This time, the army no longer needed to maintain formation during the retreat. After all, they didn't have to fight, so it didn't matter if the formation was intact.
Everyone was evacuating towards Jinzhou City. In less than half an hour, they had all returned to Jinzhou City.
The gates of Jinzhou City were immediately closed, and at Bian Yingxiong's command, the entire city entered combat status.
Ordinary people have returned to their own homes and hid, and all the people in the camp outside the city have also retreated back into the city. The remaining people in the city barely made up for the recent losses and maintained their number at around 25,000.
They now have at most half an hour to prepare, as the enemy's army will surely attack soon. If they cannot defend Jinzhou City, the Yuan army will march straight in, like a long sword, stabbing fiercely into the interior of the Tang Dynasty.
Bian Yingxiong briefly informed all the people who stayed behind about the battle situation just now, and ordered his three sons to each lead a corps to guard the other three city gates. He himself led two corps to guard the west gate.
After all, the West Gate is definitely where the enemy's main force will gather to attack. However, given the enemy's military strength, they will definitely choose to surround Jinzhou City and then launch a siege.
Their mission was to hold Jinzhou City and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
The military intelligence here has been recorded and is being transmitted to the court. Once the critical situation in Jinzhou City is reported back, a large army will be sent to reinforce it immediately.
After all, the imperial court did not want Jinzhou City to fall. It was a frontier pass. If even this heavily reinforced city could not hold out against the enemy, it would be difficult to defend other cities within the Tang territory.
Ye Li stood on the west city gate, looking into the distance, thoughts in his mind constantly jumping.
“Senior Tunri, I feel like we may not be able to defend this place.
The Yuan Dynasty must have been fully prepared before launching this battle.
Since they have had countless battles with Jinzhou City, they must be very clear about Jinzhou City's defensive strength. I guess the ten giants who have not yet launched an attack are the key to knocking on the gate of Jinzhou City."
Ye Li has had a lot of battlefield experience and has his own judgment of the battle situation.
After Tunri thought about it, he nodded and said, “I think so too, do you want to consider escaping
Although the Great Yuan army is powerful, there shouldn't be many experts. If you can show your true strength, you should be able to escape with your speed!"
Ye Li said: "Well, if the situation becomes a last resort, I will choose to escape, after all, guarding Jinzhou City is not my mission.
However, from the information we have obtained before, this soul seal should be a very important thing. If you get it, you can get the entire Nine Soul Continent. I don’t know what their use is. "
"You must get the Soul Seal. I think I understand what the Origin Talisman Mother meant!"
Linglong suddenly opened her eyes and said to Ye Li.
Ye Li was stunned and said, "Linglong, do you mean that this soul seal was prepared for me by the Origin Talisman Mother?"
Linglong nodded and said, "It must be so. Since you are the savior it chose, then this soul seal must be inherited by you. Only by obtaining their power can you have the strength to compete with the Great Soul Heaven.
Your current strength is still too weak. Even with the help of the Cosmic Gourd, it is too difficult to become a Talisman Saint or a Great Dao Saint. However, if you add the help of the Nine Soul Seal, you may be able to cultivate to the extreme in the shortest time."
"Linglong, do you know what the Nine Soul Seal does?"
Ye Li asked.
Linglong said: "Of course I know that the Nine Soul Seal is the essence of the nine attributes. Once you absorb it, you will be able to access the power of various attribute laws.
By then, your speed of comprehending the various laws of various attributes will increase several times. Only with the help of the Nine Soul Seal, will you be able to truly and quickly comprehend the power of various laws and reach the realm of Talisman Saint.
These nine soul seals have been continuously accumulated and perfected since the creation of the world. However, the time they took to perfect themselves was really long. Until the last battle with the Great Soul Heaven, they were not fully formed.
It is for this reason that the Chosen One last time was not able to obtain their power, otherwise there might not have been a battle with the Great Soul Heaven now."
Hearing Linglong's words, Ye Li was suddenly startled and understood.
“Too much wonder that there is such power. No wonder the legend of the Nine Soul Continent states that one who obtains the power of the Nine Soul Seal can unify the entire continent.
After all, if one could comprehend all the relevant laws of the nine attributes of power, then one could almost reach the peak of Talisman Saint, and would be only one step away from entering the realm of Great Saint.
At this level, he is indeed not something that an ordinary Talisman Saint can contend with. He is definitely the strongest person in the world right now."
Linglong nodded and said, "Yes, they are the key to your fight against Dahuntian. Your mission here is not only to find the Black Soul Gold, but also to find a way to collect the Nine Soul Seals.
Those who have obtained the Nine Soul Seal are now your enemies, and you must kill them and snatch the Nine Soul Seal.
Of course, there is a way to seize the Nine Soul Seal without killing anyone, but it is relatively complicated, so I don’t recommend you to choose it.
Okay, now you have to prepare yourself. The enemy is coming soon. Here, the spirit of the natal god cannot condense into a form outside the body. It can only appear in the field after achieving the domain. So I can't help you for the time being. You have to be careful on your own!"
Linglong gave Ye Li some instructions and then closed her eyes.
Ye Li came out of the inner vision of his Dantian and looked forward. As expected, the dark army of the Yuan Dynasty had appeared on the distant horizon. A dozen giant birds in the sky were flying towards Jinzhou City.
"Everyone listen up. When these giant birds come over, we will activate the defensive shield on the city wall to block their attacks. When they dive, attack them with bows and crossbows. Make sure to crush these Yinling troops!!!"
Another important reason why Bian Yingxiong took the initiative to withdraw to the defense of Jinzhou City was that there were defensive formations engraved on the city walls here. With the help of these formations, plus the height of the city walls, the defense capability against powerful arrow attacks would reach the highest level.
The attack tactics used by the Yuan Dynasty before will be completely ineffective in front of Jinzhou City. That will be the best time for them to counterattack.
As the Yuan Dynasty army approached step by step, everyone began to feel nervous. The scene that just happened on the fortress still deeply shocked everyone.
"Everyone, stay calm and don't panic. Jinzhou City is more solid than you think. We can definitely hold out under the siege of the enemy. As long as we hold out long enough and wait for reinforcements to arrive, we can beat these grandsons of the Yuan Dynasty back to their hometown!!!"
Bian Yingxiong stood on the top of the city wall and shouted at the soldiers behind him.