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Long Tianyu gave the order to beat the drum and the yellow flag was waved. When the drummer saw him, he used all his strength to beat him up, causing his voice to shake the earth and the sky to tremble. When guard heard this, his body naturally flowed with hot blood.

The sound of the horn outside the city rose and fell, looking from afar, a flurry of flags fluttered, the sword and halberd were like a forest, the horses galloped past, and it was as though the surroundings of the Pengcheng was wrapped up in sand. On the platform, Zhang Han was personally supervising the battle, giving out a high reward, allowing the soldiers to plunder the city's finances after breaking out of the city.

Zhou Ke and Wang Juechen's three thousand men climbed up the wall again, stopping the Qin Soldier who was trying to climb the stairs to attack the city. As Chen Ying led his three thousand foot soldiers to rush over the city wall and jumped into the net, they quickly regained control of the battle from the top of the wall.

The Qin Wei who was climbing up was exceptionally swift, much braver than ordinary soldiers. Even when facing the rocks and rolling wood that were being smashed head on, the crossbow arrows were burning hot, and they did not fear retreating at all. Instead, they rushed upwards to kill the enemy, and at the same time, the archers behind aimed their archers towards the sky above the Pengcheng and released a barrage of arrows.

Although their aim was not flexible and accurate, their strength and distance were far too. They had penetrated through the roof tiles, eaves, and earthen walls of the houses, causing them great lethality. Fortunately, the rebel army had erected wooden bridges inside the walls to block the arrows, in order to avoid harming the innocent citizens, and at the same time, accumulate arrows.

Only when the war progressed like a raging fire did the Qin Soldier have the courage to do so. However, due to the geographical advantage, she had died or even died in the clash. From afar, the clash looked like ripe grapes falling from the city walls.

The corpses of the Qin Soldier s piled up higher and higher, while the army behind them surged forward like furious waves, without a shred of mercy in their hearts, they trampled on the corpses and attacked the city. Under the night sky, thousands of torches were lit outside the city, as though it was daytime.

The wounded of the allied army had been brought out of the frontline in time, and had been specially arranged for military treatment on West Street. The citizens who were participating in the rear guard were still moving the stones and wood, and everything was still in an orderly fashion. When they heard the cheers and knew that Long Tianyu had returned victoriously, their fear of him immediately lessened by a lot.

Cao Can asked: "Great General, how do you plan to retreat to the enemy, and defend passively for long, I am afraid that Zhang Han will not be able to last long, he did not care about the casualties of the vanguard, and attacked until the end, he is simply a butcher, a homicidal maniac!"

Long Tianyu sighed: The best way to defend the city is to wound the enemy, and killing too many people is unavoidable. If we continue to defend, it is indeed too passive, the best way to defend is by attacking.

Cao Can replied, "Nearly twenty thousand people have died and wounded in the past half a month. Currently, the west gate guards have already invested sixty thousand soldiers, and the east, south, and north sects each have ten thousand soldiers. There are no longer any usable troops!"

Long Tianyu continued to ask: "How much food do you have left in the city?"

Cao Can replied: Fortunately, Big Brother Xiao He set a high wall and broad village food plan, as well as enough rations for the entire city to eat for half a year. Because Chu Army had crossed a river and defeated Li You and Su Jiao's army, Zhang Han did not want to delay the battle any longer, so he chose to end the battle quickly.

Long Tianyu thought: "The Chu Army will not go north to save the Pengcheng, I will have to rely on my own strength to repel the strong enemies. Sigh, with 30,000 elite riders, I don't have to fear the Qin Army below the city, if I want to win I have to first stabilize the enemy and wait for Guan Ying to lead his elite riders back. Only then can I have the confidence to retaliate and eliminate Zhang Han's army."

He thought for a moment, then turned to Pure Yu Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, do you have any ideas?"

"Just as my husband had said, offense is the best defense, it's just that the Qin Army has a strong army and a large number of people, if you cannot hold it in and fight it out, it's like hitting a stone with an egg, not something a wise man can do."

Long Tianyu humbly accepted the teachings and asked: "Wan'er, what do you think we should do in this situation?"

From a bag tied around her waist, she took out two sandbags and said, "This bag has wasp powder inside, mix it in water and form it into a rubber shape, then apply it onto the Thorn Grass and ignite it, releasing a large amount of smoke and fog, it will be able to dispel the danger for a while, then we will be able to draw out a group of people to attack according to the Mysterious Gate Formation, and we will be able to temporarily retreat the Qin Army, but to completely eliminate Zhang Han, we still need to rely on my husband's ability."

After Long Tianyu heard this, he was overjoyed. He knew that his wife was a prodigy, and that she truly deserved her title. Since he had already said that he would be able to withdraw his troops, he immediately said: "That's great, as long as we can resolve today's crisis on the city, I will have a way to deal with Zhang Han later."

He took the two bags of medicinal powder from the black clothed female's hands and ordered Guo Dian to bring his men to follow the instructions quickly. Then, he asked Pure Yu Wan'er about the key techniques of the formation, because Long Tianyu had previously read the《 Tai Gong Military Law》, although he had never studied the techniques of the weimen, he still had a rough understanding of them. After listening to the black clothed female's explanation of the formation, he only needed to think for a bit before understanding it.

Long Tianyu sent people to the residence to lead the horses over, and ordered the troops from the north, south, and east sides of the city gate to gather. There were a total of 15,000 people, and they were brought to the west suburbs of the city to train in the plaza.

When the five women, Lv Zhi, Liu Shishi, Zhang Qian, and Xiao Xiang heard that their husband had escaped and returned to the city, they were overjoyed. Their worries beforehand were finally relieved.

Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Lu and Yuan Sheng also took a carriage to the western suburbs to meet Long Tianyu, under the protection of the three hundred elite guards of the Palace.

Due to the effects of the war, the bustling streets had become especially deserted and desolate, with quite a few dead and wounded lying on all sides. Some ragged beggars were searching the corpses for valuables in the pockets of the dead, planning to use it as a way of livelihood in the future.

Zhang Liang and the others could not help but feel touched when they saw it. The war disaster was just too big, the girls could not bear to watch too much as they sat in the horse carriages.

There were many wealthy merchants in the Pengcheng and they were all constantly worried that after the city was destroyed, the Qin Army would burn them down and loot them. There was even the possibility of slaughter the city, of course there would be many citizens who would burn incense and worship in their homes, hoping that the God's Protector Army would be able to repel the Qin Soldier.

The restaurant's doors were all closed, but the optimistic people believed that Long Tianyu would definitely rush back before the city broke and defeat Zhang Han's army, so they continued to spend time and effort in the restaurant's brothel.

When they were close to the western suburbs, the army was in the middle of training in the square. This fifteen thousand men were divided into fifteen groups of a thousand each, with three groups as the core of the formation, while the rest of the defenders were divided into twelve groups, which were arranged in twelve positions at the core of the formation.

It was a pity that they were in too much of a hurry and could not grasp the correct direction to change their direction. As a result, the formation was simple and direct.

Wearing a purple gold robe, Long Tianyu stood majestically on the platform, waving the banner in his hand. His twelve wings pierced through his body, and no matter how the enemy attacked, he was able to trap the enemy forces in battle. Li Yueyao was astonished, and couldn't help but look at Yu Wan'er with admiration.

At this time, the Dragon Manor's carriage had already rushed into the training grounds. Liu Shishi's women and Zhang Liang's group lifted the curtains and got off the carriage, looking at Long Tianyu from afar who was waving the flag and shouting like a divine general, like an overlord. They couldn't help but be convinced, because they were previously worried about the desperate situation of the Pengcheng.