Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Under the daylight, a surging black tide hit the city walls. Stones flew across the sky and fell on the top of the city walls with a rain of arrows. The burning arrows ignited the broken city towers, and the swords reflected the sunlight from the sky.

boom--

boom--

The sound of battering rams crashing into each other erupted from the city gate, and a slight shaking sensation came from the soles of the feet.

"Where are the reserve troops? Let them come up! Raise the bloody battle flag!"

Wanyan Xiyi's eyes were bloodshot, and after he remembered something, he grabbed the guard beside him and shouted, "Raise the flag! Tell the people at the north gate to help both sides!"

"Meng'an, be careful——"

A personal soldier rushed over and knocked him down. A stone fell a dozen steps away and hit the personal soldier who had no time to react. He immediately fell to the ground and rolled around with a scream.

Wanyan Xiyi awkwardly pushed away the personal soldier who was throwing himself at him, and just as he was about to stand up, he paused. In his sight, he saw that the tall flagpole three meters away was smashed in half, and the wooden pole that fell to the ground bounced with a bang.

"Meng...Meng'an, what should we do?" A personal soldier climbed up and his scalp tingled. Thinking of the commander's order, he moved his lips twice and finally asked.

"What should we do..." With a fierce look on his fair face, Wanyan Xiyi stood up and kicked the flag to the ground: "What else can we do? Go and pass the message! If it's too late, I'll hang you on the city wall and use you as a target for the Qi army!"

The soldier shuddered with fear and quickly got up and ran towards the city. The people who had just investigated had said clearly that the Qi army had attacked from both the east and west sides. At this time, he dared not run over the city wall and could only ride through the city on horseback.

The sounds of shouting and fighting rang in his ears. The city gate was still bearing the impact of a car crash. The loud noises like pile driving made Meng'an of the Wanyan tribe's scalp numb. The powerful Jin Kingdom in the depths of his mind slowly faded away, and the fear in his heart grew.

"Meng'an! The Qi army is attacking the city more fiercely."

Dajibao came over with a big sword in his hand, sweat dripping down his cheeks. He wiped his face with his big hand like a palm leaf fan and said, "We can't go on like this. The soldiers below are tired of fighting. I'm not sure how long we can hold out. Please make plans early."

Intend?

How could Wanyan Xiyi not hear the implication of the tall and strong man's words? This man was clearly frightened by the crazy way the Qi army attacked the city and wanted to abandon the city and flee...

Of course, he did not admit that he had such thoughts, and just said: "Now the Qi army is besieging the city on three sides, leaving only the north gate. It is obvious that there are ambushes on the road. Where can we run to?"

"But staying in the city means death." Dajibao said quickly, "If we don't run, we won't be able to leave once the city is breached. At least there is a glimmer of hope outside the city. It doesn't matter if a rough man like me dies or not, but it's a pity that Meng'an is like this. Now that the alliance is weak, we need the help of wise men like you."

The wise man...

Wanyan Xiyi smiled bitterly. If he had expected that the Qi army would be so fierce today, he would have withdrawn from Xiangzhou City and retreated to the north of Hunhe River to defend it. In this way, he was not a smart man.

A black figure appeared on the top of the city wall. The Wanyan soldiers wielding swords rushed up and drove it down. Meng'an, a Jurchen who loved reading, felt a pang in his heart, but he didn't say anything yet.

boom--

The city wall trembled violently. The two Jurchen generals were stunned. They heard loud shouts and screams from below the city wall. They immediately had a bad premonition and rushed to the stairs on the side of the city wall and looked to the side. They saw that the city gate was slightly opened inwards. They could see light from outside the gap. Hundreds of soldiers in military uniforms were crowded behind the city gate, holding it tightly.

“How could it be broken…” The two men opened their eyes wide, and Wanyan Xiyi murmured.

The battering ram hit the gate several more times, and the gap in the gate was squeezed open a little more with the groaning of the bolt. Dozens of soldiers at the front were shocked and fell back, and then they quickly got up and rushed forward to squeeze in. Long spears and iron spears stabbed in from the outside, and the blades chopped them, breaking the iron spears and long spears that were inserted in.

"Meng'an, let's go——"

Dajibao opened his arms and grabbed Wanyan Xiyi. He was two heads taller than the latter and was very strong. He carried Wanyan Xiyi on his shoulders like a chicken. The two of them ran down the stairs. Seeing this, the bodyguards behind did not dare to shout and hurriedly chased after the two people in front.

There was a Mouke below who was commanding the blocking of the door. Seeing the two men running down, he instinctively looked at them and saw them riding on their war horses and running away. The personal soldiers behind them all mounted their horses and chased after them. He suddenly yelled, "Where are you going, Meng'an?"

A soldier in front heard it and turned around to look. Gradually, the words "The city has been broken, Meng'an has escaped" were heard, and then someone shouted: "The city has been broken!"

The force blocking the door suddenly weakened.

boom--

There was a loud bang, and the door bolt could not bear the weight and suddenly broke in two with a "crack". A series of crossbow arrows shot out from the hands of the Qi army at the door that was pushed open, bringing up countless flowers of blood.

"The city has been breached, follow me to charge!" Di Lei was mixed in with the Qi army attacking the city, riding a warhorse, holding a hammer in both hands. He followed the soldiers in front of him and rushed through the door. As the soldiers on both sides struggled to push the door open, more Qi soldiers rushed in.

The Wanyan soldiers who had not yet had a chance to escape were immediately swept up by the waves, leaving behind a field of corpses. Dense groups of soldiers spread into the city, climbed up the steps of the city wall, and killed the defenders on the top of the wall.

The Wanyan soldiers defending the city roared continuously, brandished their swords and spears, and fought to the death.

The black wave surged up the city wall and engulfed those who resisted. Ma Jin shouted loudly, wielding the long sword in his hand to chop down the Mouke in front of him. Looking around, he saw countless people in black armor waving swords and guns and killing people.

Ma Jin turned and walked towards the parapet, stepped on it, raised his sword high, and said, "The South Gate has been breached—"

In response to him, he heard the shouts of the Qi army that continued to pour into the city gate below.

……

In just half a day, Xiangzhou was captured by the Qi army, and the defending general Wanyan Xiyi fled with less than 700 soldiers at the north gate.

After receiving the news, Ximen Han Shizhong led nearly 500 cavalrymen to the north, identified the former and confirmed that he had fled along the road to Pennsylvania, and then chased him.

At the east gate, Hua Rong held a longbow and looked at the Wanyan general lying on the ground. An arrow pierced through his neck, and he was deader than dead. He was silent for a moment: "He was also a brave general. Let's bury him." He walked to the top of the wall, where Huang Xin and Hao Siwen were leaning against the wall: "Is his injury serious?"

"My left arm is broken." Huang Xin smiled bitterly and looked at his arm hanging by his side. "I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the next battle."

Hua Rong nodded and looked at Hao Siwen.

"...I am the same." Jing Mu'an was sweating profusely. He was silent for a moment and spoke with difficulty: "My shoulder...was hit by this guy. Hiss...I am afraid it will not heal in a short time."

"Rest well." Hua Rong did not blame them, but just said softly, then called the soldiers to carry the two men away to treat their injuries.

It was on this day that the news of Xiangzhou's capture was spread by Xi Sheng. (End of this chapter)