Judging from the firelight, there seemed to be quite a few people on the other side, but they were probably moving slowly to avoid alerting the enemy.

Song Ning quietly descended the city wall, where many people had already begun queuing.

The sky was just beginning to lighten, but it was still quite dark in the county town. They had demonstrated this several times recently.

Following the previous arrangement, Song Ning divided the people into teams of ten and had the team leaders quietly lead their men up the city wall.

In addition, several dozen people were sent up the mountain to guard the traps.

If the enemy really intends to come, they won't just make one preparation; they certainly won't let the mountain go either.

However, the mountain is difficult to traverse, so the number of people sent will certainly not be large, but they will definitely all be elites.

However, they have the advantage of numbers, so if those traps can trap some of them, they have a great chance of winning.

The most important thing is the east of the city. Those people are getting closer and closer, and everyone is on tenterhooks.

She had already placed pre-made bows and arrows on the city tower, along with the large pit in front of the city wall and their chili balls. She refused to believe that she couldn't deal with these people.

Everyone was actually quite confident, but seeing such a scene for the first time made them a little nervous.

Song Ning held his binoculars and kept looking into the distance. As dawn broke, a large procession approached from not far away, and he could feel the slight tremors even from the city wall.

He cursed inwardly, thinking how arrogant these people were to send so many of them.

Just as Song Ning had suspected, the Northern Liang army had indeed conducted a survey before arriving.

This place used to be an abandoned wasteland, but I heard that people have started to settle here in the last year. There aren't many people here, and there are no troops stationed here, so Tianxiang County has become their number one target.

This is the easiest of the surrounding counties to conquer.

Once they take this place and make it their base, they can slowly seize other areas in the surrounding area.

When they reached the outskirts of the city, they could vaguely see the east gate. The gate was dark and there was no one on duty. They concluded that the city must have just been built and was inhabited by some weak and helpless people who hadn't even noticed that they had arrived at their doorstep.

When the group reached a point less than twenty meters from the city wall, they sent men with ladders to sneak in quietly.

Song Ning could see clearly through the small holes left in the city wall; quite a few people had been sent there.

Then, in the next second, screams of agony were heard.

The people on the other side immediately sensed something was wrong and dared not rush forward. They sent someone to scout ahead and immediately discovered a large pit near the city wall.

The bottom of the pit was covered with sharpened branches; anyone who fell in would surely die.

Song Ning made a hand gesture, which was passed down one by one. Gao Tiedan was the first to stand up and shoot a lit arrow, which hit the flag on the opposite side.

As soon as the battle flag was raised, arrows were fired one after another from the city walls.

Caught off guard, the other side quickly descended into chaos.

However, being a professional army, the troops quickly formed a battle formation, rendering their arrows useless.

However, as long as they haven't suffered any losses so far, the opposing forces have even retreated several steps.

Everyone got excited; they had actually driven these people away!

The other side clearly became wary and dared not make any rash moves.

Some people even got carried away and stood up to shout provocative remarks.

Song Ning was startled and shouted, "Quickly, squat down!"

The words had barely left his mouth when, bang!

Arrows, carrying a chilling wind, grazed their heads and embedded themselves in the city wall behind them.

Several people were unable to dodge in time and were grazed by arrows.

The people on the other side weren't ordinary civilians who didn't know anything about fighting; they were well-trained soldiers. A single mistake could be fatal.

Song Ning quickly arranged for the injured to return home.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, they heard a rumbling sound coming from below. Song Ning glanced down and saw, good heavens, an enormous bow and arrow, the size of a truck from his previous life. If it hit them, the city wall would shake.

Even the pits outside the city walls can't stop this thing.

The people on the city wall naturally saw it; such a thing was not something they could withstand.

Suddenly, they heard a loud "boom" and the city tower beneath their feet trembled.

Song Ning quickly peeked out and saw the huge arrow had struck the city wall.

If this continues, the situation is really going to get bad.

If the city wall breaks, they're all doomed.

I glanced at the distance below; it should be about right. It's time to put the chili balls to good use.

Song Ning gave the order and quickly threw down the chili balls in his hand.

The chili peppers in Song Ning's space came in very handy this time. She ground the chili peppers into powder, wrapped them in a mud shell with small stones, and gave them weight so they could be thrown out easily.

The outer mud coating isn't thick; once it's thrown out, the mud coating breaks, and the chili powder inside scatters everywhere. Even if it doesn't kill them, it can still make them feel unwell for a while.

At that moment, shouts came from below: "Stop struggling in vain! As long as you obediently open the city gates, we promise not to kill a single person!"

Song Ning spat.

Don't think she didn't know; they said the same thing in Qingyang City before, but after the city fell, countless people inside died or were injured.

At Song Ning's command, "Use all your strength! Throw it as far as you can, and smash it hard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, chili balls rained down like hail, instantly creating a cloud of smoke. Chaos quickly erupted below, filled with coughs, shouts, and the neighing of horses.

Despite this situation, arrows continued to be shot at the city wall from the opposite side, and the people below brought a lot of wine and oil, which they threw onto the city wall, as if they were going to set it on fire.

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