In the early morning, there was a tranquility in Nanyang City, the four gates were wide open, the grain and grass were transported from the rear, and there was no shortage of people coming in and out, and the army was still recruiting troops and horses in an orderly manner.

On the top of the city, the Chu army routinely patrolled, and the rolling wood, stones, and fierce fire oil were also fully prepared; However, as long as the imperial court soldiers and horses do not go out of the horse pass, Nanyang can only be regarded as a large rear, there can be no war, and there are not many officers and soldiers patrolling.

In the marshal's mansion in the city, Qin Jing, the general of the Chu army, sat in the conference hall and discussed the battle at Mashankou with the generals under his command.

Because the king of Chu did not want to lose too much before the arrival of the army of the three kings in the east, the Chu army had always been a tentative attack; And Guan Hongye is also mainly defending, wanting to drag on until the situation in northern Xinjiang takes a turn for the better, and there is basically no major conflict between the two sides.

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Qin Jing put his eyes on the north corner of the map and looked at the small circle above:

"Chen Shou led the troops to attack Luan Mountain, and he should have gone to Nanzhao County......"

"Newspaper—newspaper—"

Before Qin Jing could finish his sentence, a hurried shout suddenly came from outside the hall.

The generals in the council hall heard the anxious sound, their faces changed, and they thought that the imperial court had launched a general attack, so they all hurriedly got up and looked out of the door.

Qin Jing's eyelids also jumped sharply, knowing that there might be big variables.

The scout rushed in almost with a roll, and said urgently: "Report to General ——,, a cavalry army suddenly appeared ten miles away in the north, wearing Xiliang army armor, the number is unknown, and it is rapidly approaching Nanyang ......"

"What?"

"Northside?"

"Ten miles? The sentry outside is blind and can't make ......."

As soon as the voice came out, there was a mess in the council hall, and there was no need for Qin Jing to give orders, and there were generals who ran out to prepare for battle.

Ten miles away, the cavalry ran over for a maximum of two quarters of an hour, the battle report was a little slower, and everyone went directly into the city!

Qin Jing was a little stunned in his eyes, he thought that Xiliang Tie had broken through the Mashan Pass, but his eyes swept the map, and he felt that it was wrong - the Mashan Pass was in the west, Nanzhao County in the north, and then there were lofty mountains and mountains, and there was no route to march at all, could this army fall from the sky?

The war was suddenly imminent, and Qin Jing didn't have time to think about it so much, so he hurriedly said:

"Order Xiangyang and Mashankou to quickly transfer troops back to help, and all the remaining soldiers and horses in the city will be on the city wall to defend them, and they must hold out until the reinforcements arrive ......"

While speaking, Qin Jing had already run out of the Shuai Mansion and quickly climbed to the head of Nanyang City.

The generals raised their eyes and looked to the north, and sure enough, they saw smoke and dust billowing on the plains in the distance, and a large group of soldiers and horses were coming towards Nanyang.

However, Qin Jing is also a veteran of the battlefield, and he just glanced at it and noticed that something was wrong-there were too few people.

The deputy general stood in front of him, raised his eyes and looked at it, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said:

"General, the number of people is no more than five thousand, and the cavalry can't carry ladders and crash cars, is this Xiliang army here to send it?"

Qin Jing saw this scene, and also felt that the other party was here to send it.

Not to mention 5,000 people, it is 10,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, who raided under Nanyang City, and the city gate had to be blinded; Without ladders, siege equipment in shield carts, and three-zhang high city walls, is it difficult to climb with bare hands?

But the Xiliang army was one of the most elite armies in Dayue, and if Qin Jing was killed, he would not believe that this cavalry had gone the wrong way. He thought for a moment:

"Aren't you here to surrender?"

The adjutant general thought it was possible, but after thinking about it, he shook his head: "It's possible to surrender to Cheng, but where did this cavalry come from?" It is impossible to cross the Makou Pass without the slightest movement, and if you want to surrender to Chengcheng, you must also invest in Makou Mountain, how can you run to Nanyang......"

The two had only discussed for a while, and as soon as the city gate was closed and the drawbridge was pulled, the silhouette of the cavalry in the distance had already appeared.

The distance is more than three miles, and it is impossible to see who is leading the team, but the number of people can be roughly seen, only about 2,000 people, which is less than they expected.

Qin Jinghuo is so big, and it is the first time he has encountered such a situation, and he was at a loss for a while.

The dense armor on the north city wall watched as the two thousand Xiliang cavalry ran to the vicinity, and soon deviated from the direction, passing by the plain on the right side and rushing further south.

Qin Jing looked at the direction of the march and felt that the other party was preparing to attack the weakest defense of the southern city wall, but no matter how weak the defense was, there were more than 1,000 people waiting for it, and with the city wall to rely on, how could these 2,000 people fight to break the city?

Could it be that there is an internal response?

Thinking of this, Qin Jing's face changed slightly: "Quick! When you go to the southern city, be sure to guard the city gates. ”

"No!"

The brigade of soldiers and horses quickly mobilized along the horse road on the city wall towards the southern city. In the streets and alleys of Nanyang City, officers and soldiers also strode towards Nancheng.

It's a pity that Qin Jing hadn't run to the other end of Nanyang City yet, and a thunderclap from a few miles away exploded......

Boom –

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Xu Buling took two thousand light horsemen to the vicinity of Nanyang City, bypassed the most heavily defended north gate, and came directly to a mile outside the south city gate.

The two thousand light horsemen stopped their horses and stood by, because within the range of the bed crossbow and the divine arm crossbow, everyone first found temporary shelter.

Xu Buling and Xu Ying changed into double knives, with ropes hanging behind their backs, and behind them were ten warriors in the army; Ning Qingye and Ning Yuhe also followed behind with their swords, ready to attack.

The adjutant general brought in the carriage and lifted the four small guns on it and placed them on the gun carriage.

The six-hundred-pound small artillery can only hit more than a mile, and the caliber is not large, so it will definitely not be able to break the city wall, not even the city gate, but it is definitely enough to scare people with flowering shells; If it weren't for the heavy artillery that broke through the city, Xu Buling would not have put himself in danger.

After the four artillery pieces were lined up, the Xiliang sergeants, who had already been trained, quickly loaded and aimed.

Xu Buling carried the double knives on his back and said in a deep voice: "Don't beat me crookedly, I can't dodge." ”

"Don't worry, you can't be crooked."

Xu Buling nodded, did not give the other party any chance to adjust his guard, and said loudly:

"Fire!"

Boom –

In the early summer of the twelfth year of Zhaohong, four loud bangs exploded outside Nanyang City.

The sound was like thunder in the sky, spreading for miles away, and the entire city heard its sound, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians looked back together.

The four flames were like a fire python swallowing the city, accompanied by thick smoke, spewing out a distance of several zhang, and before they could see it clearly, there was another sound above the southern city.

In the shocked eyes of many Chu soldiers defending the city, two large holes appeared on the city gate tower, a gap was broken in the wall battlement, smoke and dust were billowing and rubble was splashing, and several people couldn't dodge, and the flesh and blood were blurred on the spot.

On the head of the east city wall, Qin Jing, who was striding forward, was startled by the loud noise, and the deputy general behind him shrunk his neck, instinctively looking at the sky, thinking that it was thunder.

Boom –

After a moment's hesitation, four loud bangs came from afar.

The armor on the head of the city all showed a terrifying look, and their eyes were full of fear of the unknown.

Qin Jing was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses, hurriedly scolded his subordinates, and continued to rush towards the southern city......