Zhurou

Flying rocks are like light and electricity, arriving almost instantly.

If you dodge again at this time, no matter how fast you react, it is actually a little late. What's more, many soldiers on the city wall know that the crisis is right in front of you, but they still stand there, just watching the imperial statue in the distance turn into ashes, waiting for a reaction Come here, even the dodge movements are a bit sluggish.

Although some soldiers were not slow in their actions and immediately began to disperse the crowd, screams still soon broke out.

Knowing that his actions at this time would only add trouble, Zhao Mingzhi did not dare to act rashly, but how could he not be anxious in his heart.

As she leaned against the wall, she couldn't help but turn around. She was about to choose an angle to see Di Bing's situation in the distance when she suddenly noticed a strong impact on the city wall behind her. She was shaken by the force and her back was numb. Following the inertia, , almost falling forward.

At the same moment, countless boulders hit the city wall. No one at the already chaotic wall could maintain order, and no one could man their posts. They were just scrambling for shelter, hoping to survive. two.

As for the original many light source torches, most of them were either smashed by flying rocks or extinguished artificially to prevent them from being used as stone-throwing targets by the Di people.

However, after all, the sheltered area on top of the city was very limited, and the upper and lower retreat areas were even less spacious. How could there be so many people standing, not to mention that when everyone became anxious, there was no order at all, and there was little light source, so in the darkness, they stampeded and fought for it. Without stopping, the injured were countless.

Zhao Mingzhi was anxious. Although he couldn't do anything, he couldn't sit idly by. In a hurry, he had to look around and saw a big drum not far away. There was no one beside it. He changed his mind, grabbed it and was sent away by the general guarding the city. The leader of the soldiers who came to protect him had armor on his back.

The leader was at a loss and was standing in front of Zhao Mingzhi. He was afraid that the nearby soldiers would cause chaos and collide with the princess, and he was even more afraid that rocks would fly and he would be caught by Zhao Mingzhi. When he turned around, he saw the real master again, but he was actually very confused.

At this time, the sound was very loud, so Zhao Mingzhi pointed at the big drum, gestured, and then pointed at the flag soldiers who happened to be hiding not far away.

The leader paused for a moment, quickly reacted, and pulled a few people around him to whisper in their ears.

Everyone looked at each other with hesitant expressions.

Zhao Mingzhi did not wait, and was about to lead the way. He took a step forward, but the one closest to him reached out and blocked her hastily.

Seeing her move like this, the others didn't hesitate anymore and hurriedly braved the flying rocks to move forward. Another one ducked down to pull the flag soldiers.

The few people were not slow in their movements, but the attacks from below the city were constant. It took them a long time to reach the short distance of only a few feet. When they finally got close, they picked up wooden sticks and bamboo poles scattered on the ground and pointed at the war drums. Hit hard.

Suddenly the sound of drums started.

Hearing the constant beating here, which almost resounded through the sky, the soldiers who were fleeing in all directions turned back to investigate one after another. At first there were only a few scattered, and then there were more, each leading their way over.

The flag soldier on the side took advantage of this opportunity and did not dare to waste it. He hurriedly touched the corresponding flag and raised it high. He tried his best to put his feet up and let the flag wave in the air.

Then there was the alert one who grabbed the nearest torch and lit it again to illuminate the flag.

So on the city wall, there were a few small torches clustered together, and the light could only illuminate a small area. Needless to say, the color of the flag was not very bright when reflected. Moreover, because of the sudden lighting, there was also the sound of drums, calling the people below the city. Di Bing paid attention, but within a moment, people nearby could feel more dense stones coming towards the place from outside.

The flag-bearer stood tall and attracted people's attention. He knew that it was dangerous, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted, just to gain a moment more time.

But after a short while, the flag bearer was fine for the time being. The light suddenly dimmed, but two soldiers holding torches were hit by flying stones and fell to the ground. Not even a sound could be heard, and they were all drowned in the drum. Among the sounds and crashes.

The two of them fell down. Not long after it darkened, someone caught up with them. The torch was lit again, but it didn't shine for long. The flag bearer tilted the flag, and the tail of the flag was lifted by the wind. It stopped in mid-air for a moment, and then slowly followed. Fall to the ground.

With so many people relaying, even if it only took a while for a cup of tea, soon more drums and trumpets sounded, and various command flags and torches were raised again. On the battlefield, it was time to take a breather.

With the torches lighting up the city and the colors of the flags guiding the direction, the city guards were finally able to regain some order, so that there wouldn't be a stampede everywhere and the Di soldiers would start killing each other before they arrived.

There seemed to be some order on the city wall, and the soldiers were hiding or retreating one by one. It was no longer like before. When Zhao Mingzhi saw this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but on the other hand, his sadness could no longer be suppressed.

At this point, even if the manpower can barely hold on, the people's hearts have long been lost.

When the guards figured out where the burned imperial statue came from and how it came about, they would probably be even more discouraged.

But this time she is discouraged, unless she is reincarnated as a god, it will be difficult to turn around.

Seeing that the situation at home had eased slightly, the guard standing in front of Zhao Mingzhi didn't waste any more time. He urged her to go down to the city to escape with his thick neck and red eyes. He shouted loudly: "If Your Highness doesn't leave now, if the flying rocks come again, I'm afraid you will be killed." Can’t leave!!”

Almost at the same time, another soldier on the side also shouted: "Your Highness, retreat quickly, so we can use our fists."

The words of these two people were half-hidden by the rest of the voices.

Zhao Mingzhi half-guessed and half-listened, and understood the meaning to some extent, but he could only smile bitterly in his heart - you and I may not even be able to escape, so how can we use our fists and kicks?

Just before the voice fell, she felt the wind blowing above her head. But after a moment, another heavy object pressed down, and it landed about a foot away with a "bang", splashing countless gravel and bricks.

She was protected behind her, and she was covered by shields and armor on both sides, making it airtight. She was safe at the moment, but the huge boulder fell so close, and the large and small gravels were flying everywhere, which really frightened the people in the palace. Everyone was crying, and even suppressed the screams, orders, rocks, and shouts around them. There was even a yellow gate headless fly who almost ran out and was stopped by the general.

Before the situation calmed down here, a general came over despite flying rocks and guided everyone to retreat to the city.

Zhao Mingzhi had only taken a few steps when he saw that there were still many soldiers leaning against the city wall with gritted teeth, wishing they were as thin as a piece of paper. Even though many of them were very close to the evacuation stairs, they did not dare to leave.

However, no matter whether he can hide or not, and how well he hides, flying rocks have no eyes, and once they attack, they will take away countless lives.

She looked at everyone's movements and couldn't help but have a guess, so she turned around and pushed aside a few people, looking for a captain who looked like a school captain. She pointed one finger at the waving military flag in the air and asked loudly: "The meaning of that flag is, will the general retreat or not?" of?"

The captain was already sweating profusely. When asked by Zhao Mingzhi, he was stunned for a while before he understood. In the darkness, sweat stuck to the sand and trickled down from the lower edge of his armor. He only hesitated for a moment and took another look at the flag color. The positive reply was: "If I quit now, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back..."

Before the man finished speaking, he heard the sound of drums not far away getting louder, making people panic.

When everyone heard the sound, they all went to look. The palace people, Huangmen, etc. only went to look for the sound of the drum, but the imperial guards and the guards who came to surround them all went down to the city to look.

Zhao Mingzhi found a high ground and looked down the city. Sure enough, amid the dots of fire, and under the cover of trebuchets, countless Di soldiers were sneaking up again. Although the progress was sequential, the fastest ones would arrive in less than a moment. Next to the goose cart under the city wall, use the goose cart to climb up again.

The Di people had obviously calculated the direction of the attack in advance, and used this to arrange the angle and frequency of throwing flying stones. The soldiers behind them followed suit and cooperated properly, and the darkness covered their tracks, making it difficult to guard against them.

Urged by the beating of drums, the remaining guards on the city slowly moved into action. They were clearly preparing to defeat the enemy. However, compared to the previous gatherings and formations, their movements and speed were completely different. Not only was it sluggish, but it was also slow. Some people would just stop in place, and even if they were dragged, they would just stumble, not even raising their heads much, and they were so numb. As soon as the morale of the army was dispersed, the breath that was held in the air was completely destroyed by the fire, and the imperial statue was completely destroyed, which would naturally have such consequences.

Even Zhao Mingzhi could see that if they retreated at this time, once the Di thieves boarded the city, there would be no time to regroup to resist. Moreover, with the current morale, there was absolutely no possibility of resistance.

But if they don't retreat, flying rocks will keep falling from the sky, rarely stopping, and each wave of attacks will take away the lives of countless Jin troops.

The drums were beating fiercely, and the city was still in chaos.

The lieutenant was about to urge him, but he saw that General Pi outside had pushed aside layers of guards and led one person to Zhao Mingzhi almost as if he was sneaking through.

"Your Highness!"

The man at the back held a token in his hand, looked at the crowd gathered on the left and right, gritted his teeth, and said, "The general asked me to protect His Highness from evacuating."

Zhao Mingzhi asked: "General, should he withdraw or stay?"

The man said: "The general is responsible for his duties, so how can he leave without authorization? The current offensive is too fierce and there are not enough troops in the city. When His Highness arrives at Defuya, please rush for reinforcements as soon as possible. If it is late, I'm afraid..."

Just when he said this, the city wall shook several times as if the earth was shattering, and screams were heard everywhere. However, an unknown number of boulders hit the wall, hitting the city wall, making it difficult for people to stand still, and injuring people. , killed several soldiers.

If the defenders retreat at this time, their lives may be saved, but the city gate will definitely not be saved.

At this time, the defenders are not retreating, only time is missing. Their lives cannot be saved, but the city gates cannot be saved either.

Zhao Mingzhi did not dare to retreat, but he knew that he was different at this moment. If he stood here, he would only become a burden when the thieves climbed onto the city wall. The situation was urgent, just like an arrow on the string, but it would not matter if he fired it, or if he did not fire it.

——No matter how fast she ran, except for the city gate here, she wanted to know what was going on in other places. Where were the reinforcements in the city?

She turned to look down at the city, said cruelly, "If the general doesn't leave, how can I leave? If there is any disharmony, I will deal with it myself, and I will not embarrass the general."

After finishing speaking, he turned to the guards beside him and said, "You guys, listen to the general's orders. I don't need to..."

Everyone was terrified, fearing that something would happen to them in the next moment, and it would be difficult to save their lives. Hearing Zhao Mingzhi's words, although it was not helpful to the situation, his attitude could make them panic and panic. Somewhat admiration.

Since she gave the order, everyone should have obeyed it, but in the chaos, someone shouted: "If we get out of the way, who will protect your highness?"

This person roared at the top of his lungs, but the surrounding people echoed incessantly.

The scene was in a stalemate, during which large rocks kept falling, and even a boulder surrounded by two people fell outside the city wall behind Zhao Mingzhi.

The city wall was extremely thick and had been maintained and repaired many times. It was able to withstand the heavy blow, but a huge gap was also created.

Everyone was in a panic. Those who had no time to dodge were hit by stones and immediately fell to the ground. Two more people were unlucky enough to stand on the edge of the gap and pressed their bodies against the wall. They couldn't stop their legs for a moment. As the wall he was supporting collapsed together with the boulder, he couldn't struggle even if he tried. He let out two short screams in mid-air, and even the sound of landing on the ground was drowned in the darkness.

A group of people watched helplessly, unable even to save him. Compared with being hit by flying rocks, it was a different kind of horror.

There was silence all around for a while, except for the city wall where bricks of all sizes kept tumbling down.

The gap became wider and wider, and through the opening, the sky was faintly bright, revealing the yellow and white color of the fish belly.

When Zhao Mingzhi looked at the light, he felt that the whole city was shaking. It was clear that he was going to die at any moment, but he suddenly felt like a person in a dream, and suddenly he felt confused - this was not the east, as far as he could see. , it is due west, where is the rising sun again?

As soon as the thought came up, the place there was already brighter. In addition, the color became more and more yellow, and there were black clouds flying and surging. After a while, half of the sky was dyed with a color that could not be told whether it was yellow, black, red or white. through.

And in the blink of an eye, a huge flame burst into flames in the bright spot, almost reaching the sky.

The fire was so bright that Zhao Mingzhi couldn't look directly at it, so he had to turn his head sideways. When he looked back to the original spot, he saw a huge general's flag erected beside the flames.

"what is that?"

"Whose flag is..."

"Why have I never seen this color pattern before?"

The surrounding area was buzzing and everyone was uneasy, so they couldn't help but ask questions.

And as the huge flames ignited, the catapults in the distance also temporarily stopped, allowing Zhao Mingzhi to hear the voices of others clearly and notice that they were nervous.

She stood for a long time, her legs and feet were stiff. After a long while, she took a step forward, looked at the flying general flags in the distance from the huge gap in the city wall, and answered.

"It's the word 'zong'."

Someone on the right looked at each other and asked, "What is the word 'Zong'?"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, countless cheers and roars suddenly sounded from under the general's flag and among Di Bing's army. From behind the general's flag, there were countless flames and countless torches ignited by the huge fire on the ground. In the reflection, the two armies quickly separated, and something unknown came out of them, causing the screams to become louder.

The two places were too far apart, and even with Zhao Mingzhi's eyesight, he couldn't see clearly what was going on on the other side. However, from such movement, he could also see the momentum of the other side, and could guess that something must have happened that was extremely beneficial to the other side and extremely harmful to himself.

But this didn't last long.

As far as the eye can see, the flames have not moved, but countless torches are clustered together, protecting the general's flag and moving forward.

The closer the distance, the more obvious the flag color and the clearer the pattern on the flag.

Seeing the totems and words on it, Zhao Mingzhi didn't need to speak, a veteran had already yelled loudly: "It's a commander's flag with the word 'Zong', the traitor commander is here!!!"