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

"Humph, you are still a little naive if you want to sow discord in front of me!"

Yan Yucheng stared at Chu Ning on the city wall, a cruel look on his face: "When the city is captured, I will tear you into pieces!"

He hated Chu Ning so much that he dared to use such a move at this time.

But he couldn't do anything about it.

Li Long's death left the rebels leaderless. He had once subdued these people, but they were from the Great Zhou after all. Being led by him, a general of the Yan State, made him somewhat worried.

Now that Chu Ning said in front of everyone that he would pardon the rebels' crimes, how could he not be worried.

On the city wall, Chu Ning looked at the somewhat exasperated Yan Yucheng, with a sneer on his face:

"If you really have the ability to break through this city, I will let you do whatever you want, but I'm afraid you don't have the ability!"

As he spoke, Chu Ning suddenly gave an order: "Open the city gates. If anyone comes to surrender, let them in."

Xue Huaide's expression changed slightly: "Your Highness, if the city gate is opened, the enemy will surely attack."

Chu Ning glanced at him and said calmly: "What I want is for them to attack. Only in this way will they not set fire to the city immediately.

Wait until the enemy gets closer, then close the city gates. Don't worry about them breaking in."

Xue Huaide was stunned at first, then he reacted and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

This was a deliberate attempt to expose a flaw to the Yan army, waiting for them to attack the city, thereby delaying their plan to set fire to the city.

As long as we wait until night, some of the rebels outside the city will surely surrender or escape!

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is wise!"

Xue Huaide flattered him and then said loudly: "Someone, open the city gate immediately!"

At the command, the Zhou soldiers at the city gate opened the gate.

As the roar sounded, the huge bronze door slowly opened.

This scene made Yan Yucheng outside the city look gloomy.

How could he not see Chu Ning's purpose, which was to force him to attack the city.

If we don't attack the city now, when he returns to the camp, some of the rebels will definitely return to the city to surrender, which will affect the morale of the entire army.

Moreover, the other side has already opened the city gate. If he does not attack the city now, how will the Yan army view him?

But if they attack the city now, they will fall into Chu Ning's trap, and his plan to burn down Luo City will be postponed.

Looking at the open city gate in front of him, Yan Yucheng gritted his teeth and made a prompt decision: "Come on, attack the city immediately!"

If we fail to seize the opportunity before us, the morale of the troops will definitely be affected.

Instead of hesitating, it is better to just go for it and try to attack the city first.

During this process, he could also order people to transport flammable materials and observe the weak points of the city’s defense line.

At the command, a group of soldiers rushed out of the Yan army camp and attacked the city gate.

Seeing this, Xue Huaide waved his right hand and said, "Archers, get ready!"

When the Yan army approached, Xue Huaide suddenly waved his hand and said, "Shoot!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Dense swarms of sharp arrows whizzed out, but the Yan army was prepared, and the soldiers in front immediately raised their shields to block.

Under the cover of shieldmen, the Yan army advanced slowly, but when they approached the city gate, the defenders suddenly closed the gate.

When the Yan army arrived at the city wall, they looked at the tall wall and immediately lost their spirit.

At this moment, the defenders threw down heavy objects such as boulders and huge trees.

For a moment, there were screams at the scene and Yan soldiers kept falling down.

Yan Yucheng's eyes were cold: "Let the archers go up and cover our army's siege!"

Now that we have already attacked the city, we cannot hesitate or retreat, we must continue the attack.

The Yan army was ready to fight, and a huge number of soldiers and horses continued to pour out.

On the city wall, Chu Ning sneered: "They have been fooled. I will leave this place to you, General Xue, to command. I will not bother you anymore."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Xue Huaide to speak.

Xue Huaide looked at Chu Ning's back and a look of relief flashed across his face.

When it comes to actual combat, the most feared thing is intervention from higher-ups, but after these few battles, he has discovered that Chu Ning is not such a person.

Chu Ning only grasps the general direction, and the specific operations and commands are decided by him, which gives him a lot of power.

Although Chu Ning held the military command, he was not deprived of his power in any matter and was given the greatest respect.

Thinking of this, Xue Huaide narrowed his eyes, a hint of cruelty flashed across his face, he turned his head to look at the enemy outside the city, and said coldly:

"Everyone, it's time to make achievements. The more you kill, the more merits you will gain. His Royal Highness the King of Chu has already prepared rewards for you!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty became more and more energized, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they threw stones towards the city crazily.

Everyone knew that Chu Ning destroyed the eight wealthy families and confiscated a lot of silver, which was used as rewards.

Plus, they captured Li Long last night and defeated the rebels, so their momentum is high!

Hearing that there was a reward, everyone was very excited.

On the other hand, the Yan army outside the city was still attacking, but its offensive was obviously not very fierce.

Especially after seeing the city gates closed, many people began to hesitate, and even the archers coming to help could not change their mindset.

They knew that they could not possibly capture such a tall city wall in a short period of time, and that they would only die if they went up.

Yan Yucheng, who was watching the fight from behind, suddenly became gloomy when he saw this.

Continuing the attack would only be a waste of soldiers' lives, but if we retreated, not only would we lose face, but our morale and military spirit would also be undermined.

After a moment's silence, Yan Yucheng said coldly: "Retreat!"

You can find ways to boost morale, but if people are gone, they are really gone.

His military advantage is already not much, and if he continues to suffer losses, he will have no advantage at all.

At the command, the horn sounded, and the Yan army attacking the city breathed a sigh of relief and retreated like a tide.

The city of Los Angeles was too large to be captured in a short period of time without a fire attack.

Now that Li Long has been captured, the grain of Yan State has to be supplied to Le Yi again. The Yan army here has lost its source of food supply and can only find a way to capture Luocheng.

However, after the withdrawal, Yan Yucheng was still worried about one thing.

Chu Ning's words just now were too lethal and tempting to the rebels.

After returning to the camp, Yan Yucheng immediately summoned his deputy general Tang Gang to discuss matters.

"See the General!"

"General Tang, there is no need to be so polite."

Yan Yucheng said in a deep voice: "It will take two days for me to prepare the plan to burn down Luo City. During these two days, you will lead your troops to keep an eye on the 20,000 Li Long troops in the camp."

Tang Gang's expression changed slightly: "The general suspects that they are suspected of rebellion?"

Yan Yucheng nodded and said, "I have to admit that this group of people has lost their backbone. They are not from our Yan State, so there is no guarantee that they will not have second thoughts.

Remember, if you find anyone trying to leave the camp, kill them immediately! "

But Tang Gang was hesitant: "Will this approach cause dissatisfaction among the rebels?"

Yan Yucheng snorted coldly: "With only 20,000 people, how dare they be dissatisfied? After two days, they will be the vanguard to attack the city, and then we will burn them all with fire!"

Yes, he wants to make these people cannon fodder!

At this moment, Chu Ning returned to the palace and rushed to the Lizheng Hall with a nervous look on his face. He couldn't wait to see how Wu Zhao was doing.