Our family has been rebelling for generations, and you've become the top scholar in the imperia

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

Qin Feng was woken up by the person next to him. He rubbed his sore arms and stood up while leaning against the wall.

He squinted at the Wild Boar Skin camp across the way.

Seeing that the wild boar skin inside had already started a fire to cook, he immediately nodded.

"Give the order to take turns eating as quickly as possible; the wild boar skin's attack on the city will probably start earlier today."

I got up so early.

It seems that Wild Boar Skin also wants to see the outcome today and doesn't want to drag this out any longer.

After all, food supplies are limited.

He burned all the grain outside Pingsha Pass, and even demolished the houses in the village. Wild boars can't carry much grain, and they can't hold out for long without breaking through Pingsha Pass.

Moreover, these wild boars on the grassland eat meat at every meal, so they are indeed strong and robust, but they also eat a lot at each meal.

The consumption of food is already considerable.

After a while.

On the city wall, all the soldiers guarding the city were munching on hot, crispy pork lard cakes, clutching their weapons, and staring intently at the wild boar hides outside.

"I heard they're cooking meat and eating these kinds of pancakes tonight. Do you think Lord Qin is really a civil official? How come he's so particular about food? Aren't they supposed to be gentlemen or something? I ate three lard pancakes in one go, I've never eaten such delicious pancakes before!"

"Eat quickly, we'll have to work soon. Whether we can have meat tonight depends on whether we can hold Pingsha Pass. If we can, we'll definitely be able to eat meat again tonight!"

"Yesterday, Er Mao and his gang got a full fifteen taels of silver. We can't fall behind today; let's try to chop off a few more heads!"

After yesterday's defense of the city, although many people were killed or wounded, everyone discovered that the wild boar hide was not as strong as previously rumored.

One person can fight against more than a dozen people from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Even if a knife is cut into your neck, you'll still grimace and scream. If you keep cutting, your head will still be chopped off.

"Eat quickly, the wild boar hides are starting to collect!"

"No, they have a lot of troops attacking the city today, let's eat quickly!"

"Three tribes attacking the city together?"

"..."

soon.

Many soldiers on the city wall noticed that the tribe gathered by Wild Boar Skin was three times larger than the people who attacked the city yesterday.

Moreover, they were all direct descendants of the tribe, wearing armor.

"Just as you guessed!"

General Gou gripped his long sword, stared at the three thousand wild boar hides that had been gathered together, and suddenly took a deep breath.

"yes!"

Qin Feng's expression was equally solemn.

It was exactly as he had thought.

Yesterday was just a test.

Today marks the official start of the Wild Boarskin siege, with three thousand men from three of their core tribes attacking the city at once.

It's obvious they want to take Pingsha Pass in one fell swoop.

"The broth is boiling; in a quarter of an hour at most, the wild boars will be attacking!"

The entire city wall also came to life.

The number of people guarding this place today is twice that of yesterday, and there are also people stationed behind the scenes to continuously transport black oil and gold juice.

"General, I'll take care of logistics here; I guarantee there won't be any problems. The front lines are now in your hands!"

"Fight to the death!"

General Gou gritted his teeth and nodded.

Waaaaahh ...

A deep horn sounded.

A deafening roar erupted outside the city, and the ground began to tremble.

Several thousand wild boar hides scattered and rushed towards different parts of the city wall from three directions.

Because this group was wearing armor, they didn't need wooden shields at all. The leader, Wild Boar Skin, carried a ladder and rushed to the bottom of the city wall at top speed.

Whoosh whoosh—

but!

After rushing over, they didn't rush to the city wall.

Suddenly, a group of cavalrymen emerged from behind, carrying bows and arrows.

A hail of arrows came flying.

The instant the rain of arrows disappeared, the boar hides below stirred.

One by one, they gritted their teeth and climbed up the ladder at the same time.

"kill!"

"Kill him! Cut his neck! Don't panic! If he raises his hand, chop off his hand first!"

"Er Mao, stab him in the neck!"

Shouts of battle erupted from the city walls.

Wild boar hides, screaming in agony, kept rolling down the ladder.

Among the soldiers defending the city, many were also injured and fell to the ground.

Blood flowed down the city wall to the ground below.

The air was thick with the stench of blood.

Inside the carriage.

Alatan tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest beside him, his eyes fixed on the battle ahead.

"Instruct the other two tribes to prepare and be ready to charge at any moment!"

Warriors have already climbed the city walls and are fighting the defenders there.

but.

Even Alatan has to admit it.

The people guarding Pingsha Pass this time, whether military officers or supervisors, are very different.

The soldiers dared not retreat when facing their steppe warriors.

They even charged forward with knives in hand.

Moreover, there were five people at a time.

"Your Majesty, depending on the situation, Pingsha Pass will surely fall in a quarter of an hour at most."

Gu Ningzhi knelt to the side.

He said with a fawning expression.

He knew all too well what the soldiers of the Great Zhou were like.

The fact that Pingsha Pass was able to hold out for so long is almost entirely due to General Gou's skill. If it had been a different general, it should have been breached yesterday.

As for the military supervisor Qin Feng, he is quite capable.

But they couldn't possibly stop the grassland people.

Once a breach appears in the city wall, even if it's just a few hundred steppe people rushing in, the entire defense line will collapse.

"Um!"

Alatan nodded slightly.

It happened around the time he had anticipated.

"After entering the city, we spared no one, killing so many warriors of the grasslands and making them pay with their lives."

Upon hearing this, many tribal leaders in the vicinity immediately grinned.

"Um?"

Just then.

Thick smoke billowed from below the city wall.

Many soldiers rushed up from above, carrying jars in their hands, and frantically threw them down.

Generals in armor kept throwing torches down below.

then……

Towering flames erupted.

"What is this?"

Alitan's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared at the retreating grassland warriors who were roaring, and he abruptly stood up.

It happened almost in the blink of an eye.

Flames ignited on the bodies of the hordes of grassland warriors.

"Aaaaaah! Kill me! Kill me!"

"Help...help me, take off your armor!"

"What is this? Water, give me water!"

On the city wall.

All the soldiers covered their mouths and noses, staring in terror at what lay below, rolling on the ground and watching the retreating wild boar hide.

Someone was rolling on the ground and screaming.

Someone was screaming wildly.

Without exception, as they panted, any wild boar skin that had been stained with black oil immediately burst into flames of blue.

No matter how hard you try, this flame cannot be extinguished.

Even the wild boars that came to rescue people later would have their black oil ignited if they got too close.

"This is the black oil that Lord Qin arranged last night. No wonder he kept telling us not to get it on ourselves!"

"Did we...did we hold out?"

"Yes, we burned so many wild boar hides at once, how could they possibly attack the city? We held Pingsha Pass."

……

Beijing.

Inside the palace.

Zhou Zhengde stood in the Imperial Garden, staring blankly at a pond in front of him.

Calculate the time.

The border guards should have already clashed with the wild boar skins from the grasslands.

What is the current situation?

"Tell me, can Pingsha Pass be defended? If it falls, what should I do with these wild boar hides?"

Grandpa Miao, who was following behind, hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Pingsha Pass can certainly be defended. Lord Qin... has killed so many people at the border, and the food supplies are plentiful. General Gou's army is disciplined, so we will definitely be able to hold it."