With the order of Jin Han, the sound of horns and war drums sounded in the Zheng army, and the array began to change, and the eight large phalanxes in the forefront carried the ladder together and slowly advanced towards Shencheng.

Seeing this, the monarchs and ministers of Shen State all walked down the city wall and went to the city to preside over the overall situation, and all the matters of transferring troops for defense were handed over to the general Geng Gui.

On the wall of Shencheng, the general Geng Gui raised his hand and shouted: "Archers...... Get ready! ”

Gradually, the Zheng army outside the city had gradually approached the city wall, and when it was close to a stone's throw away, the siege soldiers of the front team, under the urging of their respective generals, suddenly accelerated their pace and rushed towards the city wall.

Closer, closer, closer...... The general Geng Gui looked solemn, silently counted the distance, and tried his best to give the enemy a fierce lesson in the first wave of attacks, so that the Zheng army soldiers were timid.

Suddenly, his brows froze, because he found that on the city wall on his side, dozens of arrows had been shot towards the Zheng army outside the city!

He turned his head to look around in annoyance, only to see the archers not far from him, all so nervous and even trembling, that they had already fired their crossbow bolts before he could give the order to shoot.

"......" Geng Gui was furious, but in the end, he endured his anger and depression, and ordered: "Release the arrow!" ”

In fact, he was already cold in his heart, because the first wave of arrows on the city wall failed to cause the greatest damage to the Zheng army outside the city, and the loss was not only the number of enemies killed, but also the low morale.

A city defender who is already terrified will not have to flee in all directions when the enemy army attacks the city?

"Rush—"

Outside the city, the generals of the Zheng army shouted loudly, rushed to the city like a tide, and erected a cloud ladder.

"Roll the water upside down!" Geng Gui roared.

Immediately, a soldier wearing armor on the city wall poured a pot of boiling water on the top of the heads of Zheng Jun who climbed up the ladder under the city.

"Ahh

Under the city, there were screams from the Zheng soldiers, and the boiling water fell on their bodies, and the pain was unimaginable.

But it's a pity that such boiling water can only resist a wave of Zheng troops, and the troops under the city are still pouring up the city wall.

"Second team ready, get on the rolling stones!"

As Geng Gui shouted, the soldiers carried stones one by one and threw them at the ladder, and the soldiers who were climbing dodged one after another, and their speed slowed down suddenly.

However, this situation did not last long, and Zheng Guoshi's soldiers poured onto the city wall in a steady stream!

To make matters worse, the soldiers defending the city were also timid!

Geng Gui took a deep breath, pulled out the saber at his waist, and shouted, "Soldier Shen!" Don't retreat! Not a single one will survive after the city is broken! ”

Hearing this, the defenders on the city wall plucked up their courage and began to rise in morale, holding long-handled spears and pushing the ladders that had been erected on the city wall outward with the spears in their hands.

"Bang!"

A ladder was pushed down outside the city by the defenders of the Shen State on the city wall, causing the soldiers of Zheng on the ladder to fall heavily outside the city.

Seeing this, the defenders of Shen were greatly pleased, and their morale also increased slightly.

But unfortunately, the city wall is so wide, as time goes by, there are more and more Zheng soldiers who climb the city wall, and the Shen soldiers who defend the city are becoming more and more physically exhausted.

"Don't panic!"

Geng Gui stood in the distance, commanding the army while boosting morale, and at the same time ordering the second round of soldiers in the rear to go into battle.

But at this time, there were also changes in Zheng Guo's military formation, and the remaining 14,000 troops, shouting and neighing, and dusty, like a rolling torrent, killed Shencheng.

A section of the moat was filled with rolling logs, and a siege vehicle that had hit the gate was pushed slowly by the soldiers.

Suddenly, the soldiers of the Shen Kingdom, who were struggling to support them, collapsed one after another.

On the city wall, there can only accommodate a few thousand defenders, but the siege army has 20,000.

How can this be kept?

Experienced veterans know that once the siege engine hits open the gate of the city, the city will definitely fall in a short time!

At this time, more Zheng Guo's siege soldiers poured onto the city wall and occupied the wall section of the city gate.

"Don't retreat!"

Geng Gui shouted, and at the same time he was very anxious, the enemy army had only attacked the city for half an hour, and a third of the city wall had already been occupied!

The siege engines have reached the edge of the moat, and in a matter of moments, the gates will be smashed open!

Geng Gui couldn't hold back any longer, handed over the command to a few 3,000 generals, and then ordered 2,000 soldiers, led the army to open the city gate, and resolutely went out of the city to meet the battle.

Under the city, the Zheng soldiers who were rushing forward were shocked, and even the Shen soldiers who were defending the city were dumbfounded.

Can the city be guarded like this?

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a dangerous move, although it can delay the speed of the enemy's siege, but it is also the most dangerous, without the big advantage of the city wall, it is easy to be completely annihilated by the enemy outside the city.

Two thousand soldiers encountered the Zheng army under the city, began a scuffle, and forcibly blocked tens of thousands of soldiers outside the moat.

This did buy time for the soldiers defending the city, and Zheng Guo's soldiers who climbed the tower were isolated and finally all wiped out.

Unfortunately, under the disparity in numbers, even Geng Gui, a brave and incomparable general, felt a little weak, and the soldiers under his command were already out of breath at this time, and after a while, more than half of the two thousand soldiers were wiped out.

"General, retreat!"

Inside the city gate, there was a shout of a 3,000-strong general, it turned out that the general had recaptured the city, gathered a team of hundreds of archers, and covered Geng Gui's retreat into the city.

Hearing this, Geng Gui was overjoyed and led hundreds of remnants of the army to retreat into the city, re-commanding the soldiers to defend the city.

In the distance, Zheng Han frowned and watched this scene, he never thought that Shen Guo would have such a brave and resolute general, and the city that was about to be captured would fall short in a moment.

Do you want to retreat temporarily?

Zheng Han thought for a moment, and then put this stupid idea behind him.

At the moment, the damage of more than 20,000 soldiers of Zheng Guo is not very large, and the morale is still there, if it retreats at this time, it will be at least tomorrow if you want to attack the city.

And tomorrow, it's time for the Cangguo army to arrive......

Taking a deep breath, Zheng Han said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, the whole army will launch a general attack, if you can't capture this city today, all three thousand people will be beheaded!" If the city is captured, the generals will each be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and the soldiers will be allowed to plunder the city for three days, and the property will be their own! ”

"Yes!"

The herald took the order flag and immediately went to the whole army to give orders.

Sure enough, hearing this order, the soldiers of Zheng who were besieging the city suddenly had a high morale, and their eyes lit up, as if they were no longer a dangerous city in front of them, but a treasure buried in countless silver coins!

"Attack!"

"Woo-woo-woo-"

After the two horns sounded, the Zheng army attacked again, and the siege vehicle also reached the foot of the city gate, hitting the city gate one by one.

Inside the city gate, dozens of Shen soldiers gritted their teeth and fought against the city gate.

"Click!"

Suddenly, the overwhelmed city gate cracked open with a crisp sound.

In an instant, those Zheng troops outside the city poured into the city like a tide.

"Kill!"

A real head-to-head confrontation began, but it didn't take long for the outnumbered Zheng soldiers to gain the upper hand, and the defenders of Shen at the gate of the city were killed and retreated.

"It's over......"

Geng Gui laughed miserably, his defenders had already shown a rout, as if they were scattered.

Soon, all the city walls fell, and the soldiers of Zheng Guo who attacked the city began to expose their ruffian nature, revealing their greedy colors one by one.

One by one, the soldiers broke into the houses, killed the young people who had the ability to resist without saying a word, forced them to ask for money, and when they met a young woman, they closed the door with a cruel smile.

After the looting, the whole family was either slaughtered or a fire broke out in the house.

Even children were not spared, but anyone who resisted and cried out was brutally killed.

Whether it is the elderly, children, men or women, no one is spared.

This group of soldiers, after the fear of the siege and slaughter, vented all the shadows in their hearts to the common people through this animal-like way.

In less than half an hour, smoke billowed from all over the city, and the streets were full of corpses, all kinds of gruesome and tragic scenes.

Such a heinous crime, with the words rape, burning, and plundering, it is no longer enough to describe it!

Shenguo Palace.

The guards were still patrolling, but everyone's face showed a look of trepidation.

The earth-shattering fighting and cries in the city have already reached here.

Inside the palace, the eunuchs and palace ladies in the palace hugged each other and cried, and the officials were as anxious as ants in a hot nest, and the despair on their faces became stronger and stronger.

Shen Zifu, the emperor of Shenguo, knelt in the Taimiao, staring at the portraits of the emperors of the past dynasties, his face full of tears.

"Report!"

A general covered in blood rushed into the Taimiao Temple and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the city gate has been broken by the Zheng army, and now the Zheng army has entered the city, and if you see anyone, you will kill ......."

"Yes, I see."

Shen Zifu spoke calmly, got up from the ground, and then walked into the Zhining Palace next to him.

Queen Zhang, all the concubines, and the princes and princesses all gathered here.

As soon as they saw Shen Zifu coming, everyone was overjoyed, as if they had found the backbone.

Shen Zifu didn't speak, but took out a small bag from the placket of his shirt and poured the powder into a flask on the table.

Seeing this, the concubines and princesses were shocked, what was in the wine jug, it couldn't be more obvious.

"Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't want to die!" A concubine cried.

"No, I don't drink it!" A concubine screamed in horror and kept retreating.

"Father, I am your favorite emperor!" The princes hugged Shen Zifu's thighs one after another, and kept begging.

The princesses were also miserable, sobbing and pleading.

Shen Zifu closed his eyes, two lines of turbid tears rolled down, he had no choice, even if he was the emperor of a country, but what could he do?

When Zheng Jun entered the palace, the princes had absolutely no way to live, and these concubines and princesses were inevitably humiliated and became the playthings of those lowly people.

"That's it...... Whatever you want......" Shen Zifu sighed and sat down on the stool next to him.

Hearing this, all the concubines and princesses were overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank them.

Only the queen Zhang and the princess Shen Yinuo, the two of them looked calm, silently poured two glasses of poisoned wine, and had a smile on their faces.

"Your Majesty...... Ino and I, go first. ”

As he spoke, Queen Zhang and Shen Yinuo glanced at each other, and the mother and daughter together picked up the wine glass and sent it to their mouths.

"Report!"

Suddenly, with an exclamation, a Praetorian guard rushed into the palace with a rolling belt: "Reinforcements! Reinforcements! Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Reinforcements have arrived! ”

"What?" Shen Zifu was taken aback.

Queen Zhang and Shen Yinuo's movements were also a meal, and the wine glass stopped when it reached his mouth.

"What? You repeat, what reinforcements have arrived? Shen Zifu rushed forward, picked up the janissary, and asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, there is salvation! Reinforcements from Cangguo have arrived! The janissary was out of breath and out of breath, but his face was full of lightness.

"Hahaha!" After Shen Zifu was shocked, he suddenly laughed: "Heaven will not die, I will be Shen!" ”

He subconsciously hugged the bad son's wife and daughter, and at this time, the two daughters were already crying.

……

Outside Shencheng, Yang Mu sat in the chariot, looking at Shencheng with thick smoke, his face was gloomy: "The whole army listens to orders!" At all costs, we will defend Shencheng and never let Zheng Jun occupy it! ”