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"Fire arrows!"

Yang Ling drew out his sword and shouted sharply.

The enemies below the city were shot by crossbows, and many fell to the ground due to arrows, but they still continued to come up and rushed towards the city wall regardless.

The roar of cannons continued outside the city gate.

The defenders on the city wall lay down to avoid it, but many people were still shot. Some were injured and fell to the ground, and some were directly knocked off the city wall by the shells.

As two more cannonballs fell under the city gate, the people in the city were frightened again. They knelt on the ground and shivered, praying to God to bless them to survive the crisis safely.

Yang Ling's eyes were cracked, and he was gnashing his teeth in hatred. He couldn't help clenching his fists and growled: "Fight back and destroy this intruder!"

"kill!"

Under the supervision of Yang Ling, the defenders fought back vigorously and killed the enemy troops who rushed towards them at the gate of the city. However, the number of enemies was too great and they soon became unable to withstand them.

"Prepare the trebuchet!" Yang Ling ordered.

The trebuchet next to the city gate tower was immediately loaded with stones, tied with a rope, and then thrown out of the city gate.

There was a dull sound of impact, and more than ten stone bullets hit the enemy, causing extremely heavy losses.

The enemy's offensive suddenly slowed down, and the soldiers retreated back in unison, temporarily stopping the siege.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The enemy troops quickly lined up at the commander's shouts.

Yang Ling took advantage of the victory to pursue, allowing the defenders to suppress the enemy's offensive, and then led his infantry to charge out of the city.

Four light machine guns suddenly appeared on the rebel position outside the city. Four thick tongues of fire spit out flames and plowed four ravines on the enemy's position. Many rebels who had just gained a foothold were instantly torn apart, and the smell of blood filled the air. in the air.

"The enemy has artillery, disperse!"

The rebel commander had already eaten and hurriedly gave orders. The rebels quickly changed their formation and moved to the two wings in an attempt to avoid the range of the artillery fire.

Then, Yang Ling led his infantry to take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy. He took the lead, brandishing his sword, and charged into the enemy's formation.

"kill!"

Yang Ling's martial arts was superb, and he was the most brave among the three armies. Every time he swung his sword, several enemy soldiers fell down. His sword created a series of afterimages. All the enemy soldiers hit were either dead or injured. Soon the enemy formation was disrupted. Eight falls.

When Yang Ling's killing spree began, he simply raised his sword and leaped forward, like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, killing the enemy soldiers until they cried for their fathers and mothers.

"Yang Ling is mighty!"

"General Yang is mighty!"

The defenders at the top of the city cheered in unison when they saw Yang Ling's bravery and proficiency in fighting. Their morale was greatly boosted.

When the enemy commander saw Yang Ling's bravery and invincibility, he became extremely angry even though he was frightened. He immediately sent several powerful generals to besiege Yang Ling.

"You little thief, please leave. A certain king is here to take your life!"

"Bullshit Wang Daniu, I, Li Erniu, are here to take your dog's head."

Two strong men rushed forward to intercept Yang Ling, but Yang Ling just glanced at them lightly and didn't bother to pay attention to them at all.

Yang Ling thrust out two swords on the left and right, stabbing two of them respectively.

The two men retreated holding their bleeding arms. They looked at each other for a moment, wondering who would attack first.

I saw two people swinging long-handled sledgehammers and rushing towards Yang Ling. The sledgehammers carried the wind and hit Yang Ling's head with huge force.

"Hmph! A small skill."

A contemptuous smile flashed across Yang Ling's lips. He did not dodge, but waited until the two strong men approached before suddenly drawing out his sword.

The tip of the sword hit the chests of two strong men, and the two sharp blades penetrated their chests, knocking them to the ground.

"Kill all the enemies!"

The defenders on the top of the city attacked the enemy harder, and soon defeated the rebels below the city.

However, the enemy was obviously not aware of his own disadvantage and continued to attack the city wall.

Even if someone scales the city wall, there is nothing to be afraid of. The city has been well prepared, and dense arrows are fired at the enemy from time to time, killing the enemy troops who scale the city wall. Even in close combat, the enemy troops under the city wall cannot take advantage.

Yang Ling personally supervised the battle and gradually defeated the enemy troops who climbed onto the city wall, eventually killing dozens of enemy troops.

The enemy finally did not dare to climb onto the city wall rashly, and Yang Ling stopped in time.

However, the enemy obviously did not give up their plan to attack the city. They continued to climb up the hillsides on both sides towards the city wall, and even arranged rolling logs and rocks on the top of the mountain in preparation for launching an attack from above.

Yang Ling made a prompt decision and sent out scouts to investigate the enemy's situation, and notified the defenders in the east and west of the city to request reinforcements.

Half a day later, the walls of the north gate were piled with corpses, and the outside of the city was stained red with blood. Most of Yang Ling's soldiers were also lost, and there were only a few survivors.

The enemy's offensive became more and more intense, and Yang Ling had no time to think about anything else. He just hoped that reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible.

There was a heavy banging sound on the city wall, and Yang Ling couldn't help but turn around to look. He saw the enemy soldiers outside the city carrying huge cylindrical objects and throwing them at the city wall. They were thousands of kilograms of logs and were pushed up the city wall.

Yang Ling's brows suddenly furrowed and he quickly ordered people to stop the enemy.

"Move the log quickly or it will be too late!"

The defenders took action quickly and tried to move the logs away. However, after moving several times, they found that the logs were too heavy and difficult to move.

"Hurry, get rid of it immediately, otherwise the city will be in danger!"

Seeing this situation, Yang Ling couldn't help but urged anxiously. As soon as he finished speaking, the enemy soldiers outside the city raised the log high above their heads and smashed it against the city wall.

The huge sound spread throughout the county, shaking the nearby houses slightly. You can imagine how destructive the log will be when it hits the city wall.

The enemy's logs hit the city wall, making loud noises and cracking sounds. The city bricks peeled off one after another, falling continuously, and splashing large amounts of dust.

Although the city wall was built solidly and thickly, there were still quite a few gaps after so many attacks.

"I can't hold on, I can't hold on!"

"Withdraw, let's withdraw quickly!"

The defenders in the city couldn't help but panic when they saw that the city wall was in danger.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. With General Yang in charge, we will definitely be able to defend the city."

"Yes, we must persist. General Yang will not abandon us."

"Brothers, kill me!"

The defenders' inspiration and confidence infected everyone, and they continued to resist desperately and refused to evacuate.

The enemies also knew how powerful Yang Ling was, and because of Yang Ling's behavior on top of the city, they were full of fear of Yang Ling.

So after paying a lot of casualties, the enemy finally retreated.

After the enemy retreated, the defenders relaxed.

"Treat the wounded quickly and clean the battlefield!" Yang Ling immediately gave the order.

Soon the defenders carried the injured down the city wall, cleaned the wounds and bandaged them.

After the rebels outside the city retreated, Yang Ling immediately convened a meeting with the generals to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy.

After Yang Ling briefly explained the situation on the city wall, the generals looked solemn.

"The enemy actually used explosives to blow down the city wall?"

"It seems that the leader of this group of enemy troops should be a general with some strategy."

"No matter what, we must stabilize the city as soon as possible and then prepare for the battle." Yang Ling glanced at the crowd and asked, "Is there anything you can do?"

"The general felt that we should immediately mobilize civilians to build a new city wall, dig trenches around the city wall, and set up defensive horses."

"The final general agrees with General Han's proposition."

"The general also agrees!"

The generals expressed their opinions one after another.

Yang Ling pondered for a moment, nodded, and then ordered: "Since all the generals support General Han's strategy, then do as General Han said, but you must seize the time and complete it as soon as possible!"

Han Zhong accepted the promise.

"General, the scouts discovered that the enemy was building a temporary camp in the woods four or five miles away from the city."

This news made everyone's hearts skip a beat.

The enemy's camp is too close to the city. If they sneak attack at night, it will be troublesome.

"General, do you want to order the crossbowmen to shoot the enemy?"

"No, crossbowmen need to spend a lot of arrows to fight at long distances. They must not be wasted. Besides, the enemy's camp is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Our crossbows are useless at all. On the contrary, they only increase casualties."

"What General Yang said is absolutely true." Everyone nodded in approval.

The enemy is in the dark, and they are in the open. If they attack by force, they may suffer heavy casualties and may not be able to win.

After Yang Ling thought for a moment, he decided to wait and see what happened. If the enemy really planned to make a sneak attack, he would give them a fatal blow before they figured out a specific route.

"Report, there are enemies outside the city."

The generals were shocked when they heard this and hurried to the city wall to check.

All I could see outside the city was the darkness of people, probably thirty to forty thousand people.

Yang Ling couldn't help but frown. Now there were only about 8,000 defenders left, so how could they block the enemy's fierce attack.

"General, take your troops and leave quickly, and lead the remaining troops to block the enemy!" Han Zhong shouted eagerly.

"General Han, don't be anxious!"

Yang Ling waved his hand to signal Han Zhong to be calm, and then he said to the generals: "There are many enemies. It seems that they are preparing to fight hard. We must be prepared in advance."

"What the general means"

"I plan to set up cannon on the city wall and attack with fire."

"General, there is not much ammunition on the city wall, so the fire attack may not be very effective."

Yang Ling sneered and said: "These kerosene bombs are not many, but they can burn down the enemy's siege equipment. If the enemy wants to invade the city, they can only risk a charge."

"However, if the fire attack fails, the enemy may take the opportunity to retake the city wall, and then we will completely lose the barrier and be unable to resist the enemy." Han Zhong said worriedly.

"Don't worry, General Han, I already have a plan!"

Yang Ling said confidently: "I will personally supervise the formation later, and you will be responsible for covering it. We will set up pits on the city wall, and when the enemy approaches the city wall, we will set off kerosene bombs. If they dare not attack rashly, we will rely on the city wall. Carry out repeated bombardments, and sooner or later they will be scared away."

Hearing Yang Ling say that there was a plan, the generals' expressions suddenly became much more relaxed.

They admired Yang Ling very much, especially Han Zhong, who was convinced by Yang Ling, so he never questioned anything Yang Ling ordered.

"I will obey your orders!"

Everyone agreed.

Yang Ling immediately led his soldiers to set up bed crossbows on both sides of the city wall. The bed crossbows were extremely powerful and could expand the gap above the city wall, enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

When the enemy approached, Yang Ling ordered his soldiers to light the fuse.

Two kerosene bombs streaked across the sky, flying quickly towards the outside of the city.

"Enemy attack!"

The rebels under the city wall were frightened when they saw something flying in the air.

However, they were still slow after all. When they came to their senses, the kerosene bombs had already hit the city wall, and the violent explosion instantly swallowed up the rebels under the city wall.

"Run away!"

The rebels fled in all directions, some jumped directly into the river, and some climbed over the cliff in an attempt to avoid the baptism of fire.

However, the power of the kerosene bomb was greater than Yang Ling originally imagined. It not only engulfed nearby enemy troops, but even spread to the entire city, eventually causing blazing flames near the city wall.

Yang Ling stood on the city wall, watching the fire near the city gate tower getting stronger and stronger, and silently said in his heart: "Brothers, please protect us from guarding this city!"

"General, the enemy is breaking through to the south!"

At this moment, the adjutant beside him pointed to the south and shouted.

Yang Ling looked to the south and saw countless rebels rushing towards the city gate, numbering no less than one hundred thousand.

Seeing this situation, Yang Ling narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured: "The enemy actually wants to break through the city gate, how brave they are!"

"Send the order, and the whole army will attack to prevent the enemy from approaching the city gate!" Yang Ling shouted angrily.

"Yes!"

Han Zhong immediately led his troops to the city gate, preparing to intercept the enemy.

Soon, the rebels encountered Han Zhong and others, and the two sides started a fierce battle.

Yang Ling led his troops to the edge of the city wall. Looking at the two sides fighting in the distance, he said coldly: "The whole army is preparing catapults to throw down the stones."

Catapults are ancient siege weapons. They are giant weapons specially built for siege.

Yang Ling once read historical data. It is said that these catapults can throw thousands of kilograms of objects.

Of course, this is just the bragging of the ancients. After all, the power of a thousand kilograms of weight is so terrifying that no one dares to imagine it.

Yang Ling has not tested it, but if it hits with such a heavy weight, the enemy will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Soon, several catapults were erected and pushed to the top of the city wall.

Yang Ling stood next to the catapult and shouted to the soldiers: "Aim at the enemy's archers and let go!"

Hundreds of archers quickly bent their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at the enemy troops who were climbing the city wall.

I saw these archers pulling their bowstrings full, and arrows whizzing like raindrops into the enemy troops who were climbing the city wall.

The enemy was caught off guard, and many people were hit by arrows and rolled down the city wall wailing.

Yang Ling's eyes were fixed on the distance. He knew that the enemy archers would react soon, so more enemies must be killed before they react, otherwise the enemy would quickly fill the gap.

Just as Yang Ling was thinking, the deafening sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, and a large number of cavalry appeared in the distance.

"Haha, reinforcements have arrived. Brothers, work harder to capture Pingyang City!"

Seeing the reinforcements arriving, Han Zhong was in high spirits, holding his spear high and waving it wildly to boost his own morale.

The defenders on the city wall shouted in unison, boosting their morale.

When the rebels saw this group of cavalry, their morale was also low.

"withdraw!"

The leader of this group of cavalry also saw a bad opportunity and immediately issued an order.

The enemy troops abandoned their helmets and fled in confusion.

"Chase! We can't let these traitors escape!" Han Zhong cursed angrily. (End of chapter)