Chapter 1118 Fierce Battle
At this moment, what was in front of King Ning was even darker than the darkness after the sun set.
Just outside the gate of Hecheng, there is a dense birch forest.
If you are outside a strategically important city, there must be no trees around it, so that the enemy can hide easily in the event of a war, and the defenders in the city will not be able to distinguish the number of enemy troops.
However, Hecheng has never been a strategic location.
Therefore, there is a forest outside the city gate here and no one has ever taken care of it.
When Zhu Xuan first discovered this place, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. This time, Zhu Feng escaped from Changqing City and fled all the way back to Hecheng. The biggest failure of this natural god of war was probably that he didn't send people to clear the woods outside the city after entering the city.
At this moment, Zhu Xuan was hiding in it with his men.
The whole day passed, and because the sky was dark, it was even darker when they were dying. However, in order to escape the surveillance of the soldiers on the city wall, they did not even dare to light a fire to keep warm.
Just now, the golden leaves were illuminated by the sunlight, reflecting dazzling light.
It's sunset.
Finally the sun set.
The people who had stayed in the city before him had already found a way to spread the news in the city. They also knew that the imperial concubine Si Nanyan had actually promised the people in the city that she would open the city gates at sunset.
Although, it is still unknown whether it is true or not.
but--
The people in the city have become so chaotic that if they really don't open the city gates at sunset, the people will fight with the soldiers even without them attacking the city.
By then, they won’t even have to bother attacking the city.
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on Zhu Xuan's face.
At this moment, several soldiers came running out of the dense forest. They were sent out to gather information. They hurriedly ran in front of him, knelt down and said, "Your Highness, the city gate is about to open!"
"What?!"
Zhu Xuan was delighted when he heard it: "Say it again!"
"The city gate is about to open!"
The leading soldier panted and said, "Someone in the city has just sent a signal. The city gate will be opened soon!"
"good!"
Zhu Xuan shouted loudly, and immediately the surrounding soldiers perked up and gathered together.
This time, they gathered all their elite troops here, waiting for the moment when the city gate would open. When they heard the news, everyone became excited.
Zhu Xuan said: "Everyone, obey my orders!"
"yes--!"
The birds in the forest were startled by their voices and flew away.
Zhu Xuan waved his sword and pointed forward. Although the woods were dense and they could not see the situation ahead at all, they could only see the outline of the towering city wall in the distance. However, everyone knew that their target was there.
Zhu Xuan said, "The first one to enter the city will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and made a marquis of ten thousand households!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned red with excitement.
Just as Nan Yan had said to the common people before, they fought for money, just to plunder at will after the city was broken. If they could be directly rewarded with thousands of gold and be granted the title of marquis, then they would enjoy endless wealth and glory in their lives!
Suddenly, the crowd was excited.
Zhu Xuan pointed his sword forward and said, "Charge!"
In an instant, the cheers shook the sky.
The rebels suddenly jumped out of the dense forest, and the first to bear the brunt were the lightly armored soldiers. They were the fastest, waving their spears and rushing towards the open gate of Hecheng in front of them like tigers out of the cage.
In fact, at this time, using cavalry is the most effective way to charge and kill.
However, in order to conceal their whereabouts and prevent the people in the city from discovering that they had been hiding in the birch forest, Zhu Xuan had no choice but to abandon the Duoyan Guards. Fortunately, the distance was not long, and the light-armored soldiers had a light load and a fast speed, so they rushed to a place not far from the city gate in an instant.
This frightened the common people who came out of the city gate.
Before, although the battle had lasted for several days, they only listened to the noise and screams.
But he had never directly faced these soldiers who were rushing towards him. Their spears were sharp and their swords were razor-sharp, all aimed at him.
Suddenly, the crowd panicked.
"Oh no, the rebels are coming!"
The common people were all terrified. At this time, they no longer remembered the sayings of "the city will be destroyed and massacred" or "surrender outside the city and you can save your life". They watched those people rushing towards them without distinguishing whether they were civilians or soldiers.
Everyone was terrified and retreated crying.
"Run!"
"They're going to kill us, run!"
At this moment, the soldiers who were originally guarding the civilians suddenly stepped forward in unison, but instead of rushing to the front to protect them, they began to gather in the middle of the crowd.
In just a moment, they gathered in the middle, forming a T-shaped formation, dividing the people in the middle into two parts.
Everyone was shocked.
Some civilians didn't care what these people were doing. When they saw the rebels rushing towards them, they knew that they had no intention of saving their lives. Naturally, they turned around and ran towards the city, crying. However, when they turned around, they found that the soldiers in the city had actually begun to close the city gates!
At this time, Nan Yan also followed Zhu Feng up to the city wall.
Seeing this scene, her heart sank.
Subconsciously, he turned his head to look at Zhu Feng beside him. His eyes were cold, without a trace of warmth. He looked coldly at the people below the city wall, crying and retreating, constantly banging on the city gate, and the sound of pleading was endless.
"Open the city gate and let us in!"
"Let us in!"
They cried and looked back in despair. Although the trees were still some distance away from the city gate, these soldiers were all lightly armored and moved very fast. Soon, they were right in front of them.
It’s over!
Such desperate thoughts appeared in almost everyone's mind.
But at this time, the soldiers mixed in the crowd started to move again. After forming a formation, they suddenly drew out the swords in their hands, which flashed brightly with cold light. Even in such a dark twilight, it was particularly dazzling.
They yelled, "Go!"
Everyone was at a loss, but at this time, they had reached a dead end and had completely lost the will to resist.
Just like cattle and sheep, they were driven from the middle to both sides.
The entire city gate was exposed.
At this time, the city gate had not yet been closed because it was blocked by the people. Zhu Xuan and his men saw the wide gap in the center of the city gate. It was as if they saw light in the darkness. They were so excited that their eyes turned red.
I can't see anything but the city gate!
“Charge!”
He brandished the sword in his hand and shouted.
The soldiers' footsteps became heavier, shaking the earth so much that it made it tremble slightly.
But at the same time, a heavier muffled sound sounded behind them!
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