The soldiers, who had taken their positions on the horse track to prepare for battle, were already drenched in sweat.

Just looking at those shields that seemed like iron walls was enough to instill fear. With such heavily armored infantry appearing on the city walls, once they got close, they wouldn't even be able to escape.

However, the city gate tower is of paramount importance. If they were to retreat from here, the entire city defense would be rendered useless. Therefore, at this moment, they had no choice but to fight back.

The enemy was advancing quickly, but they were still some distance away. We couldn't let them get close, so as soon as we got into formation, they immediately launched an attack using their ranged weapons!

Amidst roars, the crossbowmen fired arrows at the enemy, and the musketeers did the same, lighting their fuses and unleashing whistling lead bullets!

In an instant, a series of crackling sounds rang out on the horse path as arrows, accompanied by lead bullets, shot towards the Yan soldiers like a tsunami.

On the opposite side, the Yan soldiers at the forefront were holding up their large shields, concealing their bodies behind them. The width of the horse path allowed them to withstand the frontal attacks simply by raising their shields.

Two breaths later.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

In an instant, like the sound of firecrackers going off in every household on New Year's Eve, countless arrows and lead bullets struck the shields, but the Yan soldiers behind the shields did not retreat even half a step, instead letting out howls like wild beasts.

"Charge!!"

"kill!"

The battle cries shook the heavens. These soldiers, born for war, knew no fear from the moment they were summoned. Unless they were completely killed, as long as they had a breath left, they would keep advancing and charging towards the enemy!

The dense barrage of projectiles did not slow their advance; on the contrary, the enemy's resistance only fueled their excitement. The blood flowing through their bodies burned like fire, and with roars, this armored torrent surged forward like a tidal wave.

After two rounds of firing, the opposing troops realized that their arrows and lead bullets were no match for the enemy's advance. Only with the aid of large, powerful weapons could they halt their charge.

At this moment, the dismantled ballistae had already been positioned and oriented. The archers at the front retreated to the sides, making way for the ballistae in the passageway. The cannons dismantled from the gun emplacements were also being transported over, but they couldn't wait any longer. The enemy was getting closer and closer, and in such a critical situation, they had to use whatever was available.

"put!"

Amidst the roars, "Bang bang bang!"

The ballista bowstring, equipped with thick iron-feathered arrows, was released, and the arrow shot straight forward!

"Hold on tight to your shield!"

The Yan soldiers roared and gripped their shields tightly. A moment later, the iron-feathered arrows pierced the shields with a "bang," and the leading group of Yan soldiers immediately suffered casualties.

But as one man fell, he was followed by heavily armored soldiers with shields raised, who ignored everything and continued to charge forward like madmen.

Behind Gan Jun, when Jin Teng saw the Yan soldiers charging from the east, his face turned pale and large beads of sweat rolled down his face. He looked at the charging people in disbelief, and then turned his head to look at the chariots in the city.

Only then did he belatedly realize that the people inside the city were merely feigning an attack. The enemy had no intention of taking control of the barbican; instead, they wanted to crush all of his defensive forces from the city walls!

Furthermore, if they were to actually capture the city tower, then without a doubt all the fortifications would be rendered useless. If they were to seize the outer barbican and then take the opportunity to attack the main city tower, they could directly enter the city!

This means that Nanze City has fallen.

"This is terrible..."

Jin Teng was no longer as calm as before. He was now as anxious as a grasshopper on a hot pan. He knew that he would be the biggest sinner in this battle tonight. If he did not abandon the main city tower, the enemy would never have been able to come up so easily and organize such a large force.

If I cannot drive all the enemy soldiers on the city wall, then after tonight, no matter how the battle turns out, I will have to atone with my death.

Enraged, Jin Teng immediately roared in a hoarse voice:

"Kill them! It's either them or us! Beat them hard!!! Beat them to death!"

On the opposite north side of the city wall, Gan Jun immediately noticed the fierce fighting and immediately returned to defend, charging back along the horse path.

Jin Zhou, the garrison commander located on the main city tower, also sensed something was wrong and immediately ordered reinforcements. In addition to the archers and musketeers, he immediately sent men to the inner city to mobilize the infantry waiting there.

Having already fought a battle with the Yan army, he knew how terrifying the enemy was. If he held back at this moment, he would undoubtedly suffer a crushing defeat.

In a short time, all the garrison troops in Nanze began to move.

Outside the sheep and horse wall, Qin Ze calmly watched the commotion inside the city and dispatched a newly summoned army.

Looking up at the bright moon in the sky, Qin Ze guessed that it must be the end of the hour of Chou (1-3 AM). He was certain that he could enter the city before dawn, storm the palace, and capture the Golden Wind Phoenix!

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The southern wall of the outer barbican.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Amid a series of violent impacts, the torrent finally withstood the onslaught and surged into the enemy ranks with unstoppable force.

But their shields didn't first touch the soldiers' bodies, but rather the wooden canopies. After realizing they couldn't stop the Yan soldiers' charge, the soldiers immediately used the wooden canopies to block their way.

However, the fierce impact from the opposite side still forced the soldiers holding up the wooden curtain to retreat, and many of them were even shaken and coughed up blood in the collision.

What's even more terrifying is that the enemy's momentum has not diminished at all. It's like a heavy hammer swinging with tremendous force. At such close range, the roars from the other side are like the furious howls of a ferocious beast!

It only held them off for two breaths before the violent thrust was like an earthquake, the hard and rough force crushing the wooden curtain to the ground. Some soldiers were even crushed by the wooden curtain and trampled over by the fire soldiers.

The soldiers behind them stared in horror as they saw long spears thrusting out from behind the shield!

"prick!!"

With a roar, several spears shot out simultaneously, instantly piercing into the bodies of the soldiers in front!

"receive!!!"

With another roar, Yanbing pulled his spear from the enemy's body, and as he did so, several streams of blood gushed out from the soldiers' bodies.

It was as if a rain of blood had fallen, pouring down on the heavy armor of the Yan soldiers.

Without pausing, they trampled over the fallen enemies, roaring once more as they charged forward:

"prick!!!"