On the 11th of February, the allied forces of the steppe besieged the Friendship City District.
After two days of fighting, the allied forces had 37,000 soldiers left, and only the city guard division was defending the inner city. In terms of military strength, the allied forces did not have an absolute advantage.
Apart from that, Dai Qin had stationed 2,000 soldiers on the two bridges.
Although the grassland army was mainly cavalry, it did not mean that they would not attack the city.
For this war, the allied forces had spent a long time preparing.
One of them was to prepare siege weapons. Aside from the simplest siege ladders, the allied forces also prepared a secret weapon, which was a mysterious item pulled by dozens of carriages behind the allied forces — catapults.
The catapults were provided by the Yanhuang Alliance.
If Ouyang Shuo could obtain the Ladder Manufacturing Manual by suppressing bandits, the Yanhuang Alliance naturally could as well.
Both sides had equal opportunities.
The catapults had been secretly transported to the Sky Order Tribe half a month ago and had been kept a secret all this time.
Now, the veil was finally lifted.
When more than 30 catapults were set up at the north of Friendship City, Zhao Sihu had a bitter expression on his face.
He had already reported this information to the Commander-in-Chief. The Commander-in-Chief had sent spies over the past two days to figure out what exactly was being concealed by the allied forces.
Unfortunately, the allied forces' defenses were too tight. Anyone who tried to get close to the carriages would be killed mercilessly. The spies from the intelligence agency could not get close at all.
At around nine o 'clock in the morning, amidst the rumbling explosions of the catapults, the siege began!
A large number of rocks were hurled into the city, destroying everything that could be destroyed. Be it the archery towers or the residences, nothing could escape the catapults' attacks.
The ballistae set up at the north city wall were the main targets of the catapults.
The ballistae were the bane of cavalry. How could Dai Qin let them go?
However, in front of the Three Bows Eight Bulls Bed Crossbow, ordinary catapults did not have an advantage in range.
The catapults' range was about 400 meters, but the ballistae's range could reach 500 meters. Hence, the catapults were completely within the ballistae's attack range.
The Divine Arms Battalion immediately retaliated. Arrows filled the sky and rained down on the catapults.
Be it the catapults or the ballistae, they were all relatively sophisticated weapons. However, the more sophisticated the weapons were, the more precious they would be. Once they suffered an attack, they would immediately be damaged and could not be used normally.
In this contest between the catapults and the ballistae, the Divine Arms Battalion obtained a complete victory.
Of the thirty-odd catapults, more than twenty were destroyed in less than an hour.
Correspondingly, less than ten ballistae were destroyed.
The Divine Arms Battalion achieved another amazing feat!
Dai Qin's face darkened at the command center. He could still remember that when the Yan Huang Alliance had provided the catapults, they had guaranteed that Shanhai City wouldn't be able to defend against them.
At the crucial moment, the Divine War's Divine Battalion sent the catapult.
At the crucial moment, the Divine Battalion's men still. Dai Qin looked down on the Yan Huang Alliance more and more. With the Divine Qin, the Forces of the Alliance with Of., of them of marching, the cities, the cities, they raised. of. of.
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The Qin Army, with its weak defenses, were like wheat in a wheat field, harvested in rows.
Fortunately, the allied army of the Qin Army was very ferocious, not fearing death. Braving the rain of arrows, they resolutely rushed to the city walls. By the time the allied army reached the city walls after much difficulty and set up the siege ladders, an even greater disaster greeted them.
Countless logs and boulders fell from the top of the city walls, taking away wave after wave of lives.
Sieges had always been the most intense.
On the battlefield of flesh and blood, if one's heart was not cold enough, one would immediately break down.
The assault continued until noon, but Friendship City remained as firm as a rock. Not a single soldier from the allied army managed to climb up the city walls and pose a threat to the city guard division.
In the end, without the help of the catapults, the allied army of the Qin Army would be defeated.
On horseback, they were heroes. However, on sieges, their hands and feet were tied.
Taking advantage of the break, the city guard division could finally catch a breather. It was not as easy as it seemed to be to defend such a huge city with just a single division.
The Godly Arms Division's bed crossbowmen, these strong men, were not only drained of energy due to the frequent use of the bed crossbows, but their arms were also swollen and trembling.
Not only the strong men, but the soldiers in charge of throwing the logs and boulders were also having a hard time. The enemy was too ferocious. Their attacks were endless, and they could only keep moving the logs and throwing them down …
After a series of battles, the soldiers were already exhausted.
Fortunately, at this time, the Combat Division had already organized women to send them fragrant rice.
In the main camp of the allied army, they were also cooking, but the atmosphere was somewhat gloomy.
The high morale during the oath-taking at the Blessed Lake had fallen to its lowest point after continuous setbacks. Some soldiers even felt despair. They felt that the allied army would not be able to take down Friendship City no matter what.
The pessimistic mood that pervaded the camp made Dai Qin frown deeply.
He was only able to hold on until now because of the reinforcements promised by the Yan Huang Alliance. These damned scoundrels. Even at this time, they still haven't appeared. What tricks are they playing?
The allied army was already on the verge of collapse. Any setback could cause them to fall apart.
Dai Qin could sense that the eyes of the generals of the various races were already wandering. This was a sign that they wanted to retreat. At the end of the day, only the Sky Boundary Tribe had a deep grudge against Shanhai City.
If not for the temptation of boundless wealth in Shanhai City, they would not have responded to Monke Khan's call for righteousness and led their troops to attack Shanhai City.
Three days passed, but they did not gain anything. However, more than half of the army had died.
No one would feel good about this.
In the afternoon, under Dai Qin's pressure, the allied army launched another attack on Friendship City.
At this time, the morale of the allied army had already plummeted, and their attacks were no longer as ferocious as before.
The City Guard Division barely managed to recover after some adjustments in the afternoon. After suffering some casualties, they finally managed to block the allied army's attacks.
The third day ended anticlimactically just like that.
At night, in the allied army's tent:
Dai Qin flew into a rage, no longer as calm as he was at the beginning.
In the military conference that had just ended, aside from Hari Chagai who remained silent, the other six generals of the seven races actually pressured him to withdraw the next day. Otherwise, they would withdraw on their own.
These short-sighted bastards!
Did they think that they would be fine if they withdrew? It was not so easy to retract their claws and teeth.
After this battle, when Shanhai City regained its senses, would they still let them go?
Extremely foolish!
To the allied army, there was no way out.
To advance, there was a path of thorns; to retreat, there was a bottomless cliff.
Unfortunately, no one believed his words. They would rather be ostriches than fight to the death.
Bastard!
Dai Qin was furious, and he smashed the items in the tent into a mess.
Rakshasa stood quietly at the side, his expression indescribable. This was the first time he had seen Dai Qin lose his composure. So, when he could not carry out his will, he would also lose control like this?
Rakshasa realized that he was no longer so afraid of Dai Qin.
Dai Qin turned around and saw Rakshasa's expression. His heart tightened, and he immediately sobered up.
Impulsive, he was still too impulsive!
"You can go back first!" Dai Qin regained his composure and said calmly.
"Yes!" Rakshasa silently left the tent.
Dai Qin looked at Rakshasa's back with an indescribable expression.
Not long after Rakshasa left, the black-clothed man came to Dai Qin's tent again.
When Dai Qin saw the black-clothed man, he could no longer control his accumulated anger. He unsheathed the scimitar at his waist and pressed it against the black-clothed man's neck. He said coldly, "Where are the reinforcements we agreed on? Give me a satisfactory answer, otherwise, you can leave your life here! "
The black-clothed man's expression did not change. "General, why are you so angry?"
"Bastard! It's all because of you. Let me tell you, those generals are already forcing me to abdicate. If you don't show up, they will retreat on their own even without Shanhai City's attack. I won't be able to escape, and your wishes will also be in vain. "Dai Qin was so angry at the black-clothed man that he gritted his teeth.
"Reinforcements will arrive tomorrow!" The black-clothed man was still unhurried, ignoring the scimitar pressed against his neck. He really did have the aura of a death warrior.
Dai Qin's eyes narrowed. He sheathed the scimitar and said in a low voice, "Is this true?"
"General, you will know when you see it tomorrow. There is no need for me to lie."
"Alright, I'll believe you one last time." Dai Qin was also very helpless. He was now in a dilemma. His only hope was the Yan Huang Alliance's reinforcements.
Otherwise, he could only imagine the fate that awaited him if he returned to the grasslands with his tail between his legs.
The black-clothed man laughed coldly in his heart. He had already reached the peak of understanding the human heart. The timing of the Yan Huang Alliance's attack had been repeatedly calculated by the military's senior staff officers. It just so happened to be at Dai Qin's critical point.
On the surface, the black-clothed man was still expressionless. He said indifferently, "I'll take my leave now. I still need you to cooperate with us tomorrow to put on a good show."
"Hmph!" Dai Qin was unwilling to answer.
The black-clothed man did not care. He left the tent and once again disappeared into the night.
In the darkness of the night, an army of 20,000 people quietly appeared in the wilderness of Lian Prefecture. The army was like a ghost, silently watching Shanhai City that stood in the wilderness.
Among the silent advancing army were Lord Chunshen and Xiong Ba, the two leaders of the Yan Huang Alliance. There was also a special existence. He was Bai Qi's old friend, Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo rode on his warhorse and looked at the faintly visible Shanhai City. He muttered to himself, "Calm Martial Lord, we meet again! This time, I won't lose to you. "
The night was as dark as ink. A light breeze blew, drowning out Zhao Kuo's voice.
Shanhai City was facing a real crisis! (To be continued.)
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