Chapter 172: Death

Xi Yun had already led the government soldiers to the top of the city, which was the last group of guards in the city.

In just a few days after the Great Zhao army attacked the city, there were only 2,000 of the 10,000 elites of the Southwest Army left behind, and now they are still scattered in the city wall, except for all the troops, the rest are young and strong laborers in the city.

But there's only so much they can do...... He could only push the few remaining grinding discs and heavy objects off the city wall, and then watched as the enemy army got closer and closer to the city gate.

The blood-red remnant sun was reflected in everyone's eyes, this was originally a bewitching color, but at this time, it could be ...... But it can only represent killing.

In the eyes of the Great Zhao army, stability seems to have become an indestructible rock, and the cold spears and war knives of their own side have already reflected the bloodthirsty light, which can stabilize the city...... Still standing not far away, just as they had come.

The gaps in the city wall have long been blocked by the defenders of the city, and although the city looks a little dilapidated, the people in the city ...... The belief in defending the homeland to the death is growing stronger.

The method proposed by Meng Qingye at the beginning still worked in the end, no matter how the Great Zhao army under the city persuaded them to surrender, the people at the head of the city always chose to resist.

At that time, Meng Qingye proposed a very ancient method, but the reason why it has been passed down to the present is because this method is always effective.

The golden juice of the city has been exhausted, and there is no boiling dung poured down from the city, but only the stench...... couldn't stop the pace of the Great Zhao army's attack, and they finally pushed the siege wood to the front of the city......

Even though the gates of Anding City were made of pig iron, it trembled in the face of the huge siege weapon.

This tremor made the people on the city head frightened from the bottom of their hearts, and the few remaining arrows could not support a few more volleys, and scattered arrow feathers flew down from the city, which hardly had any deterrent effect except for causing negligible damage.

But it is such a city that seems to be surviving, but it has miraculously held on to the destruction of Da Zhao for seven days, and no one knows if Anding can hold on until Xi Yan returns?

It is still the fire that rushes through the nine skies, mixed with the strong smell of saltpeter wafting into the city, the sound of siege trees hitting the city gate is still coming rhythmically, the south gate is almost about to be lost, and the east and west gates are not optimistic, maybe tomorrow morning, maybe in two hours, Anding City will be lost.

The Great Zhao army seemed to be crazy, and it seemed that everyone had become a knife in the hands of the main general, and the people under the city used their bodies as blades, and the people in the city used their bodies as shields to defend themselves......

He Fangping watched this cruel scene from a distance, but he still gave more firm orders one after another.

Of course, he knew what the emperor's intention was for sending him, although he was very loyal to the royal family, but that time in the northwest, Xi Yan fled under his nose, and the emperor didn't need to consider the hearts of his courtiers......

If he can't capture stability this time, I'm afraid that the position of the first person in the military will have to be relinquished.

"Continue to attack the city," He Fangping exhaled a long breath, and marked a circle on the map of Anding with a pen, "Use the main force here, Xi Yan may return at any time to help, you must break through Anding in the shortest possible time." ”

He Fangping's eyes were really vicious, and the place he had just marked was the South Gate of Anding.

Without any hesitation, thousands of troops and horses pressed neatly towards the southern gate of Anding, and with each step they took forward, the people at the head of the city could feel that the god of death had entered another point from them. This is really the elite of Da Zhao, even in the face of the boulders thrown from the city, their formation is not chaotic at all, the banners are rolling in the long wind, the tips of the spears are stained with blood, but they are even more terrifying under the reflection of the fire.

The siege timber was still pounding frantically against the city gate, and cracks had already appeared in the south gate.

The cavalry outside the city had already set up an attack, and as soon as the city gate was broken, they rushed into the city and began to kill. They didn't have the patience they had at the beginning, and they thought they would only need 50,000 men to capture Anding City, but now 100,000 people have died here......

Everyone wants to avenge their comrades, and no matter how strict the military order is, it can't curb the desire of the soldiers of Dazhao to take revenge.

The south gate was broken after all, and when the huge city gate collapsed, the Great Zhao cavalry bladed forward, and their eyes flashed with hatred.

There was no expected scattering and fleeing, and what was waiting in front of them was also an army that was ready to fight.

Everyone clenched the hilt of their knives, even though their palms were already dripping with cold sweat, but their eyes were ...... More determined than the soldiers of Da Zhao. Now that the city gate has been broken, I will use my body to protect my wife and children.

On this night, in a small square behind the south gate of Anding, countless lives were devoured, and a veteran soldier frantically used a knife to cut Zhao Bing on his horse, even if he had been hit by several arrows in the back, he persevered, and tried his last strength to stab the blade into the enemy's body.

At the south gate and the main street, the defenders are shrinking more and more into the city, although they know that there is no way to retreat, but thousands of people can only be completely crushed under the attack of tens of thousands of people.

The so-called victory of man over heaven is just the words of a man who is rich in food and clothing in the vast building, but if the will of heaven is determined to destroy man, then manpower ...... How can they make a difference?

Is it time to settle the people of the city?

The sound of blade collision and the roar of the fight were clearly audible in the Lingjiang Assassin Mansion and the Xi Mansion, Meng Qingye sat silently by the window, he had never felt that death was so close to him.

An Ruofei was also very scared in her heart, and her hand holding the teapot trembled slightly. Handing the teacup to Meng Qingye, An Ruofei smiled at him again, trying to keep his voice as calm as possible.

"Qingye...... He'll be back, he's coming back soon, reinforcements will be there soon. We, we...... It's all going to be fine. ”

"I know, maybe he's already at the gates......"

The teacup was warm to the touch, and Meng Qingye finally felt a little settled, but he still couldn't help but think about the matter of defending the city, and ...... What should I do if Xi Yan can't come back?

The defenders in the streets and alleys and the officers and soldiers of Da Zhao are still fighting, and the flesh-and-blood struggle has become instinctive, and even some Da Zhao soldiers can't say clearly, why do they have such a strong hatred for the people in Anding City?

Clearly...... They were also the people of Da Zhao.

But betrayal is more hateful than any injury, and the defenders in the city have been condemned by all.

He Fangping stared at the chaotic Anding City, showing a bloodthirsty smile, he was finally able to count his loyalty in front of the emperor, as long as he could dispel the emperor's doubts about him, it was worth it.

The blades of the officers and soldiers of Da Zhao were only one street away from the Lingjiang Assassin Mansion and the Xi Mansion, and the deafening shouts of killing were louder for a while, and the ignited arrow feathers were inserted into the window edge, and Meng Qingye protected An Ruofei to death in the corner of the wall, preventing the arrows passing through the window from hurting her.

Suddenly, there was a neighing of horses outside the city, and the shrill sound of trumpets sounded from the valley to the west, and the light of the torches was like a torrent, mixed with dust and poured into the flat ground outside the city.

Reinforcements have arrived!