Four Seas Cloud Moon

However, despite the astonishing news spreading like wildfire throughout the city, the vast majority remained deeply skeptical of its authenticity. After all, the location of the prince's palace was incredibly unique, like a natural fortress, strategically located and difficult to attack. It was widely believed that even with Ziying's extraordinary military talent and formidable military might, conquering such a fortified city would be no easy task.

Fortunately, there were still three days left before Ziying's deadline. During these precious three days, Ziying was not idle. He decisively issued an order, dispatching his soldiers to the nearby mountains and forests to cut down a large number of trees. Once the wood was continuously transported back to the camp, Ziying immediately directed his craftsmen to use the raw materials to meticulously craft small, exquisite kites in various shapes. However, as to the specific purpose of these kites, no one could guess the secret behind them.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had already passed. Ziying personally led his army to the city wall and shouted a challenge. Faced with the fierce enemy, the enemy generals did not dare to fight, because they knew that going out to fight at this time would be like hitting a rock with an egg. After all, Ziying's troops were several times their own. If they forced the attack, not only would they fail to win, but they would also likely lose the city.

I'm holding the dangerous position and refusing to leave. Let's see what you can do to me.

Ziying also knew that if he attacked without gaining any advantage, as the saying goes, "If you injure the enemy by a thousand, you will injure yourself by eight hundred." Therefore, in this situation, Ziying was extremely cautious and could not make any mistakes.

Since a brute force attack was out of the question, the only option left was to outmaneuver the enemy. Ziying skillfully deployed his troops: a group of well-trained soldiers, shovels in hand, marched in front, while archers, armed with powerful bows and crossbows, stood at the rear, ready for battle. The vast main force followed closely behind, advancing slowly and steadily. Thus, this imposing army, like a torrent of steel, advanced towards the city gate.

Zhou Fanlin and Zhou Xuanyi stood side by side atop the towering city wall, each gazing suspiciously at the mysterious army below. They wondered, "What on earth are these troops planning to do? They don't even have the necessary siege equipment, and their actions are completely unconventional."

"Father, look at them like this, what do they want to do?" Zhou Xuanyi frowned and asked in confusion.

Zhou Fanlin stared ahead, pondering for a moment before slowly speaking, "I'm also confused right now, but it doesn't matter. As long as we hold the city and stay inside, even if he has omnipotent powers, what can he do to us? Once reinforcements arrive, the situation will clear up and be resolved."

At the mention of reinforcements, all the generals present beamed with joy, their eyes revealing unconcealed excitement. After all, they all knew very well that without reinforcements arriving in time, the city would be doomed with only the existing forces and resources.

However, at this moment, the enemy troops below, seemingly motionless, suddenly made a new move. Ziying looked up at the sky, then decisively waved his arm. Immediately afterwards, a signalman quickly pulled out a specially crafted cloud-piercing arrow from his bosom. With a sharp whistling sound, the cloud-piercing arrow shot straight into the sky like a meteor. "Chi-clang!" In an instant, a brilliant and colorful firework exploded in the sky, dazzling like a glittering pearl in the night sky.

Everyone was captivated by this sudden spectacle, and they all looked up at the sky. Just then, a shocking scene unfolded—countless enormous kites emerged from the sky like a dark cloud, flying at breakneck speed toward the city walls. Even more astonishing was the fact that these kites were densely packed with fuel bottles. From afar, it looked as if a blazing sea of ​​fire was sweeping over the city walls...

Just then, the soldiers, who had been standing in a state of solemn anticipation, sprang into action. Armed with tools, they painstakingly dug a deep trench in the ground. Then, buckets of acrid kerosene were poured into the trench, instantly filling it. Then, at the command, flames were thrown into the kerosene. In an instant, a blazing flame shot up into the sky, forming a giant, winding dragon of fire that spread rapidly across the ground.

At the same moment, a group of well-trained archers stepped forward, their hands tightly grasping flaming arrows. Aiming at their targets in the sky, they unleashed their bowstrings without hesitation, sending rockets streaking through the sky like meteors. High in the sky, kites were loaded with fuel bottles. When the rockets struck the kites, the fuel bottles instantly ignited, transforming into blazing balls of fire. Like wounded birds, they plummeted from the sky.

Suddenly, blazing fires erupted throughout the city. Such ferocity might have been resisted by a simple rain of swords, but this was a deluge of kerosene! Seeing this, the shield soldiers hurriedly raised their heavy shields to try to block the flames. However, as the shattered fuel bottles crashed onto their shields, the kerosene poured down like a flood, quickly covering the shields and flowing down to the ground. In the blink of an eye, the shield soldiers were engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, burned to the ground.

At the city gates, a swarm of archers mercilessly rained down arrows. Like a swarm of locusts, the dense stream of arrows descended upon the city walls, blanketing the heavens and earth. Ziying even launched all the kites he had painstakingly crafted over the past three days into the city, further exacerbating the chaos and panic within.

At this moment, Zhou Fanlin and Zhou Xuanyi were leisurely drinking wine inside the house. Suddenly, a loud commotion erupted from outside. The two exchanged glances, then slowly put down their glasses and prepared to stand up to investigate. Just then, a panicked soldier stumbled into the room, shouting, "Report... Report to the prince! Something bad has happened! It's terrible!"