The next day.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem The morning mist covered the middle of the towering ancient trees like a skirt, reducing the visibility of the entire jungle and the Rice River. When the rising sun pierced through the mist, all the soldiers on the city wall took a deep breath. To the east of the steel protective wall, there were swarms of armored demons. They had successfully crossed the river.
"Hua, hua, hua …"
The dark blue imperial war flag with the emblem of the purple flower was fluttering in the breeze. Qin Yin was wearing a neat female officer's military uniform and a delicate soft armor. She looked at the armor demon corps under the parapet wall as she gently pressed her hand on the hilt of her purple sword, saying calmly, "Get ready for war."
Feng Jixing raised his palm as the war drums thundered.
On the city wall, numerous arrow boxes, ballistae and ballistae were aimed at the direction of the armor demons. As long as the armor demons were under the city wall, they would be within the shooting range of the arrow boxes. After all, the parapet wall was only 200 m away from the riverbank. Even the archers on the city wall could shoot them.
In a split second, the thick steel arrows were shot out along with the sound of the spring of the arrow boxes and shot into the crowd of armor demons. However, the armor demons remained motionless. All the armor demons in the front row were holding huge steel shields. However, the steel shields were so poor and thin that they couldn't even resist the penetration of steel arrows. As a result, the armor demons were shot to death by the arrow boxes in groups.
However, each time an armor demon was killed, the armor demons in the rear would immediately walk forward and pick up their shields to build a shield wall. This time, the armor demon corps seemed to have changed a lot. They had started to learn the phalanx tactic to minimize the loss.
"What are they waiting for?" Zhang Wei asked with a frown.
"They're waiting for the things behind." Feng Jixing's voice was icy.
As expected, many siege towers and scaling ladders had been transported from the rear of the phalanx. They were their trump cards. Lingdong Province and Heavenspan Province were short of resources and iron ores. Therefore, demon shields were very thin. However, as the two provinces were covered with jungles, they didn't lack wood. Therefore, demons could have as many wooden siege weapons as they wanted.
"He's here."
Feng Jixing slowly pulled out his Windcutter and said, "Prepare to fight!"
The melee soldiers on the city wall pulled out their weapons one after another, each of them wearing a dignified expression. For many of them, this was the first time they had fought against the Demon Race, and they had never thought that there would be such a day.
"Creak … Creak …"
An unpleasant sound came from the siege tower's axle as it slowly rose up. Feng Jixing immediately turned to the soldiers who were using the ballistae and said, "Destroy it!"
The ballista took aim, and with a "peng" sound, a huge rock fell on the tower. Unfortunately, it only shook a little, and couldn't be destroyed.
"Damn it!"
Feng Jixing raised his saber and rushed down. His whole body was covered with Whirlwind Fighting Light. His Martial Spirit roared and fell into the group of Armor Demons. He suddenly waved his long saber and the Hot Sand Scorching Metal smashed the bodies of several Armor Demons. The Windcutter Saber was a sacred weapon that could destroy everything! In the blink of an eye, Feng Jixing arrived at the bottom of the tower like a bolt of lightning. He leaped up and struck out with the Devil Blade Devourer!
"Boom!"
In the strong light, the huge siege tower was turned into powder by the power of Feng Jixing's saber. However, this attack also consumed a lot of Dou Qi from Feng Jixing. His face was slightly pale as he continuously killed several Armor Demons with his saber. When he turned around, a heavy battle-ax was slashed in front of him. It was the attack of an Armor Demon general!
"Clang!"
The Windcutter Saber blocked the attack. The huge force forced Feng Jixing to retreat quickly. After knocking over several Armor Demons, he came to the steel wall and jumped up to the top of the city. Zhang Wei threw down a rope and said, "Commander, come up quickly!"
Feng Jixing grabbed the rope. The sound of the weapons thrown by the Armor Demons hitting the wall came from all around him. His back became heavier, and he couldn't help but feel a sweetness in his throat. However, he held it back and didn't let the blood flow out from the corner of his mouth. His face was slightly pale.
Qin Yin hurriedly came over and asked, "General Feng, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
Feng Jixing waved his hand and said with his head lowered, "The battle strength of the Armor Demons is indeed very terrifying …"
Xiahou Sang raised his long saber and said, "Commander, they are about to attack!"
"I know."
Feng Jixing raised his head and regained his confidence. He said, "Don't stop the arrow boxes and ballistae. I want to see how many Armor Demons there are for us to kill!"
"Yes!"
Below the city, the corpses of the Armor Demons were piled up one after another. However, their siege towers and scaling ladders were still advancing. Finally, the iron hook of the first siege tower was hung on the battlement of the city wall. The iron plate suddenly fell down, and a dozen Armor Demons in the siege tower immediately rushed up to the city wall with their weapons in hand.
"Roar!"
The battle-ax swept across, and the heads of two Empire soldiers immediately flew up.
"Get out of the way!"
Qin Yin's voice came from the chaotic crowd. With a flash of sword light, the head of the Armor Demon was cut off. Qin Yin was surrounded by True Dragon God Binding Chains. Facing the siege of a dozen Armor Demons, she suddenly danced with her sword and flew in the air. The first style of the Dragon Slayer Formula — Reverse Dragon Spin!
The sword light filled with the divine power of the God Binding Chains flew everywhere. A dozen Armor Demons were chopped into pieces. This lethality was really amazing! When Du Hai stepped into the Saint realm, his attack was probably far inferior to that of the current Qin Yin, who was at the Third Heaven of the Heaven Realm.
"Destroy it!"
Qu Chu's voice came from the sky. A flaming palm fell and directly turned the siege tower into powder. With the Fire Cauldron Martial Spirit around his body, Qu Chu looked coldly at the dense Armor Demon army below the city wall. He suddenly waved his palms, and fire palms full of raging flames fell on the ground. It was like a purge. Facing absolute power, the Armor Demons could only howl miserably in the sea of fire and wait for death.
"Spear Throw!"
Qin Yan's voice came from the crowd. The reorganized imperial army also joined the battle. Hundreds of spears were thrown down together, piercing the Armor Demons that had lost their defensive ability and were riddled with holes.
However, on the city wall not far away, there were Armor Demons climbing up the protective wall from the ladders and fighting with the human soldiers. The battle on and below the city wall had already turned into a mess.
Feng Jixing carried his saber and rushed around, tearing apart the Armor Demons that rushed up the city wall one by one. Finally, the fighting energy in his body could no longer control this kind of intense attack. With a miserable groan, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Protect the commander!"
Zhang Wei waved his steel saber and cut off the head of an Armor Demon. However, he was immediately sent flying by the blunt saber of another Armor Demon. He fell on the battlement in a sorry state. Feeling a chill behind him, Feng Jixing hurriedly said, "Lower your head!"
Zhang Wei subconsciously lowered his body, only to see a broadsword sweep across and cut off his helmet. Fortunately, he dodged in time, or else his head would have been separated from his body.
A few imperial soldiers bravely stepped forward and pierced their swords into the body of the Armor Demon that had almost taken Zhang Wei's life, sending it down the metal protective wall.
"Keep shooting arrows! Quickly clean them up! "
Feng Jixing carried his Windcutter and continued to join the battle.
In the distance, Qin Yin's shoulders were already stained with a lot of blood. Some belonged to the Armor Demons, and some belonged to the human soldiers. However, she didn't retreat. Her long sword was surrounded by the power of the Golden God Binding Lock, and it sliced the bodies of the Armor Demons apart. Meanwhile, Qu Chu was protecting the empress by her side, constantly eliminating threats for her.
…
The fierce battle continued until dusk. The entire metal protective wall seemed to be stained red with blood. Finally, the Demon race stopped attacking the city. It seemed that their military strength was insufficient. A group of Demon race only raised their shields 200 meters away from the east of the metal protective wall, blocking the arrows and crossbows.
There were corpses everywhere on the city wall, and the ground looked as if it had been washed with blood.
Feng Jixing carefully stepped on the blood-covered bricks and said, "Order the arrow boxes and crossbows to stop shooting. Save one arrow."
"Yes!"
Zhang Wei immediately went to pass the order.
Feng Jixing continued to ask, "How many arrows did we use today?"
Luo Yu, the deputy commander, said, "Sir, the arrow boxes were specially made to use up a lot of energy. Just today, we used up nearly 20% of the arrows. Furthermore, the Demon race is guarding outside the city, so we have no chance to retrieve the arrows."
"Got it …"
Feng Jixing's gaze was heavy. "Move the corpses of the dead soldiers to the west of the city and bury them at night."
"Yes!"
Feng Jixing walked down the walkway in disappointment. Inside the fortress, Qin Yin was washing her hands. Her hands were already stained with blood. It seemed that all the generals on the city wall today were the same. As long as they were strong enough, they were fighting.
"General Feng, how is it?" Qin Yin turned around and sat on the empress's seat.
"The losses are great."
Feng Jixing frowned. "The specific numbers are not out yet, but … at least tens of thousands of people have died in battle."
"Got it. After nightfall, the Demon race won't attack again, right?"
"No, if they attack, we can only use fire to defend."
"Hmm."
Outside, Xiang Yu walked in with a group of Qihai City generals covered in blood and said, "The main force of the QianFeng Corps is at the ferry at Shanlin Town, and the other crossings are just a nuisance. It seems that General Feng didn't guess wrong. QianFeng wants to attack the fortress at Shanlin Town's ferry."
"Marquis Pingnan has worked hard," Qin Yin said.
Xiang Yu hurriedly cupped his hands and said respectfully, "This subordinate is working hard for the nation. It's worth it!"
…
That night, the Demon race didn't make any big movements. The next day, it was foggy again.
Feng Jixing stood on the city wall, and his face was full of anxiety. Even the heavens were helping the Demon race. It was very strange that there would actually be a foggy day in spring, and it lasted for nearly a month.
In the distance, he could faintly hear the sounds of digging soil and building a city, but he didn't know what the Demon race was doing.
Until noon, when the sun had dispersed the fog, he could see that the Demon race had already built a three-meter-high wall along the Daojiang River. It looked like it was a series of walls that stretched for nearly five kilometers.
"What are they trying to do?" Zhang Wei grinned and said, "The Demon race is ridiculous. Do they think that a mud wall can compete with a steel wall? This group of idiots … "
Feng Jixing muttered to himself. He didn't dare to laugh at the Demon race's idiots. The commander of this Demon army was the brave and intelligent QianFeng. Those who dared to look down on QianFeng would definitely be annihilated.
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