I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 720 The Empress Charges

The city lord suddenly understood what was going on when he heard this. The terrain of Xiangyang appeared in his mind and he found that it was indeed the case. Besieging from three sides was the best option.

However, General Wei continued,

"While what they did was right, it wasn't the right thing to do. They only have 30,000 men in total, and they're splitting up into three groups. This is only going to make their already limited strength even weaker."

If I were the commander of the Yan army, I would definitely concentrate my forces in one direction, so that after breaking through the city, I could advance with unstoppable force."

"Oh? Then why didn't the Yan army do that?"

The city lord asked curiously.

“Because the Yan army has such a big appetite, they want to eat us all and block our way.

If they attack in one direction and we can't defeat them, we will run in the opposite direction. Now they have blocked us on three sides, so we can only run to the north and they can intercept us.

Humph, or else the Yan army is arrogant, with only 30,000 men, they want to defeat our 20,000 men, hurry up! "

"Great! General Wei is great!"

The city lord quickly gave a thumbs up.

"Okay, let's go down to the city."

General Wei turned and walked towards the city.

The city lord quickly followed and asked,

"Ah? Why? Aren't the Yan army going to attack the city?"

General Wei frowned and pointed outside and said,

"Didn't you see? The Yan army didn't prepare any ladders, only artillery. Their artillery can directly attack the city walls and gates. The Yan army always attacks cities by breaking down the gates. They never climb the walls. Aren't you courting death by standing on them?

The Yan army can kill a whole group of people with just one cannon shot."

"Oh oh oh, that's it."

General Wei led his soldiers down the stairs and then stood under the city wall to minimize casualties.

The city lord huddled in the corner and asked,

"General Wei, have you arranged your forces in the North City? Be careful of the Yan people making a feint to the east and attacking in the west."

"We have arranged some, but not many. We don't have many troops to begin with, and the Yan army is mainly attacking these three fronts."

"Alright then, you fight first, I'll go mobilize the people and try to gather as many able-bodied men as possible to help."

"Go."

The city lord hurriedly ran towards the city.

At this moment, a cannon shot was heard and the city gate shattered.

Several soldiers in the city gate were blown out and fell to the ground with a bang, their bodies broken into pieces.

When the city lord saw this scene, he was so scared that he screamed and ran outside.

The Yan army outside the city began to shout and kill, followed by rounds of artillery bombardment.

General Wei was also very patient and was just waiting for the Yan army to come in. He wanted to give the Yan army a head-on blow at the city gate.

He said to a guard beside him,

"Although the Yan army only has 30,000 men, there are always unexpected events. If we are really defeated, I will hold them here. You should quickly go and have the warehouses set on fire."

"As ordered!"

……

On Zhenwu Mountain, the empress rode a tall horse, wearing a dragon robe, holding the imperial sword in her hand, looking at the battlefield in the distance.

Shen Changgong, Yu Ziling and others accompanied her, and the rest of the troops were in ambush.

"The fighting has begun. The enemy's main force should have been drawn to those three directions."

Yan Fuyao said,

"Should we attack now?"

Shen Changgong laughed and said,

"You are the coach, we all listen to you."

Hearing this, a hint of satisfaction and pride flashed in Yan Fuyao's eyes, and then he dismounted his horse and came in front of the soldiers.

Yan Fuyao drew his sword and shouted,

"All troops, listen to my order! Go north, bypass Zhenwu Mountain, and march towards the north of the city at full speed. Break down the city gates and seize the supplies!

My fellow soldiers, follow me into battle to kill the enemy and achieve great things, only today!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The deafening shouts were heard, and the soldiers were full of fighting spirit and excitement.

They were filled with excitement and joy as they looked at the empress who was riding on her warhorse with extraordinary grace.

Charging forward with the emperor is the honor of a lifetime.

When he retires from the army and returns to his hometown, he can tell other neighbors and descendants and brag about how he fought bloody battles with the empress.

Then reminisce about the past and show a nostalgic expression, which will definitely attract applause.

Their entire army was mobilized and ran quickly towards the north gate.

The Shenji Camp also pulled two cannons, with horses and men coming together. The wheels of the cannons spun rapidly, and they marched quickly all the way towards the north of the city.

The empress also rode a warhorse and advanced among the armies.

Behind her, the guards were waving a black dragon flag with a gold border, protecting her. It was a flag that belonged exclusively to the emperor.

Shen Changgong looked at Yan Fuyao, who was calm on the outside but excited on the inside, shook his head and smiled, and said to Yu Ziling beside him,

"Doesn't every woman dream of leading troops into war?"

"It depends on the person. For example, Meiyan and I definitely do, but if you ask Xue'er and Xinyi, they probably won't want to."

"Okay, it's time for me to catch up. You just sit in the dragon chariot and follow at the back."

"You wish! That's my Yuying Army. I have to keep an eye on them!"

Yu Ziling pouted at Shen Changgong, then rode forward.

"Ouch, slow down, slow down, run more steadily!"

Shen Changgong was terrified because the baby in her belly was his own.

Fairy Meiyan also followed on horseback.

Gongsun Wan'er was about to rush forward, but was stopped by Shen Changgong, who said,

"Don't go. Take Xue'er and Xinyi to the dragon chariot and just watch from behind."

"Why do you bully me?"

"What have I done to you? Obey me, this is a military order!"

"You only command me, why don't you command His Majesty and Yu Ziling?"

Shen Changgong said nothing, but just raised his hand silently.

Gongsun Wan'er shrank her neck in fear, and then took the two delicate women to get on the dragon chariot.

This Yan army, with a total of 70,000 people, rushed forward.

There was no way. In this largest-scale battle of 800,000 against 800,000, the Yuying Army didn't gain anything. They were all very excited and were waiting for a good fight this time.

It’s only two miles away and we’ll arrive there soon.

When the Chu soldiers on the top of the city saw the Yan army, which was as dark as the sky and the sun, they were immediately frightened and shouted in panic,

"Oh no! The Yan army is coming!"

"So many Yan troops!"

"Go and report to the general!"

"Damn it! We only have a hundred people defending here, and the enemy must be at least a hundred thousand, right?"

"Don't worry, we only need to kill a thousand of them each."

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"

The Chu army was terrified and fled to the city. Some of them used things to prop up the city gate, while others ran towards the south of the city.

They ran to the south of the city, and the Yan army had already arrived at the north of the city. Then, two cannons were quickly set up, aimed at the city gate, and fired directly.

Boom boom!

The fourth gate of Xiangyang City was also directly blown to pieces.

Yan Fuyao drew his sword and shouted,

"Soldiers, follow me and charge!"