After a full day of fighting, the sun, which had just appeared, was obscured by dark clouds at dusk, and the gloomy sky was covered with a layer of gray twilight.
A cold wind howled past, and crows circling in the air flapped their wings and landed to peck at food before the attacking soldiers could retreat.
At first, these large black birds were wary of humans.
Twenty days later, they had figured out the thoughts of both sides' soldiers and were fearless.
The battle was too brutal; neither side had the time to deal with the large birds.
Inside Xichuan City, the Xia soldiers on duty in the watchtower glanced at the gloomy sky, their expressions growing even more somber.
Twenty days, a full twenty days.
There has been no news of reinforcements!
"Sigh! It looks like we won't have any good weather for the next few days!" a soldier sighed.
"Yes, the sun only came out for one afternoon today!" another soldier said. "It's almost summer, but the wind is getting stronger and stronger! It's alright during the day, but at night, the wind blows like a hellish wind!"
"What, have you been to hell?"
"Haha, aren't we fighting right here in hell?"
"It's great that you have such a positive attitude! But I can't let go of these things!" a soldier sighed. "My elderly mother, and my daughter who has just learned to speak!"
"Don't be discouraged, the Regent's army is definitely on its way! He won't let those bastards from Qiuzi invade our Great Xia and do nothing about it!"
"Yes, as soon as the Regent arrives, we'll make that damned Qiuzi bastard taste our power!"
At this point, the soldiers exchanged glances and all smiled.
Just then, a cry of surprise came from the side:
"The enemy is coming again!!"
The group grinned, "Here we go! Let's fight!"
They calmly turned their heads to look outside the city, preparing for battle!
Soon after, several cavalrymen appeared outside the city.
For a moment, the soldiers on the city wall craned their necks, staring intently ahead.
As they drew closer, reaching a distance of three miles, the soldiers could clearly see the attire of those people.
Those people rode fine horses, wore cold clothes, wore face masks, carried longbows on their backs, and had scimitars hanging at their waists!
Judging from their clothing and appearance alone, the Great Xia garrison knew that they were the personal guard of the Qiu Zi Emperor, the strongest warriors in all of Qiu Zi.
"Archers, prepare!" a general shouted. "On my command, be ready to fire at any moment!"
Then, the soldiers on the watchtower began to nock their arrows and draw their bows, the cold arrowheads already aimed at those men.
As they approached firing range, the Qiuz cavalrymen reined in their horses and stopped.
A moment later, the Qiuz cavalry swiftly drew their bows and arrows from their backs, and then with a few rustling sounds, several arrows were fired at once!
This utterly shocked the Great Xia soldiers in Xichuan City! These people could actually shoot arrows from this distance!
Keep in mind that even the giant crossbows on the city walls couldn't reach that distance.
With a series of "bangs," arrows flew into the city tower, and several Xia soldiers were nearly hit by the arrows, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Strangely, after firing their arrows, these Qiuz cavalrymen did not linger for a moment, but turned and left.
"They're not attacking the city?" a general from the Great Xia asked in surprise.
The range is insufficient to launch a counterattack.
It was even more impossible to pursue them outside the city.
Therefore, the Great Xia garrison could only watch helplessly as these people left.
At this moment, a soldier from the Great Xia Dynasty said in a deep voice, "General, look! There's a letter tied to the arrow!"
The letter was quickly delivered to Ran Min.
In the command tent by the city wall, Ran Min stared at the letter with a gloomy expression, his face ashen.
Zhao Zhen, who was standing to the side, leaned forward and asked, "Lord Ran, are you asking us to surrender?"
Ran Min had already finished reading the letter, and he tore it to shreds. "Hmph! These Qiu Zi scum have such big mouths!"
"They said that if we don't surrender, they will kill all the people after the city falls!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen frowned: "General Bai Qi's reinforcements have not yet arrived!" He said, "Perhaps we can consider this?"
Zhao Zhen was a native of Xichuan, and he cared deeply about the safety of the people of Xichuan.
Bai Qi's reinforcements were slow to arrive, and Regent Lin Mo had not sent any news either.
At this moment, Zhao Zhen truly had the thought of surrendering!
After all, if they surrender, the people in the city can escape this calamity!
"Shut your filthy mouth, or I'll tear you to pieces!" Ran Min roared. "As long as the city stands, I'll surrender!"
Then Ran Min waved his hand and said, "Pass down the order: anyone who dares to discuss surrender will be executed without mercy!"
There was no night raid that day, nor did the Chuz army hurl insults outside the city gates.
This change made Zhao Zhen increasingly uneasy.
This is very abnormal.
Ran Min knew in his heart that this was a sign that the Qiuzi coalition was launching a general offensive.
The next morning, as dawn broke and daylight finally arrived, the darkness was banished by the light of day.
The air was still thick with the stench of blood in the early morning, and the siege had begun once again.
Due to insufficient troops, the attackers quickly reached the foot of the city wall.
The siege ladders were erected, and the siege towers slowly approached.
In no time, the Chuz coalition forces had already breached the city walls.
Ran Min disregarded everything else, raised his spear, and shouted, "Kill the enemy and serve the country!"
It has to be said that the general created by the system is truly powerful. He wields a long spear with ease, as if he were in an empty field!
The troops that attacked Qiuzi were indeed different in strength compared to before.
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