The continuous explosions were deafening, the ground shook, flames rose everywhere, thick smoke billowed, and severed limbs, broken weapons, and armor were thrown into the sky.
"Heavenly lightning! It's heavenly lightning!"
The Northern Di soldiers screamed in terror, unable to comprehend this weapon and attributing it to divine power.
Panic spread rapidly like a plague, and the tight formation began to collapse.
"Fire the oil!" Tong Gu seized the opportunity and gave the order in a stern voice.
The defenders hurled the clay pots they had prepared, pouring the thick, black, pungent-smelling oil onto the crowded enemy troops, siege equipment, and the ground below the city.
"Rocket!"
The flaming arrows fell.
"call--!"
Flames shot skyward! This fire was unlike ordinary firewood; it was extremely fierce and sticky, burning wherever it touched, and was difficult to extinguish with water.
The area beneath the city walls instantly turned into a sea of fire!
Countless Northern Di soldiers were engulfed in flames, emitting piercing screams as they stumbled around like headless flies, eventually turning into charred lumps of coal.
Battering rams, ladders, and other siege equipment were also set ablaze, turning into enormous torches with thick smoke that blotted out the sky.
The combined blow of explosion and flames completely shattered the morale of the Northern Di army.
They were not afraid of swords, arrows, or even death, but this destructive force from an unknown realm, like divine punishment, shattered their spirits.
"We've lost! Run!"
"The Eternal Heaven is enraged!"
"Retreat immediately!"
Cries, wails, and screams replaced the war drums and horns. The once invincible Northern Di army completely collapsed. The soldiers abandoned their armor and weapons, wanting nothing more than to get away from this land of death.
"Cavalry, charge!" Murong Chunhua also saw the decisive moment.
He charged ahead, his gleaming sword pointing forward: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy! Avenge our fallen compatriots!"
"kill--!"
Three thousand iron cavalry surged out from the left hillside like a burst dam, crashing straight into the already chaotic Northern Di army formation, brandishing their swords and creating sprays of blood.
Almost simultaneously, Tian Qing's 5,000 elite troops from Yunzhou also charged out from the valley on the flank, cutting off the retreat of the Tuoba Wuhu army.
Han Zhong personally led 5,000 fresh troops from Shuozhou to the battlefield.
Zhong Meng, leading the city's most valiant infantry, was like a tiger descending the mountain, specifically hunting down the Northern Di officers who were still putting up a stubborn resistance.
With the desperate protection of his personal guards, Bald Wu Hu managed to cut down several fleeing soldiers blocking his way before barely managing to break through the encirclement.
He looked back and saw that the area below Yinzhou City was a scene of carnage and flames, with thick smoke and the stench of blood mingling together and soaring into the sky.
His face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief, and he murmured, "That...what is that...the devil's weapon..."
In the end, he could only flee in panic from the Xichuan Grassland and escape to the Daqingshan Mountains.
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