novelSusiti Chapter 828 The Siege and Defense of Qianyuan City
Chapter 828 The Siege and Defense of Qianyuan City
Although it was because of this that Su Ye painstakingly schemed against several innocent and vulnerable women, causing them to fall into the abyss and even suffer eternal damnation... Su Ye felt a little guilty.
But those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles... With such a grand ambition ahead, there will only be more of these underhanded tactics in the future!
Whether it's an opponent or himself, everyone will face this situation, so he naturally won't abandon the plan just because of some so-called conscience.
To put it bluntly, in the face of the great cause of the nation, the sacrifice of a few weak women is really too insignificant!
In chaotic times, beautiful women... are inherently destined for tragedy!
"Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao, your head is full of schemes and plots. But this time, can you guarantee your plan will succeed?"
Su Ye's face showed neither joy nor sorrow as he looked at Zhao Gao and spoke in a low voice.
"Thank you for your praise, my lord. This old servant will do his utmost to ensure the plan goes perfectly."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gao was overjoyed and bowed respectfully.
"Amitabha Buddha, although this plan is somewhat insidious and vicious, in chaotic times, the victor is king and the loser is a bandit!"
"If this contributes to my lord's ambitions, I am willing to bear any sins myself!"
Yao Guangxiao nodded in agreement and read it aloud.
To put it bluntly, in times of chaos and when human life is cheap, all sorts of cruel and inhumane schemes, such as confiscating property and exterminating entire families, are commonplace.
Yao Guangxiao... no, this black-robed demon monk has done far more bad things than anyone else, he just couldn't save face in front of Su Ye, in reality he didn't feel much about it.
The main reason was that Su Ye felt somewhat uncomfortable, which was simply because he felt guilty about scheming against a weak woman.
Otherwise, compared to those cruel methods, what do the innocence and even lives of two weak women matter!
In Su Ye's memory, Dong Zhuo wreaked havoc on the Han Dynasty and spent the night in the imperial city. In the palace, there were countless innocent concubines and beauties who died unjustly.
Even Diao Chan, the protagonist of a story that has been passed down through the ages, is the same, compared to passive characters like Su Xin.
Diao Chan, who actively moved between two men and used her beauty to serve them, suffered an even more tragic fate.
However, this does not affect Wang Yun's reputation as the man who used a "beauty trap" to kill Dong Zhuo.
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Meanwhile, in Qianyuan County, the southern gateway of Daqian Prefecture, which was once ravaged by floods and now, although the waters have receded, it still resembles a marshland.
Below Qianyuan City, a county town situated on higher ground and which had been hastily renovated by the Great Qian Dynasty and transformed into a fortified city, a fierce siege is currently underway!
Meng Zhang, the commander-in-chief of the Yellow Turban Army in Luzhou, known as the "Dragon Soaring Commander-in-Chief," is now leading hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops northward like a surging tide, heading straight for the heart of the Great Qian Dynasty—Qiandu.
The hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops that had already entered Qianyuan County in the south of Qianzhou were divided into several groups by Meng Zhang's troops and advanced swiftly along the roads of Qianyuan County, like venomous snakes spitting their tongues.
Meng Zhang himself led the main force straight to Qianyuan City, a tough nut to crack, determined to conquer it in the shortest possible time and clear the way for the northward advance.
At this moment, on the city wall of Qianyuan City, after traveling non-stop for several days and nights, Nangong Tianxia, who had been hastily transferred from Yanzhou, was wearing heavy dragon scale armor. His tiger eyes were wide open and bloodshot as he stared at the Yellow Turban Army surging like ants below. His already unsettled heart was filled with anxiety.
Because Qianyuan County had already been turned into a vast swamp, there were not many soldiers guarding Qianyuan City to begin with.
Now, only a few days have passed, and they are facing an endless stream of Yellow Turban rebels and the unparalleled coordination of "Dragon Soaring Commander-in-Chief" Meng Zhang.
The already under-defended city of Qianyuan had long been plagued by breaches.
This forced Nangong Tianxia to dismount and fight with his invaluable heavy cavalry, the Thunder Dragon Cavalry, using these precious heavy cavalry as the city's defensive force.
However, even this was a drop in the ocean. Faced with Meng Zhang's relentless offensive and astonishing command rhythm, the pressure on Qian Yuan City and Nangong Tianxia was constantly increasing!
The Thunder Dragon Cavalry, an elite force of the Great Qian Dynasty, is renowned for its overwhelming power, yet now they are forced to engage in close-quarters combat with the Yellow Turban Army on this narrow city wall.
Every clang of weapons was a tremendous test of Nangong Tianxia's will.
However, sending the precious heavy cavalry soldier Lei Zelong to the city wall to serve as the defenders is only a temporary measure. If reinforcements cannot arrive soon, Qian Yuan City will eventually be unable to escape the fate of being breached.
Beneath the city walls, the Yellow Turban army's offensive surged like a tidal wave, with various siege weapons meticulously crafted by Mohist artisans appearing one after another, dazzling the eye.
The massive battering rams crashed against the city walls like behemoths, each impact seemingly threatening to crack the walls.
The towering city walls were covered with a forest of various ladders, and countless Yellow Turban soldiers climbed up them, attempting to break through the defenders' lines.
Behind them were numerous catapults, ballistae, and other long-range weapons, constantly hurling stones and arrows at the city walls, suppressing the defenders of Qian Yuan City so they could not raise their heads.
The defending forces were not to be outdone. They used the arrow towers and parapets on the city walls to fight back with rolling logs, stones, and powerful bows and crossbows. Each counterattack brought heavy losses to the Yellow Turban army.
However, the Yellow Turban army was so numerous that it seemed endless. Even with the defenders fighting desperately, they could not withstand the overwhelming onslaught.
Furthermore, within the Yellow Turban army, Meng Zhang's fierce generals Zhang Hao, Liang Lin, and Liang Fang each led a squad, taking the lead and charging fiercely towards the city wall.
Zhang Hao, a former fierce general of the Former Qin Dynasty, wielded an eighteen-foot spear and charged forward like a tiger descending a mountain. Wherever he went, no one dared to stop him.
Every time his imposing figure ascended the cloud ladder, it boosted the morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers behind him, putting immense pressure on the defending troops.
On the other side, the brothers Liang Lin and Liang Fang cooperated perfectly. Liang Lin was skilled with a pair of single-needle silver hammers, while Liang Fang wielded a phoenix-winged gilded axe. The two attacked and defended, like two hammers fighting a golden axe, and they shone brightly in the siege battle.
The Yellow Turban soldiers behind the two men were incredibly brave under their leadership, launching repeated attacks on the city walls in an attempt to break through the defenders' lines.
On the city wall, Nangong Tianxia saw everything and was anxious.
He knew that if the Yellow Turban army breached the city walls, Qianyuan City would be indefensible, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
But with no soldiers at hand, no matter how anxious he was, it was useless; even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice.
No matter how brave he was, it was impossible for him to defend against the Yellow Turban Army led by Meng Zhang under such circumstances.
He could only keep issuing orders to divide the remaining Thunder Dragon Riders into several teams, each led by a trusted captain, to constantly patrol the city walls and counterattack the Yellow Turban army's siege forces.
In an instant, shouts of battle echoed throughout the city walls.
Countless Yellow Turban rebels and the defenders of the Great Qian Dynasty fought a desperate battle against each other, relying on the city walls. Blood stained the city walls and the ground beneath their feet.