here.

What Lu Shuo said was indeed correct. After the Holy Soul Army broke into the city, what awaited them was undoubtedly slaughter. It would be difficult for them, the Xing Luo nobles, to be accepted by the nobles of the Holy Soul Empire. He was also quite clear about the reforms of the Holy Soul Empire.

Although the nobles of the Holy Soul Empire still enjoy wealth and luxury, they are far inferior to the nobles of the Tiandou Empire. Officials and generals of commoner origin have gradually begun to rise to power, and those of commoner origin are replacing the old nobles to become the new nobles.

If he surrenders now, he will certainly be cursed by the people of Xingluo and may be infamous for eternity, but in return he will occupy a position in the new aristocratic system of the Holy Soul Empire. Surrender is his ticket to board the ship.

But if they don't surrender, although they won't be cursed by the Xingluo people, and history may leave them with a good reputation, their Xu family will be finished. Isn't the ending of those Tiandou nobles who were unwilling to surrender obvious enough?

The Di family slaughtered all of them, even the children were not spared.

This is true for the Tiandou nobles, not to mention the Xingluo nobles like them.

"If I open the city gates and let the Holy Soul Empire's army enter the city, what can I gain?"

Hearing Xu Lin's words, Lu Shuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that the other party was moved.

"If the general opens the city gate, then the general and his family will still enjoy wealth and prosperity."

"That's all?" Xu Lin frowned slightly. It was obvious that he would not be satisfied with just these conditions. Do you want him to surrender without enough conditions?

Dreaming.

Lu Shuo laughed.

"General, you have to see the situation clearly. The Xing Luo Empire is now in our hands."

"You must understand that even if you do not surrender, our army will still break through Xingluo City and annex the Xingluo Empire. Your Majesty will not give you what you want."

Xu Lin fell silent. It seemed that he really had no right to bargain. After all, he had no bargaining chips to use for negotiation. If surrender could be considered a bargaining chip, then why would Lu Shuo come to him? Anyone could be found. There were too many generals and nobles in the city who wanted to surrender.

Just find someone to persuade them to surrender, and they will agree immediately.

The main reason is that they really can't see any hope.

Even if reinforcements were coming here, they would not have been in such a state. The problem was that the empire's army had been almost completely destroyed and no more troops could be mobilized. The garrisons of the local provinces could not be dispatched either. Even if all the garrisons of the provinces were gathered together, they probably could not muster an army of 300,000.

They are all second-rate combat forces.

If we conscript soldiers, there won’t be enough time to train them.

It is impossible for Tiandou to send troops to help them as they can hardly protect themselves.

After a long while, Xu Lin slowly spoke.

"Well, I will open the gates for the army tomorrow."

He finally made the decision to surrender. The Star Luo Empire was doomed, and he had to consider his family and his future.

Is he going to bear this infamy that will be remembered for eternity? "Your Majesty will not forget the general. Tomorrow morning, light a fire as a signal, open the west gate, and welcome my army into the city."

After paying his respects, Lu Shuo left the Xu family.

After leaving, Lu Shuo couldn't wait to pass the news to the camp and asked them to be prepared.

Di Yang was very happy after receiving the news. Someone opened the city gate for them to enter the city, which made them feel much more relaxed. After all, Xingluo City had high walls and was not easy to attack. However, no matter how solid a fortress was, it would be much easier to attack it from the inside.

After confirming that Xu Lin wanted to surrender, Di Yang ordered the army to stop attacking today and take a rest.

At the same time, he called Ge Long and others. Although Xu Lin would open the city gate tomorrow, they still had to be prepared. After discussion and arrangements, Wang Ming would lead the vanguard corps into the city first tomorrow to control the west gate. After that, Ge Long would lead the main army into the city and occupy Xingluo City.

The army of the Holy Soul Empire did not attack for the entire day, which made the soldiers and soul masters of the Star Luo Empire feel relieved. However, they did not dare to let down their guard and simply thought that the Holy Soul Empire was preparing for the next stage of the attack.

While they were on guard, Di Yang and his men were eating and drinking. In short, this meal was to let the soldiers eat well so that they could work harder during the attack tomorrow. Of course, drinking was out of the question.

The soldiers of Holy Soul were extremely relaxed that day, but they also knew that there would probably be a fierce battle waiting for them next, but they were basically prepared.

After daybreak, they began to attack Xingluo City, but the soldiers still did not charge. The purpose during the day was simple, which was to tire out Xingluo's soldiers and make them extremely tired, so they attacked throughout the entire day and basically did not stop. It was not until the evening that they withdrew their troops back to the camp.

After returning to the camp, they began to rest and waited for the arrival of the early morning. The Holy Soul Camp was unusually quiet that night, and everyone was waiting for orders.

The Xingluo defenders in the city also took this opportunity to rest, but Xu Lin did not rest. He hosted a banquet for the generals guarding the west gate, drugged them, and then quietly brought his confidants to the west gate.

After taking control of the West Gate, they waited quietly.

The wait is undoubtedly long.

The moon was exceptionally bright today. After waiting for a long time, Wang Ming led the vanguard corps and quietly arrived outside the west city gate.

Looking at the city wall in front of him, he said to the person beside him: "Send a signal."

The people on the side quickly raised torches. Seeing the torches below, Xu Lin did not hesitate and immediately asked someone to light the fire. Then the city gate slowly opened.

"Enter the city."

At Wang Ming's command, the soldiers of the Vanguard Corps slowly entered Xingluo City. After entering the city, they immediately occupied the city walls and gates. As the entire Vanguard Corps entered the city, they also completed the occupation of the west gate.

Afterwards, Gelong led his army into the city.

However, their movements were soon discovered. The people of the Star Luo Empire were stunned when they saw the Holy Soul Army entering the city. After they reacted, they immediately rushed up to fight with them, trying to retake the west gate, but because they were too few in number, they were quickly wiped out.

However, the news that the Holy Soul Empire's army was entering the city had already spread.

After learning about this, Davis immediately mobilized his troops to try to retake the city gate, but unfortunately it was too late.

The two sides fought bloody battles in various places in Xingluo City, but as more and more Xingluo soldiers surrendered, Davis knew that the situation was over.

(End of this chapter)