At this moment, Mo Ye truly understood one thing.
That is, although he has a somewhat dog-like personality, Yuwen Sheng is definitely not human.
Someone with a generally normal mindset like him simply cannot understand how such a perverted thought came about. Judging from his words, he was both threatening him and forcing Zheng Quchi to show himself.
Did he know that Zheng Quchi had escaped, or did he simply not care where she was? In any case, his goal was to have all possibilities under control and ultimately achieve one objective—to find Zheng Quchi.
At this moment, Fu Rong, panting, rushed over, holding his oversized helmet: "General, Mo Ye is extremely cunning and treacherous. He sent troops to launch a surprise attack on the south gate, and now the gate has been breached, with a large number of civilians fleeing!"
Yuwen Sheng's reaction was quite indifferent: "Summon the troops stationed in Nanlin. Kill all Julu soldiers without exception. As for the civilians who escaped, they are not of any concern."
Does this mean... those civilians just fled? We're not going to bother with them anymore?
Fu Rong understood: "Yes!"
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South Gate
The city gates were breached by force, and the two armies clashed. They fought fiercely, moving from all directions, with swords thrusting wildly, and the battle was fierce and evenly matched.
The city gate was blocked by a thousand-gold pendant, and the people in the city fled in panic. It was not surprising that some people fled outwards. What was strange was that a group of people took advantage of the chaos and ran straight into the "fire pit".
These people were Gongchenya and his group.
Coincidentally, instead of keeping up with Mo Ye's vanguard, they unexpectedly discovered the hidden raiding force attacking the city. Following them, they saw that the south gate had been breached, and they naturally knew that this "negotiation" was bound to end in failure.
But the man could still be saved, so he tore off the clothes of the fallen soldiers, put them on, and sneaked into the city, intending to rescue Yang Gu when the opportunity arose.
Before long, Ye army reinforcements arrived, and the situation immediately reversed. Ye army gained the upper hand, slaughtered all the Julu soldiers who were fighting in the breaching city, and quelled the fierce battle.
Some residents living near the south gate managed to escape, but most were not so lucky. As the city gate was tightly closed again, cutting them off from the outside world, they were forcibly driven back into the city amidst their cries and wails, becoming trapped like turtles in a jar.
Gongchenya and the others hid in the dilapidated and abandoned house. They listened to the miserable and desperate cries of the people outside the wall who could only stay in the city to wait for death, and their expressions were solemn and unbearable.
"How many people have escaped so far?" Mei Yi said bitterly.
Uncle Bai shook his head and comforted them, "At least some of them escaped."
"I don't understand why Sima would launch a sneak attack on the south gate. Is it because Yuwen Sheng broke his promise that he had to take such a risky move?" someone asked, puzzled.
Some people saw through it: "Are you stupid? This is obviously premeditated. They've only just started negotiations, how do you know Yuwen Sheng will break his promise? I'm afraid this is just one of Sima's schemes!"
Those who were educated immediately chimed in: "It's a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
"Yes, yes, that's it."
Some people focused on the key question: "But why did Sima Yi have to pay such a high price and sacrifice his troops to break through the city? Couldn't everything have been solved simply by handing over the people?"
At this moment, Gongchenya, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "Either he doesn't trust Yuwen Sheng to keep his promise, or he simply can't meet the demands Yuwen Sheng made, which is why he chose such methods from the very beginning."
"Yuwen Sheng only made one request: he asked Sima to return his wife intact... Could it be that his wife was actually killed by Sima long ago?"
Standing behind the crowd, Xiao Meng murmured in surprise, "Could it be that the woman who was with Sima Moye earlier wasn't Yuwen Sheng's wife at all?!"
Seeing them chattering away, Uncle Bai got a headache. He raised his hand and said, "Alright, there's no point in discussing this now. What we should be considering is..."
Shh! Quiet down!
Gongchen Cliff suddenly looked serious.
Everyone was stunned for a moment. As soon as the sound subsided, they could hear the noise coming from the long street in the dead of night. There were definitely a lot of "clattering" footsteps and the clattering of cart wheels on the floor. They all looked outside at the same time and saw the firelight like a dragon, reflecting on the dark walls.
Something has happened.
They pried open a corner of the window and peered out through the crack.
A group of people were seen pulling carts, loading all the oil stored in the city onto the carts. Soldiers behind them stopped every short distance and sprayed the oil onto the surrounding houses.
"What are they going to do?!"
Xiao Meng smelled the familiar, pungent odor of kerosene and felt a chill run down his spine.
Such a large-scale dumping of kerosene in the city couldn't possibly have been just for fun, could it?
Gong Chenya's breath caught in his throat as he guessed that possibility. His voice was almost forced out through clenched teeth: "You all stay here and don't make any rash moves. I'll go out and scout the situation first!"
He kicked and climbed to the top of the wall, where he crouched down in the shade of the trees, keeping a watchful eye on the movement below.
Finally, he encountered a lone soldier who came out to relieve himself.
Silently sliding down the corner of the wall, he suddenly reached out from behind and covered her mouth, forcefully pulling her into the shadows.
"Don't scream at the end, or your throat will be slit in the next second."
The icy voice was like a blade, leaving no room for doubt about its authenticity.
The soldier knew he was in trouble; sweat soaked his back. "Who are you? What do you want?"
"Are you asking this nonsense because you think I'll tell you the truth, or are you trying to stall for time? Either way, I advise you to give up on that idea. Now, tell me, what are you doing on the street?"
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