The four hundred and twentieth chapters of the withdrawal of the city
The rebels' previous siege of the city was nothing more than a small fight.
No one wants to be the first, everyone is afraid of Li Xiuyuan, and at the same time they are testing Tiangong's attitude.
Therefore, no matter how weak the defensive strength of the city is, it is impossible to capture it as long as the enemy does not want to capture it.
But now, the rebels are determined to capture Jinling City this time. Even though their weapons and armor are crude, they rely on the advantage of many people and the invincible momentum of the rebellion, which is enough to defeat those who have been fighting for a long time in Jinling City.
The defenders of the formation were frightened.
There was a sound of rebels attacking the city.
The soldiers, civil and military officials, and people in Jinling City were all frightened.
The sounds of shouting, fighting and killing could be heard under the city wall, and the various sounds were intertwined and loud as loud as the sky.
During the fighting, an evil spirit and bloody energy rose into the sky, covering the entire sky above Jinling City.
Even ghosts and gods have to stay away from such blood and evil energy. Otherwise, even gods will be injured or even fall into the mortal world if they are rushed by this evil energy of blood.
Yang Shang, who was responsible for defending the city, was so frightened that he retreated to the Yamen with his guards, away from the city wall. The task of defending the city was handed over to the defenders here. As for the situation of the battle, he had no control at all.
At this moment, his idea was to stay away from the battlefield and get a moment of peace.
The battle only lasted less than half an hour, and the rebels had already begun scaling the city wall with various crude siege weapons.
The defenders were defeated one after another and were not even interested in fighting.
If these defenders had not been able to retreat and inspired some bloody courage, this city would not even need to be defended, and could be handed over to others.
"Sir Qianhu, the rebels have already attacked the city wall. We can't stand it if this continues. Let's retreat." An officer, covered in blood and holding a steel knife, shouted loudly after killing several rebels.
Zuo Qianhu, each holding two knives, fought his way up the city wall. All the rebels everywhere screamed and fell to the ground. Their limbs were either cut off or their heads were chopped off.
"Kill~!"
Zuo Qianhu became more and more courageous as he fought, like an invincible general. He alone made the bandits on the city wall so frightened that they even gave up the plan of attacking this city wall and turned to attack other walls.
"It's ridiculous. As generals, we should fight bravely to kill the enemy and serve the imperial court. How can we be greedy for life and afraid of death? Even if we die, we must defend the city and die. If you run away now, isn't this an act of escaping? If you want to leave, I will be the first to kill you.
Kill you." Zuo Qianhu shouted angrily, waving his swords, and a dozen rebels fell on the city wall in an instant.
For a time, the nearby defenders were greatly victorious.
Having a fierce man like him is enough to cheer up the three armies.
But it is a pity that he only has a thousand households, he does not hold an official position, cannot control many people, and has no prestige. He can only protect a section of the city wall, but cannot protect the entire city.
"Yes, follow me and kill the enemy together." The officer gritted his teeth and followed Zuo Qianhu into a bloody fight on the city wall.
Some people fight to the death, while others think they have escaped.
"Run quickly, the bandits are too powerful and we can't defeat them." Some of the defenders abandoned the city wall in fear and fled towards the city, shouting.
At this moment, at Li Xiuyuan's house in the city.
Qingmei stood in the lobby anxiously at this time, asking about the situation outside: "Mr. Li Linfu, how is the situation outside? Are the rebels about to invade the city?"
In a dark corner, Li Linfu's figure appeared. His face was calm and he stroked his beard and said: "Now the contact with the outside world has been cut off. The thieves are besieging the city. With such an momentum, even ghosts and gods will retreat, and the ghost king in the house will also retreat."
I don’t dare to act rashly, but judging from the current momentum, Jinling City will be breached within an hour, and within two hours, the rebels can be seen outside the mansion."
"Well, what's the point of this? My husband hasn't come back yet. If we don't do anything, wouldn't we be betraying your husband's trust?" Qingmei said.
"Madam, don't be anxious. The young master has already sent a letter to the ghost messenger before. The young master's eight thousand cavalry have already set off. If everything goes well, they will dare to arrive before the rebels break the city." Li Linfu said.
He is not impatient.
Because some things depend on the number of days, and at this point any conspiracy will have little effect.
If the days are still there, Li Xiuyuan will naturally be able to arrive.
If it was God's will that the city be destroyed and people die, there would be nothing to say.
"Madam, why don't you go out and help defend the city." Suddenly, Xing Shan, who was staying at the house at this time, couldn't sit still and said with his hands.
Li Linfu shook his head and said: "You are a rare marksman. Defending the city by one person at this moment will not be of much use. It is more important to stay at the house to protect the safety of the house. If there is a war, before the rebels attack, the city must be safe."
Some people will take the opportunity to cause trouble, and there are not many living people in the mansion. Although we and other ghosts and gods can protect the mansion, we will definitely be restricted sometimes."
"It's better to wait for the good news from the young master. Once the young master arrives with his troops, it will naturally be time for you to go to the battlefield. Don't worry, your skills will not be buried."
Xing Shan could only retreat after hearing this and continued to wait in agony.
But in the yamen.
Hearing the huge momentum of the rebels and the news of defeats coming from the front line one after another, the envoy Yang sent by the imperial court collapsed a little at this moment.
"Report, Mr. Yang, the bandits have attacked the city wall."
"Report, Mr. Yang, the bandit army has captured half of the Wengcheng, and our army is withdrawing from the Wengcheng."
"Report"
Yang Shang's face turned pale with fright at this moment, and he trembled: "This, so fast? The walls of Jinling City are so tall, doesn't it mean that it won't be a problem to defend them for a year and a half?"
Several civil servants nearby were also scared to death.
They also didn't expect that this tall and strong city wall could be so fragile.
Forty thousand people defend a city. It stands to reason that the enemy can defend it even if they send out 400,000 people to attack the city. This has only been a few hours.
But what they don't know is that no matter how strong a city wall is, it must be guarded by soldiers who dare to fight. If a few soldiers are used to flee, even if the city wall is ten times stronger, it will still be captured.
What's more, there is no master in the army, no commander in the city, and all the soldiers are in disarray.
Since Commander Yang is so greedy for life and afraid of death, naturally none of the people below him will have the courage to fight with the enemy.
"Sir, the rebels are about to invade the city. What should we do now?" A civil servant said with a trembling voice: "As soon as the rebels enter the city, we, the imperial officials, will first be beheaded and sacrificed to the flag."
"Yes, you don't need to tell me. Of course I know, of course I know." Envoy Yang was also very panicked and at a loss.
Suddenly, another civil servant said cautiously: "Jinling City will be captured sooner or later anyway. Why don't we surrender the city and maybe save our lives."
Surrender the city?
Yang Shangshi trembled all over and his eyes flickered uncertainly.
Can be outside the city.
"Chief, our people have already attacked the city wall, but they will be able to enter the city in an hour and seize the south wall." A subordinate came to report.
Shi Hu sat on his horse and frowned as he watched the siege progressing smoothly, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart.
It was so smooth that it made him feel suspicious.
"Where the hell is this Li Xiuyuan? Do you really want to sit back and watch Jinling City be attacked? No, this is absolutely impossible. This Li Xiuyuan is an extremely difficult guy to deal with. He will never give up Jinling City and the immortals in the sky.
Gong admits defeat. I’m really unhappy. How could this human saint have so many weird abilities? Not only has he learned the immortal-killing sword, but he can’t even figure out where his position is.” Shi Hu frowned, hesitating a little.
If Li Xiuyuan didn't show up, neither would the gods in the Heavenly Palace. His plan to take the city and force the two parties to fight would have failed.
Not only will he fail, he will also be put in danger in public.
Now he is the leader of the rebels in a famous town. As long as he takes Jinling City and Tiangong's goal is achieved, will neither the court nor Tiangong allow him to survive?
Shi Hu knew very well that people like him were just pawns now.
Although the scenery was great for a while, I already knew what would happen next.
A quick glance.
The defenders on the city wall are indeed retreating steadily. Many rebels have already attacked the city wall. It will only take time to take down Jinling City.
"Send the order to slow down the siege speed and let the other leaders enter Jinling City first." Shi Hu thought for a moment and could only slow down the attack first and wait for a while before talking.
He vaguely felt that there must be movement from Li Xiuyuan before the city was destroyed.
"Report, report to the leader. In Jinling City, a high-ranking official named Mr. Yang led a group of civil and military officials. He announced that he was willing to leave the city to accept surrender, and asked the leader to temporarily stop the attack." At this moment, another subordinate came running towards him on horseback.
"Surrender?"
Shi Hu's eyelids twitched, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly felt something.
"Rumble"
A rumbling roar, like the rolling of a river, and like the constant thunder in the sky, came towards here.
Even though he was sitting on the horse, he still felt a vibration coming from the ground.
And the sound is getting closer and louder.
He looked quickly, and immediately his eyes narrowed, and he saw a ray of golden light shining on the ground in the distance, as bright as the sun, illuminating the entire battlefield.
However, when Shi Hu saw it clearly, he saw a golden light somewhere, and there was actually a cavalry in golden armor, holding a spear and a sword hanging from his waist, rolling towards them.
"He's finally here, Li Xiuyuan."
Shi Hu grinned, his whole body became excited, and he shouted: "Withdraw troops, the enemy has reinforcements, all troops should be withdrawn."
"Haha, I'm going to watch the tiger fight. I don't believe that the gods in the Heavenly Palace will give up the victory at this moment and are willing to withdraw. In today's battle, I am very happy to lose."
Then he raised his arms and began to evacuate quickly with his troops.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The drums of the withdrawal were heard, and the rebels who had already climbed up the city wall and were waiting to rush into the city to burn, kill and loot were all restrained at this moment.
Why did the troops withdraw when things were going so well?