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

On the tenth day, the Jin army still used the original tactics. After the artillery roared, the infantry rushed forward, and then quietly retreated, allowing the artillery to wreak havoc again.

While the two sides were fighting fiercely, the generals of the Jin army made a risky move. They pushed the artillery formation directly to the foot of the east city and launched a carpet bombing.

The intention of this move was to use artillery as a weapon to split the Hongxing Army into two, making it difficult for the rear army to provide support, while the front army would be isolated and helpless, so as to take advantage of the military strength advantage and nibble away at them one by one until they were completely annihilated.

At first, the Jin army's plan worked. The Hongxing army was thrown into chaos and its main force was forced to retreat under the heavy artillery bombardment. More than 20,000 people were separated between West City and East City. Faced with the iron wall of the Jin army and the Western Fan coalition, they fell into a desperate battle.

However, at this critical moment of life and death, Fang Fengcheng stepped forward like a god sent from heaven.

He led more than 2,000 mountain bandits under his command, like a tiger descending from the mountain, to tear a hole in the enemy's relatively weak flank, and attacked the enemy's rear.

He knew very well that the power of artillery came from the power of gunpowder, so he ordered his soldiers to ignite the gunpowder in the artillery formation at all costs in order to destroy the enemy's firepower pillar.

With the order, the artillery camp instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire, and gunpowder barrels exploded one after another, deafeningly, and flames shot up into the sky.

The nearby Jin soldiers and Xifan coalition soldiers were instantly wiped out in the face of this destructive force, leaving no trace of their bodies.

The explosion was so powerful that not only was the east city wall completely destroyed, but a bottomless chasm was also blasted out on the ground. Nearly a hundred artillery pieces were blown all over the place. Even Fang Fengcheng, who had a high level of cultivation, was thrown into the air by this force, with his armor shattered.

The Jin army's artillery camp suffered a devastating blow, and all the artillery disappeared in an instant. This heavy blow undoubtedly gave the Hongxing army a shot in the arm and greatly boosted its morale.

The Hongxing Army then launched an unprecedented fierce counterattack, defeating the Jin Army and the Western Fan coalition forces that had invaded Xiguan City.

In pursuit of the victory, Xiao Fang personally took to the battlefield and led the Hongxing Army out of Xiguan City, closely following the enemy's tail, vowing to expel the enemy completely out of the country.

When the battle was going their way, the selfishness of the Western Fan coalition forces was fully exposed. Facing the counterattack of the Hongxing Army, they blamed each other and each went their own way, only trying to preserve the strength of their own tribes.

As the war situation took a sharp turn for the worse, the Western Fan coalition was the first to collapse. The tribal commanders led their soldiers and fled in panic like stray dogs, fleeing back to their respective territories.

Although the Jin army was strong, they had to keep retreating in the face of the rout of the Western Fan coalition forces and the unstoppable Hongxing Army.

Only after retreating to the area of ​​the Qinba tribe did the Jin army manage to stabilize its position. Relying on the firepower advantage of its muskets, it barely resisted the pursuit of the Hongxing army and temporarily stabilized the situation.

At this point, the thrilling Xiguancheng Battle, which lasted for ten days, finally came to a temporary end.

Looking back at this battle, half of Xiguan City was destroyed and the scene was in ruins.

Although the Hongxing Army won, it paid a heavy price - more than 60,000 soldiers died heroically, more than 20,000 were seriously injured, and countless others were slightly injured.

The exact casualties of the Western Fan coalition were unknown due to internal disintegration, but the 200,000 Jin troops also suffered heavy casualties, nearly half of them.

Both sides were exhausted and unable to launch large-scale attacks, and the battle situation was at a stalemate.

Xiao Fang's persistence and courage were most fully demonstrated in this battle.

His determination to fight to the death rather than retreat not only saved the safety of Xiguan City, but also made the aggressive Jin army and the Western Fan coalition return empty-handed.

Just imagine, if Xiao Fang had chosen to give in, the Hongxing Army would have been completely defeated, and it would only be a matter of time before the entire Xiguan fell.

Therefore, Xiao Fang's contribution in this battle is unquestionably great.

There is one person who must be mentioned who truly helped the Hongxing Army win this battle, and that is Fang Fengcheng.

He single-handedly led his troops to penetrate the enemy's encirclement, directly attack Huanglong, and successfully launched a surprise attack on the Jin army's artillery camp.

This feat instantly turned the tide of the battle, allowing the Hongxing Army to turn defeat into victory.

Although Fang Fengcheng's lack of understanding of the power of gunpowder led to the unfortunate deaths of more than 2,000 bandits during the operation, his bravery made a great contribution to the victory of this battle.

Although Fang Feng had made great military achievements, facing the tragic deaths of more than 2,000 brothers, his heart was filled with guilt and self-blame.

In the tense battle situation, no one paid much attention to the shadow in Fang Feng's heart. The generals of the Hongxing Army were nervously discussing the next strategy.

After an intense discussion, they finally reached a highly unified opinion: in the next battle, they must advance forward courageously, even if it takes all the strength of the Hongxing Army, to completely expel the Jin army from the Xifan area and drive it back into the territory of the Jin Kingdom.

Otherwise, this Jin army would be like a sharp blade hanging over their heads, which could fall at any time and bring a devastating blow to them.

As soon as the war drums stopped beating, Yi Shuirou received information from Linghua Palace, saying that Duan Tianyang had appeared in the area of ​​Baili Town, Dongguan. Everyone who received the news was ecstatic, especially Yi Shuirou. She did not care that the war in Xiguan was intense, and resolutely took Gu Jianhong and other elite members of Linghua Palace to rush to Dongguan, vowing to find out Duan Tianyang's safety.

However, Duan Tianyang had already left and his trace was already in the Bailu City area.

On this day, he had already stepped into the border area of ​​Nanguan, and Bailu City was not far away.

The scorching sun was like a flame, mercilessly burning the earth. The sunlight seemed to be sharp, piercing people's heads, making their scalps split and the heat unbearable.

Duan Tianyang kept walking, looking for a bit of coolness along the way. Just then, a simple tea stall on the side of the road came into his sight, which was just what he needed to quench his thirst.

He touched his collar lightly to confirm that the copper coins he had unexpectedly found in Donggu Town were still there, and he felt relieved.

When you step into the tea shed, although the space is cramped, it is bustling with people and very lively.

Looking around, there was only one table that seemed empty, with a little girl sitting next to it, looking quiet yet a bit unruly.

Duan Tianyang greeted politely and was about to bend down to sit down when he suddenly saw the little girl move quickly and kick the wooden stool behind her far away, causing a moment of shock on the scene.

She glanced at Duan Tianyang with disdain in her eyes, sipping her tea leisurely and said, "Did I allow you to sit here? This table is already reserved by me!"

Duan Tianyang was stunned and took a closer look at the girl. She looked very young and probably no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. However, the aura and sophistication revealed in her speech and behavior were far beyond her age.

She was wearing gorgeous clothes of high-quality material, which showed that she came from an extraordinary family. She must be the daughter of a wealthy and noble family.

He thought he had been arrogant enough before, but he didn't expect that there was someone more arrogant than him.

Upon seeing this, the teahouse owner hurried forward to smooth things over. He first served Duan Tianyang a bowl of tea, then hurriedly picked up the stool that had been kicked away, put it back in place, and explained apologetically, "Sir, please don't blame me. This table was indeed reserved by the young lady. I hope you will forgive me."