Over the next few days.
Northern Mang's army never let up, launching wave after wave of assaults on Chang Geng City every day. Though it had failed to breach the city several times, it had exhausted the defenders' siege defenses. The soldiers were worn down in body and spirit, and without their defensive engines, they could only hold the walls with their lives.
Even the three Land Immortals inside the city had expended a great deal of their strength.
Tuoba Bodhisattva watched from the sidelines. He was the only true master left in Northern Mang's army, while Northern Liang had several Land Immortal-level fighters. If he exhausted himself fighting ordinary soldiers, then fell to an encirclement by Northern Liang's masters, Northern Mang would lose its strongest combatant. The consequences might be even worse than losing this war.
Thus, even though his strength no longer fell short of Wang Xianzhi's, he still did not rush to act.
After surrounding Chang Geng City, Tuoba Bodhisattva organized infantry assaults to wear out its defensive engines and keep the city's greatest masters running themselves ragged.
Meanwhile, he secretly ordered men to dig tunnels, preparing to infiltrate Chang Geng City.
Even against the aging Xu Xiao, no one dared claim they could defeat him head-on. Thus, despite its overwhelming numerical advantage, Northern Mang chose the safest method of attack, even at the cost of heavy casualties. When it came to manpower, Northern Mang already held an absolute advantage.
The siege proceeded slowly and methodically. In the Northern Mang commander's plans, taking Chang Geng City within half a month would count as a great victory. Even a month would be acceptable.
But the news that followed disrupted Northern Mang's offensive. While its main army besieged Chang Geng City, Northern Liang's elite cavalry, led by Xu Fengnian,