A family of loyal martyrs, starting with nine wives to continue the family line.

As Liu Jingshuang raised her long sword, the rolling logs on the east gate of Pingyang had already been pushed to the edge of the battlements.

Chen Sen stood on the city wall and saw the vanguard of the Xinwu Army pressing forward in the distance. His eyelids twitched.

It's not fear, it's an accident.

Wei Zhao is not at the very front.

She is a female general.

Dressed in simple, elegant attire, with a long sword held low, the guards behind him stood firmly in formation, with shield carts, ladders, and crossbowmen pushing forward layer by layer without any disorder or haste.

Chen Sen stared at it for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"Where is Wei Zhao?"

The deputy general next to him pointed to the central army in the distance.

Outside Pingyang City, beneath the new Wulong Banner, a figure in white sat on horseback, surrounded by guards. From a distance, he truly resembled the legendary figure.

Chen Sen's smile deepened.

"The emperor in white is sitting back and overseeing things, while a woman is sent to attack the city?"

Several Qinggu Army generals on the city wall laughed along.

Someone whispered, "General, that woman looks like Liu Jingshuang. I heard she has a high reputation in the Wei family army."

"prestige?"

Chen Sen placed his hand on the battlements and deliberately raised his voice.

What prestige do women hold in the military?

The laughter from the city walls grew even louder.

Chen Sen's pent-up frustration finally eased a little.

it is good.

That's how it should be.

If Wei Zhaoruo were to personally come up to him, he would really have to take a few more glances.

But sending a woman as the vanguard now, whether or not it's to lure them into underestimating the enemy, will at least boost morale on the city walls.

The greatest fear when defending a city is cowardice.

As long as the Qinggu Army thinks that the Xinwu Army is nothing special and that Wei Zhao will make a foolish mistake, the city can be defended.

Chen Sen raised his hand and pointed at Liu Jingshuang below the city.

"Hey! You down there!"

The sound traveled down the city wall.

Liu Jingshuang looked up at him, her face expressionless.

Chen Sen grinned.

"I advise you, women should not go to the battlefield."

"Going home to nurse the babies and warm the bed for the men will help you live longer."

"Swords and spears have no eyes; it would be a pity if you got disfigured later."

A cacophony of laughter erupted atop the city walls.

Liu Jingshuang was not angry.

She didn't even frown; she simply pressed the long sword down.

Many members of the Wei family army had personally witnessed her wielding her sword to cover the retreat in the northern border, had seen her collect the bodies of the dead Wei family soldiers, and had seen her personally behead deserters tied to flagpoles.

Chen Sen said that this kind of person should go home and breastfeed her child?

Below the city, the eyes of the first row of Wei family army shield bearers changed.

No one shouted.

No one retaliated.

But that silence was more frightening than the shouting.

An old soldier slung his shield over his shoulder and muttered a curse under his breath.

"You bastard."

The young soldiers next to him were gritting their teeth.

"How dare you insult Marshal Liu."

"Wait a minute, go up first, I want to go up."

"You're such a jerk, your legs are too short."

"Get lost, whoever manages to cut down the city wall gets the prize."

Hearing the cursing behind her, Liu Jingshuang finally turned around and looked back.

Just one glance.

The Wei family army stood tall and straight in front of them.

Her voice was cold.

"Siege".

As soon as the two words were uttered, the drumbeats exploded.

The shield vehicle is pushed forward.

The ladder was placed on top.

The crossbowmen fired in unison.

There was no probing, no slow grinding, and no sending out teams to fill in the trenches and scout ahead.

The Wei family army, like a knife suddenly drawn from its sheath, stabbed directly towards the east gate of Pingyang.

Chen Sen's smile froze for a moment.

"wrong."

His fingers gripped the battlements.

This is not the pace of a typical siege.

The worst thing you can do when attacking a city is to go all out from the very beginning.

If the soldiers charge too fiercely and suffer heavy casualties in the front ranks, the rear ranks will easily become cowardly.

Generally, the main general will first test the city's defenses, test the rolling logs and boulders, and test the density of bows and crossbows.

But Liu Jingshuang did not try.

It was as if she knew from the very beginning how to attack the East Gate, which section of the city wall had slow crossbowmen rotation, which section of the moat had thin fill, and which Qinggu Army unit was most easily suppressed.

She needs to be quick.

Before the defenders of Pingyang could even get all their defensive measures in place, the breach was torn open.

Chen Sen's breath, which had just calmed down, was abruptly pulled back up.

This woman didn't come here to die.

She came to take down the city wall.

"Release the arrows!"

The captain on the city wall roared until his voice was hoarse.

Arrows rained down.

The Wei family army's shield formation suddenly closed, arrows clattering against the shield surfaces. Some soldiers in the front row fell, and those behind immediately stepped into their places to fill the gaps.

The logs were pushed down from the city wall, smashing a shield cart to the side and trapping three soldiers underneath, their blood flowing out from the cracks in the logs.

But the shield trucks behind didn't stop.

Go around it.

Keep pushing.

Chen Sen's eyes tightened as he watched.

This is the Wei family army?

No wonder Han Dashan and Zhou Laodao looked so grim when they mentioned Wei Zhao.

No wonder Luo Shao was so frightened that his hands were shaking.

These soldiers can't be scared off by just shouting a few harsh words.

Below the city walls, Liu Jingshuang had already dismounted and was fighting on foot.

Instead of standing at the rear directing operations, she followed the first ladder forward.

The guards around him grew anxious.

"Commander Liu, it's too close!"

Liu Jingshuang didn't even turn her head.

"Shut up."

She deflected the flying broken spear with a single stroke, her steps unwavering.

She knew why Wei Zhao had made her the vanguard.

It wasn't because Wei Zhao underestimated his opponent.

It wasn't because Wei Zhao asked her to deliver it.

Wei Zhao must quickly capture Pingyang.

Every day Pingyang is delayed, the more food is burned in Huangjincheng.

Millions of refugees are waiting to be fed, and the Weinan treasury has just been acquired; it cannot be allowed to be blocked by Chen Sen.

The Nine Princes of Chenqiao have already made their move. If reinforcements arrive, Pingyang will turn from a city into a quagmire.

Therefore, this battle cannot be dragged out.

We need to make Chen Sen hurt right from the start.

We attacked until his defenses were disrupted, until he had to personally fill the gaps.

Then, kill him.

Liu Jingshuang looked up at the city wall.

Chen Sen was also looking at her.

Their eyes met through the rain of arrows.

Liu Jingshuang pointed her long sword.

"The third section of the east wall."

The guards behind him immediately shouted.

"Commander Liu has given the order! Move up to the third section of the east wall!"

The vanguard of the Wei family army suddenly veered off course, and the two shield bearers who were originally heading towards the east gate suddenly pressed towards the third section of the city wall.

The area had just been ravaged by crossbow bolts, and a number of Qinggu Army archers had died. The county soldiers who came to replace them were clearly in a state of disarray.

Chen Sen's expression changed upon seeing this.

"Add the third paragraph!"

The lieutenant hurriedly said, "General, the east gate is also under attack!"

"Fill in the third paragraph first!"

Chen Sen kicked him in the leg.

"She's going to climb the city walls from there!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the first siege ladder crashed into the city wall.

Several Qinggu soldiers carried boulders and hurled them down, but as soon as they showed their heads, two of them were shot down by crossbowmen below the city.

The remaining men gritted their teeth and pushed the boulder down. The ladder swayed, and the Wei family soldier at the top fell to the ground, where he lay motionless.

The second person continued climbing.

The third one followed.

The fourth one put the shield on his head.

Chen Sen's eyelids twitched even more violently.

This is not a siege.

This is trading life for time.

But the Wei family army could afford to replace them.

It's not about the number of people that can be exchanged, it's about the spirit that can be exchanged.

Chen Sen's words just now were like pouring oil on a pile of firewood.

He originally intended to humiliate Liu Jingshuang and boost the morale of the soldiers on the city wall.

As a result, the Wei family army was blown up.

Hold.

Chen Sen cursed inwardly and immediately grabbed his spear.

"I will personally go to the third section!"

The lieutenant was getting anxious.

"General, you are stationed in the central tower; you cannot move lightly!"

Chen Sen slapped him across the face.

"If we don't go now, the third section will be gone!"

He knew, of course, that the commander-in-chief could not be moved rashly.

But that's how it is when you're defending a city; once a breach is made, the soldiers will collapse much faster than you imagine.

The Wei family army is charging too fiercely now. The county soldiers in the third section have already begun to retreat. If no one holds them back, Liu Jingshuang could really climb up the ladder.

It won't just be a section of the city wall that gets lost.

Pingyang breathed his last.

Chen Sen absolutely cannot let this chance to end.

He grabbed his spear and led his personal guards to charge towards the third section, killing two retreating Qinggu soldiers along the way.

"Those who retreat will die!"

Blood splattered on the city bricks, and the retreating taxi driver immediately stopped.

Chen Sen came up personally, and the city wall was finally stabilized.

He thrust his spear through a Wei family soldier who had just climbed the battlements, hurling the man off the wall and roaring, "Get down!"

The soldiers from Qinggu on the city wall shouted in response.

"General, you are mighty!"

"kill!"

"Smash them down!"

Hearing the shouts, Chen Sen finally regained some composure.

Correct.

That's it.

Whether it's Wei Zhao or Liu Jingshuang, attacking a city ultimately requires climbing the walls.

Once they climb the wall, they'll be sent to his gun one by one.

Below the city, Liu Jingshuang saw Chen Sen appear in the third section, and her eyes finally turned cold.

Out.

This is the moment she's been waiting for.

Wei Zhao saw it from the central army as well.

He pressed his fingers against the reins, his lips gradually curving into a smile.

it is good.

Chen Sen couldn't resist personally patching up the gap.

This kind of person is brave and knows how to defend, but is too eager to prove themselves.

Luo Shao's letter, which stated "Do not leave the city, and absolutely do not fight," could not sway him, because what he truly wanted was not to defend Pingyang.

He rose to power by stepping on me.

Wei Zhao sneered inwardly.

You want to trample on me?

Let's ask Liu Jingshuang about her knife first.

Liu Jingshuang slammed her long sword to the ground and casually picked up a round shield from beside her.

The guard's expression changed.

"Commander Liu!"

Liu Jingshuang looked at Chen Sen's position on the city wall, her voice completely flat.

"Build a ladder."

"General Liu, no!"

"Build a ladder."

The guard gritted his teeth, turned around, and roared.

"Three ladders side by side! Commander Liu is on his way to the city wall!"

The Wei family army has completely gone mad at the front lines.

Three siege ladders pressed down on the third section of the city wall almost simultaneously, shield bearers pushed out a narrow path below, and crossbowmen fired continuously at the city wall through the gaps in the shields.

As the Qinggu Army rained down arrows, rows of Wei family soldiers fell, only to be replaced by rows of new soldiers.