This was the most primitive and simple combination of infantry and cannons. When the soldiers were pushing the siege towers, the catapults stopped shooting. Then the ballistas stopped shooting as well. At this time, the siege towers were already on top of the city wall, and the siege towers were about to reach the city wall.
At this time, countless arrows were shot from the city. These arrows were all fired by the ballistas, and they were all fire arrows. The wooden targets of these arrows were the catapults.
After the arrows were shot, several of the catapults were destroyed. Then countless enemy troops appeared on top of the city wall. These enemy troops used something that looked like a fork to push down the siege towers. At the same time, countless archers appeared on top of the city wall. These archers were constantly shooting down arrows as well as rolling stones. The soldiers who participated in the siege fell down one by one from the siege towers. Even the siege towers were destroyed.
Seeing this, the first group of soldiers immediately retreated. Then the second group rushed forward. They were also pushing the siege towers and siege towers. However, their speed wasn't very fast. At this time, the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance's ballistas began to shoot in order to suppress the enemy's ballistas.
The first attack didn't succeed. The people in the city seemed to be very experienced in defending. Although they attacked several times, they didn't succeed.
Year 19 wasn't in a hurry. The more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes. And once you make a mistake, you will give the enemy an opportunity.
The day's battle ended quickly. The allied forces launched five attacks, but none of them succeeded. In the five attacks, they lost nearly two thousand men, fifty-seven ballistas, sixty-five catapults, twenty-four siege towers, seventy-eight scaling ladders, and more than five thousand arrows and nearly four hundred stone shells.
This result was also within Year One's expectations. At night, Year One gathered everyone for a meeting. Once everyone was in the command tent, Year One looked at everyone and said, "Everyone should have seen the situation of the siege today. What do you think about it?" Year One nodded and said, "What do you think about the siege today?" Year One nodded.
Hearing Year Nineteen's words, everyone couldn't help but look at each other. In their opinion, today's siege was quite normal. Although there wasn't anything too outstanding, they didn't make any mistakes either. What did Year Nineteen mean by asking this? Could it be that he was dissatisfied with today's siege?
Year 19 looked at everyone and said, "Today's siege can only be considered normal. There wasn't anything special about it, the tactics were ordinary, and the troops attacking the city were ordinary. However, there was still an advantage, which was that we could see the situation inside the city. The preparations inside the city were very thorough. They should have some anti-catapults and anti-arrows. Because of this, they didn't lose a lot of people in today's battle. Moreover, the defensive equipment inside the city was very complete. It can be seen that they were very well prepared. Taking the South Hua Gate in a short period of time wouldn't be easy."
When everyone heard Year One, they let out a sigh of relief. So this was what Year One wanted to say. This was something that they could accept. After all, this was the main objective of today's siege. It was impossible to take down a city in the first siege. Therefore, the first day of the siege was to see how the city was faring and how the morale of the defenders was. There wasn't much to ask for in other aspects.
Year 19 looked at everyone and said, "Tomorrow, we will continue to probe for a day. We can't stop the attack. We must see if the enemy still has any tricks up their sleeves. However, today's attack definitely won't work. Because of this, I'm preparing to strengthen the attack tomorrow. Every attacking echelon will have five thousand people. If there are casualties and they retreat in less than a day, all five thousand of them will be punished. We must test the bottom line of the defenders. At the same time, the Sky Dance Realm experts of the various city-states should be prepared to provide support at any time. This is because the enemy might send Sky Dance Realm experts to participate in the battle."
When everyone heard Year One's words, they were all stunned. Even if it was an elite troop, losing one-fifth of their troops in one battle was already the limit that this troop could endure. If they continued to lose more troops, then the troop might collapse and scatter.
But Year 19's order was that if the five thousand people retreated after losing less than a thousand, then all five thousand of them would be punished. This was too strict. Not many armies could do this.
At the same time, this order would also increase the casualties of the army. For a moment, the generals in the tent were silent. The entire tent was so silent that even a pin drop could be heard.
Year 19 wasn't a complete idiot. On the contrary, his ability to observe people's expressions was top-notch. Because of this, when he saw the reaction of these people, he knew that they were against it. Year 19 immediately said, "I know that this will increase everyone's losses. However, this is something that can't be helped. If we don't force out all of their cards, then our losses in the future will only be greater."
Nobody said anything. When Year 19 looked at the generals, he couldn't help but feel anger rising in his heart. He just realized how difficult it was to be the Alliance Leader. Just a small loss and these people were already complaining. If they were to encounter an even more difficult battle, then how would these people react? Would they be scared out of their wits?
However, Nineteen didn't dare to get angry at these people. He was very clear on how he became the Alliance Lord. If he were to get angry at these people, then his position as the Alliance Lord wouldn't be stable. These people could push him to the position of the Alliance Lord, but they could also pull him down from his position as the Alliance Lord.
Because of this, Year 19 could only suppress his anger. Then he said, "Everyone, if we don't take down Nanhua Gate as soon as possible, then we will fall into a passive position. Do you want to return empty-handed? Not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, but also the waste of money and food? If you don't want to, then we will attack tomorrow and force the other side to reveal their cards. Only then can we think of a better way to deal with them and eliminate them. "
Year 19's words had some effect. Aside from Year 19, most of the people present were generals from other city-states. The other city-states' City Lords didn't participate in this battle. After all, they were City Lords. They weren't like Year 19 who wanted to use this battle to consolidate their position as the Alliance Leader. Because of this, they naturally didn't appear.
It was precisely because these people weren't City Lords and were only generals that Year 19's words had some effect. If they couldn't even take down Nanhua Gate, then they would lose a lot of soldiers and generals, as well as a lot of money and food. If they returned to their own city-states, then they would certainly be punished by their City Lords. No one wanted to be punished, so they could only attack. As long as they take down Nanhua Gate and destroy Nanhua City, then they would be able to return to their own city-states as the victors.
Seeing the expressions on their faces loosen up, Year 19 opened his mouth and said, "Moreover, don't forget that the 1000 people lost in each attack weren't from one city-state. What is there to worry about?"
Hearing Year 19's words, the generals couldn't help but stare. Then they immediately reacted. Right, each attack wasn't from one city-state's army, but from several city-states' armies. This meant that the 1000 people lost couldn't all be from their city-states, but rather from several city-states. What was there to worry about? At most, they would lose a few hundred people, which was something they could afford to lose.
Thinking about this, they no longer objected to Year 19's words. Everyone said in unison, "We are willing to listen to the Alliance Leader's orders."
Year One Nine looked at them. Although he was smiling, there was a trace of impatience and hatred in his eyes. He was really unhappy. They had only lost a thousand men in one attack, and he had to explain for so long before they agreed. It was too hateful, too hateful.
After that, Year 19 distributed the tasks of the attacking echelons before letting everyone go back. Stone Hammer and the others were the same as before. During the entire meeting, they sat there and didn't say a word.
After returning to their own camp, Stone Hammer and the others went to the tent. Shi Ye looked at Stone Hammer and said, "General Stone, do you think that Year 19's plan is feasible? Is it a plan to attack? "
Stone Hammer nodded and said, "From the looks of it, this plan is feasible. We have to test the city's trump card sooner or later. However, I feel that Year 19 is a little impatient. He should attack for a few days like today and then suddenly increase the intensity of his attacks. Only then can he test the city's trump card and attack on the second day. At this time, the city's resources are sufficient, the morale of the army is high, and the enemy's stamina hasn't been depleted. Attacking at this time isn't the best choice, but it's also not a bad choice. Forget it, let's not bother about him. Anyway, there's nothing for us to do. Let's listen to what the scouts say."
Let's see what's going on. "Then Stone Hammer called the scouts back and asked them about the results of today's reconnaissance. Unsurprisingly, today's reconnaissance wasn't very fruitful. Mount Zhuhua was very steep, it wouldn't be easy to climb over the mountain.
However, Shi Chui didn't care about it. If it was really that easy to find a place to cross the mountain, then Mount Zhuhua wouldn't have become the border. Shi Chui gave the people an order. He had them bring a portable transmission formation and scout the area tomorrow. In the future, they wouldn't need to report back to the camp every day. As long as they send a letter to him at night, they would be fine.
After these people left, Stone Hammer looked at Shi Ye and the others and said, "Since Year 19 doesn't want us to go out and train, then we won't go out. We'll just stay in the camp and train. Moreover, don't make too much noise. Although we aren't afraid of Year 19, there's no need to clash with him. Everyone should stay low-key for the next few days."
The group nodded. They were now following Stone Hammer's lead. Moreover, they also discovered that Stone Hammer's command wasn't wrong. Naturally, they wouldn't say anything and just listened to Stone Hammer.
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