The Prodigal Son

Looking at the wooden bridge that was already mostly complete, He Cong's expression on the city wall grew increasingly grim.

Ning Jun's determination to build the bridge exceeded his expectations.

Can't wait any longer!

If we wait any longer, the enemy will have already built the wooden bridge!

He Cong's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said murderously, "Tell those guys to forget about the enemy's experts! Go and destroy this damned bridge!"

The city wall was occupied by three experts from the Ning Kingdom, and they even carved out a large open space around it.

There were no defensive weapons deployed in advance, and the soldiers on both sides had no way to smash the oil canisters that far.

The only way is to have those few experts leap down from the city wall to do this!

Building a bridge takes a long time!

But destroying a temporary wooden bridge only takes a few breaths.

As long as the Ning army's wooden bridge is destroyed, the Ning army will surely retreat!

"yes!"

The messenger ran off quickly.

Soon, several skilled Yan soldiers, each carrying two oil canisters, rushed out of their hiding place upon receiving the order.

Gui San spotted the experts immediately and yelled at Ning Huang, who was caught up in the fighting, "Ning Huang, the Yan army experts are going to destroy the bridge! Go and stop them!"

Upon hearing Gui San's voice, Ning Huang immediately identified several top fighters from the Yan army.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ning Huang lightly tapped his foot, maximizing his speed, and pounced on the Yan army expert like an arrow released from a bow.

Faced with Ning Huang's attack, the group dared not be careless in the slightest.

"I'll stop this man! Second brother, you three, hurry and destroy the bridge!"

The ninth-level experts of the Yan army shouted an order and rushed towards Ninghuang without regard for anything else.

"court death!"

Ning Huangduan swept across the mountain, his violent true energy like a crescent moon blade, fiercely slashing at the ninth-realm expert who came to block him.

"Big brother, watch out!"

The second brother roared at them and, with two others, leaped off the city wall.

The instant they leaped off the city wall, a cloud of blood exploded above their heads.

The group looked up instinctively, only to see that their eldest brother had been cut in two at the waist by Ning Huang.

Even the strongest being is still only at the ninth realm!

The three were horrified, but they couldn't care less about their grief and rushed toward the wooden bridge.

Qi Dachui kept Qin Yu's orders firmly in mind and remained stationed at the bridgehead.

Upon seeing the group rushing towards him, he immediately grabbed his golden mace and charged forward.

"Fire arrows! Stop those men!"

Xiong Quhu also noticed the three of them and slowly gave the order with a fierce look on his face.

However, before their arrows could be fired, Ning Huang intercepted them with lightning speed.

brush!

Another merciless slash was delivered.

However, Ning Huang's continuous fierce attacks also greatly depleted his true energy.

The power of this strike was clearly not as great as the previous one.

However, it's enough to deal with these few people in front of us!

A flash of light appeared.

All three were cut in half at the waist.

The splattered blood stung He Cong's eyes.

Watching helplessly as all four experts perished under Ning Huang's blade in an instant, He Cong felt a surge of grief and indignation.

Grandmaster!

This is the power of a grandmaster!

If they had one more grandmaster in this city, the outcome would certainly be different!

But there are no "ifs"!

In the entire Wangzhou Prefecture, Zongbi was the only Grandmaster.

Right now, Zong Bi should be at the North Gate, looking for an opportunity to eliminate Qin Fumeng, the commander-in-chief, and has no time to spare for them.

"General, what do we do now?"

With their hopes of destroying the bridge dashed, the Yan army generals around He Cong panicked instantly.

Those enemy fighters are too formidable!

A gaping hole has been torn open in the city wall, leaving it undefended!

Once more Ning soldiers climb up that pass, they won't be able to hold it.

He Cong stared intently at the Ning army surging across the wooden bridge. After a moment of contemplation, he gritted his teeth and growled, "Move all the remaining oil canisters to the hidden troop shelters below that section of the city wall and set them on fire!"

"General, you mustn't!"

The young officer beside him paled and quickly warned, "If we bomb that section of the city wall, it will all collapse! Then the enemy will be able to break in!"

"If we don't bomb them, do you think they can't get through?"

He Cong glared at the young officer and roared menacingly, "Get out there and do it right now!"

"yes!"

The young officer was forced to accept the order and leave.

He Cong clenched his fists and once again issued a murderous order: "Order Quan Tong! Concentrate his troops behind that section of the city wall! Once the wall collapses, immediately lead his men out to attack! Even if they are all wiped out, destroy the enemy's wooden bridge!"

Wasn't the enemy trying to climb up that section of the city wall?

Row!

He then blew up that section of the city wall!

The explosion of so many oil canisters, even if it doesn't kill those three experts, will at least injure them, and will also kill a large number of enemy troops gathered below that section of the city wall!

Taking advantage of the enemy's confusion, they immediately organized a large army to charge out!

Even if it costs lives, we must destroy the enemy's wooden bridge!

Let's get through this hurdle first, then we can talk about what comes next!

If we don't destroy the enemy's wooden bridge, we can't hold the south gate!

Under He Cong's orders, a group of soldiers hurriedly led some able-bodied men to transport the scattered oil canisters through the dark corridor in the city wall to the hidden soldiers' cave.

The hidden corridor is concealed inside the city wall, allowing only one or two people to pass through at a time.

The Ning army, still climbing the city wall, was completely unaware of their actions.

However, Qin Yu, who was closely monitoring the battlefield from afar using his telescope, noticed something was amiss.

Their vanguard has already scaled the city walls!

Instead of fighting back desperately, the enemy was fighting and retreating!

This is inconsistent with the enemy's previous fearless defense of the city.

After a brief moment of thought, Qin Yu immediately ordered in a deep voice, "Send another three thousand men, be prepared to press forward! Order Yang Dun to hold that wooden bridge at all costs, no matter what!"

Wooden bridge!

This wooden bridge, built with human lives, must be kept open!

Otherwise, those people would have died in vain!

"yes!"

The messenger received the order.

Upon receiving Qin Yu's order, another force of three thousand men quickly assembled and advanced.

All the cavalrymen were converted into infantry.

As long as Qin Yu gives the order, these three thousand men will immediately advance.

Below the city wall, Yang Dun, having received orders, immediately led his troops to establish a defensive line at the end of the wooden bridge.

"Follow me!"

"Push forward!"

"We're about to win! Charge with me!"

"Big Hammer, you charge to the left, I'll go to the right!"

On the city wall, Xiong Quhu, who was leading the charge, roared excitedly as he climbed up the wall, his Xuanhua axe flying up and down in his hand.

Qi Dachui was also extremely excited, constantly sweeping his golden mace, pushing back the ever-approaching Yan army.

Just as they were getting into the swing of things, He Cong finally gave the order to ignite the oil tanks.

One of the Yan soldiers quickly threw his torch into the pile of oil jars and ran away.

The torch fell to the ground, quickly igniting a fire that then set the entire oil tank ablaze.

"boom!"

A huge explosion rang out below the city wall.

The earth trembled violently.

A mushroom cloud rose into the sky, accompanied by billowing dust.

The Ning soldiers on the city wall were thrown out along with the rubble in the massive explosion.

Even Yang Dun's troops, who were guarding one end of the wooden bridge, were overturned by the violent shockwave...