By morning, Xiang Liang's siege had been going on for half an hour, and Jiang Yuan, defending the city, was already beginning to struggle.
"Damn it, that dog Xiang Liang." He gritted his teeth and cursed Xiang Liang viciously.
"General, we can't hold on much longer! Even if we brace the gates, they'll be smashed open soon!" His deputy general ran over anxiously. "Retreat, General! As long as we cross the Huai River, we'll definitely find a way to survive!"
Jiang Yuan pressed his lips tightly together, the pupils in his wide eyes trembling.
In the end, he still let out an unwilling roar. "Retreat! Abandon the city!"
He was ruthless enough to directly abandon the troops still being brutally beaten by Xiang Liang's army outside the southern gate. Taking the rest of his men, he ran along the central avenue toward the northern gate. Once they passed through the northern gate, they would reach the ferry crossing.
At that moment, Jiang Yuan truly had the air of a warrior cutting off his own arm to survive.
But when he led his men to the northern gate, his heart sank.
The northern gate had been breached.
"Who the *hell is that—" He felt a mouthful of blood lodge in his chest, his eyes nearly popping out as he stared at the large force blocking the northern gate. "Where are the messengers? Why did no one inform me!? Why!?"
Xiang Yu, stationed at the northern gate, merely smiled without answering. He raised the Heavenly Dragon City-Breaking Halberd instead, signaling the cavalry and chariot troops to strengthen their defenses.
If nothing unexpected happened, Jiang Yuan would choose to force his way through!
"Little Four, Deputy General Zhu, prepare to meet their charge!" Xiang Yu slammed his great halberd into the ground, sending