From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

The army rested in the city for half a day, and set off at noon, heading straight for Xiangyi City.

The seriously wounded remained in the city, and Gu Tingshu conscripted some of the city's garrison troops to replenish the force to 10,000 men.

The two cities were only thirty miles apart, and they arrived at dusk, not long after it had gotten dark.

Five miles outside the city, the army set up fires and cooked a meal on the spot.

After finishing their meal, the troops advanced according to their previous orders, stopping two miles from the city. The siege ladders and siege engines were all in place, as if they were just waiting for a signal to attack the city.

Seeing this, the rebels in the city were thrown into chaos.

On the city wall, figures thronged, and the rebel flags fluttered in the night wind.

Swish swish~!

A moment later, arrows were shot down from the city wall, and with the help of the height, they were just enough to reach the troops at the front of the Marquis of Jing'an's residence.

But it was just enough to reach it, and once it hit, it had little power. The front-line soldiers could easily block it by raising their shields.

The fact that they fired arrows even when they were out of range shows just how panicked the rebels in the city were.

With preparations complete, the Marquis's army did not rush to attack the city. In the standoff, time slowly passed.

One incense stick, one hour, two hours...

There was still no action until almost past the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).

As the saying goes, "the wind whispers and the cranes cry," the rebels on the city wall were in a state of high tension, and these past few hours had been extremely agonizing.

By this time, the tension and exhaustion had left everyone feeling utterly worn out.

They used to shoot arrows, but later they simply stopped.

Looking at the time, it was almost dawn. I figured we wouldn't attack the city tonight, but would have to wait until daybreak.

While nighttime sieges have many advantages compared to daytime sieges, they also have many disadvantages, such as difficulty in command and control and poor visibility of the terrain.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, most people still choose to attack cities during the day.

At least, everything is under control, and we can advance or retreat as needed.

Waaaaah!

As dawn approached, the darkness grew even deeper, and suddenly a heavy bugle call sounded—the signal to attack.

The next moment, the army, which had been waiting in the wings, surged towards Xiangyi City like a black tide under the dark night sky!

"They've attacked the city! Quickly, go to General Taozhi Leigong!"

"Quickly! Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows now!"

On the city wall, most of the defenders were already dozing off when they were suddenly jolted awake, resulting in chaos.

Amidst shouts, arrows rained down from the city walls, along with logs and cooled molten gold. But what use were logs and molten gold when the attacking army hadn't even reached the city walls yet?

The rebels' panic was evident.

It wasn't until a moment later that the arrows became denser.

Since only the western wall was attacked, a large number of troops were transferred from the other three sides to defend the city.

The rebels knew that they were no match for the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion in a direct confrontation and could only rely on the city walls, so Xiangyi City could not be breached under any circumstances.

"here we go."

Meanwhile, beneath the eastern city wall, Chen Shi stood with a serious expression.

The shouts of battle echoed over here, and above the city walls, the chaotic footsteps of the defending troops could be heard, indicating that, as planned, the attack on the city had begun.

Right now.

Under the cover of night, Chen Shi and two other seventh-rank martial artists had already made their way to the foot of the eastern city wall.

We just need to wait for a feint attack from the west to draw the rebels' attention, then we can storm the city!

"I'll go up first, then you can go up!"

Glancing at the two people beside him, Chen Shi whispered a message.

The two nodded, but didn't say anything more.

After all, there were still quite a few rebels on the city walls, and the first person to go up would be in the greatest danger.

In fact, Chen Shi was well aware of this principle, but he was worried that the two men were not agile enough and would be discovered by the guards before they could go up, which would ruin their efforts.

So he's the only one left to take the risk!

Having already made his plans, he didn't think about anything else. He shot out a wisp of air that attached itself to the top of the city wall, and with a strong pull, Chen Shi was lifted into the air.

"This is!"

Seeing Chen Shi rise from the ground, the other two stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with astonishment.

I thought Chen Shi was being arrogant or greedy for the credit of being the first to scale the walls, but I never expected him to have such agility.

For a moment, the two felt ashamed. Although they were both at the seventh rank of cultivation, they were far inferior to Chen Shi.

Under the heavy darkness of night, Chen Shi leaped several times and landed on the city wall.

Before they could even settle down, they locked eyes with a rebel soldier!

Swish~!

A flash of cold light, and before the rebel could even cry out, his head had already flown off.

Chen Shi landed on the city wall, disregarding everything else, and with a foot-long knife in his hand, he rushed straight towards another rebel soldier on the left.

Although the feigned attack from the west drew most of the defending troops there, the rebels were numerous to begin with, and this small county town was not very big, so there were still quite a few people stationed here.

It's impossible to sneak up on them without making a sound.

"Someone's coming up!"

Chen Shi killed three people with lightning speed, but there were limits to his actions.

With a panicked shout, the other rebels were alerted and rushed over, brandishing their swords and spears.

"court death!"

Chen Shi glanced around and saw that there were more than a dozen people in total.

The next moment, the blood energy solidified into a form resembling a dragon scorpion, and suddenly pounced.

Imagine, how could a dozen or so ordinary people be a match for him? In the blink of an eye, they were all slaughtered.

Before the other rebels could come up, Chen Shi immediately lowered the rope.

Although the other two did not have the ability to traverse the void, since they were his assistants in climbing the city, their movement skills were naturally not weak either, and they climbed up in just two breaths.

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!"

At this moment, accompanied by the clamor of battle cries, a large number of rebel troops surged toward this side.

"Stop them!"

Chen Shi gave a low command, then leaped again, jumping straight into the city.

"Let's give it our all!"

The two stood back to back, watching the large number of rebels surging in from both sides. They gritted their teeth, their blood boiling, and knew they had no choice but to fight to the death.

On the other side, Chen Shi used his aerial acrobatic technique to descend from the city wall. Instead of going far away, he headed straight for the city gate.

The city gates, being crucial passes in siege warfare, were also heavily guarded by rebel troops at this time.

Without a word, Chen Shi rushed straight over.

"There's an enemy!"

Only when they got close did the rebel guards realize what was happening, but by then several had already been killed.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Shi brandished his one-foot-long sword and charged straight in.

Imagine, these ordinary people are no match for Chen Shi.

It was truly like a tiger among sheep!

The rebels were under attack from the west, and chaos reigned on the city walls above them. With the night still dark, they couldn't make sense of the situation.

Chen Shi's blood and qi condensed into form; a one-foot-long knife could unleash a burst of qi five feet long, killing people as easily as chopping melons and cutting vegetables.

"Run!"

In the blink of an eye, he killed thirty or forty people. The remaining people, seeing Chen Shi covered in blood and looking like a god of death, were terrified and dared not stop him.

It's unclear who shouted first, but immediately everyone scrambled to flee.

Chen Shi was overjoyed, but he didn't have time to think much about it. He immediately removed the huge bolt from the city gate and started turning the winch next to it.

The city gate was heavy, and it would take several people working together to turn the winch, but Chen Shi had a strength of five thousand jin, which was equivalent to that of ten people.

Rumble!

In the dead of night, accompanied by a deep sound, the city gate slowly opened.

"Stop him!"

A few breaths later, just as Chen Shi opened the city gates, a group of rebel soldiers poured out of the city.

Seeing the city gates open behind him, Chen Shi's face darkened, and he drew his sword horizontally, heading straight to meet the enemy.

We must not let them close the city gates again before the army arrives!