Following the drum signals, the cavalry in the front parted to make way for the infantry, who carried ladders and ropes.
Seeing this, Feng Xiyan calmly raised his hand. In the next second, he shouted, "Archers, get ready!"
With his command, the archers lined the wall, loaded their arrows, and drew their bows.
Feng Xiyan waited until the Yuezhi Tribe soldiers reached the shooting range, then commanded, "Release the arrows!"
In the next moment, thousands of arrows rained down on the enemy forces. As the arrows pierced their bodies, the Yuezhi Tribe soldiers screamed in pain and collapsed one after another.
Seeing that more than half of the soldiers had fallen, Kai Mu clenched his fists and commanded, "Raise the shields!"
With his command, the beat of the war drums changed.
Du~duru~dum! Du~duru~dum! Du~duru~dum!
The next second, a group of soldiers marched forward and split into two teams. One team, holding square-shaped bronze shields, stood in front of the cavalry, forming a defensive line.
The second team, holding round-shaped bronze shields, formed a ball-like defensive formation and moved forward slowly.
Seeing this, Zhan Qi looked at Feng Xiyan and said, "Great General, let me lead a team to fight them."
Feng Xiyan pondered for a moment and then shook his head. "No. We have fewer than 20,000 soldiers left. I can’t let you risk the soldiers and your life."
Hearing this, Zhan Qi clenched his fists and tried to persuade him. "Great General, please reconsider. We can’t just do nothing and wait for death."
Feng Xiyan frowned, clenched his fists, but said nothing.
Seeing that he wouldn’t change his mind, Zhan Qi could only punch the wall and anxiously watch the situation unfold below.
Soon, the Yuezhi Tribe soldiers entered the shooting range.
Seeing this, Feng Xiyan commanded, "Bring the oil!"
At his order, soldiers quickly brought out buckets of oil. Feng Xiyan then said, "Light the arrows!"
The archers switched to arrows with cloth-wrapped tips, dipped them in oil, and set them aflame.
Feng Xiyan raised his hand. "Get ready!"
The archers pulled back their bowstrings at his command. A second later, Feng Xiyan lowered his hand and shouted, "Release the arrows!"
In the next second, thousands of flaming arrows rained down on the Yuezhi Tribe soldiers. The moment they struck, fire ignited their clothes and spread rapidly.
The soldiers’ screams echoed through the night, and the smell of burning flesh drifted far into the distance.
Seeing it wasn’t enough to stop the shield-bearing troops, Feng Xiyan ordered, "Throw the oil jars!"
With his command, the soldiers quickly poured oil into small earthen jars and hurled them at the enemy below.
When the earthen jars shattered, oil splashed everywhere.
Feng Xiyan raised his hand and shouted, "Release the fire arrows!"
The archers light up the arrow, pulls the bow string, and then releases the arrow. This time, the fire ignited the oil on the ground and the soldiers’ clothing, spreading flames even faster.
Fueled by the oil, the fire blazed intensely. Combined with the dry air and high temperatures, more and more Yuezhi Tribe soldiers were engulfed in flames.
The fire strategy threw the soldiers into panic and instantly destroyed their defensive formation.
Seeing that the situation had turned against them, Kai Mu gritted his teeth and asked, "Has Lai Ka sent the signal?"
The general shook his head and replied, "Not yet."
Hearing this, Kai Mu cursed, "Useless! What is taking them so long?!"
Having no idea what had delayed Lai Ka, the general could only remain silent.
With no other choice, Kai Mu can only continue attacking the city wall to buy more time. Gritting his teeth, he ordered, "Keep attacking! Whoever dares to retreat will be killed on the spot!"
Under his threat, the Yuezhi Tribe soldiers could only grit their teeth and move forward. As time went on, more and more soldiers died from arrows and fire.
On the city wall, Feng Xiyan observed the situation down there calmly. After battling Kai Mu for two years, he knew his opponent wasn’t foolish enough to keep attacking when it was clearly ineffective.
Feng Xiyan frowned and muttered, "Something is not right. This isn’t Kai Mu’s fighting style."
Although Feng Xiyan was suspicious of Kai Mu’s real intention, he couldn’t find the answer.
Meanwhile, Lai Ka and his 500 elite soldiers finally reached the end of the secret passage.
Sneaking out, Lai Ka found himself on the west side of Xiqiang City. After confirming no one was around, he turned to his captains. "Spread out and burn the city."
The ten captains nodded and departed with their squads, leaving Lai Ka with ten elite soldiers.
Climbing onto a rooftop, Lai Ka scanned the surroundings. After locating the Feng Army’s granary, he led his team under the cover of darkness.
Minutes later, smoke began to rise across Xiqiang City. Patrolling soldiers noticed the fire and immediately struck the gongs to remind the citizens and other patrolling soldiers.
"Fire! The city is on fire! Quickly come and put out the fire!"