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Chapter 471 [Breaking the City]

Eighty miles away from Tancheng is the main camp of the border army.

All the generals gathered in the tent.

"Gentlemen, Tancheng has been under siege for more than half a year, what should we do?" The commander of the border army sat in the main seat, glanced at his subordinates standing on both sides, and asked with a frown.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. If there was a solution, it wouldn't have been delayed until today.

Where is Tancheng?
The bridgehead that Taizu used to attack the barbarians was not only impregnable, but also capable of storing large amounts of food and water. Secondly, the city defense equipment was numerous.

Unfortunately, the once indestructible city walls and invincible city defense weapons have all become nightmares for their border troops.

The silence in the big tent was so loud that one could hear a pin drop, and the commander-in-chief in the main seat also had a helpless look on his face.

In terms of military strength, the border troops definitely have more people. The problem is that when the two sides exchange offense and defense, the advantage in military strength is no longer an advantage.

Generally speaking, the attackers need three times more troops than the defenders to launch an effective offensive. If it is a siege, it must be at least five times!
In cities like Tancheng, most people actually choose to besiege them, unless they have no other choice, they will choose to use the lives of soldiers to fill the gap. If they choose to besiege, they will need ten times the number of troops.

Unfortunately, even if the border troops sent out half of their strength, it would only be five times the number of barbarians in Tancheng. According to information passed on by some spies in the city, there were as many as 100,000 barbarian soldiers.

Besides, the fighting power of the barbarians is obvious to all. Once they get angry, they will fight to the last man. In this case, attacking the city is the worst option.

However, they had to fight. The border troops had made mistakes, and half of the troops were stationed outside Tancheng. If they didn't fight, the attitude of the imperial court could be imagined.

"Oh~~~"

It would be great if the imperial court could send him a group of experts, even those at the same level as himself. As long as he could hold back the barbarian commander, it would be easy for the other experts to break into the city.

What the border army commander thought of was quite beautiful, but it was a pity that he couldn't tell the difference.

People like him who are above the outer god realm all stay in charge of one area and cannot move easily.

"Report——"

"Come in."

A messenger walked in from outside the tent, holding a tiger talisman in both hands.

He took out the other half of the tiger talisman from his arms and put them together, then said hurriedly when he saw that it fit perfectly.

"Please invite someone in quickly."

Without the messenger saying anything, the Marshal knew that the person coming was an angel.

This angel is not a bird-man with wings, but a person sent by the emperor.

In fact, when he saw the tiger talisman, he was sure that it was someone from the palace. After all, no one would be willing to make a tiger talisman privately. If they had the guts, they might as well raise the flag of rebellion.

The private production of tiger talismans was considered a crime of treason, on a par with regicide and usurpation of the throne, and was the most unforgivable of the ten unforgivable crimes. The principal offender was sentenced to death by slicing, and his three clans (parents, wife, children, and brothers) were executed, and the craftsmen and those who knew about it but did not report it were also exiled.

Anyway, up to now, there has not been a single case of someone privately making tiger talismans in the Gu Yu Kingdom.

After a while, a group of people entered the big tent led by a messenger.

The border army commander looked carefully and saw that there were eight people in total.

The leader was a young man wearing a python robe, and his identity was confirmed almost instantly. There was no other way, because there were only two people who were granted the python robe alive.

Behind the young man, there were two men in ordinary clothes. No, judging from their behavior, they should be eunuchs from the palace, and their strength was not low, they should be in the Outer God Realm.

The remaining five people were dressed like guards in Yishui Palace. Four of them were in the Qi training stage. Two of them were carrying large boxes, and no one knew what they were used for.

Only the last one was ordinary. However, after years of living on the border and fighting hundreds of battles with the barbarians every year, he had developed a good intuition.

The Marshal just felt that the ordinary man gave him a feeling of extreme danger.

Damn, this person is definitely not in the Qi training stage, let alone a palace guard. I think he is a real master in hiding, but he just needs to be low-key.

How gloomy!
If anyone had evil intentions towards the young man in the python robe and thought he could defeat him, this man would suddenly attack and the evildoer's fate could be imagined.

Huh?
wrong!

Not inferior to his masters.

I'm crazy.

The old commander almost vomited blood. For more than half a year, he had been submitting petitions to Kyoto from time to time, begging for help from all the masters. He was hoping that the master would come, but in the end, all his efforts fell on deaf ears.

Now, just to protect a young man, he sent out a master who was not weaker than him.

What, what does it mean?
The barbarians occupying Tancheng are not a threat; instead, the safety of young people needs to be treated with caution!

The handsome Bian Jun has a liverache. Although it is my fault, I am trying my best to make amends.

The rebellious generals and soldiers were all killed one by one by him.

"Marshal Zhang."

"You're welcome, Angel."

The eunuch on He Sheng's right side stood up and greeted him.

Then, the man walked closer and motioned for the other party to come closer.

What can the old coach do? He can only do as he is told.

As the eunuch whispered, the border army commander's brows gradually furrowed.

No, what do you think?

My army of 500,000 cannot do anything to the barbarians in Tancheng. How can a mere child say he can break the city wall? What a joke!

Also, what does it mean that the safety of the child surnamed He must not be compromised? If you are afraid that he might get into an accident, you shouldn't have let him come here at all.

Kyoto didn't want to do that, but who asked Wu Ming to write down someone's original words?

As a last resort, Kyoto could only hold his nose and dig out a master from between his teeth to be responsible for protecting safety.

Tancheng and the like will be taken back by the Guyu Kingdom sooner or later. It's the only magical weapon of the Tianli Sect in hundreds of years, so how can they not treasure it?

"Okay, let's go to the Vanguard first."

The vanguard army mentioned by the old commander actually refers to the border troops fifteen miles away from Tancheng.

The main camp and the vanguard troops are both very important. The former is to prevent the defenders from making a surprise attack, to ensure that the logistics transportation routes are not cut off, and to guard the key traffic points.

The latter is to put pressure on the defenders, cut off the connection between the city and the outside world, and even carry out construction such as digging tunnels and filling up moats.

After traveling dozens of miles, the troops arrived quickly.

"My darn thing!"

When He Sheng saw the city wall of Tancheng, he couldn't help but swear.

You call it a city wall?

How did Emperor Wu Taizu build it in the first place?

The Tancheng City in front of him was estimated to be 120 meters high, but the width was unclear. There were also dense holes on the city wall, which should be used to attack the soldiers climbing the wall.

"It's better to say that it's a city wall than a pile of houses. The city wall of Tancheng has 33 layers, divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. The defense equipment of each part is different.

I have tried every trick in more than half a year, and the highest person I have climbed is the 21st floor. No wonder, no wonder the great grandfather relied on Tancheng to hold back most of the barbarian troops.

That's right, there are many experts in the city. At least, when I personally led my men to attack the city, they also responded well and fought to a draw.

According to my opinion, there must be more experts in this barbarian city, not just the ones on the surface. I'm just not sure what they want to do. They are hiding in there like turtles, never showing their heads, and never taking the initiative to attack. "In response to this, He Sheng curled his lips and said, "Who cares what conspiracy they have? Let's fight them first."

"Old Marshal, after the city is captured, can you defeat the barbarians?"

In one word, the old general was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

"Boy, don't worry. Our border troops have indeed been a little corrupt in recent years, but their combat effectiveness is definitely not bad. What do you think, if the border troops are weaker than the barbarians, then why don't they just attack Shanzhou directly?

If I had the ability, I wouldn't have to resort to trickery to seize Tancheng! Not to mention that there are only 100,000 barbarian soldiers inside, even if they have 500,000 barbarians, those guys under my command are not inferior to them. "

The border army was a hell of a place, not to mention the bitter cold, but fighting was commonplace. Anyone who could survive for a year had fought through blood and fire, and those who were not good at it would have died long ago.

The old commander's words were well-reasoned and made the people around him nod their heads repeatedly.

Right!

An army that dares to support the enemy and respect itself must be able to severely suppress the enemy. If it cannot suppress the enemy, what is the point of supporting the enemy and respecting itself? Isn't that just a disguised way of flattering oneself?

"Okay, tell the army to get ready, I'm going to break the city!" He Sheng said, and walked towards Tancheng with the wooden box on his back. Those people wanted to follow him, but he raised his hand to stop them.

"Stay away from me, keep a distance of ten miles, otherwise I'm afraid I might hurt you by mistake."

Old coach: “???”

The old man turned his head and looked at the eunuch, his face showing an expression that said, "Has he always been so confident?"

"Don't look at me, this is the first time I've met Captain He."

Got it!
Just prepare, he doesn't care. At most it will be a waste of tens of thousands of vanguard troops.

If the other party can't do it, at least the child can be made happy. At that time, with the help of that ordinary master, it will be very likely to capture Tancheng.

Thinking of this, the old coach rarely smiled.

Soon, the vanguard troops moved, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers quickly assembled.

In Tancheng, on the highest city wall, the barbarian who was responsible for observing the vanguard army looked confused.

"What's wrong?"

"The border troops are gathering to attack the city."

The person who asked "What's wrong" frowned and asked again.

"It's not strange. They always attack the city every few days. Why do you look so weird?"

"I saw someone coming towards us."

"???"

The barbarian expressed his incomprehension of his companion's words, wondering what it meant that someone was coming towards us!

So he stuck his head out of the observation window on the city wall.

"!!"

There really was a person, walking towards Tancheng alone.

"What does he want to do?"

"Maybe a siege?"

The two of them were silent. This reason seemed a bit ridiculous.

"Leidao, let me see your limits."

"untie!"

With the hand gesture, the talisman paper and the chain fell to the ground, and the box engraved with strange characters was opened. In an instant, purple lightning flashed brightly, and the 100-meter-high city wall of Tancheng was stained with purple.

"Boom boom boom boom~~~~~~"

A dull thunderous sound suddenly sounded out of nowhere, making people's eardrums buzz! !
"drink--"

With a loud shout, he immediately activated his body, and tightly grasped the hilt of the Thunder Blade with his right hand. The spiritual energy in his body surged wildly, almost all of it violently poured into the magic weapon.

Without the constant freeze to keep his body safe, he certainly wouldn't dare to do that. After all, violent infusion of spiritual energy might not do anything to a divine weapon.

However, for the fragile meridians in the body, it was no less than a huge destruction.

The dull thunder became louder and louder, to the point where every time a dull thunder sounded, everything around would shake in unison.

"Buhao~~~"

This time, it is the barbarians' turn to cry out in dismay.

"Go and report to the Marshal."

"Nine Strikes of Purple Thunder" - "Thunder Explodes the Five Mountains"!!

He Sheng ran wildly towards the city wall, and all the arrows from the defenders were destroyed by the flashing arcs of electricity. When the two sides were only a hundred meters away, he chopped with both hands holding the knife.

One knife, two knives, three knives, four knives, five knives
Almost in the blink of an eye, five heavy slashes were made in an instant. Each slash released the heavenly thunder stored in it not long ago.

You know, when he decided to go to Tancheng, he stayed in Taiyue Mansion for seven days because of Wu Ming's memorial. During this period, he was not idle.

He proposed several ideas for artificial rainfall, which were then implemented by Huo Ling's skilled craftsmen. He then absorbed lightning for three days before stopping.

It's not that the idea of ​​artificial rainfall didn't work, but that it couldn't be absorbed. It's not that the Thunder Blade couldn't absorb the thunder, but the wooden box, the chain, and the talisman paper couldn't hold down the Thunder Blade that had absorbed the thunder several times.

If it continues to absorb the thunder from the sky, it is estimated that the wooden box will be destroyed by the violent lightning.

If not. Haha.

In the eyes of the barbarians, when He Sheng chopped down with his first sword, a huge thunder ball condensed out of thin air. And the next four swords also condensed an identical thunder ball.

After five chops, the five thunders become one!

Five thunder balls condensed into an even larger thunder ball.

Judging from its diameter, it is fully ten meters long.

Five swords, almost all the thunder that had been absorbed and stored in recent days was squandered. It is conceivable how high the quality of the thunder ball with a diameter of ten meters is.

At the very least, the old marshal of the border army, who was leading the troops in the rear and ready to attack the city at any time, was stunned.

He glanced at the two eunuchs coming out of the palace with a look of astonishment, with an expression that said, "Does he need a group of you to protect him?" and "It's obvious that he is protecting you guys."

Not to mention the old commander, even the master above the Outer God Realm who had been hiding his identity as an ordinary palace guard almost popped his eyes out.

You told me this is the magic weapon of the Lao Wu family?

What a fuss!

The magic weapon of the Lao Wu family can produce such a huge and terrifying thunder ball, how can they get the status of royal relatives and be courted and valued by every emperor? How could they live in a remote corner and manage Shanzhou honestly?

"boom!!!"

As the thunder ball advanced, the surrounding ground suffered a devastating blow, and the ground instantly turned into a glass surface. And when it crashed into the city wall with an unmatched momentum.

"boom----"

The city wall, which was several miles long and was once called the Wall of Sighs by the barbarians, collapsed completely in an instant.

(End of this chapter)