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When the two of them entered the gatehouse, Xiu'er's expression immediately changed. She lightly turned her body and got rid of Ma Sande's control, then loosened his arm. With a flick of his right toe, the small basket accurately appeared between Ma Sande's legs. Xiu'er was still holding back, afraid that she would kick Ma Sande to death. That way, she wouldn't be able to lure away the soldiers at the entrance.

After Ma Sande ran out of the door to attract most of the people's attention, Xiu'er broke out of the door and rushed towards the city gate. There were only six soldiers guarding the city gate. In front of Xiu'er, who was using all his strength, he was not one to be trifled with. In a few moves, she was thrown out of the city gate entrance, leaving an empty door for Xiu'er to use. Without hesitation, Xiu'er flew up and pulled down the three bolts with one hand. After that, he used her all her strength to pull down the door.

Just as he had opened the city gate about a foot wide, a whistling sound could be heard from behind him. The guards at the city gate finally reacted, taking their handheld crossbow and attacking the Xiu'er.

The strong handheld crossbow attacked from a distance of around thirty meters, but Xiu'er did not dare to be careless. She casually grabbed the shield that fell to the ground and erected two defenses in front of herself in succession.

The handheld crossbow's strike landed heavily on the shield created by the mixture of metal and wood. The first shield was instantly penetrated, and the arrow that was an inch long broke through the second shield, appearing right in front of Xiu'er in a daze.

With the constant buzzing of the crossbows and the slapping sound of the bolt hitting the shield, the first shield was smashed into a sieve in a short amount of time. Xiu'er had no choice but to hook the other shields over and block in front of herself.

The Moqiu State's handheld crossbow was only about a foot long, equipped with three bowstrings. It could be placed in three bolt s and used to string the arrows with a six-pronged handle. Usually, the soldiers would use a single string to shoot. Although the string wasn't strong enough, it could shoot three targets at the same time, greatly increasing the damage rate. Facing the Xiu'er who was hiding behind several shields, Zhang Cheng ordered all his troops to use three strings worth of force. Twenty soldiers lined up in four rows and stood up to shoot. After the fourth platoon of soldiers was fired, the first platoon of soldiers would be able to finish their bows and begin their next round of attacks.

Hearing the increasingly rhythmic sounds of the bow and arrows as well as the sounds of the shield breaking, Xiu'er was on the verge of despair. This kind of tactic, which only existed in battle formations, was impossible to solve.

In desperation, Xiu'er raised her shield and rushed forward a few steps, dragging the three bolts that were left on the ground back in place. The bolts were as tall as a person and half a foot squared. They were all made of pure bronze. Each bolt alone weighed more than a hundred pounds. Three bolts together was more than enough to hide a person.

But the problem was, what about the city gates?

Ma Sande was severely injured, so he definitely could not command the soldiers to fight. This was a good thing for the city gate guards. With the experienced Zhang Cheng standing there, the soldiers were more confident. Although she did not kill this girl with shocking fighting strength on the spot, under the powerful assault of the crossbow, she was no longer able to open the city gates, and was even pushed back step by step by the strong bolt. As soon as she took a few more steps back, the soldiers would rush up to block the gate, and the garrison on the already prepared wall would attack her from behind. No matter how strong she was, she wouldn't be able to defend against the attacks of hundreds of people.

At that moment, a bolt passed through the gap between the two bolts and stabbed into the girl's leg. Following a stuffy groan, the soldiers let out cheers, causing the entire city gate to buzz.

Xiu'er was currently in great discomfort. Although the door had blocked her attack, it had also blocked her. Right now, she was in between the two city gates, unable to expand the city gates even a little. She was worried about Chen Chu and Qu Feizhi who had already received the signal, worried that the garrison troops on the city walls would sneak over to her from behind.

Just as she was thinking about it, the pain from her thigh made her instantly sober up. A bolt passed through the gap in the door and nailed her down, although it was not a straight hit, the arrow tip still pierced into her muscles for more than half an inch, causing her pants to be dyed red with blood.

The pain made Xiu'er break out in a cold sweat, her thoughts becoming clearer. Thinking about it now was useless, she had to first resolve the matter before him. Her job was to open this gate. If she could not even open this gate, then she was worthy of being called a commander!

The ruthlessness and ruthlessness in his bones suddenly burst forth along with the wounds on his leg. Xiu'er's eyes widened as he bit down on his teeth and threw a punch towards both sides of the city gate. The heavy gate and the delicate fist collided, making a dull noise in the quiet night, and the two gates were pushed back half a foot with a creaking sound.

Enough for a horse! Xiu'er clenched her teeth, holding on to the door lock. She prepared to punch again after taking a deep breath, but her response had already arrived.

Zhang Cheng made a decision that required a great deal of courage: he would burn the city gates.

Tiger Running City's city gates were made of wood and iron, with each gate being two meters tall and one meter wide. In other words, even if they were to set fire to the city gate and burn Xiu'er down to charcoal, they might not even be able to light up these two gates.

Following the order, a few ignited kerosene tank were thrown over. The soldiers were a little afraid and did not directly smash into the city gate. Even so, the flames and heat wave that instantly rose had already left Xiu'er in a sorry state. She no longer dared to touch the edge of the metal bag with his hands, and the leather shield in his hands released a pungent smell from the raging flames.

Seeing the Xiu'er retreat, Zhang Cheng ordered the soldiers to move forward. He knew that this girl was not an ordinary person and there was no need for the soldiers to take too much risk. Killing her on the spot was for the best. If that didn't work, he would force her out of the city and then close the city gates. The idea of capturing them alive was not necessary, or perhaps impossible.

Looking at the soldiers holding onto pikes getting closer and closer under the protection of the handheld crossbow, Xiu'er was extremely anxious. She was still underestimating his opponent. Now that her leg had been pierced by an arrow and her eyes were smoky so that she couldn't open them, she had no choice but to retreat. But right now, he was already in the middle of the two gates. If he continued to retreat, he would leave. When the enemy soldiers came together to close the door, it would become a huge joke. If he were to speak of it a little more seriously, Qu Feizhi and Chen Chu would definitely die with him under the Tiger Running City!

Thinking to this point, Xiu'er clenched her teeth, tore off her sleeve and wrapped it around her palm, then swung her fist at a bolt in front of her.

The bolt had shot at the latch full of holes. In addition to the scorching fire, no matter how good the material was, it was already broken beyond repair. With the full power of the Xiu'er, the bolt was smashed into pieces, bringing balls of flames with it as it rushed towards the incoming soldiers with spears.

The soldiers could not dodge in time and were knocked down one by one, and those with handheld crossbow behind them did not dare to fire. Taking this chance, the Xiu'er stepped forward, crossed the other two bolts, and supported between the two big doors. This way, the gap between the gates was more than ten feet wide, enough for two cavalrymen to fit inside!

However, this situation did not last long. The slowed soldiers closed in once again, and this time they followed Zhang Cheng's orders and approached the door from both sides, hiding behind the door and pushing forcefully towards the center. The soldiers with bolt s were the ones to shoot in the middle. Although the fire wall blocked their line of sight and the soldiers were afraid of hurting their comrades, the wave after wave of bolt still brought great danger to the Xiu'er. Especially after the two bolts were shot off by the bolt, she had no choice but to use her body to support the door that was slowly closing tight.

After being pierced through the shoulder by a bolt, the Xiu'er looked at the crack in the door that was only a foot away and thought in despair, could it be that I am really going to be nailed to death by the bolt here? Chen Chu! Qu Feizhi! Where are you?

Resisting the pain with all her might, she released a roar, forcefully resisting the force of more than a dozen people. She pushed the two doors open once again to the width of a person. No matter what, he had to hold on until the next bolt pierced his body!

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded out from behind her, "Lower your head!"

The Xiu'er subconsciously lowered her head. The moment she did that, a knight rode his horse and flew past her head. Under the light of the fire, the rider was like a heavenly soldier that came down to earth.

Without waiting for the horses to fall to the ground, the rider shot the handheld crossbow s in his hands, knocking over a few soldiers in front of him. He took out his long blade with his right hand and rushed into the crowd.

Behind this rider, there were continuous riders galloping in. The handheld crossbow in their hands did not stop, their long blades were twisted, and their heads were rolling around as they screamed incessantly beside them. The city guards who were originally close to success were instantly destroyed, and before they could dodge in time, a bolt had pierced through their chests and they died on the spot.

Only ten knights charged in, but these ten instantly turned the tables around.

It was only until now that the first knight who had rushed in finally dismounted, and hurriedly carried the exhausted Xiu'er to the side, while shaking her, and anxiously shouting "Lord Xiu! Lord Xiu! Wake up! Don't scare me! "

"If you keep shaking, I'll be dead!" Xiu'er opened her eyes and saw that familiar face. She smiled faintly: "Xiao Qu, it's so good to see you."

"This lowly general is guilty! "It's too late for that!" Qu Feizhi looked at the bloodstains on Xiu'er's body and felt like he was about to cry.

Xiu'er held onto Qu Feizhi's shoulder and struggled to stand up, sweeping his eyes across the other Knights, and asked: "Where are the others?"

Qu Feizhi immediately straightened his body and said, "I'll be right behind you, I'll be there shortly." While they were talking, the sounds of horse hooves and the screams of the refugees outside the city could be heard. The city gate was opened by the combined efforts of the knights, and a large group of cavalry soldiers rushed in. They did not stop for a moment, but directly split into three groups and rushed into the city. One group went up the city walls to clear out the guards, one group went straight for Castellan Mansion, and the group with the largest number of people went straight for the granary.

The soldiers on top of the city wall had long heard the racket in the passageway. Although they did not dare to leave their duties, they were prepared. Initially, they had only thought that the refugees had intruded the city gates. Who would have thought that the ones waiting for them would be the Fire Phoenix Knight who had leaped her horse and galloped up the city walls!

The guards were in a mess, who would have thought that the enemy they were defending would suddenly appear on top of the city walls, who would have thought that the Fire Phoenix Knight would actually dare to charge together on a city wall that could fit five or six horses at once? The heavy infantry outside the Phoenix City Pass could only fight evenly with the Fire Phoenix Knight, not to mention these city guards who were practically defenseless. Cries of agony rose up from the walls of the Tiger Running City. Some had their chests pierced by the spear, some had their heads chopped off by the blade, and some jumped down the thirty meter high wall with despair in order to gain a chance of survival.

When the sky began to brighten, Xiu'er who had his wounds bandaged climbed up the city wall with Qu Feizhi's support, and looked down at the Tiger Running City from above. Although the city wall guards had been cleared, the situation in the city was not optimistic. Du Mingfa who was so scared, had long been prepared. He hid a few personal guards inside the Castellan Mansion, and even after a fierce night of fighting, the Fire Phoenix Knight still wasn't able to take down the Castellan Mansion. Du Mingfa did not die, and the citizens of the Tiger Running City had already made up their minds to resist. They started to attack the Fire Phoenix Knight s unceasingly, while the fifty odd Knights under Qu Feizhi's command were trapped in a corner of the Castellan Mansion, unable to leave. Although the Fire Phoenix Knight had taken over the defense in time, the surrounding guards and citizens had started to attack them as well. Chen Chu led his over a hundred cavalrymen and ran.

The only thing that was calm was the city gate. At this time, none of the Tiger Running City citizens wanted to escape out of the city, because they all wanted to at this moment, right within the Tiger Running City, to eliminate this chaotic army of fire phoenixes!

"Lord Xiu!" Taking advantage of the chaos, Fat Cui escaped from his confinement and rushed up the city wall, kneeling down on one knee in front of Xiu'er, "General, please bring your first battalion out to fight!"

When Qu Feizhi heard this, he sucked in a breath of cold air. They guarded Xu Keding's troops that were coming down, and at the same time, they were the only reserves army, which had a certain degree of deterrence effect. Once the first battalion entered the city, one would have to face the double pressure of falling armies, rebellion, and the city itself. This was the result of an entire army being annihilated if one was not careful. It could even be said that when the battalion lifted the butcher's blade towards the common people, no one dared to guarantee how these soldiers would react.

Xiu'er didn't speak, no one made a sound, and the sounds of battle faintly echoed from the direction of the Castellan Mansion and the grain depot. The Xiu'er raised her head and said in a low voice, "Yes. Everyone enter the city to provide reinforcements." If we win this battle, we can plunder the first battalion for three days! "

"Yes General!"