The flames were raging and smoke was billowing from the top of the city. As the trebuchets slowly advanced in batches, the kerosene bombs flew over the city wall one after another and hit the inside of the city. It is conceivable that within this range, there were already

It turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Liu Yue, who had already withdrawn from the city, changed his expression drastically. His original plan was to wait until the flames were extinguished and then use the Di people as the main force to defend the city with bows and crossbows. However, now the flames are rising under the city, and fire bombs are constantly coming from the sky.

There is no place to stand for a long time. Let alone the Di people, even if they want to rush over, it will cost a lot of money.

He knew that the top of the city would be occupied by the Liangzhou Army. Fortunately, he could not carry too much supplies while climbing the wall. The key point was the city gate. If the city gate was broken, the opponent's cavalry would drive straight in, and all kinds of equipment could also be supplied.

They are constantly being transported into the city, especially the opponent's trebuchets. Once they enter the city, if the Liangzhou Army continues to adopt the tactics of advancing layer by layer and would rather burn the entire city, then there will be no way to fight in the streets except to abandon the city and flee.

, there is no second way to go!

Deep down in his heart, Liu Yue was unwilling to abandon the city and flee unless he had to. It was more than 700 miles from Shanggui to Xiaoguan. How many people could be safe if there were pursuers behind him?

Return to Guanzhong?

Involuntarily, he began to regret in his heart. If he had known that he would face this situation, when the Liangzhou Army attacked the camp two days ago, he should have sent out the main force to fight to the death. Even if he lost, it would be better than the current dilemma!

"Well, it depends on the city gate." Liu Yue sighed secretly and made two preparations at the same time. One was to defend the city gate at all costs, and the other was to be ready to leave the city and flee once the city gate was breached.

Regarding Liu Yue's difficulties, Yunfeng naturally would not make any assumptions. He was admiring the spectacular scene on the top of the city at the moment. He was very satisfied with the effect. He calculated it secretly and felt that it was almost done, so he went again.

The order was given to the herald, who waved his flag and shouted loudly: "Cavalry forward!"

Immediately, the knights all reached out to grab a bag of sandbags from the carriage beside them and put it on their horses. Then they formed a long strip in teams, starting from the left cavalry team and galloping towards the city gate in sequence.

It turns out that there is a long trench three feet wide and two feet deep surrounding Shanggui. If you want to attack the city, you must first fill it in.

Yunfeng did not want to push the toad cart in and calculate the economic accounts. Compared with the toad cart, sandbags saved money and trouble. The cavalry could just pick them up and leave, and they could fill them faster.

The knight rushed to the trench and threw the sandbag with all his strength, then ran directly to the other side, picked up the sandbag and ran towards the trench again.

The whole process was orderly, especially when the two teams crossed paths without any confusion. It was like a performance, dazzling and dizzying.

Bags of sandbags filled the trench into a thoroughfare about ten feet wide with the city gate as the center. Along with this, the flames at the top of the city gradually extinguished.

After waiting for a while, he guessed that the temperature should have dropped a lot. Yunfeng cupped his fists towards Ma Ji and said, "General Ma, I'm leaving this trip to you."

Ma Ji cupped his hands and said: "General, don't worry, the last general will definitely seize the city gate!" Then he waved back: "Soldiers, enter!"

Ma Jibu immediately took action. Some rushed to the city wall with flying ladders, some pushed ladders loaded with crossbows and slowly approached, and some pushed huge rams and crashed into the city gate, leaving behind

The Geng brothers and sisters who were watching the battle had their eyes widened. This... This attack on the city is too outrageous? There is not even a defender on the city. How could it be so easy from ancient times to the present?

Geng Liang even thought that if Yunfeng attacked Jiankang, would Jiankang be able to defend it? He couldn't help but look at him meaningfully.

Next, Yunfeng ordered all except the trebuchets on both sides to suspend the attack.

"Bang bang bang~!" A loud crashing sound rang out.

Shanggui City Gate is made of thick wood and iron sheets inlaid with ninety-nine and eighty-one copper nails. Every time it is hit, the city gate will tremble violently for a while.

The huge sound reached the city. Liu Yue knew that the most critical moment had come. Seeing that the enemy troops outside the city had stopped throwing fire bombs, he waved his hand violently and shouted loudly: "Send the order, and quickly send the Di people to reinforce the city."

The door must not be lost under any circumstances, otherwise, all relatives will be killed!"

Immediately, the Zhao soldiers standing on the rooftops all held crossbows and pointed towards the Di people.

The faces of the 10,000 Di soldiers still in the city showed sadness and anger. Since they had surrendered to Zhao, they were ready to be driven out first. However, although the flames on the ground tended to weaken,

It's still breathing bright red tongues of fire. If you want to rush over, you won't be burned alive?

However, do they have any choice? Thinking that their family and relatives are still in the hands of Zhao Jun, they can't help but grit their teeth and prepare to die in exchange for their family's survival.

"Idiot! Don't you know how to cover the road with earth and rocks?" Zhu Ji reminded loudly. This is not because he pities the lives of the Di people, but because he doesn't want their deaths to be worthless. You know, once all the Di people die, they will have to die.

It was their turn for Zhao Jingbing to step forward and clear the way.

The Di sergeant suddenly understood and hurriedly demolished the nearby houses and threw piles of earth and rocks into the flames.

At the same time, the Liangzhou army also climbed up to the top of the city in a steady stream. Crossbowmen and archers quickly deployed on the battlements, aiming sharp arrows at the Di army below who were busy filling the road.

The current situation is rather strange. The attackers and defenders are misaligned with each other. They defend during the attack and attack during the defense. The Liangzhou army attacked the city gate on the one hand and defended the city on the other hand. The Zhao army did the opposite.

To keep the city gate intact, we must wait for an opportunity to annihilate the Liangzhou Army on top of the city!

The Di people were throwing away earth and rocks while steadily advancing towards the city gate, waiting for the city gate to be knocked open and immediately stepping forward to provide reinforcements.

Suddenly, another burst of kerosene bombs rained down from the sky. The Di troops who were opening the way were caught off guard, and most of them were immediately killed or wounded, and the little gains they had just achieved were wiped out without a trace.

It turned out that the sergeant at the head of the city secretly counted the distance of the Di troops approaching in the city. When he saw that they were within the striking range of the trebuchet, he reported the situation to the outside of the city.

This scene fell in Liu Yue's eyes, and he couldn't help but burn with anger. Is the Liangzhou Army too cunning?

Outside the city, the rush cars were still slamming into each other. This was already the third car. The two previous cars had long been knocked apart by the huge backlash. In comparison, the city gate was not much better.

Most of the copper nails inlaid on the door have been shaken off, and with every impact, the iron pestle holding the city gate can be seen shaking violently through the cracks in the door.

"Boom~!" A loud noise came, and then the city gate was suddenly thrown inward, hitting the walls on both sides heavily, causing the entire city to shake violently, and the charging car could not stop its momentum.

The sergeants all rushed in, but what they faced was a huge monster!

Hit the car hard!

"Bang~!" There was another deafening loud noise, and the Semen Cart suddenly shook violently, but it only moved a small step backward. However, the defenders clinging to it were jumped into the air by the shock.

Qiqiao Kuang spurted blood and fell heavily to the ground, seeing that he could not survive.

The rushing car completely disintegrated into a pile of rotten wood amidst the clattering sound. The sergeants who were rushed into the city cave quickly got up in three steps and two steps, and quickly escaped, which was considered to have escaped disaster.
Chapter completed!