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

The spring breeze blows and the war drums beat.

The Chu army came out in full force, with their horses galloping and neighing continuously.

Amid the mighty roar, the Chu army marched out in formation, spears in hand.

The overwhelming force made the defenders on the city wall feel terrified.

"Oh no, the enemy is attacking the city!"

"Blow the horn!"

"Someone, go and inform His Majesty immediately."

"Archers, get ready. Release your arrows when the enemy approaches."

The Chu army attacked from all sides, which immediately shocked the Zhao army in the city. Horns sounded at the four city gates at the same time.

Inside the palace.

The Emperor of Zhao, with a frown on his face and unable to sleep or eat, was pacing back and forth in the palace.

The entire Zhao State was left with only its capital, and it had been under siege for half a year. Although it had been seeking external aid, no one from other dynasties was willing to help except the Yan State.

After all, Zhao had lost so many cities and only had one capital left. No one wanted to help Zhao, which had no benefit and was about to perish, at this time.

Such a situation made Emperor Zhao sleepless at night. In just half a year, he looked much older.

Although he is only in his forties, his temples are already gray and his complexion is much worse than before.

The sound of his footsteps pacing back and forth was like his restless heart.

He didn't know when the Chu army would attack the city, nor did he know where the Chu army would start attacking the city.

At this moment, a horn suddenly sounded in the city.

The Zhao emperor's face changed, and he quickly ran to the front of the hall, looked outside the hall, and asked repeatedly:

"Where is the horn blowing? Is the Chu army attacking? From which direction are they attacking?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came forward to report: "Your Majesty, the Chu army is attacking the city from all sides!"

Emperor Zhao Wenyuan of Zhao State's face changed drastically, and he muttered to himself: "The city is surrounded on all sides, and there are humble ministers on all sides. So, they want to take my capital in one fell swoop."

"No, I can't let them attack. I must defend the city."

At the last sentence, Zhao Wenyuan's eyes suddenly became firm.

"Come here, pass the order down, the four clan princes are to guard the four gates respectively. If anyone is lost, they will be killed without mercy!"

"Order all clan servants and adult men in the city to pick up their weapons and wait for orders to defend the city."

"Order that all servants in the mansions of officials be organized into a battalion, and that they be placed together with the servants of the clansmen, and that they be under my personal charge."

As orders were passed down, all the troops in the capital began to mobilize.

But Zhao Wenyuan knew that he did not have enough troops, so he gathered all the clan members, adult men, and servants from all the officials' houses.

If there are not enough soldiers at the city gate, they can fill in.

This is the only thing Zhao Wenyuan can do now!

Soon, the battle started.

East gate.

Sharp arrows whizzed down like rain, and dense arrows continued to rush towards the Chu army outside the city.

But Chu Ning had besieged this place for more than half a year and had already made all preparations for the siege. The soldiers at the front were all shield bearers wearing heavy armor.

The sharp arrow came down and was blocked by the shield.

Even if there were missed arrows, they were still blocked by their heavy armor.

The heavy armor made of tempered steel could not be penetrated by ordinary arrows, which enabled the Chu army to advance very quickly.

When they arrived at the city gate, they raised their shields to form a human wall to clear the way for the infantry behind them!

Holding their shields high, they blocked the falling arrows and the Chu infantry took the opportunity to charge forward.

The siege warriors pushed the siege vehicle and kept hitting the city wall.

The infantry carried the ladder up, but did not climb up in a hurry. Instead, they held the ladder tightly to prevent the defenders on the city wall from pushing it down.

"Not good, they want to storm the city gate and then come in directly!"

"Throw stones and beat them to death!"

King Jin, who was in charge of the east gate on the city wall, shouted, trying to turn the tide and stop the attack.

The city gate cannot be broken, otherwise there will be no place to defend.

The city gate is their support!

At the command, the defenders threw stones at the siege vehicles frantically.

Although there were still shield bearers trying to resist, there were too many boulders and many of them were crushed to death. The siege warriors were also unable to continue pushing the carts to hit the door.

But the shield bearer behind immediately rushed forward, and the siege warriors continued to break down the door!

He died and then went up again, got crushed to death again, and then continued to go up again after he died!

The two sides continued to fight at the city gate.

This is true not only for the East Gate, but also for the West, South, and North Gates.

The city had been under siege for more than half a year, and the Zhao army was also prepared!

The battle situation was at a stalemate for a while.

Di Wenyao, who was supervising the battle from behind, saw that there had been no progress after an hour. Instead, the bodies and wounded soldiers on their side were constantly being carried down. His face suddenly became a little ugly.

"General Han, if we continue to fight like this, we will suffer heavy casualties, and I'm afraid we won't be able to capture this city in a short time."

Di Wenyao's face was gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "This battle is of great importance. If we can't win it in one battle, the morale of the enemy troops in the city will definitely be greatly boosted."

Han Xing, who was standing on horseback nearby, nodded slightly. "Lord Di is right. I also understand that this battle is of great importance, so I have arranged for siege warriors."

"However, I underestimated the enemy's determination to fight to the death, and I did not expect that the enemy would make so many preparations in advance."

"I thought we could break through the city gate in an hour, but we lost so many soldiers and still couldn't get in."

Han Xing sighed and shook his head: "It seems that we can only sacrifice some of the Modao team."

"Come here, pass a message to General Guan Yun, tell him to send the Mo Dao team to replace the siege warriors, and break through the east gate of the city within half an hour!"

In order to end the battle as quickly as possible and to enter the city as quickly as possible, the best way is to send out the strongest troops.

There is no doubt that in terms of infantry combat effectiveness, the Modao Team has the strongest combat effectiveness and the greatest strength!

Being able to wield a three-meter-long Mo Dao is something even siege warriors cannot match.

Letting the Modao team break through the city gate will result in some losses, but in order to get into the city as quickly as possible, this is the only way to break the situation now.

Di Wenyao raised his eyebrows. Although he was somewhat reluctant, he also understood that he should not act emotionally on the battlefield.

It is the best choice for the Modao Team to fight!

Although Chu Ning spent a huge amount of money to build this army and treated it like a treasure, since it is an army, it should exert its combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Even though we know there will be losses, as long as we can capture the city, some losses are acceptable.

Now the situation is at a stalemate, and any further hesitation will only lead to greater losses. The best way is to let the Modao team go up.

Thinking of this, Di Wenyao sighed and said, "I hope the Modao team can break through the city gate as soon as possible."

Han Xing raised his lips slightly, revealing a hint of confidence: "Don't worry, Lord Di. General Guan's ability is beyond our comprehension. With him leading the team, the East Gate will be breached within half an hour!"

Di Wenyao's eyes lit up at these words: "Oh? Really? Then I want to see how General Guan Yun demonstrates his might and takes over the East Gate!"

As long as a gap is opened, the Chu army outside the city can continue to rush into the city!