Imperial County Magistrate

Chapter 567

"Siege!"

He Lianwei gave an order, and thousands of soldiers behind him swarmed towards Xuzhou City. If you don't have enough mental quality to see the huge formation, you may feel weak even just seeing this scene.

Jing's army on the top of the city began to shoot arrows wildly, and used rolling stones and thunderwood to smash down to block the enemy's attack.

The general guarding the city, named Liu Xueyi, has never left the city since he stood on it. He eats and sleeps on top of the city.

At this moment, soldiers were constantly summoned to attack the enemy's attack points, but looking at the overwhelming enemy troops, the total strength was even greater than that of Jing's army in Xuzhou City.

Coupled with the fact that gunpowder was used to break down the city gate, Liu Xueyi knew that the city would not be able to defend it for long.

But it doesn't matter, just keep it as long as you can.

Anyway, the current purpose is just to consume the enemy's troops. Now the generals of Jingjun stationed in Xuzhou City basically know what the old man with the same surname as this city is going to do.

None of them are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are all willing to follow any old man to have a final farewell!

Give others the hope of final victory.

After a full hour of non-stop attack and defense, the soldier came to Liu Xueyi's side with a sad smile.

"The general seems to be unable to hold on. The enemy has too many troops."

Liu Xueyi laughed and took off his helmet: "If you can't hold on, then we won't hold on. Inform all the brothers to go down to the city and gather at the gate!"

He skillfully tied the sword to his right hand to prevent it from falling off during the slashing process: "I have been a coward for so long, and now I am going to die. I will take you to have a good fight and see what these bastards are like. How many eyes have he grown?”

All the soldiers stationed at the top of the city came down from the city in an instant. When they came to the city gate, they all gathered with ferocious expressions and their eyes filled with endless murderous intent.

Finally with a roar!
The gate of Xuzhou City exploded, and countless enemy troops rushed in. The shouts of killing even drowned out the explosion of explosives.

Liu Xueyi's expression was shocked: "Brothers, fight with me!"

"Kill!"

Three thousand defenders rushed forward like moths to a flame!

Fight!Kill it!
Even if you shed the last drop of blood, even if you fight until you die!

There is no need to think about other things at this moment, either kill the enemy or be killed by the enemy!
Xuzhou State Shepherd's Mansion.

Xu Ning, the original Xuzhou State Shepherd, had been transferred away a long time ago. The old man who had not taken off his shirt since the beginning of the expedition had changed into regular clothes today.

The city gate was obviously far away from here, but Xu Ning seemed to be able to hear their shouts of killing.

His eyes were always facing the direction of the city gate.

A general arrived after receiving the news, looked at Xu Ning and said respectfully: "Commander, the enemy has breached the city gate and is fighting with the defenders led by Liu Xueyi."

"Just let them into the city." Xu Ning smiled lightly.

The general nodded and said: "As ordered."

With Liu Xueyi's 3000 men killed in battle, Helianwei, Huibo and Tiemuyan led the army to completely invade Xuzhou City.

The defenders in the city resisted desperately, but in the face of an enemy whose strength far exceeded theirs, this resistance ultimately became in vain.

The huge Xuzhou City, which could accommodate more than [-] people, became devastated at this moment.

At this moment, Helianwei and others had even led their troops to the Prefecture Mufu.The last few thousand soldiers guarded the Zhou Mu Mansion. They were Xu Ning's personal guards.

Even when faced with the entire army of Helianwei and others, he did not show the slightest hint of timidity.

Riding a war horse, Helianwei was also fearless and came to the front. Looking at the group of personal guards, he looked arrogant: "Who is your general!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion opened, and Xu Ning, dressed in regular clothes and with gray hair, walked out with a peaceful smile on his face. At this moment, he was no longer the Protector of the Great King, the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

Instead, he looked like an ordinary old man.

Helianwei looked at the old man who appeared, with a strong hatred in his eyes.

It was this old bastard who cost them nearly 20 troops in the past two months.

It really deserves to be cut into pieces!

Xu Ning scratched his cheeks and said with a smile: "When I think of going on the road with these beasts, old man, I feel a little angry!"

The deputy general next to him laughed: "Don't worry, old man. When we get underground, we will kill them ten times and a hundred times!"

All the guards laughed, and this mocking laughter made Helianwei, Huibo, and Tiemuyan furious.

Reply: "Arrogant! Kill them!"

The Jin soldiers received the order and rushed towards the Guards.

At this moment, a burst of fire shot into the sky from the Zhou Mu Mansion, and then the whole Xuzhou City seemed to be shaking.

The temperature rose in an instant, and the Jin soldiers who didn't know the situation were a little confused. What on earth was going on?
Hui Bu sniffed the smell in the air, and his face suddenly changed: "It's gunpowder! They buried gunpowder! Escape quickly!"

"It's over! Let's go on the road together!"

The deputy general shouted loudly and took the lead in the charge!
In 3 minutes, the fire spread throughout the city of Xuzhou, turning the entire city into a purgatory!
Countless Jin soldiers screamed and fled everywhere, trying to escape from this city of death.

But there were too many of them. With so many people swarming up, the originally spacious entrance to the city suddenly seemed narrow.

What's even worse is that a raging fire was also lit at the city gate!

Xu Ning had previously asked [-] soldiers in the city to dig sixteen passages through the city!

During the past few months of defending the city, in addition to food and grass, Xu Ning only asked the court to send two supplies: explosives and kerosene.

These gunpowder and explosives are paved in all the tunnels. Xu Ning wants to turn Xuzhou City into a real purgatory on earth!

At this moment, Xuzhou City looked red from a distance, dyeing the entire sky red!
The flames flying in the sky were like fire dragons raging and burning in the city, and Xuzhou City completely became a city of flames.

Standing in the fire, looking at the enemy soldiers who were screaming and fleeing in embarrassment, Xu Ning did not show a smile on his face, but felt a little sad.

Until the Lord Protector of Jingguo also turned into ashes with the flames...

A fire burned for ten days and ten nights, and the entire city finally turned into charcoal. The hideous bones could not be distinguished from those of the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom and those of the Jing Kingdom.

Only in the records of later generations, the flames that burned the city turned at least 13 people from both armies into ashes!
……

"Urgent report!"

Above the court hall of Huajing City, Zhao Kang was lined up with the civil and military officials of Jingguo. Looking at the eight-hundred-mile urgent battle report sent in his hand, Zhao Kang's hands were trembling. It took him a long time to look at everyone present with difficulty. He opened his mouth and said: "Everyone, the city of Xuzhou was captured, and Marshal Xu died for his country!"

(End of this chapter)