The Fifth Prince snorted coldly, "It must be the effect of that cotton."
"Is cotton really that warm?" General Zhenguo was still a little skeptical. "Could it be that there's a brazier or something near their feet?"
Even though it was late at night and the temperature was so low, Lu Yanzheng and Bian Jun stood straight on the city wall, showing no signs of being cold.
A glint of greed flashed in the Fifth Prince's eyes. "Who cares what it is? Let's break down the city gates first, and then we'll know once we're inside!"
"Good! Tonight we'll show that brat Lu Yanzheng the price of angering us!" the General Zhenguo said heroically.
On the other side, Lu Yanzheng, looking at the enemy troops shouting below from the city wall, calmly said, "Have all squads prepare to stop their first wave of attack!"
"Yes, General!"
Qin Shen looked at the enemy troops opposite him and said disdainfully, "They only bully us because they have more people. Look at them, their legs are trembling from the cold. They still dream of breaking through the border city?"
"We must not underestimate our enemy. Although we have the advantage, we must not let the city gates fall. We must also remain vigilant around those experts and not give them any opportunity to take advantage of us," Lu Yanzheng said calmly.
With a major battle imminent, as the commander-in-chief, he could not afford to show any wavering. No matter how many enemies there were, they had to defend the city gates to the death!
"Kill them!"
"Charge! The first person to break into the city will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold and promoted three ranks!"
"Anyone who tries to escape or retreat will have their head chopped off by this prince himself!"
"Charge!"
The first wave of attacks came quickly.
The border troops remained fearless in the face of danger. When the enemy rushed to the city wall, they dumped basket after basket of large stones down.
If it weren't for the special circumstances now, we would have to throw hot water and hot oil at the enemy.
But now they are short of water, and the enemy is even more short of water, and the enemy is also short of warmth, so they can't use fire or oil attacks, that would be giving them an easy advantage.
Therefore, during this period, Lu Yanzheng ordered people to quarry stones and transport them all to this side of the city wall.
After the war, these stones will not be wasted; they can be used to repair the city walls on the spot, and any excess stones will be used to reinforce other damaged sections of the city walls.
Dayuan and Xiqiang had clashed with the border army more than once or twice, and they were already on guard against the stone-throwing, so the soldiers at the front all carried heavy shields.
In the past, the border troops used stones of moderate size to deal with the situation, but this time they used large stones, and the allied forces' shields could no longer block them.
"ah!"
Screams and cries of pain rang out one after another as the shield soldiers who bravely charged to the front were hit squarely by the boulder. Because the boulder was so heavy, many of them were crushed by it, either with broken arms or broken legs.
On the city wall, Lu Yanzheng said calmly, "Continue."
The border troops continued to dump stones down.
Qin Shen whispered, "General, we can only move five more loads of stones on this side at most..."
“That’s enough,” Lu Yanzheng said, gazing at the enemy’s General Zhenguo and the Fifth Prince. “If we defeat their vanguard, their morale will be greatly reduced.”
Qin Shen immediately understood, but thinking about what he was going to do in a moment, he was still a little apprehensive. "General, should I really shout those words at them later? Will it be completely useless?"
“I don’t know either.” Lu Yanzheng shook his head. “I’m just gambling that their soldiers are like ours, all they want is to live a peaceful life.”
Qin Shen clenched his fists, his face showing a look of resignation. "Fine! I'll shout!"
Lu Yanzheng glanced at him and said, "It's not like I'm asking you to charge into battle. You don't need to act so tragically."
Qin Shen: "..." Can't you let him immerse himself in the story for a little while?
Soon, the enemy's vanguard was blocked by the boulders half a mile outside the city wall.
At this moment, Qin Shen picked up a megaphone and shouted at the enemy troops: "In this cold weather, without water or food, you can't beat us!"
Our great general is merciful and does not wish to take your lives. If you come again, you will have to fight to the death!
Nobody wants to fight in this weather. Wouldn't it be better to stay home and sleep with your wife?
If you go back now, you can still save your lives. If you don't leave, even if you are not killed by us, you will freeze to death by God!
You should retreat! Retreat is the only right choice for you!
After shouting those words, Qin Shen quickly looked at the thing in his hand, "General, what is this? Why is it so loud?"
"It's specifically for making announcements; I got it by chance," Lu Yanzheng said succinctly.
Actually, he had heard about it from Village Chief Li and then borrowed it from Jiang Qinyu.
The enemy troops below the city wall were all stunned by Qin Shen's words.
If he had just been yelling at the top of his lungs, they wouldn't have thought anything of it.
But he had something in his hand that amplified his voice many times over, so that even the soldiers behind the enemy lines could hear it clearly!
When did Dai Viet have such a thing?
No, are they still going to fight or not?
Thinking about it carefully, what they said made sense. In such cold weather, they could barely hold their weapons. Many people tied their weapons to their wrists with strips of cloth to prevent them from falling.
After witnessing the horrific scene of those ahead being struck by falling rocks, many soldiers were even more inclined to retreat.
"Charge! They're just exaggerating! With 170,000 men, we can definitely break through the city gate!" The General Zhenguo, who had also been shocked by the loudspeaker, was now furious and stared intently in Qin Shen's direction.
The Fifth Prince then swiftly slashed down a soldier who had taken a step back with his longsword, shouting, "Anyone who dares to retreat will suffer this fate! Everyone, kill them!"
His words instantly silenced those who were thinking of escaping, and upon hearing the order, they instinctively rushed forward.
Tens of thousands of people rapidly approached the city walls, and the soldiers defending the city all wore solemn expressions.
"Archers, prepare!" Lu Yanzheng suddenly shouted, "Fire!"
Countless arrows flew towards the enemy army, and the soldiers who charged at the front and had no shields were the first to fall.
"They'll run out of arrows soon, don't be afraid, charge!"
"Catapults, ladders ready!"
Soldiers pushing catapults and carrying ladders ran quickly forward, almost reaching the city wall.
Lu Yanzheng suddenly took the megaphone from Qin Shen and shouted towards the location of the Zhenguo General and the Fifth Prince, "Zhenguo General of Dayuan, do you dare to fight me?"
This general who governed the country was a famous general in Dayuan, but he had a bad temper and was not highly regarded.
However, the fact that the Dayuan general had captured the border city but was then taken back by Lu Yanzheng gave this general a chance, so the Dayuan king sent him this time.
"Lu Yanzheng, you brat! Don't provoke me! What wouldn't I dare to do?" The General of the State shouted back, riding his horse forward to the foot of the city wall.
However, he was still accompanied by eight highly skilled bodyguards.
Lu Yanzheng held a megaphone in one hand and pulled something out of his pocket with the other, pointing it directly at the General Zhenguo.
Before anyone could react, a loud bang rang out, and a bloody hole appeared between the eyebrows of the General of the Nation. He fell straight down with his eyes wide open!
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