The spy leader was completely dumbfounded. The last two warriors he had left behind had also been captured. At this point, he and his warriors had all been wiped out. 8 >
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"Surrender. If you surrender, I'll spare your life."
Li An stared at the leader of the spy and sincerely persuaded him to surrender.
"Hmph, don't pretend to be a good person. I've killed all the people here. Even if you're willing to let me go, the thousands of people here won't agree.
So be it, "the spy leader ignored Ang Lee's good intentions and killed himself with a dagger.
Seeing their leader commit suicide, the other spies followed suit and collapsed. They still did not believe in Ang Lee's good intentions. They thought that if they surrendered, they would be tortured.
After all, they had dug up people's ancestral graves outside the city. This had caused the people of the Tang dynasty to hate them. They had also used fish poison to kill the people here. Now that they had been captured, they might as well die to avoid suffering.
"Are you two going to surrender?"
Ang Lee took a few steps forward and looked at the two spies who were being held down by Erniu.
The two spies looked at each other and coughed up a mouthful of blood before dying.
Li An's eyes were filled with shock. These traitor spies were rather courageous. They bit off their tongues and committed suicide without even thinking about it.
After luring the spies out twice, Ang Lee had obtained a huge victory. However, looking at the corpses lying at his feet, he did not feel any joy.
"It's fine. The spies in the city have all been wiped out. What do we do next?"
Li Fei Shouyu looked at Ang Lee. Although he was a few years older than Ang Lee, and the brothers of the White Wolf Bandits were all his old subordinates, after a series of events, he realized that Ang Lee's methods and abilities were better than his. Therefore, he was willing to listen to Ang Lee's orders.
Erniu and the other brothers of the White Wolf Bandits had long viewed Ang Lee as their backbone. They had even unknowingly become Ang Lee's subordinates. This kind of subordinate relationship was formed naturally and unknowingly. It was the prestige that Ang Lee had built up through his successful missions. 8
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Ang Lee did not hesitate and directly ordered, "Shouyu, take twenty brothers to the east gate to set up a defense. Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and I will take the rest of the brothers to reinforce the south gate.
Li Fei Shouyu lightly nodded and led the twenty brothers to the east gate of An Bian City..
Ang Lee, Kun Xiong, and Fei Yu exchanged glances and led the rest to the south gate.
"Kill!"
"Release the arrows, release the arrows! Defend the city!"
At the south gate, Li Tianlong and his five thousand soldiers had already begun their third round of attacks. In the distance, Li Tagu's personal reinforcements had also arrived at the foot of An Bian City.
Seeing more and more soldiers gather, the Hengye soldiers and Manzhuang on the city walls were terrified. If the soldiers continued to attack endlessly, the city might not be able to hold on.
Guo Ziyi's expression was still resolute, but he was extremely nervous inside. In order to display the strength of the city's defenders and intimidate the enemy, he had mobilized all of the Hengye soldiers and Manzhuang soldiers stationed at the south gate. In other words, he did not have any backup troops.
The enemy soldiers raised a large number of scaling ladders, and many of them continued to climb up the city walls. The defending Hengye soldiers and Manzhuang soldiers also attacked with all their strength, killing the enemy soldiers that managed to climb up the city walls.
"Kill the enemy with all your strength! Kill those who retreat!"
Guo Ziyi personally faced the enemy. Brandishing the Ganqi in his hand, he beheaded one of the enemy soldiers who had climbed up the city wall.
Under the encouragement of their general, the Hengye soldiers and Manzhuang soldiers fought with all their strength. No one retreated.
Not far away from the city, Li Tagu stared at the battlefield with complicated feelings. The Tang Army general on the city walls was extremely valiant and killed many of his soldiers.
He could not help but sigh at the talents of the Tang Army. In a small city like An Bian City, there was actually such a powerful general. 8 >
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"Is the Tang Army general commanding the battle Zhang Qiqiu?"
Li Tagu looked at Li Tianlong beside him and asked softly.
Li Tianlong shook his head and said, "Leader, Zhang Qiqiu does not have such a muscular body. He is Zhang Qiqiu's right-hand man, Guo Ziyi."
"Guo Ziyi." Li Tagu sighed and said softly, "Guo Ziyi is very valiant. With him guarding the south gate, it will be difficult for us to break into An Bian City if we don't put in a lot of effort."
Li Tianlong's cheeks trembled as he said excitedly, "Don't worry, Leader. No matter how powerful Guo Ziyi is, I, Li Tianlong, will step on him."
Li Tagu nodded and smiled, "Don't worry and attack boldly. I have already sent 500 men to the east gate. As long as the main force in the city is attracted to the south gate, the east gate will be within reach."
Li Tianlong grinned as well, and the fat on his cheeks trembled even more.
The enemy army adopted the strategy of taking turns to attack to make up for the exhaustion of their strength. The defending Hengye soldiers and Manzhuang soldiers fought continuously. For this reason, they became more and more tired and soon lost the advantage of waiting for exhausted soldiers. However, relying on the terrain advantage and Guo Ziyi's brilliant command, they could still successfully block the enemy's attack.
When Ang Lee, Kun Xiong, and Fei Yu led 20 reinforcements to the south gate, it was the fourth time the enemy had attacked the city.
This time, the enemy's attack was extremely fierce and created a lot of pressure on the defending Hengye soldiers and Manzhuang soldiers. There were many soldiers and Manzhuang soldiers who died on the city walls.
"General Guo, Ang Lee is here to help."
Ang Lee stabbed his spear and knocked down a soldier who climbed up the parapet wall. He then looked at Guo Ziyi beside him.
When Guo Ziyi saw Ang Lee, he panicked and stared, "Ang Lee, why are you here? If the spies in the city cause trouble, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Ang Lee's eyes flashed with confidence as he said loudly, "General Guo, don't worry. I have already wiped out all the spies in the city."
Guo Ziyi was stunned for a moment before he laughed out loud, "Good, that's great! As expected of Li Shaolang, you managed to wipe out all the spies so quickly! Hahaha!"
His powerful laughter inspired the soldiers defending the city, giving them a boost of courage. Li An and his brothers threw themselves into the battle with all their might, helping Guo Ziyi and his troops fend off the attack of the Japanese army.
The powerful attack of the enemy was once again pushed back. At this time, the 500 hidden soldiers at the east gate started to attack An Bian City.
The terrain here was too narrow and was not suitable for large armies to move around. Thus, there were not many soldiers deployed to defend the city. Li Tagu believed that as long as the battle at the south gate was intense, all the mobile soldiers would be deployed to defend the south gate. This would prevent the east gate from being attacked.
Looking at the five hundred Fan Army soldiers who were carrying ladders and charging at them, over thirty Heng Ye soldiers who were responsible for defending the city gasped. Even with the addition of Lifei Shouyu and the twenty warriors under his command, their overall strength was only one-tenth of the total Fan Army. One could easily imagine the pressure they were facing.
However, Lifei Shouyu was not afraid at all. He nocked an arrow on his bow and aimed outside the city. Arrow after arrow shot out, one of the soldiers would be hit in the forehead and fall to the ground, never to rise again.
"Not a single arrow missed, all of them hit the forehead. Too powerful."
The soldiers defending the city were stunned by Lifei Shouyu's archery skills. Their confidence in defending the city increased greatly. On the other hand, the attacking soldiers were scared out of their wits. There was actually such a godly archer among the soldiers defending the city. Were they not going to become live targets at any time?
"Attack! Attack with all your might! Don't retreat!"
The officer who was hiding outside the range of the arrows shouted loudly to prevent his soldiers from retreating.
The soldiers were helpless. They forced themselves to attack, trying to rely on their numbers to break through the east city wall.
Lifei Shouyu was not in a hurry, he pulled his bow and aimed at the small leaders of the Fan Army, dealing a heavy blow to the Fan Army's command structure. His brothers and the Heng Ye Army under his command kept shooting, causing the Fan Army to suffer even more losses.
After losing close to a hundred soldiers, the officer saw that there was no hope of breaking through and could only retreat.
After the failure of the two armies, they did not give up. Under the leadership of Li Tagu, they set up camp five miles south of Anbian City and were prepared to attack the next day.
The two armies lost hundreds of soldiers but were unable to break through the defenses of Anbian City. Li Tagu, the leader of the Fanatic Army, was furious. He fiercely reprimanded the generals in charge.
Li Tianlong's fat face turned red as he forced himself to say, "Leader, after today's battle, the enemy is already at the end of their rope. If we attack tomorrow, I will definitely break through."
Li Tagu smiled coldly and nodded, "Okay, then I'll give you one more chance. Don't disappoint me again."
"Leader, don't worry. We'll definitely break through tomorrow."
Who knew where Li Tianlong's confidence came from. He actually felt that he could definitely break through Anbian City.
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At the south gate of Anbian City, the Heng Ye army soldiers were resting against the parapet wall. Some of the injured soldiers were being treated. Occasionally, there would be sounds of them gritting their teeth.
Guo Ziyi patrolled the city wall, checking on the casualties of his soldiers. He also greeted the injured soldiers, making them feel warm in their hearts.
Li An followed closely behind Guo Ziyi. He could tell that Guo Ziyi was a general who loved his subordinates very much. Of course, as a general, only by loving his subordinates could his subordinates be willing to risk their lives for him in battle.
After Guo Ziyi finished greeting an injured subordinate, he slowly stood up. His left hand gently held the parapet wall. He looked towards the south with a trace of worry in his eyes.
Although he was resolute and vowed to defend Anbian City with all his strength, the strength of the army was too strong. He did not have absolute confidence in winning. As a general of the Tang dynasty, he was not afraid of dying in battle. However, he did not want an outstanding talent like Ang Lee to go with him.
"Li Shaolang, I'm very happy to have your help. But after all, you are not a soldier of the Tang dynasty. There is no need to defend here with me. Outside the west gate is the Hulu River. There are boats on the shore. You can leave at any time."
Ang Lee did not know whether Guo Ziyi was testing his determination or worried about his safety. But no matter what, he would not leave Anbian City at this time.
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