The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Before they could be frightened for long, they saw dozens of cylinder-like objects being pushed out, and then, with a final call for the Dashi soldiers to die, countless flames rushed towards the city wall.

A whistling sound was heard, and the city gate was hit by dense flames, and then a rain of fire exploded all over the sky. Then, countless fireballs fell on the city wall.

Those soldiers of the Dashi Dynasty who had just been so proud were suddenly blown to pieces, and many of them died under the artillery fire.

There were continuous sounds of cannon fire on the city walls, but the city seemed to have fallen into dead silence. Fear and disbelief filled the eyes of the Dashi Dynasty soldiers.

They had never imagined that the other side actually had such a powerful killing weapon. The powerful force was enough to kill almost everyone within ten feet of the explosion site.

While they were still in shock, countless shouts of killing rang out from outside the city, and then the army rushed directly in through the blasted city gate.

The soldiers of the Dashi Dynasty reacted and immediately organized a counterattack. The soldiers guarding the city gate rushed towards the Dashi Army, but they found that they could not even reach the Dayan Army.

There were bursts of banging sounds, and anyone who rushed within ten feet of the front was inexplicably covered in blood and then fell straight down.

As the Yan army advanced, it was almost a one-sided massacre. All they were greeted with was the sound of bangs. Wherever they passed, there was a sea of ​​blood.

On the city wall, Duanmu Xiu saw this scene, his eyes were filled with fear and disbelief. He never expected that this would be the result. They didn't even have the strength to resist this army.

The tall city walls could not stop the enemy's attack. He finally understood why the enemy did not use siege ladders.

Since they could easily break through the city gate, did they still need siege ladders? Moreover, even if the city gate was small, no matter how many troops there were, they would not be able to block the city gate.

The army in front of them rushed into the city with unstoppable force, killing them without any chance of fighting back.

Duanmu Xiu came back to his senses with fear and dread in his eyes. He looked at the deputy general beside him and said, "Quick... abandon the city... don't put up a meaningless resistance!"

He acted decisively and immediately issued an order to abandon the city. It was not that he did not want to defend the city, but it was simply that he could no longer defend it.

Even if he had 50,000 men, twice as many as the enemy, facing the powerful weapons in the enemy's hands, no matter how many men he had, they would just die. How could he fight this battle? ?

As his orders were issued, everyone took action immediately, even the city walls were abandoned, and everyone began to retreat out of the city.

The east gate was attacked, and there were no enemies at the remaining three gates. Duanmu Xiu followed several lieutenants in a hurry, and one of them suddenly said, "General, where should we retreat?!"

Duanmu Xiu was stunned when he heard this. His eyes flickered and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

"Our main force will withdraw towards the south gate! The rest of the people can do whatever they want! The west or north gate will do!" He thought for a moment and said with a cold look in his eyes.

The deputy general was stunned when he heard this. Retreat to the south? This direction is the opposite of Jiangyue City! In their current situation, they should retreat to the north gate and move closer to Jiangyue City.

As long as they enter Jiangyue City, or find a place to hide nearby, they can intimidate the Yan army in Jiangyue City.

But if they retreat southward, they will be further away from the main force, and may even enter Dayan territory alone. Once discovered, they will be doomed.

"General, if we retreat south, I'm afraid..." One of the lieutenants said hesitantly. He didn't explain, but he made his meaning clear.

The others also looked at Duanmu Xiu with puzzled expressions in their eyes.

Duanmu Xiu glanced at the people as he walked, and sighed, "Have you ever thought about why the King of Qin attacked the city from only one side, leaving three sides for us?"

"He doesn't have enough troops? So..." a deputy general quickly replied,

Duanmu Xiu shook his head upon hearing this!

"Even if our forces are insufficient, they will never be like this. Don't forget, with the weapons they have, they can kill our entire army with only 10,000 men."

"Why did he insist on using 20,000 men to attack the city, leaving only three parties alive?"

Speaking of this, Duanmu Xiu showed a trace of sarcasm on his face.

"Because he wants us to escape hastily using these three routes. And from our point of view, the first direction we should escape to is definitely the north gate. In this way, we can meet up with the army of Jiangyue City."

"As long as the commander-in-chief supports us, we can enter the city. Even if we don't enter the city and find a place to camp nearby, we will still pose a huge threat to the Yan army besieging the city."

"If my guess is correct, there must be a heavy ambush at the north gate. No matter which direction we go, we will die."

"And the west gate leads to the back. Even if we escape by then, we will run into the army of the Ning family's Five Tigers. I'm afraid they will also think of this and will definitely ambush at the west gate."

"The South Gate leads to the heart of Dayan. They probably won't expect us to risk our lives. Even if they realize it, it will be difficult for them to chase us again! There won't be an ambush at the South Gate!"

His voice was firm, with a hint of sarcasm on his face.

When the deputy generals heard this, they showed joy and admiration on their faces. They couldn't help but nod their heads. Duanmu Xiu's analysis made sense to them.

However, a deputy general thought of this and said, "Since the general knows that there is no ambush at the South Gate, why not let the entire army flee to the South Gate?"

However, as soon as he said this, the other generals looked at him with strange expressions.

Meeting everyone's gazes, the deputy general realized that he had said something wrong and quickly shut up.

If everyone fled to the south gate, wouldn't that tell the Yan army where they were? At that time, they would definitely chase them down with all their might.

But what if the army escapes from the north gate and the west gate? ! Then they can draw attention over there, making it easier for them to escape!

Although it is a bit cruel to do so, who doesn't want to do it for themselves? Let others die and leave themselves alive. Even if they know it is wrong, they will not say it out.

In silence, they led the more than 10,000 people they had gathered and rushed out of the south gate. It seemed that there was really no ambush here, and there were not even scouts of the Yan army.

Several deputy generals showed joy on their faces. However, Duanmu Xiu looked solemn, and he always felt a little uneasy.

Everything seemed to be going too smoothly, so smoothly that he even doubted whether he had really calculated it correctly!

Just as they were about a mile from the South Gate, explosions were heard from the North Gate and the West Gate not far away. From the hills, they could see fierce fighting several miles outside the North Gate and the West Gate.

Although they couldn't see the battle situation clearly, the fierce battle still made everyone feel relieved. Duanmu Xiu had a complicated expression, and his tense expression also relaxed at this time.