"Dong! Dong! Dong! "
Accompanied by the sound of war drums, the siege began.
The huge military formation slowly advanced, a mountainous aura rushing towards them. When they reached the moat, the formation suddenly narrowed. The army passed through the water passage made of sandbags and appeared at the foot of the city wall.
After crossing the "single-log bridge", the narrowed army suddenly spread out. In an instant, the densely packed army covered the entire west city wall, leaving no gap.
The whole process was as smooth as flowing water.
It must be said that Lian Po's ability to command an army was really amazing.
To be able to command an alliance army that was hastily formed in such an orderly manner, this was the quality of a great general. Those generals who only knew how to lead the charge were just boorish men.
The elites of Handan City mixed in the army, carrying huge logs and headed straight for the city gate.
Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo stood on the city wall and smiled coldly.
He had expected this.
On top of the west city gate, there was a small mountain of stones. Apart from that, a Yulin Guard was on standby, specially in charge of defending the city gate.
As soon as the enemy neared the city gate, a sky full of arrows and a huge amount of stones came pouring down.
The rain of arrows was still fine. Most of the troops were blocked by the shields and did not cause too many casualties. After all, a Yulin Guard was still too few to form a cohesive effect.
The most dangerous thing was the stones that came crashing down.
Huge stones fell from the sky, crashing down with the force of a thunderbolt. When the huge stones hit the shields, they were flattened along with the shields.
"Clang!"
The soldiers who were hit directly vomited blood and fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
A huge amount of huge stones came crashing down like raindrops, making a series of dull crashing sounds.
Just like whack-a-mole, each stone could take away a life. The soldiers of the Yulin Guard were not ordinary commoners. Not only were they extremely strong, but they were also very adept at controlling their strength.
The stones that were thrown were ruthless and accurate.
The elites of Handan City also had a backbone. None of them let out a scream.
They pushed against the huge stones and tried to attack the city gate.
Unfortunately, just as they reached the city gate, the troops suffered heavy losses. The entire huge log was swaying left and right, unable to form a cohesive force. The impact on the city gate was like a tickle.
The narrow city gate became a meat grinder.
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
The endless stream of boulders was enough to make one despair.
Before they even attacked the city gates, the elites of Handan City had already suffered heavy losses.
Di Chen's face twitched as he watched the battle from afar. These were the elites that he had carefully trained.
The old general, Lian Po, was still expressionless. He continued to send teams of elites to the "execution ground" resolutely, replacing the teams that were already paralyzed.
He did not believe that the other party would prepare so many stones.
During yesterday's siege, Lian Po had observed that in the second half of the battle, there were almost no stones falling from the top of the city walls, indicating that the defensive resources in the city were almost exhausted.
Unfortunately, Lian Po was destined to regret it.
No matter how many soldiers Lian Po sent, it was useless.
The boulders at the top of the city wall seemed to be inexhaustible, rumbling and crashing down.
Half an hour later, the city gate was completely blocked by huge rocks, piled up into a small hill. Mixed in between the cracks of the rocks was the flesh and blood of the soldiers.
If they wanted to hit the city gate, they had to move the stones.
This was an almost impossible task.
No matter how many elites there were in Handan City, no matter how fearless they were, they could not just throw away their lives like this.
Lian Po's plan to attack the city gate had officially failed.
The design of ancient cities was very particular, especially the city gate. This was the weakest point of the city, so there were more ways to break through it.
If the city gate could be broken through so easily, the army would not have chosen the siege ladders during the siege.
In a siege battle, there were many times when the troops attacking the city would rather use catapults to smash a hole in the city wall than attack from the city gate.
This was the root of the problem.
The defense of the city gate by the city guards had reached a ridiculous level. Not only that, even if they were lucky enough to break through the city gate, there would be specialized defense equipment that could block the city gate in an instant.
Lian Po, of course, understood this. He had calculated that the enemy's defensive resources were limited. He did not expect that all the houses in Anyang City would be demolished to store resources.
Facing such a difficult opponent, Lian Po had a headache. Even so, Lian Po was not fazed. As the general, his will was as hard as steel.
Since he could not take down the city gate, Lian Po would attack the city walls. As long as he did not care about the price, he would be able to take down the city.
Lian Po did not doubt this at all.
Di Chen was very magnanimous. At this time, he did not interfere with Lian Po's command. He knew that if the princess and the general had different opinions, it would be a disaster.
Since the battle had started, he could only choose to believe in Lian Po.
The army of Shanhai City had suffered heavy losses yesterday. Today, it was indeed more difficult to defend the city.
Di Chen's troops had suffered heavy losses, but the number of soldiers attacking the city did not decrease. The only thing that decreased was the number of shifts.
Lian Po hardened his heart and continuously pressured the army, reducing their rest time.
As long as the general's will was strong, the army would not collapse.
Under Lian Po's command, the army was like a whole, constantly attacking the city.
The continuous attacks made Anyang City seem to be in imminent danger.
Unfortunately, what Lian Po did not know was that there were three more generals guarding the city walls today.
This mistake in intelligence was almost fatal to the judgment of the battle situation.
Yesterday, Ouyang Shuo was the only axis of the entire army, so they could not attend to one thing and lose sight of another.
But now, it was different. Ouyang Shuo and Zhou Bo each occupied a defensive area, forming a defensive chain.
Four points and one line, indestructible.
In a battle to defend the city, the role of a fierce general could not be underestimated. Zhou Bo fought at the top of the city walls, with the momentum of one man holding the pass against ten thousand men. No one could climb up to the top of the city walls within five meters.
The general's ferocity was very obvious to the soldiers.
The Featherwood Guard became braver as they fought.
Every Featherwood Guard was a cold butcher, treating the enemy as if they were nothing.
The top of Anyang City was like a black hole, constantly devouring the lives of the soldiers.
Not only that, under Xiao He's control, large amounts of stones and wood were still being transported to the top of the city walls. Xiao He wanted to raze Anyang City to the ground.
Xiao He declared in the city: With the enemy's nature, if the city was breached after such heavy losses, they would slaughter the entire city. The citizens in the city were so scared that they wanted to offer up their coffins.
Bai Hua and Feng Qiuhuang could not help but be dumbfounded.
What was professionalism? This was professionalism.
This small change made the defense of the city in the morning even easier than yesterday afternoon.
As time passed, Lian Po could no longer remain calm.
Damn it, what kind of army was he facing? How could they be so tenacious?
Di Chen's face was also frighteningly gloomy.
At this moment, his allies could no longer sit still. They had lost two to three thousand soldiers in exchange for a pitiful amount of contribution points.
This was a huge loss!
"Supreme Alliance Leader, I think we need an explanation."
One of the lords could no longer hold it in and questioned Di Chen. He had brought three thousand soldiers, but now there were less than a thousand left. How could he not feel the pain?
"That's right. Supreme Alliance Leader, we only followed you because we trusted you. What's going on now? There's no hope of victory at all. "
Faced with these doubts, Di Chen was speechless.
Speaking of which, these allies could already be considered to have been patient, only making trouble now.
"Everyone!" Di Chen waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, for today's losses, I will definitely compensate you after the battle. I will not go back on my word."
"This …" The lords looked at each other.
It had to be said that Di Chen was indeed generous.
Logically speaking, following Di Chen was completely voluntary. In a war, there would be victory and defeat, and no one could blame anyone. Even so, Di Chen did not shirk the responsibility, and truly showed the elegance of the aristocratic family.
This was indeed a beautiful move.
After comforting his allies, Di Chen rode to Lian Po's side.
"Master!"
Seeing Di Chen, Lian Po looked ashamed.
Di Chen waved his hand and said, "It's not General's fault. The enemy is too tenacious."
Lian Po's face softened slightly, and his heart was filled with gratitude. He thought that this time, he would definitely be reprimanded. After all, last night, he made a military pledge in front of the Master.
He never thought that things would turn out like this.
"Withdraw the army!"
Hearing this, Di Chen felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.
He simply admitted defeat and no longer struggled.
"Master?"
Lian Po was shocked, and his heart was unwilling.
"Withdraw the army!"
Di Chen said again, his tone firm.
Hearing this, Lian Po's expression was complicated. He also knew that if they continued to fight, they would not be able to take Anyang City. Instead of that, it was better to reduce some losses earlier.
Not everyone had the courage and boldness to cut their losses.
This defeat was due to the lack of intelligence.
They did not expect that Anyang City would be guarded by the Qin army, and they did not bring any siege weapons. Otherwise, no matter how tenacious the enemy was, Anyang City would definitely not be able to defend.
In the rumbling sound, the army retreated again.
Waves of cheers came from the top of Anyang City.
At this moment, the rumbling of horse hooves came from the distant sky. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw an army like a black tide surging towards Anyang City.
The cheers at the top of the city came to an abrupt end.
Oh my god!
Is it another anti-Qin army?
The appearance of such an army at this time was simply a disaster for Anyang City.
Even Ouyang Shuo's heart could not help but tremble.
He looked up at the sky and saw that there was still one or two hours before noon. This meant that Wang Li's vanguard would need at least an hour to reach Anyang City.
Could the current few thousand people hold them off for an hour?
Ouyang Shuo's expression was unprecedentedly serious.
At the same time, Ouyang Shuo was faintly looking forward to it.
On the contrary, Di Chen and the others were excited.
Especially Di Chen.
According to his calculations, if the reinforcements left early in the morning, they should have arrived by now.
"The heavens have not forsaken me!"
Di Chen let out a long sigh, rejoicing in his heart. Rejoicing that he was not arrogant last night and lowered his head to ask Xiangyu for help. Otherwise, he would really become a laughing stock.
The rumbling army came from afar and headed straight for them. (To be continued.)
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