Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 424 Dedicated City Withdrawal
Before the rebels attacked the city, it was just a small fight.

No one wants to be the first bird, everyone is afraid of Li Xiuyuan, and at the same time they are testing Tiangong's attitude.

Therefore, no matter how weak the defense force is, as long as the enemy does not want to take it, it is impossible to take it down.

But now, the rebels are determined to take Jinling City this time. Even though the weapons and armor are simple, but relying on the advantage of a large number of people and the invincible momentum since the rebellion, it is enough to make Jinling City these long-term battles The defenders of the formation were terrified.

A rebel army attacked the city.

The soldiers, civil and military officials, and common people in Jinling City were all terrified.

The sounds of shouting, beating, and killing can be heard endlessly under the city wall, all kinds of voices are intertwined, and the sound is as loud as the sky.

During the fight, a wave of evil spirit and blood energy rose to the sky, covering the entire sky of Jinling City.

Even ghosts and gods have to stay away from such blood and evil spirits, otherwise even gods will be injured if they are rushed by this blood and evil spirits, and even fall into the mortal world.

Yang Shangshi, who was in charge of defending the city, had already retreated into the yamen with his guards in fear at this moment, away from the direction of the city wall, and the task of defending the city was handed over to the defenders here. As for the situation of the battle, he couldn't control it at all. At this moment, his idea is to stay away from the battlefield and gain a moment of peace.

The battle lasted less than half an hour, and the rebels had already brought all kinds of crude siege weapons and began to climb the city wall.

The defenders were defeated one after another, and they didn't even want to fight.

If it weren't for the fact that these defenders had no way to retreat and inspired a bit of blood courage, the city didn't even need to be defended, and it could just be handed over to others.

"Lord Qianhu, the rebel army has already attacked the city wall. We can't hold it if this continues. Let's retreat."

An officer killed several rebels, covered in blood, and shouted loudly with a steel knife in his hand.

Zuo Qianhu, holding two knives, killed all the way on the city wall, and all the rebels everywhere screamed and fell to the ground, either their limbs were cut off, or their heads were chopped off.

"Kill~!"

Zuo Qianhu killed more and more bravely, like an invincible general, he made the thieves on the wall frightened by himself, and even gave up the plan to attack this wall, and turned to attack another wall.

"Absurd, as a general, we should fight the enemy bravely and serve the court. How can we be greedy for life and fear death? Even if we die, we must defend the city and die. Isn't it a cold escape if you want to leave? If you want to leave, I will be the first to kill you." I'm killing you." Zuo Qianhu shouted with angry eyes, brandishing his two knives, and a dozen rebels fell on the city wall in an instant.

For a time, the momentum of the nearby defenders was overwhelming.

With a fierce man like him, it is enough to cheer up the three armies.

But it is a pity that he is only a thousand households, he can't hold an official position, can't control many people, and has no prestige, so he can only protect a section of the city wall, not the entire city.

"Yes, kill the enemy with your lord." The officer gritted his teeth, followed Zuo Qianhu, and began to fight bloody on the city wall.

Some people fought desperately, and some thought they had fled.

"Run, the thieves are so powerful that we can't beat them." Some defenders fled into the city, terrified, abandoning the city wall and yelling.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan's residence in the city.

At this time, Qingmei was standing in the lobby very anxiously, asking about the situation outside: "Mr. Li Linfu, how is the situation outside, are the rebels going to attack the city?"

In a dark corner, Li Linfu's figure appeared. With a calm face, he stroked his beard and said, "Now the contact with the outside world has been cut off, and the bandits are besieging the city. Even ghosts and gods will retreat from this momentum. Don't dare to act rashly, but judging from the current momentum, within one hour, Jinling City will be breached, and within two hours, rebels can be seen outside the mansion."

"Well, what's the point? Husband hasn't come back yet, if we don't do something, wouldn't we be wronging my husband's trust?" Qingmei said.

"Ma'am, don't worry, the son has sent a letter to the ghost messenger before, and the son's [-] cavalry have already set off. If everything goes well, they will dare to arrive before the rebels break the city." Li Linfu said.

He is not impatient.

Because some things depend on the number of days, and at this time, any conspiracies and tricks will have little effect.

If the number of days is still there, Li Xiuyuan will naturally be able to arrive.

If it is God's will, the city is destroyed and people die, then there is nothing to say.

"Ma'am, it's better to go out and help defend the city." Suddenly, Xing Shan, who was staying in the mansion at this time, couldn't sit still, and cupped his hands.

Li Linfu shook his head and said: "You are a rare sharpshooter. It is not very effective to defend the city alone at this moment. It is more important to stay in the mansion to protect the safety of the mansion. When there is a war, before the rebels invade, the city must be destroyed. There are also people who will take the opportunity to make trouble, there are not many living people in the mansion, although we and other ghosts and gods can protect the mansion, but sometimes they will be restricted."

"Everything is better to wait for the good news from the young master. When the young master leads the troops, it will naturally be time for you to go to the battlefield. Don't worry, your skills will not be buried."

Xing Shan heard the words and could only retreat back, and continued to wait in agony.

However, in the Yamen.

Hearing the huge momentum of the rebel army and the news of the defeat coming from the front line one after another, the envoy Yang sent by the imperial court collapsed at this moment.

"Report, Lord Yang, the bandit army has already attacked the city wall."

"Report, Lord Yang, the bandit army has captured half of the Wengcheng, and our army is withdrawing from the Wengcheng."

"report"

Yang Shangshi turned pale with fright at this moment, and tremblingly said: "This, so fast? The walls of Jinling City are so tall, isn't it possible to say that guarding them for a year or so will not be a problem?"

The few civil servants next to him were also terrified.

They also didn't expect that the tall and strong city wall was so fragile.

With 4 people guarding a city, it stands to reason that the enemy can defend it even if they dispatch 40 people to attack the city. It only takes a few hours.

But what they don't know is that no matter how strong the city wall is, there must be soldiers who dare to fight. If you use some soldiers who are fleeing, even if the city wall is ten times stronger, it will still be captured.

What's more, there is no master in the army, no commander in the city, and all the soldiers are scattered.

Envoy Yang was so greedy for life and afraid of death, the people below naturally couldn't afford the courage to fight the enemy.

"My lord, the rebel army is about to attack the city, what should we do now?" A civil servant said with a trembling voice, "Once the rebel army enters the city, we officials of the court will be beheaded first to sacrifice the flag."

"Yeah, you don't need to say it. Of course I know, of course I know." Shang Envoy Yang was also very flustered and at a loss.

Suddenly another civil servant said cautiously: "Anyway, Jinling City will be breached sooner or later, why don't we offer the city and surrender, maybe we can save our lives."

Offer the city to surrender?

Yang Shangshi trembled all over, his eyes flickered.

Available outside of town.

"Boss, our people have already attacked the city wall, but within an hour, they will be able to enter the city and take down the southern wall." A subordinate came to report.

Shi Hu riding on his horse frowned and watched the siege going smoothly, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart.

It went so smoothly, and the smoothness made him feel suspicious.

"Where the hell did this Li Xiuyuan go? Are you really going to sit and watch Jinling City be breached? No, it's absolutely impossible. This Li Xiuyuan is an extremely difficult guy. He will never give up Jinling City and the immortals in the sky." Gong admits defeat, I'm really upset, how can this sage in the world have so many weird abilities, learning the Sword of Immortal Slayer doesn't count, and he still can't figure out where he is." Shi Hu frowned, hesitating a little.

If Li Xiuyuan didn't show up, neither would the gods in the Heavenly Palace. His plan to take the city and force the two sides to fight each other failed.

Not only will he fail, but he will also be in danger in public.

Now he is the leader of the rebel army in the famous town. As long as he wins Jinling City, Tiangong's goal will be achieved. At that time, whether it is the imperial court or Tiangong, will he allow himself to live?

Shi Hu is very clear that people like himself are just pawns now.

Although the scenery is immeasurable for a while, I already know what will happen next.

The tiger's eyes swept away.

The defenders on the city wall are indeed retreating steadily. Many rebels have already attacked the city wall. It is only a matter of time before Jinling City is taken down.

"Send the order, slow down the speed of attacking the city, and let the other leaders enter Jinling City first." Shi Hu thought for a while, and could only slow down the attack first, and wait for a while.

He vaguely felt that there must be some movement from Li Xiuyuan before the city was broken.

"Report, report to the leader, a senior official named Master Yang in Jinling City led a group of civil and military officials, and announced that he was willing to leave the city to surrender, and asked the leader to temporarily stop attacking." At this time, another subordinate came riding on horseback.

"Surrender?"

Shi Hu's eyelids twitched, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly felt something.

"Boom"

A rumbling roar, like the tumbling of a big river, and like the continuous thunder from the sky, came here.

Even though he was sitting on the horse, he still felt a vibration coming from the ground.

And the sound is getting closer and louder.

He looked quickly, and immediately his eyes were fixed, but he saw a ray of golden light shining on the ground in the distance, as bright as the early sun, illuminating the entire battlefield.

However, when Shi Hu saw it clearly, he saw that there was a golden light. It was actually a cavalry in golden armor, holding a long spear and a treasured knife hanging from his waist, rolling towards him.

"Is it finally here? Li Xiuyuan."

Shi Hu grinned, his whole body became excited, and he shouted: "Withdraw, the enemy has reinforcements, all withdraw."

"Haha, I'm about to start watching tigers fight, and I don't believe that the gods in Tiangong will look at the victory at this moment and are willing to withdraw. I am happy to lose today's battle."

Then he raised his arms and began to withdraw quickly with the army under his command.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The army drums for the retreat came out, and the bandit army who had already killed the city wall and was about to rush into the city to burn, kill and loot were all stopped at this moment.

Why did the troops withdraw when the situation was so good?

(End of this chapter)