Chapter 1428
Siege, Assassination [2]
Chapter 1428 Siege, Assassination [2]
Bei Qidemo then informed the Fourth Prince that the Fire Seed Poison was very potent, and that the gods were merciful, so too many heroes from the Eastern Desert should not be allowed to approach the Fire Seed Poison.
The fourth prince was clever and understood, but a sense of worry arose in his heart... If the fire poison was too strong, what if it leaked and harmed the heroes of the Eastern Desert?
He truly loved Dongmo and wanted Dongmo to become powerful, annex the territory of Wei, and allow the people of Dongmo to live a good life... Of course, this did not include the people of the eastern region.
People from the East are outsiders.
Outsiders are only fit to be laborers; do they expect to live the good life of the Eastern Desert? They don't deserve it!
But he quickly put aside his worries and ordered: "Prepare pine oil. If the source of the poison leaks, set it on fire and send them to serve the gods."
"Yes!" Bei Qidemo replied and immediately went to make arrangements, feeling very fortunate to have received firsthand information and to be able to protect the northern soldiers.
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
"By divine will of the Crown Prince, the vanguard shall advance at full speed, unleashing fire poison to aid the divine devouring of grain from Wei!"
Such shouts could be heard all over the battlefield.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" The enemy soldiers were excited upon hearing this: "It's a divine decree! Quickly, accelerate forward, execute the divine decree, and be loyal to the god!"
"Waaaah, God has given us the order! God has truly been following us to destroy Wei! We have God's protection! Charge forward! Charge forward! Destroy Wei for God!"
???
That's insane.
But it's very useful.
Dongmo believed in this and charged forward with all his might, hoping to advance the position to the chevaux-de-frise camp as soon as possible and fulfill the divine will.
Some enemy soldiers, whose stamina couldn't keep up, would simply take some miracle drug and quickly regain their inexhaustible energy.
Bang! Boom!
Heavy iron rollers crushed the land, supplies and troops were launched with flint and steel for long-range attacks, and fires were set on the ground. In short, from the city tower of the capital, looking down on the eastern suburbs, there was not a single good piece of land.
Looking at the enemy forces again, they had already pierced through the fifth watchtower like a triangular arrow and were rapidly advancing towards the barricade camp.
"The enemy's marching speed has increased significantly. They must have received new orders and are likely to reach the moat today," General Chu concluded after observing the enemy's march.
He said to the King of Ye, "King of Ye, in a quarter of an hour at most, I will order all Wei troops still outside the city to withdraw back into the city."
If they don't retreat, facing such a massive enemy force, the soldiers will simply be killed by flint and steel.
"Commander Jiang, Commander Zhong, and Commander Da Gan will probably have to rely on their own abilities to return to the city." After saying this, General Chu glanced at the Prince of Ye and patted Commander Xiao Gan's shoulder armor.
Commander Gan was very sad, but said, "This is the most fitting way for Commander Gan to die."
"Pah, pah, pah, don't say such unlucky things. It's not the last moment yet." After tossing General Liang to Deputy General Lang, Old Man Xun ran up the city wall to check the military situation. He then took out a yellow talisman from the leather pouch at his waist: "Here, take this. It might come in handy."
"Thank you." Seeing that the old man had quite a lot, Commander Gan took three.
"Old man, we're family, give us ten or eight!" Uncle Qin and the others came over from the horse path again and said to the King of Ye, "Brother-in-law, the Wei people on this side of the east city wall have begun to relocate and are being settled in the Gu family mansion and Wuyuan Street respectively."
Among those living in the eastern part of the city were fellow villagers from Baofu County, so Uncle Qin and his group took on the task of assisting the villagers in their relocation.
"How's it going? Has my eldest son returned to the city yet?!" Uncle Qin ran to the city wall whenever he had a spare moment to inquire about Jiang's eldest son's situation.
"In the suburbs, there are several deep and sturdy secret chambers with water and supplies. If they can hide inside, they can survive for ten days or half a month without any problem," said the King of Ye, trying to comfort his second uncle, Qin.
But Uncle Qin knew very well: "So you're trapped, aren't you?" As he spoke, his hand trembled as he reached for Old Man Xun's yellow talisman. He slapped himself twice: "I misspoke before, I'm punishing myself. Please don't blame me, passing deities."
"Second brother-in-law, don't blame yourself. This is the path that Dalang chose himself." The King of Ye grabbed Qin Ershu's left hand, preventing him from slapping himself again: "The outcome is not yet decided, so don't lose your composure."
"The King of Ye is right, we must not lose our composure... I'm sorry." Uncle Qin regretted slapping himself earlier. It was an act that would disrupt the morale of the army. As the King of Ye's brother-in-law and the eldest son's uncle, he had to help them stabilize their situation.
"I'll continue to settle the relocated Wei people. You all wait for Dalang to return!" After saying that, Uncle Qin led his men and ran off along the horse path.
But he couldn't help himself and looked back down.
Upon looking at it, I realized that Dalang was definitely doomed!
The enemy was everywhere, densely packed, and Qin Er was dizzy from the onslaught.
A quarter of an hour later, General Chu gave an order to the Wei troops who were still holding out outside the city, including Commanders Zhen, Zhao, Gu, Da Feng, Dai, Deng, Bai, and Lao Tao, to immediately withdraw to the city tower.
However, no one was willing to retreat without a fight, so half an hour later, 90% of the Wei army outside the city withdrew back into the city gate.
Commander Bai, Commander Tao, Commander Zhen, and Commander Xiao Ling led a group of elite soldiers to defend the area in front of the city gate, waiting for Jiang Dalang, which infuriated General Chu.
Bang bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom boom boom!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The enemy's vanguard had already entered the barricade camp and was using catapults to bombard the area from the barricade camp to the moat, just as Qin Xiaomi and her group had bombarded Dongfu Town.
They blasted away the traps that the Wei army and the Wei people had painstakingly dug over several months.
Looking at the hundreds of large pits that had been created by the collapse of the flat ground, Xiqin Erqin and his men laughed loudly: "Hahaha, not only are the people of Liangwei cowards, who dare not come out of the city to fight, but even the traps they dug are so vulnerable. They wasted so much manpower and didn't even manage to hurt a hair on the head of our Eastern Desert heroes!"
Upon hearing this, the enemy troops from the Eastern Desert burst into laughter, their eyes fixed on the capital city like hungry wolves or philanderers.
In short, some wicked people have already started fantasizing about how to abduct Wei women and handsome Wei men after the city falls.
That's right, the enemy doesn't care about these things; as long as they're good-looking, they'll take both men and women.
Once they're used up, they'll be used as military rations for their long marches.
The enemies that Great Wei had to face were a group of monsters, and because they had eaten too much meat, they seemed to have developed some kind of immunity, making them very difficult to kill.
Even if they are hard to kill, they are still flesh and blood. Jiang Dalang, Da Gan Qianhu, and Zhong Baihu have already devised a plan to assassinate the enemy's royal family in the secret room.
"Having finally infiltrated the enemy ranks, we must seize the opportunity to assassinate the enemy's fourth prince!"
Jiang Dalang and his group had a clear objective: to kill the Fourth Prince.
"The tank is a large target and can be easily hit with one shot."
"Prepare the powerful crossbows, small catapults, and the latest ballistae. Use these powerful weapons to blast them apart."
"If any Wei soldiers are captured by the enemy during the assassination, abandon the rescue attempt and kill the Fourth Prince first. Killing him is the top priority."
Deep inside the secret chamber, Jiang Dalang and his men gathered together to discuss a plan for a swift and decisive assassination.
When the discussion was almost over, Jiang Dalang said, "Gentlemen, let's write our wills. Make sure to disclose all the money we've been hiding, so that after we die, no one can find it and it will all be wasted."
"Haha, Commander Jiang is quite humorous." Commander Luo thought Jiang Dalang was as fierce as his battle record, but he didn't expect him to be able to joke.
Zhong Baihu said, "Dalang is a good boy, and everyone likes him very much."
Stop with the nonsense. Tap tap tap, rhythmic knocking sounds came from the door of the secret room. After exchanging the code and confirming it was one of their own, Jiang Dalang and the others opened the small door to the secret room from the inside.
Lan Hu, accompanied by several mountain soldiers, climbed in through a small gate and reported the latest battle report: "The enemy is not human; they are going to send plague bacteria into the capital city."