At the critical moment, Ji Xiuyuan showed his composure and decisiveness, he quickly knocked Yin Che unconscious, and temporarily seized the command of his troops.

After that, the most elite guards around him were sent out, the purpose of which was to find out how many "undead soldiers" there were.

When Ji Xiuyuan figured out the number and location of the enemy, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The total number of opponents was about 20,000, most of them concentrated in the rear of the army, and the flanks and front were not very numerous, and then it took some time to finally believe that only by cutting off the enemy's head or burning it could kill them completely.

After calmly thinking about it, he came to several conclusions:

First of all, there are definitely not many of these undead soldiers, otherwise they would not let the South Gate City be broken, but if the people who control it behind the scenes continue to develop, the consequences will be unimaginable;

secondly, since the opponent's current strength is not enough to inflict heavy damage or defeat their own army, their purpose should be to delay themselves and prevent the rendezvous with Yao Wuyi;

The most important thing is that there must be no corpse left behind in the battle after that, and the controller behind the scenes must be found as soon as possible.

After figuring it out, Ji Xiuyuan divided the army into two, and the 60,000 people at the front gave up entanglement with the enemy and quickly went to join Yao Wuyi, while he personally sat in the rear, defeated the opponent's main force with an absolute superiority in strength, and cleared the battlefield.

The development of things was basically within Ji Xiuyuan's expectations, as soon as the army in front moved, the undead soldiers on both wings chased after them frantically, thus falling into the trap set by themselves and being quickly annihilated.

And the rear army led by himself finally killed all the opponents after a hard battle, but there was a serious problem in front of him.

Cleaning up the battlefield, which seemed simple in the past, has now become extremely difficult. They had to cut off the heads of their fellow soldiers with their own hands, or burn them with fire.

How can you kill people and burn corpses, and they are their own compatriots? This is completely contrary to the belief in the bones of the soldiers, they do not understand Ji Xiuyuan's decision, why should they do this when they have already defeated the enemy.

Ji Xiuyuan also felt tremendous pressure, especially the general who originally belonged to Yin Che's team was already dissatisfied. After spending a lot of time searching for the mastermind behind the scenes to no avail, Ji Xiuyuan had to give a death order under great pressure, and he must not leave any intact corpses.

This move almost caused a mutiny, but fortunately, Yin Che woke up later, and after listening to Ji Xiuyuan's careful explanation, he unexpectedly agreed with his decision.

Easier said than done. Although the decision of the two generals was beyond doubt, it still took too much time to really finish all this, and it was already the early morning of the next day, and too much time had passed since the time agreed with Yao Wuyi.

Ji Xiuyuan was covered in blood, and his eyes were worried: "I hope it's still too late."

In the face of the open city gate and Brother Zi's provocation, Yao Wuyi's face became cloudy, at this time it was already dark, and Ji Xiuyuan's army was still delayed.

According to previous estimates, there are at most seventy or eighty thousand people in the city, and even if there is any trapping, it is not a problem in the face of absolute troops.

"Joke, the dignified general is as cowardly as a mouse, I open the city gate for you to attack you, and you don't dare to talk about destroying my underworld. Go home early and dream, haha. ”

A harsh mockery came from above the tower.

Yao Wuyi was furious: "Heshan, you take 5,000 men and horses to go in first, and the temptation is the Lord, and report to me immediately if there is any situation!"

Heshan was Yao Wuyi's most powerful subordinate, and immediately ordered men and horses to enter the city. Suddenly, shouts of killing broke out in the city, and after a while, Heshan escaped with a small number of remnants.

Seeing his disgraced appearance, Yao Wuyi said in a deep voice: "Could it be that there is really an ambush?"

Heshan scolded and said: "It's all a group of crazy people, eager to eat us alive." Then he paused for a moment and put a playful smile on his face: "Although they are very imposing, there are absolutely no traps. ”

Yao Wuyi's heart moved: "You carefully tell me what you observed. ”

"After breaking through this gate, I went straight ahead, and there was a similar wall behind me, about three hundred zhang between the two walls. A huge square is formed in the middle. There was no place to ambush in between, except for the thousands of people that could be hoarded on the walls on either side. ”

"How many people are there?"

"Sixty or seventy thousand, according to the guess of the subordinates, the main force of the enemy army should be here. I see that they are all ready to burn jade, and their morale is extremely high, I have to say that this is a tough battle, but as long as they are eliminated in one fell swoop, then victory is in sight!"

Heshan's gaze became hot: "You can fight!"

Yao Wuyi was already very moved, but there was still one last doubt left. If the other party's 60,000 or 70,000 people are stuck in the city, they will have to pay a greater price to take it, why do they stupidly choose to fight with themselves head-on now?

He was puzzled, and at this moment, the sound of cheers sounded like a tsunami in the mountains in the city, and Yao Wuyi looked up to see that a young figure in an imperial robe appeared in the city tower.

Yao Wuyi immediately heard his accelerated heartbeat: "Xuan Tiangang is close at hand!"

I saw Xuan Tiangang look at him indifferently and said, "There is a false appearance under the fame!" After that, he turned around and glanced at Brother Zi: "Since he doesn't have the courage to take my head, then close the city gate."

Yao Wuyi's eyes suddenly became resolute, and the opportunity could not be missed! At this moment, the scout reported that Ji Xiuyuan's vanguard army of 50,000 was about to arrive.

Yao Wuyi no longer had any doubts at this point, and laughed: "Xuan Tiangang, I will decide on your head!"

The banner was forward, the army surged in, and one of the most tragic battles began.

Soon fifty or sixty thousand people rushed into the city, and they fought each other mercilessly. Due to the limited number of people that can be accommodated within the city walls, the two sides maintain the same strength for the time being, but the momentum of the Stygian Water soldiers is stronger, and the anger accumulated before has turned into a powerful combat force at this time, and because of the familiar terrain, one person can often kill one or two people desperately.

Yao Wuyi obviously discovered this, but he was not afraid at all, he could afford to consume the troops, so he continued to replenish the troops. The Chiyan soldiers who gradually rushed into the city had reached more than 100,000 and began to gradually gain the upper hand.

A smile slowly appeared on the corner of Yao Wuyi's mouth, no matter what the other party's calculations are, as long as I annihilate all your soldiers, what waves can there be?

At this time, Ji Xiuyuan's vanguard army of 60,000 had also arrived, and Ji Xiuyuan's clan brother Hong Hui, who was also the vanguard commander, quickly found Yao Wuyi, explained to him the unusual situation that happened there, and brought him a message according to Ji Xiuyuan's instructions.

"General Ji implores the general not to attack rashly. ”

At this time, Yao Wuyi didn't listen to Hong Hui's words, thinking that they were making a fuss, not to mention that there was no reason to stop now?

So he smiled: "Hong Hui, it's impossible to stop now, you should also hurry up and cooperate with me to attack the city." ”

Hong Hui glanced at the battle situation, and there was a little hesitation in his heart, but he still continued: "General Ji has also explained, if you have decided to attack the city, General, then you must not give the other party any respite!"

Yao Wuyi said coldly: "Even if he doesn't say it, I will do the same!"

"And most importantly, the corpses of both the enemy and the enemy must be beheaded afterwards!"

Yao Wuyi's eyes widened and he roared, "What!"

On the blood-colored walls, an inconspicuous corner. Xuan Tiangang took Brother Zi and Mi Yi to stand respectfully in front of an old man who described him as withered, and said with a little excitement: "Respectfully ask the old ancestor to make a move!"