In the end, the Matsue army was not able to end the battle before it was completely dark. "Words * love * first * hair"

With the counteroffensive of the heavy infantry of the Songjiang Army, the troops of the Songjiang Army who broke into the city once expanded their advantage, forcing the soldiers of the Wangdu Army who surrounded the Songjiang Army back a full half a block. However, Prince Rahman plucked up the courage and arrived on the battlefield with dozens of guards in person, which greatly encouraged the demoralized defenders and allowed them to withstand the continuous attacks of the Matsue army.

Although after nightfall, the Matsue army raised torches and continued to fight, but the intensity of the attack was much worse than during the day.

On the side of the city wall, there is a roughly equal balance of power on both sides. The Matsue army occupied a block near the gap in the northern wall and held it firmly. Although the Luzon people did not achieve the expected goal, they managed to survive the day and get a night's respite.

At night, countless torches light up Manila, turning it into a city that never sleeps for the first time.

Because of the news of Matsue's invasion of the city, and the panic caused by the explosion during the day, the whole of Manila was once again in chaos. And this time, Suleiman V was useless in suppressing it - not to mention, he did not have enough troops to maintain order in the city. A large number of people who had been bluffed by the rumors packed up their belongings, dragged their families with them, and rushed to leave their homes in an attempt to leave Manila from the South City Gate.

Although the defenders received orders from above not to allow the city to be opened, they were bribed by several well-known wealthy people in Manila, and finally chose to open the door and release them. And this one, there is no way to ban it. The near-rioters pushed away the blocking soldiers and scrambled out of the city.

In the darkness, the sounds of quarrels, scolding, children's cries, and even fights came and went.

It was not until the second half of the night that Suleiman V received the news and sent a general to this side. He killed more than a dozen people in a row and forcibly closed the city gates.

However, the morale of the military in the city and even the public opinion. It's all down to an unprecedented level.

Although the appearance of Prince Rahman during the day allowed the soldiers to temporarily withstand the attack of the Matsue army. But as the night gradually calms down, everyone knows that the shape of the shì at the moment is extremely bad. After failing to defeat the enemy back in the first place, the loss of Manila seemed to be doomed.

After a few hours, the sky will light up again, and it will be time for the Empire to launch a new onslaught.

No one thinks that the Duchy can still have the power to return to heaven.

"Father, the only plan at the moment is to launch a sneak attack before dawn!"

Prince Rahman thought twice and rushed back to the palace overnight to ask Suleiman V for his life. If you can sneak attack, you can succeed. By driving the Empire out of the city through the gap in the wall, the Duchy may have a chance to continue to hold on. If not, in a day or two at most, Manila will be completely lost.

Once the royal capital falls, with the current situation of the principality, I am afraid that it will enter the countdown to destruction!

Suleiman V certainly knew that the cunning Imperials had managed to create an explosion and would take strict precautions at night. But he knew better that there was no other way out of the current principality. The strength of the Imperials was ten times stronger than he had imagined, and the ambition was even above the strength. Even if you know that this is going to be more than lucky. He had no choice but to agree to Prince Laman's plan.

Seeing the prince striding away, Suleiman V's tired face changed several times; Blackened Emperor Xià. Finally, with a long sigh, Huo Ran got up.

"Send someone to keep an eye on Prince Laman, and if the attack fails, immediately prepare to hunt east."

His voice was low and inaudible.

………

The night passed slowly, and gradually it was dawn.

Prince Laman, with two royal legionnaires who had suffered the least losses in yesterday's war, quietly interspersed through the alleys with the convenience of familiarizing themselves with the terrain, approaching the territory occupied by the Imperials.

The battle after dark. It had stopped completely two hours ago, and now the battlefield was silent. Even the crackling sound of a campfire burning in the distance can be heard. This silence seems to indicate that the people of the empire have fallen asleep from exhaustion. But it also gave the soldiers who participated in the sneak attack a sense of panic and unease. It was as if in the darkness before dawn, an invisible monster was watching them, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

A cold wind blew down the street corner, with a strong smell of blood, which made Prince Raman shiver and suddenly regret it in his heart.

But people have come to this point, and there is no possibility of retreating, so they can only go on hard.

I don't know if the imperial people were really careless, or if there was another conspiracy, in short, Prince Rahman led the team to penetrate nearly 100 meters into the Songjiang Army's sphere of influence, and they were not attacked in any way. Just as Prince Laman was feeling more and more uneasy, the soldier who was walking in front suddenly fell into the pit with a thud.

The pit was not large, nor too deep, and even a short knife inserted upside down was not enough to kill the soldier who had stumbled. But the instantaneous panic and severe pain made the soldier subconsciously spit out what he had bitten in his mouth and screamed.

This scream seems to be a signal.

The next moment, torches lit up one after another from the roofs of the houses on both sides. The archers who had laid the ambush in advance knew the location of the pit, and regardless of the fact that it was still dark at the moment, they directly covered it with a rain of arrows. Caught off guard, dozens of soldiers screamed and fell one after another.

"Rush!"

Prince Raman gritted his teeth, shouted, and charged with the guards. After the first soldiers fell into the pit or were stabbed by the thistles on the ground, the following Luzon soldiers finally rushed to the middle of the block. Here, they were subjected to strong sniping fire from the Matsue Army.

The Songjiang army, which was waiting for the day, did not relax at all, and lit a large number of torches at the first time to fight with these Luzon soldiers who attacked at night.

In the beginning, Prince Laman's team did have a slight advantage. But as the Songjiang army became familiar with the situation, and the sky was faintly bright, the Luzon night attack team was unable to move forward. The knife cart, which had been damaged during the day's battle, was simply repaired and re-thrust up, and a murderous assault was launched against Prince Raman's troops.

As the strength of the attack was gradually figured out, the Songjiang army made further responses. The ironclad soldiers, under the guidance of the local guides sent by Agno, prepared to go around to the rear of Prince Laman, and then eat all the troops of this night attack!

This move caused panic among the soldiers of the royal capital.

With the first cases of deserted weapons, the night raid quickly ran into a precarious situation, which turned into a full-blown rout. Even if Prince Laman was unwilling, he could only stagger and flee surrounded by the guards. And at this time when the sky was just dawning, the palace in the center of the royal capital suddenly burst into flames.

Smoke rose everywhere, and the fire spread quickly in a very short time! (To be continued.) )