Chapter 389 It seems Heaven intends for me to perish here.
The following day, Qin Jingsu led an army of 200,000 to Caiyun City to garrison it.
This army of 200,000 was entirely composed of the elite troops of the Northern Wilderness that Xiao Mo had left for Qin Jingsu.
Many of them were even soldiers who had fought alongside Xiao Mo to defend Yanmen Pass, and they had extensive experience in defending cities.
As for Xiao Mo, he led the remaining army straight to Yaoqin City!
Although Xiao Mo and Qin Jingsu did not set a deadline, Xiao Mo knew that Qin Jingsu would do his best to defend the city, and Qin Jingsu also believed that Xiao Mo would do everything he could to speed up the siege!
After learning of Xiao Mo's plan, the King of Jin looked somewhat flustered.
However, the ruler of Jin also knew that this was an excellent opportunity for him!
The King of Jin ordered Yaoqin City and other cities to hold back Xiao Mo's army at all costs, and then commanded the armies of the various lords of Jin to attack Caiyun City!
If we can capture Caiyun City and kill the Crown Prince of Qin, then we can surround and encircle Xiao Mo's army.
Then the Qin state would truly be finished!
But many things seem good in theory, but are actually difficult to do in practice!
Xiao Mo's army was like a sharp spear; in less than half a month, it pierced through Yaoqin City and marched towards Cangmang City.
Meanwhile, during his time guarding Caiyun City, Crown Prince Qin Jingsu lived and ate with the soldiers, guarding the city day and night without the slightest negligence.
Because the Crown Prince was personally leading the army, and with 200,000 elite troops, everyone in Caiyun City, from top to bottom, was of one mind.
Not to mention they all knew what Rainbow Cloud City meant, so almost everyone was prepared to die here!
However, with the arrival of various feudal lords from Jin, Qin Jingsu faced increasing pressure.
This defensive battle, which nearly determined the fate of the four kingdoms, led these lords to attack the city at any cost.
No matter how many people die, as long as the great formation of Caiyun City is weakened even a little, that's good.
Two months later, Xiao Mo led his army to a place thirty miles outside the capital of Jin!
The Jin court was in a panic; they never expected Xiao Mo's attack to be so swift.
A faction advocating surrender emerged again in the Jin court.
However, most of the ministers of Jin still had backbone.
The calls to surrender were immediately silenced.
The ruler of Jin ordered the city to be defended until the very last moment!
Xiao Mo never even considered that the King of Jin would surrender.
Xiao Mo set up camp on the spot, rested for a day, and discussed the strategy for attacking the city with the generals in the army.
The following day, Xiao Mo personally led his army to attack the city.
Meanwhile, beneath the walls of Caiyun City, after discussions among the various lords of Jin, a final all-out attack was launched on Caiyun City.
Both sides were racing against time, afraid of being a step too late.
Under Xiao Mo's relentless attacks, the defensive array protecting the capital of Jin Kingdom had been significantly weakened, and Xiao Mo even feigned defeat once during this period.
The Jin king, who had been constantly on the defensive, thought he had finally won and broken Xiao Mo's undefeated myth, and was overjoyed.
Therefore, the ruler of Jin decisively ordered a pursuit.
As a result, they were ambushed by Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo not only routed the Jin army, but also managed to breach Jin's defensive formation.
But Xiao Mo didn't give the Jin Kingdom a chance to repair the gaps in the formation.
Xiao Mo relentlessly directed the army's attacks day and night, tearing the gaps in the formation wider and wider.
"So close! Just a little bit more!"
Xiao Mo's bloodshot eyes were fixed on the battle on the city wall, and he unconsciously gripped the spear in his hand tightly.
If I had just another half month, I would be able to conquer the State of Jin!
This time, he could not leave any members of the Jin royal family alive.
Because the state of Jin was not yet fully under control.
Only when the entire royal family is dead can the feudal lords be united.
They are like scattered sand, so I can defeat them one by one.
After capturing the capital of Jin and slaughtering the Jin royal family, he immediately rushed to the aid of Caiyun City!
However, the situation in Caiyun City is not as optimistic as before.
Qin Jingsu did not make a single mistake.
He remained in the city, refusing to leave, demonstrating his steadfast commitment!
No matter how much the enemy provokes you, it's useless.
However, Qin Jingsu did not expect that the protective array of Caiyun City was so weak.
As one of the important passes, Caiyun City's protective array should not be so fragile.
Moreover, at that time, Caiyun City had not yet been attacked by the Qin State, and the city lord of Caiyun City abandoned the city and fled.
But who knew that the magic array had not been maintained for many years? The array was not only badly damaged, but also like a rusty old sword!
At that time, the attack was too hasty, and no one expected that the Zhao state would suffer a defeat, which led the Jin state to fight to the death.
Therefore, the army only stayed in Caiyun City for one day before continuing its advance, without even inspecting the formation!
Now, Qin Jingsu also understands why the previous mayor of Caiyun City abandoned the city and fled, even heading towards the demon realm.
The root cause was that he had emptied all the spirit stones and rare treasures that were needed to maintain the city's protective array, so he simply fled!
Even though Qin Jingsu was furious after learning about this, he still devised a detailed strategy to minimize the damage to the formation.
However, five days later, the great formation was finally shattered.
The destruction of the Caiyun City formation ignited a frenzy among the Jin Kingdom's lords, who charged forward with the excitement of smelling blood!
They coveted the head of the Qin prince!
This is an unparalleled achievement!
Knowing that the situation was hopeless, Qin Jingsu led the remaining 150,000 troops out of the city to fight!
However, the enemy's forces were more than four times that of Qin Jingsu, and the number of soldiers in the Upper Three Realms was far greater than that of Qin Jingsu.
After two days and two nights of fierce fighting, Qin Jingsu led his army back to Caiyun City.
Qin Jingsu dispersed his forces into smaller units and relentlessly waged guerrilla warfare against the Jin army in Caiyun City.
Although Qin Jingsu's method did effectively delay the Jin army.
Unfortunately, Caiyun City is still a bit too small.
Moreover, after the Jin army took control of the protective formation of Caiyun City, although the formation was broken, it could still be used to locate the enemy army through the modification of the formation masters!
Three days later, Qin Jingsu realized that things were hopeless and led his army to withdraw from Caiyun City.
Qin Jingsu planned to retreat to Yaoqin City and continue to defend the city.
But how could the Jin army possibly give him that opportunity?
The Jin army pursued Qin Jingsu frantically, launching several encirclement and annihilation campaigns.
Although Qin Jingsu successfully broke through each time, he also suffered heavy losses.
Of the original 200,000 soldiers, only 30,000 remained.
What lies ahead?
Qin Jingsu asked the deputy general beside him weakly.
"Reporting to the general, ahead lies a plain called Shuling in the Jin Kingdom," the lieutenant replied.
"Shuling. Suling"
Qin Jingsu smiled.
"It seems that fate has decreed that I shall perish here."
(End of this chapter)
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