Rushing in the front was the cavalry battalion headed by the generals, followed closely by the infantry, with groups of several people pushing siege ladders. These ladders looked rectangular and foldable, with three wooden wheels installed on each side of the bottom, covered with cowhide and sheepskin to prevent damage. They could be pushed and were also equipped with protective shields, grappling hooks and other equipment.

Besides the ladders, there were also battering rams and ramps. The rams were also equipped with wooden wheels and had a sturdy roof, which was covered with mud to protect against arrows, stones, and fire. Inside the rams hung a thick log with a battering ram at the front, used to ram the city gates.

A well-shaped arrow tower is a mobile arrow tower, ten meters high, with three floors. It is also equipped with wooden wheels at the bottom, which can shoot down the defenders on the tower from a high vantage point. Its dynamic striking power was extremely strong on the ancient battlefield.

The various infantry troops pushed the siege equipment and advanced towards the bottom of the city wall, following the cavalry.

On the city wall, Pei Xiyuan, wearing the robe of the Ming Emperor Huang, personally supervised the battle. Seeing the cavalry battalion, the vanguard of the Yan army, entering the shooting range, he ordered the arrows to be released.

Thousands of arrows were fired at once, like a rain of locusts covering the sky. The cavalrymen retreated to both sides while sweeping the arrows with their spears. The sword and shield soldiers followed and covered the artillery company led by Jian Ning. Jian Ning lifted his battle robe, and more than a dozen howitzers appeared out of thin air. The yamen runners and city defense soldiers from Xing'an and Zhuling counties who had been trained for a long time quickly took their positions.

Tong Bajin, Xu Dali and several other city defense soldiers rode on their horses, holding a telescope in one hand and a command flag in the other. As soon as the flag was signaled, more than a dozen howitzers fired in different directions at the same time.

In an instant, there were continuous rumbling sounds, and in the smoke, the infantry pushed ladders, battering rams and siege towers and took advantage of the situation to move forward. When the artillery fire sounded, the national teacher Nanoshen was still jumping rope on the city wall with a group of wizards.

When the artillery fire sounded, many Yue soldiers were blown into the sky. Nuoshen didn't even bother to jump with the rope. He and other generals hugged Pei Xiyuan and went down the city wall.

Even Pei Xiyuan, who was usually calm, was stunned by the sudden artillery fire. In his opinion, the guns and cannons were quite powerful. It was precisely because of the possession of such high-end and powerful artillery that he had more confidence to invade the Central Plains.

On the day when Yan's army attacked Jishui, artillery fire fell from the sky. After Pei Xiyuan received the report, he always thought that the city was lost, and the county officials defending the city exaggerated the report for fear of being held responsible. He thought it was just like the fire from guns and cannons, how could it be as exaggerated as reported by the county officials?

He fled down the city wall in a panic, and seeing the bodies of the Yue army being blown into the sky with pieces of flesh flying everywhere, he felt shocked and pained, and then a huge anger surged in his chest!

"I cannot retreat! If I retreat, Fengyi will be handed over to the Yan army!"

Fengyi is the gateway to the capital of Yue Kingdom. Once Fengyi is lost, other cities will be even more vulnerable. At that time, the Yan army will directly attack the Yue Kingdom’s palace. This is simply a great shame and humiliation. Even if he dies to apologize, how can he have the face to see his father and elder brother?

Pei Xiyuan's eyes flushed red. He quickly drew the sword from his waist and shouted with bloodshot eyes, "Cannons! Cannons! Push them out! Once the city gate is broken, hit the Yan army that rushed in hard! Hit them hard!"

After yelling hysterically, he rushed to the city wall again with a sword in hand.

"Your Majesty!" Xiong Er stood at the entrance of the tower, tears in his eyes, and knelt on one knee. "Your Majesty, you can't go up there!"

All the civil and military officials knelt down in unison.

"Your Majesty! The country cannot be without a ruler for a single day! Please leave immediately so that we can plan for the future!"

Everyone cried out in grief and pleading, but Pei Xiyuan went crazy, brandishing his sword and shouting, "Get out of the way! Get out of my way! I can't lose Fengyi. I can't, I can't!"

"I cannot let the Moon Nation be destroyed by my hands. All of you, get out of my way! If you dare to stop me again, I will not show mercy!"

Instead of being scared away, several loyal civil and military officials rushed over crying and hugged his legs tightly, shouting at him not to go up.

"Your Majesty!" Xiong Er suddenly straightened up, stood up, placed one hand across his chest, bowed deeply to Pei Xiyuan, and said with a determined look: "I will go upstairs to supervise the battle. As long as I am here, Fengyi will be here!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and ran to the top of the city wall with a sorrow that the warrior would never return, and several generals followed him without hesitation.

As Xiong Er just climbed onto the city wall, a cannonball whizzed towards him. He yelled to warn the people behind him, then rolled on the ground. He escaped the disaster, but the people behind him were not so lucky. They were blown to pieces. A bloody broken arm flew in front of Xiong Er's eyelids. He held up the broken arm. It turned out that he was a living man just now!

Holding the stump in his hand, he suddenly recalled the letter to the people of the city. He didn't remember anything else, just a few sentences: "When two armies fight, the common people suffer. If the flames of war continue, how many elderly people will die young, how many young women will lose their husbands, and how many innocent children will lose their fathers..."

Oh my God, he burst into tears.

But he had no choice. He was a citizen of the Moon Kingdom and a general of the Moon Kingdom. Even if the flames of war were ignited by their Moon Kingdom, as a general of the Moon Kingdom, he could only be loyal! He had to fight to the death to defend the city!

He gently put down his severed limb, wiped away his tears, stood up, raised his sword and shouted, ordering the soldiers who were suppressed by the artillery fire and huddled under the city wall with their heads in their hands to continue the battle to defend the city!

Many generals on the city walls were still holding on stubbornly, organizing their soldiers to shoot arrows and throw stones at the Yan army attacking the city. If they stuck their heads out, they would be killed, and if they hid their heads, they would also be killed. The soldiers had no choice. Some soldiers who wanted to escape from the city walls were shot by the generals guarding below. They had no choice but to return, hoping to fight to the death and maybe they could save their lives!

The Dayan army was using battering rams to hit the city gates. Although they had shields to protect them, soldiers were hit by huge rocks from time to time and fell down with screams.

Inside the city, several cannons were aimed at the city gate, and the Yan army outside was unaware of this. After the city gate was knocked open, the Yan army rushed in shouting. With a few muffled sounds, a large number of the Yan army that were the first to enter the city gate fell down in the artillery fire.

Seeing this, Jian Ning immediately released several drones carrying bombs and quickly located the location of the guns. In an instant, flames shot into the sky and several guns were destroyed.

Pei Xiyuan was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Now he knew that these iron birds flying in the sky could not only drop objects, but also fire cannons like guns. He really didn't understand how these things were made and how they flew into the sky?

Outside the city, the Yan army started a new round of siege. Pei Xiyuan ordered more guns and cannons to be pushed out. They came to Fengyi with dozens of guns and cannons.

But as soon as these guns appeared, drones flew over and wouldn't let go. The Yue army who was pushing the guns was so scared that they looked up at the drones while running. When they saw the ammunition falling, they let go, covered their heads and ran away.

Under the dimensionality reduction and crushing of modern weapons, Pei Xiyuan knew that Fengyi could not be defended, and any further futile resistance would only cost the lives of more soldiers!

"I! I am a sinner of the Great Yue Kingdom!" He spoke slowly, word by word, looked up at the charred city wall and the corpses of the Yue army hanging in all directions on the battlements of the city wall, closed his eyes and two lines of tears slid down his eyes.

"Your Majesty!" Na Nuo Shen said, "Why not order that crazy woman to come here? Perhaps she can really turn the tide and help Your Majesty reverse the situation. Why not give it a try?"

When he mentioned the Black Cloud Pearl, Pei Xiyuan opened his eyes immediately.