The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

"City Lord, there's a letter from the capital!" A soldier hurried in and handed over a letter.

Yunling City Lord Qin Yunsu took the letter, read it quickly, and his stern face became even more serious.

He handed the letter to the deputy general, who read it and said, "The city lord does not need to worry, this is just the emperor's guess. Dongling and Beiqi are related by marriage, so Beiqi will also take it into consideration. Moreover, if Beiqi wants to attack Dongling, it will be more convenient to go through Yancheng."

Qin Yunsu shook his head: "You don't know Qi Zhen. I have fought with him several times. His ambitions are not limited to Dongling. Yancheng is guarded by the Black Armor Army. They are very likely to bypass the Yuheng Mountains and come to Yunling. Since the emperor has sent an urgent order, it means that Yunling Pass is very dangerous."

After saying that, Qin Yunsu stood up quickly: "Follow this city lord to deploy defenses!"

"Yes!"

At night, the City Lord's Mansion was brightly lit.

Qin Yunsu and his generals deployed defenses overnight.

"City Lord, this is just the Emperor's guess. Who knows, Northern Qi might attack from Yancheng."

"Yes, if they really attack from Yunling, even if we prepare in advance, if Northern Qi really comes, we only have 30,000 people, and we can only hold out for half a day at most. When the Black Armor Army in Yancheng arrives, I'm afraid..."

"If you can't defend it, you have to defend it!"

The generals in this room were clearly divided into two groups.

Some are extremely pessimistic and believe that war is imminent.

Some people were too optimistic and believed that Dongling and Northern Qi had formed a friendly relationship and would not attack.

One of them stood up and yawned: "General, it's so late, we should go back and rest. Even if we need to deploy defenses, we can continue tomorrow."

Before Qin Yunsu could say anything, a general shouted angrily: "It's already this late, and you're still asleep!"

"I say you are just worrying too much. Even if we have to fight a war, we still have to eat and sleep..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a commotion outside.

The generals immediately opened the door and went out, only to see a fire outside and the sound of horse hooves coming from afar.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Quickly, close the city gate!"

The few people who had just shouted that they wanted to go back to sleep suddenly woke up from their sleepiness.

Everyone was thankful that all the defenses that should have been deployed during the day were deployed, otherwise, if the enemy came so suddenly, wouldn't it be like entering an empty territory?

Northern Qi soon launched the first round of attack.

A rain of arrows covered the city gates and walls, and after the rain of arrows, the city was broken.

When the battering ram was moved closer, Qin Yunsu also began to counterattack.

The generals of Northern Qi thought that they had acted so suddenly that Dongling was unprepared and they could capture the city tonight.

But under the rain of arrows, the battering ram could not be moved through at all.

"Retreat!" With this order, Northern Qi stopped the offensive.

"City Lord, they are retreating!"

Qin Yunsu said coldly: "Don't let your guard down, they will be back soon."

Sure enough, not long after, Northern Qi launched another fierce attack.

When the Northern Qi attacked the city, Dongling mainly focused on defense.

Wait until they get closer before launching a counterattack.

The Northern Qi seemed to have predicted that their reinforcements would not arrive so soon, so there was no need to rush.

When Dongling launched a counterattack, he retreated, thereby slowly wearing down the Yunling defenders.

When dawn was about to break, the Yunling defenders were already exhausted. That night, Northern Qi launched more than ten attacks.

They did not leave the city to meet the enemy, but the high tension throughout the night was extremely exhausting.

"City Lord, how about we divide the soldiers into two groups, one to defend the city and the other to rest."

"Northern Qi may break into the city at any time. Who can sleep well in this situation?"

Qin Yunsu frowned: "Northern Qi just wants us to relax. There may be a fierce battle at dawn."

The sun is rising in the sky, and the sky is full of brilliant rays of light.

A deafening sound of horse hooves came from afar, making the ground tremble slightly.

General Yun Ling on the city wall frowned. This time, unlike the previous times at night, the number of people was probably ten times more than theirs.

The tactics are still to attack from a distance first, then use a battering ram.

The soldiers of Dongling also took turns using bows and arrows and slingshots, but this time the Northern Qi did not retreat like the previous times.

The enemy used their bodies to block the arrows and their flesh and blood to protect the battering rams.

As one group of enemy soldiers fell, another group took their place.

A Dongling army climbed down the city wall using ropes and fought with the Northern Qi army.

There were shouts and cries of killing outside the city. The entire area outside the city was filled with the ear-piercing sounds of swords clashing, screams of agony that shook the sky, and a strong smell of blood that stained the city gates.

The Northern Qi army had a large number of people, and the Dongling soldiers were soon overwhelmed.

The city gate made heavy banging sounds.

One sound, one sound...

The city gate is in danger.

Qin Yunsu stood under the flag, which fluttered in the wind under the blue sky, and his bright armor flashed a dazzling cold light.

He looked at the soldiers below, whose jagged swords were pointing straight to the sky, shining with cold light.

"Good men of Dongling, this time, it's a battle of life and death. Behind us are the people of Yunling and even Dongling. We have no way to retreat, we can only face the challenge head-on! Are you afraid?"

"Not afraid!"

"Fight them! Eighteen years later, I'll be a hero again!"

"All officers and men obey orders!"

"exist!"

"Follow me out of the city to kill the enemy!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

All the soldiers mounted their horses, and the city gates opened with a loud bang. Qin Yunsu took the lead and galloped out of the city. Wherever he went, enemy heads rolled all over the ground.

The entire wilderness was filled with black masses of soldiers, accompanied by shouts at the top of their lungs, and pairs of blood-red eyes flashing with hatred on their ferocious faces.

Outside the city gate, corpses were everywhere and blood flowed like a river.

The battle lasted until after noon.

The earth was scorched by the scorching sun, and the blood on the ground had dried up, emitting a foul stench.

The strong smell of blood attracted a group of carnivorous birds, which circled in the air, making bursts of hoarse crow calls.

The endless battlefield was like hell on earth, with broken limbs and unyielding heads everywhere.

Northern Qi was repelled by the desperate fighting style of the Dongling soldiers, but this was only temporary.

Qin Yunsu sat at the foot of the city wall, bandaging his arm.

The deputy general came over and said in a sad voice: "City Lord, we have lost nearly half of our troops. If Northern Qi attacks again, Yunling will not be saved! The Black Armor Army can't make it in time!"

"Or, we can retreat to Liping. It will take at least a day for the Black Armor Army to arrive..."

"No! If we retreat, the people of Yunling will not have time to retreat. Wouldn't that mean they will be sent to their deaths?"

"Then what do you say? We're going to die anyway!"

Seeing the two deputy generals arguing, Qin Yunsu closed his eyes. When he opened them again, there was silence.

Qin Yunsu looked at the wounded soldiers in the city with numb expressions. They would all go to the battlefield in the next battle.

Even if it is a losing battle, they have no choice but to fight!

"As long as we can hold on for one day and one night, we will be saved." Qin Yunsu said.

"But how can we hold on? We only have more than 10,000 people, and the enemy has an army of 100,000. We don't know if there will be reinforcements behind us."

"We have to hold on even if we can't! We have to hold on until the Black Armor Army arrives!"