Ye Li pondered for a moment and decided not to hide anything anymore. Since the other party had asked him in person, he, as a retainer, would be embarrassed to lie.
"I have the strength of an early stage of the Divine Appearance Stage, but I lack talismans and spiritual weapons, so if I fight a spiritual warrior of the same level, I may not be able to gain any advantage."
Ye Li answered truthfully.
After hearing Ye Li's words, the entire hall of the City Guard Mansion suddenly became quiet, with only the rapid breathing of the crowd echoing in the room.
Bian Yingxiong's eyes widened, he couldn't help swallowing, and said with some trembling: "God... God-phase cultivation!?"
Ye Li nodded and said, "Yes, the early stage of the Divine Phase."
After a while, everyone finally recovered from the shock, with different expressions on their faces.
Some people's faces were filled with disbelief, some were full of doubt, and Yu Zhengqiang's face was filled with horror.
Ye Li glanced at the group of people with suspicious faces, stretched out his right hand, and a ray of spiritual light emanated from it.
This time, everyone felt very clearly the pressure brought by Ye Li's strength. The pressure emitted by the spiritual energy of the Divine Appearance Stage was a very real feeling for everyone.
The sound of swallowing saliva became more and more frequent in the room. No one expected that the young man next to them would have such top-level strength.
“You… this… this is amazing!!!”
Bian Yingxiong didn't know what to say for a moment. In his impression, all the people who had reached the Divine Appearance Stage on the Nine Souls Continent looked like old men. He had never heard of a young Divine Appearance Stage master like Ye Li.
Ye Li glanced at the shocked people and said, "I don't think now is the time to worry about my strength. We should think about how to survive the enemy's next attack."
Ye Li didn't want to discuss his cultivation with everyone. After all, he was an outsider. If he was discovered, he didn't know if it would cause any unnecessary trouble.
When they heard Ye Li bring the topic to the battle situation, the shocked expressions on everyone's faces gradually disappeared, and they all looked serious.
"I think you are all smart people and should have a clear understanding of the battle situation. We fought so hard in the first round of defense, but the actual results we achieved were not outstanding. The heavy crossbows consumed a lot of energy. I don't know if we can last that long in the next battle."
Bian Yingxiong felt a little depressed. He had guarded Jinzhou City for decades and thought he would be promoted to other places if he could hold on for another two years. He did not expect that he would now face the situation of the city being broken.
"The enemy is too strong. What on earth are those monsters? Why do they appear in the enemy's army?"
There are still many people who don’t know about Yin Lingjun, and now they can’t help but ask about it.
Bian Yingxiong glanced at them, sighed, and told them about the situation of Yin Lingjun.
When they heard that Yin Lingjun could be resurrected, everyone's faces became even uglier.
"Should we transfer some of the people from the other four gates back to the West Gate? There are only 8,000 people left at the West Gate now. No matter how strong the attack and defense are, they are definitely not as strong as before. You can imagine how difficult it will be to defend it again."
A general under Bian Yingxiong said.
A guard said: "If the defense forces of the other city gates are transferred back, it is possible that the other city gates will be lost.
I've been to the other gates before, and the enemy is already preparing new siege equipment. The next round of attack will most likely start at all four gates at the same time.
Moreover, even if the four gates were not opened at the same time, the enemy deliberately pretended to start fighting at the same time in order to prevent us from mobilizing our forces.
I am sure that once we send reinforcements to the west gate, the enemies outside the other three gates will begin to attack the city, so no matter which city wall is under great pressure."
Hearing his words, Bian Yingxiong sighed and said, "You are right, this is also what I am worried about.
The current battle situation is very unfavorable to us. My only thought now is to be able to withstand another round of attacks. As long as we can hold out for another two or three days, our reinforcements will arrive, and we will be safe then."
Luo Sheng glanced at Bian Yingxiong and said, "Lord City Defender, since our mission is to delay the enemy, we don't need to think about killing the enemy. We should just focus all our energy on preventing the enemy from entering the city.
For example, we can prepare some cooking oil and pour it down when the wolf cavalry climb the city wall.
Although it cannot hurt them, it can make the city walls slippery, increasing the difficulty of climbing them.
As for the remaining heavy crossbow arrows, we will keep as many as possible and use them to destroy the rocks thrown by the giants and the enemy's siege equipment.
As long as we can destroy the enemy's siege equipment and prevent them from reaching the top of the city, even if the wolf cavalry rushes in, we can slowly wear them down over time."
After hearing Luo Sheng's words, everyone had a thoughtful look on their faces.
Ye Li said: "We can also demolish some buildings in the city and collect larger stones. Once the wolf cavalry climbs the city wall, we can pour oil and throw stones from above.
Although the power of the stones is limited and they cannot cause much damage to them, they can hinder their climbing by their impact force.
The slippery city wall, coupled with the impact of the stones, is likely to knock the wolf cavalry directly under the city wall."
Hearing Ye Li's words, everyone's eyes flashed with light again.
“Yes, Brother Luo Sheng and Brother Ye Li are right, we can definitely use what we have at hand to create trouble for the other party.
Their goal is to enter the city, and our goal is to buy time.
Even if we sacrifice some manpower, as long as we can destroy the opponent's siege plan, we will win.
The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for the other side. As long as we can wait for reinforcements, all problems will be solved."
Bian Yingxiong's tone was somewhat excited as he spoke.
After all, Luo Sheng and Ye Li’s words are definitely the best advice for their current situation.
"Now everyone will split up to prepare. Some will go to the city to dismantle things, and others will go to collect cooking oil. We must prepare it within two days.
We don’t know when the enemy will attack the city, but our preparation time must not exceed two days.”
Bian Yingxiong began to give orders to everyone, telling them that they had to try their best no matter what. If they could defend Jinzhou City under such circumstances, then all of them would become heroes of the Tang State.
As the order was given, everyone began to perform their duties and made preparations. Luo Sheng was responsible for leading people to collect cooking oil, while Ye Li led a group of people to frantically demolish buildings in the city.