My wife has a secret

Chapter 217 Broken City
The iron hooves crushed the tranquil morning light, and the war drums shook the earth like thunder, causing the Yang family army on the city wall who were ready to go to war to hold their breath, for fear of missing any scene.

It was not until the attack horn sounded in the distance that the advance army, with spears like forests and shields like mountains, began to march to the beat and slowly approached the Huangling Pass.

Behind them was a towering ladder and huge rocks flying in the air.

"Throw rocks! Dodge! Dodge!"

The deputy general of the Yang family on the city wall suddenly looked up and saw a huge boulder flying towards him. He immediately reminded his soldiers to avoid it, but it was still a step too late.

The catapults used by the Liao Dynasty were not simple pieces of wood covered with leather. Instead, they were giant catapults built by drawing on experiences from many wars and splicing two logs that could be hugged by three people together.

Often, more than a hundred people are needed to transport, assemble and launch the catapult, and the stone bullets launched by the catapult are as heavy as an adult man.

Therefore, the slingshot, as a killing weapon of the Liao Kingdom, demonstrated unparalleled power. The first stone bullet smashed a dent on a wall, killing seven or eight soldiers.

Fortunately, the remaining stones hit the thick city wall. Although it caused the entire wall to shake, it had no extra impact.

After this episode, the Liao army soldiers who were attacking from below had advanced more than 200 steps. Faced with the flying arrows and the boosted morale, they raised their high shields and advanced slowly like turtles.

Yang Qin was furious but helpless. Although she was extremely strong and had excellent martial arts skills, they were useless in a situation like this.

However, what is different today from the past is that Yang Xianning, who has been sitting in the rear, also came to the front line in person. Her eyes are as sharp as an eagle, scanning every corner of the battlefield.

She was carefully looking for loopholes in the Liao army's deployment. If there was a gap between the attacking vanguard and the central army, she could open the city gates to allow the cavalry to charge and destroy the Liao army's vanguard formation in front of the moat.

After all, the pass in front of the pass is narrow, the number of troops that can be deployed at one time is limited, and the uphill slope here is extremely slow, so the Liao army's support force is also limited.

But after observation, Yang Xianning found that Xiao Chong did not launch wave attacks with phalanxes like in ordinary siege battles, but added spearmen behind the ladders to maintain the formation, eliminating the possibility of cavalry charges.

"Prince Xiao is indeed a veteran who has experienced many battles. There are no flaws in his formation."

Yang Qin listened to her sister's whispers and asked anxiously, "Sister, if we can't win by clever tactics, won't we be wasted here? There are so many Liao troops in the border town. If we continue to fight..."

Before Yang Qin could finish expressing her worries, another round of rocks swept in from the sky.

After a simple calibration, the catapult showed its full power. Three stone bullets hit the parapet directly, knocking Yang's army to the ground.

Not only that, several missiles flew over the high walls and fell into the city, and the sound of houses collapsing could be heard.

Outside the city, one crisis after another arose.

The first batch of Liao troops had crossed the moat and were at the gates of the city. Their siege vehicles, hiding in the center of the square formation, showed their ferocious tiger-head appearance and hit the city gates with their pointed tips, making a terrifying roar.

Even residents in the city could hear the noise.

"The prince said that the first person to break into Huangling Pass will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold and promoted to a higher position. The person who captures the Yang sisters alive will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold and doubled. You can still do whatever you want with these women!"

When the accompanying generals shouted these words, the Liao army below suddenly became excited.

They could not wait to lay down the ladders on the seats, and then rushed up in a swarm, trying to break through the defense of Huangling Pass. The Yang family soldiers at Huangling Pass had fought against the Liao army for many years and knew the habits and fighting style of these barbarians. When the enemy was still some distance away from the city wall, they shot the people who rushed in the front with arrows, and then used long weapons to fight the Liao army holding short blades on the ladders at close range.

For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky.

Yang Xianning, who was at the City Defense Mansion, was relieved to see that although the battle on the city wall was intense, everything was still within the expected range.

However, there was a sudden earth-shattering explosion outside, which made Yang Xianning extremely nervous. She took Yang Qin out to check.

At a glance, there was a gap on one side of the city wall, and raging flames were flickering around it.

"Why...is this happening?"

Yang Xianning couldn't understand why such a change would happen to the solid city wall. You have to know that the Yang family has been operating in Huangling Pass for a long time, and in order to face possible invasions from foreign enemies, they had already mobilized various craftsmen to reinforce the city wall.

If that is the case, why is the city wall like this?

After a brief moment of confusion, Yang Xianning realized what kind of changes this sudden incident would bring to the battlefield. She quickly turned her gaze to her second sister behind her. Without saying a word, Yang Qin rushed down the city wall with her personal soldiers.

Fortunately, the attacking Liao army was unaware of this incident, and all the ladder soldiers stationed nearby died. It was not until the smoke and dust cleared that they discovered a gap in the city wall.

"Brothers, the opportunity to be crowned king or marquis has come!"

The Liao army was large in numbers and powerful in strength. Faced with this God-given opportunity of breaking the city wall, they rushed in like a swarm.

However, it didn't take long before the group of people who rushed forward first were stuck in the rubble that was burning with flames, and were unable to expand their victory.

The vanguard general supervising the battle cursed a few words, pushed away the soldiers beside him and walked forward, and suddenly found that those people were lying on the ground in a mess, and their deaths were tragic.

At the same time, in the small and narrow space distorted by the firelight, a battle flag was slowly erected with a large word "Yang" engraved on it.

The vanguard general and the surrounding Liao army were all stunned, because they knew that the military flags equipped by various units of the Qi army were very strict. For example, the recruited Lifu border troops could only use the military flag of Qi to symbolize friend or foe.

The fact that they can use the Yang family’s unique surname flag proves that the people guarding this place must be members of the Yang family.

"Damn it! Those in the Yang family who were good at fighting have all died long ago! What are you all doing hiding in the back? Charge! Charge for me!"

The vanguard general roared with a voice like a broken gong, awakening the Liao army, which had some fear on their faces. Everyone remembered the identity of Yang's daughter, and immediately regrouped and attacked towards the gap.

But even though the sword and shield soldier who rushed forward was very cautious and on guard against the legendary Overlord Spear, the spear tip coming straight from the front still broke through his shield and pierced his heart in one fell swoop.

Yang Qin hooked the spear with her arm, and her exquisite figure slowly emerged in the smoke and dust.

She lifted the soldier into the air, then exerted force and threw him aside, causing blood to splatter all over the place, shocking the other soldiers who were traveling with him.

(End of this chapter)