"Oh no! Commander is dead!" Someone shouted in the intense battle, and instantly the entire defensive line was in chaos! The soldiers who were still holding on to their breaths were suddenly panicked and disorganized after hearing the news, and the originally tight formation immediately became loose and disorderly...

  As more and more bandits climbed over the earth wall, someone among the chaotic soldiers suddenly let out a mournful cry and ran to the back. This action directly led to the collapse of the defending army on the earth wall!

  Sun Cheng and Yang Fan saw that things were not going well and also desperately joined the fleeing crowd, their hearts constantly trembling, today they are probably going to end up here.

  "Run, run fast, dont look back!" Seeing the situation was hopeless, Zeng Congzheng hastily grabbed Xu Hui and followed the crowd running towards the rear. The waist knife in Xu Huis hand was also lost somewhere, his left hand only held a shield to protect himself, closely following behind Zeng Congzheng.

  The bandit armys morale was high, and they charged into the second line of defense one after another. The dense crowd of people rushing about made the defenders behind the third line of defense feel their scalps tingle with fear. Zong Sheng had already stood up, preparing to order a retreat.

  Less than two hours have passed since the battle began, and both defensive lines have already collapsed. The same outcome is certain for this side as well. Zong Sheng also saw it, not that the soldiers were not trying their best, but there were just too many bandits. Facing tens of times more enemies with such simple defensive fortifications, it was already very difficult for the two front lines to hold out until now...

  Zong Sheng thought it was about time, the Gaoyang City side should have been handled properly, its time to leave this ghost place and reunite with Zhu Song. So he nodded at the small flag on the side, that small flag understood, raised the command flag in his hand, just about to wave it down, when suddenly another soldier stopped him...

  Zhu Songs face turned red with rage: "What are you doing?"

  The soldier ran to Zong Shengs side, pulled out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Song. Zong Sheng took it, opened it and looked at it, then sucked in a breath of cold air: "This Zhu Song is ruthless!" After finishing speaking, he crumpled up the letter and stuffed it into his own pocket, shaking his head again at the little flag. The little flag saw this and slowly lowered the flag in its hand...

  Cries of despair continued to echo around the battlefield, countless bandits knocked down and slaughtered fleeing soldiers one by one. Many bandits lay on top of the soldiers corpses, snatching their weapons and armor, while others searched for food on the soldiers bodies, ignoring the threat of being trampled into pulp. The starving refugees, whose eyes gleamed with a green light from hunger, pounced directly onto the corpses, tearing at them with abandon.

  Inside the alley, Liu Ce and others learned about the chaotic scene outside through the gaps in several doors, and couldnt help but feel a chill... If they hadnt listened to Liu Ces words earlier and stood on the earth wall with the defending army to resist the enemy, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  Liu Ce was also bewildered at this time, how could they collapse so soon after just starting? It was too fast, he tightened his belt, grasped the long spear and instructed a few words to the surrounding soldiers before focusing on the fleeing soldiers...

  At this time, Zong Sheng stood up and whispered a few words to the guards beside him. The guards then quietly walked down from the high platform with Zong Sheng and disappeared from everyones sight. Not long after, hundreds of soldiers in full armor rode over a hundred fast horses towards the direction of Gao Yang City... Due to the defenders attention being focused on the front lines, they did not know that Zong Sheng and his trusted guards had already abandoned them and escaped on their own...

  "Long spears at the ready, shield bearers grip tightly and hold the door shut." Seeing the bandits and fleeing soldiers charging towards them, Liu Ce decisively led the way by extending the spear head out of the gap in the door. Five icy spear tips were aimed forward, while four shield bearers crouched with their bodies at an angle, one hand holding a shield and the other hand tightly grasping the door handle to resist the impending impact.

  A crazed soldier, shouting loudly, charged forward without regard for the sharp gun tips between the planks. The people behind the door hesitated for a moment. Although Liu Ce had previously said that they would kill anyone who rushed into the alleyway, regardless of whether they were friend or foe, when it came time to put those words into action, despite their chilly relationship, they couldnt bring themselves to harm one of their own comrades. Liu Ce wordlessly stabbed the soldier with his gun and another fleeing soldier ran up, Liu Ce still expressionless, stabbed him down as well...

  "At this time, if you hesitate again, its equivalent to putting your lives in the hands of others. If you want to survive, take down anyone who rushes forward!" Liu Ce bellowed, knowing that undisciplined soldiers were more terrifying than bandits. If everyone inside the alley continued to show mercy and compassion at this moment, everything would be lost."

  Another fleeing soldier rushed to the door and attempted to knock it down, but Chen Qings long spear suddenly thrust out from the gap and pierced his chest, splashing out a column of blood. Liu Ce nodded in approval, not expecting Chen Qings mental fortitude to be so strong, making the correct decision in just a short moment.

  At this time, the bandits rushed towards Liu Ces defense line like crazy, colliding with them without care, and the knife shield was almost knocked to the ground. Fortunately, Liu Ce and others behind him held their ground firmly, stabilizing his body.

  "Raise your guns! Kill!" Liu Ce roared, and a gun pierced out from the gap. The other four people around him also stabbed their long guns into the bandits body at the same time. The flying blood splashed out of the flesh when they pulled back their guns, like blooming flowers, both beautiful and cruel.

  "Raise your guns! Kill!"

  "Kill!"

  After several rounds of stabbing and killing, no one was injured or killed among the crowd, it can be seen that this tactic is temporarily feasible, and everyones cooperation has gradually become tacit. The unnecessary spearhead was abolished, only need to lift the gun, stab, and retrieve the gun, which saved a lot of physical strength. The soldiers who had not joined the battle yet hurriedly pushed back in unison when the formation retreated slightly.

  In front of the two rows, ten halberdiers continuously stabbed four guns and then retreated to rest and conserve their strength from both sides of the alley. The soldiers behind immediately came forward to fill in the gaps and continue stabbing.

  Liu Ce still stood in the second row, shooting and killing a bandit who was pulling the door panel. Others could rest, but he couldnt now. Whether more than 100 people could escape alive depended on his command. Once they retreated, this temporarily assembled defense line might quickly collapse.

  The dense crowd filled the entire second line of defense, and the figures of their own soldiers had gradually disappeared into the crowd. Dong Lun struggled to hold on to his breath and not fall down, he made a great effort to move his body with a long spear towards the rear to retreat. A fleeing soldier ran past him,