Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife-Chapter 575 - 343: The Defeat in War, It’s All That Woman’s Fault!_3

"North Prince is merciful," he promised that he would not harm any of the Great Wu commoners who voluntarily surrendered to North Country, and the soldiers of North Country would not trouble any of the commoners, nor would they take as much as a needle or thread from the poor people. They would only confiscate the wealth of the landlords and the aristocratic families."

Upon hearing this, the people of Great Wu at the city gate of Lingyun City looked at each other uncertainly, their hearts actually not daring to believe the words of Wenren Lie.

What kind of soldier doesn't loot and plunder?

Just then, one of the commoners said, "I have been to North Country, and the current North Country is very rich; they probably don't fancy the little money we poor people have. Even if they were to plunder, it would be the wealth of the landlords and aristocratic families."

Another person added, "I think so too, and the general even said he would not make it difficult for us."

At this moment, other voices emerged from the crowd, "Do you really believe what he is saying? The war was started by our emperor, and now that Great Wu has lost, with the soldiers of North Country coming in, how could they possibly do nothing."

"It's over, we're all going to die here."

Just as the commoners at the city gate were filled with concern, Wenren Lie turned and led the Black Cavalry away directly.

Ying Feiyu at the city gate breathed a sigh of relief at this sight and hurriedly ordered a Pigeon Letter be sent to the capital city for reinforcements.

Meanwhile, the commoners of Great Wu saw the Black Cavalry of North Country just walk away and suddenly felt it was unimaginable. Many of them were merchants in the caravans, and yet the North Country's Heavy Cavalry came all the way to them, and none of the soldiers came to plunder their goods.

Could it be true, as the general from North Country said, that they really had no intention of giving a hard time to these ordinary commoners?

Although some people had come to believe Wenren Lie's words, there were still many commoners who quickly rushed back home to prepare to flee Youping County with their families once the Black Cavalry left.

Soon after Wenren Lie withdrew, he met up with Mu Changtian, who led the troops into Youping County.

Wenren Lie was in command of the Cavalry, and his main task was to chase down fleeing enemies, while the task of sieging was left to the large forces led by Mu Changtian.

Mu Changtian had artillery at his disposal, and there was no way the ramshackle gates of Lingyun City could hold.

Ying Feiyu, who had already been resting in the county magistrate's office, suddenly heard the rumbling sounds outside.

Shortly after, a soldier rushed into the courtyard, exclaiming, "General, General, it's bad!!! The army of North Country is coming!!!"

Ying Feiyu slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground and said with a furious expression, "Damn it!"

"What are the intelligence organizations under the Princess's command doing? They're all useless!!!"

"North Country has such terrifying weapons, and the Princess didn't know anything at all!!!"

"The defeat in this war is all that woman's fault!!!"

Ying Feiyu became emotionally agitated, and by the end, he referred to the Princess not by her title, but simply as "that woman."

People tend to become angry when they are afraid, and Ying Feiyu had reached the peak of his rage, putting all the blame onto Wu Junwan.

In his eyes, Wu Junwan was in charge of Great Wu's intelligence agencies, yet she had no understanding of the weapons owned by North Country and had not provided the imperial court with relevant intelligence, leading to the defeat of their 300,000-strong army.

At that moment, a deputy general approached Ying Feiyu and suggested, "General, let's withdraw from the back door!!!"

With such powerful weapons, Lingyun City's gates might not hold, and if the North Country army surrounds the whole city, we won't be able to retreat later on.

Hearing this, Ying Feiyu came back to his senses; he tried to calm his emotions and collect himself.

He then reflected that Youping County lay between Great Jue and Great Wu, and if he fled directly, abandoning Lingyun City, the main forces entering Great Jue would likely be cut off from logistical support. Even if he managed to escape to the capital city, he would face military justice.

With this in mind, Ying Feiyu clenched his fists and then said, "We can't retreat! If we retreat now! If we lose Youping County, if we lose Youping County, this general will lose his head when he returns!"

"I refuse to believe the North Country army can break through!"

With that, Ying Feiyu took up his sword and made his way to the gates of Lingyun City.

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Many cannonballs landed on the city wall, causing craters everywhere.

The soldiers of Great Wu were terrified by the cannon fire but continued to counterattack with catapults and bows, although these had little effect on Mu Changtian's forces.

The range of North Country's cannons had basically exceeded that of regular archers, and unless they were Ninth Grade or above, it was very difficult to hit the North Country soldiers at a distance.

After arriving at the city wall, Ying Feiyu saw the shattered remains everywhere, his face turning ashen.

But soon, he noticed something.

Although the weaponry of North Country was very powerful, it seemed that it was now in far less supply than before, and before long, the cannon fire became sparse, allowing the soldiers to anticipate the impact points and evade attacks in advance.

Realizing that the number of shells had suddenly dropped, Ying Feiyu laughed and said, "The more powerful a weapon, the more precious it is. These iron balls have such immense power but must be difficult to manufacture; surely there is a limited supply."

"North Country's attack turning this flimsy proves the weapon must soon run out, we just need to hold off until the reinforcements from the imperial court arrive, and then there will certainly be a chance for a counterattack."

Inspired by Ying Feiyu's words, his military generals and soldiers were all invigorated.

Indeed, a weapon so powerful must be incredibly difficult to produce and couldn't possibly be in large supply.

North Country's forces had already used so many, so it should be about depleted. Even if they used those iron balls to blast open the city gates, as long as the Great Wu soldiers could defend the breach, North Country's soldiers would still not be able to enter.