The emperor is biased and wants to kill me, but you chickened out when the army is at the city gates

"Your Highness, both the north and south cities have been defended."

Inside the command tent, Zhao Luoying was somewhat excited, her beautiful face beaming with a smile she hadn't seen in a long time.

Qin Xuan smiled and said with concern, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhao Luoying shook her head: "However, we don't have many fireballs and earth grease left. This time, Nancheng only consumed three or four thousand of the enemy's troops."

With the national advisor Gulna devising strategies and Tulan, a rising star among the Jurchen army, leading the troops, Tulan's army was far superior to the Daqi Allied Forces in both offense and retreat.

As for Zhao Luoying's concerns, Qin Xuan was actually helpless.

I accidentally found the terrestrial resin three days ago from a shady merchant. In fact, no one in the world knows what it is used for.

That unscrupulous merchant must have gotten them from somewhere and stored a batch of them.

It was because he discovered this by chance that Qin Xuan temporarily changed his city defense strategy.

"The enemy should be able to regroup soon, so you must protect yourself."

Qin Xuan instructed that although the two were not far apart, one in the south and the other in the north, they sometimes felt as if they were separated by the Milky Way.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the northern city, the Daqi Allied Forces launched another attack after resting for two hours.

This time, the infantrymen donned regular armor, but still carried square shields, braving the rain of arrows as they pressed closer to the city wall.

Meanwhile, the Tu Lan army in the south city also launched an offensive.

Long ladders, resembling dragons, were carried on the shoulders of a dozen soldiers, with the cavalry at the front leading the charge.

"Fire arrows!"

Zhao Luoying calculated the distance precisely, and a rain of arrows fell from the sky in an instant.

Those charging cavalry were the first to be hit by arrows, and many fell off their horses, but many more cavalrymen were fearless and drew their longbows from their backs, shooting directly at the Shence Army on the city wall.

In this round of arrow barrage, soldiers from both sides continued to die in battle.

However, the Crimson Cherry Army ultimately held the advantage of terrain, so their losses were not significant.

On the other hand, the Tu Lan army had already lost thousands of men in just a few minutes.

"General, something's wrong. It seems they're deliberately using their cavalry to draw fire!"

Ning Yuanfeng kept a close eye on the battle situation below the city and found that although the Tu Lan army's cavalry had suffered heavy losses, even many of their warhorses had died.

However, the soldiers carrying ladders, with the help of their tall warhorses and the delaying effect of the cavalry, were already only sixty or seventy meters away from the city wall.

If they advanced a little further, the twenty-meter-long ladder could be used to climb onto the city wall.

"Your Highness is indeed a man of great wisdom, having guessed that the Tulan Army might make tactical adjustments."

Zhao Luoying remained calm and said in a deep voice, "Let them get close to the city wall, then seize the opportunity to drop the ground grease. Notify the archer battalion to be ready with fire arrows at any time. This time, we must make them lose both their wife and their army."

During a short get-together between Zhao Luoying and Qin Xuan, Qin Xuan secretly gave Zhao Luoying some advice.

The Tulan army has been fighting in the northern border for many years and is more powerful and knows better how to attack cities than the Daqi coalition.

Therefore, Qin Xuan predicted that Tu Lan would make some sacrifices in order to gain the opportunity to ascend the tower.

This is why Zhao Luoying didn't order anyone to launch fireballs at the beginning.

In the distance, Tu Lan revealed a long-lost smile: "Strategist, it seems we will break through Ningbei City on the very first day!"

Gourner remained silent!

Everything seemed to be going too smoothly, so smoothly that it made Gurna somewhat uneasy.

But at this point, their own army had already reached the city walls, and there was no reason for them to stop.

"I hope this is just my guess."

Gulna sighed inwardly, anxiously awaiting the next developments in the battle.

Meanwhile, the northern part of the city had once again been engulfed in flames.

Although the Great Qi Allied Forces had replaced their rattan armor, the simultaneous bombardment of earth fat and fireballs still halted their advance.

"Save me...save me quickly..."

"I'm on fire, I don't want to die..."

"Ah...fire, fire, my whole body is on fire..."

"..."

The piercing screams were like a death knell, terrifying many people to the point of turning pale.

Fire attacks are inherently cruel, and they are also the best way to spread fear.

The heart-wrenching screams were enough to break many people with weak willpower on the spot.

Of the 150,000-strong allied army of the Great Qi Dynasty, apart from the majority of the soldiers brought by Sun Wei who were experienced in many battles, the others had not actually experienced a true death battle.

Especially Liu Zhizhong's troops, who have always relied on picking up corpses to gain merit, have hardly ever fought in conventional warfare, so how can they be compared with the Shence Army?

Soon, people began to flee from the battlefield.

This situation is like a plague, spreading rapidly.

Even though no one was calling for a retreat, the allied forces, already terrified, were only thinking about escaping the inferno as quickly as possible.

Sun Wei watched from behind, his eyes blazing with fury, his chest heaving violently with rage.

He roared, "Pass down the order: anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"

Flag bearers and buglers simultaneously relayed orders, while vanguard commanders directly supervised and issued commands.

But the infantrymen, already terrified, had lost their minds and no longer cared about such things.

"Archers, fire!"

Seeing that the entire front line was about to collapse, a commander of the vanguard battalion had no choice but to issue this cruel order.

The merciless rain of arrows instantly claimed the lives of the soldiers fleeing at the forefront, and then the scattered soldiers immediately stopped in their tracks.

"Anyone who deserts in the face of battle will be executed without mercy!"

"Everyone, follow me and we'll fight our way back!"

"Anyone who climbs the city wall will be rewarded with 100 gold pieces and promoted three ranks."

The commander of the vanguard battalion roared at the top of his lungs.

Seeing the archers filling the camp ahead, their bows already drawn, the deserters had no choice but to grit their teeth and fight their way back to the battlefield.

But as the saying goes, "one effort is enough, but the second will be exhausted, and the third will be weak," and in this situation, victory is already difficult to achieve.

Cao Xueguang watched the battlefield coldly, a sarcastic smile playing on his lips: "General Sun, is this your army?"

These words struck Sun Wei's face like a cold whip, but Liu Zhizhong's face was even more gloomy than his.

This offensive was mainly led by Liu Zhizhong's Northwest Army.

The archers in those archer battalions were all from Sun Wei's Qingyun Army.

"General Liu, we often hear in the court how brave and skilled your Northwest Army is, and how many battles you have won, but in the end you only dare to desert on the battlefield. How do you explain this?"

Sun Wei's attempt to shift the blame was clumsy, but Liu Zhizhong had no choice but to accept it.

He held his breath and said coldly, "The battle is fierce right now, and our side has suffered heavy losses. If Commander Sun wants to hold someone accountable, he might as well have me executed."

"you……"

Sun Wei was speechless.

Liu Zhizhong was, after all, the main general and the commander of the Northwest Army. If they really attacked him, the 150,000-strong allied army would be rendered useless.

"Both of you, stop saying such hurtful things!"

Cao Xueguang felt he shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess, but he still had to persuade them, saying, "Our army is currently in a weakened state, and the best course of action is to withdraw our troops first."

"After the previous battles with the Jurchen army, the Shence Army has no more than 80,000 troops available. They also have to defend two places, so they are bound to be exhausted."

"But we have 150,000 allied troops. Even if we send troops to attack the city in shifts, we can wear them down."

Cao Xueguang had said he would not interfere in military affairs, but at this moment he had to take advantage of the opportunity to mediate and offer his opinion.

Sun Wei's eyes immediately lit up, and he couldn't help but say gratefully, "Thank you for the reminder, Commander-in-Chief."