The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

On the second day of the battle, the two armies engaged in an unprecedentedly brutal confrontation.

In the morning, the Western Fan coalition forces were the main attacking party. In the afternoon, the Jin army took over the baton of attack and launched a charge with a more fierce attitude.

Xiguan City, this seemingly inconspicuous fortress, is actually located in a natural barrier and is cleverly embedded in a narrow ravine between two mountains.

The defenders in the city only need to rely on the strategic advantage of the west side of the city to resist the overwhelming enemy force.

At the critical moment when Duan Tianyang was absent, Xiao Fang stepped forward and temporarily took over the command of the Hongxing Army. He personally climbed the city gate tower to command and lead the soldiers to fight bloody battles.

From sunrise to sunset, the armies of both sides fought an endless battle on this land.

As night fell and stars dotted the sky, the soldiers' physical strength was almost exhausted. The Jin army finally had no choice but to put away the attack horn and retreat temporarily.

On the morning of the third day, the Jin army and the Western Fan coalition forces joined forces again. The major tribes of the Western Fan coalition forces each had their own ulterior motives and blamed each other, and were unwilling to take the lead in charging into battle.

Although their fighting power is strong, they find it difficult to exert their due fighting power in this atmosphere of mutual suspicion and shirking of responsibility.

When attacking the city, they made much noise but little action, posing little threat to the Hongxing Army.

What really put the Hongxing Army under great pressure was the offensive launched by the Jin Army.

Whenever the Jin army launched a charge, the soldiers of the Hongxing army had to be fully alert and fight back with all their might.

Unfortunately, the defense of Xiguan City was as solid as a rock. No matter how fiercely the Jin army attacked, they could not shake it in the slightest.

The battle situation reached a turning point on the fifth day, when the Jin army's logistical supplies arrived at the battlefield, including not only a large number of muskets, but also hundreds of artillery pieces.

The roar of artillery blew the walls of Xiguan City into pieces. The West Gate collapsed under the bombardment of artillery and the city defense system collapsed in an instant.

Faced with this sudden change, Xiao Fang acted decisively and ordered all soldiers to retreat into the city immediately, abandon the advantage of city defense, and fight the enemy in street fighting.

As the Jin army and the Xifan coalition forces poured into the city, a street battle broke out in the streets and alleys of Xiguan City.

Soldiers from both sides brandished swords, spears, and halberds, and engaged in a desperate fight in the narrow streets and winding alleys.

This battle, like the fire of purgatory, turned Xiguan City into the most tragic battlefield in the world.

The blood of the soldiers on both sides, like a winding river, soaked almost every inch of the city.

In the end, the Hongxing Army, with its indomitable will, forced the Jin Army and the Western Fan Allied Forces out of the city.

When the smoke cleared, both sides were left scarred and devastated.

At this time, the generals of the Hongxing Army advised Xiao Fang that the defense of Xiguan City had been destroyed and it was useless to defend it any longer, so they should retreat quickly.

Even Zhao Xuan agreed with the necessity of retreat.

However, Xiao Fang ignored the opposition and resolutely refused to retreat.

His reasons were clear: first, he had to follow Duan Tianyang's will and not let the enemy enter Xiguan; second, if he couldn't even defend Xiguan City, how could he defend other cities in Xiguan? Once he retreated, his morale would be lost, and he would only fall into endless retreat.

Therefore, Xiao Fang made a harsh statement that he would defend Xiguan City and never retreat even a single step, even if he had to fight to the last man.

The battlefield is a melting pot for tempering one's will and a touchstone for testing one's loyalty and courage.

In this brutal battle, Xiao Fang grew up quickly. He learned to weigh the pros and cons between life and death, and figured out which battles he could avoid and which he had to fight with all his strength.

With his insistence, the Hongxing Army also made up their minds and decided to defend Xiguan City to the death.

As for the Jin army, faced with such a tenacious opponent, it had to re-examine its tactics.

They gathered together late at night and reflected deeply on why they had not been able to capture Xiguan City despite such an obvious advantage in weapons.

After a heated discussion, they came up with three key reasons: the Hongxing Army had a large number of troops, fought bravely, and the street fighting environment was unfavorable to their side.

Regarding the last point, the Jin army generals quickly reached a consensus and decided to change tactics.

They decided to use the powerful force of artillery to completely destroy Xiguan City and make the Hongxing Army lose its advantage in street fighting.

On the sixth day of the Battle of Xiguan City, the Jin Army and the Western Fan Allied Forces unexpectedly chose to cease fire, not because they were afraid of fighting, but because they were waiting for reinforcements, especially gunpowder reserves.

In a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day, and the two armies were ready to go again, but they were no longer in a hurry to attack the fortified city with their flesh and blood.

They mobilized all their artillery and launched an unprecedented bombardment on Xiguan City.

The city defenses that the Hongxing Army had just repaired after two days of hard work collapsed in an instant like fragile paper in the face of the overwhelming artillery fire.

The Jin army advanced step by step, making full use of the range advantage of artillery, and launched round after round of fierce attacks on Xiguan City.

The artillery fire was deafening, and every roar was accompanied by the collapse of city defenses and the destruction of buildings.

The disaster was particularly tragic in West City, which was devastated by the artillery fire and almost no building was spared.

In just one day, the Jin army's hundreds of artillery pieces fired nearly ten thousand shells, shattering the West City into pieces and leaving ruins everywhere.

Faced with such an overwhelming firepower advantage, the Hongxing Army was forced to retreat again and again, and Xicheng became a place of death that no one dared to set foot in.

The generals were extremely anxious and asked their commander-in-chief Xiao Fang for orders to evacuate Xiguan City immediately to avoid annihilation of the army.

However, Xiao Fang was as firm as a rock and vowed to fight the enemy to the death at the gates of Xiguan City.

The Jin army was not having an easy time either. Although they had powerful artillery, they overestimated its power.

What the artillery projected were nothing more than huge iron balls. Although they could cause great damage, it was difficult to achieve the effect of destroying the enemy with one strike.

To completely destroy a building, it often requires continuous bombardment from several or even dozens of shells.

What made the Jin army even more troublesome was that after continuous firing, the gun body itself was under tremendous pressure and barrel explosion accidents occurred frequently.

Within one day, more than a dozen artillery pieces destroyed themselves due to being unable to withstand the pressure, and the effect was far from the expected destruction of the city.

Faced with difficulties, the Jin army had to ask the court for help and request the mobilization of more artillery to solve the urgent problem.

However, the Jin Dynasty's technology and manufacturing capabilities were limited at that time. Even if they worked day and night, it would be difficult to produce enough artillery in a short period of time.

With no hope of receiving strong support from the imperial court, the Jin army could only rely on existing artillery to continue its attack on Xiguan City.

The battle between the two armies returned to the starting point. The Jin army first roared with artillery, and then the infantry rushed into the city like a tide, engaging in close street fighting with the Hongxing army.

The Hongxing Army fought desperately and repelled the Jin Army several times. However, the Jin Army was unwilling to give in and suppressed them with artillery fire. After the artillery bombardment, they continued to send infantry to attack the city.

The two sides fought back and forth like this, and the soldiers were exhausted.