Flags fluttered in the wind as war drums sounded. Nian Yihe was sitting on a special carriage, standing in the middle of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He felt like an Emperor commanding his army.
Year 19 sat in his big chair with a calm face, but their hearts were not as calm as his face. He liked this feeling. This feeling of being an emperor fascinated him. His one word could decide the life and death of countless people. This feeling made him very obsessed.
However, Nian Nineteen was also very clear that all the power he had was given to him by others. If he didn't do well and those people weren't satisfied, then he would lose everything he had. Therefore, Nian Nineteen cherished this opportunity. He hoped that he could sit in this position forever, commanding these people in battle.
Because of this, Mount Zhuhua must be breached and Nanhua must be destroyed. Only then would he be able to sit in this position more firmly. No one would be able to shake his position.
At this time, the entire army was in formation. Seeing that it was about time, Nian Nineteen immediately took out his sword and loudly said, "Attack!" Following his order, a group of 5,000 soldiers lined up in a neat formation and rushed up the mountain. Their speed wasn't very fast, but it wasn't slow either. However, during this process, their formation didn't get messed up, which was very rare.
The reason for this was because the first group that Nian Nineteen sent out were all experienced elites. They had all seen blood and climbed out of piles of corpses. Because of this, they dared to charge. Even if they knew that there would be rolling logs on the mountain, they still dared to move forward.
The reason why Year 19 made such an arrangement was because he was afraid of the ordinary soldiers. If they rushed up now and the other party released the rolling logs, they might be scared out of their wits. Therefore, the soldiers in the first echelon were all veterans who had been through hundreds of battles.
Sure enough, not long after this group of veterans rushed up the mountain, a huge rolling log was suddenly released from the mountain. After this log was released, several torches were immediately thrown down from the mountain. Then the rolling log began to slowly roll down the mountain.
At this time, a rain of arrows was suddenly shot from the alliance's formation. This rain of arrows was aimed at the rolling log. Before long, the rolling log was hit by arrows from all directions. Unexpectedly, the rolling log couldn't move and was stuck in place.
Seeing this situation, the alliance couldn't help but cheer. At this time, rows of arrows were shot from the city. These arrows were aimed at the charging soldiers.
However, these soldiers were all veterans, they were very experienced. On the other hand, these charging soldiers were basically sword-shield soldiers. Because of this, when they saw the incoming arrows, these sword-shield soldiers immediately gathered together and formed a huge shield formation. When the arrows hit the shield formation, only a few of them would be able to hit the formation and cause damage to the soldiers inside.
Originally, the arrows that were shot from the ballista would cause a lot of damage to the shields. However, these charging soldiers were all dauntless people. The shields in their hands were all thick iron shields. Therefore, the enemy's attack didn't cause a lot of damage to them.
Since they didn't have to worry about the rolling log, their charge became a lot faster. However, when they approached the city walls, they couldn't help but slow down. This was because the area was filled with arrows. Moreover, most of these arrows were shot by the alliance. It can be said that there were gains and losses.
At this time, the charging soldiers discovered a problem. They discovered that the rolling log was moving once again. When these soldiers saw this, their expressions couldn't help but change. They quickly discovered the problem. The reason why the rolling log was moving again was because the arrows that were blocking it were almost all burnt. Upon seeing this, the soldiers became anxious. They didn't care about the arrows that were shot at them. They wanted to block the rolling log and prevent it from moving again. If they did, then they would be in a lot of trouble.
But at this time, the defenders on the city wall made a new move. A horn sounded from the city wall and a giant log was thrown down from the city wall.
This huge log didn't have any thorns on it. When it was thrown down from the city walls, the impact was very strong. It smashed into the rolling log and then went straight up the mountain. The arrows that were blocking it were like straw. They were all broken by the carriage.
Fortunately, the charging soldiers were about to reach the roots of the rolling logs. The logs had just been thrown down, so the impact wasn't very strong. The soldiers were all experienced veterans, so when they gave a shout, they didn't care about anything else as they directly charged forward and used their shields to block the impact of the logs.
They had a lot of people, so they were able to block the log. At this time, the other soldiers also shouted and rushed down the city walls. When they reached the city walls, they immediately set up ladders.
This time, in order to make it easier for them to charge, they didn't use the carriage ladders. Instead, they used the simplest and most common ladder ladders. Because of this, they were able to quickly set up ladders on the city walls. Then they began to climb the ladders to attack the city.
At this time, the rolling logs and stones on the city walls began to be thrown down. The siege finally returned to its original state. Even so, Nineteen was still very excited. He immediately said, "Quick, tell the second echelon to attack and support the first echelon. Quick!"
Someone immediately went to pass the order. Then the second echelon shouted and rushed up the mountain. Nineteen immediately had the Sky Dance experts rise up and prepare to attack the city.
Year One Nine had also thought things through. Since the battle had already reached this point, there was no benefit in letting the Sky Dance level experts remain idle. Rather than using the Sky Dance level experts as backup, it was better to use the Sky Dance level experts first to seize the initiative.
The people in the city also noticed that Nineteen had sent Sky Dance experts. Their arrows immediately shot towards the Sky Dance experts. At the same time, the Sky Dance experts in the city also rose up into the air.
At this time, the situation on the city walls wasn't very good. Although the second echelon rushed up, because of the burning logs on the city walls, the people attacking the city were greatly restricted. At the same time, the rolling logs that were thrown out of the city were still being blocked by people. This greatly affected the siege. Because of this, although the siege was very lively, no one was able to reach the city walls.
Year One could only watch from afar. This time, he was truly anxious. He sent out ten thousand people to attack the city. The city walls were only so big. With ten thousand people, it was already a bit crowded. Even if he sent more people up, it wouldn't be enough. Moreover, the Sky Dance Realm experts in the sky were blocked by the arrows and Sky Dance Realm experts in the city. They couldn't be of any use. Therefore, this time, the attack didn't go as smoothly as it seemed.
Soon after, the battle on the city walls became more and more intense. More and more people from the allied army died. Even the Sky Dance level experts in the sky were injured or dead. At this moment, Year One and the others had no choice but to prepare for the next wave of attackers to retreat.
However, Nineteen was somewhat reluctant to let them retreat. After so many days, today was the best time to attack. If they gave up, then it would be a pity.
But if they didn't give up now, then there was no other way. Nineteen was in a dilemma. While he was thinking about this, the casualties of the siege army increased. Nineteen also noticed this situation, so he immediately said, "Quick, first echelon, second echelon retreat. Third echelon, go up and continue the attack."
The order was immediately passed down. The first and second echelons finally retreated, and the third echelon rushed forward. This time, the third echelon had brought a complete set of things, including siege towers and ladders.
At the same time, the two rolling logs below the city walls were also blocked by the siege soldiers. They couldn't roll down anymore, making the siege a lot smoother.
When the first and second echelons retreated, they also removed the excessive number of arrows on the ground. When the third echelon attacked, the unlit huge log without wooden thorns was also moved to the side, leaving only the rolling log that was still burning.
However, because of the burning wood, many of the third echelon's weapons couldn't get close to the city wall. Naturally, the power of the siege was reduced by a lot, which made people very helpless.
On the other hand, the counterattack from the city did not stop because the rolling logs were useless. Their counterattack was still very sharp. This caused the third echelon's attack to return without any results. Soon after, the fourth echelon stepped forward, but it was still useless. Following that, the fifth echelon's attack. Although today's attack seemed very fierce, the pressure that the attack exerted on the Nanhua Gate today was not as great as the previous few days.
This battle continued until evening. In the end, when Year 191 saw that there was no way to take the Nanhua Gate, he could only reluctantly retreat.
After the army returned to the camp, Year 191 sounded the Generals Summoning Drum once again. All the generals gathered in the tent. After everyone sat down, Year 191 looked at everyone and said, "Our attack today was very good. We finally broke the enemy's rolling logs. However, we still need to guard against them using the rolling logs tomorrow. Everyone should have noticed that the logs were very troublesome when attacking the city. What do you think?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then a general opened his mouth and said, "It's not only the rolling logs that are hindering us. Although we used the arrows to block the rolling logs, the arrows also blocked our path. Our large siege weapons couldn't be transported to the city walls. Because of this, although we managed to break the rolling logs, the rolling logs still affected us a lot."
Everyone nodded. They knew that what he said was right. The rolling logs really affected them a lot. But what should they do? If they didn't use this method, then what method could they use to break the rolling logs? Everyone couldn't think of any good methods.
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