On the 14th of January, Yangshang led the army personally. The Eastcalm Army, Thunder Spirit Army, Divine Feather Army, and Heaven's End Army, a total of 550,000 soldiers besieged Xiping City.
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In the morning, after the sun rose, the war drums thundered. The entire Xiping City was surrounded so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. The outside of the city was densely packed with the Shang army, while inside the city, there were only tens of thousands of Imperial Guards and Mingshan Province elites. The rest were injured soldiers, the old, the weak, and the disabled.
On the city tower, Feng Jixing wore the Vice Marshal's cloak and looked at the Shang army's battle formation in the distance with his hand cupping his eyes. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "Oh my god, there are a hundred thousand people outside the northern city alone!"
At the side, Xiang Yu said, "There is news from all four sides of the city wall. Our positions in the outer city have all been captured. This time, Yangshang has mobilized five hundred thousand real troops."
"How is our defense situation?" Feng Jixing asked.
Xiang Yu said lightly, "There are thirty thousand troops assigned to each city gate. As for the sixty thousand reserves … we haven't used them yet. They are all recruits who have just been recruited and don't have much combat power. Sending them would just be sending them to their deaths."
"I know."
Feng Jixing said in a low voice, "Has the wind attribute raw stone been placed?"
Guan Xing nodded, "Senior Luo Tianji said that it was launched two hours ago. It is not suitable for us to send any aerial troops. It is the same for Yu Shu. He will be easily killed by the wind saws."
"That's good."
Feng Jixing's eyes were filled with ridicule as he smiled, "Since Yangshang wants to attack the city so much, let them come. Guan Xing, you will guard the southern city. Zhang Wei, you will guard the western city. Luo Yu, Lin Xun, you will guard the eastern city! "
"Yes!"
After assigning the generals, Feng Jixing took an apple from the fruit platter behind him and took a big bite. He turned around and sat on the city wall with a provocative smile in his eyes, "Prepare for battle. Fire the cannons when the enemy is 2,000 meters away. Fire the ballistae when the enemy is 500 meters away. Fire the oil in the moat when the enemy is 100 meters away. Draw your swords when the enemy is 10 meters away!"
"Yes, Vice Marshal!"
Everyone nodded in unison.
Xiang Yu smiled faintly.
"What are you laughing at?" Feng Jixing glanced at him.
Xiang Yu smiled and said, "In the entire world, only you, Feng Jixing, can fight like this. However … this general wholeheartedly accepts your defeat. It is not a coincidence that a person like you can win every battle."
"What are you talking about? You really don't know how to speak."
Feng Jixing mumbled to himself for a while before shouting, "Pass down my order. Anyone who kills one enemy will be rewarded with a hundred Jin Yin coins. Anyone who kills two enemies will be promoted by one level. Anyone who kills five enemies will be promoted by three levels. So on and so forth until I can no longer give you a promotion! If you kill a hundred people, I'll give you the mansion I secretly bought in Lanyan City! Kill a thousand people and I'll give all my concubines to you! "
Everyone burst into laughter. A centurion laughed and said, "Commander, you don't even have a concubine! Besides, aren't you afraid that Her Highness Ying will accuse you of accepting bribes? "
"What's there to be afraid of, Her Highness Ying? She's my sister-in-law. Damn it, that's what you should be asking. Sit tight on your cannon platform. Don't let a Magic Crystal Cannon blast you backwards!"
"Yes, Commander!"
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As the enemy approached, the Magic Crystal Cannons on the city walls began to fire. Beautiful purple flowers bloomed on the plains in the distance. However, there were too few Magic Crystal Cannons in Xiping City, and their ammunition was almost exhausted. Therefore, they could only serve as a deterrent. As for killing the enemy, they had to wait for them to get closer.
Below the city walls, the sound of the war drums grew more intense. The Shang army's siege weapons appeared and approached the city under the protection of countless heavily shielded cavalry.
"Ballistae!"
Feng Jixing waved his hand. Immediately, a type of defense weapon made of steel began to fire. Huge rocks were shot out. Due to the height of the city, the projectiles could reach a distance of several hundred meters. Furthermore, they were all round rocks!
"Bang, bang, bang …"
Huge rocks fell on the crowd below the city walls and rolled rapidly, crushing the Shang army soldiers into meat paste. Screams of pain rang out incessantly. Soon, the enemy's battle formation began to fall into disorder.
"They're getting closer," Xiang Yu said in a deep voice.
Feng Jixing raised his arm and threw away the apple core. "Crossbows, prepare to shoot!"
On the city walls, a dense number of archers were already in position. They pulled out their bows in layers and prepared to shoot. The city walls of Xiping City were very thick. There were a total of ten layers of archers, which meant that they could fire ten rounds of arrows in a minute. One could well imagine how powerful they were. Even the arrow boxes, stone cannons, and other weapons were pushed out.
"Fire!"
Xiang Yu roared.
In an instant, countless arrows fell from the sky like a swarm of locusts. Below the city walls, most of the soldiers did not have shields and could only use their flesh and blood to block the arrows. After all, forging a shield required a large amount of steel. However, there was not that much steel in the Celestial Pole Continent. It was simply impossible to equip everyone with a shield.
In the blink of an eye, there was a pile of corpses at the bottom of the city walls.
However, the siege ladders and siege towers were getting closer and closer. Feng Jixing saw this and his gaze turned cold. He said, "Fire arrows, set them on fire!"
After a round of fire arrows, the siege towers caught fire one after another. However, the effect was clearly not that good. By the time the siege towers caught fire, they had already approached the city walls and lowered their slabs.
Xiang Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "We can't hold them off anymore. Use the Heavenly Book!"
"Mm."
Feng Jixing roared, "Wind-type Heavenly Book, aim at the siege towers!"
"Yes!"
Some of the experts from the Dragon League activated the energy of the Heavenly Book. Suddenly, a storm erupted in the air and swept forward. The biting cold wind blades were unstoppable and turned the siege towers into dust. The soldiers wielding longswords in the siege towers also died tragically, their bodies a bloody mess.
"They have reached the moat. Fire!" Feng Jixing ordered.
The fire arrows were fired and the moat was immediately set ablaze. Some of the Shang army soldiers, who were caught off guard, immediately fell into the sea of fire. Soon, a strong burning smell spread in the air.
The entire Xiping City was in the midst of war. The Kingdom of Shang had already sent several times the number of the enemy to attack the city. It seemed like they were determined to win.
…
However, the fierce battle continued until dusk. The Shang army was still stopped at the moat. They couldn't even get close to the city walls. Finally, a dragon's roar came from the sky in the distance. They had mobilized the Dragon Cavalry Regiment!
"They're here!"
Feng Jixing immediately ordered, "Dragon Hunting Crossbows, Sky Shooting Cannons, get ready!"
The soldiers on the city walls raised their weapons and faced the enemies in the sky.
The huge figures swooped down one after another. As usual, dragon flames surged from the necks of the huge dragons, waiting for the most powerful attack on the ground. However, before the huge dragons could approach the ground, there were suddenly popping sounds. The tough dragon armors were directly torn apart, and the dragonriders died in the air one after another. They were like flies that had been electrocuted, and they continuously fell into the city.
"Hahahaha …" Xiang Yu laughed heartily.
Feng Jixing couldn't help but laugh as well. "I've seen rain in my life, but I've never seen a Dragon Cavalry Regiment in the rain. How rare!"
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At this moment, all of the generals in the Shang army camp were shocked.
"What's going on? Why … why did more than half of our Dragon Cavalry die in an instant?!" Yangshang was shocked.
"It seems to be some kind of powerful barrier," Chen Yu said.
"Recall the Dragon Cavalry Regiment immediately!" Xun Xi's gaze was gloomy. "Your Majesty, sound the gongs to retreat. It's going to be night soon. Our army isn't prepared enough. We can't attack the city during the night. Let's fight tomorrow at dawn."
"Damn it!"
Yangshang clenched his teeth and said, "I'm going to die from anger, I'm going to die from anger!"
Chen Yu smiled faintly. "Your Majesty, this subject has a plan."
"Please speak, Marshal."
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the plan that Lord Xun Xi once proposed? The empire's defeated army was released by Lin Muyu. Now, this subject has secretly ordered a portion of the defeated army to return to Xiping City. These people have already been taken in by Feng Jixing and formed into a five-thousand-man patrol army. During the day, it will be Feng Jixing's army that will defend the city, but at night, it will be these five-thousand-man patrol army that will stand guard. This subject has already made an agreement with the city guards. At midnight, we will light a fire as a signal. They will open the city gates and cooperate with us to break through the city. No matter how powerful Feng Jixing is at defending the city, he won't be able to defeat our two-hundred-thousand-man cavalry in urban warfare! "
"Marshal, are you confident?"
"This subject is willing to personally lead the troops to attack the city."
"That's good."
Yangshang narrowed his eyes. "We will wait here to celebrate Marshal's success."
"Yes, then this subject will go and prepare."
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The bright starlight shone on the city walls. Most of the soldiers had already fallen asleep.
A cool breeze blew gently. In the corridor of the city tower, a square table was placed there. On it were a few dishes and a pot of flower wine. Feng Jixing used the light from the lantern to search for the rare green beans with his chopsticks. He looked very carefully.
Xiang Yu sat opposite him with a calm gaze, drinking cup after cup of wine.
At this moment, Guan Xing, dressed in a long gown, walked over and said, "Commander, this subordinate has already made arrangements. There are many soldiers lying in ambush in the four barbicans. They are using the best white drill arrows."
"Very good." Feng Jixing nodded.
Guan Xing frowned and said, "But this subordinate does not understand. Why are you so sure that these surrendered soldiers are pretending to surrender? Logically or emotionally, there are no signs of them pretending to surrender. The Great Qin Empire's battle on the East Sea has settled the situation. It is reasonable for them to submit to us. Moreover, it is only natural for them to surrender in order to earn a living … "
Feng Jixing smiled faintly. "Guan Xing, you only know the art of war, but you do not understand the trifling common sense."
"Please enlighten me, Commander."
"It's very simple."
Feng Jixing put down his chopsticks and said, "Just because they left and returned, it must be a fake surrender. There is no such logic in the world. If they wanted to surrender, they would have done so long ago. Why wait until they left and then come back? Xun Xi and Chen Yu think that they are using extraordinary tactics and will definitely win, but they forget that there is common sense in the world. If they go against common sense, it will be too easy to see through them. "
Guan Xing was stunned and couldn't help but laugh. "This subordinate was too careless, it is really shameful …"
"Go and make the arrangements. After the battle, just tell me how many people you killed."
"Yes!"
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