Although the current situation was extremely unfavorable to him, Xu Zhendong still wanted to make a final attempt, he gathered all the soldiers together, and shouted: "Brothers, everyone knows the current situation, our food can only last for two days, if we can't recapture Nanyang within these two days, our 150,000 army will face the threat of death." Now don't hope for others, the reinforcements of the imperial court will not arrive in half a month at the earliest, we can only rely on ourselves to fight a bloody way, if you don't want to die, you must follow me to attack the city again. If we fail in the end, at least we have tried, and there are no regrets, brothers, are you still willing to go? ”

"We're willing to go."

"We're willing to go."

"We're willing to go."

Xu Zhendong's words shocked the demoralized Qi army temporarily, but no one knows how long it can last.

Xu Zhendong didn't dare to delay, and took advantage of the temporary recovery of morale now, and hurriedly led the army to Nanyang again.

Ning Buqu's father and son at the head of the city, looking at the menacing Qi army, knew that this might be the last counterattack, as long as they could withstand this wave of attacks, this mission would be completed.

Ning Buqu shouted loudly: "Brothers, now that we have reached the most dangerous moment, this battle will definitely go down in history, but whether we are recorded as winners or losers depends on whether we can hold Nanyang next." Brothers, victory is at hand, let's fight. ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

It was the most tragic battle between the two sides and the quickest to end. In order to motivate morale, Xu Zhendong took the lead, carrying a thick-backed broadsword, and took the lead in climbing the ladder, and after dodging a round of rolling wood and stones, he finally stood on the city wall of Anyang.

If this was in peacetime, Xu Zhendong would never do this, as the supreme commander of the 70,000 army, his own life is related to the safety of the whole army. But now, he can't care about so much, living to die is the only chance for the Qi army, and only by doing so can he further stimulate the morale of the Qi army and improve their combat effectiveness.

Xu Zhendong's adventurous behavior naturally couldn't escape Ning Zefeng's eyes, he had just stood on the city wall, and Ning Zefeng stabbed him with several swords.

Xu Zhendong's martial arts are not weak, but compared with Ning Zefeng, the deputy master of the first sect of Yan and the biggest spy leader of Yan Kingdom, there is still a big gap.

Ning Zefeng only used a few moves to leave several sword marks on Xu Zhendong's body, and at this time, Xu Zhendong did not dare to turn over and jump on the cloud ladder to escape. Let's not talk about whether he can escape in front of Ning Zefeng, who is good at light skills, even if he can escape, the morale that he has finally gathered will disappear because of his actions.

At this dilemma, Xu Zhendong held on a few more moves, and was finally stabbed into the heart by Ning Zefeng with a sword, and died on the spot.

Ning Zefeng cut off Xu Zhendong's head with a sword, let people hang it high on the city wall, and shouted: "Xu Zhendong is dead, you have no way to retreat, and if you don't surrender now, do you really want to die together?" ”

Xu Zhendong's death also became the last straw that overwhelmed the Qi army, and the combat effectiveness that had been condensed was instantly disintegrated. On the spot, some people dropped their weapons and chose to surrender, and those who were unwilling to surrender did not dare to fight anymore and fled to Gan Zining's camp one after another.

The surrendered Qi army was about 20,000 people, and so many surrendered troops made it very difficult for Ning Buqu. According to his original intention, of course, he wanted to dig a pit and kill them all, but Nanyang City had just been taken, and the people's hearts were unstable, if he really did this, it would undoubtedly be looking for death.

In the name of appeasement, Ning Buqu had no choice but to confiscate their weapons and equipment, vacate a large vacant land in the city, place them together, and send people to guard them strictly.

Ning Zefeng saw so many prisoners, and also asked worriedly: "It's not okay for you to place them in the city, the reinforcements of the Qi State will be killed in half a month at most." Our troops are already insufficient, and now we are still dividing troops to guard so many surrendered troops, Nanyang is afraid that it will not be able to hold it. ”

Ning Buqu was also worried, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said: "Half a month is enough time for us to deal with Gan Zining's 150,000 army first, and then send all the troops in the city back to Anyang." As for Nanyang City, of course, it is best to be able to hold it, but if we can't hold it, we have to hollow it out. ”

In the camp of the Qi army under Changli City, Gan Zining waited for more than ten days, but did not receive the news that Xu Zhendong had taken Nanyang. Seeing that the grain and grass were about to run out, and Nanyang City did not see new grain and grass delivered, the soldiers in the army gradually began to believe the rumors that Nanyang had been lost.

Gan Zining couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply admitted the fact that Nanyang was lost to everyone. As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the big tent, and someone stood up on the spot to accuse Gan Zining of not hiding them.

In the current situation, Gan Zining didn't dare to reprimand him, so he had to smile bitterly: "The reason why I concealed the news was just to buy time and let Xu Zhendong recapture Nanyang City." It's been almost half a month now, and his side should have failed. There is no point in pointing fingers at each other, and the top priority is to find a way to break through. ”

The man said unwillingly: "If you are willing to tell us earlier, General, maybe we can go back with General Xu and recapture Nanyang City, but now there are only two days of food left, which is not enough to support our withdrawal to Nanyang." ”

Gan Zining was really angry at this time, and asked rhetorically: "General Li doesn't think that Xiang Tong will watch us withdraw without sending troops to pursue us?" ”

The state of Qi is very strict in governing the army, and it has not occurred in the barracks for many years that General Li has contradicted his superiors twice in a row. After listening to Gan Zining's explanation, General Li also felt that it made sense, and when he thought of his reckless behavior just now, he couldn't help but be a little afraid.

Gan Zining did not pursue it further, and said to the generals: "I decided to make a final attempt, tonight we will withdraw to Nanyang, join General Xu, and attack the city again." Although Nanyang has not yet been captured by General Xu, after so many days, Ning Bu Qu is definitely the end of the crossbow, and we still have a chance, everyone have confidence. ”

The General Li cautiously asked, "General, there is no problem for us to retreat, but as you said just now, what if Xiang Tong comes to pursue us?" ”

Gan Zining said: "I can't take care of so much now, tonight you take 50,000 people to leave first, and I will take 20,000 people to the queen." ”

General Li hurriedly said: "The general must not, our 150,000 army still needs you to preside over the overall situation, and the task of the queen should be handed over to the last general." "This General Li just ran into Gan Zining, afraid of retaliation afterwards, and now he is only thinking about how to redeem his credit.

The generals also persuaded one after another, and Gan Zining no longer insisted, and agreed with General Li's opinion.