"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Following a series of deafening booms, more than 10 huge stone bullets smashed into the walls of Ziyue City. However, more than half of them flew into the city and caused some accidental casualties.
A small portion of them smashed into the city wall, creating a large pit.
"Is this their catapult? It's not as far as the previous ones, but the sound is a little louder. " Xiong Yue stood on the city wall and scratched his bald head. Why wasn't Great Xia as good as before?
At this point in time, those iron tubes were already 700 to 800 meters away from Ziyue City, which was the limit of their firing range.
When the previous round of booms sounded, Xiong Yue brought everyone up to the top of the city wall to take a look. After taking a look around, he was somewhat puzzled.
This new catapult wasn't as powerful as the previous ones in Great Xia, and he didn't know what use they had for it.
After a full 30 minutes, just as Xiong Yue was considering whether to go back and take a nap, the other party's iron tubes once again exploded with a loud boom.
Every iron tube shot out a stone bullet that had a diameter of six inches and was polished into a round shape.
Xiong Yue suddenly leaped up, extended his arm, and spun two rounds in the air. By the time he landed, there was already a round stone bullet in his hand.
After tossing it in his hand twice, Xiong Yue smacked his lips and said, "I thought they came up with some new tricks. It's not interesting at all."
With a flick of his hand, he threw the stone bullet back.
It hit one of the iron tubes. Immediately, gravel flew everywhere, and a few screams could be heard. That iron tube was also smashed to the ground.
"I'm going back to take a nap. I'm getting old, and my stamina can't be compared to the younger generation. If there's anything, report to me immediately. "Xiong Yue had a bored look on his face. What was Great Xia up to this time?
However, no matter what, with the 8,000 warriors in the city and the tens of thousands of aboriginal commoners who could single-handedly defeat the Great Xia soldiers, Xiong Yue wasn't worried at all.
"Yes, Sir," everyone replied.
At this moment, a sudden shout came from the sky. "Xiong Yue, where are you going?"
Following which, chains extended from the city wall under Xiong Yue's feet and wrapped around his ankles. Following which, a huge spear shot towards Xiong Yue with a sharp piercing sound.
At the same time, three other figures dashed towards Xiong Yue in the darkness like lightning.
"Ha, five Spirit Wheel experts? Die for this old man! " Xiong Yue laughed out loud and waved a pair of iron fists towards the spear that seemed to be able to pierce through the city.
…
Three hundred li away.
Hong Wu was reading a book in the mansion. Suddenly, his eyes flashed. In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the wall. The longbow that was hanging on the wall appeared in his hand.
He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, his whole body bursting with vigor.
Many people in Ping City were shocked. They turned their heads to look into the city. They could all feel a huge beast opening its eyes in the residence in the middle of the city, baring its fangs at the sky.
A bone arrow soared into the sky from the mansion with an aura that seemed capable of piercing through the heavens.
…
"Your Majesty, urgent report!" Xin Zhe rushed in from outside the hall and knelt on one knee.
"Bring it to me!" the empress said faintly.
The empress opened the slip of paper that Xin Zhe had presented to her. Her face turned ice-cold with just one look.
After reading it, he grabbed the slip of paper in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into dust.
"Lu Qi, you're courting death!" The empress's voice was bone-chilling. She couldn't conceal her murderous aura, causing Ren Baqian, who was nearby, to feel a chill run down his spine.
"Your Majesty, what happened?" Ren Baqian asked softly.
"General-in-Chief Who Supports the Nation, Protector General of the North, Hong Wu, fought with Lu Qi, Lu Pinghai, for 15 minutes. Hong Wu was seriously injured, and Lu Qi left with severe injuries." The empress squeezed out these few words from between her teeth.
Xin Zhe didn't look surprised when she heard this. Instead, she looked very serious. It seemed like she already knew the contents of the slip of paper.
Ren Baqian was shocked after hearing this and asked, "How is General Hong Wu?"
One had to know that Hong Wu was the stabilizing force of the Protectorate of the North. If anything happened to him, the Protectorate of the North would definitely be in chaos.
"Even though his life isn't in danger, he won't be able to fight for a few months," the empress said coldly.
Ren Baqian frowned. It was a good thing that his life wasn't in danger. However, Hong Wu was seriously injured when Great Xia attacked. This wasn't good news.
The importance of having the ninth most powerful expert in the world overseeing the frontlines didn't need to be mentioned.
Not to mention other things, as long as he killed the other party's commander-in-chief in the midst of the chaos, victory was basically set in stone.
The Protector General of the North had always relied on his extremely strong individual strength and the fact that he was one of the top ten experts in the world.
Now that Hong Wu was seriously injured, this reliance was halved.
Even though he could still command the army, he was greatly affected.
After all, this wasn't Earth, where a few top experts could take the head of the commander-in-chief amidst tens of thousands of soldiers.
As a result, the mode of war in this world was somewhat different from Earth.
It was just like how tens of thousands of aboriginal soldiers could take decades to defeat hundreds of thousands of Great Xia soldiers. This was impossible on Earth.
However, Great Xia was really aggressive this time. It seemed like they weren't as easy to deal with as everyone thought.
Just as the empress was full of murderous intent and Ren Baqian was pondering, another urgent report arrived.
The empress only took a glance at it, and her murderous intent almost permeated out of Yangxin Palace Hall.
In this battle, seven Spirit Wheel experts and 78 intermediate Earth Wheel experts from Great Xia suddenly attacked Xiong Yue and the various generals on the city wall. At the same time, Great Xia launched an attack.
The Deputy Protector General of the North, Xiong Yue, was killed by seven Spirit Wheel experts, and two of his opponents died in battle.
At the same time, six generals from Ziyue City died in battle, and three were seriously injured. On the side of Great Xia, 17 intermediate Earth Wheel experts were killed, and 21 were injured.
"Pass down my order! Great Elder, Junior Elder, Minister of the Six Ministries, and all the officials are to enter the palace for a discussion, "the empress ordered coldly.
After Xin Zhe left, the empress finally retracted her murderous intent after a long time.
Ren Baqian asked softly, "Your Majesty, did something happen?"
The empress placed the paper on the table. Ren Baqian read it, and his expression changed.
According to this situation, Ziyue City couldn't be defended anymore!
Great Xia was indeed the most powerful country in this world. Their first move was a thunderous strike, and it seemed like they wanted to take down Dayao in one fell swoop.
Ren Baqian also frowned.
After a while, the empress left.
Ren Baqian went to the garden outside of Yangxin Palace Hall and sat for a long time. He didn't know how the situation would develop and whether the aboriginals could withstand it.
One had to know that after breaking through Ziyue City, Great Xia could directly enter the hinterland of Dayao. There would be a lot more room for maneuver, and their strategic space and depth would be much greater.
On the contrary, it would be much more difficult for Dayao to block this opening.
Needless to say, the Protectorate of the North would probably be divided and surrounded by Great Xia.
When the empress returned at night, she didn't have the murderous intent that she had in the afternoon and was much calmer.
Ren Baqian took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for the empress. "Your Majesty, with the court officials around, we will definitely be able to stop the Great Xia army outside the hinterland."
"Ziyue City has already been breached," the empress said.
She received this news when she was gathering all the officials for a discussion. It wasn't beyond Ren Baqian's expectations, but it was faster than he had imagined.
"I want to personally lead the army!"
This sentence from the empress made Ren Baqian realize that his peaceful daily life was getting further and further away from him.
"I will go with Your Majesty!" Ren Baqian immediately replied. His future wife was going to the battlefield, and it was better for him to quickly follow behind. When he returned at night, he would ask the nation for a Vulcan cannon. If he couldn't defeat a Spirit Wheel expert, anyone below the peak of the Earth Wheel level would die.
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