low-key is king

Chapter 205 Fighting wits and courage
"Forget it, this is the end of the matter, it's useless to say anything!"

Xuan Jing seemed to have little interest in the civil war in Xuanyang Kingdom, if it wasn't for the judge, because of the Qingxuan crystal coffin, he wouldn't even want to talk nonsense with this failed woman.

At least from Xuan Jing's point of view, if he didn't intervene, the Yan family of Xuanyang Kingdom would definitely suffer a crushing defeat, but after he intervened, the result would naturally be quite different.

Perhaps in Xuan Jing's heart, there is still such a sense of accomplishment, that is, to help Yan's turn the tide, wouldn't it make this Xuanyang country die from now on?
Just now Xuan Jing was using a big stick to intimidate him, so he naturally wanted to give a sweet date. As the ninth prince of the Daxuan Dynasty, he still knows how to use both soft and hard tactics.

"Master Xuanyang, you shouldn't be dead yet, right?"

Xuan Jing changed the subject, it seemed that he also knew that the Monarch Xuanyang was under the control of the Yan family, and only hoped that the Yan family would not be so stupid to directly kill the monarch, so that he would lose a lot of maneuverability.

"No, just unconscious!"

Yan Chaolu's heart moved, and he quickly nodded his head, making De Xuanjing nod in satisfaction. In this world, everything should be done with integrity, especially for a person with status like him.

"Immediately, in the name of Monarch Xuanyang, draft another imperial edict. How to write it is up to you. In short, my Daxuan Dynasty must be well-known to intervene, you know?"

Xuan Jing was just starting out, she was as intelligent as Yan Chaolu, she was overjoyed at how she didn't know what this person was thinking, and secretly thought that if the Daxuan Dynasty intervened, the battle would be settled.

This is a genuine six-level monk. In this way, there will be no big gap between the two sides in terms of high-end combat power. This is also the source of confidence in Luo Wuxu's heart.

"Also, the judge is a mechanism master, and there is a sixth-grade mechanism master of the Taihang Sect by his side. The upcoming siege battle may also exceed your expectations!"

Xuan Jing talked eloquently, making Yan Chaolu and Luo Wuxu instantly remember the identity of this person, and at the same time, they could also think of what this person wanted to express, so why not make fun of it?

"Hehe, with His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince here, their clumsy tricks are nothing more than tricks!"

Luo Wuxu flattered him very suitably, and this was exactly what Xuan Jing wanted to hear. He always believed that his mechanical skills were far superior to that of Yu Mingzhao and the judge.

I just don't know how those two people escaped from the underground tomb, so I have to study it carefully if I have the chance.

If he could control the Jindan corpse mechanism, wouldn't he have another extremely powerful combat power?

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Except for Yan Rongdao on the tower of the east gate who received a secret message, almost no one knew about the discussions in Chaoyang Palace, let alone the army of Zhendong Palace outside.

"Woooooooo..."

In the early morning of the next day, the sound of horns sounded in the camp outside the city, waking up the drowsy guards on the city wall instantly, all of them looked extremely alert.

"We're going to attack the city!"

The generals at the top of the city looked dignified. Although they had the advantage of a high wall for defense, their strength was somewhat insufficient, and their morale was far lower than that of the Zhendong Palace army outside the city. They did not have much confidence.

Under the watchful eyes of many soldiers at the top of the city, the army of Zhendong Prince's Mansion has already lined up, carrying siege equipment, making a good siege stance.

Even if it was a feint attack, King Zhendong had to put on a good show, and he must not let Yan Rongdao on the top of the city see his flaws. As the king of all battles, he naturally understood the reason why some people would die.

"Fire arrows!"

At the head of the east gate of Tianyang City, a loud shout came out, and arrows rained down in an instant, and the soldiers of Zhendong Prince's Mansion who had just entered the shooting range fell down.

At this moment, the army of Zhendong Prince's Mansion is just using ladders to build bridges. It is not easy to build a pontoon bridge with a moat of tens of feet.

What's more, there are strong bows and arrows on the city wall. These are the elites carefully cultivated by the Yan family. Whether it is strength or accuracy, they are not the same as those ordinary soldiers.

"Hmph, with these chickens and dogs, do you want to touch the walls of Tianyang City?"

Yan Rongdao, who had already stood up on the top of the city, looked at the fallen army outside the city, and finally showed a smile on his face. Although it was a sneer, it made him feel more relaxed.

Tianyang City is the capital of Xuanyang Kingdom, and the city's defense resources are extremely rich, and there are countless bows and arrows. In his opinion, it is more than enough to defend even a month.

Now that the ammunition and supplies are sufficient, Yan Rongdao believes that it is impossible for Tianyang City to be breached, and perhaps the Zhendong Palace will suffer heavy losses. At that time, it is not impossible to turn defeat into victory.

Moreover, Yan Rongdao also knew that it would be more beneficial for him to delay the time. When the second mover arranged by His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince arrives, let's see how that little thief Lu Mingyang is going to do.

The Patriarch of the Yan family above the city wall wanted to delay time, but he didn't know that the army of Zhendong King outside the city also thought the same way.

While the siege army in front continued to rush towards the moat, a huge tent stood quietly in the barracks of King Zhendong's army.

The [-] elite soldiers drawn by Lu Mingyang were already in place, but they didn't know what to do, so they could only wait passively.

The siege battle to build the bridge lasted for two days and two nights. Hundreds of soldiers died in the army of Zhendong Prince's Mansion, but none of them attacked the city wall of Tianyang City. This death was nothing.

From time to time, there was a burst of laughter on the east gate wall, as if they were laughing at the stupidity of those soldiers, who knew they were going to die and went forward bravely.

Others were frightened by the military order of Zhendong Prince's Mansion. Once the military order came out, even if they knew the danger was extremely high, no one would dare to back down in the slightest. This was the only criterion for measuring an iron army.

clang clang...

When the morning of the third day came, the soldiers who were building the bridge finally heard the sound of gold clattering. Many soldiers retreated like a tide, and the archers on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if there are sufficient resources in Tianyang City, these elite archers are still limited. After two consecutive days of drawing bows and shooting arrows, they felt that their arms could not be lifted.

On the top of the city, Yan Rongdao narrowed his eyes slightly, he hadn't closed his eyes for two days and two nights.

Although staying up for two days was nothing to a six-level master like them, but the mental exhaustion could not be ignored, but he still stared at his old eyes, watching every move of the army outside the city.

"Da Sima, there is movement in the northeast and southeast!"

A voice came into Yan Rongdao's ears, causing him to look far away, and he saw the army outside the city divided into two directions, heading towards the southeast and northeast.

All the soldiers of Zhendong Prince's Mansion carried a big bag on their backs, so that Yan Rongdao instantly understood what the other party wanted to do, and his expression changed slightly.

"They want to intercept the moat, is this... to fill the river?"

Yan Rongdao was indeed experienced in many battles, and he used this method to break through a big city, but even if he knew what the other party was going to do, he didn't dare to go out of the city to stop it.

Yan Rongdao's last reliance was the tall city walls of Tianyang City. If he really dared to open the city to meet the enemy, he would not have withdrawn all the Yan family's elite back to the city.

Therefore, Yan Rongdao and the soldiers in the city could only look at the soldiers outside the city, carrying sandbags and throwing them into the moat.

The moat of Tianyang City was not running water, but was dug out manually, so after filling sandbags at the southeast and northeast ends, it stopped flowing in an instant.

At the same time, the army of Zhendong Prince's Mansion came out together, and everyone also carried sandbags and threw them towards a section of moat outside the east gate city. The river was gradually filled up as it stretched.

This process lasted for five days and five nights. During this period, many royal troops were shot to death by the strong bows and crossbows on the city wall, and nearly a thousand people died, but a road was paved alive.

The entire moat outside the east gate city was filled with sandbags, which made the faces of Yan's soldiers on the city wall a little ugly.

Because they knew that without the protection of the moat, there would be an even more tragic siege battle, and they might even be attacked on the top of the east gate.

Although they had already prepared kerosene boulders and other defensive tools, the day they ran out, the use of bows and arrows was greatly reduced at such a short distance.

Originally, the opposite side of the moat was the best distance for archers to shoot and kill the enemy, and it was impossible for the enemy to swim across the river one by one, but now such an advantage obviously no longer exists.

To Yan Rongdao's surprise, after the moat was filled, the army of Zhendong Palace outside the city did not make a large-scale attack, but some soldiers held their shields high, more like testing.

"Little thief Lu Mingyang, do you have any conspiracy?"

Looking at the scattered soldiers outside the city, Yan Rongdao had to think more, but the next moment, he showed a sneer!
In fact, Yan Rongdao didn't do nothing. When he saw soldiers outside the city blocking the rivers on both sides, he had already ordered the Yan soldiers inside the city to dig tunnels.

Since he couldn't go out of the city to fight with the army of the Zhendong Palace, he could only fight wits and courage in secret. After five days of excavation, it was naturally very successful.

"Big Sima, everything is ready!"

Especially when a voice came into Yan Rongdao's ears, the sneer on his face instantly turned into joy, and then he raised his right hand high and pressed it down fiercely, and the orderly was ordered to leave excitedly.

Boom!Boom!
Only a few loud bangs could be heard coming from the ground, and then a section of the moat that had been filled with sandbags suddenly sank for about ten feet.

wow wow wow...

The river with no obstructions at both ends rushed past, and instantly submerged the moat outside the city wall of the East Gate. It looked the same as it was five days ago, except that there were a lot of sandbags under the river.

Some soldiers of Zhendong Prince's Mansion who held their shields were unable to retreat in time, and were directly washed away by the river. Many soldiers who could not swim disappeared in an instant.

(End of this chapter)