With their supply lines cut off and reinforcements ambushed, the Yi Kingdom's commander-in-chief, upon receiving this news, immediately ordered an attack on the city.
Upon receiving the news, Zhao Zhen sent Xu Nian back to her residence and then rushed to the city wall.
Outside the city gates, the sounds of battle were deafening, and all kinds of siege equipment were deployed, with catapults dropping stones one after another that pounded against the city walls.
Many soldiers guarding the city walls were killed or wounded, while the barbarian soldiers took advantage of the lapse in the attack on the city walls and immediately set up siege ladders to climb up.
The soldiers guarding the city walls promptly knocked down many siege ladders, but some still managed to slip through and climb up.
"Release the wolf-tooth swatter."
"Put down the rolling pin."
“Three men in a team, use their spears to spear down the barbarian scum who climb up, and kill those they can’t spear down with their knives.”
"yes."
"Hold on, everyone! These barbarian bastards are desperate. If we win this battle, they'll be like stray dogs. General Zhao will make sure they never return."
"Today we will avenge our fallen comrades!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
When Zhao Zhen, clad in armor, arrived, the two sides had just begun their battle. He picked up his bow and three arrows, drew them with all his might, and with a few whistling sounds, the three arrows shot towards the enemy's catapults.
Three of the barbarian soldiers who were moving stones died instantly. Three more took their place, but they were shot dead within moments.
"Archers, take your positions and shoot down the enemy's slingers!" Zhao Zhen said, nocking three more arrows and hitting all three.
With Zhao Zhen leading the way, everyone's confidence soared, and for a time the enemy's catapult convoy was indeed suppressed.
"Our catapults are activated and are aimed at the enemy's catapult convoy."
"put."
With a series of loud thuds, the sound of huge stones hitting the ground echoed as dust billowed from the direction of the barbarian catapult convoy.
"Keep playing, don't stop," Zhao Zhen coldly commanded.
Catapults are not always accurate, so a single volley cannot destroy an enemy catapult convoy. However, area bombardment can certainly achieve this.
If the enemy wants to attack the city, then destroy the siege weapons and rely solely on manpower to attack the city, unless there are plenty of lives to spare.
Moreover, the Yi Kingdom has no follow-up supplies. They can either slowly drag things out until reinforcements arrive, or they can start a war now and fight to the death to take the current city. In that case, they might survive.
Zhao Zhen was very clear about his own strengths and also understood his opponent's weaknesses.
But he didn't act rashly; he simply waited for the other side to become impatient, until the spies around him couldn't hold back any longer and exposed themselves.
...
Xu Nian returned to her residence and fiddled with her bow and arrows, feeling very annoyed and having no intention of practicing archery at all.
The soldiers guarding her courtyard today were the same ones from yesterday. They all had solemn expressions and would occasionally glance at the city wall.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard. The footsteps were very dense, as if a lot of people had arrived.
"Young master, run!"
Several soldiers stood ready, their faces showing a willingness to die, and they looked anxiously at Xu Nian.
"We'll scatter and run. As long as we can escape, someone has to be alive to send a message to Zhao Zhen." Xu Nian didn't want these soldiers to die here in vain.
She didn't know who the people outside were, but they were definitely there for her.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers hesitated for a moment, then understood Xu Nian's meaning and immediately broke out in four directions.
Seeing this, Xu Nian carried the bow and arrows back into the house, opened the window, and deliberately created the illusion of escaping by climbing out the window. Then he ran to the wardrobe, opened it, and rummaged around in it.
She found the secret passage, closed the wardrobe door, crawled inside, and sealed the entrance.
Xu Nian did not rush to leave, but squatted at the entrance of the secret passage and waited quietly.
A moment later, the door was kicked open forcefully, and many people began searching.
"Sir, that woman has disappeared," someone reported respectfully.
"Useless! He can't even handle Zhao Zhen, and now he can't even catch his woman." The person who said this was very angry, and he kicked something over.
"Sir, she's just an ordinary woman. Can capturing her really make Zhao Zhen surrender?" Some people thought it was unreliable.
"Emperor Rong said that Zhao Zhen dispatched troops to search for this woman, and that when Zhao Zhen got married, he married a chicken to avoid criticism of her. For such a proud man to go to such lengths shows how important that woman is to him," the man sneered.
"Even someone like Zhao Zhen can get lost in a world of pleasure," someone exclaimed in astonishment.
"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by threatening Zhao Zhen with this woman. Search the place; I don't believe a woman can really escape. There must be a secret passage here. Smash everything. Also, notify Du Hua to find an opportunity to kill Zhao Zhen so his family can live."
Hearing these people smashing things, Xu Nian knew she couldn't stay any longer, so she crouched down and followed the secret passage forward.
After walking for a while, she faintly heard someone behind her say excitedly, "My lord, there really is a secret passage here."
Realizing she was in trouble, Xu Nian took off running and reached the exit after running for a while.
She didn't bother to hide herself and climbed out of the secret passage towards the city wall.
She hadn't forgotten what she'd just heard: Zhao Zhen had a man named Du Hua who wanted to kill him.
Du Hua is very likely the spy Zhao Zhen was worried about.
Moreover, she is being watched, and she is only safe when she is with Zhao Zhen.
If someone were to capture and threaten Zhao Zhen, she couldn't let him die.
He died and she lost 10,000 points!
If Zhao Zhen can't die, then she has to die.
It's so frustrating to die like that, it's infuriating to even think about it.
Xu Nian gritted her teeth. She really didn't like these schemers; they were all heartless bastards.
If he can't kill Zhao Zhen himself, he'll take it out on this poor little thing.
Xu Nian ran wildly, cursing the people chasing her in her mind.
"Sir, that woman in front is Zhao Zhen's woman," someone said excitedly, pointing at Xu Nian.
"Are you sure?" The person addressed as "adult" sized up Xu Nian.
"It's confirmed, the portrait Du Hua provided is of this person."
"Zhao Zhen has really peculiar tastes; he likes both male and female." The man spat.
Xu Nian heard the sound of clothes fluttering in the wind getting closer and closer to her.
Knowing that this person might be able to scale walls and catch up with her, Xu Nian immediately took the bow and arrow she was carrying, nocked an arrow, and focused all her mental energy on her eyes.
With a "whoosh," Xu Nian turned and ran without even looking.
The man chasing Xu Nian was stunned by the arrow.
His hand gripped the arrow tightly, his fingers still trembling.
If the opponent hadn't been too weak, he would have been shot right between the eyebrows and died on the spot.
Sure enough, the people Zhao Zhen set his sights on, even if they were women, all had extraordinary qualities.
Thinking of this, the man's eyes turned cold, and he turned the arrow in his hand to aim at Xu Nian, who was fleeing.
He flicked his finger, and the arrow shot towards Xu Nian as if it had eyes.
The sound of arrows whistling through the air behind him was so intense that Xu Nian's scalp tingled. Knowing he couldn't dodge, he could only turn to the side to avoid a vital spot, and with a "thud," an arrow pierced his shoulder.
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