Chapter 288: Soldiers Surround the Capital of Xu and Song
Looking at the flag that was so familiar to him, Xu Xiao felt as if he was struck by lightning.
“This… this is…”
"The Northern Army under Jiang Chen!!?"
"No... this is impossible, how could it be Jiang Chen's army?!"
Xu Xiao shouted in despair and stumbled to the top of the city wall.
Seeing this, the general nearby quickly helped him up.
"Lord, Lord, General Chang should be fine."
"Think about it, with General Chang's martial arts, what can Jiang Chen do to him?"
While comforting Xu Xiao, the general called over several soldiers.
"Quick, escort the king back to the palace!"
"Yes, General."
After receiving the general's order, several soldiers hurriedly helped Xu Xiao down from the top of the city wall.
After Xu Xiao left, the general looked at the approaching northern army.
There was a hint of fear in his eyes, and he swallowed involuntarily.
"General, what should we do now!?"
The deputy general at the side also looked at the Northern Army with fear and asked the general.
In response to the deputy general's question, the commander-in-chief Yuan Jin gritted his teeth and said.
"What else can we do? We must defend the city and not let the northern army break into the capital!"
After hearing Yuan Jin's answer, the deputy general stood there hesitantly.
Originally, there were 40,000 defenders in the capital of Xu Song State, but now all news about them has disappeared along with Chang Yuchun.
In the entire capital of Xu Song State, there were only 10,000 defenders left that could be mobilized!
If you want to defend the capital of Xu Song with only 10,000 people.
To be honest, it's a bit difficult...
Thinking of this, the deputy general persuaded Yuan Jin.
"General, why don't we surrender!"
" The walls of the capital are not strong, and there is not much food and fodder prepared in the city."
"We can't hold out for long with only ten thousand of us!"
As the deputy general finished his words, the answer he got was a head-on slash from Yuan Jin!
Before the deputy general could react, Yuan Jin had already chopped off his head with the long knife in his hand!
Holding up the deputy general's head, Yuan Jin shouted loudly.
"Whoever dares to confuse the emperor again will suffer this fate!"
Shocked by Yuan Jin's move, all the generals on the city wall shut their mouths.
He threw all the prepared words of persuasion out of his mind.
Soon, the northern army arrived at the capital of Xu Song.
Looking at the defenders on the city wall who were ready for battle, Prime Minister Huo rode forward.
Then, he threw Chang Yuchun's head to the ground and shouted loudly.
"Listen up, people in the city!"
"The general of Xu Song, Chang Yuchun, intends to assassinate my master."
"Now that he has been executed, you'd better hand over Xu Xiao and open the city to surrender!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me, the Northern Army, for being ruthless!"
When he heard that the head belonged to Chang Yuchun, the last bit of fantasy in Yuan Jin's heart was shattered.
The morale on the city wall, which had been stabilized by his intimidation, suddenly dropped a lot.
Seeing that the morale of his subordinates was about to waver again, Yuan Jin had no choice but to bite the bullet and shout to Prime Minister Huo.
"Stop talking nonsense. You are holding a head whose owner you don't know."
"You want to trick us into opening the city and selling out our country? What wishful thinking!"
When the Xu Song State defenders on the city wall heard this, they instantly regained their confidence.
"Yes, the General is right!"
"This must be a conspiracy of the Xia people. General Chang is so brave."
"How could I be killed by these Xia people!"
Seeing that Yuan Jin stabilized the army's morale with just a few words, Prime Minister Huo couldn't help but show some admiration in his eyes.
"What a pity! This guard is a talented person."
"If you want to blame someone, just blame your bad luck for having a master who is determined to go against you."
Seeing that persuading him to surrender was futile, Prime Minister Huo stopped wasting his breath.
He turned around and went back to the army formation and came to Jiang Chen's side.
"So, it's useless?"
Seeing Huo Xiang walking up to him, Jiang Chen asked with a smile.
"My lord, that guard is quite capable."
"My attempt to persuade them to surrender has failed..."
Facing Jiang Chen's question, Huo Xiang replied to Jiang Chen with some shame.
"Well, don't feel ashamed."
" This result has already been anticipated by me."
"This time we are bringing all cavalry, the only ones we can use to attack the city are musketeers and my personal guards."
"So, if we want to take over the capital of Xu Song, we can only use tricks."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen raised his head and looked at Huo Xiang.
"Prime Minister Huo, do you have any plan for breaking into the city?"
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Huo Xiang scratched his head in embarrassment.
If they used 8,000 men to attack the city, even he would not be able to come up with a solution in a short time.
Moreover, there are 5,000 musketeers among these 8,000 men.
The musket currently designed by Jiang Chen cannot be used in siege warfare at all!
In other words, Prime Minister Huo had to capture the capital of Xu Song with only 3,000 men, which had a garrison of 10,000!
Thinking of this, Huo Xiang could only shake his head helplessly.
"My lord, I am stupid and can't think of any good ideas."
After getting Huo Xiang's answer, Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head.
"You, you forgot about the gunpowder produced by the Ministry of Industry."
After hearing what Jiang Chen said, Huo Xiang finally reacted.
"yes!!"
"We have 'Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire'. We just need to take advantage of the night when the defenders in the city are tired."
"Use 'Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire' to break open the city gate!"
Huo Xiang said this, and with a look of joy on his face, he bowed to Jiang Chen and asked for a fight.
"My lord, please leave this siege to me!"
"It only takes one night for me to capture the capital of Xu and Song and deliver it to you, my lord."
Seeing that Huo Xiang volunteered to fight, Jiang Chen didn't say anything else, but just nodded lightly.
"Okay, you can step back first."
"I will leave this siege battle to you with confidence."
"As you command, I will take my leave."
After Prime Minister Huo bowed and accepted the order, he turned around and retreated.
As time went by, the northern army set up camp outside the capital of Xu Song.
Looking at the Northern Border Camp outside the city, Yuan Jin on the top of the city wall shook his head and sighed helplessly.
At this time, a eunuch slowly walked up to the top of the city wall.
"General Yuan, the king asked us to come and question him."
"General, do you have any plan to deal with the northern army this time?"
As soon as the eunuch saw Yuan Jin, he questioned him in an arrogant manner.
Listening to the eunuch's tone, Yuan Jin frowned with some dissatisfaction.
But when he thought that this was the person sent by Xu Xiao to question him, he had no choice but to answer.
"My Lord, please tell the King."
"As long as Yuan Jin is here, the capital will never be conquered!"
"Since General Yuan is so confident, let's go back and reassure the king."
After getting Yuan Jin's answer , the eunuch nodded with satisfaction.
Then he turned around and walked down the city wall.
"Go slowly, father-in-law."
Looking at the eunuch's back, Yuan Jin spat in disgust.
