The flood lasted for almost an hour before gradually receding.
When the water level began to drop to his waist, Li Fu could no longer hold on.
Fortunately, ordinary soldiers could completely resist the current momentum of the water.
Ren Baqian was shocked when he saw Li Fu. Li Fu's hair and beard were stuck to his face, his face was pale, and his eyes were lifeless. It was as if he had fought for three days and three nights and had been squeezed dry. He no longer had the demeanor of the world's number one expert.
"Senior, are you … alright?" Ren Baqian asked cautiously.
"Brat, you've harmed this old man! Stay away from this old man! Don't talk to this old man! "Li Fu said weakly.
"Uh …" Ren Baqian suddenly realized that the world's most powerful expert was still a human.
In the beginning, Li Fu's rod that could shatter a mountain made him feel as if he had seen a god. Seeing him in such a sorry state, for some reason, she felt secretly pleased.
Although this feeling was unfounded, the other party had helped to protect thousands of soldiers.
However, Ren Baqian was relieved that a deity had become a mortal.
After all, Li Fu was too strong, so strong that people could only look up to him.
Even the empress couldn't compare.
"Senior, please have a good rest first. I'll get you some nourishing things like saber-toothed tiger penis, panda penis, wolfberry, epimedium, and desert cistanche to help you recover …" Ren Baqian smiled eagerly.
"Where did all this nonsense come from!" Li Fu was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him. He might not understand other things, but how could he not understand tiger penises?
He had not been close to a woman for more than two hundred years. If he ate the whip of a sharp-toothed tiger, how could he sleep well?
After seeing that Li Fu had found a place to lie down and rest, Ren Baqian looked for the empress and said, "Your Majesty, although the soldiers are fine, the military supplies are all gone."
Other than the winged cavalry's mounts, all that was left were the cows and goats that were sent over from Gu City. These cows and sheep had been at the back, but they were driven to the hill in time. However, meat was only eaten together with grains before the war. If the entire army ate as much as they wanted, it would only take one meal.
"There are some in the city." She then called for Xi Wanya and said, "Get the soldiers to chop down trees and build rafts to cross the river."
He then called Gong Zheng and said, "Get the winged cavalry to get ready. When the water recedes, the winged cavalry will cross the river first. My request to you is that you don't need to defeat the enemy. You just need to stand firm. If they don't attack, don't take the initiative to attack. "
"Yes!"
After waiting for another two hours, the water began to recede. The original farmland was completely covered with mud, and a large number of fish were left on both sides of the shore. The big ones were even three to four meters long and had a mouth full of sharp teeth.
Ren Baqian hurriedly ordered his men to collect the fish. At the very least, they would be able to roast the fish for dinner. If not for the fact that all the supplies were lost, and even the pot for stewing soup was gone, everyone could still have a meal of fish soup to drink.
It was a pity that the Martial Artists of the Pugilistic World who attacked just now were either dead or had fled. None of them were left alive. Otherwise, he could have found someone to test the poison on.
However, most of the fish should be fine. He just had to pay attention to those that looked strange.
When the shore on this side was completely exposed, there was still about a meter of water on the other side. However, the troops on the hill could not wait any longer. They jumped into the water and ran far away.
However, the smell was still attached to their bodies and could not be washed away by water. A group of people in the water despised each other. In the end, the whole army scattered like a line of soldiers and ran towards the city in the distance.
When the opposite shore was exposed, the winged cavalry began to prepare to cross the river.
At this time, the water began to weaken. Like Zong Shen just now, the winged cavalry threw a piece of wood into the water. Dozens of people worked together, and there was a piece of driftwood every five to six meters. It was as if there were three floating bridges in the water.
Then, they jumped across one by one.
Occasionally, a few idiots stepped on both ends of the driftwood and immediately fell into the water. By the time they grabbed onto the driftwood and got up, they had already been used as a human ladder by the people behind them. They suffered countless kicks before they reached the shore with bruised noses and swollen faces.
After that, he used seven or eight tree trunks to form a wooden raft, which was connected together to form a floating bridge in the water.
By the time the sky turned dark, everyone was already on the other side of the shore.
During this period, a baihu sent a message. It was that the army that had escaped had reached the city in front, but they were not allowed to enter. Instead, they went around the city and went to the rear.
Otherwise, the smell of those people alone would have reduced the fighting strength of the defending army by 30%.
At the same time, the fighting strength of the soldiers attacking the city would also be affected.
Not everyone could remain unmoved in the face of such a fresh smell.
After everyone reached the opposite shore, the fish collected from both sides and one-third of the cattle and sheep were enough for everyone to have a full meal. The army began to advance during the night, and when the moon was in the middle of the sky, they reached the vicinity of the city that they had seen earlier.
"Your Majesty, this is Xueyang City. This is the territory of the Southern Metropolis. It is said that Xie Kun of the Southern Metropolis is in the city, and there are at least 100,000 soldiers in the city. "Ren Baqian stood beside the empress and pointed to the city in front.
Under the illumination of the torches, the top of the city wall was filled with soldiers armed with bows and arrows, swords, and spears. It was full of an austere atmosphere.
On top of the city gate, a few people who looked like generals were looking in the direction of the crowd. They clearly knew that the aboriginal army was already here, but even with the help of the moonlight, they couldn't see too far. They could only vaguely see some silhouettes and hear the sounds transmitted by the wind.
They could hear and know where they were, but they couldn't see anything. This made the people on the city wall feel a little depressed.
On the other hand, the aboriginals could see everything clearly from the top of the city wall.
"Pass down the order to rest for 30 minutes and then attack the city overnight," the empress instructed Xi Wanya.
Ren Baqian also distributed the grenades that they had brought this time. In the end, there were only 60 to 70 things that looked like smoke bombs.
Ren Baqian looked at these things and immediately laughed.
Previously, when he bought the grenades, he brought them along with him, thinking that they might come in handy. He didn't expect them to be put to use so soon.
He found Gong Zheng and instructed him on how to use them so that he could distribute them.
After 30 minutes, Xi Wanya began to organize the soldiers. His loud voice pierced through the night sky, causing the people on the city wall to immediately become nervous.
"They are going to attack. Archers, get ready. Boiling oil!" a person who looked like a general on the city wall ordered.
The boiling oil that was previously boiling at the top of the city wall was immediately moved to the top of the city wall.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the darkness below the city wall. They could vaguely see silhouettes swaying in the darkness, muffled footsteps approaching the city wall, and loud shouts could be heard continuously.
Each and every soldier nervously clenched the weapons in their hands, even though this didn't give them much sense of security.
After these days of propaganda, everyone knew what kind of people were in the darkness.
They were the savage barbarians.
Everyone believed that the city would be massacred after it was breached.
Whether it was for themselves or for their families, they had to go all out today. Even if they had to die, they had to take a bite out of the other party.
The general at the top of the city wall picked up a torch and threw it forward, immediately illuminating a tall figure.
"Shoot!"
Everyone immediately shot the arrows in their hands in the direction that they had seen just now. A group of people who had emptied their bows immediately switched positions with the people behind them, and another batch of arrows rained down on the darkness.
In the darkness, a large expanse of saber light also lit up, forming a mass of light and shadow that blocked the arrows.
Hundreds of people quickly rushed to the bottom of the city wall. At the same time, dozens of cylindrical objects were thrown toward the top of the city wall.
"Lower your heads!" Gong Zheng shouted, and all the winged cavalry warriors immediately lowered their heads.
Bang! Different from the explosion of a grenade, there was a loud sound that was accompanied by a strong light that exploded in the air.
It was a blinding area of up to 30 meters, and it was in the middle of the night. Everyone was staring at the darkness closely, and the sudden flash caused even more damage.
More than half of the people on the top of the city wall who were staring down only felt their vision go white, and then they couldn't see anything.
This included some of the martial artists on the top of the city wall. All of them covered their eyes and howled, "I can't see anything!"
However, not only could many people not see anything, but they also couldn't hear anything.
In addition to the intense light that reached up to one million candelas, the explosion of the flash grenade also produced a noise that was 170 to 180 decibels at close range, causing some people to temporarily go deaf.
Suddenly, they couldn't see or hear anything, and it caused a huge panic on the city wall. Due to the sudden fear, many people squeezed and bumped into each other. One by one, boiling pots of oil were knocked over, causing even more chaos. Many people even fell from the top of the city wall in panic.
At this moment, hundreds of small melons were thrown onto the top of the city wall.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions and flames immediately rang out on the city wall.
After that, 700 winged cavalry warriors jumped onto the city wall and used their saber lights to create a rain of blood.
Previously, the rebel army had made all kinds of preparations and plans. Even though the landslide and water attack strategies had failed, they still had a certain level of confidence. They had enough troops to defend the city.
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