The next morning, Stone Hammer woke up early. At this time, there were movements in the camp. The people there had also woken up and were cooking. After eating, today's attack would begin.
On the other hand, the situation in Shi Chui's camp was similar. They also started to eat. After eating, they didn't leave the camp. Instead, they started to train in groups. However, this time, the training was different from the past. This time, they didn't make any big movements. If one didn't look closely, one wouldn't be able to see what the people in the camp were doing.
Stone Hammer wasn't afraid of Year 19, but he didn't want to offend the people of the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance. This was because if the other city-states knew that he was drilling in the camp, then they would certainly be very angry.
"We are going to go all out, but you guys are still in the mood to slowly drill. This is too hateful." Perhaps all the city-states that saw Stone Hammer's training had the same thought.
Stone Hammer and the others didn't look at the situation of the drill. They couldn't make any big movements during the drill. This was just to keep the soldiers in their best condition.
The situation of Year 19 and the others was completely different from Stone Hammer's leisurely situation. After Year 19 and the others gathered, they immediately began to attack. This time, their attack method was very similar to yesterday. After suppressing the enemy, they would use the catapults to attack and then the infantry to attack the city.
However, when they attacked the city today, the attack was very fierce. This made the people in the city unable to adapt. Several times, the siege army managed to reach the city walls, but in the end, they were all taken down. The city also revealed several defensive weapons that they didn't take out yesterday. At the same time, the city's catapults began to join the battle on a large scale. Judging from the number of arrows that were shot out, the number of catapults in the city wasn't less than the number of catapults that Year 19 and the others had. In other words, they didn't use their full strength yesterday. This should be one of the city's trump cards.
Upon seeing this, Year 19 and the others were relieved. Being able to force the other party to use their trump cards was the best. In the future, they would have to guard against the other party's trump cards.
Today's attack consisted of five thousand people per echelon. And each echelon would lose at least a thousand people before retreating. This made the siege very difficult. The defenders felt a huge pressure. In their view, the other party was attacking without regard for casualties. Naturally, they would use all their means to counterattack.
Time passed by little by little. The echelon attack didn't stop, but the effect was getting worse and worse. Just like what Stone Hammer said, now wasn't the time to launch such a fierce attack. If they launch such a fierce attack in the next few days, then the effect would certainly be better. At this time, the soldiers in the city were very strong, their supplies were sufficient, and their morale was very high. At this time, launching such a fierce attack wouldn't have a good effect.
In the morning, the people in the city weren't able to adapt to the sudden attack. Because of this, they were able to get on the city walls several times. But in the end, they were all beaten down. In the afternoon, the people in the city had already adapted to the attack. The echelons in the back were unable to get on the city walls.
The Void Dance experts that Year 19 prepared weren't used. This was because the city didn't send any Void Dance experts to participate in the battle. This was because Year 19 didn't have any Void Dance experts in the city. This was because Year 19 was afraid of the number of Ballistas in the enemy's city. If he sent Void Dance experts to participate, then it would be the same as what happened in the Holy Continent. Before facing the enemy's Void Dance experts, they would have to go through the Ballistas first. This wasn't something that Year 19 wanted to see. Year 19 knew that if they lost a lot of ordinary soldiers, then the city-states wouldn't say anything. But if they lost a lot of Void Dance experts, then the city-states wouldn't agree.
After a day of attack, they still couldn't do anything to Nanhua Gate when the gong sounded to retreat at night. After the army returned to camp, Year 19 immediately beat the drums and summoned all the generals to his tent.
After everyone had entered the tent, Year 19 looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Everyone has seen today's attack. Our train of thought was correct. Today's attack has already tested the other side's trump card. Those new siege weapons and those extra ballistas are all things that we need to pay attention to. However, the other side's Sky Dance Realm experts didn't participate in the battle today. This also proves that the city still has some strength left. Everyone, tell us, what else do you want to add?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then someone said, "What I'm worried about is that the city still has other things that they haven't revealed. Our attack today was very fierce. But in the morning, they were caught off guard. But in the afternoon, they had already adapted to our attacks. They didn't seem to have any problems with our attacks, and they didn't seem to have any problems dealing with it. Because of this, I'm worried."
The others nodded as well. They were also very worried. The fighting strength displayed by the city today wasn't weak at all. Those people were already on the walls, but in the end, they were still beaten down. This kind of thing wasn't common in sieges.
Year 19 nodded and said, "I'm also worried about this. How about this, we'll attack tomorrow with the same strength. Let's see if the other side has anything else that they haven't revealed."
Everyone could only nod in agreement. Since the start of the war, they had already suffered close to ten thousand casualties. Under such circumstances, they still couldn't do anything to Nanhua City. They hadn't even tested out all of the enemy's trump cards, which made them somewhat worried.
The next morning, Year 19 and the others started to cook at four o 'clock. By six o' clock, they had already finished their meal and began to arrange their formation. After nine days, the formation was ready, and a new day of attack began.
The routine was still the same. Ballistas, catapults, and finally infantry. But today, the defenders changed their method. They actually threw down more than a dozen huge logs from the city. Moreover, these logs had huge wooden thorns attached to them. These logs took advantage of the mountain's topography and rolled down. The momentum of these logs made the infantry turn around and run.
But how could they outrun the logs? The dozens of logs carved a bloody path from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Just these dozens of logs caused thousands of casualties to the allied army. In the end, if it weren't for a few Sky Dance level experts intervening, the casualties caused by these logs would have been even greater.
Upon seeing this situation, Year 19 and the others were dumbfounded. Although these logs were moved to the side by the Sky Dance Experts, this was still a huge blow to the morale of the troops. Looking at the logs rolling down the mountain like thunder, this kind of unstoppable momentum made Year 19 and the others feel scared. Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, they were really scared. If they were to attack now, then they wouldn't be able to reach the top of the mountain.
Year 19 took a few deep breaths and stabilized his emotions. Then he opened his mouth and said, "Beat the gong, retreat!" The sound of the gong could be heard as the army slowly retreated back to the camp.
After the army returned to the camp, Year 19 called everyone to the main tent. After everyone sat down in the tent, Year 19 looked at everyone with an ugly expression and said, "Everyone, let's talk. How do we deal with these defensive weapons that appeared in the city today?"
Nobody spoke, the impact of these logs was too big. They didn't think that the enemy would use this method to deal with them. Not only were these logs huge, they were also incomparably heavy. Moreover, with the wooden thorns attached to them, they would roll down the mountain. If they were to be crushed by these logs, then they would turn into a pile of meat paste in the blink of an eye. To be honest, the impact of these logs on their morale was immeasurable. If they didn't solve this problem, then they wouldn't be able to win this battle.
However, they didn't think that the enemy would use these things to defend the city. Now that the enemy suddenly revealed them, it was impossible for them to think of a solution in a short time.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Year 119's expression turned ugly. However, he also knew that he couldn't blame them. It wasn't easy to think of a way to deal with the Rolling Wood Formation in a short period of time.
However, this problem had to be solved. If they don't solve it, then how can they deal with the South Flower Gate? If they don't take down the South Flower Gate, then how can they enter the South Flower City-State? If they were blocked here, then Year 19's position as the Alliance Lord would come to an end.
The entire tent fell into silence. Everyone was thinking of a solution. Only Stonehammer and the others were sitting in the tent with the attitude of watching a play. But since the tent was so quiet, they naturally didn't make any noise. They knew that if they made any noise, then they would attract everyone's attention. Because of this, Stonehammer and the others kept their mouths shut and even closed their eyes as if they were asleep.
Year 19 kept looking at the people in the tent. Naturally, he also saw the expressions of Stonehammer and the others. However, Year 19 didn't provoke them. The reason was very simple, he didn't get along well with them. Moreover, he had suffered a huge loss today. If he were to provoke Stonehammer and the others at this time, then what if they say something unpleasant? Then wouldn't Year 19 suffer a loss? Because of this, Year 19 didn't want to provoke Stonehammer and the others at this time. If he won today, then he would've ridiculed them. But now that he suffered a loss, he didn't want to look for trouble.
However, it wasn't a good idea for the entire tent to remain silent. Just as the meeting was about to be adjourned, a general suddenly said, "Lord Alliance Leader, can we invite the Sky Dance level experts to stand in the first row? As long as they can block those rolling logs, it's fine. We'll handle the rest of the attack."
When Year 19 heard this, he couldn't help but stare. Then he carefully thought about this suggestion and felt that it was a good idea.
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