Wanyan Zonghan ignored him and turned back to direct his men: "Third echelon, you must attack the city wall before dark!"
Wanyan Zonghan drew his sword, and behind him, countless Jin soldiers rushed towards the city gate like a tidal wave, roaring.
The commander-in-chief led the charge, and the morale of the Jin soldiers in the third echelon was greatly boosted.
Only a few hundred Song soldiers were left alive on the city wall.
"Commander, let's retreat!" A lieutenant general next to him grabbed Nangong Wentian's arm with his bloody hands.
Yes, there were tens of thousands of Jin soldiers rushing up, and the few hundred people on the city wall were not enough to withstand their charge.
Nangong Wentian watched as the Jin soldiers surged forward like a tide in the distance. His only option now was to retreat into the city and gather the remaining troops to engage in street fighting, but that would only be a desperate struggle.
"Retreat! Return to the city and garrison!" Nangong Wentian finally gave the order.
The hundreds of Song soldiers supported each other and began to retreat towards the city. Nangong Lian'er held her father's arm. They were all exhausted and at the end of their strength. Mingzhou finally fell.
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"Hurry! Speed up the march!" Zhao Huan was riding on the horse. Don't think that riding a horse is a comfortable job. Zhao Huan felt that his butt was not his own.
"Your Majesty, would you like to take a rest for a while? Take care of your body." Wu Ge beside him advised.
"Speed is of the essence in war. If we delay for even a minute longer, Mingzhou will be in danger. Order the soldiers to speed up the march! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
Wu Ge didn't dare ask how many hours a minute was, whether it was a stick of incense or a cup of tea. So he ordered the soldiers: "The emperor has ordered! Speed up the march!"
The army marched day and night and was finally not far from Mingzhou.
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