Forging edicts has two functions. One is to boost the morale of the soldiers defending the city and make them focus on resisting the enemy. The other is to mobilize surrounding armies to counterattack the troops of Yufeng Kingdom. Forging edicts is a matter of

Things have been hesitant. This is an approach that breaks the rules and challenges the imperial power. If he can win the battle by forging the edict, Ling Yuhao may end up beheaded. If he forges the edict and still loses the battle, then he will be punished with several crimes.

Ling Yuhao could not escape the fate of killing the Nine Clan. Just when the four of them were still hesitating, news came that Xiao Wuchang had led an army to attack the city.

The city lord of Xiangcheng was taking care of all the affairs and logistical issues in the city, so they didn't have to worry about this. After receiving the news, the four of them wanted to go to the city wall.

At this time, Xiao Wuchang's army has surrounded Xiangcheng on three sides. Xiao Wuchang doesn't like to surround the city on all sides. According to his words, a man can't do too much, and he must always leave a way for others to survive! But, follow

Anyone who has been with Xiao Wuchang for a long time knows that he leaves a way for the enemy to retreat because he most enjoys the thrill of fighting the enemy head-on. Attacking the city is just a prelude. What he is waiting for is for the enemy to retreat through the only remaining city gate.

When the time comes, catch up and kill them happily.

After Xiao Wuchang knew the purpose of Lei Qian leading people out of the city just now, he quickly figured out how to deal with it. In the area they estimated, the shield guards would open a way, and they would have the shield guards insert their shields diagonally into the floating soil and slowly advance forward. Once they encountered

Once you reach the resistance, you can check for underground dangers.

After Ling Yuhao and others climbed up the city wall, they listened to the guards' report on the current situation. Xiao Wuchang's main attack direction was the south gate, and except for the west gate, the other three gates were blocked by him.

"Xiao Wuchang is quite confident." Jiang Tianyuan snorted after hearing this. At the same time, Ling Yuhao and Lei Qian's expressions were not very good either. Only Wan Canghai still didn't understand why Xiao Wuchang did this.

"Xiao Wuchang did this so that we could have a place to escape if we couldn't defend Xiang City." Jiang Tianyuan explained. Wan Canghai heard that Xiao Wuchang could withstand Tutu Luo if he broke through the city.

It would be nice not to drive them all away due to the pressure. How can you still be so kind?

"Of course not," Jiang Tianyuan shook his head and said. The reason why he did this was to entangle us when we were escaping and fight with us." Jiang Tianyuan shook his head and said.

"Then why didn't he block the west gate and let go of the east gate? Judging from the current situation, there is Yan Wuji's troops who have just occupied Yunbian County to the east. Even if we run eastward, we may encounter Yan Wuji who comes to support us at any time.

Wouldn't it be more perfect for them to intercept them from all sides?" Wan Canghai thought for a while and said.

"Precisely because Xiao Wuchang knew this, he deliberately blocked the east gate so that we could escape to the west, which is relatively safer, without taking care. In this way, his purpose was answered."

After hearing this, Wan Canghai clenched his fist. He didn't expect that Xiao Wuchang would be so crazy. The last time he fought with him, Wan Canghai thought Xiao Wuchang was just a simple general. In terms of personal strength, Wan Canghai felt that he was not.

, now after this incident happened, Wan Canghai had to believe that Xiao Wuchang was also a lunatic.

Just when Jiang Tianyuan was explaining to Wan Canghai, Xiao Wuchang's forward shield guards had already found the trap they had set. Under the protection of the shield guards, the guards behind them began to carefully check what was buried underground. This

Xiao Wuchang, who was in the shield guard formation at that time, seemed to have said something. The surrounding shield guards immediately cheered up and held up their shields. It seemed that they were afraid of the archers of the Feng Lei Department of the city defenders.

.Xiao Wuchang is an arrogant person, but it does not mean that he is a fool. Since he knows that there are hundreds of people on the city wall aiming at his head, he will definitely not get into trouble.

When the guards pulled out a wooden board from under the floating soil, they were still a little confused as to why Xiangcheng's defenders buried such a wooden board under the floating soil. This wooden board was thick and heavy and very troublesome to carry. Moreover, this wooden board could

What harm did they cause? At this time, Xiao Wuchang did not know that the guards had discovered what was buried under the floating soil. These reckless soldiers would soon pay the price for their actions.

These guards thought that there must be some hidden weapon hidden under the thick wooden board. As long as they carefully lifted the wooden board, they would be able to crack the trap of coaxing children. Two of the guards used their sabers to lift the wooden board.

Then the two of them slowly lifted the board. The weight of the board was beyond their imagination. It was a bit difficult for both of them to lift the board.

When the two guards raised the wooden board to a certain angle, they suddenly felt a huge force below trying to lift the wooden board. They just wanted to press hard, but one of them didn't react and the force below let go.

They lifted up the wooden board, thinking that someone was hiding under it. Just as they were about to draw their swords, they suddenly saw two headless corpses appearing in front of them. The two headless corpses were squatting between three shield guards.

When they reacted, they discovered that the two headless corpses were one of themselves and the other of their companions.

It turns out that there are several steel knives pressed under the heavy wooden board. These steel knives are pressed under the wooden board. As long as the wooden board is lifted to a certain height, the mechanism under the wooden board will be activated to make the two wooden boards fall down.

Several steel knives were slashed back with great force. These steel knives left several marks on the heavy shields of the shield guards, not to mention the heads of the two soldiers.

The matter was far from over. After seeing this scene, the other guards who were about to lift the planks quickly put down the planks they were about to lift. However, these planks seemed to be connected together. After the first plank was turned over,

All the other wooden boards flipped over, and countless steel knives reflected a harmful cold light under the sunlight. For a moment, the heads in front of the shield guards were as numerous as watermelons in the field. If it hadn't been for the

A few people reacted quickly enough, otherwise all the guards would have been killed here.

Things happened so fast. The time between the heads of the first two soldiers falling to the ground and the dismemberment of other soldiers was only one breath. In such a short period of time, these soldiers would not even have time to scream. If it were not for the shield,

Wei has witnessed the whole country's growth, and I'm afraid no one will believe that there is such a terrible thing.

When Xiao Wuchang learned the news, he looked extremely calm, but his teeth chattered in anger.

Okay! Your tricks are over! Now it’s my turn! Xiao Wuchang ordered the shield guards to pay attention to the movements of the archers on the city wall at all times and then push forward. At this time, the archers on the city wall seemed not to see what was happening in front of them.

It seems that they did not shoot arrows even if some soldiers in the rear of Yufeng Kingdom's army who were not protected by shield guards were within their shooting range.

This strange "landscape" continued until the army of Yufeng Kingdom approached Xiangcheng's moat.

At this time, the expression on Wei Xiaocheng's face in the middle of the queue was not very good. After listening to the soldiers' report just now, he always felt that something was not right. The bodies of the soldiers who had just been beheaded were at the rear of their team. Wei Xiaocheng kept saying

Look behind you.

Suddenly, Wei Xiao suddenly shouted as if he remembered something: "Spread out! Everyone spread out! Quick! Everyone spread out!"

Wei Xiaocheng suddenly thought that general concealed weapons would have active starting conditions. For example, the wooden board just now would normally be triggered when someone touches or steps on it. But according to the description of the shield guard before, some people actually

Nothing happened when he stepped on the wooden board, but the real trigger was when the two soldiers who were beheaded first lifted the wooden board.

Even if we take a step back, this kind of mechanism is absolutely impossible to be designed to be passively triggered. Wei Xiaocheng felt a chill down his back when he thought of this. When the city defenders deployed these mechanisms, the sight of the thunder troops was completely

The smoke raised by the horseback blocked it. If the black-haired old man hadn't reminded them, they probably wouldn't have discovered the trap until now. When they might not be able to discover the trap, wouldn't they be fools to design the trap to be passively triggered?

Judging from the siege plan provided to them by the black-haired old man Yong Lao, there was nothing wrong with this Yong Lao himself. He was blinded like the tens of thousands of people present. They believed too much in their own eyes and guesses.

First of all, they believed that the Jing Lei tribe raised smoke and dust on horseback to block the archers behind the smoke. However, judging from the number of arrows shot by the archers and basic speculations, the two rounds of arrow rain were just a cover, so they preconceptions

They think that the real trap is something they buried underground. When this speculation is established, most people will not think of any other tricks, because they have triggered the trap they speculated, and inertial thinking tells them that it is their turn next.

They counterattacked and didn't pay attention to the traps that followed.

Secondly, judging from the attitude of the archers of the Yufeng Kingdom defenders on the city tower, even if someone has entered their shooting range, the archers seem to have seen nothing. This in itself explains a lot.

question.

The attitude of the archers of the Xiangcheng garrison raised two questions in Wei Xiaocheng's mind. First, was the reason they didn't shoot arrows because they were waiting for the opportunity? Second, if they were not waiting for the opportunity, then they were worried that they would be shot after shooting.

Are there any conditions in the plan?

The above thoughts kept flashing through Wei Xiaocheng's mind. Putting aside the question of why the archers guarding the city didn't shoot arrows, the inferences just made were enough to prove that after the wooden planks and steel knives,

There are more lethal traps waiting for them.

When Wei Xiaocheng shouted for everyone to disperse, everyone was stunned for a moment. When Wei Xiaocheng's voice reached Xiao Wuchang's ears, Xiao Wuchang's first reaction was to order everyone to disperse. Wei Xiaocheng shouted

It was like waking up Xiao Wuchang, helping Xiao Wuchang to free his inner rationality from his anger.

Xiao Wuchang's thoughts at this time were the same as Wei Xiaocheng's. They both believed that there would be a more lethal trap waiting for them, and they were very likely to be in this trap now. The only way to reduce casualties now was to quickly let everyone

He must disperse, otherwise he can bear the disastrous defeat in the first battle, but his soldiers cannot bear it.

When all the soldiers dispersed according to the instructions of Xiao Wuchang and Wei Xiaocheng, a scene that made people sweat coldly came into view of the Yufeng Kingdom defenders.

After the archers on the city wall saw the soldiers of Yufeng Kingdom dispersed, the archers on the wall of Xiangcheng slowly raised their bows and arrows. Most of them were experienced in many battles.
Chapter completed!