Hexi front line, Yuanli City.

The afterglow of the setting sun takes away the hustle and bustle of the day, and the deep night falls quietly on the earth with the departure of dusk.

When the bright moon hanging high in the sky was shrouded by thick dark clouds, there was only an invisible darkness between heaven and earth.

In the pitch-black night, only a few places in Yuanli City still emitted light, and one of them was where the original palace of the city lord was.

In the main hall, the lit lights emitted a faint light, illuminating three long figures directly on the wall.

After a long silence, Shu Changguo looked at Zhang Yu, who was the general of the Qin army next to him, and said, "General, several months have passed since Pang Juan led his army to surround Yuanli."

"After experiencing the first few defeats in the siege, the Wei army never launched any large-scale offensive against our army except for the daily routine of throwing rocks into the city."

"The Wei army did this not to let our army go. They wanted to wait for our army to consume all the food, grass and baggage. They wanted to see our army open the city gates and surrender."

After retelling the battle situation over the past few months in extremely low-pitched words, Shu Changguo slowly stood up from his seat.

"General, I believe that if we continue like this, there is only one path waiting for our army, and that is destruction."

"If our army wants to escape, there is only one plan for now..."

Shu Changguo's words suddenly stopped, and a trace of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes, "That is to lead the army to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible and jump out of the trap set by the Wei army for our army."

After a few breaths, the sound slowly dissipated in the main hall, and then a deeper silence filled the surroundings.

Both Shu Changguo, who had just expressed his attitude, and Ying Qian, who had been silent all this time, all focused their attention on Zhang Xi, who was sitting in the position of commander-in-chief.

Looking along the line of sight of the two people, under the dim light, the brows on Zhang Yu's face have not relaxed for a long time. The thoughts in his heart at this moment can be said to be extremely complicated.

As his thoughts flowed, all the scenes since the expedition to Hexi slowly emerged in Zhang Yu's mind.

From the complacency of having just crossed the Luoshui River, to the high spirits of winning great victories one after another, to the full force of the attack at the Shaoliang City;

From the embarrassing escape from the defeat of Shaoliang, to the helpless retreat to Yuanli, to the helplessness of being trapped in the isolated city.

It can be said that the situation of the commander-in-chief Zhang Xi is a good representation of the Qin army's performance in the battle of Hexi. It has changed from a micro-managed victory to a precarious situation now.

It's just that the past wars have passed after all. The difficult problem facing Zhang Yu, the Qin army commander, is how to protect his soldiers as much as possible under the siege of the Wei army outside the city.

Shu Changguo's words kept repeating in his ears, and a look of determination suddenly appeared in Zhang Yu's originally calm expression.

He slowly stood up from his position as commander, and his left hand slowly touched the hilt of the sword at his waist. The next moment, Zhang Yu's loud shout appeared in the main hall.

"Where is Ying Qian?"

"The end will be here."

Looking sharply at Ying Qian, who stood up quickly, Zhang Yu ordered: "Go back to the camp immediately to rectify the soldiers, and when the rooster crows tomorrow morning, take advantage of the Wei army's unpreparedness and lead his troops to break out from the west gate."

"The general will obey his orders."

After giving the order to Ying Qian, Zhang Zhuo immediately moved his eyes to the Shu Changguo on the other side, "Where is the Shu Changguo?"

"The end will be here."

"You also immediately rectify the soldiers, and when the rooster crows tomorrow, together with Ying Qian's troops, lead the troops to break out from the north gate." Looking at Shu Changguo who was bowing to accept the order, Zhang Yu continued.

"Here."

After Zhang Yu's order was issued, Ying Qian and Shu Changguo immediately walked out of the hall to prepare for a breakout early tomorrow morning.

But before they took a few steps outside, the two of them realized that something was wrong, and both looked at Zhang Xi, who was standing in the position of the commander.

"We will each lead our troops to break out of the encirclement. What about you, General?"

"As the commander-in-chief of an army, Zhang Yu naturally has to assume the responsibility of the general." When he said this answer, a smile appeared on Zhang Yu's face.

But that smile was full of determination.

…

"kill……"

"kill……"

"kill……"

Along with a series of shouts of killing came from the direction of Yuan Lichen, a figure suddenly broke into the Chinese army tent in the Wei army camp outside the city.

"Report..."

"General, the Qin army in Yuanli City has 10,000 troops each and is breaking out from the west gate and north gate toward the outside of the city."

"I understand, you go down first."

Hearing the report ringing in his ears, in the big tent, Wei General Pang Juan, who was in charge of the general position, had no look of surprise on his face but was full of excitement.

Pang Juan has been waiting for this day for several months.

Since he led his army to attack Yuanli City and was defeated several times by the Qin army in the past few months, Pang Juan has clearly seen the contrast between the situation between the enemy and ourselves.

Although the Qin army in the city was defeated head-on by the powerful Wei soldiers not long ago, their morale has dropped to the bottom;

However, the Qin army still has 40,000 troops, and coupled with the strong city walls, the Wei army will definitely suffer heavy losses if they want to capture Yuanli City by force.

Faced with such a battle between Qin and Wei, Pang Juan decisively gave up the attack and instead used dozens of trebuchets to continuously hurl stones into the city every day.

When the Qin army either ran out of food and fodder or couldn't hold on any longer and took the initiative to leave the city to break out of the siege, it was time for the powerful Wei soldiers to attack.

What Pang Juan didn't expect was that the Qin army in the city was so patient that they didn't make any move for several months.

However, everything was still in his plan after all. The Qin army in the city finally couldn't bear it and chose to break out of the city.

Pang Juan quickly stood up after a few cases, and an extremely strong fighting spirit appeared in his eyes.

"Someone is coming!"

"General."

Looking at the several personal guards who quickly appeared in front of him, he heard Pang Juan order in a cold voice: "Pass my general's order to separate two armies to intercept the encircling Qin army. The remaining soldiers will follow me to attack Yuanli!"

"Here!"

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"Oh oh oh..."

A loud rooster's crow sounded between heaven and earth, and the light of the rising sun dispersed the long night.

Accompanied by a steady sound of footsteps, the Qin army's commander-in-chief, Zhang Yu, wearing dark armor, slowly climbed to the top of Yunyang City.

Because most of the soldiers had already broken out of the city under the leadership of Ying Qian and Shu Changguo, the Yuanli City at this moment could be said to be extremely empty.

With little effort, the Wei army broke through the remaining Qin army's defenses and invaded the city that had been defended for several months.

Looking around, seeing the red torrent pouring into the city unstoppably, all Zhang Yu's face showed at this moment was a calm look.

His eyes slowly turned to the north, then to the west, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Ying Qian, my concubine Chang Guo, take care of yourself all the way."

His right hand gently touched the hilt of the long sword at his waist, and a slow sound of unsheathing slowly sounded above the city head.

"Dang Cang..."

A few breaths later, along with the sound of metal hitting the ground, a pool of blood flowed quietly on top of the city.
Chapter completed!