At this moment, what was darker than the darkness after the sun had set was in front of King Ning's eyes.
Just outside the gate of Crane City, there is a dense birch forest.
If it is outside a strategically important city, there should be no woods around it, so as not to make it easier for the enemy to hide in the event of a war, and it will make it difficult for the defenders in the city to distinguish the number of enemy troops.
However, Crane City has never been a strategic location.
Therefore, outside the city gate here, there is a piece of woods that no one has ever managed.
When Zhu Xuan found this place for the first time, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. This time, Zhu Feng escaped from Changqing City and fled all the way back to Crane City. The biggest failure of this natural god of war is probably that he didn't enter the city. , Send people to clean up the woods outside the city.
At this moment, Zhu Xuan led his own troops and hid in it.
For the whole day, because of the gloomy sky, it was even darker when they were dying, but in order to escape the surveillance of the soldiers on the top of the city, they didn't even dare to light a fire for warmth.
Only just now, the golden leaves, illuminated by the sun, reflected the dazzling light.
It's sunset.
Finally waited until sunset.
The people who stayed in the city before him had tried their best to spread the news in the city. They also knew that the imperial concubine Si Nanyan actually promised the people in the city that she would open the city gate at sunset.
Although, it is not yet known whether it is true or not.
but-
The people in the city had already made such a fuss, if they really didn't open the city gate at sunset, and they didn't need to attack the city, the people would fight with those soldiers.
At that time, they will not even have the energy to attack the city.
Thinking of this, Zhu Xuan showed a sneer on his face.
And at this moment, a few soldiers ran over from the dense forest, they were sent out to inquire about the news, hurried to him, knelt down and said: "Your Highness, the city gate is about to open!"
"What?!"
When Zhu Xuan heard it, his face showed joy: "Say it again!"
"The city gate is about to open!"
The leading soldier among them said out of breath: "Someone in the city has sent out a signal just now, and the city gate is about to open!"
"good!"
Zhu Xuan shouted loudly, and immediately, the surrounding soldiers got up and gathered together.
This time, all of them gathered here, waiting for the opening of the city gate. When they heard the news, everyone became excited.
Zhu Xuan said: "Everyone listen to my king's order!"
"yes!"
The birds in the forest were startled by their voices and flew away.
Zhu Xuan waved his sword and pointed ahead. Although the forest was dense, they couldn't see the situation ahead at all. They could only see the silhouette of the towering tower in front of them, but everyone knew that there was their goal. .
Zhu Xuan said: "The first one to enter the city, I will reward you with a thousand pieces of gold and seal ten thousand households as marquises!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned red with excitement.
Just as what Nanyan said to the common people before, they fight for money, they just go in and loot wantonly after the city is broken. If they can directly reward thousands of gold and seal ten thousand households, they will enjoy endless glory and wealth in this life!
Immediately, the crowd became enthusiastic.
Zhu Xuan's long sword pointed forward: "Come for me!"
In an instant, the voice shook the sky.
The rebel army suddenly jumped out from the dense forest, and the first to bear the brunt were the light armored soldiers. They were the fastest, waving the spears in their hands, like tigers out of the gate, and rushed towards the opened Crane City in front of them. Door.
In fact, at this time, using cavalry is the best way to charge.
However, in order to hide their whereabouts and prevent people in the city from discovering that they had been hiding in the birch forest, Zhu Xuan had no choice but to abandon Duoyanwei. Fortunately, the distance was not too long. In a short time, he had already rushed to a place not far outside the city gate.
This time, the common people who came out of the city gate were frightened.
Before, although they had been fighting for several days, they just listened to the sound and the screams.
But he had never directly faced these roaring soldiers. Their sharp spears and sharp swords were all aimed at him.
Suddenly, the crowd panicked.
"Oops, the rebels are here!"
The common people were all frightened. At this time, how could they remember the words "the city was destroyed and the city was massacred" or "go out of the city and surrender, and you will not die". Seeing those people rushing to kill them, they couldn't tell whether they were civilians or soldiers.
Everyone's liver and gallbladder were torn, crying and retreating.
"Run!"
"They're going to kill us, run!"
At this moment, the soldiers who were originally guarding the people suddenly stepped forward, but instead of rushing forward to protect them, they began to gather in the middle of the crowd.
In an instant, they gathered in the middle, forming a T-shaped formation, separating the people from the middle, into two parts.
Everyone was taken aback.
And some people don't care about what these people are going to do at all. When they see the rebels rushing towards them like this, they know that they don't intend to save their lives at all. It was discovered that the soldiers in the city began to close the gates!
At this time, Nan Yan also followed Zhu Feng to the tower.
Seeing this scene, her heart sank.
Subconsciously, he turned his head to look at Zhu Feng beside him. His eyes were cold, without a trace of warmth. He looked coldly at the bottom of the city tower.
"Open the city gate, let us go in!"
"Let's go in!"
While crying, they looked back in despair. Although the tree was still some distance away from the city gate, these soldiers were all light armored soldiers, and they walked very fast. After a while, they were already close in front of them.
Dead!
Such desperate thoughts appeared in almost everyone's mind.
But at this time, the soldiers mixed in the crowd moved again. After they formed a formation, they suddenly pulled out the swords in their hands, shining brightly with a cold light. Even in such a dark twilight, they looked extraordinarily dazzling .
They shouted, "Go!"
Everyone was at a loss, but at this time, people had reached a dead end and completely lost the consciousness of resistance.
Just like cattle and sheep, they were driven from the middle to both sides.
The entire city gate was exposed.
But at this moment, the city gate had not yet had time to close because it was obstructed by the people just now. Zhu Xuan and the others looked at the wide gap in the center of the city gate, as if they saw light in the dark. They were so excited that his eyes trembled. redness.
Can't see anything, only the city gate!
"Come on!"
He waved the long sword in his hand and shouted.
The footsteps of the soldiers became heavier, shaking the ground so much that it trembled slightly.
But at the same time, a heavier muffled sound sounded from behind them!