The sky gradually darkened, and the sunset glow on the horizon seemed to reflect the blood on the city wall, with a sad light red color. The smell of blood and the sounds of killing could be heard constantly, and the awe-inspiring evil spirit filled the world.
After a day of fighting, Yuan Shu's army on the city wall was almost exhausted.
The Huainan army attacking the city could sense this, so even at dusk, they still launched a strong attack.
Huainan soldiers have mobilized all their strength these days.
Generals Xu Dexun, Liu Jianfeng and others personally attacked the city wall first and fought several times with Zhang Xun and Qiao Rui, severely injuring Qiao Rui and beheading Li Feng.
Only Zhang Xun still retains his combat effectiveness.
If Wanshou City had not repeatedly brought out various defensive equipment these days, such as the Eight Ox Crossbow or the Forklift...
Every time the Huainan Army rushed to the city, a variety of well-made equipment was deployed to protect the increasingly difficult Wanshou City.
This city has long been captured.
Until now, Wanshou City has tried its best.
On the city wall, Mu Chun and Chen Da looked embarrassed. They formed a circular formation with their soldiers to resist the increasing number of Huainan soldiers.
"Brother Mu, are you ready?"
Chen Da and Mu Chun leaned together, panting, stabbing the enemy in front to death, and whispered.
"We are ready! As soon as the city gate is opened, we will break out immediately!"
Mu Chun also said in a low voice.
At this time, there are only a few places on the city wall that still maintain combat effectiveness.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Zhang Xun quietly disappeared, leaving only a few deputy generals and their elite troops to resist.
"Haha, Wanshou City has more than 100,000 young people and 10,000 soldiers and horses defending the city, but it was unable to withstand the Huainan Army's attack for ten days! What a joke!"
Chen Da didn't know what he thought of, and a sneer appeared on his face.
Mu Chun also sneered and said: "There are more than a dozen big families in the city who are known as famous families, and the total number of private guards they have compiled and trained is thousands!"
"If these families were willing to hand over their private guards to defend the city together, how could Wanshou City last less than ten days?"
"There is also Zhang Xun, the commander-in-chief of an army. He thought what he was doing was very hidden and no one could discover it. Who doesn't know that he deliberately hid elite soldiers and horses and waited for the city to break through and escape?"
Whether it was Zhang Xun or several county magistrates in the city, they did not take the hundreds of thousands of people in the city to heart at all.
Seeing that Huainan's army was strong, it was difficult to protect the city.
The first thing they thought about was to gather elites to prepare for a breakout.
As long as they can save their lives and gather some refugees to build a new city in the future, they will still be able to stand high.
certainly.
There are also many discerning people among the major families in the city. They want to persuade the families to help defend the city. If Wanshou City can be defended, there will be no need to risk the trouble of breaking out and building a city elsewhere.
It's a pity that even if a family wants to send private soldiers to help defend the city, they will stop thinking after seeing Zhang Xun's actions.
boom!
There was a powerful roar in the distance, the sound was vibrating, and accompanied by a shrill scream, a deputy general who insisted on defending the city on the city wall was beheaded. This scene was like a fuse.
Soon the lieutenants and captains from other places also died in battle.
"Jiedu has an order. Anyone who breaks the city gate will be promoted to the third level. After breaking the city, the sword will not be sealed for three days!"
There was a sound in the distance.
The entire Huainan Army shouted loudly, and all the soldiers' eyes flashed with a fierce look. They had followed Sun Ru for a long time, and they had long been contaminated by some of Sun Ru's styles.
While attacking the city, they burned, killed, looted, and swept across all directions like bursting flames.
They rely on the fierce energy in their chests to stimulate the strength of their bodies, allowing their normal bodies to exert greater strength.
Stimulated by killing and looting, a large number of Huainan soldiers swarmed up and quickly cleared the city.
"Walk!"
Mu Chun and Chen Da did not dare to stay, so they immediately took the remaining more than a hundred men around them and quickly descended down the stairs to the city.
In order to hide themselves, the two of them did not kill the generals of the Huainan Army.
It only caused some enemies around to pursue them one after another, but those third-level generals did not take action.
Boom!
The four gates of Wanshou City suddenly opened, and hundreds of cavalry suddenly attacked from one gate, catching the Huainan Army besieging the city by surprise.
Zhang Xun, the general of Yuan's army, was wearing armor and holding an iron gun. He personally charged forward and opened a gap outside. Then a large number of private soldiers from the famous family followed closely, widening the gap.
Several big families in Wanshou City had long noticed Zhang Xun's movements and stared at his every move.
Zhang Xun led the cavalry to break through. They took advantage of the situation and used Zhang Xun as the pioneer.
The private soldiers of the aristocratic family rushed out guarding the carriages.
The city burst into flames at the same time.
The flames were raging and spreading rapidly. A large number of people were crying and running in the city to put out the fire. More people were like headless flies, and some followed the cavalry and private soldiers who broke out of the encirclement and fled out of the city for their lives. Some are hiding in their homes and resigned to their fate.
When Zhang Xun broke through.
Sun Ru and a group of Huainan Army generals, surrounded by soldiers, watched the city gate open and the cavalry break out.
"Haha, we should have been on guard against Zhang Xun's tricks!"
A sneer appeared on Sun Ru's face.
These days, he and Zhang Xun have been constantly fighting against each other relying on the city wall. He knows that Zhang Xun is not incompetent. When he saw that the city wall was about to be breached, Zhang Xun did not show up.
He knew that Zhang Xun must be preparing to cultivate his strength and prepare to break out.
"Liu Jianfeng, Xu Dexun! Each of you brings two thousand men and horses, and capture all these fat sheep that have broken out! I can't let them take away all the good things in Longevity City!"
Sun Ru immediately ordered.
Two generals, Xu Dexun and Liu Jianfeng, immediately took orders. Among them, Xu Dexun led the cavalry to pursue Zhang Xun. Liu Jianfeng led the troops to pursue the family's private soldiers, as well as the young men and people who fled out of the city for their lives.
They just left.
The fire in the city attracted everyone's attention.
"No! Jiedu, Zhang Xun is planning to burn down the granary and arsenal in the city! We must quickly send elites into the city to save the granary and arsenal!"
After Ma Yin saw the fire, his expression suddenly changed and he suddenly screamed.
Sun Ru's expression also changed slightly, realizing what the sky-high flames in the city meant.
"Zhang Xun!"
If Zhang Xun wants to break out of the encirclement, he will naturally not be unprepared. The granary and arsenal in the city are the best chess pieces to delay the Huainan Army. The Huainan Army has been besieging the city for several days, and its food and grass supplies have been reduced by more than half.
If it cannot be replenished with food from the granaries in the city, the Huainan army will be short of food.
Sun Ru was keenly aware of this, and before he had time to curse Zhang Xun, he immediately led his troops and headed towards the nearest city gate with Ma Yin.
The common people, young and strong, who were trying to escape towards the city gate, as well as many slow-running businessmen and children from poor families, were suddenly attacked and killed fiercely by the Huainan army.
Suddenly, blood flowed into a river, and a large number of people blocked around the city gate screamed and were killed.
Sun Ru and Ma Yin turned a blind eye and quickly rushed towards the granary according to the information they found out from the prisoners.
