This time, Duke Debus sent 100,000 soldiers to attack Mulan City, and this did not include the tens of thousands of naval fleets.
The other 50,000 soldiers landed on the Jade Tide Peninsula by sea. The Bloody Baron's fleet was only responsible for transporting the troops and sealing off the sea. The commander of the 50,000 soldiers was someone else.
Count Duke, a retainer of the Russo family and Duke Debus's uncle.
This was an old general who was already in his sixties.
Just as Austin Count expected, Duke Count did not want to compete with him for the credit of destroying the city.
Logically speaking, his 50,000 strong army should have crossed the sea much faster. They should have landed near Mulan City two or three days ago.
However, he did not. Instead, he sailed slowly on the sea. Even after reaching the Jade Tide Peninsula, he did not disembark. Instead, he continued to patrol the ships.
In the past, Duke Count was at the same level as Austin Count. Moreover, he was older and more experienced.
But now, things were different. The Russo family was different. Once the third empire of Xilun was established and Sauron the Great ascended the throne, Austin would become the second Duke of the Russo family.
In the future, Duke Debus' son would even be crowned with the new surname of Russo and become a prince of the empire.
Duke Count had to keep a low profile. He could not steal Austin Count's limelight.
Moreover, the credit of destroying Mulan City was not worth mentioning. It was more of a symbolic victory. For example, completely destroying the stronghold of the Easterners, or completely extinguishing the revival of the Witch Empire.
Duke Count had been cruising on the sea for a few days. His 50,000 soldiers were getting impatient.
"Has Austin's army arrived yet?" Duke Count asked.
"Not yet. Don't worry, we have a few ships heading south with Austin Count's army. Once Austin Count's army arrives, they will report immediately."
Duke Count frowned and did not speak.
… …
After another half a day, Duke Count asked again, "Has Austin Count's army arrived yet?"
He was an old general. According to his calculations, Austin's army should have arrived.
"Not yet."
Duke Count walked in front of the map and carefully studied the terrain.
"We can't wait any longer," Count Duke said, "the army disembarks and wait for Count Austin's army on the ground."
Modestly allowing Austin to Count was only a political consideration. Victory was still the most important thing.
"Yes, Your Excellency Count."
The fleet headed to a beach on the Jade Tide Peninsula and prepared to officially land.
"No, we'll land somewhere else," Duke Count said.
"Your Excellency Count, this is the only beach that is suitable for landing. The waves in the other places are too big. It's not suitable for landing," said his subordinate.
Count Duke said: "Which place is the most unsuitable for landing?"
"This area." The general said, "The tides here are more ferocious, and the distance from Mulan City is quite far. After landing, the army will have to march dozens of miles."
Duke Count: "Then we will disembark from the most difficult place."
The generals couldn't help but be puzzled. Why was he doing this?
Duke Count: "The most difficult place to land is also the least likely to have an ambush."
The generals were shocked? The Easterners only had a total of two thousand troops. Would there be an ambush? Wouldn't that be ridiculous?
But Duke Count was the supreme leader of this army. No one could disobey his orders.
An hour later.
Duke Count's fifty thousand troops landed on the beach in the southern part of the Jade Tide Peninsula where the tides were the most turbulent. They lost more than a dozen boats and hundreds of casualties. His subordinates didn't say anything, but they were quite angry in their hearts.
But what they didn't know was that Duke Count's decision saved more troops.
Lan Feng, the leader of the Eastern Knights, also buried a lot of explosives at the other two landing sites. Once Duke Count's army landed at those two sites, they would suffer even more casualties.
Why didn't they bury explosives in every place? That would require too much. The explosives in Mulan City were very precious.
Duke Count's natural caution allowed his army to avoid a huge number of casualties.
However, no one knew about this, so they couldn't verify his wise decision.
… …..
After Duke Count's fifty thousand troops landed, he immediately sent a large number of scouts to explore the southern end of the Jade Tide Peninsula.
His main force chose the most defensible place to build a defense line and camp. He also ordered the fleet on the sea to be ready at any time.
This move made people laugh at him even more.
Duke Count was too careful. If they were facing the same hundred thousand troops, it would be reasonable. But they were facing an army of two thousand people, and a rough and ugly small city.
But even if they didn't understand, everyone had to follow his orders. No one dared to disobey.
Duke Count was careful with his troops, but it didn't mean he was soft-hearted. If anyone dared to disobey his orders, he would not hesitate to cut off the head of that person.
Duke Count did not stop there. Not only did he order the army to build his own camp, but he also built another camp for tens of thousands of people. This was so that Count Austin's army could move in as soon as they arrived.
His generals were even more dissatisfied. Duke Count, although you are an old minister of the Russo family, you are also a person of virtue and prestige. Is it necessary to please Count Austin Russo so much? He is only thirty-nine years old, and he is almost the same age as your son.
… …..
North of Mulan City, in the valley.
Earl Austin stood up again and looked at the valley that had been destroyed by the explosion. The ground, which was hundreds of meters wide, was densely packed with craters. It was almost impossible to pass through.
He returned to his main force. The ten thousand troops were all dead. There were only forty thousand left!
"Retreat two thousand meters."
With his order, the forty thousand troops retreated and set up camp.
Duke Austin officially called for a meeting.
"That area in the valley has already been blasted into countless large pits, making it inconvenient to pass through. If we want to continue attacking that wall, we must first flatten these large pits."
"That's why I think it's necessary to order the Bloody Baron's fleet to go north and transport our troops around the city wall. We'll land directly in the south."
"There are steep mountains on both sides of the enemy's wall. Although it's not good for large armies to pass through, it's possible to send a small army to the back of the enemy's wall."
Count Austin remained silent, letting his subordinates discuss among themselves.
The generals discussed for a while and went through almost all the plans. Then, they looked at Count Austin.
"Next is my order, an unquestionable order."
"First, it's absolutely impossible to let the fleet go north to pick us up from the south. We must conquer this 3,000-meter wall of the Easterners. Otherwise, it will still be our nightmare. If we let such a small wall wake us up from our nightmare, it will be too sad. “
"Second, ten thousand of my troops died tragically. As their commander, I have the responsibility to avenge them. It was true that there was no such thing as gratitude or vengeance on the battlefield, but everything that happened today was a massacre. If I couldn't kill every last one of the people on the city wall, then the souls of those ten thousand warriors would linger in my mind. They will never be able to rest in peace. "
"Third, the enemy has buried terrible God's Wrath in that area, but they've already exploded. It's impossible to bury them a second time. Send out the army tonight to fill these large pits. We must finish before dawn. "
"Fourth, when it's almost dawn, send two thousand people to march along the cliffs and mountains on both sides, detour to the back of the enemy's wall, and attack from the front and back at the critical moment."
Hearing these orders, the generals were very puzzled.
Was this necessary? After all, there were only five hundred enemies.
… …
That night, Count Austin's five thousand men transformed into engineers. They used mud and boulders to fill the large pits that had been blasted during the day to facilitate the passage of the army the next day.
At dawn, two thousand elite warriors took off their heavy armor and went into battle lightly. They climbed along the cliffs and mountains on both sides, attempting to detour to the back of the Spring Flower Pass for an attack.
Before dawn the next day!
The large pits in front of the three-thousand-meter wall of the Spring Flower Pass had all been filled.
Count Austin once again stood on the high ground, commanding the entire battle.
"Attack the city!"
"Kill all the Easterners on the wall!"
As he gave the order, the horn sounded again.
"Woo …"
The elite warriors under his command once again charged to attack the city.
But it was different from yesterday. Yesterday, there were ten thousand soldiers, charging in an orderly manner. Today, there were three thousand people, charging separately.
"Kill them all!"
"Forward, forward!"
The three thousand people charged through the dead zone of the explosion yesterday.
Even though these large pits had been filled in, broken limbs could still be seen everywhere. There was blood everywhere, as well as dark red internal organs.
At this time, the three thousand people almost held their breath, constantly praying to God, please don't explode again, please don't.
Sure enough, if you can bury explosives in the ground once, you can't bury them a second time.
The three thousand people successfully rushed through the dead zone of the explosion, and soon rushed to the bottom of the wall.
Success!
As long as they rushed to the bottom of the wall, it would be a success.
There were less than five hundred enemies, and on average, each person had to defend the wall of six to seven meters, and there were no rolling logs or boulders to defend the city.
Three thousand people could easily break through this fragile wall.
Kill all the Easterners, kill them all!
The eyes of the three thousand people became red, and their hearts were filled with deep-rooted hatred and murderous intent.
Charge! Charge!
They were getting closer and closer to the wall.
Three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters!
Soon, they would be able to kill all these Easterners. They must cut off all their heads and limbs, so that even if they went to hell, they wouldn't be able to piece themselves back together.
Kill, kill, kill!
Count Austin was a little surprised. Why didn't the group of Easterners counterattack at this distance?
However, at this time, nearly five hundred guards on the wall of the Spring Flower Pass took out a lump of iron.
What is this? A primitive grenade.
Some were made of iron, some were simply made of wood, and some were even wrapped in silk. Each primitive grenade was filled with about three hundred grams of explosive powder and hundreds of shrapnel.
Each primitive grenade weighed about two thousand grams, which was obviously too heavy for a modern army, but for the warriors under Shen Lang's command, it was moderate. They could throw it thirty to forty meters away.
"What is this?" Count Austin suddenly had a bad feeling.
But Zhang Chunhua on the wall seemed to be even more nervous.
The two generals shouted the order.
"Ready!"
Five hundred guards raised the primitive grenade high.
"Light up!"
Following the order, five hundred people lit up the grenade.
As time passed, Zhang Chunhua was so nervous that she almost couldn't breathe.
This primitive grenade was very dangerous, whether it was for the enemy or for their own people. A little carelessness would cause it to explode in the hands, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
The fuse of each primitive grenade was the same length, so everyone's movements had to be uniform.
If it was thrown too early, the enemy might throw it back. If it was thrown too late, it would explode.
"Throw!"
The two generals shouted the order.
The five hundred guards on the wall threw the grenade in unison.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
The five hundred primitive grenades drew an arc in the air and smashed down toward Austin Count Austin's army.
"Get down, get down!" Austin Count Austin shouted instinctively.
Some of his three thousand soldiers continued to charge forward, while the others immediately followed the order and got down on the ground.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom …"
There was another series of shocking explosions.
It wasn't as earth-shattering as the day before, but it was still deafening.
Another horrifying massacre.
In an instant, as if a gust of wind blew, countless soldiers who were charging forward were blown away.
Once again, broken limbs flew everywhere.
Like a scarecrow, they were thrown a few meters away, blood spurting out from their mouths.
And today's situation was even more terrifying. These primitive grenades contained shrapnel.
This was the amplified version of Rose Blossom in a Storm. Countless shrapnel rained down like a storm.
The power was like a rainstorm hitting a beach. Once the soldiers of Austin Count Austin were hit by the shrapnel, their bodies were instantly riddled with holes.
… …
A few minutes later, the dust settled again.
Earl Austin had thought that the three thousand men who had attacked the city would be wiped out once again, but to his surprise, more people began to crawl up from the ground one after another.
These primitive grenades were very powerful. Once they exploded, the soldiers within a dozen meters would either die or be crippled.
But manpower was limited. They couldn't throw them too far to form a carpet bombing. Moreover, Mulan City didn't have that many explosives.
Austin Count Austin's three thousand soldiers attacked the city. This wave of grenades killed more than half of them.
This was a shocking result, but it wasn't enough!
The thousand or so survivors on the battlefield crawled up with a blank look on their faces.
They didn't die, but many of them were deaf. Their vision went black and they felt nauseous.
It was a classic concussion.
After a long while, they all looked at Austin Count Austin. Should we continue the attack?
At the same time!
Boom, boom, boom …
Another explosion was heard, but this time it came from the top of the mountain.
The explosion wasn't loud, not to kill the enemy, but to send a warning.
The defenders of Shenlang were worried that the enemy would secretly march from the two sides of the mountain to the back, so they buried a large area of mercury fulminate on the mountain.
It was very sensitive and would explode if stepped on.
This was to warn Zhang Chunhua that the enemy was trying to sneak attack from the two sides of the mountain.
… …
At this time, Austin Count Austin had two choices.
He ordered the army to continue charging, wave after wave, until they broke through the three-thousand-meter city wall.
The other choice was to temporarily stop the attack.
"Stop the attack! Stop the attack!"
Following Austin Count Austin's order, the one thousand survivors quickly retreated.
The second attack on Chunhua Pass failed.
But Austin Count didn't seem very depressed. Instead, he felt a little relieved.
The army of Shenlang was very strong, and they had many strange tricks up their sleeves.
But this was basically the end of it. The only trump card of the five hundred defenders on the city wall was the exploding iron lump.
The weapon was very powerful, but it had obvious flaws.
First, it couldn't be thrown too far with human strength. Second, it was too dangerous and could explode at any time.
It wasn't difficult to control the explosive iron lump.
"Your Excellency, how many catapults do we have left? How many Vulcan's Wrath? How many flying rockets do we have left?"
The Vulcan High Priest was starting to doubt life.
We worship the Vulcan, but why is the enemy's Vulcan's Wrath more advanced and powerful than ours?
After hearing Austin Count Austin's answer, she replied bitterly, "Yesterday's explosion, we still have more than ten catapults that we haven't had time to collect. Now there are only thirteen catapults left. There aren't many rockets left. There are less than a hundred. "
Austin Count Austin said, "That's enough. These things are enough to restrain the enemy. What we need is time. Our catapults will throw the Vulcan's Wrath at the enemy, regardless of whether they are accurate or not, regardless of whether they can kill or injure the enemy. But at least in this kind of explosion, the enemy won't dare to throw those exploding iron lumps. It can buy us precious time. In just a quarter of an hour, our army will be able to rush to the city wall. At that time, the battle will be over, and we can easily kill the enemy. "
It had to be said that Austin Count Austin was an excellent commander.
A secret weapon like the grenade was absolutely unknown to him, but he could still make accurate judgments.
His thinking was correct. Once the catapults threw a large number of explosives at the city wall, there would be explosions everywhere. The defenders of Shenlang on the city wall didn't even dare to take out their grenades, let alone throw them.
Because every grenade had mercury fulminate on it, this thing was too sensitive and could explode at any time.
Therefore, as long as the catapults were used to suppress the firepower on the city wall, the trump card of the Shenlang army would be completely crushed.
… …
Two hours later!
Thirteen catapults were pushed out again, three hundred and thirty meters away from the city wall of Chunhua Pass.
Fifty rocket vehicles were pushed to a distance of four hundred meters from the city wall.
This distance was also carefully calculated by Austin Count Austin, and it was considered a very safe distance.
"Ready!"
"Launch!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Austin Count Austin's thirteen catapults began to show their power, and the explosives were thrown out violently.
A moment later, the rocket vehicles of the Vulcan also began to perform a stunning scene.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Hundreds of rockets were shot out, leaving a long tail flame in the air, and shot toward the three-thousand-meter city wall of Chunhua Pass.
Austin Count Austin stood at a high place, and once again saw the Easterners on the city wall of Chunhua Pass lie down.
Sure enough, they didn't dare to take out the exploding iron ball again. His tactic was successful.
"Boom boom boom …"
The explosives of the Vulcan once again exploded above and below the city wall.
The thick smoke of the black gunpowder instantly enveloped the entire city wall, and countless rockets were shot at the city wall, regardless of whether they hit or not. In short, it was a suppression of firepower.
"Army, charge!"
"Take down this city wall and kill all the Easterners on it."
Under the order of Austin Count Austin, his army of ten thousand rushed out like a tide, rushing toward the city wall of Chunhua Pass.
"Boom boom boom …"
The catapults launched a second round, and the explosives exploded above and below the city wall again.
Crazy suppressive firepower.
The army of ten thousand charged madly.
This was to ensure that the army of Shenlang would not dare to throw grenades again.
The army of ten thousand was getting closer and closer to the city wall. Three hundred meters, two hundred meters, thirty meters.
"Stop throwing, stop firing!"
Austin Count Austin ordered to stop the suppressive firepower. At this time, even if the defenders on the city wall took out grenades again, it would be too late.
Success! He had taken down the three-thousand-meter city wall.
Although the army had not yet climbed the city wall, Austin Count Austin had already seen the result.
…
After a quarter of an hour, the thick smoke dissipated.
Austin Count Austin's army had officially occupied Chunhua Pass, but the five hundred defenders on the city wall had disappeared.
In the thick smoke, they completely retreated and returned to Mulan City.
When Austin Count Austin used the catapults to suppress the city wall, Zhang Chunhua and several generals already knew that the city wall could not be defended.
Although they had suffered a great loss, Austin Count Austin still made the most correct strategy.
Austin Russo Count Austin stood on the city wall of Chunhua Pass, looking at his army from the enemy's point of view.
It was unimaginable that a three-thousand-meter city wall had brought nearly twelve thousand casualties to him.
His army of fifty thousand was left with only thirty-eight thousand.
This was undoubtedly an extremely painful lesson, but he was not discouraged. At least he knew the enemy was powerful.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will always be victorious.
"Advance, attack the Easterners' Queen City of Shenlang."
Following his order, the 38,000 strong army passed through the city pass and marched toward Mulan City in a grandiose manner.
… …
A few hours later.
Austin Count Austin's thirty-eight thousand soldiers arrived at the city wall.
After another hour, Duke Count Austin Count Austin's army of fifty thousand arrived.
Nearly ninety thousand soldiers completely surrounded Mulan City.
Duke Count Austin didn't ask what happened, nor did he blame Count Austin for his late arrival and the shocking number of casualties. He just stepped forward and gave him a hug.
Austin Count Austin said, "Master Duke, the enemy is more powerful than we thought. They have a strange and powerful secret weapon, but it all ends here."
Duke Count Austin stood on a high place, looking down at Mulan City.
"It really is an ugly city. Everything is square, and there is no room for imagination. If all the cities in the world were like this, how boring would it be?" Duke sighed. "That's right. You're right. You're right.
The sun was setting.
Mulan City looked very crude and fragile.
All the houses inside were two-story buildings. They were squarish, as if they were copied and pasted from each other.
The city was also too empty. The city wall was seven thousand five hundred meters long, but the houses inside couldn't fill the empty space.
"It's ugly, but it's too easy to replicate and spread. If we're not careful, this kind of city will spread all over the Western Continent" Austin Count Austin said.
"Yellow Peril?" Duke Count Austin said, "I can't imagine what kind of disaster it will be if such cities spread all over our land. Perhaps it will mean the death of art"
"That's why we need to completely erase this city, burn everyone inside to ashes, and throw them into the sea. Hopefully, the ocean current will carry their ashes back to the Eastern world"
"There's a saying in the East, 'the fallen leaves return to their roots'"
"Then let's help them return to their roots"
"When the sun rises tomorrow, we will officially attack the city and completely erase this ugly city"
"Okay, Austin Count Austin, according to your estimation, ninety thousand of us attacking two thousand of them, how many casualties will there be?"
"Ten thousand, maybe a little more. But no matter how many people die, it'll be worth it, because we'll stop them from spreading "
… …
Inside Mulan City.
Zhang Chunhua, Lan Feng, Black Pearl, and Yu Luolan were in a meeting.
"Our explosives are very powerful, but we've also underestimated the enemy. We might not win this battle" Zhang Chunhua said.
Black Pearl said, "We still have six cannons. Although there's not much explosives left, it's not a small amount"
Zhang Chunhua said, "Our city wall is too long. It's too difficult for two thousand people to defend a seven thousand five hundred meter wall. Our enemies are too many, and they're too brave. "
Of course they were brave. Austin Count Austin didn't care too much about this battle at first. He thought it was just killing flies, but now it had escalated to the level of a war between races. Even if ten thousand or twenty thousand people died, Austin Count Austin would still kill everyone in Mulan City and raze the city to the ground.
"We have too few cannons, and our explosives aren't very reasonable." Zhang Chunhua said, "Our grenades are very powerful, but they're too sensitive and unstable. We need to modify them."
Zhang Chunhua had the right to speak because she was the only one who fought against Austin Count Austin.
Lan Feng, the leader of the Eastern Samurai said, "Fortunately, His Majesty isn't here. Even if we all die, it doesn't matter."
Black Pearl slammed her fist down and said, "It's just death. What's there to be afraid of?"
Lan Feng said, "Yes, it's not a big deal. This is our Queen City. Even if we die to the last man, we won't retreat! "
Then, Lan Feng said to Zhang Chunhua, "Master Zhang, you are His Majesty's most trusted person. Don't go to battle tomorrow. Stay in the Mayor's Mansion. Once the city is breached, detonate the Mayor's Mansion and destroy all the secret information and weapons. Don't let them fall into the hands of the enemy. "
Zhang Chunhua shrugged and said, "Of course! But I have to tell you one thing. Your Majesty has created many incredible miracles. He has won more difficult battles than this. You don't have to be so desperate. Keep hope. "
General Lan Feng, the leader of the Eastern Samurai, smiled and said, "Of course, find hope in despair. Prepare to die, but also wait for a miracle! "
… …
The next day, the sun rose!
The two thousand soldiers in Mulan City were all on the city wall. On average, a soldier had to defend the 3.5 meter wall.
Outside, the enemy's 90,000-strong army was black and boundless.
In front of this powerful army, Mulan City was indeed too fragile. The city wall was also too thin.
Austin Count said, "Duke Count?"
Duke Count said, "Everything is as you wish."
Still without any heroic words, Austin Count suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted, "Attack the city, destroy the Eastern Queen City, and kill everyone inside. Leave no one alive."
The final battle of Mulan City had officially begun!
… …
At the same time!
The ground in the northern part of the Jade Tide Peninsula began to tremble as if there was an earthquake.
Countless birds and beasts were shocked at first and couldn't help but look to the north. Then the birds flew up and the little beasts fled.
A moment later!
From the northern horizon, a black dot appeared. Then, two more, three more … ….
Hundreds, thousands …
Shen Lang returned.
He led eight thousand female Amazonian warriors, riding tall warhorses and galloping down.
Although there were only eight thousand people, they were the most powerful warriors in the Western world.
The Amazonian women warriors who had never been conquered and were closest to the ancient human bloodline had never been conquered.
The eight thousand most powerful female knights swept south like a raging tide.
… …
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