“Huh?”

Zheng Boye then coughed twice and said,

“It’s just a small trick, not worthy of the stage.”

In fact, Zheng Boye had been cursing Fan Li in his heart as an idiot!

Originally, the funeral procession under the city walls was meant to demoralize the Chu soldiers, achieving the effect of "besieged on all sides."

But Fan Li made such a spectacle with the Pillar of State's remains, even leading a large group to perform the Yangko dance. This effect, this scene, was too stimulating and too intense. It might not only fail to demoralize the Chu soldiers but instead ignite the anger in their hearts, making them even more eager for war.

It was like injecting the Chu people with chicken blood. What was the point?

But who knew that the city gate of Xishan Fort would actually open, and they would even send a cavalry unit out of the city.

This was a huge risk, but the Chu people did it anyway.

Li Fusheng didn't hesitate and immediately ordered the cavalry on both flanks to press forward, charging head-on while simultaneously flanking the rear.

After giving the order, Li Fusheng turned to look at Zheng Boye, then gritted his teeth.

Some people have an aura about them.

Although Li Fusheng said he didn't care about the things discussed in yesterday's military council, he understood Zheng Fan and was also familiar with the Jingnan King, so he knew that Zheng Fan was actually a people-person in private.

But there was no way around it. Zheng Fan's capture of Dongshan Fort was too fast, putting immense pressure on Li Fusheng, and Zheng Fan's presence here was undoubtedly pushing Li Fusheng, who was in the midst of hesitation.

“Send the order again! The central army will press forward directly, without waiting for the siege equipment!”

So aggressive?

Zheng Boye instinctively looked at Li Fusheng.

Li Fusheng met Zheng Fan's gaze and said,

“Brother Zheng, I know what you mean, but I can only go this far. If I were to press the entire army forward now, and we failed to successfully breach the gate, our soldiers would be fighting the Chu people on the city walls without the cover of archer towers and catapults. The casualties would be immense.

Right now, I'm only sending in today's central army, gambling on this one chance.”

Saying that,

Li Fusheng gave a self-deprecating smile,

and said:

“In the end, I still don’t have your kind of courage, Brother Zheng.”

Zheng Fan really wanted to say that he hadn't said anything at all. Where did you conjure all this from?

But at that moment, seeing a cavalry unit charging out of the Chu city, Fan Li didn't retreat but advanced, throwing the Pillar of State's remains directly on the ground, waving his giant axe forward. Behind him, the Yangko dance team immediately dropped their instruments, quickly mounted their horses, drew their sabers, and charged along with him.

The Chu cavalry didn't delay when they left the city. They were probably aiming to strike while the Yan army's formation was still being prepared and had not yet begun the siege, hoping to take the opportunity to retrieve the Pillar of State's remains. Therefore, although their cavalry outnumbered Fan Li's several times over, the front ranks didn't wait for the rear, and there was no formation. The charge was a complete long serpent formation.

After the two sides collided, they quickly became bogged down. Fan Li chopped down a Chu warhorse in front of him, and as he stepped over it, he brought his axe down and decapitated the rider.

The knights beside him suffered casualties in the clash with the Chu people. The Chu cavalry in the rear couldn't press forward due to the obstruction of their own comrades in front and had to choose to go around. But before they could successfully outflank, the Yan cavalry coming from both flanks had already arrived, crashing directly into them.

The Chu army on the city walls seemed to realize that this risky attempt to retrieve the Pillar of State's remains would not succeed. Therefore, the city gate that had been opened began to slowly close, completely abandoning the Chu cavalry that had left the city earlier.

Seeing this scene, Li Fusheng regretfully punched the railing.

Zheng Boye then recalled some of the things Liang Cheng had explained to him when he was commanding last time, and said,

“When the Chu people opened the city gate earlier, they should have removed the obstacles blocking the gate. Even if the city gate is closed now, it should be difficult to completely block the gate for a while.”

“That’s right, Brother Zheng, you’re right, but… it’s too late.”

It would take time to push the siege ram up, even without considering the Chu people’s bows and crossbows from the city walls.

And during this time, the Chu people in the city would have enough time to re-establish the most critical and weakest point of the city's defense – the city gate.

“Roar!”

In the chaotic battle ahead,

Fan Li let out an angry roar.

He, who was already covered in iron, actually lifted A'Ming's coffin, using it to protect his upper body, and dashed towards the closing city gate.

Behind him, whether it was the Xuehai cavalry brought by Fan Li or the Yan army cavalry, except for those in the battle circle, all understood and spurred their horses to follow Fan Li towards the city gate.

Moreover, when charging, they deliberately flanked Fan Li on both sides.

Chu arrows rained down, and knights fell from their horses, struck by arrows, but the remaining knights continued to advance fearlessly.

Fan Li was too big and too conspicuous, so even with the cavalry on both sides attracting fire for him, he was still the main target.

However, A'Ming's status as a blood clan noble was revealed at this moment.

The so-called status, the so-called elegance,

was self-evident.

It meant using better materials and paying more expensive prices for non-essential items.

A'Ming's coffin was made of the finest thunderstruck wood from the Tian Duan Mountains. Before carving, it was soaked in corrosive materials for half a month to achieve the right softness for carving.

Therefore, this coffin was top-notch.

It was densely covered with arrows, but it still protected Fan Li. Due to the limited shooting angles of the Chu people on the city walls, it was difficult for them to find an angle to shoot at Fan Li's lower body. Therefore, Fan Li was able to sprint wildly forward all the way.

“Buzz!”

Finally, the Chu people on the city walls used ballistae.

A giant crossbow bolt struck the coffin, pierced through a small portion of it, and got stuck inside.

“Buzz!”

Immediately after, another giant crossbow bolt shot over, pierced the coffin again, and got stuck inside.

Fortunately, Fan Li was lucky. Although the two giant crossbow bolts created two air holes in the coffin, the parts that pierced through grazed Fan Li's head.

So,

Fan Li was still running, and even accelerated after running such a long distance!

…

“Truly… truly a brave man, Brother Zheng, I’ve said it before, I’ve said it before, this man will definitely be a tiger general in the future!”

When they went south to Qian, the army would play some wrestling games during encampments. Li Fusheng had also played with Fan Li, but everyone had agreed beforehand that they couldn't use qi and blood.

Under the premise of not using qi and blood and only using brute force, Fan Li's combat awareness, experience, and the superiority of his physical fitness were fully demonstrated. Therefore, Fan Li had left an extremely deep impression on Li Fusheng at that time.

And Zheng Fan was thinking, what is this idiot trying to do!

Is he crazy!

If it was his own siege, it would be understandable for you to be so desperate, but today you're just here to help out, take a stroll, and then rush to the next gig.

Why are you inexplicably helping others here?

Unless…

Zheng Boye thought of a possibility.

He quickly lowered his head. Below, the catapult was being pushed forward. He was looking for that small figure.

But unfortunately, he was standing a little high, and there were too many people below, and that person was very short.

One possibility was that

he had seen San'er last night, and San'er had sent someone to inform Fan Li that he was temporarily in command of the siege here.

After San'er returned, Dai Li brought the Xuehaiguan scout system back under Xue San's control, and there were too many ways for them to quickly transmit information.

So,

was this idiot acting like this because he knew he was standing here today?

For a moment,

what rose in Zheng Boye's heart wasn't emotion, but a kind of suspicion.

Could it be that

he had inexplicably advanced again?

So, this idiot sensed that he had advanced, so he was putting on such a show?

But,

no.

Li Fusheng, who was standing in front of Zheng Boye and staring intently at the battle ahead, had already entered a completely selfless state, murmuring in his mouth:

“No way…

Wouldn’t be…

Impossible…”

This veteran of the battlefield, this butcher who had roamed the desert for half his life, had rarely lost his composure.

Because he had discovered a possibility,

a possibility that he found absurd,

a possibility that was almost impossible to happen, almost never happened in the face of this national war.

…

Fan Li's running continued.

Ahead, the Chu people's city gate had not yet closed completely, because Xishan Fort, like Dongshan Fort, was built as a purely military fortress, without civilian use, and there were no residences of this kind inside.

Therefore, this city gate was very thick and heavy, in order to enhance its defensive power, so it was often more difficult to open and close.

The key was,

Fan Li's running speed was really too fast. He wasn't riding a horse, and he was carrying a coffin, but he was running even faster than the knights riding horses beside him.

“Creak!”

Fan Li's right leg suddenly sank in. This area was originally the location of the moat and the city moat, but in the past few days, these outworks had long been filled with soil and corpses under the constant siege of the Yan army.

But this area wasn't filled firmly enough, causing Fan Li's foot to go down.

Because of this, his body couldn't help but fall forward.

However, at this moment, Fan Li used the strength of his waist. Although his right leg was still below, his whole body rotated halfway.

At the same time, Fan Li raised the coffin and threw it towards the city gate!

“Bang!”

A coffin, no matter how expensive it was, was still long and rectangular, because whether it was a noble or a commoner, when they lay down, they were also long. Vampires were no exception.

Therefore, when the coffin smashed over, it landed directly in the center of the gate.

“Crack… crack…”

The closing city gate was stuck.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!”

At this moment, Fan Li pulled his leg out and continued to run towards the city gate. The knights beside him, who had rushed over through the arrows, didn't slow down their horses at all and rushed straight forward.

After all, they were soldiers under Li Fusheng's command, iron cavalry that had once roamed the desert.

Although after entering Jin, they had shown some signs of corruption and degeneration after leaving the desert, the blood in their bones hadn't been lost, and it wouldn't be so easy to lose.

The knights pulled up the reins, and together with their warhorses, jumped directly into the city gate that hadn't been closed. It should be known that behind the city gate, there were full of Chu people, but they used this method to smash themselves and their warhorses over like stones from a catapult.

A burst of screams and the sound of weapons entering flesh immediately came from behind the city gate.

Fan Li also came. He was the veritable stone bullet. After running over, he jumped up and used his shoulder as the impact surface, slamming hard into the city gate.

The knights behind him also immediately dismounted and rushed over.

…

It actually,

really worked!

Li Fusheng's heart was filled with the taste of star anise at this moment.

The city that he had worked so hard for so many days but couldn't capture, actually had the opportunity to take it down so simply and directly by using the method of seizing the gate?

Fortunately, Li Fusheng didn't hesitate at all and immediately gave the order, shouting:

“Send the order, press forward, press forward, press forward!!!”

As long as the city gate couldn't be closed, as long as that city gate could be opened, this city would be taken.

For this, there was no need to proceed step by step. It was acceptable, and even, to say it more ruthlessly, it was actually a very worthwhile deal to have more soldiers shot to death by the city wall guards during the attack!

God knows how many more people would have to die if they continued to grind and endure like this!

Zheng Boye was still standing there. He saw Fan Li's power, he saw Fan Li's bravery, but in his heart, he still felt that it was a little unreal.

How could a silly, simple-minded guy on weekdays suddenly become so awesome?

Whether it was attacking the heart or seizing the opportunity, it could be described as perfect!

However,

why were the Chu people so impatient?

…

In fact, it wasn't that the Chu people were impatient.

It was because there were three groups of soldiers in Xishan Fort. Less than ten thousand imperial guards, and the private soldiers of two noble families.

The leader of this imperial guard unit was surnamed Shi.

He was Shi Yuantang's third son.

The two noble families' private soldiers were the Feng family, the Grand Chancellor of Chu, and the Zhou family of Lishui, Chu.

The leader of the Feng family was Feng Yuanyang, Shi Yuantang's son-in-law.

The leader of the Zhou family was Zhou Huaizong. He had failed to compete for the family's position with his older brother in his early years and had been taken in by Shi Yuantang. Later, he was able to gain a foothold with the help of the Shi family. Later, the Zhou family was convicted, and Zhou Huaizong was able to re-enter the Zhou family to support the situation. In the eyes of outsiders, Zhou Huaizong was Shi Yuantang's adopted son.

Could it be,

coincidence?

In the city, one was the Pillar of State's son, one was the Pillar of State's son-in-law, and one was the Pillar of State's adopted son.

If Shi Yuantang wasn't a good person, and was just an ancestral brand, then they would all be able to prioritize the overall situation.

But Shi Yuantang was strict in governing his family, and he was very caring for his younger generations. He was a genuine loving father.

Therefore,

when they saw Fan Li actually using Shi Yuantang's remains to play shadow puppets and dance the Yangko, how could they bear it?

They didn't choose to send out a large army, but only sent a cavalry unit out of the city in an attempt to snatch it back, which was already an extremely restrained performance.

If this cavalry could snatch it back, they would. If they couldn't, then so be it. They wouldn't do anything more extreme.

After all,

defending the city was the most important thing.

And at that time, the Yan people hadn't started the siege yet, and Fan Li was just in the sensitive position between the city wall and the Yan army, so there was that gamble. Whether it succeeded or not, they just wanted peace of mind.

It didn't matter if there were omissions. The Jingnan King had once told Zheng Fan that it was impossible to pursue a perfect plan. At the same time, even if you had omissions, the other side might not be able to seize them.

However,

this time,

Fan Li, who was in a state of extraordinary performance, seized it!

The Yan army began a full-scale attack like crazy.

In the past, when besieging a city, they might attack four or three directions of the city wall at the same time, with one main attack and the other few being feints. This time, all other directions were feints, just hoping that the city gate could be taken down, so as to win the battle in one fell swoop!

Li Fusheng was so excited that his face was flushed red.

If the Jingnan King hadn't warned him earlier not to charge ahead again, he would probably have drawn his saber, jumped off the high platform, and charged forward while howling.

Anyway, Brother Zheng was here, and Brother Zheng could help him command.

Moreover,

Li Fusheng turned his head and glanced at Zheng Fan again.

He had specially looked at Zheng Fan many times today, even though Zheng Fan was standing next to him, he couldn't help but turn his head very obviously to look.

In the past,

when the Marquis of Zhenbei talked about Zheng Fan,

he thought that this kid named Zheng Fan should be a smart person, otherwise he wouldn't have gained the appreciation of his own Marquis;

the first contact in the army camp outside Yincheng

made him feel that Zheng Fan was a very interesting person.

When he went south to Qian,

it made him feel that Zheng Fan was indeed a talent worth winning over!

Later,

this kid rose step by step. Although everyone was a commander-in-chief now, Zheng Fan could completely overwhelm him by virtue of his title.

But this time,

right in front of his eyes,

it was real,

it was so unbelievably that a breakthrough had appeared!

When Li Fusheng looked at Zheng Fan again at this time,

he vaguely

felt like he was seeing Tian Wujing.

Yes,

the Jingnan King's approach was right.

What was the point of trying to win over such a person, of being kind and amiable with people?

He should be arrogant, he should be proud,

and everyone should feel that it was natural for him to be so arrogant!

Below,

one road after another of Yan army troops advanced under the command of their respective generals. When they passed the high platform, they would involuntarily look at the position of the high platform, at the figure in golden armor that shone brightly in the early morning sun.

The previous dissatisfaction, the previous resentment, the previous unpleasantness, had all disappeared at this time.

These generals were just constantly sighing in their hearts:

Damn it,

this is really amazing!

And Zheng Boye, who had been deified, was still standing there quietly, letting the sunlight continue to shine on him, creating the effect of a halo.

…

Below, Xue San, who was directing the laborers and auxiliary soldiers to push and adjust the catapults, jumped onto a catapult and looked ahead.

“Tsk tsk tsk, damn, this idiot is usually pretending, right!”

Yes,

Xue San had sent someone back to Dongshan Fort last night to spread the word.

One sentence was: The master was assigned by the Jingnan King to be responsible for attacking Xishan Fort here.

There was also a sentence

that Xue San added himself,

He just thought it was fun and wanted to deceive people, so he added it.

That sentence was:

In the last battle of Dongshan Fort, the master had an epiphany in the midst of the fighting, and under the personal guidance and protection of the Jingnan King in these two days, he has advanced!

And at this time,

accompanied by the unfolding of the prelude to the Yan army's large-scale attack,

the stalemate under the city gate entered a more tragic and fierce white-hot stage.

Above, Chu people shot arrows, threw rolling stones, and poured hot oil down from time to time;

In the middle of the city gate, spears were constantly thrust out, and crossbow bolts were constantly shot out.

But the Yan soldiers, led by Fan Li, continued to rush forward and die, continuing to be stuck here, carrying here.

Some soldiers jumped in to fight directly, while the others pushed the door from the outside.

When pushing the door,

the other soldiers originally shouted:

“One, two!”

“One, two!”

“One, two!”

Shouting the chant, everyone exerted their strength together.

But firstly because Fan Li's voice was loud, and secondly because of his previous performance that could be called the valor of a contemporary fierce general, made everyone's chant slowly begin to lean towards Fan Li, began to follow his rhythm, and shouted together:

“Ad, vance!”

“Ad, vance!”

“Ad, vance!”

………………

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