"What?"

Yan Ning was like being struck by lightning and almost sat down on the ground, but Yan Shaobing's face was still indifferent, as if he didn't see Yan Ning's panicked expression, as if the person in front of him was not his own sister at all.

"Brother, father...... When would my father have said such a thing, I ...... I'm not married! ”

"I can't help you in this matter, you have to marry, for the sake of the Yan family, you will die that heart, in this life, you are not allowed to meet Liu Fa again!"

When Yan Shaobing heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, born in such a family, there are several people who can live for themselves, he has no other way, and Yan Ning, there is no other choice, they all have to pay something for the reputation of the Yan family.

"Do you remember, Daddy...... Before leaving, why did you stare at you, but it was said to me, you...... Don't you understand? ”

Seeing that Yan Ning looked loveless, desperate and painful, Yan Shaobing raised his head, lowered his voice, and was also a little helpless, this was not his choice, but Yan Gongdao's last wish.

He understands Yan Gongdao's suffering, he knows that his father wants to take back what he lost, loyal minister, the name before and after, in Yan Gongdao's eyes, is much more important than before.

Yan Ning lowered her head, tears flowed silently, this thunderbolt on a sunny day shattered all her hopes for this world, seeing that her sweetheart was getting closer and closer to herself, and she was getting farther and farther away from him, Yan Ning had no way to accept such a reality.

"I ...... I see! ”

She wiped away her tears, bowed slightly to Yan Shaobing, and then walked lightly towards the outside of the hall, at this moment, her tears were almost dry......

"Ning'er, I'm sorry!"

Yan Shaobing looked at his sister's back in a complicated way, and sighed, the whole person seemed to be much older, and the burden of a family was now on his body.

Liu Fa didn't know anything about what happened in the imperial capital, and he wasn't curious, he just wanted to cut off Shaowu Hengyong's head and solve all the riddles he wanted to know.

Under the city of Jiang, the city gate was closed early, the drawbridge was raised, the Great Xia army defending the city did not dare to fight, and the distress document had already been sent to the imperial capital, only hoping to hold on to it and wait for reinforcements.

At the head of the city, there were many soldiers, and behind the battlements, a cold light flashed. The Great Xia army was on full alert, and it was chilling to see the flags waving in front of the city, and the Northern Expeditionary Army spreading out all over the mountains.

The Northern Expeditionary Army deceived the opponent and did not dare to go out of the city to fight, and this time it did not line up in a phalanx or a glaive formation, but adopted an evacuated siege formation. In such an arrangement, looking at the city from the top of the city, I only felt that the number of the Northern Expeditionary Army was extremely large. Siege vehicles, ladders, catapults, and city-breaking crossbows are all in place, hidden in the array, just waiting for Liu Fa's order to attack the city with all their might.

Liu Fa was not in a hurry to attack the city, and rode his horse to the front of the moat and said, "Liu Fa is here, please ask General Liang to talk about it." His words of understatement have been clearly transmitted to the city.

When the sergeants at the head of the city and under the city heard it, they were all surprised, and when Nangong was angry, he could only sigh that Liu Fan's internal strength was sufficient, and it could be described as unfathomable until now.

Hearing Liu Fa's words, the commander of Great Xia appeared at the head of the city and shouted: "Liu Fa, you raise troops in vain, the sky does not tolerate it, quickly return to the southern prison, or dismount and surrender, you can save your life, if not......"

Liang Qixiong still wanted to say a few cruel words, but it can be seen that the armor under the city is distinct, the swords and guns are raised at the same time, and the majestic momentum in the military formation is overwhelming, and it is no longer able to continue.

He guarded Jiangcheng, knowing that he could not defeat the Northern Expedition army, and he couldn't help but be in a dilemma. How long can this lonely city be defended, he has no confidence at all. Liu Fa smiled, "Liang Qixiong, the world is in chaos, and it is understandable that each is its master." But at present, Ben Shuai personally led the army, and it was inevitable to win against Jijiang. You are no more than 10,000 soldiers, and in front of me, you are just a mantis arm blocking the car. Although the commander raised a large army to pacify the world, he had to do it as a last resort, and he didn't want to suffer too many casualties. If you resist stubbornly, you are afraid that you will not be able to escape your life, as the saying goes, knowing the times is a handsome, if you take refuge in this commander now, Shaowu Hengyong will seal you as an official, I will add a third-level seal, as for the soldiers who defend the city, this commander will not kill a person in vain. This handsome daughter will never break her word! ”

Liang Qixiong's face changed several times, and when he saw that the Great Xia Army was looking at him, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Liu Fan, who do you think you are?" I have to be valued by Your Majesty, even if I have broken my bones and my liver and brains, I will not give up......"

Before he could finish speaking, suddenly a ray of light shot out, dazzling and very dazzling. Liang Qixiong was caught off guard, he couldn't understand how the sun was behind him, how could such a strong light reach in front of his eyes, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to block his eyes, and heard Liu Fan say leisurely: "Then you will die!" ”

As soon as the bowstring sounds, the arrow reaches the throat!

Liu Fa took advantage of Liang Qixiong's unpreparedness, pulled his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow, hitting Liang Qixiong's throat! When Liang Qixiong turned over and fell, he heard Liu Fa's last words: "Siege the city!" ”

The Northern Expeditionary Army rushed up, and the Great Xia Army lost its general, but it didn't show too much panic, after all, it was not an ordinary division, and they also had some skills.

In the past few days, the Northern Expeditionary Army has made sufficient preparations to storm Jiangcheng, erected a large number of stone throwing machines and city-breaking crossbows outside the city, and all kinds of siege equipment have been properly arranged.

Large and small stone bullets and crossbow arrows were smashed from all sides of the Jiangcheng area, and there was no focus, so it can be said that the eastern, southern, western, and northern cities of the Jiangcheng were the main targets of the Northern Expeditionary Army. The blows of the catapult and the city-breaking crossbow lasted from morning to noon, as if there was no end.

Under such a fierce and continuous attack, the city wall of Jijiang City has already been beaten to a thousand holes, but fortunately, Jijiang City is the capital, and the width of the city wall is close to two zhang, otherwise it would have been collapsed long ago.

It was not until the afternoon that the long-range attack on the side of the Northern Expeditionary Army came to an end, and then the forced advance of the infantry began. Liu Fa, Qing Yunfei, Nangong Zhifu, and Luo Xingtian advanced from four directions, while the Ye family brothers dispersed, acting as meat shields to cover the march of various armies.

As the Northern Expeditionary Army entered the firing range of Jijiang City, the counterattack of the Great Xia Army also began in full swing. Stone bullets and arrows continued to reflect from the city and fell into the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and there were screams everywhere, and countless soldiers were killed and wounded. After all, there are tens of thousands of people in the Great Xia Army in Jiangcheng, and they are fighting against the water, and the counterattack is also extremely fierce and fierce.

However, such a blow still could not deter and stop the advance of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and despite paying a large number of casualties, the Northern Expeditionary Army still advanced to the vicinity of the city wall of Jijiang City.

People laid the wooden planks and ladders that had been prepared on the moat, and a large number of soldiers crossed the moat and rushed directly to the bottom of the city wall. The Northern Expeditionary Army climbed fast and fell down quickly, and on the top of the city, rolling logs and rocks fell down like snowflakes, and a pot of boiling oil was poured down from time to time, in addition to this, there was a continuous stream of arrows.

The offensive of the Northern Expeditionary Army was certainly very fierce, but if it went up, it was defeated in a wave, and 100,000 soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army gathered under the city, but it could not be defeated. The battle continued, and it took nearly an hour for the Northern Expeditionary Army's thunderbolts to be pushed across the moat and transported to the city gates.

With the arrival of the thunderbolt, the morale of the Northern Expeditionary Army was greatly boosted, and people pulled the hammer on the thunderbolt and pounded the city gate. With the loud sound of boom and boom, the city walls near the city gate shook violently, but soon the Great Xia army at the head of the city also responded, either smashing stones or pouring fire oil, and at the same time, rockets were constantly shooting down.

Under the strong blow of the Great Xia army, the Northern Expeditionary Army's thunderbolt carts were almost damaged after pushing one up, and the thunderbolt carts that were discarded due to damage were almost blocked by the nearby moat, which can also be seen the fierceness of the battle.

The soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army advanced under the city wall under the rain of arrows and stone bullets, and people either erected ladders or pushed towers to force the head of the city of Jijiang.

Jijiang City is not a big city, in the city that Liu Fa broke all the way, Jijiang can only be regarded as the last stream of a small city, but the small city of course also has its advantages, especially in the case of the enemy is outnumbered, at this time, the attacking side can not be fully launched, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers can not be fully utilized, and the defense line of the Great Xia Army is just not too long, and there are obvious weaknesses.

As a result, the two sides fought extremely fiercely. The attacking Northern Expeditionary Army was as fierce as ever, while the Great Xia who defended the city showed a tenacious fighting spirit, defending the head of the city, and would rather die than retreat half a step. In the midst of the battle, it can also be seen that Great Xia has already made perfect preparations for war.

The rolling wood, stones, fire oil and other things necessary to defend the city seemed to be inexhaustible and endless, and they were constantly thrown down, pushing back the strong attacks of the Northern Expeditionary Army again and again.

After this day's fierce battle, the Northern Expeditionary Army organized a total of five fierce attacks on all fronts, but all of them were repulsed by Great Xia, and when it was dark, the Northern Expeditionary Army still made no progress. The battle was unfavorable, and it was getting late, Nangong Zhifu and Luo Xingtian both thought that their side should not fight again, and both sides of Liu Fa asked for orders, temporarily withdrew the troops, and waited for tomorrow to fight again. Liu Fa did not insist, and immediately ordered the whole army to withdraw the troops.

Although the battle on the first day was not successful, the morale of the Northern Expeditionary Army was not affected in the slightest, and the generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Liu Fa were also optimistic.

The unrestrained use of city defense weapons such as rolling logs, stones, and fire oil by the Great Xia army is simply not long-lasting, and a small city, even if it is fully prepared for war, the hoarding of these resources is limited after all, and they used so much in the first day of battle, what else will they use next?

The only thing that made Liu Fa depressed was that Liang Qixiong, the general who defended the city of Jiang, died under his own arrows......