Magical Water Margin: They all call me brother

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Guan Sheng remained unfazed and, under the suffocating pressure of the three men, loudly reported.

"Last time, the defeated general Huyan Zhuo used the strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, attacking Liangshan Marsh, hoping to lure the Dengzhou bandits back to help, and then ambush them halfway. It was a good plan! Unfortunately, the wrong target was chosen. Liangshan Marsh is a vast and interconnected area with natural defenses, and the bandits could not be trapped there. We lack naval forces, so it is really difficult for us to conquer it."

"Therefore, I believe we should attack Dengzhou first! Although Dengzhou is mountainous and dangerous, it lacks the vast network of waterways like Liangshan Marsh, which makes it difficult for our navy to maneuver and for the Liangshan bandits to defend themselves."

"However, Huyan Zhuo lost too many cavalry in one wave. Now, even in a battle between infantry, Liangshan's cavalry is too terrifying. I need soldiers, a lot of soldiers, to fight Liangshan to the death."

Chapter 327: Gathering of Heroes to Combat Liangshan

"Alright! I'll give you soldiers! How many do you want? I'll give you as many as you need!"

Gao Qiu had truly gone mad at this moment. The pain of his entire family being wiped out had made his eyes bloodshot. He was reckless and no longer cared about formalities or checks and balances. He only wanted Liangshan to die!

"Since there has been no war in Western Xia recently, I first need the help of the Song Dynasty's most elite border troops: the Guanzhong Army in Chang'an, the Hedong Army in Shanxi, and the Taiyuan Army, especially the cavalry."

Guan Sheng also made an outrageous demand, asking for elite troops from the border army, but then cleverly declined the imperial guards from Tokyo.

"Although the Grand Tutor, the Grand Commandant, and the Imperial Guards of the capital are valiant and unstoppable, I've heard that the two instructors of the 800,000 Imperial Guards, Lin Chong and Xu Ning, are both at Liangshan. Xu Ning is alright, but Lin Chong is practically the teacher of all the Imperial Guards! In battle, our soldiers remember her past kindness, while Lin Chong has fallen so low that he doesn't even recognize his own family, and he's familiar with the Imperial Guards' tactics. That's why Qin Ming and Huyan Zhuo suffered two defeats in two battles. Therefore, I don't want any of the Imperial Guards in Dongjing; I want the border troops on the Liao-Song border!"

"No problem, I'll allocate some troops for you! I'll transfer some border troops from the Liao-Song border to you. Liang Zhongshu, the prefect of Daming Prefecture, one of the four capitals of the Great Song Dynasty, is my son-in-law. The imperial guards of Daming Prefecture are closest to the Liao-Song border and are the second line of defense against the Liao Dynasty. You can use the imperial guards there as you see fit."

Cai Jing also made a promise—there was no other way, Gao Qiu was a very important political ally of his. Although he was not very capable, he was the emperor's confidant and was even more favored by the emperor than Cai Jing, the Grand Tutor. If his ally was in trouble, Cai Jing had to protect him.

"Thank you, Grand Tutor! Thank you, Grand Commandant!"

Guan Sheng bowed to the three lords again, and then led his troops out to war!

Gao Qiu immediately went to Tong Guan, the Privy Councilor who was in charge of the Western Xia battlefield in Guanzhong and Shanxi, to request him to transfer troops.

However, although Kansai, the land of Shanxi, has been the former territory of Qin and Jin since ancient times, the local population is known for its fierce fighting spirit.

During the pre-Qin period, Shang Yang also made an alliance with the god of war and blood, causing everyone in the Guanzhong region to have bloodshot eyes and be filled with fighting spirit. Since ancient times, the Guanzhong region has produced many good men from the six counties, and the Guanzhong Imperial Guards were incredibly powerful in combat.

However, it's hard to say how much of their fighting strength would remain after being ravaged by the Northern Song Dynasty's disastrous military system.

Moreover, armored cavalry were not easy to produce. Even with the strength of the Song Dynasty, they were very rare. This was because an ordinary warhorse could only carry a fully armed, heavily armored soldier at its limit. Adding a full set of horse armor would crush the horse. Only warhorses with dragon blood or other extremely special, powerful, and fierce characteristics could be used to build armored cavalry.

Even in the Song Dynasty, such elite troops numbered only a few thousand, less than ten thousand.

Huyan Zhuo's decision to lose a thousand dragon horses was indeed a serious matter. Tong Guan carefully inspected the deployment of the three border armies and found that the armored cavalry were all in extremely crucial hub positions, strategically deterring Western Xia and Liao, or serving as important fortresses for emergency reinforcements to the front lines. They were truly impossible to mobilize!

I can't possibly let something happen to the Western Xia border I'm in charge of just to help Gao Qiu, can I?!

What Huyan Zhuo took away was the last armored cavalry unit within the Song Dynasty that could be mobilized at will.

Fine, if we don't have armored cavalry, heavy cavalry will do! Give us more!

After hearing Tong Guan's reply, Gao Qiu and Guan Sheng were also quite helpless and had no choice but to do their best to request heavy cavalry. Tong Guan eventually drew a cavalry force of 10,000 men from the three war zones of Guanzhong, Hedong and Shanxi.

Four thousand of them were heavy cavalrymen, clad in thick iron armor, wielding long spears or crescent blades, and armed with maces and bows and arrows. They charged into battle on the front lines, fighting valiantly and without equal.

Six thousand were light cavalrymen clad in leather armor, with sabers and maces at their waists, wielding powerful bows that could be fired from either side, and also carrying spears to assist in their charge; they were incredibly fast.

Of these 10,000 men, half were elite troops trained by the border army, and the other half were grassland herders who had been repeatedly conscripted. Tong Guan was indeed generous; this force could have served as a main force for the Northern Expedition against the Liao Dynasty.

After Tong Guan presented the Guanzhong gift package, Liang Zhongshu of Daming Prefecture, under Cai Jing's instruction, mobilized the entire imperial guards of Daming Prefecture, a total of 50,000 men. Among them, 10,000 were heavily armored imperial guards, wearing heavy armor, carrying halberds and giant axes, and equipped with crossbows. This was the core force protecting Beijing, one of the four capitals of the Song Dynasty, and was nicknamed the "Flower of Daming Prefecture".

There were also 40,000 guards from the daimyo prefecture, all clad in the simplest two-piece breastplates, wielding spears, and armed with bows and crossbows as secondary weapons. They were all well-trained and exuded killing intent.

Liang Zhongshu naturally hated Liangshan to the core. Damn it, how many times has Liu Hong, the leader of Liangshan, robbed and killed my birthday gifts?! When will this end?! He's just trying to fleece me, isn't he?!

Before, I couldn't mobilize the troops of Daming Prefecture, so I couldn't do anything to you. Now, my father-in-law, Cai Jing, has given me a death order, telling me to kill you at all costs. Of course, I will fight with all my might!

Liang Zhongshu dispatched five military commanders and fifty generals to lead the 50,000-strong army under Guan Sheng's command, and once again unleashed his ultimate weapon: Lu Junyi.

Master Lu, do me a favor and I'll summon you to fight. After it's done, I'll ask my father-in-law, Cai Jing, to give you all the martial arts manuals of the Imperial Guards in Tokyo!

Liang Zhongshu's move tickled Lu Junyi's itch, and he joined the army without hesitation.

And the prefect of Jeju. Lei Zu's chief disciple, Zhang Shuye...

Dongping Prefecture Military Commander, Double-Spear General Dong Ping

Shi Wengong, the Golden Lion of Zengtou City

Prefect of Qingzhou, Lei Jiangyun Tianbiao

These local officials and powerful figures, who were on the verge of being beaten to death or forced to their deaths by Liangshan Marsh, flocked to respond and obeyed Guan Sheng's orders.

Guan Sheng looked at these troops and nodded with great satisfaction.

Now that the scale is already so large, once Grand Commandant Gao dispatches the border troops from the Liao-Song border, capturing and killing Liu Hong will be a piece of cake.

But the next moment, Guan Sheng was dumbfounded.

According to Gao Qiu, he mobilized a full 40,000 elite infantrymen from the Liao-Song border, all fully armored. Among them, 30,000 were spearmen equipped with various crossbows. There were also 10,000 elite longbowmen, all capable of drawing powerful, armor-piercing bows; each one was robust and imposing, with arms like apes—the elite of the elite among archers!

With the addition of Tong Guan's 10,000 cavalry and Daming Prefecture's 50,000 infantry, Guan Sheng could field an army of 100,000.

However, when Guan Sheng received these soldiers from the Song-Liao front, he was completely stunned.

Those legendary ten thousand archers were only at the level of ordinary soldiers, or even worse. They only had five thousand sets of armor, and powerful bows? Powerful my foot! They were almost all ordinary bows and arrows! The armor-piercing arrows in their quivers were also tattered and made with very little iron.

The 30,000 ordinary spearmen were even worse. Only the captains and higher-ranking officers had armor, and everyone only had one spear. Ten men couldn't even put together a crossbow! Some of them didn't even know how to stand in a basic formation. Guan Sheng could tell at a glance that at least 20,000 of these 30,000 were conscripts forcibly recruited by border officers to make up the numbers.

No way, this is outrageous! Of these 40,000 men, only about 10,000 seem to have the fighting strength of a local militia! The remaining 30,000 are definitely just there to make up the numbers!

And here's the problem: 40,000 suits of armor, 30,000 crossbows, and 10,000 powerful bows—only 5,000 suits of armor and a few thousand bows and crossbows remain—who did you sell these weapons and armor to?! There's no war on the Liao-Song border, and you dare to embezzle funds like this?!

Chapter 328: Song Jiang Takes Command in the Campaign to Conquer Beijing (Bonus Chapter for 3600 Monthly Tickets!)

If Guan Sheng had arrived two months earlier, the situation might have been better.

However, in the past two months, Chai Jin spent a lot of money, using copper coins and silver to make all the generals on both sides of the Liao-Song border extremely wealthy. Naturally, the weapons and armor that mysteriously disappeared all ended up in Liangshan's pockets.

Even Liu Hong looked down on the divine crossbow: "I already have a matchlock gun, so this is unnecessary." Therefore, he directly distributed it to the large number of mountain bandits who had recently defected, as well as the people of Jizhou, so that they could defend themselves. This greatly boosted the combat effectiveness of the second-line troops of Liangshan hidden among the people.

After discovering that a single village could muster thirty or forty crossbows, the Jeju constables were nearly scared to death. They already dared not provoke Liangshan, and now they dared not even mess with a single village. They were extremely polite whenever they went to a village on business; after all, anyone with a few crossbows pointed at their head would become courteous. Without gathering two or three hundred men, the Jeju constables wouldn't even dare to go into a village to arrest criminals.

Helpless, Guan Sheng sighed and led his 10,000 cavalry and 60,000 elite infantry, a total of 70,000 men as the main force. He conscripted 300,000 laborers from various prefectures and counties in Hebei and Shandong, forming a massive army of 370,000 men, which he called a million-strong army. Starting from Daming Prefecture, they marched south across the Yellow River like the sharpest dagger, directly piercing Qingzhou and threatening the three mountains of Qingzhou and Penglai in Dengzhou!

Penglai, the current seat of Dengzhou, is now the largest port, shipyard, foundry, and gunpowder workshop in Liangshan Marsh. It is very important and can be said to have become the second core of Liangshan.

And stationed here is none other than Wu Song, the Pilgrim, and his Second Legion.

Moreover, Guan Sheng learned about the situation through the local anti-Liangshan alliance and recruited Dong Ping, Zhang Shuye, Shi Wengong, and the Zeng family's five tigers into his own ranks to strengthen the command system. Together with the assault vanguard and his generals Lu Junyi, Hao Siwen, and Xuan Zan, the lineup was quite impressive. Tong Guan even transferred three blue dragons from Taiyuan, the hometown of the Shatuo people, to protect Guan Sheng. The goal was to defeat Liangshan head-on.

Faced with the overwhelming force of the imperial army, the entire Liangshan bandits were united in their hatred of the enemy. Chao Gai's faction wanted to protect their utopia, Peach Blossom Spring. The bandit faction, lacking a leader but possessing a large number of followers, naturally wanted to fight the imperial court to the death for survival. The surrendered generals, led by Huyan Zhuo, understood the principle that the greater the storm, the higher the price; the more they defeated the imperial court, the greater the benefits they would receive upon being granted amnesty!

In short, let's just fight! Our Liangshan army is strong and well-equipped, so it's not certain who will win or lose!

The imperial court launched three major campaigns against Liangshan, each more massive than the last. The first campaign, led by Qin Ming, boasted 100,000 troops; the second, led by Huyan Zhuo, boasted 500,000; and the third, led by Guan Sheng, boasted 1 million. Keep in mind that the Song Dynasty's imperial guards numbered only 800,000, so this campaign was practically their limit.

After this wave of attacks, the imperial court will likely be powerless to suppress Liangshan Marsh.

In an instant, the Liangshan generals were united in their determination and eager to go to Dengzhou to defeat Guan Sheng!

At that moment, Wu Yong stepped forward and voiced his objection.

“Brother, you can’t go to Dengzhou. Guan Sheng is a descendant of Guan Yu. He is well-versed in military strategy, has unparalleled martial arts skills, and is exceptionally intelligent! When he was in Hedong, he was most skilled at leading cavalry in decapitation raids.”

At this moment, Guan Sheng's army is besieging Qingzhou, but not attacking. They are surely waiting for our reinforcements to reach Dengzhou, then planning to ambush them en route! Right now, five fierce generals—Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, Dong Ping, Zhang Shuye, and Yun Tianbiao—are under her command. If we rashly move out, we risk disaster, becoming another Yan Liang or Wen Chou dying under her Green Dragon Crescent Blade.”

Wu Yong quoted extensively from classical texts and spoke eloquently.

"As far as I know, Guan Sheng has taken all the troops and generals of Daming Prefecture. Therefore, I propose that we send a general to do the opposite, leading a detachment to besiege the city and attack Daming Prefecture. This will force Guan Sheng to retreat and return to defend the city, allowing us to wait in comfort and launch a surprise attack on Guan Sheng on the way."

Liu Hong nodded, thinking it was a good plan, and then began to think about who to appoint.

There are three people who are the most capable commanders right now: myself, Huyan Zhuo, and Song Jiang.

However, Guan Sheng's lineup was a bit too outrageous. Sending a fierce general like Huyan Zhuo to Daming Prefecture would leave Liu Hong without a general to intercept Guan Sheng's army, which was not appropriate. After thinking it over, Liu Hong turned his attention to Song Jiang. But this kid had suffered heavy losses last time and was demoted to the Redemption Camp as a suicide soldier. How could he be brought back up?

Liu Hong pondered carefully but couldn't come up with a solution, so he simply stopped thinking about it and instead, through Wu Yong, subtly and cryptically conveyed the message to Song Jiang: "Brother, you lack a leader. Take a detachment and besiege Daming Prefecture. This is your last chance."

At this moment, Song Jiang gritted his teeth and took the biggest gamble of his life, immediately going to see Liu Hong. Her skin was like black jade soaked in the night, gleaming with a deep, cold light; her waist-length hair was like flowing liquid silver, with a faint violet magical halo floating in the dark; her slender limbs were as light as a cat's, and her pointed ears peeked out from her silver hair, trembling subtly with her words.

Her face was as youthful and innocent as a young girl's, but her narrow, amethyst eyes held a deep well of intrigue and scheming, second only to Gao Qiu in ruthlessness and cunning.

In her slender hands, she held three sandalwood boxes—three military treatises bestowed by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, which she presented to Liu Hong in person.

"Brother! Your little sister is willing to lead troops to attack Daming Prefecture, so as to atone for her sins with merit!"

Song Jiang suddenly knelt down in front of Liu Hong, kowtowed three times, and begged for forgiveness.

"During this time, I have thoroughly studied the three military treatises and am no longer a half-baked expert! I will definitely complete the mission perfectly and live up to your expectations, brother! These three military treatises are also my lifeline, and I entrust them all to you for safekeeping! You can also learn the military strategies bestowed by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and improve your command abilities. If you fail to conquer Daming Prefecture, I will offer my head in gratitude and sign this pledge!"

Liu Hong was somewhat surprised. He flipped through the three military books and found that they contained a large number of military strategies, battle formations, and even psionic spells for the scale of war. The reason why he had strong command ability was simply because he was well-versed in Chinese and foreign history, and his ability to talk about war on paper was comparable to that of Zhao Kuo. In addition, he had been constantly fighting against the Song army and had slowly explored and learned on his own.

Song Jiang's three military treatises, however, were considered standard textbooks.

"Good! There are no jokes in the army."

After thinking about it, Liu Hong gave Song Jiang a chance.

"I will transfer Ling Zhen's artillery to you! With the divine strategist Zhu Wu accompanying you, followed by Hua Rong, Yan Shun, Wang Ying, Zheng Tianshou, Deng Fei, Ou Peng, Li Zhong, Kong Ming, Kong Liang, Song Wan, Du Qian, Chen Da, and Yang Chun, thirteen commanders, eight divisions of troops, plus the thirty-six rebel kings from both sides of the Yellow River who recently defected, seventy-two bands of rebels will be at your disposal!"

"These men, in total, number three thousand elite armored soldiers, twenty thousand bandits, and one thousand artillerymen. They're going to break through Daming Prefecture—don't worry, even these bandits are each equipped with a powerful crossbow that Master Chai bought; their combat strength is very high, and Daming Prefecture is practically deserted. Whether we take Daming Prefecture or not isn't important; what's important is posing the greatest threat to Daming Prefecture, forcing Guan Sheng to divide his forces, or even come to its rescue personally, understand?"

Liu Hong gave Song Jiang a death order, and the little girl gladly accepted the order to attack Daming Prefecture.

Chapter 329: The Fierce Shock of the Psionic Cannon

Wu Yong's strategy did indeed catch the imperial army off guard. Guan Sheng made countless predictions about Liangshan's actions, and even used the natural defenses of Mount Tai to turn the seven prefectures of Shandong into a death trap. As long as any troops crossed Mount Tai to rescue Dengzhou, they would inevitably be discovered by Guan Sheng, who would launch a surprise attack and inflict heavy losses.

However, Liangshan was not fooled at all, and Liu Hong also remained silent in the face of Guan Sheng's trap.

Meanwhile, Song Jiang led more than 23,000 men through Shandong's prefectures west of Mount Tai as if they were in an empty field, crossed the Yellow River, and then traversed the flat, undefended lands of Hebei, directly reaching the outskirts of Daming Prefecture! Ling Zhen's massive and heavy artillery equipment was also transported by water along the Yellow River and Zhang River to the walls of Daming Prefecture.

As the last golden rays of the setting sun dipped below the horizon, the air suddenly tightened.

Song Jiang stood proudly atop a makeshift wooden tower, his skin a deep, inky purple, as if stained by the night, its features outlined like cold jade by the smoke of war. His long, silvery-white hair billowed like a living thing in the air currents, and deep within his purple eyes was reflected the steel behemoth that loomed over the plain—the capital of Daming Prefecture: Yuancheng.

The majestic brick and stone city wall, like a giant black dragon coiled on the Hebei Plain, had an eerie glow on its surface. Three hundred and sixty iron pagodas stood silently on the top of the wall, and beams of arcane light burst from the bricks at the top of the pagodas, soaring into the sky! Various giant war weapons in the windows of the towers reflected the ominous moonlight.

Above, a psionic shield formed from various ethereal defensive magics swirled in the twilight, resembling a giant ceramic bowl inverted above the sky of Daming Prefecture, with layers upon layers of incantations and runes shimmering in perfect arcs.

After Ye City was destroyed by Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, Yuan City, the seat of Daming Prefecture, replaced Ye City and became the political, economic, and cultural center of Hebei.

During the Song Dynasty, this place became Beijing, one of the four capitals of the Song Dynasty. Its strategic position was extremely important, and its defensive strength was extremely formidable. Even Liu Hong did not expect Song Jiang to be able to take Daming Prefecture with this detachment; he only hoped that the offensive he launched here would force Guan Sheng to withdraw his troops.

Song Jiang took a deep breath. This was his last chance. Fine, Liu Hong was too powerful, already deeply entrenched in Liangshan. He had no chance of becoming the leader of Liangshan, but at least he would become a general commanding the three armies! He would climb higher and higher—starting with conquering Beijing, one of the four capitals of the Song Dynasty!

Song Jiang abruptly turned around, his gaze shifting from the imposing and terrifying city walls of Daming Prefecture to his tents, which stretched out to the horizon like a vast cloud. He looked at his immense and seemingly indestructible military camp, and most importantly, at the artillery positions that Ling Zhen had once again deployed.

"Sister! The cannons are deployed and ready to fire at any time!"

Ling Zhen's roar pierced the deathly silence.

"Then order the firing and let Hebei burn."

At Song Jiang's command, the runes bestowed by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden suddenly lit up! Cannons, amplified by the power of the demonic energy and Song Jiang's cunning spiritual energy, fired simultaneously, the sound of them tearing through the air like the shrill cries of ten thousand ghosts, ripping apart the thin mist of dawn. Two hundred cannonballs, amplified by the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, ripped through the sky like two hundred ghostly blue meteors, raining down on the spiritual energy shield and the stubborn stone walls of Daming Prefecture, producing deafening, muffled booms that blasted large, charred, spiderweb-like cracks across their surfaces!

A terrifying volley of artillery fire began. Hundreds of cannons simultaneously spewed out enormous, eerie blue fireballs, and thick, impenetrable white smoke instantly engulfed the artillery array. The earth suddenly sank, then trembled violently, as if a colossal beast were writhing beneath the ground.

The deafening roar wasn't a shriek, but a heavy, suffocating rumble that slammed into the eardrums and seeped into the bones and internal organs. Those standing on the position felt as if their hearts were being squeezed by an invisible hand, almost stopping.

Countless iron projectiles, whistling with death, tore through the air and slammed into the city wall. The impact produced a guttural, agonizing explosion, instantly blasting bowl-sized craters into the hard brick surface, spiderweb-like cracks spreading wildly. Broken bricks and stones rained down like a storm, striking the wall with a crackling sound. The city wall, like a sleeping giant, was awakened by this sudden, intense pain, emitting a muffled groan. Dust fell from the crenellations and cracks, forming a thin yellow mist; both the psionic barrier and the brickwork were shaken and shattered by these psionic projectiles.

The terrifying bombardment continued from sunrise to sunset. The cannon barrels were scorching hot, forcing the gunners to take turns wrapping the cannons with linen soaked in cold water to cool them down. Each shot sent waves of heat emanating from the muzzle that were enough to distort the air!

Loading, compacting, igniting… the mechanical and numb actions were repeated hundreds of times. Each roar from the breech caused the gun carriage to recoil violently, carving deep furrows in the compacted earth. The gunners' ears were already ringing from the noise, and they communicated only through gestures and shouts. Their lips were cracked, but their eyes burned with an almost frenzied focus.

The majestic city walls of Daming Prefecture, along with their psionic shields, endured relentless and terrifying artillery fire. The psionic barrier was constantly destroyed, only to be rebuilt by the Confucian scholars. Patches of cratering appeared on the walls, and crumbling blue bricks revealed the grayish-yellow rammed earth beneath. Cannonballs repeatedly struck the same areas, peeling away and loosening the rammed earth layer by layer. Each impact caused the entire section of the wall to tremble slightly, and the defenders atop the walls could clearly feel the increasingly intense tremors beneath their feet. The surface of the moat rippled continuously, churning up murky silt. The air was thick with the smells of gunpowder, dust, and a faint, almost imperceptible, acrid odor of burnt bricks.

By the end, the bombardment had lasted a full six hours. The sky was dyed a vivid crimson, whether by the sunset or the firelight, and thick layers of spent shell casings and blackened powder residue lay piled up in front of the artillery positions. Many cannon barrels had overheated and deformed, and even developed tiny cracks, but the bombardment continued!

The scars on the city wall of Daming Prefecture were shocking to behold under the setting sun. A section of the wall, several tens of meters long, had its surface bricks almost completely peeled away, revealing a core of rammed earth riddled with holes!

Liang Zhongshu was truly terrified at this moment. All the imperial guards of Daming Prefecture had been taken away by Guan Sheng, so she could only hastily gather the citizens of Daming Prefecture and some local militia to defend the city walls.

However, just as she dispatched all her troops to fight on the city walls, she fell into Song Jiang's trap. While all the troops in Daming Prefecture were drawn to Ling Zhen's artillery fire, Song Jiang personally led thirteen leaders, including Hua Rong, and five hundred elite soldiers. Under the leadership of Song Wan and Du Qian, they infiltrated the underground Ghost Tower of Daming Prefecture. They bypassed the double defenses of the city walls and barriers without anyone noticing and stormed into Daming Prefecture under the cover of night!

Chapter 330: Tunnel Warfare - The Fall of Beijing

Passing through hidden reed beds, navigating murky underground rivers, crawling through dark, winding caves, and climbing the terrifying Ghost Fanlou, Song Jiang and his group, led by Du Qian and Song Wan, stealthily stormed into the Ghost Fanlou beneath Daming Prefecture. The two were originally from Daming Prefecture and were extremely familiar with the Ghost Fanlou beneath the prefecture. They directly followed the path that Liu Hong and Wu Song had once carved out, arriving at the Fanlou on the surface.

At this moment, all the guards of Daming Prefecture were on the city wall, attracted by Ling Zhen's cannons, and did not notice the movements of this small team. The guards were still complaining about why the range of this cannon was so far, which rendered the three-bow ballistae and catapults deployed by the Song Dynasty on the towers useless.

Normally, according to the training manual, we only need to use ballistae and catapults to destroy the enemy's engineering equipment. The walls and psionic barriers of the Daming Prefecture are indestructible!