"Well……"

Cheng Ying held up his shield and looked down at the city. Sure enough, he saw the Wu soldiers rushing towards the city wall with no chance. There were many farmers holding farm tools, and many people who could not catch the ladders under the city raised their weapons and chopped the city walls to death. He vented his anger, and the defenders on the city were pressed by locust-like crossbow arrows.

Many military men who wanted to shoot down were overturned by crossbows, and the battle situation was very unfavorable to their side.

No, the siege in the morning was very concise. The north and west were feint attacks, only the east was the main attack direction, while the south was still as usual. Cheng Ying knew that it was the most dangerous place. Once he had the idea of ​​breaking through the south gate, the entire city defense would immediately collapse.

There is only one reason Xiang Sanqiu was so urgently siege, that is, Yun Xiao came. Only when Yun Xiao came will he have the idea of ​​ending the battle quickly.

"Marquis of Lintong must have appeared. It seems that Marquis of Lintong has received a newspaper from us for reinforcements. Tell your brothers to resist, and Marquis of Lintong will come to save us tomorrow at the latest. As long as you resist, the prince will be rewarded with great rewards."

Cheng Ying shouted excitedly.

The military men were immediately excited when they got the news. They grabbed the things at hand like crazy and threw them down. When the bricks were gone, they threw the demolished beams, and when the amount was gone, they threw the pried foundation. When the foundation was gone, they threw the old man and the children. Anyway, as long as the Wu army was stopped from attacking today, it would be a victory.

The people on the city went crazy, and the people under the city went crazy. They were frantically clearing the road in front of the siege car. Almost every few steps in the siege car would fall down, and even if no one retreated, the siege car came to the city gate with difficulty, and suddenly countless firewood was thrown down from the city gate.

A torch was thrown down, and the flames rose several feet high. Obviously, these firewood were soaked in tinder oil, and the hot flames forced the Wu army soldiers who would rather die than retreat. No matter how powerful the people were, they could not resist the scorching. Soon the fire engulfed the siege carts. The siege carts filled with by human lives were burned into the raging fire.

Xiang Sanqiu was so angry that he stomped his feet and failed. Now he had to let the infantry climb the wall. However, this was the most unfavorable method of siege. He was very depressed, why did he always siege the city instead of fighting in the wild, so he had ten thousand ways to kill the two thousand people in the city.

It only took a few two or three hours to annihilate the two thousand imperial guards outside Suiyang City. Xiang Sanqiu thought that one hour was enough to deal with these people. However, the people in the city would not come out to die. However, according to his own estimate, the casualties on the city wall should be very heavy.

The casualties on the city walls were indeed very heavy, and almost everyone's injuries were carried by crossbows.

"General, the defenders of each city wall have suffered nearly 30% of the casualties. Have you drawn some personnel from Nancheng? Otherwise, the brothers will definitely not be able to withstand the darkness?"

The captain with blood on his face reported to Cheng Ying. The blood was brought up when he threw a struggling civilian. Because the strugglers would take him down, it would be a good idea to give him a knife first.

"Okay, three hundred people were drawn from Nancheng. Each city gate supported one hundred people and ordered the soldiers guarding Nancheng to keep a close eye. If there is any abnormal movement, it will be rewarded immediately."

"promise"

Cheng Ying was also a little helpless, with two thousand people. On average, only five hundred people were worthy of one side. Now there are 400 people on each wall, which is good. Moreover, under the Wu army's desperate attack, these soldiers were exhausted. If they wanted to defend the city, they had to send troops from the South City to support them.

"General, the defenders of Nancheng have moved."

The captain beside Xiang Sanqiu shouted excitedly at the city wall.

"Let the siege in the northeast and west sides step up."

"promise"

The captain took the order.

Suddenly, deafening cheers came from the walls of the East City. Xiang Sanqiu looked at the dusty east gate in confusion and wondered what had happened.

"General, fellow villagers dug about a meter of hole in the city wall at the east gate. Brothers are trying to expand the hole and rush in."

Xiang Sanqiu's eyes lit up, "Come and order the ambush troops in the south city to launch an attack immediately, open the gap in the east city and go straight to the south gate, find a way to open the city gate. The cavalry gathered outside the south gate. As soon as the city gate was opened, they rushed for me."

"promise"

Outside the South Gate City, Xiang Sanqiu personally led the three thousand most elite cavalry under his command to line up. He just waited for the door to open and rushed into the city.

At the gap in the city wall in Dongcheng, Cheng Ying also personally led his team to resist the Wu army soldiers who were rushing in. The blood of the big braces surged from time to time. The soldiers on both sides chopped with knives, punched with fists, and even bite with their teeth.

The soldiers of the Wu army wanted to avenge their dead brothers, but the soldiers of the Han army were afraid that the enemy would rush in and their lives would be lost. Both sides were guarding a gap of about ten feet to death.

Cheng Ying had just stabbed a Wu army soldier rushing up. A lieutenant rushed up with an iron sword. The sword in his hand was clamped by the dead man's ribs. Helplessly, Cheng Ying flashed past the lieutenant and stepped into the dead man's mouth. With both arms, he pulled out the sword, turned around and chopped backwards.

"Dang" this sword just blocked the sword that the Wu army captain cut. Unexpectedly, a long halberd of Wu army suddenly popped up behind him, and the tip of the long halberd pierced Cheng Ying's waist and ribs.

The captain of the Wu army took this opportunity to wipe the iron sword with force, and a very large head soared into the sky. A handful of blood rushed into the sky like a fountain.

The three thousand infantrymen who had long been ambushing outside the southern city carried a ladder and rushed towards the city wall. A newly built siege car was in the line.

The Han army in Nancheng was stunned. Although Baoying County was small, the city wall was one mile long. Two hundred people could not defend at all, not to mention that they had to focus on the Wu army who was carrying siege cars.

The bricks and stone tiles fell like raindrops, hitting the big shield and making a fluttering sound. The crossbowman rushed to a hundred steps away, and shot as soon as he saw a head protruding from the city wall. For the crossbowman without any protection, this was simply a life-threatening one.

The huge and bulky siege car finally pushed under the city gate, while the firewood from the south gate was mobilized to several other city gates. Without the fire, the siege car began to hit the city gate.

A wooden hammer made of a huge tree hit the broken city gate one after another. The dust above the city gate kept falling, and the top door bar behind the main door began to bend. Then there were fine cracks, and finally the white wood slag appeared.

"Boom" The gate of Nancheng was finally broken, and Xiang Sanqiu roared and rushed in like a wind with three thousand iron cavalry.

Liu Fei hid in Baoying's county yamen. As early as the beginning of the siege, the spoiled prince was scared to death. Under the protection of a group of guards and Chu Ying, he hid in the county yamen.

A guard ran in panic and said, "The prince is not good, if the city is broken, let's run away quickly."

"What uncle is it?"

Liu Fei was quite conscientious and did not forget to ask about his uncle's whereabouts at this time.

"General Cheng died in a fierce battle, and the east and south city walls have been occupied. Let's run from the north gate."

"Uncle's body..."

"Even living people can't care about them, why are they still caring about dead people?"

Chu Ying signaled the two guards to raise Liu Fei and help him to the horse, and the group rode to the north gate.

Although the city gate at the north gate was not broken, it was still in danger. The wreckage of the burned siege car completely sealed the city gate. Liu Fei and his party rushed to the north gate and found that they could not get out at all.

In the midst of the chaos, their line of clothes and angry horses were very eye-catching. Chu Ying saw that the city gate to the south had already been under the banner of Wu army.

"Your Majesty, let's find a house to hide."

"Oh, OK"

Liu Fei has no independent opinions now and is at the mercy of Chu Ying.

Pulling Liu Fei, Chu Ying kicked open the courtyard door of a family. The house of this family had been demolished. When the owner saw a group of sword-holding men broke in, he was so scared that he knelt on the ground.

"Killed"

Chu Ying didn't talk much nonsense and gave orders to the guards.

The guards, like wolves and tigers, rushed up and kowtowed the owner and killed the housekeeper. The old, weak, women and children in the yard were crying in a panic. The guards killed all the women and children without waiting for Chu Ying to go up and take a random knife.

"Prince, let's hide in that woodshed room. I'm outside watching and inquire about the news. Don't make a sound inside, and no one will open unless I call the door. Outsiders will only think that the family is dead. Xiang Sanqiu stays in Baoying for a short time, and as long as he lasts until tomorrow, Lintong Hou will come to save us."

"Oh, OK."

Liu Fei agreed ignorantly that at this time he had completely become a wood carving and clay sculpture.

Chu Ying went to the room to find a set of clothes from the original owner and quickly changed it. Before leaving, she did not forget to hide her clothes.

The wooden firewood was extremely dark, and Liu Fei and several guards hid behind the firewood and listened to the people outside neighing and trembling.

The situation in the city became more and more chaotic. The Han army retreated from the city walls could only occupy some courtyards to resist the Wu army. A large fire began to ignite in the city. Anyway, the brick and tiles houses had been demolished almost. The Wu army simply set fire, and the stubborn Han army was either burned or rushed out and shot.

Xiang Sanqiu commanded the iron cavalry to gallop and galloped all the way to the county yamen. The soldiers had already opened the gate, and Xiang Sanqiu rode into the county yamen.

"Report to the general, I have searched inside and out. I have interrogated the servants and said that the King of Jiangdu had just run away with his guards, as if he was running towards the north gate."

"Go to the North Gate."

Liu Fei hid behind the pile of firewood, and the guards didn't dare to speak. His pair of shining eyes were like miners in a coal mine. A group of people stared at the light gradually getting dark outside. It was so good that it finally became dark. Liu Fei and the guards were excited, as if the arrival of darkness could allow them to escape the Wu army's search.

The door of the woodshed was knocked three times in a rhythmic manner. This was a signal that Chu Ying had set when he left. Xiang Sanqiu actually withdrew his troops so quickly? It seemed that there was still chaos outside.

"Prince, come out. I am Chu Ying."
Chapter completed!