Swish, swish, swish!
Huo Qiji gave an order, and arrows stained with kerosene fell from the sky like a downpour.
On the city wall, inside the outpost.
Murong Yan was resting when she was suddenly awakened by the noise.
"Commander, it's not good!"
The messenger ran over panting and knocked on the door with all his strength.
During the battle, Murong Yan always slept very lightly, so she woke up quickly, opened her eyes, and opened the door: "What happened?"
"Just tonight, the brothers found signs that the floor tiles of the city wall had been pried again, so they dug in and found..."
"It's full of barrels of tung oil and bales of hay!"
boom!
As soon as these words came out, it was like a bolt from the blue that fell in Murong Yan's mind.
Fell into a trap!
He instantly panicked. He originally thought that the street fighting was where the opponent's commander was ambushing him, but he didn't realize that it wasn't the case at all!
The opponent's real killer move is tung oil and hay under the city wall!
The opponent has calculated that they will be defeated in the street fighting and then retreat to the city wall.
This... After Murong Yan thought clearly about the cause and effect, she felt chills all over her body.
The opponent could even predict this. Can he really win against such a terrifying opponent?
Snapped!
Murong Yan suddenly gave herself a big mouthful and woke up instantly.
Now is not the time to doubt your own abilities, but the time to lead the army out of crisis!
"Go and check the city gate to see if it can still be opened!"
"I've looked over. I don't know why the city gate is tightly locked. It can no longer be opened from the inside. I guess I can only use brute force."
Damn it!
This is also part of the other party's calculation!
Murong Yan only felt that she had fallen into the trap of the other party and was restricted at every turn.
He understood again why the other party did not abandon the city gate after it was completely breached, but wanted to abandon the city gate before it was completely destroyed.
Because the other party placed a locking device similar to the Tianji Shenjiang in the city gate, even if they could control the city gate from the inside after entering the city, they would not be able to open it for a while.
In this way, the dilapidated city gate could temporarily trap them in the city for a while.
And this period of time is enough!
Murong Yan felt cold all over her body and shouted loudly: "Where are the siege fighters!"
"Quickly call the siege warriors to get the siege ram!"
"Hurry and open the city gate!"
Uh-huh!
However, what responded to him was not the siege warriors, but rocket-laden arrows falling from the sky.
call out!
With just a whoosh, the messenger in front of him was hit by an arrow and killed.
This is nothing, the arrow seems to be contaminated with tung oil, causing the rocket to continue to burn after killing people.
Fortunately, it is winter now and the climate is cold. Even if the city wall is full of tung oil and hay, it will still take a certain amount of time for the fire to burn.
boom!
Countless rockets fell from the sky, and for a while, sparks were flying everywhere on the city wall.
When Murong Yan saw this, she dodged and shouted: "Siege warriors, hurry up and break down the city gate!"
"The rest of them threw out all the tung oil and hay!"
For a time, there was chaos all over the city wall.
In the distance, Huo Qiji looked at the bodies that were being swallowed up by the flames one after another, his eyes unwavering, without a trace of pity.
If he doesn't do this, the killing and torture that Dagan people will suffer in a few days will be a hundred times worse.
"Five thousand archers, follow my commander to charge!"
"Pay attention to the distance and don't be engulfed by the flames. We only release arrows at the edge! After releasing the arrows, leave immediately. If you dare to stay, you will be dealt with according to military law."
As soon as these words were spoken, five thousand archers immediately set off and came under the city wall.
The few siege warriors left in Beiyan's cavalry were embracing the siege ram and banging against the city gate like crazy.
Now, they are the hope of Beiyan's 300,000 cavalry!
If they cannot break open the city gate today, I am afraid that more than half of them will be killed or injured!
However, just as they were immersed in the collision, arrows suddenly fell from the sky.
Swish, swish, swish!
Some people were in a panic and came out without having time to put on heavy armor.
At this moment, he became a living target and was shot down one by one by arrows.
"Where are the heavy armored guards? Block them!"
Murong Yan was hysterical, as if she was crazy.
If all the siege fighters are lost here, there will be no hope of opening the city wall, and they will die miserably!
Seeing shields half a man's height being erected one after another to form a shield wall, Huo Qiji sighed and said, "Take the troops back to camp!"
Their bow and arrow tactics can be somewhat effective when the opponent does not react. When the opponent reacts, with a shield in hand, the damage caused by the bow and arrow is minimal.
In this case, it is better to withdraw immediately, save the arrows, and leave everything to the fire.
boom!
Half an hour later, raging flames climbed up the Dagan city wall, licking the dark night.
boom!
With a loud roar, the siege warriors held the battering ram and took the lead, rushing out from the Qiandu City that had turned into a sea of fire!
Then came Murong Yan and the elite of Beiyan's 300,000 cavalry!
…
The next morning.
Outside Qiandu City, looking at the ruins of the Qiandu City Wall, Murong Yan not only did not feel the slightest joy in her heart, but felt that her heart was bleeding!
After counting the number of soldiers, he almost fainted.
There are only 150,000 people left!
In other words, the fire last night took away nearly 150,000 of their soldiers!
Among the remaining 150,000 people, there are probably tens of thousands of wounded.
Manpower is also needed to care for the wounded.
After all the fighting, now, the number of combatants he can use has increased from 300,000 cavalry at the beginning to about 100,000!
This is undoubtedly a devastating blow to them.
"General! Don't let me know who you are!"
"Otherwise, I, Murong Yan, swear that I will crush you to ashes!"
"The army obeys my order, enter the city, and conquer the imperial capital on horseback!"
When the exhausted army heard this, they reluctantly cheered up.
That is the imperial capital of Daqian!
In their accounts of the Northern Yan dynasties, it was a great achievement that could be compared with the enshrining of Zen in Yayu Snow Mountain.
Unexpectedly, they would be witnesses of this feat today.
…
On the palace wall, Huo Qiji couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart as he listened to the slow sound of horse hooves.
He took full advantage of the right time, place, and people.
But still failed to destroy the opponent's army. I can only say that destiny is not mine!
"The whole army is listening to the order and getting ready to defend the city!"
Huo Qiji gave an order, and responses immediately sounded from behind him.
Everyone's voice seemed to be filled with a feeling of despair!
This will be the final decisive battle between Daqian and Beiyan!
will determine the future of both countries.
