The Prodigal Son

Before long, Gui San and Gui Si arrived from the east gate.

Qin Yu abandoned all illusions and ordered his men to assemble the first batch of three thousand siege troops while assigning tasks to Ning Huang and the three experts, Gui San and Gui Si.

"Senior Ning, the three of you will lead the charge, attacking from the front of the barbican and heading towards where we've built the bridge!"

"One of you must keep a close watch on the enemy's skilled fighters and make sure our bridge isn't destroyed!"

Experts are meant to lead the charge!

Once the attacking troops had assembled, Qin Yu immediately mounted his horse and stood at the front of the formation, coldly surveying the three thousand men.

"Ahead lies Wangzhou Prefecture, defended by the renowned Yan general Zong Bi!"

"Back then, Zong Bi defended Tushi City for seven days with ten thousand men, leaving even our Great Ning's military genius, Emperor Xiaowu, helpless!"

"Currently, there are 20,000 enemy troops in Wangzhou Prefecture, and the city walls here are even taller than those of the earthen city!"

"Are you confident you can breach this city?"

Qin Yu's voice was very loud.

Even the cavalrymen at the very back could faintly hear his voice.

"have!"

The voices of three thousand people echoed in unison outside the empty city.

"Many of you will die in this battle. Are you afraid?"

Qin Yu questioned loudly again.

"Don't be afraid!"

The crowd roared again in unison.

"fart!"

Qin Yu roared, "We're all made of flesh and blood, we all only have one life. There's nothing shameful about being afraid of death!"

"This commander is also afraid of death! But this commander wants the enemy to die even more!"

"Today, I will select two hundred of my personal guards to lead the attack on the city!"

"If they retreat even half a step, I will execute them on the spot!"

"If any of you dare to retreat, I will mercilessly slaughter you all!"

"This battle is either a decisive victory or a fight to the death!"

"I, the commander, will let the world know that what Emperor Xiaowu could not accomplish, my men have done..."

Qin Yu roared loudly, his whole body exuding a violent aura, like a prehistoric beast.

As he spoke, Qin Yu's voice became incredibly cold, as if it came from the deepest hell.

No one doubted Qin Yu's words.

If anyone dares to retreat, Qin Yu will show no mercy.

"Break the city!"

Xiong Quhu raised his Xuanhua axe and roared loudly.

"Break down the city! Break down the city..."

Three thousand soldiers roared in unison.

A strong killing intent spread outwards.

Even the reserve siege troops were infected and roared loudly.

Qin Yu raised his hand to stop the high-spirited crowd, and growled in a deep voice, "Xiong Quhu!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"First, use warhorses to drag those long logs to the front. After Senior Ning and his men launch their attack, you immediately lead your troops to drag those round logs towards the city gate. First, feint an attack, then drag them to the bridge-building position! Even if it costs lives, you must build the bridge within two quarters of an hour! If you fail to complete the mission, I will take your head!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

"Yang Dun!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"You are hereby ordered to lead five hundred elite troops to protect the bridge builders! If the bridge builders fail to complete their task within half an hour, you will all be held jointly liable!"

"yes!"

"Qi Da Chui!"

"exist……"

Qin Yu quickly issued the order and immediately commanded everyone to prepare.

Qin Fumeng nodded secretly.

Not bad!

They even knew how to feint, causing the enemy to concentrate their defensive equipment towards the city gate.

By the time they erected the makeshift bridge, there wasn't enough time to transport the defensive equipment over.

That's what you call outsmarting the enemy!

"Alright, I'll leave this to you!"

Qin Fu patted him on the shoulder, "I also have to do what I should do! Trust me, Wangzhou Prefecture will fall before noon!"

Qin Fumeng was full of confidence, but he didn't give Qin Yu a chance to ask questions. He quickly mounted his horse and rode away with a few personal guards.

Watching Qin Fumeng leave, Qin Yu took a deep breath and hissed at the person beside him, "Come with me!"

Soon, Qin Yu quickly led his men to the highest point.

Once all units were ready, Qin Yu immediately gave the order, his voice brimming with murderous intent: "Beat the drums! Attack the city!"

"Knock knock knock..."

At Qin Yu's command, the rapid sound of war drums immediately rang out.

Upon hearing the drumbeats, the general beside him said with a grave expression, "General, it seems the enemy is preparing to attack again!"

"Attack then! Do you think I'm afraid of them?"

He Cong stared coldly at the Ning army in the distance. "The enemy's experts will definitely be heading for our defensive siege equipment. Pass down the order: when the enemy advances, immediately use catapults to launch oil canisters at top speed!"

Go all out!

A second time it weakens, a third time it is exhausted!

The Ning army has already retreated once; if they retreat again, their morale will be completely gone.

It was because they had consumed a lot of oil in order to intercept Qin Yu's troops; otherwise, they could have simply poured a ring of oil outside the city and waited on the city walls for the Ning army to come!

"yes!"

The general accepted the order.

"kill!"

Amidst deafening shouts, a great battle was about to erupt.

When they were less than a hundred feet from the moat, three figures as fast as ghosts suddenly darted out from the Ning army formation.

Ning Huangchong, a grandmaster, was at the forefront, followed closely by Gui San and Gui Si.

All three were experts; the moat, which was more than ten feet wide, could stop ordinary soldiers, but it couldn't stop them.

The three of them lightly touched the water's surface with their toes and easily crossed the moat using their light-footed skills.

With a final push from his feet, he leaped into the air and hurtled straight towards the top of Wangzhou City.

"Release the arrows!"

The Yan army commander on the city wall reacted very quickly and fired an arrow first.

At the same time, the Yan army archers, who were prepared, also began to fire their arrows.

The bowstrings rang out in unison.

In an instant, a dense barrage of arrows rained down like a sudden downpour, covering the three figures.

The arrows were so dense that they almost blocked all room for dodging; their cold light flashed, and the killing intent was palpable.

Ning Huang's true energy surged, shattering all the incoming arrows, which fell to the ground with a rustling sound.

"Catapults, fire!"

At the same time, the Yan army's catapults also hurled canisters of kerosene toward the opposite bank of the moat.

clap clap...

One oil canister after another crashed to the ground, and several strong archers had already nocked burning arrows onto their bows.

Once the bridge-building team rushes over, rockets will be launched to ignite the fuel.

"kill!"

Ning Huang roared and swung his sword through the air.

The violent true energy swept away in an instant.

"what……"

With a series of piercing screams, several Yan archers were torn to pieces.

While Gui San and Gui Si didn't possess Ning Huang's domineering power, their longswords moved with impenetrable skill, deflecting all incoming arrows with a series of clanging sounds.

In the blink of an eye, the three of them had reached the top of the city wall.

"Kill them! Kill them all!"

The Yan army commander roared with bloodshot eyes, and the Yan soldiers, even though they knew they were no match for the three men, still charged forward fearlessly.

However, how could these soldiers be a match for them?

Ning Huang grabbed his sword, completely ignoring the enemy's defensive equipment, and his body transformed into a streak of light as he quickly charged towards the city wall at the bridge-building point.

As the blade swept across, large numbers of Yan soldiers perished under its blade.

The swordsmen Gui San and Gui Si flashed with light, and although they killed fewer enemies than Ning Huang, they still routed the Yan army that was besieging them.

Blood gushed from the bodies of the fallen Yan soldiers, meandering along the cracks in the city wall bricks and staining the bricks on the city wall red...