The sky brightened and the sound of war drums began to be heard again from outside the low wall trench, which had been silent for a moment. Following the sound of the war drums, teams of Jin soldiers rushed over with swords, axes, shields and armor in hand.

They were greeted by a hail of sharp arrows from behind the low wall.

But on the one hand, the shields blocked some of the sharp arrows, and on the other hand, even if they were hit, under the urging of the war drums behind them, more Jin soldiers rushed forward like a tide, stepping on their dead companions.

The strange cries of nonsense filled the sky and the earth, instantly filling up the low walls and trenches, and then surged up again.

Standing on the dilapidated wall, you can see these heavily armored Jin soldiers rushing towards you with fierce looks.

"withdraw."

The general guarding the wall shouted after shooting the last crossbow arrow.

Seeing the Zhou soldiers fleeing in panic, the Jin soldiers who had crossed the low wall and trenches became more arrogant and quickly rushed into the wall.

After a night of fierce fighting, the area behind the wall was in ruins, with collapsed earth walls, burning wooden frames, freshly solidified blood, corpses of Zhou soldiers lying on the ground, and abandoned wooden shield carts.

It was as terrible as hell, but it also made traveling difficult.

Especially since the space inside the wall was narrow to begin with, the Jin soldiers that poured in moved slowly and huddled together, with shields and armor in front and heavy soldiers in the back, so the formation of swordsmen and axemen covering both sides became meaningless.

Although this small new city checkpoint does not occupy a large area, its terrain is strategic and can be used for defense or attack. Therefore, the first thing Duke Cheng did after entering Yizhou was to take over this place. He almost captured the Seventh Prince of the Jin Dynasty alive based on this place, if Tuoba Wu had not led his troops to rescue him in time.

To the Jin soldiers, this place was much more familiar than to the Zhou soldiers, but the Jin soldiers who entered were very cautious, and their originally ferocious expressions became somewhat confused.

There was no one inside the wall.

Did all Zhou Bing die overnight?

But this did not affect their speed, because more Jin soldiers rushed in from behind, and in the blink of an eye the wall was packed with people.

Just as they were about to charge towards the inner city ahead, a sharp sound of gongs and drums was heard, followed by a buzzing sound of wind. The Jin soldiers looked up subconsciously and saw a pile of stone bullets flying from the inner city ahead.

The Jin soldiers immediately screamed and tried to scatter, but there were too many people and the space was too narrow, and there were more Jin soldiers behind them who had not yet reacted. In a moment, more than a dozen stone bullets had been thrown down.

In an instant, a bunch of people were knocked to the ground, their heads under the helmets were deformed, and blood was gushing out.

In addition to injuries from stone bullets, there were also collisions and trampling of each other by people themselves in the chaos.

"Why are there catapults?"

"Isn't it already exhausted?"

Listening to the screaming nonsense outside, the generals hiding behind the inner city wall remained calm.

What's so strange about that? Since they never expected any reinforcements, they naturally had to make adequate preparations.

"Crossbow man." He stood up and pointed the crossbow in his hand at the outside of the earth wall. "Release."

A dozen soldiers stood up and pulled the trigger of the crossbows in their hands.

Arrows rained down on the Jin soldiers under the earth wall.

There was chaos inside the wall.

Seeing the Jin soldiers who had rushed in fleeing back, Tuoba Wu, who was standing in the distant camp and watching, became furious and ordered the retreating Jin soldiers to be shot and killed.

"He doesn't have many soldiers left, he can't hold on any longer." He shouted angrily, "Warriors, you must crush Zhu Shan to death even if you have to use corpses to crush him!"

A wave of retreating Jin soldiers were shot and killed. They would die if they advanced or retreated, so countless Jin soldiers had no choice but to fight forward.

There were many corpses inside and outside the wall.

"...There are probably more than a thousand in this round." The general standing on the inner wall whispered. He chuckled as he spoke, and was obviously very satisfied with the result.

“Very good.”

A mellow voice came from behind.

The general looked back and saw that a group of generals and soldiers were standing on the city wall, surrounding a burly man.

There was a soldier holding a large flag beside him. The flag swayed in the wind, blocking out the sunlight and casting a shadow over the man.

The man was wearing armor and a helmet. His face could not be seen clearly in the shadows, but the bright red tassels on the helmet were particularly eye-catching.

In his hand he held a long sword, which was very finely crafted and weighed roughly twenty to thirty pounds. It was flashing coldly in the sunlight.

"Your Excellency." The general stepped forward and saluted.

Duke Cheng looked forward.

Behind the dense piles of corpses in front, countless Jin soldiers are pouring in.

"Let's fight." said Duke Cheng.

This will be the last battle.

But his voice remained the same as always, without any emotion, and his words were simple and clear.

The generals and officers around him also looked calm.

I already knew the ending before I came here, so I don’t have any regrets.

"Kill the thieves!" they shouted, drawing their weapons.

All the soldiers on the city wall stood up and shouted at the top of their lungs. Their eyes were firm and their expressions showed anger, excitement and dullness, but not fear.

The sound was like spring thunder rumbling through the fortress.

Watching the waves rushing in, retreating and rushing in again, with shouts and screams shaking the sky, Tuoba Wu, who was standing on a distant observation platform, couldn't help but feel terrified, and held the long axe tightly with his hands on his waist.

As the two sides advanced and retreated, the battlefield moved outside the fortress, and a figure finally appeared in Tuoba Wu's sight.

This man had a burly look, and his white armor was particularly eye-catching, especially the long sword in his hand.

It was this long knife that chopped off his brother's head, causing him to live like a dog for four years.

Tuoba Wu's eyes turned red.

Only if I can kill Duke Cheng with my own hands can I wash away my past shame.

He grabbed the long axe and was about to go down the lookout, but he saw Duke Cheng wielding his long sword with great force, and the people close to him were knocked down one after another.

There were so many people and such chaos, but his movements were always calm and steady, with an inexplicable beauty.

But this beauty is extremely bloody.

The long sword swung and a soldier was almost cut in half. In the sunlight, blood mist rose and internal organs flew everywhere.

Tuoba Wu's face turned pale, his eyes flickered, he held the long axe tightly and stopped.

Duke Chengguo Zhu Shan is doomed to die. If he sees me, he will definitely drag me to be buried with him.

Although there were many soldiers and horses, Duke Cheng and his men had no power to fight back. But Duke Cheng was cunning and crafty, and who knew if he had any other tricks up his sleeve.

There's no need to take the risk. It will be the same if you wait until he dies and chop off his head with your own hands.

"Keep attacking, attacking." He grabbed the railing and shouted, gritting his teeth, "Everyone, go up, kill them, kill them."

Having said this, he threw his head back and laughed wildly.

"Zhu Shan is going to die! Zhu Shan is finally going to die!"

At this moment, there were several loud noises in his ears, and the lookout shook. Tuoba Wu was caught off guard and almost fell down.

What happened?

He quickly grabbed the railing, but before he could find where the sound came from, he heard a commotion and shouts behind him.

"The Zhou reinforcements are coming!"

Zhou reinforcements?

Where did the Zhou people get reinforcements?

Apart from Duke Chengguo Zhu Shan, who dared to disobey the emperor's order, who dared to lead troops into the Jin territory, and who dared to fight knowing that tens of thousands of enemies were gathering?

Did I see it wrong?

But the commotion in the rear was even louder, with shouts sweeping across the sky and covering the earth.

"It's the Qingshan Army."

"The Qingshan Army is here!"

What kind of army is Qingshan Army?

Tuoba Wu looked back with a look of surprise.