The moment Yun Chui Ren set foot on the city wall, the eunuch immediately spread the news to the palace.
"The city is broken?" King Nanfeng was shocked and fell down on the throne.
"Back to the king, the city has not been broken. Only a small number of Yunchui people have attacked the city."
King Nan Feng looked at the eunuch who was delivering the order expressionlessly.
Is there any difference?
"Your Majesty," Pei Ruhai comforted him.
"On the first day of siege, the enemy's morale is often the highest. Although Yun Chui is unreasonable and unreasonable, the siege equipment is indeed more advanced than mine. In addition, the major border guards have strict discipline. It is not surprising that they can attack the city."
He changed his words.
"But the war is about the will of both the enemy and ourselves. No matter how good the weapons are, they will not have much effect among soldiers who have no faith."
"Our soldiers are protecting our home and country. Behind everyone are the parents of our home and country. We have no way to retreat, and we will fight bravely to kill the enemy."
"The Yunchui people came all the way to invade our Nanfeng just to satisfy the selfish interests of Wei Junqian and Yuan Xingwen. The soldiers must be dissatisfied."
"They have no choice but to attack my capital because of their swords. But sooner or later, they will lose their strength. As long as my soldiers who defend the city hold on for a few more minutes, the enemy who has been unable to attack for a long time will have no choice but to retreat..."
King Nan Feng seemed to have never heard of it.
He had heard similar words so many times these days that calluses almost grew on his ears.
He is not stupid to be the leader of a country, and he knows that these are just words of comfort.
Just listen to it, don't take it seriously.
"Has any news come back from the envoy who went north?" he asked.
If our side needs numbers but lacks numbers, needs weapons but lacks weapons, and needs morale but lacks morale, the city will probably not be able to be defended.
Nowadays, the only person who can break the siege of Song Ding City is Emperor Changxing who is far away in Xingji City.
As long as Emperor Changxing opens his mouth, he may be able to keep the throne of Nanfeng like his grandfather for more than forty years.
The entire hall fell into dead silence.
After a long while, a voice answered in a squeaky voice: "Back to the king, Mr. Li has just set off for half a month. It is a long way to Star City, and I think we have only walked halfway."
well.
King Nanfeng actually knew this very well, and his head dropped lower for a while.
The distance is one thing, and it also depends on whether the sea route has been blocked by Xiyu and Canglan County.
If, like before, the envoys encountered "pirates" soon after setting sail, they would probably never reach Star City.
"Report! Military situation in the north of the city."
The voice of the Imperial Guard suddenly sounded outside the palace, their tone full of fear and disbelief.
The hearts of everyone in the hall jumped together.
King Nan Feng stood up subconsciously and stared at the door of the hall with burning eyes.
A soldier with his face stained with blood rushed in, "Your Majesty, General Cai died in battle! There is chaos at the north city head."
Everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Pei Ruhai swallowed his saliva and asked happily: "Who is General Cai?"
"General Cai Juncai, commander of the imperial army!"
thump!
King Nanfeng felt dizzy and fell back onto the throne.
The Forbidden Army guards the palace city, and the emperor's wealth and life are in the hands of its commander, which shows the importance of the leader of the Forbidden Army.
In the previous traitor incident, more than a dozen generals of all sizes who were guarding the city were still in jail. Cai Jun was the only one who was never touched, which shows the relationship between the emperor and his ministers.
It can be said that Cai Jun is King Nan Feng's last trump card and barrier.
However, it was only the first day of Yun Chui's attack on the city, less than three hours to be exact, and Cai Jun's trump card had already been wiped out.
what to do?
Everyone's heads, including King Nan Feng's, were pounding, and they couldn't help but look to the south.
Only Pei Ruhai's expression remained unchanged, and he comforted everyone for a while before calmly asking: "What happened? How did General Cai die suddenly in battle?"
"That's it." The soldier who delivered the order could only speak in detail.
Beichengtou.
When the Yunchui soldiers rushed to the top of the city like a tide, chaos began to surround them.
Fortunately, Xiong Kaishan stood up.
He danced the huge mace like a tiger, blocking the path of Yunzhui's soldiers.
But it just blocks the way.
Under the leadership of Xiong Kaishan, Nan Feng could occasionally advance a few feet, but was soon pushed back by the Yunchui people.
Boom, clang, clang!
Weapons, large and small, collided, making harsh and unpleasant sounds. Both sides turned red-eyed, howling and pressing forward.
This short section of the city was fought back and forth more than a dozen times. Every time they advanced or retreated, blood and corpses were shed all over the ground.
Xiong Kaishan's attack became more and more urgent.
At the beginning, Yun Chui's soldiers were indeed beaten back step by step by him, but soon the other party came to their senses and began to seek cooperation among their companions. In addition, the weapons were superior, so the two sides were evenly matched.
Not long after, Li Hebai, who had just climbed to the top of the city, also joined the fight, making the fight easier.
If it weren't for Xiong Kaishan's amazing power, it would be a question whether Nanfeng could hold on and not retreat.
However, people are still people.
After fighting for half an hour, Xiong Kaishan began to feel that his hands were weak, and the mace in his hand became heavier and heavier, and he could hardly lift it anymore.
"Kill!" Li Hebai also saw this, and the long sword danced faster.
The soldiers behind him all responded, and the attack became more fierce.
Bang bang bang.
Several spears and knives struck Xiong Kaishan at the same time.
If he hadn't been wearing thick armor all over his body, he would have been stabbed into a pile of rotten flesh. Finally, Cai Jun gave an order and he was dragged back by Nanfeng soldiers.
Ren Ning was caught in the middle and was inconspicuous at all. On the surface, his face was covered in blood and exhausted, but in reality he was unscathed.
At this time, the number of Yunchui soldiers who swarmed up to the city was so large that they could not be circulated. Many of them rappelled directly into the inner city and began killing people and setting fires everywhere.
Nanfeng had insufficient generals to lead the army, and this situation would be even more stretched. Even Cai Jun's personal guards were sent out to lead troops to surround them.
In the end, he had no choice but to step forward and take charge personally.
At this time, Yunchui's offensive was slightly weakened, and the tired teams at the top of the city began to rotate.
Ren Ning followed suit and moved backwards, and it didn't take long for him to move back to a suitable position.
Cai Jun was observing the situation above and below the city, preparing to make some timely adjustments.
Suddenly a cold light flashed before his eyes.
Before he could realize what was happening, he was hit by an arrow in the neck. Then he fell to the ground with a plop.
succeed!
Ren Ning chuckled, turned around and ran away.
With his skills, it is not difficult to kill the target, but what is difficult is to escape from the heavy siege.
Fortunately, after moving the rolling logs all night last night, Ren Ning could clearly see the surroundings. He knew where to step, where to jump, and where to hide.
In addition, the huge archery tower was smashed, and most of the ruins have not been cleared yet. Even without ropes, he can safely land on the city wall more than three feet high at any time.
"There is an assassin!" Cai Jun's few personal guards screamed in hindsight.
With red eyes, they picked up weapons and chased after him with gritted teeth, "Hurry and catch him!"
It's just that there were too many people on the walled city. By the time the guards arrived, Ren Ning had already jumped off the wall like a civet cat, and then quickly rushed to the place he wanted.
Before anyone could react, he rushed into the alley and disappeared into various houses.
"Search for me!" Cai Jun's personal guard went crazy. "Even if all the houses here are demolished, we must find this assassin and avenge the general's blood."
However, the Yun Chui soldiers behind them had already lined up and rushed towards them.
"General Cai was killed by an assassin!"
The news rushed over like a strong wind and a tsunami, and no one believed it at first. Soon all the Nanfeng generals and soldiers were panicked and hesitated.
However, the battle is fierce at this time, and swords and guns are short-sighted. If you are not careful, you will die, so there is no time for them to be half-hearted.
At that moment, the guards at the top of the city were killed and retreated steadily.
"Yes! The city is about to be destroyed." Yuan Xingwen stood high on an arrow cart and silently put down his telescope. "Everyone speeds up the attack and destroys the city for me in one go!"