Probably because the north of Black Cloud City is the direct direction of the Northern Alliance's attack, and the east and south may be threatened by the Sunset Alliance. The height and thickness of the entire wall to the west were the weakest, making it suitable for the siege troops.

In the afternoon of the same day, he sent a force of 10,000 men to the southeast, north, and west sides of Xuanyang City to carry out a tentative attack to determine the disposition of the defenders' forces and observe their determination to resist, their morale, and their combat experience and combat ability. By dusk, he felt that he had seen almost what he should have seen, so he ordered 50,000 men to storm the main gate to the north.

An hour later, after estimating that most of the defenders were attracted to the north gate to assist in the defense, he ordered the main force of 100,000 people to bring most of the bows and crossbows and siege equipment to concentrate in the direction of the west gate of Xuanyang City and launch a fierce attack.

He demanded that this unit display its strongest fighting spirit and be sure to open a breakthrough within an hour. The rest of the men and horses serve as a strategic general reserve, ready to support in all directions.

The West Gate of Black Cloud City suddenly became the focus of the entire battlefield. Fortunately, before the war, Luo Ming led all the generals to inspect the entire city wall more than once, made a detailed assessment of the defense status of each section, and arranged some corresponding defensive measures. Otherwise, if you encounter an experienced general like Jiang Yunhui, you will definitely be breached in a short period of time.

Rao was so, and the attacking army of the Northern Alliance still put great pressure on the defenders of Ximen. In the first half hour of the attack, the city wall of the West Gate was twice climbed by the opposing troops on a small scale, and a foothold of a large area was established.

Quan Zhonghan had to continuously mobilize the reserves in the city to plug the gap. Seeing that the troops were insufficient, he drew troops from other city gate defense lines to prepare reinforcements for the west gate at any time.

The fierce battle lasted until midnight, and there were only more than 30,000 Qilin Tiger Ben troops left in the hands of Quan Zhonghan. This was his last card, and he had hoped to hold out until the next day before using this force.

After all, Luo Ming's Flying Tigers are too small in number, and Quan Zhonghan is not sure how long he will need to hold on. In case Luo Ming's battle plan could not be carried out smoothly, he still had to rely on his own strength and prepare for long-term defense.

The attack of the Northern Alliance seemed to be endless, and after one group of people was repulsed, before they could retreat, another group of people poured in again. The battle lasted from the afternoon of the first day until dawn of the second day.

Many of the officers and men of the defending army were exhausted. The head of the city was in ruins, littered with corpses and stumps, most of which were stained red with blood.

At dawn, the Confederate forces finally seized control of large sections of the city walls again. At this time, Quan Zhonghan and even Zhao Yuntao's city defense guards had already invested in the north gate, and he had no choice but to use his Qilin Tiger Army.

The combat effectiveness of the Qilin Tiger Army was far superior to that of ordinary troops, and with their fierce counterattack, they finally saved the precarious Ximen.

Jiang Yunhui didn't close his eyes all night, he ordered someone to erect a wooden platform, and personally stood on the high platform to look at the situation at the head of the city. Although he saw his troops being driven off the city wall again, he knew that the defenders of the city had shown their final cards. With a little effort, the city will fall into their own hands.

He gave the order: the whole army retreated one mile from the battlefield, ate and put things in order. When you rest until dusk, let the soldiers have another full meal, and then launch a general attack. The number of troops attacking the north gate increased to 70,000, and the pressure was so strong that the defenders could not spare the strength to support the west gate. Simon, on the other hand, was replenished by reserves to 120,000 men, and attacked with all his might, making sure to take the city at midnight.

This time he gave a death order, if the city could not be broken at midnight, all officers above the rank of general officer, equivalent to the modern company rank, were to be beheaded.

At this time, Wei Yuankang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the city, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Ever since the Blackshirts moved into his home, he and his family had lost their freedom, and they had to be approved by the Blackshirts wherever they went, and even if they did, they had to be followed by the Blackshirts, otherwise they were not allowed to go out.

He wanted to contact other ministers of the DPRK and China by meeting guests, but Mo Jinming, the team leader, said that any meeting with any guest must be accompanied by more than two members of the blackshirt team, otherwise it would not be approved at all.

Seeing that the fighting outside the city was in full swing, he thought to himself that after the city was broken, he would have no room for bargaining if he negotiated with the Northern Alliance. It would be even more troublesome if the diehards of this group of blackshirts saw the city shattered and forced their families to sacrifice their lives for the country.

Now we must find a way to do it before the city is broken, it is best not only to control the situation of our own family, but if we can also catch the city lord to surrender the city, at least there is no problem in protecting the future of my family.

For this reason, he found an opportunity, and when the blackshirt team members were not paying attention, he quietly explained a few words to his son Wei Xingguo. Wei Xingguo understood this, pretended to go to the toilet, and suddenly attacked the blackshirt team members who were following him, and snatched a pocket short crossbow "Death Breath". However, he did not know how to use such a crossbow, and was soon killed on the spot by the other Blackshirts who rushed to hear the noise.

Wei Xingguo's behavior completely angered Mo Jinming, and he ordered all the old and young Wei Yuankang's family to be imprisoned. In the course of the execution, anyone who is found to have attempted to resist may be executed on the spot without warning. Then he quickly sent someone to order the blackshirts in the city: At this time when the world is in turmoil and the national disaster is at hand, everyone must be vigilant and cheer up. Those found resisting the Blackshirts were summarily killed.

When the Northern Alliance army launched a fierce attack on Black Cloud City, the disguised Flying Tigers had already rushed to Qingshuping, the eastern suburb of Fuhua Prefecture. In order to wage war against the Qinglong Kingdom, the Northern Alliance set up a large forage field and logistics supply field here.

Grain, grass and ordnance from all over the country had to be assembled here and transported to the front. The daily consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is very staggering, so the supply of logistics must not be cut off.

After the Flying Tigers arrived here, several officers who could speak the Fuhua dialect immediately found Hu Yuliang, the garrison who was in charge of logistics and dispatch here. They said straight to the point: "Under the instructions of His Royal Highness the Prince: immediately organize a convoy and send all the grain, grass and reserve materials to the Black Cloud City immediately. Go there and set up a logistical supply yard to supply the officers and soldiers on the front line nearby. We escort the convoy of grain and grass. ”