In fact, Ye Qingwan had doubted at the beginning whether Lao Hei could understand the system, after all, he was a cheater.

But now the system personally rescued her, which was enough to prove that Lao Hei was not a system, but he was definitely a cheater.

And it is very likely that after she distorted the plot, the original novel's world view created a cheat to correct the plot.

Tongtongzi, thank you for not killing me.

I am your blessing...

System: Do you want this blessing?

Ye Qingwan: I will throw it away as soon as possible.

system:……

The north gate was not opened, and Shui Sheng's strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west to lure the tiger away from the mountain failed. In anger and humiliation, he launched a fierce attack directly on the north gate.

Ye Qingwan and Xia Xuejian were taken away from the scene, and the others rose up to resist.

But Shui Sheng's men were like the Yellow River coming from the sky, endlessly. The Imperial Guards suffered heavy casualties and barely held on until dawn, but they had already run out of ammunition and food.

If there is no reinforcement, the palace will be breached.

Ye Qingwan put on armor and went up to the city wall. At this time, Liu Sheng and the Ninth Prince stood side by side, observing the deployment of troops outside the city.

Xia Xuejian and the imperial physician who was still in the palace were bandaging and treating the injured soldiers under the city wall.

The others had already collapsed from exhaustion. The stairs and walls were filled with sleeping soldiers, some lying down or standing. Some even fell asleep while standing with their arms around the flagpole, surrounded by blood that had not yet dried.

"In less than an hour, they will launch another attack. If reinforcements don't arrive, this will be our last battle." Liu Sheng spoke, and fatigue could be heard in his tone.

The Ninth Prince smiled and said, "You are already very impressive. You have resisted nearly ten attacks from fifty thousand people with less than ten thousand imperial guards and without any large-scale city defense weapons."

"The Ninth Prince remained calm in the face of danger and fought bravely. He is also a leader among the princes."

Ye Qingwan:? ?

Are you two just bragging about your business?

To be honest, you have a really good attitude!

Liu Sheng turned around and stretched out his hand to her, and Ye Qingwan naturally extended her hand in return.

"How did you get up here?"

"When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact?" Anyway, if they lose, everyone will die, so they might as well come up and give it a try.

This time Liu Sheng did not reject her. He pulled her to the edge of the city wall and pointed into the distance: "Look, that's your home."

"My house looks so small." The prime minister's mansion is so tiny: "Which one is your home?"

Liu Sheng smiled and pointed at her, and Ye Qingwan became even angrier: "Your house is bigger than mine."

Just after he finished speaking, Liu Sheng pointed out the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Ye Qingwan's face darkened and she looked at the Ninth Prince: "Your family is the largest, so it turns out that you are the richest one."

Then he said to Liu Sheng: "Let's all go to his house for meals from now on."

Liu Sheng smiled and pinched her face: "Okay, let's go to his house to eat, who makes him so rich."

Ye Qingwan nodded with a smile.

The Ninth Prince was speechless: "Boring."

After a while, Shui Sheng's troops returned and lined up at the palace gate.

This time, in addition to people, they also brought large siege equipment, such as ladders and large crossbows, and lined them up under the city wall.

It seems that he is determined to win.

"Shihu, beat the drum." Liu Sheng gave the order and Shihu immediately ran to beat the drum.

As soon as the drum sounded, the Royal Guards, who were originally snoring, immediately got up and shook off their sleepiness. They didn't even know what was happening, and they quickly formed their battle formation.

Meng Tao, Xing Mu and Ning Shaoqing also ran up when they heard the drumbeats.

"Follow me, don't run around." Liu Sheng told Ye Qingwan, and then started to confirm with others: "How many bows and arrows are left?"

"Less than three thousand."

"Everyone, bring them up." After giving the order, he grabbed a general from the middle army and said, "Go prepare kerosene. The more the better."

"Yes." The two men took the order and left.

According to Liu Sheng's command, two rows of archers stood in each pit on the city wall, all squatting and hiding behind the wall.

Liu Sheng stood there and watched Shui Sheng's army rushing in. He raised his hand and gave orders as soon as they came into the range.

"Release the arrow."

The first row immediately stood up and shot arrows. After shooting a batch, they immediately squatted down, and the second row immediately stood up and shot.

There was a sudden wailing sound from below.

But with the vanguard attracting firepower, Shui Sheng's archers found a good position and fired indiscriminately at the wall.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh"

The archers on the city wall fell one after another. As soon as one fell, the reserve forces immediately replaced him.

But Shui Sheng also had a crossbow cart with powerful crossbow arrows, one of which could pierce the bodies of three or four people. There were also fireballs flying over and landing on the city wall, setting fire to a large area.

The Imperial Guards could not withstand such a fierce fire attack and were quickly defeated.

They took the opportunity to set up ladders and climb up to seize the city wall. When the kerosene and arrows were exhausted, the enemy finally climbed up and fought with the Royal Guards.

Section 177

It was a brutal battle, and by the end, they could no longer step down from the city walls. All the Royal Guards were killed or wounded, and only a few of them were left blocking the entrance to the lower city.

Liu Sheng held her hand tightly: "Are you scared?"

Ye Qingwan shook her head: "I'm not afraid."

The two smiled at each other, waiting for death to come.

But at this moment, an arrow flew over and killed the leading enemy soldier.

Before everyone could react, arrows flew towards them like rain, and they fell to the ground in an instant.

Ye Qingwan looked over and saw her father and Prince Xiang running towards the imperial palace, with tens of thousands of cavalrymen following behind them, charging towards them in a mighty force.

My sleeves feel cold when I sit on the rocks, and the smell of horse hooves as I return home stepping on the flowers. This is probably the scene.

Shui Sheng immediately adjusted his troops and formed a battle array facing them.

There were no decent troops in the palace, so she didn't have to worry about someone shooting arrows from behind. Moreover, the undercurrent's men had quickly ambushed in every corner. Without the towering imperial city as a cover, if they really had to fight to the death, she would still win.

Although she would suffer heavy losses, it didn't matter. As long as she took over the palace, everything she lost now could be slowly made up in the future.

Ye Qingwan was a little worried about her father. The undercurrent people were the best at launching a surprise attack on the head coach.

A fierce battle was about to break out, and the air was filled with the smell of death.

At this moment, the eunuch chief's shrill voice pierced the sky: "Your Majesty has arrived."

Everyone watched in disbelief as the emperor was carried onto the city wall littered with corpses.

"Father, why are you here?" The Ninth Prince went over to help him, wanting him to go back.

But the emperor waved his hands, held on to the city wall, and forced himself to stand up. Everywhere he looked, there was blood and death.

"Shui Sheng, you just want an explanation, I will give it to you."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Is the emperor... going to admit his crimes?

Shui Sheng didn't believe him: "Don't lie to me. Don't think I don't know. You want to trick me into stopping the war and then turn the tables on me."

Nangong Qiuming believes you, but I don’t.

The emperor smiled and asked the eunuch to read the imperial edict, clearly describing how he had killed his father and brother. Afraid that she would not believe it, he threw the edict away.

"I am lacking in virtue and am unworthy of being the ruler of a country. I ask to abdicate and let others take my place."

Shui Sheng looked at him and naturally knew what he wanted to do. He knew he was about to die, so he simply admitted his crimes back then. This way, she would have no reason to send troops again.

Didn't these people join her in rebellion just to seek justice and redress for themselves and their fathers?

Now that he has admitted it, why are they still fighting?

Killing people and destroying their hearts is just like this.