Chapter 47: Got the Divine Pool

  Siege warfare originally didn't have any clever strategies, it was just a contest of the strength of both sides' defenses, including the quality of their troops, equipment, and morale. Now that the defenders at Shenchi saw hope, their morale greatly increased, and they immediately killed Wang Dang's army with loud cries.

  Wang Da's anger was like thunder, just about to go forward and supervise the battle, but he stopped in his tracks. Taishi Ci was like a gadfly on his heel, not daring to let his attention wander for a moment.

  This battle is so suffocating! King Wang now has thoughts of killing himself.

  What if Li Chong were to bring out all the troops from Guangwu to attack him, wouldn't there be a possibility of total annihilation? Wang Dang looked at Taishi Ci hiding in the darkness and suddenly felt a chill.

  In an instant, the entire battlefield seemed to have quieted down, and Wang caught a whiff of the scent of death.

  "Kill...!" The guards on the city wall suddenly let out a deafening shout, and Wang Daoming woke up with a start.

  The sky had darkened, torches were lit on the city walls, and Wang Dang's determination was made, the whole army attacked the city, regardless of the cost.

  The soldiers who had just retreated were forced to charge back under the pressure of the vanguard's blade, and the battlefield that had calmed down once again erupted in a cacophony of shouts and screams. This time, the defenders of Shenchi County clearly held the upper hand, and the attacking soldiers fell one by one from the city walls with miserable cries.

  Tai Shi Zi looked for a while and said in a low voice: "Wang Dang's army is too tired, they can't even lift their swords, now attacking the city is simply suicidal."

  Li Chong coldly laughed and said: "It's just a desperate attempt, Zi Yi, find an opportunity to get rid of the Magistrate of Shenchi County."

  Tai Shi Ci responded with a sound, jumped off his war horse, and quietly moved towards the city wall with his bow and arrow.

  At this time, Shenchi County had become a huge meat grinder. Wang's soldiers rushed towards the city wall like moths to fire, and then walked towards death with a miserable cry.

  In less than an hour, the two thousand troops attacking the city had suffered over a thousand casualties, while more than two hundred of the defenders on the city wall had been injured or killed. Due to the tense situation, even the untrained strongmen from Shen Chi were pushed onto the city wall. These men picked up the weapons of the fallen soldiers and fought desperately.

  Tai Shi Zi felt that the situation was already set, and quietly moved to the flank of the attacking army, his eyes fixed on the city wall.

  The county magistrate of Shenchi is patrolling back and forth on the city wall, with his treasured sword stained with blood, this blood has that of the enemy, as well as that of his own fleeing soldiers.

  "We won...... We won......" The defenders on the city wall suddenly let out a thunderous cheer, jumping up and down one by one.

  Victory! The magistrate of Shenchi County hastily climbed up onto the city wall and looked down, instantly revealing a look of wild joy.

  Wang Dang's soldiers could no longer withstand the pressure of death, and under the cover of night, they fled in all directions. Wang Dang's vanguard also disappeared without a trace.

  Tai Shi Zi didn't have time to pay attention to these things, he had already put all his attention on the Magistrate of Shenchi County.

  By the light of the torches, Taishi Ci aimed his arrow at the County Magistrate of Shenxi, apologized silently, and slowly drew back his bowstring.

  The county magistrate of Shenchi was just ordering people to throw torches far away, so they could see more clearly whether the enemy had really retreated. But suddenly he felt a chill on his neck, and when he reached out to touch it, he found an arrow shaft... Just as he was about to shout for help, he felt all his strength being drained away, his hand slowly slipping down, and his body softly falling onto the city wall.

  "Kill!" Li Chong said coldly, looking at the fleeing enemy army. He couldn't let Wang Da run away like this, otherwise Wang Da would definitely come back to haunt him, and he didn't want to fight with Wang Da every other day.

  Li Chong, who was not afraid of danger, joined forces with Taishi Ci and followed the troops to pursue and kill Wang Du.

  In the vast darkness, Wang Dang's figure could not be found, and they could only capture prisoners everywhere. When dawn broke, Li Chong counted them and found that nearly 600 enemy soldiers had been captured.

  Li Chong secretly calculated that under Shenchi City, Wang Duang had lost over a thousand men, which means that Wang Duang's scattered army still had around a thousand men.

  With the captive bound with ropes, Li Chong arrived at the gate of Shenchi County and called out to the garrison to open the gates. The soldiers guarding the gate had all gone through the battles of the previous night, and upon seeing Li Chong arrive, they immediately opened the gates.

  Li Chong looked around and asked in a pretentious manner: "Where is your county magistrate? Why hasn't he come to meet us?"

  Li Chong's official position was also that of a county magistrate. According to the rules of propriety and etiquette, the magistrates of Qingchi County should have come out to greet him, so Li Chong's question did not count as impolite.

  The soldiers guarding the city heard this and their faces turned gloomy, saying in a low voice: "Lord Yan was injured by the bandits last night and... is beyond cure."

  Li Chong wiped his eyes, only to find that he couldn't squeeze out any tears. He felt a pang of sadness and resentment in his heart: Now that I'm in the Three Kingdoms era, why has my acting skills not improved? How can I survive like this?!

  He didn't even think about it, now he hasn't laughed out loud yet, which is already not bad. Looking at Guan Hai next to him, the muscles on his face were all contracted together.

  "Alas!" Li sighed and said: "Lord Yan died for the country, he is indeed a model for us, hurry up and take me to pay my respects."

  The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to slack off and chose one person to lead Li Chong to the county government office.

  The county government is in a state of mourning, although the enemy was temporarily defeated, but now the county magistrate has sacrificed his life for the country. The entire Shenchi County is without a leader, and there are still scattered enemy troops outside who may return to attack the city at any time. These people are all at a loss.

  Upon seeing Li, the county magistrate of Shenchi entered the county government office, identified himself and said: "Your subordinate has seen Lord Li, thank you for rescuing us, otherwise Shenchi would have been destroyed by the bandits."

  "This lord is being too polite, it was all thanks to Lord Yan's desperate fight against the enemy, I don't have any merit." Li Chong waved his hand and said, while feeling somewhat puzzled, didn't these people know Wang Dang's background?

  In ancient times, communication was not developed, and Wang Dang came quickly. These people really didn't know about Wang Dang's background.

  Li Chong then got up to bid farewell after offering incense to the wrongly killed magistrate of Yan County.

  At this time, all the officials and gentry of Shenchi had already discussed it, and when they saw Li Youyuan coming, they pushed out the county lieutenant to speak.

  The county magistrate of Shenchi County, surnamed Yun, was a man over fifty years old with a white beard on his chin. He walked with some trepidation and came before Li Chong, bowing and saying: "Lord Li, last night you led the troops to sweep away the bandits, but do you know how many bandits escaped into the mountains?"

  Li Zhong's eyes rolled over and he said solemnly: "According to this official's estimate, at least 1,500 people are still missing."

  "Over 1,500 people!" The officials and gentry of Shenchi County all turned pale, this number was too big. Although last night's battle repelled the enemy, Shenchi County also suffered heavy losses, with nearly half of the 500 soldiers killed or wounded, and dozens of young men who came to assist in the battle were also killed.

  If these people still have evil intentions and gather again to attack the city, can Shengchi County still be defended? These people are not psychologically prepared at all.

  To be honest, if Li Chong hadn't been harassing from behind last night, Wang would have absolutely taken down Shenchi.