The next day, the Mongol Army launched their attack. Relying on the advantage of the city walls, Guo Jing stubbornly held his ground against wave after wave of assaults from the Mongol forces.
In this world, Khwarazm had not overheard Guo Jing's plan to run away, so she never leaked the secret; hence, she harbored no guilt toward Guo Jing, but rather felt a suffocating anger at being abandoned.
Guo Jing and Tolui were sworn brothers, but after all, the character for righteousness bound them. Facing a heartbroken younger sister who had been abandoned, it was a joke to say Guo Jing faced no resentment, plus he dared not plead for mercy in front of her.
Thus, without Khwarazm and Tolui helping Guo Jing beg Genghis Khan for mercy, Temujin currently felt a deep sense of betrayal, as though he had raised an ungrateful wolf only for it to turn on him. Coupled with intelligence reports from his spies revealing that Guo Jing was the one defending the city, alongside Huang Rong by his side, he now wanted nothing more than to capture Guo Jing and kill him.
Wang Ming was also watching the battle unfolding below from the city wall, and could not help asking Guo Jing beside him, "Why has Temujin personally led his troops here?"
Although Guo Jing was focused on the movements of the battlefield, he still patiently replied to Wang Ming, "This time, I learned that the Mongols were attacking the Song Dynasty because Tolui, my anda, sent me a message. The letter said it was because my defection ignited the Great Khan's fury. Furthermore, because my escape was too smooth, he assumed I had ties with the upper echelons of the Song Dynasty. Fearing that dragging things out would strengthen the Song military defenses,