Xia Shijue laughed loudly, "I'm looking forward to it!"
Walking towards the palace hall, his face returned to coldness, "We will capture Qincheng within an hour!"
While he was talking, the infantrymen who had been passed down had already rushed off the ship and took over the palace.
The west gate of the imperial palace has also been opened, and dozens of warships filed into Qincheng along the canal and went straight to the Ming army camp outside the city.
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Outside the South City Gate.
The two sides are still in a stalemate, and the priests who originally fought against the defenders have been recalled by Gong Ao.
Cangshan Xue rode on Xuefeng's back, flew into the air, and landed next to Nangong Xiao.
"Nangong, something is wrong!"
Nangong Xiao frowned, of course he had already felt this.
If the opponent intends to attack the city, they will not hold anything back. The current situation is really strange.
Could it be?!
Nangong Xiao looked into the city with some worry, pulled a lieutenant to his side and ordered in a low voice, "Go to the canal gate immediately to see if everything is okay!"
Nanhai Wang Xia Shijue's navy was powerful. Although previous news said that the navy was still a hundred miles away, for the sake of safety, Nangong Xiao decided to send someone to see if the waterway was safe.
The deputy general agreed to leave, but under the city wall, a man was already running up panting.
"General Nangong, this is bad!"
"What happened?!" Cang Shanxue and Nangong Xiao rushed to the man at the same time.
"The Imperial Palace...the Imperial Palace has been captured. Xia Shijue has led a hundred thousand naval troops into the city from the waterway and is now heading towards the camp!" the man replied urgently.
When Nangong Xiao heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
Outside the city, Gong Ao's side had a total of 70,000 to 80,000 men, plus Xia Shijue's 100,000 navy troops, which was almost three times the number of defenders in the camp. Moreover, both sides were attacking from inside and outside, giving them a huge advantage.
Cang Shanxue's expression also changed, but unlike Nangong Xiao's worry, his face was more filled with anger.
"Send the order, assemble the army, open the city gate, fight a bloody road, and get out of the city!" Nangong Xiao made a decision immediately.
"Wait!" Cang Shanxue grabbed his arm, "What do you mean by leaving the city? Do you want to abandon the city and flee?!"
"The situation is critical now. If they attack from both sides, it will be very disadvantageous for us. The Royal Elite Cavalry is the hard work of His Highness the Crown Prince. I can't destroy his hard work in Qin City!" Nangong Xiao met his gaze with a deep look, "Cang Cang
Young Master, you must stay calm now!"
Cang Shanxue frowned, but finally let go of his fingers.
Although he didn't want to give up, he also understood that what Nangong Xiao said was not unreasonable, and sticking to it right now was definitely not the best choice.
War is different from an individual fighting alone. He has to consider not only winning or losing, but also the overall situation.
It is obvious now that the temple has reached an agreement with Xia Shijue on cooperation. At this time, maintaining strength is much more important than defending a city.
The deputy general turned around to deliver the order. Nangong Xiao turned to look at the temple cavalry below the city and ordered in a loud voice, "Send the order, open the city gate!"
"I'll open the way!" Cang Shanxue dodged and rushed out of the city gate.
When he stopped in mid-air outside the city gate again, the city defenders had already opened the city gate creakingly.
In the army formation of the temple opposite, Gong Ao looked at the wide-open city gate and snorted coldly from his nose.