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Chapter 237 Unknown Assassin
At this moment, when he met an assassin in black who was good at killing with one blow, he fell into a passive position under close combat.

The generals of the Ye family army drew out their knives one after another to meet the assassins.

However, the man in black is very skilled in martial arts, with all his swords and swords, almost every move is to take the lives of others, and the soldiers of the Ye family army under the city gate are not carrying heavy weapons, except for the sharp arrows on their bodies, they are all carrying light short handles Weapons, there is no way to confront them head-on.

The black-clothed assassins had obviously come prepared, and in the blink of an eye, several soldiers of the Ye family army had been killed by swords and guns.

"Protect the Major General!"

A deputy general led more than [-] people to protect Ye Zhaoyan, while the rest of the soldiers continued to charge with large shields, trying to prevent these assassins from approaching Ye Zhaoyan.

Ye Zhaoyan didn't expect this group of people to be so powerful. Just when she was anxious, the defenders on the city wall began to shoot arrows to obstruct them again. Wave after wave of arrows shot through the armor of Ye's army and came towards Ye Zhaoyan and the lieutenants.

In an instant, a dense rain of arrows hit the gate of the city, and screams spread throughout the moat.

Ye Zhaoyan had no choice but to lead the vanguard to dodge again, but unfortunately those black-clothed assassins were chasing after her, and they were getting closer and closer to her.

In order to protect her, several lieutenants tied their hands and feet and were forced to stay near her, and the situation suddenly became worse and worse.

"Major General, you should retreat outside the moat first!" one of the lieutenants comforted in a low voice.

Ye Zhaoyan gritted his teeth and said, "No, leave me alone! I will never leave all the soldiers behind and run for my life!"

The lieutenants looked at each other, secretly said that although he had never met this unfamiliar major general, he was so responsible at the critical moment, showing admirable loyalty and determination, which is really admirable.

Seeing the black-clothed assassin getting closer to Ye Zhaoyan, the lieutenants were very anxious, but there was nothing they could do at this moment.

When the lieutenants were about to fight against the assassins, they only heard the sound of "嗖——" piercing through the air.

"Be careful, Major General—" Immediately afterwards, a silver flying needle flew out of the slanted spine, heading towards Ye Zhaoyan.

Seeing that she was about to pierce Ye Zhaoyan's neck, she dodged it, a white jade ray pierced the air in her hand, and flew away whizzingly. In an instant, it was nailed to the chest of an assassin in black, causing him to take the slanted stab in his hand. fell to the ground.

The lieutenants were stunned for a while, and one of the lieutenants saw clearly that the thing inserted into the assassin's heart and lung was actually a woman's jade hairpin.

Ye Zhaoyan packed up the two black-clothed assassins, whipped his horses and rushed all the way to the city gate.

"The major general doesn't need to take any risks! Let's ride horses for a while!" A lieutenant shouted behind him.

Without looking back, Ye Zhaoyan rushed into the sea of ​​black-clothed people alone. The moment the black-clothed men surged up, she jumped up on the horse, holding a bronze spear in her hand, and ruthlessly plunged into one of the black-clothed men. He stepped on his shoulder and flew up the city wall with his strength, drew his sword and cut off a section of the guard plate, then turned over and jumped up, and rushed towards the many crossbowmen on the tower, slashing left and right, leaving no one behind, blinking. More than ten people were eliminated in a short time.

The lieutenants were shocked for a moment, and rushed forward with their own soldiers to assist Ye Zhaoyan.

The city wall was immediately in a mess, with blood splattered everywhere.

All the soldiers of the Ye family army saw their young general go into battle in person, their morale was immediately high, and they accelerated towards the gate of the city.

At the same time, most of the arrow attacks at the gate of the city were removed at once, allowing the people who were fighting fiercely to have a breathing space, and quickly recovered their combat effectiveness.

Seeing that the city gate was about to fall, Hu De'an's face was pale, he collapsed on the ground and muttered: "It's over...it's over..."

When Ye Zhaoyan led the Ye family army to fight against the enemy, the Beiliang army at the end of the army saw that Nanjun was already in their pocket, and under the instruction of the Beiliang envoy, they quietly crossed the river.

However, just as the envoy led dozens of people across the suspension bridge, he heard Ye Zhaoyan yelling from the tower: "The Ye family army on the opposite bank quickly cross the river and bring the hidden weapons! Fight to the death with the black-clothed thieves!"

hidden weapon? !
The faces of the men in black changed after hearing the words. They are such masters, and when they meet a strong opponent on weekdays, they use hidden weapons to leapfrog and kill them.

At this moment, the Ye family army on the other side of the river is actually on the field at this moment, obviously carrying a powerful secret weapon. Once crossing the river, wouldn't it be a huge threat to them!

Dozens of black-clothed men no longer wanted to fight, and turned towards the moat. They had obviously undergone rigorous training, and all of them were highly skilled in martial arts. They quickly smashed the moat suspension bridge and prevented the remaining Ye family army from crossing the river.

The water in the moat was turbulent, and it was hard for a large number of soldiers on the other side. They had to stop where they were, and a few people abandoned their horses and jumped off the moat.

Seeing the destruction of the suspension bridge, Ye Zhaoyan was relieved, but the threat from the man in black had not been lifted. She didn't care about cutting grass and roots on the city wall, so she rushed to the moat, threw a black-clothed assassin away with a whip, and rushed towards the enemy.

"Kill!" She shouted loudly, and when she turned her wrist, the long sword swept across the enemy with a cold glow.

"Pfft!"

The long sword pierced through the throat of an assassin in black. Ye Zhaoyan pulled out the long sword, and another horizontal slash knocked a man in black to the ground. His pair of phoenix eyes were extremely cold, "Where did the traitor come from? Let the Ye family army kill you traitors for Tian Xingdao!"

While she was speaking, she swung her sharp blade and walked freely among the enemies. Wherever she passed, there would definitely be enemies killed.

In a short while, dozens of black-clothed assassins had been killed, and they were forced to retreat towards the suspension bridge.

The battle on the tower was still fierce and extraordinary. Although the Nanjun garrison had a geographical advantage, they were outnumbered and were quickly defeated by the Ye family army.

Seeing that his defense line had been breached, Hu De'an was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, he fell down and sat down on the tower, holding his head and crying loudly.

Seeing that the enemy finally retreated, Ye Zhaoyan was about to give the order to truce and enter the city, when he suddenly felt a chill behind his back, and he seemed to be locked on to him with murderous eyes.

Ye Zhaoyan pushed away the Ye Jiajun who was blocking her, reached out and grabbed the long sword to block the throwing knife, only to hear a miserable howl.

A lieutenant who was standing beside her just now was pierced through the abdomen by a flying knife and fell limply to the ground.

Before she could react, Hu De'an's crying stopped abruptly not far away, and he also fell into a pool of blood.

It was actually a trick in the throat and lost its vitality.

Ye Zhaoyan looked intently into the crowd, only to see a soldier wearing a helmet covering half of his face and wrapped in military uniform set off and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

At this moment, there were exclamations from everyone under the city gate, and everyone did not expect such an unimaginable scene to appear.

Ye Jiajun swung a knife at the unarmed magistrate and killed him with one blow.

Such a cruel and inhumane behavior immediately angered the Nanjun defenders, and they all drew out their long swords and pointed at the Ye family army.

"Officer dog, I'll kill you!" A soldier roared angrily, and he raised his knife and slashed at a general of the Ye family army. The man raised his knife to resist, and the two immediately fought.

(End of this chapter)