Xuanshui City, which is immersed in the night, has lost the coldness and coolness of the past. In the air, there was still the heat wave and scorching wind after the explosion of artillery fire during the battle.

The ghost soldiers of the Nine Shadows Kingdom were still busy, they were busy repairing the damage to the city wall, cleaning the battlefield, and they were also busy moving the rejection horses and surrounding the entrance of the cave they found.

There are also ghost soldiers who have gone to bring over large vasks of fierce fire oil, ready to pour them into the cave.

Ever since the Nine Shadows Kingdom captured Zhurong Country and several small ghost countries south of Zhurong Kingdom, this fierce fire oil has never been lacking. The land in these areas is rich in stone lacquer and fire oil, and the Nine Shadows Kingdom has been looking at and collecting it for use in armaments and wars.

Shuoyue Island also has a lot of fierce fire oil in stock, ready to be used to defend the city at any time. It can be said that the most important thing on Shuoyue Island is this fierce fire oil.

Faced with Gong Mingyi's strategy of letting the ghost soldiers dig holes from outside the city and only hit the city, Ying Zhao immediately thought of using fierce fire oil to pour it into the tunnel. As long as a ghost soldier emerges from it, it only takes a little spark to burn them all in the hole.

A ghost soldier of the Nine Shadows Army was about to open the oil drum that was transported and start filling the oil, but he was held down by Ying Zhao's wrist, and after stopping his actions, he slowly shook his head and said: "Don't rush to pour in the fierce fire oil first, otherwise there will be no ghost soldiers in it, and it will be a waste if it is poured." ”。

"Tell the patrols around that once they find the tunnel, they will start to surround it with horses and pour it with fierce fire oil. After a pause, Ying Zhao added.

After he finished speaking, the ghost soldier closed the lid of the oil drum.

"Handsome, Gong Mingyi is a lot smarter. The ghost officials who have been in the Beiyin Dynasty have a deep understanding as long as they have contact with them. Ji Kang on the side pondered for a long time, and suddenly said to Ying Zhao: "I have experienced his insidious and vicious. Therefore, as far as I know, I am afraid that while he is digging a hole in the ground, the ghost soldiers are already following behind the sappers. But they will not rush out of the hole, when the ghost soldiers and ghost soldiers suddenly kill from the ground, it should be Gong Mingyi who attacked head-on again, and when he launched a fierce siege outside the city. ”。

"Do you hear that? When the battle starts again, press it and fill it with oil. He also felt that what he said was a heroic move, and immediately ordered the ghost soldiers guarding the entrance of the cave.

"No. The ghost soldiers responded in unison.

"Ji Kang, let's go. With that, he showed a tired gesture on his face, and turned around with Ji Kang and left the entrance of the cave.

At night, the streets behind the city walls were also full of holes and devastation. Scattered here and there were tattered armor and corpse powder, as well as feathered arrows and scattered craters in the base.

There are also many houses on the side of the street, which have traces of being scorched by the flames that burst out from the ghost fire pill thrown from the Guanyue Chacha. Now the flames have been extinguished, and only one remains, charred black as carbon, standing quietly under the night wind.

"The city is basically ruined. Ji Kang, who looked around as he walked, sighed leisurely at night: "It takes a lot of thought to rebuild after the war." ”。

For some reason, Ji Kang always felt a faint sadness in his heart when he looked at the ruins and the devastation on the streets. He had also seen the tragic situation of the ruins of the Baoqian Pass being bombarded by the artillery of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, but Ji Kang at that time was only resentful and not sad in his heart.

Now that he is no longer fighting for the tiger, looking at the ruins of Xuanshui City, and the dead human souls and ghost soldiers, the tattered armor and blood-colored powder left behind, he suddenly felt sadness in his heart.

"It's just a city, it's just a city that can't be repaired if it's broken, as long as people's hearts are not lost. The heroic move beside him slowed down and walked slowly along the city wall: "But this island must be defended." You know the Xudu Army very well, and you also know Gong Mingyi. So I'd like to hear your advice, how do you stick to it next?".

Ying Zhao, who had been looking ahead and walking slowly, turned his head to look at Ji Kang beside him after saying this, and stopped at the same time.

Ji Kang also stopped, and stood under the tall city wall with Ying Zhao, thinking about something in a deep voice.

There was no rush to speak either.

Yes, he understands Gong Mingyi. The cunning and viciousness of this human soul seems to be the same as the personal inheritance of the Emperor Shendu. When he worked with Gong Mingyi, he could always inadvertently see the fierce light and determination hidden in this kid's eyes.

Such a ghost does things unscrupulously and does not hesitate.

looks like a stunned young man, but in fact, he can do things step by step, and he is not indecisive.

Based on this, Gong Mingyi's means are not only to infiltrate this point. Ji Kang racked his brain, thinking about all the possibilities.

Ying Zhao didn't urge, he stood quietly aside, watching the busy ghost soldiers coming and going, waiting silently.

The night breeze finally cooled down, and the freshness that came to the face made the ghosts sleepy and tired. The same is true of Yingzhao, under the long-term war, the fatigue and fatigue brought by the tension and poor rest faded away on his face.

In the night breeze, Ji Kang, who was more and more clear-headed the more he thought about it, suddenly turned around and glanced at the thick city wall that was in front of him and needed to raise his head to see the top of the wall.

In the night wind, Ji Kang, who seemed to have thought of something, narrowed his eyes, and when the light in his eyes burst out, he blurted out: "City wall!"

"What?" he blurted out after hearing the inexplicable trick.

"The tunnels must go under the city walls, so there is a way to destroy the foundation from the ground. As soon as the foundation collapses, the city wall will fall!" Ji Kang, who was still looking at the city in front of him, explained to Ying Zhao in a quick voice: "At that time, our army will not only panic, but will not be able to continue to resist the army outside the city, and at the same time, the artillery and sharpshooters on the wall will suddenly lose their effectiveness. As soon as this barrier to protect the city is broken, the army of Xudu will be able to pour into the city like a tidal wave, and it will inevitably be unstoppable. ”。

Yingzhao is not stupid, he suddenly realized, and immediately opened his mouth and shouted: "Herald!".

The herald not far away heard the shout, and a spirit rose from the ground and rushed over with the mushroom man sitting on his shoulder.

"Quietly remove the artillery, soldiers, and ammunition from the walls. When the herald stood in front of Ying Zhao again, Ying Zhao had already ordered: "All the troops retreat to the city, and use the streets and alleys and houses as cover." Once the enemy army is attacking, immediately take advantage of the terrain and location to start street fighting. ”。

Ji Kang dialed it a little, and Yingzhao suddenly realized.

The tunnels pass under the city walls, as long as they are connected to each other, select a few points to destroy the foundation in front of the city. In this way, the front of the city can collapse without hurting the ghost soldiers in the tunnel.

The only way to abandon the city wall is to be the first.

"Huh?" The herald thought he had misheard, and stared at Ying Zhao for a moment, then turned his head to look at the city wall beside him, and the stunned look in his eyes was replaced by a suspicious gaze.

The herald couldn't figure it out, the wall had been in tatters after a few days of fighting, but it wasn't so bad that it couldn't be used. Why is it that you have no preparation at all, and give up when you say you give up?

"Carry out the order!" Ying Zhao sighed, and the herald immediately put away his confusion and turned away.

"That's not enough, let me think again. Ji Kang, who had slowly calmed down, muttered after the herald left, and thought about countermeasures again......

Death.

Walking out of the yellow sand in the south, you will see the fertile middle earth. The clear water flows long-term and horizontally in it, the peach red and willow green on both sides of the river, and the green mountains are dotted, which can be described as a pleasant scenery.

Xiao Shizhu led the army, and suddenly rushed out of the wind and sand, so that under the clear blue sky and white sun, the ghost soldiers of Xudu who were standing guard and patrolling the border were all taken aback and caught off guard.

For thousands of years, they have fought countless battles with the ghost soldiers of Huangquan, but they have never seen the ghost soldiers of Huangquan dare to attack on a stormy day.

For a time, the ghost soldiers on the border did not resist, and the army led by Xiao Shizhu broke through the defense line. Heading towards the hinterland of Middle-earth.

A day later, they were dozens of miles away from the border, and they surrounded a city of ghost soldiers.

This city near the border is a bit peculiar, not in its appearance, but in the fact that it is surrounded by many natural pools of water with yellow and milky white edges, forming strange basin-like natural pools, stacked on top of each other, surrounding the whole city.

On the edge of the pool, there are many slender arrows and bamboos scattered around, which have become the natural barrier of this city on the hundred-mile plain, restricting the attack route and marching speed of the ghost soldiers of Huangquan.

Xiao Shizhu asked Ke Yun to lead his troops to attack several times, but he failed to kill under the city wall. As for the captured flint cannons, not to mention.

This kind of old and backward artillery, with an effective range of only 100 zhang, could not hit the city wall at all, and could only be seen in the rear.

It could have been possible for the female lu to attack with the heavenly fire, but the ghost soldiers in the city drove the ghost people to the head of the city, but the ghost soldiers of Huangquan were hindered, and the female lu did not dare to drive out of the heavenly fire easily.

As for the air raids of the air cavalry, it is also unrealistic. Thousands of transigraphers in the city stand on top of the walls. If you dare to cross the city, you will be blocked by a dense rain of arrows.

Xiao Shizhu suddenly felt a little nostalgic, those artillery pieces in the Nine Shadows Country that were hundreds to thousands of catties at every turn.

The war lasted from early morning to noon, and there was no winner or loser. The ghost soldiers of Huangquan led by Xiao Shizhu were besieging the city and did not attack. The ghost soldiers in the city are holding on, but they are not out of the city.

The two sides are deadlocked, neither advancing nor retreating, and both are a little anxious.

Only Xiao Shizhu is relatively calm. In his life, whether in the world or in the underworld, strong winds and waves are not uncommon. Accustomed to seeing those strong winds and waves, naturally there is nothing to be afraid of and anxious about.

He stood still on the podium, raising his eyes and looking around.

I saw that on the plains around the city, there was a primeval forest that covered the sky and the sun, and lay across the entire plain. The dense branches of verdant pines and red birches block out a lot of the cloudy sunlight, casting shadows and mottled silhouettes over the plain.

Xiao Shizhu, who didn't say a word, stared at these primeval forests in a daze. Ke Yun, who couldn't bear it anymore, rushed to the improvised command platform in three steps and two steps, and shouted to Xiao Shizhu: "Son of God, can you do it? No, hand over the command flag, I will command the attack." ”。

Whether it was the tone or the look, it was full of disrespect and dissatisfaction.

"Are you coming?" Xiao Shizhu came to his senses, glanced at Ke Yun, and asked rhetorically: "The ghost soldiers who hold on to the capital are defending the city as impregnable, how do you attack?"

This rhetorical question made Ke Yun, who was still angry, stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

After thinking for a long time, Ke Yun said as if he was joking: "Whatever, he sticks to him, I will send troops to rush forward one after another, I can always tear a hole, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Shizhu was almost angry. At that moment, he asked Ke Yun with a smile, and said, "General Ke, how many ghost soldiers do you have to die?