The yin wind poured into the main hall, blowing the cloaks of the generals and the robes on Xiao Shizhu's body. The generals still stared at Xiao Shizhu with admiration on his face.

Xiao Shizhu's move not only could contain the enemy troops who were about to arrive outside the city, but also brought infinite courage and firm belief to the generals present.

"We will win!" Xiao Shizhu, who was silent for a moment, slowly spit out four words from between his teeth. The ghost generals around him didn't say much, but they all put their heads a little heavier, and the firmness in their eyes increased instead of decreasing.

"Let's get ready. From now on, all the generals and every soldier, as well as every young and middle-aged ghost left behind in the city, must perform their own responsibilities and not neglect their duties. Xiao Shizhu put away his solemn color, waved his hand to let the ghosts retreat, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Everyone, after defeating the invading enemy, we will see you at the celebration banquet!"

"No. "Needless to say, Zuo Fan led the ghost generals to salute Xiao Shizhu and exited the main hall.

Xiao Shizhu stood in place, looking at their distant backs without saying a word, and many of these warriors were about to embark on a road of no return.

But they still resolutely left after the military order was issued. Burdened with a heavy mission and a sense of honor, he stepped on the battlefield that was about to be filled with gunsmoke and death.

In Xiao Shizhu's eyes, they looked so tall.

They and the soldiers in the city who are about to go to the battlefield are the backbone of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and they use their flesh and blood to stand up the chest of the Nine Shadows Kingdom. Only then did the ghost people in the rear live a stable and peaceful life. It is only then that Xiao Shizhu's family has the right above ten thousand ghosts in the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and a life of fine clothes and food.

At this point, Xiao Shizhu also respected them.

Xiao Shizhu held the hilt of the Moon Destroying Sword at his waist tightly, and after standing in the hall for a long time, he finally opened his legs and walked out of the main hall slowly.

The ghost aura on the edge of the sky was already coming towards the side of Manjiang City, the sky was overcast, and the sky was getting darker and darker. The ghostly aura of Sen Ran spread over Manjiang City, blocking the light of the cloudy sun tightly.

Xiao Shizhu looked up at the black ghost aura squeezing the sky above his head, and his face was still fearless. The fierce wind crossed the walls of the city and weaved through the streets and alleys of the city's houses, letting out a high-pitched howl like a ghost's cry.

Xiao Shizhu followed his Shenji silently and headed towards the north gate. There are ghosts everywhere in the city, and the ghosts who perform their duties are busy and happy, but there is no panic and panic in the slightest, and everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Xiao Shizhu and Shenji walked in the direction of the north gate, and walked straight for more than half an hour before they came to the north gate.

Xiao Shizhu stood still under the stone steps of the city wall, looked down at the gods beside him, and said slowly: "Let's go, old friend, let's go and see what the mighty million-strong army of the capital is like." ”。 After speaking, Xiao Shizhu resolutely stepped up the stone steps and walked slowly towards the city wall.

Shen Ji nodded and followed.

When the king of Xiazhou fled, he took all the food in the city with him, but he did not take all the arrows. He took all the garrison with him, but he did not destroy the walls or all the fortifications in the city. These things have instead become the weapons that Xiao Shizhu is about to use against the Xudu Army.

As the capital of Xiazhou State, Manjiang City is not only located at the intersection of waterways and land roads, it has the convenience of transportation, it can reach all places outside the city through waterways and land roads, and also has the risk of river water.

The vertical and horizontal rivers scattered outside the city are not narrow, and the water depth is not shallow. It can be a good way to hinder the speed of the incoming enemy, and it can also make the defenders of the city dangerous.

A day earlier, the Jiuyou Army had destroyed all the pontoon bridges and stone bridges that were lying across the streams within a radius of fifty miles outside the city. Although this will allow the enemy's warships to move unimpeded on the river outside the city, the infantry and cavalry of the army will be slow to march because of the obstruction of the river.

And this city is six zhang high, the city wall with a thickness of more than two zhang is made of stones, and the solid towers built of stone on the city wall are dotted around, supporting each other, constituting a complete set of strategic defense system.

Xiao Shizhu had already ordered to mount the three-bow crossbow bed left by the King of Xiazhou and the sophisticated artillery of his Nine Hidden Kingdoms, and waited for the arrival of the Xudu army.

Moreover, Xiao Shizhu also had 60 newly made falling star cannons transported by the ordnance supervisor, and he had already assigned them, one with ten falling star cannons, plus the heavenly thunder cannon and the poisonous fire cannon, as well as the Lianzhu gun and other firearms, which were enough for the army to bleed under the city.

Xiao Shizhu's robe, who climbed to the top of the city, stood still in front of the city gate building. He leaned against the female wall, which had been embedded with a long iron shield, and looked out of the city.

I saw that the sky was still clear and full of ghosts, and the sky and the earth were dark, and the visibility was extremely low.

Outside the city, rivers of water flow, and muddy ground everywhere. This was the result of the rain that had rained the day before. But such a terrain was enough to make it difficult for the Xudu army to organize a large-scale siege battle.

The icy yin wind whistling, dancing from the eaves of the city tower, making the flower flags hanging on the other side of the city swaying and hunting. The weeds on the banks of the streams outside the city are surging with the wind blowing through the sky.

Xiao Shizhu raised his eyes and looked farther away, only to see that about ten miles away, tents made of skins were dotted on the plains between the rivers, and the strict camps had been built, and countless banners were hunting and displaying. Swords and spears are like a forest, flashing dazzling cold light in the dimness, it is so conspicuous.

Xiao Shizhu took the clairvoyant mirror handed by his subordinates, pulled it away, and looked towards the north outside the city. As far as the eye could see, I could only see neatly dressed and well-equipped ghost soldiers walking through the enemy camp.

Ten miles ahead, there were ghosts, and millions of ghost soldiers made the originally vast riverbank plain seem crowded.

Che Gong Gong, Ma Xiao Xiao. The chariots pulled by the unicorn or the young man were already lined up in front of the enemy camp. Most of them are soul destroyers in the Netherworld. Each car drove two beast souls in armor, and there were three ghost soldiers on the car, two in the front and one in the back.

The first two are driven by a ghost, and the other is armed with a spear or spear, and the main stab is the main one, and has the responsibility of removing obstacles for the chariot. The ghost soldier in the back is a large repeater that can fire hundreds of crossbow arrows at a time on a chariot.

The second is the nest car and the rushing car, as well as the ladder car and other siege equipment. Among them, there are also quite a few trebuchets and vehicle-mounted bed crossbows.

Xiao Shizhu moved the clairvoyant mirror and looked towards other places, and saw the elephant soldiers, air cavalry and road cavalry of the Xudu Army had also been lined up, guarding the left and right of the car formation.

"The chariots on the plains are driving the way, and the enemy commander doesn't seem to be a straw bale. But it's an idiot. Xiao Shizhu collected the clairvoyant mirror, and sighed leisurely: "With so many rivers, can the chariot be used as a boat?"

In addition to Shenji, there was also a general of the Xudu Army who was following him. He is the ghost who took the initiative to stay and help the Nine Shadows Kingdom fight. After hearing Xiao Shizhu's sigh, this ghost general couldn't help but sigh, and said leisurely: "The Northern Yin Dynasty obviously has the most abundant resources in the underworld, but it can't cultivate excellent generals who will never follow the script, and can perfectly execute the cunning of the Emperor Xudu, and it is only a matter of time before it perishes." ”。

"yes. In his words, Xiao Shizhu agreed. Then he said slowly to the ghost general: "It's useless to talk more, the enemy army will come soon, go and prepare." ”......

Just when the tense atmosphere of the imminent war was shrouded in Manjiang City, the Tailed Fire Tiger also led 700 large and small warships, carrying 100,000 troops to the north.

The roaring artillery fire gradually faded away, and the fleet of the Northern Yin Dynasty rode the wind and waves and continued to sail northward.

To the north of Junzi Port, there is a fishing village fifty miles away, and because the terrain is not dangerous to defend, it has not become a military port. And the target of the Tailed Fire Tiger is this inconspicuous small fishing village.

His fleet of 100,000 troops carrying on board will land here, and after following the landing route, they will go south and attack Junzi Harbor.

It's a good move, but it's always far from perfect. Di Tu Raccoon couldn't imagine how shameless his opponent Xiao Shizhu would be.

But when the fleet of the Tailed Fire Tiger came to the fishing village, they found that there were no soldiers to defend it, and not only that, but even the inhabitants of the village had long since fled.

Neither the Xudu Army nor the Tailed Fire Tiger didn't think much about it, thinking that they had gained a lot of money, so they hurriedly ordered the warships to enter the harbor quickly, put down the sampan and let the ship-borne infantry quickly disembark.

In less than a light of hot tea, the entire fishing village and the coast in front of the fishing village were crowded with ghosts.

After getting off the boat, the Xudu army quickly lined up and strode towards the back of the village.

They marched in unison, and the earth trembled. Even the stones on the side of the road were beating with their footsteps.

But when the indomitable vanguard of the Xudu Army stepped into the back of the village, on the road leading to the north and south, the continuous roar carried the roaring flames of the road that suddenly sprung up, and the flying earth and stones suddenly appeared around them.

In the explosion, hundreds of Xudu troops were blown into a blur of flesh and blood in the explosion in an instant.

How could Xiao Shizhu be unguarded and let the Xudu army in. The estuary outside this fishing village is safe to defend, but it does not mean that there is no danger to defend after the fishing village.

On the official road behind the fishing village, Xiao Shizhu had already sent a ghost to bury it*. And to the east of the official road, there are rolling hills, and the mountains of these hills have been hollowed out by the craftsmen of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, led by the ghost people, and transformed into tunnels and hidden castles.

In the Tianyong Army brought by Tanuki Tianying, there was a brigade of ghost soldiers, and at this time they were stationed in it with a hundred cannons. And Fangcai's * is exactly what these ghost soldiers pulled.

Just when the ghost soldiers on the ground were suddenly attacked, the Tailed Fire Tiger, who was still on the flagship of the fleet, saw a fleet of sailors flying the flag of the Nine Shadows Kingdom rushing out on the west of the sea, galloping towards his fleet.

On the hills behind the fishing village, there was already artillery fire, and the sound of cannons rang out like thunder, and the red cannonballs shot out of the dark bunker, blowing up the Xudu army on the shore into a mess, and also tearing the Xudu army warship closest to the coast into broken wood and broken boards with no fire.

The Tailed Fire Tiger, like many hands, fell into consternation, and could not recover for a long time. At this moment, the fleet of the Nine Shadows Kingdom that suddenly appeared on the sea was only five or six miles away from the Beiyin Water Division warship moored in the sea outside the fishing village.

Looking at the distance away, even the huge warship seemed small, but the warships of the Nine Shadows Country were already lined up on the sea, and the guns on the bow of the ship were already firing vigorously. The Falling Star Cannon of the Nine Shadows Kingdom let out an angry roar.

Long shells shot at a rapid pace, whistling down into the warships of the Beiyin Water Division.

The waves of flames roared, the cannons roared like thunder, and the majestic and sturdy warships of the Northern Yin Water Division, under the intensive bombardment of the artillery of the Nine Shadows Country one after another, the mast planks exploded under the flames, and the deck also collapsed and shattered in the billowing smoke.

The artillery roared endlessly on the shore, and the hundreds of Northern Yin Dynasty warships and the 100,000 Xudu troops on the shore were attacked by the Nine Shadows Kingdom, neither advancing nor retreating.