I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Long Guangxian stared at Jiang Yuan in a daze, unable to speak for a moment.

"Don't worry, General Long. I don't want to lose my head yet." Ma Zhi on the side said calmly.

Over the years, Jiang Yuan was basically not outside, and the construction of the city was assigned to Ma Zhi. Ma Zhi knew best the quality of the city gate he built.

"Sir, the city walls and gates were built exactly according to your design. There will be absolutely no problems."

While Ma Zhi was speaking, Jiang Yuan had already turned around and prepared to leave.

"General Long, you take command from up there. I'll be heading to the city gate now."

Long Guangxian was startled and quickly came over to hold Jiang Yuan's hand: "Sir, you can't do that. Even if you have confidence in the city gate, we have to be prepared for any unexpected events."

"As the commander-in-chief, you must not take risks lightly."

"Don't worry, General Long. I'm not stupid. There is a secret room designed at the city gate. It's very safe there." Jiang Yuan waved his hand disapprovingly.

By the time Jiang Yuan rushed to the city gate, Chen Xudong outside the city had also rushed out of the city gate under the cover of Li Man and others.

"Sir, should we take action now?" Wang Kuo, who was stationed at the city gate, asked hurriedly.

"No hurry." Jiang Yuan replied casually and was led by the soldiers to a secret room.

There is a silver mirror placed in the center of the secret room. Opposite the silver mirror, there is a slightly tilted silver mirror. Through the layers of reflections of the silver mirror, Jiang Yuan can easily observe the situation of the city gate even if he is sitting in the secret room.

At this time at the city gate, the strong crossbowmen stationed at the gate were constantly harvesting the lives of the rebels, and the crossbow guarding the top could easily take away several lives with a single shot.

"Pass the order down, tell the city guards and strong crossbowmen to delay their shooting and let that iron monster in." Jiang Yuan said softly.

Li Man and others outside the city were hiding behind the battering ram, not daring to show their heads, for fear of losing their lives.

"General Li, let me charge. My master and I have tested it, and the war beast can withstand the city guarding crossbows." Chen Xudong said in a low voice.

Li Man quickly pressed it down: "Don't worry, your mission is to destroy the city gate. Don't waste your energy in a place like this. Wait until their crossbows are empty and they can replace the arrows before we go over."

Almost as soon as Li Man finished speaking, the offensive at the Taiping County gate suddenly weakened.

"Hmm? Good opportunity! Everyone follow me!" Li Man rushed out with a spear in his hand.

Soon, Jiang Yuan, who was sitting in the secret room, saw the image of the so-called iron monster that Long Guangxian mentioned.

"Oh, this is quite interesting." Jiang Yuan couldn't help but hold his chin with both hands, watching carefully the iron monster that was swinging its giant axe with all its might to break open the city gate.

The monster was designed quite cleverly. Jiang Yuan could tell it was unusual just by looking at the outside. The outer layer of iron shell was designed in an arc shape.

This design can effectively block frontal attacks from spears, arrows and even city crossbows.

From a modern perspective, this iron monster is somewhat similar to Iron Man’s first generation armor, but without thermal weapons, its power is much weaker.

"For such a big guy, he can move freely. That's great." Jiang Yuan praised without hesitation.

"These ancient mechanical techniques are beyond my imagination."

As he spoke, Jiang Yuan calmly pressed one of the buttons in front of him.

In the picture, a huge iron gate suddenly fell behind the Iron Monster and others, instantly blocking their retreat.

"Haha, let me see how much strength this iron monster of yours can unleash." Jiang Yuan sneered and calmly poured himself a cup of tea.

At this time, Chen Xudong and others who were in a closed environment suddenly panicked.

"What's going on? Why is there a secret door here?!"

"We've fallen into a trap!"

"It's over! We can't get out!"

"I don't want to die!"

Desperate voices rang in Li Man's ears. He frowned, looked around, and couldn't help but clench his fists.

"No wonder! Most city gates are located at the outermost perimeter, but this one is intentionally set further back. It turns out there's a hidden door!"

As he spoke, Li Man had already stood up, holding his spear, wanting to see if he could shake the iron gate behind him.

If the city gate under the city wall is compared to a "one", the city gate is generally set at the front end.

But the city gate of Taiping County was in the middle, but there was a secret door at the front. In this way, they were all trapped.

If they cannot break this iron shell, they will have no way out.

"Get out of the way!" Li Man shouted, then stabbed the spear in his hand into the bottom of the iron gate, trying to lift it up.

"Ahhh!" With Li Man's roar, his face flushed and his neck thickened. He tried his best for a long time, but the city gate was like a mountain and could not be shaken at all.

"General Li, let me try." Chen Xudong swung the giant axe in his hand, and Li Man quickly made way.

The war beast has a strength of over a thousand pounds. If even Chen Xudong can't do anything about it, they can basically declare that they are doomed.

"Daydreaming."

Jiang Yuan in the room gave a direct evaluation. There were jacks and falling rocks above the iron door. The iron monster was very powerful, but it was impossible to shake it.

At the iron gate, Chen Xudong dropped the giant axe in his hand, inserted his hands into the bottom of the iron gate, and tried his best to lift it up.

But it was obvious that the iron gate didn't even shake.

"It's over." Li Man sighed.

It is obvious that there is no way out of this place. Since the other party can set up a secret door, there must be a secret compartment that can be used to shoot sneak attacks.

And they became sitting ducks.

In the secret room, Jiang Yuan stood up, shaking his head. Although this iron monster was very powerful, it was not strong enough to turn the tide of the battle.

"Sir, do we need to shoot arrows to kill them?" Wang Kuo, who followed, asked.

Jiang Yuan immediately waved his hand: "No need, this iron monster must be captured alive. Just let him stay inside and starve for three to five days before going in."

"Also, the iron monster inside is Ding Yin's trump card. Even his deputy general Li Man is inside. It's impossible for him not to come to the rescue. Arrange more crossbowmen."

"As long as he sends people to rescue us, we'll kill as many as come. If he's stubborn, then this war can be declared over."

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he stood up and left.

At this time, Ding Yin outside the city was staring at the direction of the Taiping County gate, and his hand holding the long sword could not stop shaking.

"Come on! Gather the remaining supervisory team and everyone else, follow me to rescue General Li Man!"