I, a useless prince, started with the Xiang Yu template.

Throughout the city, busy figures could be seen everywhere, yet everything was orderly and there was no sign of chaos.

While the city is being built and renovated, the plan to deploy defenses in northern Xinjiang is being implemented simultaneously.

A full 10,000 Qin soldiers marched in batches to Zhenbei City and took up residence in this reborn border fortress.

Soldiers poured into the city, lined up, divided up defense zones, familiarized themselves with the terrain, and set up defenses.

Four outer military forts were also simultaneously garrisoned, forming a pincer movement with the main city of Zhenbei.

The northern border defense line, which had been abandoned for more than a decade, has been rebuilt.

Inside the city, soldiers and civilians performed their duties, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

The craftsmen focused on finishing the repairs, racing against time to complete all the facilities before the cold winter.

The Qin soldiers who have taken up their posts.

Some soldiers formed patrol teams and took turns patrolling along the city walls, streets, and passes.

A group of soldiers lined up and drilled in the training ground.

The sentries on the city walls take turns on duty 24 hours a day, their eyes fixed on the endless grasslands to the north.

Having experienced the crushing victory over the barbarian cavalry in the previous battle, the morale of the Qin army was at an all-time high.

Everyone was full of energy and spirit, and their fighting spirit was awe-inspiring.

noon.

Ten miles outside the city, in the desolate wilderness, a troop of Qin cavalry scouts was conducting a routine long-range patrol.

The autumn wind howled, and the yellow sand swirled.

A scout suddenly reined in his horse and stopped, squinting as he gazed at the northern horizon.

The next second, his pupils shrank sharply, and his expression turned serious.

On the distant horizon, dust swirls and billows, and a vast expanse of dark, shadowy figures stretches as far as the eye can see.

Not a scattered looting squad!

It's a massive army!

"Enemy attack! A large-scale barbarian army is advancing south! Quickly, return at full speed!"

The scout captain roared and turned his horse around, running for his life.

Running to a point not far from Zhenbei Town, the captain reached up, grabbed the warning horn on his shoulder, and blew it loudly!

Ugh—!

A sharp warning horn sounded.

The sentry on the city wall changed his expression drastically upon hearing the sound.

"All personnel prepare for battle! The enemy army is attacking!"

"Close the city gates! Load the siege weapons! Archers, scale the walls! Infantry, form ranks and deploy!"

Military orders spread rapidly, resounding throughout the entire Zhenbei City.

Upon hearing the noise, the craftsmen and laborers who were busy with the repairs immediately retreated to a safe area within the city and made orderly way.

The Qin soldiers, who were training, patrolling, and on duty, switched actions in an instant.

Everyone abandoned their miscellaneous duties, grabbed their weapons, donned their armor, and rushed to their respective battle positions.

In just a few minutes.

Zhenbei City has switched from a state of stability to a state of highest combat readiness.

Arrows rained down from the city walls, spears stood in rows, and armor gleamed in the sunlight.

The direction of the northern grasslands.

Smoke billowed as iron cavalry galloped.

This massive army pressing in was a coalition of border tribes mobilized by the Northern Barbarian Royal Court.

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Yellow sand filled the sky, and the wind howled.

Forty thousand barbarian troops marched all the way to the north gate of the town, reaching a mile away.

A dark mass of people halted on the wasteland, stretching out into a vast sea of ​​black figures.

The horses' hooves stopped, but a murderous aura surged forth.

All the barbarian soldiers looked up at Zhenbei City in front of them and were stunned.

A few days ago, our scouts reported that this place is still a half-collapsed ruin.

The city walls were riddled with breaches, and the houses were in ruins, making it utterly ineffective as a defensive line.

In their minds, a single charge would be enough to easily flatten the land.

But the town of Zhenbei that comes into view now is completely different.

All the damaged gaps were repaired, and the rammed earth city wall was reinforced and compacted.

The entire city was heavily fortified and completely renovated.

Where is there even a trace of a dilapidated, ruined city?

It is a perfectly stable and intact border fortress!

The leaders of the various barbarian tribes frowned and whispered among themselves.

"How did it get fixed so quickly?"

"They managed to completely repair the city wall in just over ten days?"

"Ganjin's speed is just too fast!"

"We were planning a surprise attack to take advantage of the situation, but now their city defenses are secure!"

After the initial surprise and doubt, all that remained was anger and embarrassment.

A tribal chieftain, clad in thick animal armor, rode out on horseback.

Holding a large sword, he looked up at the city wall and roared, his voice piercing through the wind and sand.

"Listen up, you people on the city wall!"

"Surrender immediately! Lay down your weapons and you will be spared!"

"We are here by order of the King to raze Zhenbei to the ground!"

"Your mere few thousand defenders cannot stop my forty thousand troops!"

"Retreat as soon as possible, and you might still have a chance to survive!"

"Anyone who dares to obstruct the steppe army will be slaughtered after the city falls, leaving not a single chicken or dog alive!"

They shouted repeatedly, arrogant and domineering, full of contempt.

Forty thousand barbarian soldiers below the city rose up in a clamor.

With great fanfare, they attempted to crush the morale of the defending troops with their sheer force.

The northern city wall.

The Qin soldiers stood silently, gripping their spears tightly, their expressions cold and solemn.

The general guarding the city stood in the center, coldly overlooking the densely packed barbarian army below.

Faced with a cacophony of shouts, he remained expressionless and responded with a deep, resounding roar.

"Not an inch of Northern Liang territory will be yielded!"

"Barbarian incursions on our borders mean certain death!"

"If you want to raze Zhenbei, you'll have to step over the corpses of my Qin soldiers first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Qin soldiers on the city wall roared in unison.

The roar shook the heavens, drowning out all the barbarian army's shouts.

The barbarian army leader below the city walls darkened his face, completely losing his patience.

Since persuasion to surrender is useless, what's the point of repairing the city's defenses?

He suddenly raised his scimitar high and gave a stern order.

"All troops, attack!"

"Assault the city with ladders! Flatten the north gate of Zhenbei!"

As soon as the order was given, the 40,000 barbarian soldiers moved instantly.

The siege ladders and scaling ladders that had been prepared beforehand were carried by a large number of barbarian soldiers.

The front rank of thousands of infantrymen abandoned their horses and charged forward, braving the wind and sand, heading straight for the foot of the city wall.

The barbarian soldiers have been fighting for years, and are known for their fierce and savage fighting style.

They didn't employ sophisticated tactics, relying solely on overwhelming numbers and fearlessness.

The densely packed barbarian soldiers scattered and rushed towards the entire section of the city wall.

Heavy ladders were slammed against the outer wall of the city.

Wooden ladders were tightly fastened to the crenellations, densely covering the walls.

Hundreds of barbarian soldiers, armed with scimitars and short swords, quickly climbed the cloud ladders.

One layer after another, they rushed upwards relentlessly, as if their lives depended on it.

The barbarian archers in the distance dismounted and lined up, drawing their bows.

Arrows rained down from the sky, a dark mass covering the city walls.

The dense rain of arrows was specifically designed to suppress the defenders on the city walls and cover the soldiers who were scaling the walls.

The great battle has officially begun!

On the city wall.

The Qin army defending the city was well prepared, and the shield soldiers in the front row immediately erected their giant shields, forming a shield wall.

Ding ding ding!

Arrows rained down on the shield, sparks flying and a deafening roar.

A few arrows that slipped through the net struck the soldiers, but were either blocked by their armor or dodged to the side.

There were almost no Qin soldiers who were injured or killed by arrows.

The spearmen and swordsmen in the back row stared intently at the barbarian soldiers climbing the ladder.

Rolling stones, logs, and kerosene were all in place.

"put!"

The general gave the order.

Huge stones and rough logs from the city walls crashed down with tremendous force!

The siege ladders beneath the city walls snapped in two, and the barbarian soldiers who were climbing them were caught off guard.

Some people were directly hit by the boulder and died instantly from broken bones.

Some people fell heavily to the ground as the ladder broke, screaming in agony.

A single attack wiped out a large portion of the troops that had stormed the city.

But there were just too many barbarian soldiers.

The soldiers did not retreat at all, stepping on the bodies of their comrades to continue building ladders and climbing.

One wave falls, another rises, fearless of death.

Immediately afterwards, Qin soldiers picked up jars of oil and poured them down the city wall.

The viscous oil flowed down the wall, soaking the ladders and the barbarian soldiers.

"ignition!"

The torch was thrown down.

With a loud bang!

Flames erupted instantly and spread wildly along the ladder.

The raging fire engulfed the wooden ladder, scorching the barbarian soldiers who were climbing it.

Flames soared into the sky, and black smoke billowed.

Screams and wails instantly echoed across the battlefield.

The barbarian soldiers, doused with oil, were engulfed in flames, writhing wildly in agony.

The barbarian soldiers who were not burned still forced their way up the city wall with bloodshot eyes.

The distance is getting closer and closer.

Soon, the first batch of barbarian soldiers charged desperately up the ramparts.

As soon as he showed his face, he was pierced through the body by a soldier on the city wall.

The corpses of barbarian soldiers were violently pushed off the city wall.

The barbarian army charged wave after wave beneath the city walls, each wave suffering heavy casualties.

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