There were five to six thousand players who had arrived at the scene. In the end, there were more than 1,500 players who were unwilling to respond to Yang Rui's request. Therefore, Yang Rui did not have enough soldiers at his disposal. When he placed them on the city walls, they looked sparse. They did not have much more soldiers than the NPC soldiers who had yet to be replaced.
This was especially true for important locations such as the Arrow Towers and the Gatehouse. The number of Archers was almost half of the current NPC soldiers! Therefore, after the NPC soldiers had retreated, Yang Rui was still under a lot of pressure at the west gate.
Yang Rui discovered another major problem when he reached the top of the wall. Most of the players might not be inferior to the Second Grade and a few Third Grade NPCs on the wall, but they were far less disciplined when it came to organization. Once they stood on the wall, they did whatever they wanted, completely ignoring the Yellow Turban Army soldiers that occasionally popped their heads out of the wall.
"Hu ~ Ha ~ Keng Keng ~ Hu ~ Ha ~ Ha ~ Keng Keng …"
Although it was already the third quarter of the afternoon, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers who had been shouting outside the city for half a day still did not slack off. Their morale was still high.
If it weren't for the fact that the ranks of the Yellow Turban Army's soldiers were relatively low and their siege tools were very simple, they wouldn't even be called siege tools. They only had simple and ordinary tools like battering rams and wooden ladders. If the Yellow Turban Army had other engineering tools, their attack might have already been effective and they wouldn't be in this situation.
According to the agreed time, there was still a quarter of an hour before the official change of guard. The NPC soldiers of the county headquarters would leave the west gate on time! Using this free time, Yang Rui was able to walk around the city walls on both sides of the West Gate.
Standing at a high vantage point, one's field of vision was much further. Especially on the west gate of Juping, there weren't many hills or ridges. As far as the eye could see, everything within ten to twenty miles was a yellow ocean! It was extremely eye-catching! This battle formation was naturally different from what Yang Rui had seen before!
"Hu ~ Ha ~ Keng Keng ~ Hu ~ Ha ~ Ha ~ Keng Keng …"
The Yellow Turban Army had more than tens of thousands of people. There were at least hundreds of thousands of them! With such an advantage in numbers, facing the moat, middle city walls, and city gates of Juping County, there were very few places that they could attack. This caused the Yellow Turbans to be unable to advance.
Yang Rui once heard some information from Liu County Lieutenant that there were only about 15000 soldiers defending Juping County. Most of them were Second Grade soldiers, with a small portion of them being Third Grade. They might have an advantage over the Yellow Turban Army in terms of grade, but they were far outnumbered! It might not even reach 1: 10!
Therefore, they had to rely on the moat, the city walls, and the arrow towers to defend the west gate! Moreover, Yang Rui had also gained something in his haste.
For example, Yang Rui noticed that the NPC Archers on top of the city gate were focused on the battering ram. When the battering ram approached from afar, it would usually be carried by 20 people. Its attack power should be over 500 to 600! After passing through the defense of the archers on top of the city gate, there were less than 10 people left when the battering ram reached the gate. The attack power of the battering ram should not exceed 300 to 400!
The defense of the middle city gate was 500. Therefore, the final attack power of the battering ram would not be able to break through the gate, even if it reached the gate. It would not be much of a threat to the gate even if it reached the gate!
Another example was that the two intermediate arrow towers were focused on the path between the city gate and the moat. The Yellow Turban Army could not cross the moat. They could only split into two paths through the city gate to pose a threat to the city walls on both sides!
The two intermediate arrow towers were aimed at these two positions, effectively suppressing the soldiers and reducing the pressure the Yellow Turban Army had on the walls.
"Reporting to Inspector Blazing Sun, it is time to change the guard. All the soldiers in the county headquarters will be withdrawn immediately! Please be prepared, Lord Patrol Inspector! "
When Yang Rui arrived at the city gate, the captain of the enforcement team, Lin An, found him.
"Everyone is in position. We can start the rotation now."
As soon as Yang Rui finished answering, the captain of the enforcement team, Lin An, took out a large flag with the word "Lie" written on it and stuck it into the flag on the city gate tower! At the same time, the NPC soldiers on the city walls, on the gatehouse, and in the arrow towers had all retreated from the battle. They had completely handed the battle over to the players and their soldiers!
West Gate officially entered player time!
"Hu ~ Ha ~ Keng Keng ~ Hu ~ Ha ~ Ha ~ Keng Keng …"
The attacks of the Yellow Turban Army did not stop because of the change in the defense of the Han Ting camp. Instead, they seemed to have seized the opportunity to attack even more ferociously! As a result, the defense of the city walls, which were already a little lax, suddenly became dangerous. A few Yellow Turban Army soldiers successfully climbed up using ladders!
This was the first time a Yellow Turban Army soldier had successfully climbed up the city wall! However, as soon as the players took over, a farce occurred. Moreover, it was as if a flood had broken through a dam. It happened in five or six places at once! It was inevitable that there would be chaos on the city wall. In the end, just as the Yellow Turban Army soldiers who had climbed up the wall were exterminated, more Yellow Turban Army soldiers climbed up from behind!
"Li Dong, lead all the Fifth Grade bandit leaders along the left wall and clear out the Yellow Turban Army soldiers on the left wall. Tian Bao, Sun Bao, both of you clear out the left wall!"
Yang Rui was quick to react. The moment he saw the Yellow Turban Army soldiers climbing up the wall, he sent out three Beginner Generals and bandit leaders to fight the fire.
Comparatively speaking, the defense of the city gate tower did not weaken because of the change in position. The number of long-range archers might have decreased, but their grades had increased by one to two grades. Moreover, Yang Rui had already discovered the two areas where the archers were focused on defense. As such, the defensive performance of Yang Rui's archers after they started fighting was very impressive.
The one hundred Third Grade archers on the city gate tower had a longer shooting range than the Second Grade archers at the headquarters. After they took aim at the Yellow Turban Army's wooden battering squad, the effect of their attacks was even better than before. After the change in position, almost no wooden battering squad could get close to the gate!
Moreover, the Fourth Grade archers in the two arrow towers were even more powerful. A Fourth Grade soldier could learn a combat skill. The combat skill of the twenty-four Fourth Grade archers under Yang Rui's command was Burst Shot!
These Fourth Grade archers who had mastered the combat skill 'Burst Fire' were like accurate snipers. They picked off the Second Grade and above soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army and killed them with almost every hit!
As a result, the Yellow Turban Army soldiers that could be diverted from the city gate and ultimately pose a threat to the city walls were almost never above Second Grade!
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