With the three armies advancing simultaneously, the Silla Kingdom, with its limited military strength, was naturally unable to withstand the fierce offensive of the Tiger Army and the Divine Warrior Army.

In a short time, the Tiger Army had already reached the capital of Silla.

When Silla's prime minister Kim Tae learned of this news, he was completely stunned. He never expected that Prince Shin's army would arrive so quickly and so rapidly.

In an instant, the entire Prime Minister's residence was thrown into chaos.

"What? Prince Xin's army has actually reached outside the city?"

Silla's Prime Minister Kim Tae, his face grim, frowned as he stared at the servant before him and coldly asked, "How many troops do you have?"

"Your Majesty the Prime Minister,"

The servant, forcing a smile, replied, "The army of Prince Shin outside the city numbers over ten thousand. In addition, there are two other armies of Prince Shin advancing northward in the central and eastern parts of Silla. The central army is expected to be able to encircle the capital city in about two more days."

"Only ten thousand people?"

Silla's prime minister Kim Tae snorted and said, "It's just a little over ten thousand people! We still have ten or twenty thousand garrison troops in our capital, not to mention the patrolmen, the city's residents, and many more!"

Relay my order: all the garrison troops, patrolmen, and servants of the various government offices in the city shall be deployed to defend the city!

In addition, orders were issued for troops stationed in various regions to proceed to the capital city immediately!

"As long as we can draw the main force of Prince Xin's army to the capital, we can win this battle once the northward army captures Dongning City!"

And this is also Jin Tai's battle strategy!

Using the capital city as bait, they bought time for the northward-bound army!

However, what Kim Tae didn't know was that at this moment, the people in the capital city were no longer of one mind with him.

...

Outside the city, in the camp of Prince Xin's army.

Prince Xin, Li Xin, held the document in his hand and frowned, saying, "Not bad! He Tongyuan did an excellent job!"

Within the capital of Silla, undercurrents were already swirling. Look at these scholars; the deaths of Jiang Xiao and Jin Zhengyan have caused such a stir within Silla. We can use this momentum to overthrow Kim Tae's rule!

The information that He Tongyuan and his team collected was excellent!

Wei Dahai, your Tiger Legion should thoroughly study the situation in the capital of Silla and try to come up with a siege plan as soon as possible!

"Your Highness, rest assured!"

Wei Dahai patted his chest and said, "Our Tiger Legion is already preparing siege equipment! I guarantee we'll take the capital of Silla within three days!"

"good!"

Li Xin nodded and continued looking at the documents in his hand.

After watching for a while, Li Xin looked up at Huang Shiyou.

Huang Shiyou was also a scholar in the capital of Silla. After the deaths of Jiang Xiao, Kim Jung-yeon and others some time ago, he accepted the bribes of He Tong-won and others, and prepared to overthrow the rule of Kim Tae and others.

Therefore, after hearing that King Shin Lee Shin had led a large army to the outskirts of the capital of Silla, he prepared a map of the city's defenses and secretly went out of the city to meet Lee Shin.

Looking at Huang Shiyou, Li Xin asked, "Are there any weak points in the defenses of the capital of Silla?"

"Your Highness,"

Huang Shiyou replied respectfully, “Within the capital of Silla, there are several drainage channels leading to the Han River outside the city. These channels are quite wide, and each has several sluice gates controlling the exit. Normally, there are only a few people guarding them, but now the city is sparsely defended, and the defenses at the sluice gates are even more vulnerable.”

"Your Highness,"

Huang Shiyou raised his head and said, "We, the scholars of Silla, can gather together and open a water gate to welcome Your Highness's army into the city!"

"That's perfect!"

Li Xin nodded slightly and said, "Wei Dahai, siege warfare is not just about preparing siege equipment. Just like Huang Shiyou, if we can develop targeted siege tactics based on the weaknesses in the capital of Silla, we will achieve twice the result with half the effort!"

Look, in this battle we can use the water gate of the Silla capital to sneak into the Silla capital!

"Then, by launching a coordinated attack from the center within the city, both internally and externally, taking the capital of Silla will be much easier!"

Wei Dahai scratched his head, gave an embarrassed smile, and listened to Li Xin's reprimand.

Li Xin didn't say much about Wei Dahai.

This person is carefree and has decent martial arts skills, but he is still very lacking in siege warfare and independent command.

In this respect, Wei Dahai is inferior to Wei Jun, Zhang Cheng, He Chaojun, and others.

Li Xin did not make too many demands.

He thought for a moment and then ordered, "Wei Dahai, immediately select one or two hundred strong men from the Tiger Legion and prepare to sneak into the city tonight!"

Once we've captured the water gates, we can seize the opportunity to storm the city!

"good!"

Wei Dahai quickly agreed.

Immediately, they began selecting the strongest and most capable men from the Tiger Warriors.

The entire Tiger Legion consists of soldiers with exceptional individual skills. After all, the Tiger Legion is the personal guard of Prince Xin, Li Xin, and their main task is to protect Li Xin's safety, so they are given special attention.

Before long, about two hundred soldiers had been selected.

Meanwhile, the officers of the Tiger Legion also issued their combat orders.

The two hundred-plus soldiers began to eat and prepare.

As night gradually fell and the entire Silla Kingdom became pitch black, the advance team also entered the darkness.

Led by Huang Shiyou, more than two hundred soldiers made their way towards the Han River outside the capital of Silla.

Continuing along the banks of the Han River, we soon arrived at the location of several water gates.

"Third Battalion Commander, the first water gate is just ahead!"

Huang Shiyou pointed to a gap in the water not far away and said, "There are usually three soldiers stationed inside this water gate. This afternoon, two soldiers were transferred away, so there should only be one soldier left now!"

"good!"

The battalion commander patted Huang Shiyou on the shoulder and said, "You did a great job! Now it's up to us!"

Immediately, the battalion commander ordered the soldiers of the first platoon of the first company to sneak towards the water gate.

The water rippled gently as night fell.

Before long, they arrived at the outer edge of the water gate. A soldier peered inside, but all they could hear was the gentle flow of water; there was no other sound.

"Be on guard!"

The squad leader gave a low order and then directed two other soldiers beside him to begin breaking down the iron bars of the water gate.

With the help of tools, the iron fence was quickly dismantled.

They quietly placed it on the ground, and several soldiers, carrying Dongning-made flintlock muskets, crept inside.

Several soldiers followed closely behind.

The water was gurgling, and the entire sewer was quiet.

After a short while, they turned a corner and a glimmer of light appeared ahead.

By pressing the light against the wall, one could clearly see a soldier fast asleep in a chair above the irrigation ditch.

Oh!

Upon seeing this, the squad leader was overjoyed and said in a deep voice, "You two, go up there immediately, and be quick!"