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The Ningchuan Army was powerful, with rows of soldiers carrying ladders and rushing towards the city wall.

Countless arrows shot down like raindrops, but the armor of the soldiers walking in the front was intact, and the arrows could hardly penetrate them. Only a few unlucky ones fell to the ground.

The South Heaven Gate was getting closer and closer. When it was about thirty feet away, the person walking in front suddenly felt his feet go empty and he lost his balance, followed by a piercing pain.

Looking down, they saw that they had fallen into a pit, with sharp wooden spikes piercing their bodies and blood flowing out.

Just now, they were afraid of being shot by arrows, so they rushed in too haste and did not notice the carefully covered trap at all.

However, this long pit did not stop the Ningchuan army for too long. They reacted quickly and the soldiers behind picked up the flying ladder again, rushed towards the Nantianmen and built it up.

The soldiers climbed up and were greeted by rolling logs and stones, and bursts of arrows.

Occasionally a few lucky people managed to climb up the city wall, but their bodies were soon thrown down.

The battle lasted for half an hour, and the vanguard army left behind nearly two thousand corpses.

"Stable."

Jian Bai looked at the army retreating like the tide and said loudly.

This is indeed the case. As long as this army does not have any outstanding features, it will be impossible to break through the Nantianmen.

"We can't be careless. There will be a price to pay for underestimating the opponent."

Jian Feng nodded slightly and reminded everyone that they were using the strategy of taking advantage of the weak, and the other party might do the same.

"Don't worry, the brothers are all experienced in battle and will definitely not be careless."

Jian Bai smiled and said.

Over the next five days, the situation was not quite what they had expected.

The Ningchuan Kingdom never launched a general attack. They sent hundreds of people every day to curse at the Nantianmen. When they were tired of cursing, they sent another 5,000 people to attack the Nantianmen for a while and then left, leaving behind some corpses.

"What are these people from Ningchuan doing?"

Jian Bai saw the Ningchuan army attacking again, but there were still only three or four thousand people, and he became more and more puzzled. They had 100,000 troops, but they never launched a large-scale attack, which made his 10,000 cavalry useless.

Could it be that the two generals of the Lu family discovered that there was an ambush in the city?

Then wouldn't it be a wasted trip?

"To test the city's strength, or to lure us out of the city."

Jian Feng said. Their scouts had also inquired about the situation in the Ningchuan army several times, and the soldiers sent to attack the city could be said to be the worst batch.

The other party is obviously conserving his strength and waiting for an opportunity.

"If we keep wasting time like this, I don't know how long it will take."

Jiang Li was obviously losing his temper.

"It doesn't matter. They came a long way to attack us, and their food consumption is four or five times that of ours. After a long time, they will definitely not be able to hold on. And every time they attack, many people will die."

Jian Feng looked at the Ningchuan soldiers falling one by one and spoke.

In the past few days, the casualties of the Qingzhou army were almost negligible. In other words, every time they attacked, a few waves of arrow rain from Ningchuan State could injure the Qingzhou army.

Moreover, most of the injuries are not fatal, and with sufficient hemostatic drugs, there is almost no chance of death.

In comparison, the Ningchuan Army would lose hundreds of people every time they attacked a city. Although they were not elite, it was better than nothing.

"Indeed, if I'm right, tomorrow might be the day they launch their general attack."

Lin Xiaofan looked at the situation in front of him and spoke.

After hearing this, Jian Bai's originally somewhat disappointed mood was suddenly lifted, and he asked in confusion:

"Brother Lin, what do you think?"

He looked at the Ningchuan army which seemed to be sick, but had no intention of attacking at all.

"This is the sixth day since they came. In six days, I am almost here from Degao Town."

Lin Xiaofan said.

From Nantianmen to Degao Town, it only takes eight days to complete a round trip. In other words, in the eyes of the two generals of the Lu family, the day after tomorrow is the time when Lin Xiaofan will arrive at Nantianmen.

If they want to guard against Lin Xiaofan, they must break through the South Heaven Gate tomorrow.

But this is not certain, maybe the two did not regard Lin Xiaofan as the top enemy, in which case, this war of attrition will continue for more than ten days. Until they see that the Yantian Army is about to support them.

Jian Feng also understood and said:

"In that case, we have to let them relax their guard. Use less rolling logs and rocks today, only one-third of the amount used before, and let them kill us."

As for the three or four thousand sick soldiers below, even if they were all killed, the soldiers on the city wall could deal with them, so there was no need to worry at all.

Below, the Ningchuan soldiers were still charging forward, and the general leading them was named Lu Gou.

This name is ugly, it is a dog's name, and it is incompatible with the identity of a general. He has been laughed at many times because of this name, but he has never thought of changing it because it was left to him by his deceased parents.

He was born in the countryside. His parents were illiterate. They thought that animals like pigs and dogs were lowly and would not be noticed by evil spirits, so they would be easy to raise, so they gave him this name.

His family lived on the border, an ordinary rural family. His parents worked day and night. Fortunately, the local county magistrate was quite nice. Although they didn't have enough food, they didn't starve to death.

This continued until he was thirteen years old, when the border was breached. But he was just an ordinary farmer, so he naturally didn't know the news.

That day he was working in the fields and accidentally overslept. When he woke up it was already late at night.

The sky was full of dark clouds that day, and he couldn't see his hand in front of him. He was afraid of the dark, but he was more afraid that his family would worry about him, so he ran towards home cautiously in the dark.

When he finally got home, he smelled blood.

Could it be that someone killed a chicken at home?

He thought to himself. He remembered that he had smelled this smell when the village slaughtered pigs before. There were no pigs at home, so it should be chickens.

"Father, mother."

He shouted twice timidly. He came back so late, and he would inevitably be beaten.

But no one responded to him.

"Father, mother!"

He continued to shout, but still no one responded.

Could it be that all the family members have gone to look for him?

Lu Gou thought to himself. Last year, his sister also got lost. At that time, the whole family went out to look for her in the middle of the night, and it alarmed most of the village.

Dozens of people searched together and finally found that the younger sister had fallen asleep in the cave because she was playing too much.

That day, screams echoed throughout the house. My sister was beaten by my angry parents and couldn't get out of bed for three days.

Thinking of the consequences, he became more and more afraid and knocked on his neighbor's door to ask about the situation.

The door was half-open, so he pushed it open and walked in. The neighbor was relatively wealthy in the village, and there were lights on inside, as well as the smell of blood.

He called out his neighbor's name several times, but still no one responded, so he walked in curiously.

You know, candles were very valuable in that era. Although the neighbor's family was well-off, they would definitely extinguish their candles when they went out.

But the scene inside frightened him so much that he fell to the ground.