In October, the weather suddenly became cooler. Even at noon, it wasn't that hot. However, the atmosphere outside Yong Ren City was extremely warm. Heatwaves rolled and crowds surged.
The 200,000 strong Dali Allied Army surrounded Yong Ren City, and one army after another lined up outside the city. Mixed in the middle of the army formation were siege vehicles, mobile arrow towers, siege awls, and other siege weapons.
Under the front row of soldiers, there were simple siege ladders.
The 200,000 soldiers were ready to set off, and they were only waiting for the order to launch an all-out attack on Yongren City.
In the southern barracks, Wang Meng stood at the highest point of a small hill. Xiao Nianying and the others stood in a row behind Wang Meng, staring at the battlefield and the nearby Yong Ren City.
It was everyone's first time commanding 200,000 strong army to attack a city, so they were very excited.
Even the usually arrogant Xiao Nianying couldn't hide his excitement. As an adventurer player, he never had the chance to participate in such a big scene before.
In comparison, the battle of adventurer players was like playing house.
After observing for a while, Xiao Nianying finally saw Bai Qi on the city gate tower in the distance, and said with a smile, "I really don't know where Bai Qi gets his confidence from, is he really not afraid of death?"
Little Mu Tuo joked, "I think it's not that he's not afraid of death, but he's already prepared to change sides."
"Even if he changes sides, it won't be your turn. Your temple is too small, it can't accommodate a god like Bai Qi!" Xiao Nianying didn't give any face to Little Mu Tuo, causing the latter's expression to suddenly become extremely ugly.
Xiao Nianying didn't care, and his expression was calm.
Seeing this, Wang Meng looked up at the sky, it was already high in the sky, and he gave the order, "Sound the drums!"
"Dong! Dong! Dong! "
Upon receiving the order, the two largest war drums erected in the middle of the camp started to beat. Upon receiving the signal, the war drums set up at the frontlines started to beat one after another, sounding the same rhythm.
The drums were playing the Song of Emperor Qin Breaking the Formation.
The deafening sound of the drum contained an uplifting power.
Listening to the blood-boiling war drums, the front row of sword and shield soldiers hit their shields with their swords, and let out beast-like roars. "Ha! Ha! Haha! "
The roars of tens of thousands of people, together with the sound of the drums, shook the surroundings and reverberated between the mountains. Some birds were startled, but just as they flew into the air, it was as if they had been shot by an invisible arrow, and fell into the grass.
This sound formed an earth-shattering momentum that rushed towards the Dragon Stallion Army, causing everyone's expression to change. Even with the Dragon Stallion Army's strength, they were afraid in the face of such a formation.
The citizens of Yongren City were even more frightened.
Seeing this, Wang Meng smiled in satisfaction and ordered, "Attack!"
The sound of the drums changed and became hurried.
The messenger, who was already prepared, waved a red flag up and down and gave the order to attack. "Stallion Lang" The troops were sent.
Receiving the order, the general waved his long saber and roared, "Attack!"
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The impenetrable encirclement was like a pocket, constantly tightening and threatening to swallow Yongren City.
Every time the army took a step forward, the uniform stomping of their feet would cause the ground to tremble. The trembling contained a power that could destroy the world, and no one could stop it.
Seeing this, Wang Meng turned to Little Mu Tuo and the others and said with a smile, "Everyone, you have managed your troops well!"
Little Mu Tuo and the others had proud expressions on their faces.
Putting everything else aside, just by looking at the current situation, the 200,000 strong army really did seem like a well-trained elite force.
Wang Meng was even more confident in taking down Yongren City.
… …
While they were talking, the vanguard had already reached five hundred meters from the city walls. If they advanced any further, they would enter the enemy's firing range.
Wang Meng gave the order, and the sound of the war drums changed again, becoming more and more hurried. The commander of the frontline received the signal. He waved his sword and shouted, "Charge!"
"Kill!"
The army suddenly sped up, turning from walking to running as they charged toward the city walls with all their strength. This was the most dangerous part. The earlier they reached the foot of the city walls, the safer they would be.
The vast army surged forward like a black torrent.
… …
At the top of Yongren City, Bai Qi stood in the center of the city tower like a javelin.
Bai Qi had personally experienced bigger scenes, so the formation outside the city did not faze him at all. When the enemy entered the one thousand meter range, Bai Qi lightly spat out two words, "Get ready!"
This order was very vague, but the people below understood.
With a swoosh, the large objects covered by linen on the city walls were revealed one by one. Naturally, they were Z1 cannons. A rough count showed that there were no less than five hundred cannons on the four walls.
This was the entire stock of Steel City's cannon manufacturing base, and Bai Qi had taken it all.
The black muzzles of the cannons were aimed outside the city, sending chills down people's spines.
This was a natural deterrent from firearms.
When the enemy entered the five hundred meter range, without Bai Qi's order, the five hundred cannons opened fire, focusing on the siege vehicles and the mobile arrow towers.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
The cannonballs drew a beautiful arc in the air and accurately hit the siege vehicles.
The Z1 cannons had long since abandoned the outdated solid bullets and used bombs filled with gunpowder. Once they hit the target, they would immediately explode, creating a huge impact.
With a crash, the siege vehicle that was shot broke into two and was scrapped on the spot. The broken siege vehicle fell down and smashed into the dense crowd, causing chaos and dust to fly everywhere.
The shock wave from the explosion of the bomb, along with the high-speed shrapnel, instantly killed a large number of people. The exploding cannonballs were like fireworks, exploding in the vast army formation and causing the army to stagnate.
The morale that had just been gathered was immediately hit hard.
A rough estimate was that in this round of attack alone, more than three hundred siege vehicles and mobile arrow towers were hit by the cannonballs, and more than two hundred were scrapped on the spot.
While the allied forces were in a daze, the bombardment continued.
Without a doubt, this was a show of strength prepared by the Great Xia army to the Dali allied forces.
… …
Seeing that the cannons at the top of Yongren City had revealed themselves, Wang Meng and the others, who had been paying attention to the battlefield, narrowed their eyes. Even so, Wang Meng remained unmoved, and the rapid sound of the war drums continued to ring out.
Wang Meng was already prepared to sacrifice himself.
As long as they achieved their strategic objective, everything was worth it for the [Yanhuang Alliance]. Therefore, while the frontline troops were hesitating, Wang Meng gave the order to attack.
Under this order, anyone who dared to retreat would be executed without mercy.
… …
"Kill!!!"
The allied forces weren't cowards and wouldn't be easily frightened. Once the order was given, the army braved the cannons and launched a fierce attack on Yongren City, rushing to the foot of the city wall in an instant.
In the process, a small half of the siege vehicles were destroyed by the cannons.
Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!
Without the siege vehicles, the simple siege ladders came in handy.
Simple and crude.
The Dragon Stallion Army didn't stand on ceremony and cooperated with the cannons, shooting arrows, throwing stones, rolling logs, and other defensive supplies, or even pouring oil.
They were simply unscrupulous.
In a short period of time, the allied forces suffered heavy casualties, and the first wave of attack suffered a heavy setback. In just an hour, more than twenty thousand people had died on the battlefield.
Even so, the allied forces didn't fear death.
Wang Meng was even more unmoved. He ordered, "Continue the attack!"
As the attackers, everyone present had long since prepared themselves to sacrifice a portion of their forces. It was just a matter of whether or not this sacrifice exceeded the limits of what they could bear.
At this time, Yongren City was like a meat grinder, constantly devouring the lives of the enemy.
Seeing this, the small wooden tuo's face paled. He still hadn't gotten used to this kind of bloody scene. In his territory, the small wooden tuo had never personally led an army into battle.
Under the fearless assault of the allied forces, the top of Yongren City was in constant danger. This was especially true of the one hundred thousand mutants, which gave the Dragon Stallion Army a headache.
These mutants were skilled in martial arts and easily charged to the top of the city wall.
If not for the fact that the Dragon Stallion Army also possessed extraordinary strength, it was hard to say what would have happened.
Seeing this, Wang Meng's lips curved into a slight smile.
"As long as we aren't afraid of sacrifice, there's no city that can't be taken."
But Xiao Nianying's expression was somewhat unnatural. The enormous sacrifice was beginning to hit his bottom line.
[Xiao Alliance]'s players were the guild's elite backbones. Before they came, the guild had even promised them generous death compensation and a reward mechanism for battle achievements.
Otherwise, how could these players be so willing to do business for Xiao Nianying?
But if there really was a large number of casualties, the Xiao Alliance wouldn't be able to afford the compensation. The price of a player's death was too high, so the compensation was naturally different from that of the army.
The basic compensation for a player's death was five hundred gold coins, and this didn't include equipment, techniques, and other compensation. They also had to arrange for a special team to take these 'newbies' to level up.
Before setting off, Xiao Nianying had calculated that if the losses in this battle exceeded ten thousand, the Xiao Alliance would collapse. But the current situation didn't seem very good at all.
As the battle progressed, Xiao Nianying's expression grew more and more serious.
Seeing this, the small wooden tuo's eyes flashed with an almost imperceptible joy. The small wooden tuo could be said to have a grudge against Xiao Nianying.
Of everyone present, besides Wang Meng, the small wooden tuo was the most relaxed.
The moment he had agreed to the Yan Huang Alliance's conditions, the small wooden tuo had been very clear that the life and death of Cloud City no longer had much to do with him as its lord.
Regardless of the outcome of this battle, the small wooden tuo had to hand over the leadership of Cloud City. With the nature of the Yan Huang Alliance, having spent a large amount of money, they naturally wouldn't leave without any interest.
Just as the few of them were thinking about their own matters, the siege gradually entered a critical moment.
In order to take down Eternal Benevolence City as soon as possible, to prevent any undue delay from causing trouble, Wang Meng had a 'heart of stone'. Without even blinking, he constantly sent groups of soldiers to the front line.
The two hundred thousand soldiers were distributed in four directions, and on average, there were fifty thousand soldiers on each side.
These fifty thousand soldiers were divided into five groups of ten thousand, arranged in a two to two formation. They were the front army, the middle army, and the last reserve army.
The front army's attack was thwarted, and Wang Meng ordered the middle army to follow. In this way, the number of troops participating in the siege was in the hundreds of thousands, densely surrounding the four sides of the city walls.
As far as the eye could see, at the foot of each section of the city wall, there were groups of troops waiting to attack the city. The top of the city wall was filled with siege ladders, and the ladders were full of people.
The entire battlefield was a sea of people.
In the vast sea of people, smoke filled the air, cannon fire roared, and arrows rained down.
At every moment, hundreds and thousands of people died in battle.
In this situation, the Dragon Stallion Army defending the city began to show signs of fatigue, and the vast amount of resources they had for defending the city was being consumed at a visible rate. It was obvious that they wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
Without the support of these resources, it was simply impossible to defend the city.
… …
Seeing that the middle army had been drawn into the fray, Bai Qi knew that the moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived. He turned and ordered, "Fire the signal flare!"
"Yes!"
The well-prepared guard immediately lit the signal flare in his hand. With a whoosh, a red signal flare soared into the air.
"What's that?" Wang Meng and the others were confused.
Little Mu Tuo replied, "It's a signal flare."
Wang Meng naturally knew that it was a signal flare, but who was it being sent to?
Suddenly, a sliver of unease rose in Wang Meng's heart. He turned and asked his guard, "Where are the Grand Xia's Tiger Leopard Cavalry?" Wang Meng suspected that the Tiger Leopard Cavalry had arrived.
The guard replied, "Reporting to General, a scout came this morning to report that the Tiger Leopard Cavalry are still in Yao City. They will need at least a day to reach Eternal Benevolence City."
"They're not the Tiger Leopard Cavalry?!" Wang Meng grew even more uneasy.
Little Mu Tuo comforted him, saying, "General, there's no need to be suspicious. There are no other troops in Dongchuan Commandery besides the Dragon Stallion Army. Even the garrison divisions have been disbanded by the Grand Xia. "
Wang Meng forced a smile. "Perhaps I'm overthinking things."
Even so, Wang Meng still ordered the four reserve troops to be on guard.
Little Mu Tuo and the others only admired Wang Meng's attentiveness. How could they interfere?
… …
But Wang Meng's unease had still come true.
Half an hour after the signal flare was launched, a deafening sound suddenly came from the northern outskirts of Eternal Benevolence City.
"This is?!"
The expressions of Wang Meng and the others instantly changed.
"It's from the north."
Xiao Nianying had the sharpest senses, but unfortunately, he couldn't do anything.
… …
Northern outskirts of Eternal Benevolence City, in a mountain forest.
The moment the signal flare was launched, the Fourth Imperial Guard Corps, led by the valiant General E Lai, charged out of the forest like a fierce tiger descending a mountain.
Compared to the Dragon Stallion Army, the Imperial Guard were the true gods of death. Every member of this corps was a veteran of a hundred battles, a true elite who killed without batting an eye.
And with an unrivalled general like E Lai as their commander, they were simply a bunch of devils.
"Kill!"
The first thing E Lai and the Fourth Imperial Guard Corps encountered was the coalition army of the northern outskirts.
The ten thousand reserve troops at the rear of the army had just received the order to be on guard, but before they could react, they were kicked in the buttocks by the Imperial Guard and scattered in all directions.
For a moment, the Imperial Guard unleashed a torrential slaughter, their blood covering the clouds.
They were routed!
The moment the two armies clashed, it was clear who was superior.
The Imperial Guard was like an invincible blade that chopped the reserve troops in half, and then, unabated, they charged into the coalition army that was currently besieging the city.
The coalition army was thrown into chaos.
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