Chapter 1702: Sieging the city (3)
Chapter 1702: Sieging the city (3)
“She is Xu Qi ‘an’s mother.” Nangong qianrou explained.
Yang Yan came to a realization.
………..
“Bang Bang Bang!”
The blazing phoenixes spat out flames, and the thunderous sound of bowstrings reverberated. Pellets and arrows harvested wave after wave of enemy soldiers who tried to break through the formation.
On the streets of the outer city, sandbags and debris were piled up to form fortifications to block the cavalry’s charge. Zhu guangxiao and song tingfeng led the night watchmen and 50 Imperial saber guards to hide behind the fortifications.
In front of them were the corpses of the civilians and the enemy.
They had already repelled the third wave of attacks, and their arrows and pellets were almost all used up.
Zhu guangxiao leaned towards song tingfeng and said in a deep voice, ”
I’m running out of arrows and pellets. I can only withstand one more wave at most. Next, I’ll have to play with my life against this group of rebel soldiers.
“Risk what life, risk what life?” Song tingfeng turned around and spat on his face.
“Pig brain, with your way of fighting, even ten lives wouldn’t be enough. When we run out of arrows and pellets, of course we have to retreat. Lord Wei has set up nine lines of defense in the outer city, so we can fight and retreat at the same time.”
The city wall was only the first line of defense. Behind the city wall was the outer city, and behind the outer city was the inner city wall. Even if the rebel army reached the inner city, they would have to face the Imperial City, which was more tightly guarded.
Song tingfeng and Zhu guangxiao were in charge of the second line of defense in the South of the outer city. Out of the four gates of the capital, only the south of the city had fallen, and the rebel army had swarmed in.
Just … He was very unlucky!
Although song tingfeng had never read military books, he was smart. Even if the city gate was lost, he would not panic. The capital had enough strategic depth. There were defense lines one after another. They could completely fight a war of attrition with the Yunzhou Army.
He scoffed at Zhu guangxiao’s honest way of fighting, where the tower was still there, and where the tower was broken, the people died.
On the battlefield, the most important thing was not to kill the enemy, but to survive.
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The Imperial Palace.
In the underground palace of the West Garden, the concubines and the families of the officials were settled in this sanctuary.
This place was sixty feet deep from the ground, and there were aura-concealing magic tools set up here. Even a high-grade Warlock would find it difficult to observe the abnormality in this place in a short time.
Like the other womenfolk, the aunt was as scared as a quail. Her face was pale, and her beautiful face was filled with fear and uneasiness.
Xu lingyue stayed by her mother’s side in silence, holding her hand and comforting her, ”
“Mother, don’t be afraid. We’ll be fine.”
Aunt had never experienced wind and rain, and was just an ordinary woman. How could she not be afraid?
the rebel army has already reached the capital. They might even enter the Imperial Palace. The more Auntie thought about it, the more afraid she became.
Mu Nanxi waved his hand.
“Wei Yuan is alive. With him around, we won’t lose the war.”
With a calm expression, she said, ”
besides, there are so many powerful people in the capital. It won’t be easy for the rebel army to reach the palace. Even if we are in danger, half of it will be from Xu Pingfeng.
Jian Jia thought to herself,”that dog is the most cold-blooded and heartless. He only kills his loved ones. Looks like I’m going to die today.”
“Where’s ningyan? Is ningyan in the capital?” The Auntie grabbed her daughter’s hand and said, ”
“Mother won’t be afraid if ningyan comes.”
The eyes of the concubines and female officials brightened when they heard this, and they felt much more at ease.
They were used to Xu Qi ‘an’s legend in their boudoir. He was a man who wiped out 300000 troops of the wizard God religion by himself with a knife.
He was the number one expert in Da Feng, the pillar of the country.
With him around, no matter how fierce the rebel army was, they would be annihilated sooner or later.
On a tall building, Huai Qing, who was dressed in a dragon robe, looked into the distance. She could vaguely see kou Yangzhou and Xu Pingfeng chasing each other in the air, engaged in a fierce battle. The Jade talisman in her hand had not been let go for a single moment.
From her position, she couldn’t hear the sounds of artillery fire outside the city, but she knew that there was an intense battle going on.
Duke Wei said that the rebel army in Yunzhou had worked hard in one go, and they would weaken again and again.
When the rebel army entered the city, it would be the time for Da Feng to close its doors and beat the dogs. However, they would have to pay a heavy price for that.
Huaiqing turned to the side and looked towards the North.
Today was the last day of the battle, and she was waiting for Xu Qi ‘an.
The success or failure of great Feng would depend on him.
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The rebel army had yet to break into the inner city. Even in the outer city, only the South City had fallen.
The 12 guards of the capital, the Imperial Army, and the night watchmen were engaged in Street and guerilla warfare with the rebel army. The outcome would not be decided in a short time.
But panic spread among the people.
They couldn’t see the situation clearly and didn’t understand strategic analysis. The most intuitive feeling was that the rebel army was attacking the capital. From the sound of the artillery, they might have already entered the city.
I found that the people in the city fell into panic.
In the 600 years since the establishment of Da Feng, other than the time when Wu Zong cleaned up the Emperor, the capital had never experienced a war.
In fact, most of the people did not even know the history of Wu Zongs cleaning up the emperor’s side. Even if they did, it would be hundreds of years ago.
They were born and raised in the capital. In their impression, the most dangerous battle was the Battle of Shanhai Pass, and Da Feng even won it.
As a result, the people of the capital were proud. The prouder they were, the more intense the fear caused when their confidence was shattered.
A few days ago, the Imperial court had ordered for defense to be set up and the entire capital had entered a state of preparation for war. They had begun to worry. Looking at the situation, the Yunzhou rebel army was likely to enter the capital.
As expected, they really came.
The streets of the inner city were empty, and rows of soldiers were patrolling the streets on alert. A curfew had been implemented, and no commoner was allowed to leave their homes without permission.
This ban effectively put an end to the riots caused by the panic of the people.
It was impossible for all the soldiers in the capital to be sent to the front line. A portion of them had to stay behind to maintain order.
These two to three million people were left unattended. If they caused a ruckus, the damage and impact would definitely be much more serious than the rebel army.
“The rebel army is really coming.”
I now suspect that the victory in Danzhou city was a lie. Xu yinluo didn’t win against Yunzhou at all.
yes, if he won, why would the rebel army attack the capital? ”
“What do we do, what do we do?”
“Father, don’t be afraid. Xu yinluo will defeat the enemy.”
“Silly child, sigh!”
Every family closed their doors and discussed in fear.
He hoped that the Imperial court would end the war as soon as possible, but he also secretly cursed the Imperial court for its fatuity and incompetence.
On the contrary, the child was very pure and believed that Xu yinluo would drive away the enemy. He was full of confidence.
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[ author’s note: 5000 words. That’s why the update was a little late. ] Looking for song monthly votes.