The Annan soldiers hung siege ladders on the city wall and climbed up fearlessly.

The archers in the rear also kept shooting arrows, killing the defenders on the city wall.

Under the desperate attack, some soldiers soon climbed up the city wall and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the defenders.

Qin Qingxue and Shi Wushuang personally led the troops and drove the enemy back time and time again.

Both sides fought for survival, and the battle became a Shura field, with countless people dying.

After Li Ye captured the border, he has been stationed here.

First observe the reaction of the main enemy forces.

Li Ye believed that he had gained the initiative on the battlefield. As long as the enemy dared to retreat, Qin Qingxue could lead his troops to pursue them.

The enemy will surely be defeated.

If the enemy did not retreat to defend, Li Ye could lead his troops south and directly destroy the Kingdom of Annan.

But I never expected that what I would receive was bad news.

News came from Leiying that Dayuan's main force was defeated and suffered heavy losses.

The enemy is attacking the city with all their might.

Lei Ying ordered his men to gather the defeated and fleeing soldiers and send them to the border as soon as possible.

Li Ye couldn't believe the news.

"Are you kidding me? How can we lose the war under these circumstances?

Even though Qin Qingxue is a capable leader, she is still quite capable. What on earth is she doing?"

"According to the accounts of the fleeing soldiers, the Annan camp killed sixteen Yunlu Pavilion disciples.

His body was hung in front of the camp.

Shi Wushuang lost his mind on the spot and led his army in a mad attack on the enemy.

Because the army had no one to lead it, it was defeated by the enemy's counterattack..."

After listening to the story, Li Ye's teeth were almost broken.

"These two idiots, why aren't they killed by the enemy?"

"He actually killed tens of thousands of my Dayuan soldiers! His heart is unparalleled and he deserves death."

Princess Ruyue and Zhao Wudi were also extremely shocked.

Even if Qin Qingxue stayed in the city and did not move her troops, she could still bring Annan down.

Tens of thousands of troops were sacrificed for a dozen disciples of Yunlu Pavilion.

It's simply unimaginable.

"Why are the disciples of Yunlu Pavilion in the Annan military camp? Logically speaking, with their strength, it is impossible for them to be captured by the enemy.

Even if they were unlucky and the enemy troops were not strong enough to support them, they would not be killed or left hanging in front of the battle line.

Aren't they afraid of Yunlu Pavilion's retaliation?"

Zhao Wudi was puzzled.

Li Ye quickly figured out the reason for his affection, and his eyes became cold and murderous.

"This can only mean that the disciples of Yunlu Pavilion took the initiative to enter the Annan Kingdom's military camp.

Perhaps there was an ulterior motive between them from the very beginning.

Just think about it, the Annan army suffered heavy losses in many defeats.

Venting all the anger on the disciples of Yunlu Pavilion, isn't that just saying everything is ruined?

This war is inseparable from Yunlu Pavilion."

Princess Ruyue was extremely intelligent and had already guessed most of the answer.

"Perhaps they did this just to allow Qin Qingxue to gain military merit.

It's just that you disrupted their plans.

So Marshal Annan thought that Yunlu Pavilion had been harming them.

That's why he was killed.

It was Wushuang who saw the corpses of the Yunlu Pavilion disciples and lost his mind and led his army to fight them to the death."

Zhao Wudi was extremely angry.

He was loyal to Emperor Dayuan.

Of course, we also know that the emperor and Yunlu Pavilion are actually at odds with each other.

There is a conflict of interest between the two parties.

But no one expected that Yunlu Pavilion would have no bottom line in order to gain profits.

If this war was really instigated by Yunlu Pavilion, then the sins committed by Yunlu Pavilion would be innumerable.

"No matter what, we can't just sit there and watch the enemy slaughter civilians.

Gather all defeated troops as quickly as possible.

Pass on my order to inform the entire army to retreat."

Li Ye did not bother to attack the Kingdom of Annan, and quickly led his army back to Tang.

We met many fleeing soldiers on the road.

Gather them all together and let the generals take unified command.

After these soldiers joined Li Ye's army, they were very excited.

If we follow the Sixth Prince, we will definitely win the battle.

It is also easy to make merit or receive rewards.

When they met scouts on the road and were asked to come over, they agreed without hesitation.

Li Ye asked about the situation on the front line and knew that the situation was very critical.

If we arrive too late, the city may be breached by the enemy.

First let Zhao Wudi lead the cavalry to rush to the rescue as quickly as possible.

He led the infantry to catch up with him as quickly as possible.

"You must remember that once you arrive, only harass the enemy from the rear and never engage them head-on.

Bring all the crossbows and arrows!

Using long-range attacks can reduce casualties."

Li Ye warned him with a serious expression.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I know what to do!"

"Hurry up, I hope we can make it in time!"

By evening, both armies were extremely exhausted.

After repeated attacks, they had rushed to the city wall countless times, but were always driven down.

The corpses below the city wall were piled several meters high.

The ground was covered in blood and it was slippery to walk on.

Marshal Annan did not expect the defenders to be so tenacious.

Keep urging the soldiers to continue attacking.

"Marshal, we can't continue to attack Xiadian like this. We must let the soldiers rest for a while.

They were already extremely tired and hadn't even eaten yet.

The combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened!"

The deputy general finally couldn't help but persuade him.

"Don't think our soldiers are tired, the enemy is too!

With a little more effort, we must take this city tonight.

Otherwise we’re completely finished.”

Marshal Annan still refused to give up.

"We need to let the soldiers rest for at least half an hour and eat before attacking the city.

I saw that the defenders in the city were not just soldiers, but civilians as well.

They are on the defensive side and can take turns to rest."

Looking at the dead and wounded soldiers around him, Marshal Annan was finally convinced.

"Okay, we can only let the soldiers rest for a quarter of an hour and eat faster."

Finally, the Annan army stopped attacking.

Qin Qingxue and Shi Wushuang were both exhausted.

The armor on his body was already stained with blood.

But Qin Qingxue didn't dare to rest at all, knowing that this was the only chance to break out.

He immediately issued an order: "Prepare for the attack immediately! Have the people in the city abandon all their luggage and only bring enough dry food for two days.

When we launch our attack, let the people flee quickly!

Whether you can save your life depends on your luck."

"My fellow soldiers, I, Qin Qingxue, have let you all down! After this battle, I will apologize to the imperial court.

Please fight for the people once more!"

In order to boost morale, Qin Qingxue took the initiative to apologize to the soldiers.

There is no such thing as a double expressionless face.

There was even a hint of disdain in his eyes.

He has always looked down on the lower-level soldiers, thinking they are just expendable items.

Even if all of them are killed, we can just recruit more soldiers.

As long as we can defeat Annan, we can make up for our mistakes.

Shi Wushuang planned to seek support from Yunlu Pavilion after successfully breaking through, and send experts to help deal with Yunlu Pavilion.