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Early the next morning, the Duke issued orders to the three armies. At the hour of Si, both the southern and northern city gates would simultaneously begin the assault on the city.

At exactly the hour of Si, the war drums thundered.

A few cannons were quickly moved into position, the shells loaded, and the first shot was fired.

This shell landed on the city wall, its impact not too great, only collapsing two merlons and killing a few soldiers.

The soldiers of Jin Country had already heard that Great Chu had a new siege weapon called the "cannon," but it was only hearsay. This was the first time they witnessed its power firsthand.

Its power actually wasn’t that great, but the deafening sound of the cannon firing was enough to terrify them to the core.

The few Jin Country generals who were still hesitating immediately ordered to lower the drawbridge and open the gates!

The speed at which the city gates opened exceeded the Duke’s expectations.

The drawbridge fell, and ten thousand heavy cavalry charged into Huining City with thunderous momentum.

The Jin soldiers along the way threw down their weapons, clasped their heads, and knelt on the ground.

There were also soldiers who resisted but were immediately cut down in two by the cavalry’s sabers.

With the heavy cavalry leading, the light cavalry and infantry followed in a stream into the city.

The four gates of Huining were wide open, and the soldiers of Great Chu killed anyone they saw in the city.

Out of the thirty thousand strong defending forces of Huining, more than half knelt and surrendered, and those who refused were all slain.

The Duke remained steady in the command camp outside the city, not making a move, while reports continuously came in from the city.

Jiang Che led his troops to seize control of the Imperial Palace, capturing most members of the Imperial Family.

Lin Ziqi caught the Empress Dowager and the Little Emperor attempting to flee through a secret passage.

The generals and their soldiers were now searching the residences of Jin Country’s nobles and ministers.

The citizens of Huining, hiding behind locked doors, were left undisturbed for the time being.

Anyone daring to wander the streets at this moment was killed without mercy.

For several days, soldiers scoured the entire city, capturing nobles and officials who were in hiding.

Citizens were rewarded with twenty taels of silver for any informant tips.

Some hidden Jin Country officials and nobles were quickly found.

The Duke ordered people to verify identities one by one with the Fish Scale Book.

It took half a month to identify all the nobles and ministers of Jin Country.

The Duke had no interest in humiliating them; officials below the first rank, including all males over the age of six, were executed on the spot.

Males over the age of six were registered and all consigned to slavery.

The female relatives of ordinary officials were bestowed to the subordinate generals. As for the princesses, the Empress Dowager, imperial concubines, princess, noblewomen of the Imperial Family, and wives of officials above the first rank, along with the Emperor, Prince, and high officials, they were all detained and soon to be sent to Great Chu.

In the past, all that Jin Country had done to Great Chu was now repaid in kind.

Chest after chest of gold, silver, and jewels were packed and sealed, awaiting transport to the capital, Dingjing, many of which were once plundered from Great Chu. Lin Shuo saw a familiar antique, picked it up, and confirmed that it was indeed from the Wu’an Hou Mansion.

These lifeless treasures and antiques, many falsely believed them to belong to themselves.

But when the dust of history is swept away, the gold, silver, and antiques remain, while many people have long since turned to ash.

In the end, the treasures witness the changes of time, while people are merely fleeting custodians of these objects, briefly holding custody over them.

There were still many women from Chu Country in Huining.

In their youth, they were abducted here, and now, after over a decade, some have turned to dust, while some have grown old and feeble.

Lin Shuo instructed his soldiers to discreetly search for news of Feng Shuzhen.

Back then, she must have been taken to Huining City.