What kind of trump card could be compared to an elite army? (There's one ahead. Look for an army with a lot of things that are comparable to cold weapons in a frontal battle.)
"City Lord, according to your orders, the city gate has been filled with gunpowder!" A military officer ran over and reported, panting. Yes, East Flow City's trump card was gunpowder. In Konuma Province and the Longhui Empire, they basically focused on the development of high-level martial masters. They didn't particularly care about gunpowder or mages.
Although gunpowder had been invented for a long time and wasn't rare when it was first developed, as the wars continued, gunpowder became less and less in each continent. An ordinary Kingdom generally wouldn't store gunpowder because they couldn't afford it.
East Flow City just happened to have a batch of gunpowder that the Longhui Empire had gifted to Konuma Province not long ago. Konuma Province divided it into two parts; one was shipped to the Black River Fortress and the other to the Outline Fortress. Unfortunately, when East Flow City had just taken over the gunpowder and was preparing to transport it, the Outline Fortress had already fallen.
The East Flow City Lord hadn't seen the power of gunpowder, but when the officer who transported the gunpowder handed over to him, he said, "The Majesty said that such a large amount of gunpowder can't be exposed to fire, otherwise it will accidentally ignite …"
"Mountain Collapses, Earth Shatters!"
"I want to see if the Red Earth army can resist this landslide!" The East Flow City Lord thought as he looked at the menacing Red Earth Army in front of him.
For him, he didn't have the confidence to place his hopes on something he hadn't seen before. But as the City Lord, he had to tell everyone that they could win. He was everyone's backbone.
"They're coming!"
The Red Earth Army rested for a moment before launching an attack. It was a very conventional method of fighting. The heavily armored infantry advanced in front of the formation.
"Heavy crossbowmen, get ready!" There was a burst of mechanical sounds as the crossbowmen on the walls of East Flow City loaded their arrows. The advantage of heavy crossbowmen was that they had a longer range and more power than ordinary archers! But excellent longbowmen shot much more accurately than heavy crossbowmen. Moreover, heavy crossbowmen were very troublesome to load!
"Interval Shooting!" A total of three rows of heavy crossbowmen took turns to shoot, ensuring that the arrows could be fired continuously. This was the best way to suppress heavy infantry.
Red Earth's heavy infantry fell one after another, but their numbers were too high. As soon as one fell, another followed.
In a moment, the Red Earth army had already hit the city gate with Siege Awls and climbed the city wall with ladders.
"Heavy ballistae, advance!" As for the Red Earth Army, after seeing that the heavy infantry attracted most of the firepower, they also sent their own long-range strike forces.
The pressure on the Eastflow City garrison suddenly increased. As a conscript army, their morale began to plummet.
Slowly, the Red Earth infantry followed the arrows and killed their way up the city walls. The two sides engaged in a melee battle atop the city walls. With the infantry of the Red Earth's two main legions as the spearhead, the conscripts of East Flow City found it difficult to resist.
"Retreat to the city center!" Seeing that the city walls could no longer be defended, the Eastflow City Lord could only order them to abandon the city center. The enemy troops concentrated around the city walls had already reached half of the total number. As long as the gunpowder really had the power to shatter the heavens and crack the earth as the official said, then East Flow City could still be defended.
… …/p
"Commander, there are so many people from the Red Earth. We can't break through their formation at all." The scouts led by Yang Ding had already arrived at the mountains near East Flow City and were watching the battlefield.
"What should we do?" Yang Ding watched the battlefield. The other side's strike force consisted of six phalanxes. If they were to force their way through, it would be impossible for their people to rush to the front of the enemy.
"Mm! Dust and sand! " Yang Ding looked at the billowing dust near East Flow City and seemed to have a hint of inspiration, but he hadn't come up with a solution yet.
"That's right! Everyone, tie a tree branch to your ponytail. Choose a tree branch that is durable and have a lot of it! " Yang Ding thought of a solution. Although this solution didn't increase their combat strength by a bit, they could only take a gamble in the current situation.
The vicinity of East Flow City was a desert. Only the mountain range where Yang Ding was located had some trees. After being exposed to the wind and the sun all year round, the trees that survived were exceptionally tough.
Ten minutes later …/p
"Brothers, let's go!"
"Kill!"
Suddenly, more than a thousand riders brought up billowing dust and sand, as if there were ten thousand horses galloping.
"My Lord! A large group of light cavalry has arrived from the north side of East Flow City, and their numbers are huge! " The great momentum that Yang Ding had created was naturally discovered by the scouts of the Red Earth, and they immediately reported to the Eighth-stage Samurai.
"Let our cavalry return from the perimeter of the city wall and stop the enemy light cavalry. Long-range troops, shoot indiscriminately at this group of light cavalry!" The Eighth-stage Samurai didn't panic at all. He still had the advantage in numbers. In terms of combat strength, light cavalry and heavy cavalry were like eggs smashing against a rock, not to mention that he still had a large number of long-range troops.
"Yes!" The messenger immediately went to relay the order.
East Flow City troops.
"My Lord, the enemy cavalry is preparing to withdraw from the city, but because there are too many of them, they are now crowded together!" The scouts reported to the East Flow City Lord about the movements of the Red Earth Forces. They, who had been suppressed in the city, didn't know that reinforcements had arrived.
"Have we been discovered?" The East Flow City Lord was startled. Immediately: "Detonate the gunpowder!"
.../p
At the city gate, the Red Earth soldiers who were huddled together didn't notice anything unusual, nor had they ever seen gunpowder. And the reason why they were huddled together was very simple. The infantry wanted to enter the city to steal merits, while the cavalry had to leave the city to fight. The conscript army's extremely poor discipline was completely exposed.
But they didn't have the chance to think too much. Arrows shot out from the middle of East Flow City began to bring with them flames, but this didn't attract their attention.
Boom! With a loud bang, the ground shook and the mountains shook. A place where gunpowder was buried was detonated, directly killing the people around it.
Boom! Boom boom! It seemed to be a chain reaction. One place after another was detonated, and each explosion took away the lives of a large number of Red Earth soldiers.
"Run!" The soldiers of Red Earth were in a mess. Most of the soldiers who were still alive were either deaf or had fainted from the shock. They ran frantically towards the city gate. The limbs and bones that were blown up everywhere made them feel fear.
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