Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

At the east gate of Hecheng, the Qin army continued to shout and kill.

After Li Ran arrived with his troops, the morale of the Qin army was greatly boosted.

On the other hand, although the Chu army was receiving continuous support from reinforcements in the city, they were still somewhat overwhelmed by the ferocious Qin army.

Even though they kept resisting, shooting at the Qin army, and fighting with the Qin army at the city gates and in the streets, they were still pushed into the city little by little by the Qin army.

In just half an hour, the main entrance was occupied by the Qin army.

Although there were still Chu troops on the city wall, the situation was already very unfavorable to them. After taking the city gate, the Qin army began to attack the city wall.

At this time, Wang Jian also arrived with follow-up troops.

"Greetings, General!" Zhao Tuo immediately rode forward and saluted.

Wang Jian nodded slightly and asked, "How is the progress?"

Zhao Tuo smiled and pointed at the city gate: "At present, our army has taken the city gate, and General Li is commanding the troops to attack the city wall.

I believe that in just half an hour, the entire city wall will be ours. If we occupy this wall, our army can enter the city."

Wang Jian was somewhat surprised. He looked up at the Chu army that was continuously shooting arrows from the city wall and frowned, "Did our army break in so quickly?"

He never dared to underestimate the Chu army.

He felt that there was something fishy going on as they rushed into the city so quickly.

Zhao Tuo seemed to see what Wang Jian was thinking, and chuckled, “General, don’t worry, the Chu army is indeed very strong, but what happened today was entirely due to Ran Ming’s command error.

This man actually wanted to use part of his troops to stop our army, but I attacked regardless of casualties, which was beyond his expectation. Our army reached the city gate, and they were unable to close the city gate.

Although the Chu army continued to send reinforcements, the city wall was so small that no matter how many people they had, it was useless.

Just now, the archers brought by General Li Ran caught the Chu army off guard, forcing them to retreat to the streets in the city, which allowed our army to occupy the city gate. "

After listening to the entire battle situation, Wang Jian's frown slowly relaxed.

"I see. I was overthinking it."

Wang Jian's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Since this was won at the cost of the lives of our soldiers, let's expand the victory!"

"General Zhao Tuo, I will give you another 10,000 soldiers to replace your exhausted troops and cooperate with General Li to occupy the city wall!"

"After entering the city, immediately charge towards the other three city gates. As long as we control the city gates, we can surround and kill Chu Ning and the Chu army in the city."

Zhao Tuo was overjoyed: "I obey your command!"

Soon, the Qin army made adjustments.

Zhao Tuo's subordinates, who were originally fighting hard, have not yet entered the battlefield and their physical strength has been in the central army.

The elite central army is like a tiger descending from the mountain, swallowing up mountains and rivers!

Under Zhao Tuo's command, they broke in from the left side of the city gate.

The Qin army was already elite, and the central army was the elite among the elite. Although the Chu army fought hard, they were still beaten back under the fierce charge.

In just half an hour, the Qin army rushed towards the city wall.

Without saying a word, Zhao Tuo immediately ordered his troops to charge towards the city wall and the streets inside the city to relieve the pressure on Li Ran's troops.

At the same time, the Qin army outside the city was also rushing into the city in an endless stream.

The Chu army continued to fight and retreat, showing no signs of defeat, nor did their morale drop significantly due to the loss of the city wall.

Instead, under the leadership of Ran Ming, the Chu army organized several counterattacks, seemingly trying to seize the city wall from the Qin army.

For a while, the battle was very intense and the two sides fought extremely fiercely.

Soldiers from both sides fell down every moment!

However, neither side dared to retreat and they continued to fight, waving their weapons.

At the same time, in the backyard of the palace in the city.

Jia Yu and Su Tingmei were standing in the yard, surrounded by soldiers guarding them, but everyone had a very ugly look on their faces.

"Your Highness, the Qin army has already rushed in. Let's go quickly, or it will be too late!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Qin army is really fighting hard this time. Our army has already suffered many casualties."

Both of them were persuading Chu Ning to retreat.

There was silence in the room for a moment, and then Chu Ning's cough was heard.

"Cough cough..."

"No... we can't retreat. If we retreat now, we will definitely be hunted down by the Qin army... cough cough..."

Intermittent voices were heard, with a cough that was a bit tired and hoarse.

Upon hearing this, Jia Yu couldn't help but look at Su Tingmei, and a hint of worry flashed in their eyes.

"Your Highness, if we don't leave, once the Qin army occupies the four cities, our army will be surrounded and killed here!"

"Yes, Your Highness. The number of Qin's troops is about the same as ours. Once we are surrounded, it will be difficult for our army to break out."

The two men refused to give up and tried to persuade Chu Ning to order a retreat.

The room fell silent again, as if it was thinking.

A moment later, Chu Ning's voice was heard again: "I believe in General Feng. He will definitely lead his troops to stop the Qin army!"

But just as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps were heard outside the yard, followed by the sound of armor colliding, and Feng Anguo walked quickly over with a serious face.

"My lords, why hasn't His Highness left yet?" Feng Anguo's face changed drastically when he saw that Chu Ning hadn't come out yet.

Jia Yu sighed: "Your Highness thinks that General Feng, you can stop the Qin army, he doesn't want to leave!"

But Feng Anguo was horrified: "The Qin army has already rushed into the city. Now our army's morale is shaken and we can't resist the Qin army's offensive."

"This..." Jia Yu's face changed drastically: "Is there any room for redemption?"

Feng Anguo shook his head with a gloomy face: "The Qin army fought desperately, their attack was too fierce, and they didn't care about life or death at all."

"If our army had not relied on the advantages of weapons and armor, I'm afraid we would have been defeated long ago."

After saying that, he looked towards the house, bowed his hands, and said loudly: "Your Highness, hurry up and leave. If you don't leave, the Qin army will come to kill us!"

This time everyone understood that Feng Anguo came in person to persuade Chu Ning because he saw that Chu Ning was reluctant to leave.

But Chu Ning in the room did not answer, instead his coughing became more and more rapid.

"Cough cough cough~ cough cough~"

Every cough alarmed everyone present.

"Your Highness!" Jia Yu was concerned about Chu Ning's situation and couldn't help but take two steps forward.

"No problem!"

Chu Ning pretended to be firm in his voice: "The number of our troops is about the same as that of the Qin army. If we really fight, we may not lose!"

"I can't leave now. If I retreat now, I will only leave my back to the Qin army. Instead of doing that, I might as well give it a try!"

"Pass the order down, the entire army will fight the Qin army fiercely. No one can retreat without my order!"

"Tell the soldiers below that I am in the palace and will fight alongside them to the end."

"If Hecheng is lost, not only will they lose their lives, but even my head will be taken by the Qin army!"

There was a determination in his resolute tone to face death head on.

At this point in the battle, the morale of the soldiers on both sides is at stake!