The emperor is biased and wants to kill me, but you chickened out when the army is at the city gates

Chapter 31 Fierce battle!

The following day, the Daqi Allied Forces and the Tulan Army launched another harassment campaign.

The Shence Army was already used to this kind of offensive, but no one dared to let their guard down.

Because no one can be sure when the next all-out offensive will take place.

"Everyone be on high alert, the enemy's general offensive will probably begin in the next few days."

During the evening patrol, Qin Xuan intentionally reminded the generals below him.

Naturally, no one dared to be negligent, and they all strengthened their observation and defense against their respective enemy forces.

"I felt uneasy tonight, as if something big was about to happen."

Inside the command tent, Zhao Luoying suddenly spoke with a worried expression.

Qin Xuan was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "You haven't had much rest lately, you must be too tired."

"hope so!"

Zhao Luoying nodded and handed a bowl of freshly cooked white porridge to Qin Xuan: "Your Highness, you haven't eaten much for several days, please have some!"

Qin Xuan wanted to refuse, but looking at Zhao Luoying's thin face and hopeful eyes, he nodded and took it, asking casually:

"Food is scarce in the city right now, where did you get this plain porridge?"

Zhao Luoying blushed and whispered, "Luoying bought it herself."

Nowadays, it's impossible to find such thick white porridge in the Shence Army; the best they can get is just plain porridge.

"bought?"

Qin Xuan felt a pang of pain in his heart. He glanced at her waist and said bitterly, "You traded your sachet for this porridge, didn't you?"

Zhao Luoying always carried a sachet with her, made of the finest Shu brocade, which was one of the few personal items she owned.

But right now, in order to let Qin Xuan have a bowl of plain porridge, they had to reluctantly part with it and sell it.

"A sachet is nothing but an external possession; compared to Your Highness's health, it is utterly worthless."

Zhao Luoying smiled, a slight blush spreading across her pretty face.

"You'd better drink with me, otherwise I won't drink it."

Qin Xuan couldn't bear to refuse the kindness of such a beautiful woman, but he also felt sorry for Zhao Luoying, so he could only "threaten" her like this.

Zhao Luoying's eyes reddened, and after hesitating for a moment, she bit her lower lip and nodded.

She took a small sip, but Qin Xuan glared at her fiercely.

Left with no other choice, Zhao Luoying could only continue to obediently drink her porridge, but there was no trace of the grievance in her eyes after being scolded.

Moreover, this plain porridge, though bland and tasteless, tastes sweeter than honey when drunk now.

"Woooooooo..."

Suddenly, a bugle call sounded.

Zhao Luoying quickly handed the bowl to Qin Xuan: "Your Highness, please drink up, the enemy has started attacking the city again."

Qin Xuan shook his head and smiled, "No rush, let's drink when we get back."

Having said that, he ignored Zhao Luoying's coquettish reproach and rushed out of the command tent.

At this moment, on the north city tower, a group of soldiers were already in full battle array, with General Guan Xingsheng and Du Manjiang standing at opposite ends, their eyes fixed on the enemy troops below.

"Everyone, stay alert, please don't..."

Just as Guan Xingsheng was giving the order, a cold arrow suddenly flew past his ear.

The next second, countless arrows rained down like a storm.

The defenders on the city wall were caught off guard, and many of them were immediately hit by arrows and died on the spot.

"Quick, find cover! Get down!"

Guan Xingsheng roared angrily, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

The Great Qi Allied Forces have been besieging the city for so long, but they have never fired arrows at the beginning. Is this surprise attack really for the purpose of taking over the city?

He cautiously peeked out, and after just one stolen glance, his heart began to pound.

Because at this time, a group of archers had already been lying in ambush a hundred meters away from the city wall.

They must have approached quietly under the cover of night.

"The infantry battalion is attacking."

Suddenly a sentry shouted, and Guan Xingsheng dared not delay any longer. He immediately ordered, "All archers, prepare to suppress the attack immediately."

However, the Daqi Allied Forces had already gained the upper hand. As soon as the archers of the Shence Army took their positions, a rain of arrows came down from the opposite side.

Panic erupted on the city wall!

Especially the civilians who had just joined the war, many of them were so frightened that they lost their ability to react.

"Shence Army, listen to my command, each provide cover for the archers."

Qin Xuan's voice suddenly rang out, like a shot of adrenaline, giving the previously panicked Shence Army a sense of direction.

Soldiers immediately raised their shields to block, and archers took the opportunity to fire arrows.

“Duoduoduo…”

The enemy's arrows rained down here, but this time most of them were blocked by the shields.

The archers of the Shence Army immediately seized the opportunity when the enemy was drawing their bows and changing strings, and unleashed a fierce volley of arrows.

Screams erupted instantly from the enemy infantry battalion charging ahead.

However, the opponent was protected by a shield, so the damage was not too great.

However, after this volley of arrows, the Shence Army finally regained the initiative, and the enemy's advance was significantly slowed down.

"Your Highness, look, these are siege ladders and siege engines."

Guan Xingsheng could see from afar that in the rear camp of the Daqi Allied Forces, dozens of siege ladders and several siege vehicles, protected by a large number of soldiers, were slowly advancing.

"Just as I expected, they plan to take advantage of our exhaustion and break through the city in one fell swoop."

When he said this, Qin Xuan's expression was clearly excited.

"Defend the city with all our might, and do not allow a single Qi soldier to scale the city walls."

Qin Xuan gave the order in a cold voice, and then quickly shouted to Du Manjiang: "Prepare the catapults!"

The earth fat and fireballs had been exhausted in the harassment battles of the past few days, but Qin Xuan took a different approach and filled the rattan ball with some huge pebbles, which could still kill the enemy.

Du Manjiang immediately accepted the order.

Standing before the Great Qi Allied Forces, Sun Wei looked at the battle situation and couldn't help but smile smugly: "As expected, the Shence Army is already exhausted. They can't hold on after just one round of attacks."

"After holding out for seven days, even an iron man would collapse by now."

Cao Xueguang nodded slightly.

Only Liu Zhizhong's eyes gleamed with malice.

Those who were baptized by the rain of arrows were all soldiers of his Northwest Army.

As for the archers, they were the last reserves that Liu Zhizhong had to use, otherwise his infantry battalion would have suffered even heavier casualties.

"what is that?"

Just as Liu Zhi was feeling heartbroken, Cao Xueguang suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone looked up and saw a dark figure descending from the sky in the night before crashing to the ground.

"It's a stone!"

Some people screamed in terror, but more stones continued to fall at that moment.

Infantrymen wielding square shields were utterly helpless against the attack; a hit from it would be fatal.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Northwest Army's infantry battalion had been killed or wounded.

"Damn Qin Xuan, he actually used a stone instead of a fireball."

Sun Wei gritted his teeth and immediately ordered his generals to speed up the siege, and also dispatched 30,000 infantrymen to provide support.

"Pass down the order: Anyone who deserts in the face of battle will be executed without mercy!"

Sun Wei said this intentionally for Liu Zhizhong to hear, since there had been precedents of the Northwest Army deserting.

Liu Zhizhong gave a cold laugh but remained silent.

A fierce battle was about to begin.

Meanwhile, in the southern part of the city, a completely different and eerie scene unfolded.