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Chapter 1371 Backstab!
At Chu Ning's order, the Chu army intensified its offensive!
The bloody setting sun soaked the battlements of Jinyang City. When the Chu army erected thirty trapezoids along the moat, the hissing sound of the iron chain capstan startled the defenders perched on the city wall.
Chu Ning's dragon banner was planted on a hill three hundred steps away. Fifty shirtless strongmen under his command were swinging stone hammers and smashing iron-clad battering rams at the foundation of the city wall, which had long been softened by the blood of corpses.
Half of the golden wing of the dragon-patterned helmet of Jin Emperor Ji Yingjie had broken off. When he swung his sword to cut off the flying hook that had climbed up the parapet, he saw that the light cavalry of the Chu army was using the bodies of their horses as footstools.
The Liangzhou horses whose front hooves had been cut off were piled up into a staircase under the city wall, and the following heavy armored soldiers of the Chu army climbed up by stepping on their own flesh and the horse carcasses.
Suddenly, a loud noise like muffled thunder came from the south of the city. The newly transported siege tower of the Chu army was ignited by kerosene. The burning resin mixed with human oil dripped down, and a seven-foot-high blue flame ignited on the surface of the moat.
"Your Majesty! The arrow tower of West Weng City has collapsed!"
The Grand Tutor rushed onto the horse path holding a bloodstained purple robe, and a tiny crack appeared on the tortoise-shell divination plate in his hand.
"I have been observing the Chu army for several days and found that the time it takes for the Chu army to cook is two quarters shorter than yesterday, and the smoke from the cooking in the camp is as thin as cotton..."
He was suddenly hit on the left shoulder by flying rocks, and half of the broken arrow was still embedded in the ornament of the Jinxian crown.
Ji Yingjie pulled the tutor behind the city wall, and three two-meter-long tread arrows immediately flew over their heads.
The guncotton tied to the arrow shaft exploded on the city wall, and the scorching air wave overturned the defenders who were pouring gold juice.
"say clearly!"
Ji Yingjie grabbed the master's collar and yelled
The Grand Tutor pointed to the dragon flag fluttering outside the city and said in a deep voice: "Chu Ning's general camp has advanced three miles today. It's clear that he wants to give it a try!"
"In addition, our army received news a few days ago that the Chu army has no food, and they are ready to fight to the death with our army!"
Suddenly, a series of bone whistles were heard outside the city wall, and the Chu army's most elite rhinoceros-armored soldiers began to form a battle formation.
These elite soldiers held short blades in their mouths and used the corpses of their companions as shields to advance forward.
Ji Yingjie saw a sergeant of the Chu army who had been beheaded at the foot of the city, his upper body still grabbing grass roots and dirt and stuffing them into his mouth.
"Report! The North Gate Cavalry Commander was killed!"
When the blood-soaked messenger knelt on the ground, a half-broken hook-and-sickle spear was stuck in his back.
Ji Yingjie stood up suddenly, and the jade sword on his waist smashed the pillar of the watchtower: "Pass on my oral order, prepare to fight to the death with the Chu army..."
"Your Majesty!"
The Grand Tutor tightly grasped the hem of the Emperor's battle robe and said, "The Chu Army's frenzied attack today is like the most intense explosion before a candle goes out!"
He trembled and persuaded: "We only need to hold on for another three days... No, two days! The Chu army will be defeated!"
Ji Yingjie's sword drew sparks on the blue bricks, and he saw the Chu army attacking frantically below the city.
The war horses whose throats were cut were still breathing hard, and their twitching legs drew strange arcs in the pool of blood.
Suddenly, a whistling arrow pierced the throat of the Jinwu Guard.
Seeing his personal guards die tragically in front of him, Ji Yingjie's face suddenly turned gloomy!
"Okay! I'll bet on this round with the Master!"
Ji Yingjie swung his sword and cut off half of the dragon robe. "Order to the three armies: those who behead three levels will be promoted one level. Those who hold out until the next day at noon will be granted a red-lettered iron certificate! The spirits of those who died in battle will be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sky gradually darkened, and the Chu army, whose attack had failed, retreated again.
At this time, Yang Xingye, the son-in-law of the emperor, who had received the order, stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, the Chu army has retreated!"
Ji Yingjie nodded slightly: "Send a message to the troops, let them have a good rest and prepare for the battle tomorrow!"
But Yang Xingye frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the Chu army is cunning, so let me and my brothers guard it tonight."
Ji Yingjie glanced at him, then patted his shoulder and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll leave the city wall to you!"
After saying that, Ji Yingjie turned around and dragged his tired body back to the palace.
The city wall was handed over to Yang Xingye!
The sound of the bangzi at midnight was tinged with blood. Yang Xingye walked past the ruins of the city wall with his sword in hand. The moonlight stretched his shadow on the city wall like a nightmare.
He suddenly stopped beside the arrow stack - there was half a moldy wheat cake stuck there, with the unique indigo dye of the Chu army stained between the teeth marks.
The moat below the city glowed with an eerie phosphorescent glow, and the bellies of the rotting corpses were filled with carrion owls.
"Captain, it's already three o'clock in the morning."
The personal guard leader Yang Qi reminded in a low voice, and the copper blade of the long sword at his waist lightly touched the armor leaf.
Behind them were twelve personal soldiers wearing black cloaks, with oil-soaked linen wrapped around the soles of their boots, so that they would not alarm the warning copper bells under the bricks when they walked.
Yang Xingye suddenly kicked over the brazier next to the arrow tower, and the sound of charcoal fire rolling down the city ladder alarmed the crossbowmen on guard.
"What are you panicking about?"
He sternly stopped the soldiers who were about to stand up: "I am ordered to inspect the defense. You continue to guard the night."
As he spoke, he raised his foot to crush the sparks, and the green smoke twisted like a dying snake under his gold-painted boots.
When they reached the north gate, the garrison captain Han Chong was wiping the iron bolt of the city gate with a wet cloth.
The blood stains on the bronze animal head door knocker were the marks left by the Chu Army's suicide squad three days ago.
"Open the city gate."
Yang Xingye's voice was like a blade tempered with ice.
Han Chong looked up in shock and saw the captain's eyes reflecting the raging wildfire outside the city.
"Report to the commander, the city has been closed at midnight..."
Before Han Chong could finish his words, Yang Qi's long sword was already against his throat.
The defenders stood up in panic, only to see Yang Xingye unfold half a piece of yellow silk with dragon patterns: "Your Majesty's secret decree, the Chu bandits are digging tunnels in the moat, check the foundations of the city gates immediately!"
When the five soldiers turned the capstan, the friction of the iron chain scared away the crows on the city wall.
Yang Xingye suddenly pressed the door bolt that was opening, and his fingertips stroked a fresh scratch somewhere.
"Wait!"
He suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the door hinge: "There is a crack here, get a torch and check it carefully!"
The moment the city gate opened three feet apart, thousands of torches suddenly lit up outside the city.
Yang Qi suddenly blew the bone whistle, and the twelve soldiers simultaneously swung out the hook rope to entangle the winch.
Just as Han Chong was about to shout, three feet of blood spurted out of his throat - Yang Xingye's sword was dripping with hot blood.
"The Chu army has entered the city!" A shrill roar tore through the night.
The Chu army soldiers who were ambushed outside the moat suddenly charged forward. They held short blades in their mouths and wore wet rhinoceros leather armor. In the moonlight, they looked like ghosts crawling out of the underworld.
Yang Xingye cut the rope of the alarm bronze bell with his backhand, but saw that the bell hammer, which should have fallen to the ground, was caught in a net by his personal soldiers and only made a dull whimper.
The defenders rushed towards the capstan frantically, but were shot like hedgehogs by Yang Qi and others with crossbows.
The city gate was opened inch by inch in the bloody tug-of-war, and the sound of the Chu army's cavalry's hooves had shaken the door bolts so hard that dust fell off.
Yang Xingye suddenly lifted up his armor, revealing the battle robe with a wolf pattern lining - it was the rhinoceros skin soft armor bestowed by Chu Ning himself, with two blood ambers inlaid in the wolf's eyes.
"Send a signal smoke signal!" Three whistling arrows, trailing indigo smoke trails, shot into the night sky.
Suddenly, the Chu cavalry outside the city, who had been prepared for a long time, rushed madly towards the open gates of Jinyang City!
Tonight is the moment to capture Jinyang City!