The earth-shattering sound of the war drums was deafening.
The city wall of Sky Wolf Pass was only a few hundred meters long, and there were astonishing cliffs on both sides.
The strong men of Yan Yan's army wore armor that weighed over a hundred Jin and carried siege ladders that were nearly twenty meters tall as they advanced with all their might.
"Release, release, release …"
On the city wall, thousands of archers of the Black Uniform Army rained down arrows under the command of the soldiers.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Countless arrows hit the bodies of the strong men, causing sparks to fly.
Each of these strong men was nearly two meters tall and weighed three to four hundred Jin. Each of them had extraordinary strength, and they wore armor that weighed over a hundred Jin. Ordinary arrows could not injure them at all.
Braving the rain of arrows that filled the sky, hundreds of strong men continuously approached the city wall.
Behind them, thousands of elites and swordsmen hid behind the huge wooden shield wall as they advanced step by step.
Even so, under the dense rain of arrows, miserable cries rang out continuously as people fell one after another.
"Suppress them with bows and arrows," Yan Yan ordered.
Immediately, hundreds of large crossbows and thousands of archers shot explosively at the city wall.
Shooting from the bottom to the top was very passive. Therefore, they only hoped to suppress the archers of the enemy and did not hope to cause many casualties.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang …"
The war drums were deafening, and the flames of Sky Wolf Pass soared to the sky.
After a full fifteen minutes, hundreds of strong men finally carried the first batch of siege ladders to the bottom of the city wall. Then, with a furious roar, they placed the siege ladders on the nearly twenty meter tall city wall.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang …" Hundreds of siege ladders slammed against the city wall and were placed on top.
Then, four strong men pressed the siege ladders on the city wall with all their might.
"Push them down, push the siege ladders down …" The officer on the city wall shouted loudly.
However, the siege ladders made by Yan Yan's army were very dangerous. They were only about the same height as the city wall and could not be pushed down at all.
"Charge up …"
Nearly two thousand elites climbed up the siege ladders.
The first to climb up the siege ladders were all elite warriors. They raised huge shields in their hands to block arrows, stones, and rolling logs for their brothers below the ladders. Therefore, they were called shield warriors.
These shield warriors could not die. Once they died, there would be no one to block the rain of arrows and stones for the soldiers behind them.
"Smash rocks, smash logs …"
Following the order, it was as if stones were raining down from the top of the city wall. Rocks weighing more than a hundred Jin were ferociously smashed down.
A few hundred kilograms of rolling logs rolled down crazily.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang …"
The shield warriors of the Silver Wolf Legion climbed up step by step, braving the shocking rain of stones and rolling logs.
From a distance, the dozens of siege ladders looked like giant snakes. The ladders were densely packed with people climbing up like ants.
"Bang, bang, bang …"
One boulder after another smashed against the steel shields. However, these shield-bearers only shook a little. The huge shields continued to protect the soldiers behind them.
Zhi Ning and Nurdan were shocked. Were they going to rush up to the city wall in the first round of attack?
"Is the boiling oil ready?" Nurdan roared.
"Soon, soon …"
Zhi Ning said, "There's no need to wait for it to boil. Just break it now and light it up."
"Yes!"
Then, pots of oil were brought up to the city wall.
Yan Yan glanced at Fen Mo, who was at the side, and both of them nocked their arrows.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Yan Yan's cultivation was amazing. He aimed and shot with his spiritual power.
Fen Mo was born with the gift of shooting. He almost didn't need to aim.
Immediately, the soldiers who had lifted up the pots of oil but did not have time to pour it down were all in the middle. The huge pots of oil flipped over and splashed everywhere.
"Ah …"
The oil was extremely shocking when it was half boiling. It instantly cooked people alive.
Yan Yan shot a fire arrow.
"Boom …"
Immediately, the oil that was poured on the ground was ignited, causing a raging fire.
Seeing the scene in front of her, Tu Lingduo was shocked. The battle situation was so shocking from the start.
Looking at the posture, it seemed as if Yan Yan's army was about to rush up to the city wall in the first wave of attack.
"Divine archers, suppress them." Tu Lingduo ordered.
This time, she only brought a hundred people to Tianshui City. The elite officers had already been assigned to Nurdan's ten thousand rebels to command each hundred team.
In addition, he also brought three archers. All of them were Dragon Archers. These were the treasures of the Turin family.
After Tu Lingduo gave the order, the three Dragon Archers began to pull their bows and shoot.
The arrows of the Dragon Archers were, of course, extraordinary.
Immediately, Yan Yan and Fen Mo were completely suppressed. They almost couldn't show their heads or shoot.
At this time, the difference between divine archers and elite archers could be seen.
Yan Yan's arrows were more accurate and powerful. However, it was completely based on his spirit and strength. Now that the three Dragon Archers had started to suppress him, Yan Yan almost couldn't fight back.
This was because Yan Yan needed to use his spirit to aim, and he needed time to show his head.
But Fen Mo was different. He didn't show his head, but he could still shoot based on his senses. Every arrow he shot would almost always hit its target.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Moreover, he shot five arrows in a row. Almost every time he shot, he would hit the soldier carrying the pot of oil.
Seeing this, Tu Lingduo said sternly, "Why don't you suppress the enemy archers?"
"Miss, the enemy is a divine archer." One of the Dragon Archers said, "He shoots based on his senses. He doesn't need to aim or use much spirit power. It's hard for us to suppress him."
Tu Lingduo said, "What level is his archery?"
"Looking at the speed and strength of his arrows, he should be an intermediate archer." The Dragon Archer said.
Tu Lingduo was shocked and angry. "Two Dragon Archers can't even suppress an intermediate archer?"
This was the truth. Divine archers were heaven-defying.
However, Fen Mo alone wasn't enough.
There were still many pots of oil splashing down, splashing onto the shields and the siege ladders.
Then, a fire arrow came down and instantly burst into flames.
The giant shields burned, and so did the siege ladders.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
In the fire, the warriors holding the shields finally couldn't take it anymore and slightly swayed.
"Bang, bang, bang …"
Terrifying giant rocks smashed down fiercely. The warrior holding the shield finally couldn't take it anymore and directly fell from the ladder that was more than ten meters high.
Then …
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Countless arrows were shot down, boulders and logs were smashed down, and scalding oil was splashed down.
"Ah …" Miserable cries rang out incessantly.
In just a short while, all the soldiers on the siege ladders died tragically.
They were either burned to death, smashed to death, or fell to their deaths.
Almost all the soldiers on the siege ladders were under the protection of the shield warrior at the very front. Once the shield warrior fell, all the soldiers on the siege ladders would die.
Like dominoes, after the first shield warrior fell, the second, the third, the fourth, and the fifth followed …
Yan Yan watched helplessly as the shield warriors fell one after another, and the siege ladders were destroyed one after another. Dozens, hundreds of people died.
However, the corner of his eye didn't even twitch.
This was a siege battle. It was built on human lives, and there were almost no tricks. Whoever was stronger, who was more fearless, would win.
"Second wave, charge!"
Following his order, the second wave of hundreds of strong men braved the sky full of arrows and carried the giant siege ladders up.
The shocking war drums were still as deafening as ever.
…
The entire Sky Wolf Pass had completely turned into a meat grinder.
They fought from midnight to dawn, then the sun rose, and then it was noon again.
Several hours had already passed.
It was unknown how many arrows rained down on the entire battlefield. Every inch of the ground outside of Sky Wolf Pass was pierced with arrows.
Yan Yan didn't know how many times he had ordered the siege ladders to attack the city. Wave after wave of strong men rushed up, and wave after wave of siege ladders went up.
One after another, the shield warriors couldn't hold on any longer and fell. Then all the people on the siege ladders died.
More and more corpses gathered at the bottom of the city wall.
Hundreds, thousands, two thousand, three thousand …
In the end, corpses were everywhere.
Yan Yan's army couldn't charge up the twenty meter tall city wall.
Seeing that the last wave of siege troops couldn't hold on any longer, Yan Yan said with a cold expression: "Next wave, charge up."
Tu An said in a trembling voice: "Milord, there is no next wave. Almost all the shield warriors are dead, and there are only a few strong men left. "
Yan Yan's eyes trembled: "How many casualties?"
"Five thousand." Tu An said: "We are the most elite troops, but the casualties are more than thirty percent. Collapse is in sight. We are field mercenaries, we are not good at sieging cities. "
Yan Yan said: "There is no such thing as good or bad. Sieging a city is piling up human lives."
Tu An said: "But we don't have as many people as the enemy. Right now, the enemy's casualties in Sky Wolf Pass are negligible. "
Yan Yan fell silent.
Tu An said: "Let's retreat. In a few hours, Søren's army will arrive. We will launch the attack then."
Yan Yan closed his eyes: "No, if we retreat now, all the previous sacrifices will be in vain, and all the previous efforts will be wasted. Right now, we are fighting with courage and willpower. "
Tu An said: "But we have no people left. Look at our brothers, too many have died, and there is no more morale. "
Yan Yan looked at the soldiers around him, and indeed, everyone's faces were filled with fear.
These few hours of battle were like a meat grinder. No matter how many warriors and soldiers were sent up, they all died.
Not a single person could successfully scale the city wall!
The remaining ten thousand soldiers were indeed on the verge of collapse.
For any army, if the casualties exceeded thirty percent, the consequences would be fatal. The slightest reason could cause a great collapse.
…
At this time, in Sky Wolf Pass, the dejection of yesterday was swept away, and they seemed especially excited.
Because the enemy's wave after wave of attacks were repelled.
The Lin Hai Army and the Black Cloth Army were indeed elites. It was unknown how many times they had repelled Yan Yan's army's attacks.
Now, the momentum of Yan Yan's army had been exhausted, and they could hardly organize a new attack.
This battle was indeed thrilling. Yan Yan's first wave of attack was so astonishing that it almost rushed to Sky Wolf Pass.
It made Zhi Ning's heart jump, thinking that Sky Wolf Pass was about to fall.
But she did not expect that Yan Yan's first wave of attack was also the only one to get close to the city wall. In the subsequent attacks, almost all of them were killed or injured before they could climb up fifteen meters.
"How are our casualties?" Zhi Ning asked.
"Less than a thousand," Nu Erdan said.
"What about the casualties of Yan Yan's army?" Zhi Ning asked.
"More than five thousand." Nu Erdan said: "If the casualties exceed thirty percent, this battle will not be able to continue, and the enemy will retreat."
Zhi Ning sneered: "It seems that mercenaries are really not good at siege warfare. Once Yan Yan retreats, all the elites will immediately chase after him. At that time, Yan Yan's army will be defeated like a landslide. "
Nu Erdan said excitedly: "After Yan Yan's main army is destroyed, Søren's mere thousands of people will not be able to achieve anything big. Their defeat is a foregone conclusion."
The four of them revealed excited smiles. Victory was right in front of them.
…
"General, let's retreat." Tu An said: "I'll cover the rear."
Yan Yan shook his head and said: "No, once we retreat, all our previous efforts will be wasted. Moreover, after this energy is released, the enemy will take the opportunity to chase after us, and we will be defeated like a landslide. "
Tu An said, "But, we can no longer organize a new attack. All the shield warriors have been killed. As long as the enemy pushes us a little, our army will collapse. "
The corner of Yan Yan's eyes twitched again.
The mercenaries he led did not have much experience in siege warfare. A real siege was far more tragic and terrifying than he had imagined.
No wonder it was said that siege warfare required at least two or three times the number of troops. Because, this was completely achieved by piling up corpses.
And Yan Yan's military strength was only fifteen thousand, even less than the nineteen thousand of Sky Wolf Pass.
Now that they had lost five thousand people, it was obvious that this consumption was only half. To take down Sky Wolf Pass, they would need at least twenty thousand people, at least a few thousand more.
But, he had no more charging warriors on hand.
"If we don't succeed, we die for a righteous cause!" Yan Yan said resolutely: "If we retreat now, we will lose without a doubt."
Tu An said, "But, we don't have any charging warriors, and we don't have any shield warriors."
Yan Yan took a huge shield and shouted: "All centurions, chiliarchs, all mid-ranked warriors, high ranked warriors, step out!"
Immediately, nearly a hundred people walked out of the army formation. These people were all the officers of the Silver Wolf Army, all the mid-ranked and high-ranked warriors.
"All strong men, carry the remaining siege ladders." Yan Yan ordered.
Immediately, the remaining strong men carried dozens of siege ladders and stepped out.
This was the last attack force of Yan Yan's army.
Yan Yan roared: "This is our last force. All the officers of the Silver Wolf Army and I will lead the charge! Today, if we don't succeed, we die for a righteous cause! Charge and take down Sky Wolf Pass! "
Seeing that the general and all the middle and high ranking officers were leading the charge, the originally low morale immediately rose.
All the soldiers' blood boiled again.
"Kill … …"
Yan Yan led over a hundred mid-ranked warriors, a few hundred strong men, and a few thousand elite infantrymen to carry out the last charge.
… …
Sky Wolf Pass was immediately overwhelmed with shock. They didn't expect Yan Yan to be so decisive.
"Block them, block them … …"
"Fire arrows, fire arrows … …"
"Smash the rocks, smash the rolling logs … …"
"Pour oil down, pour oil down … …"
The final battle drum sounded once more.
Yan Yan and the hundred mid-ranked warriors raised their shields and protected the soldiers below. They climbed up the siege ladders, braving the huge rocks, arrows, and boiling oil.
This was the last attack force.
Yan Yan suddenly roared, his whole person running up the siege ladders as if he was flying.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh … …"
A few minutes later, he directly rushed up Sky Wolf Pass and pulled out his big sword.
For the first time, Yan Yan's army attacked the top of the city wall for the first time, even though that person was himself.
"Swish … …" He suddenly swung his sword.
Suddenly, the dozen black-clothed soldiers in front were all cut in half.
Because of Yan Yan's breakthrough, a gap appeared in the defense of the city wall. The Silver Wolf Army behind surged up like a tide.
"Block, block, kill Yan Yan!"
Suddenly, countless experts in Zhi Ning's coalition army rushed towards Yan Yan with all their might.
Three Dragon Archers shot arrows frantically.
Yan Yan was completely fighting one against ten, one against a hundred!
The big sword and giant shield in his hands had completely become his weapons. His whole person seemed to have become a war machine. Everywhere he went, he was completely crushed, and the dragon power in his body was also frantically consumed.
The second to climb up the city wall was Tu An.
Then, the third, the fourth, the fifth … …
More and more mid-ranked warriors rushed up the city wall, and more and more Silver Wolf Army behind them rushed up the city wall.
Hundreds, thousands, two thousand, three thousand Silver Wolf Army rushed up the Sky Wolf Pass.
No one knew how many people died, but the Silver Wolf Army finally rushed up the city wall and engaged the enemy in close combat.
"Block, block … … kill them … …"
In the castle not far away, Zhi Ning saw all this and immediately felt terrified.
"Press forward, everyone press forward."
Suddenly, more than ten thousand allied troops swarmed up.
The two armies fought crazily on the hundreds of meters of city wall.
At the same time, a cloud of dust suddenly appeared behind the Sky Wolf Pass.
After a short while, Søren led two thousand cavalrymen into the field of vision.
Zhi Ning was shocked and said, "Shouldn't Søren arrive at night? How did he come so fast? "
… …
Why did Søren come so fast? Of course, he left behind three thousand infantrymen and directly led two thousand cavalrymen. He didn't hesitate at all and rushed desperately, so he arrived at the Sky Wolf Pass half a day earlier.
Looking up into the distance, he saw that the Sky Wolf Pass was already in a mess of fighting, murderous intent soaring to the sky.
Søren pulled out his giant sword and roared, "We're not late. Our comrades are fighting a bloody battle. Kill your way up and harvest your gold coins. "
Immediately, Yan Nair jumped lightly and also rode on the Lion Tiger, sitting in front of Søren.
"Kill!"
Søren took the lead, and the two thousand cavalrymen behind him brandished their big swords and swept toward the Sky Wolf Pass.
At this time, defending the back of the Sky Wolf Pass was the rebel army led by Nurdan and the others, a total of four to five thousand people.
But …
Despite the barricades and fences, the Lion Tiger suddenly leaped, and Yan Nair's big sword slashed down wildly.
Suddenly, a row of wooden walls collapsed.
Then, the Lion Tiger carried Søren and Yan Nair, directly turned into a killing machine, and directly plowed over.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …
Countless blood splattered, and countless heads flew.
Through this gap, two thousand cavalrymen surged in.
The four thousand rebel army in front only blocked for five minutes, with less than two hundred casualties, and completely collapsed, wailing like ghosts and howling like wolves, turned around and fled.
A second-line army was a second-line army.
Søren led the two thousand cavalrymen and, like a sharp sword, fiercely stabbed the back of the Sky Wolf Pass.
When Countess Zhi Ning, who was on the castle, saw this scene, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart.
She was only one step away from victory, but now, it was completely over.
The doomsday of the Sky Wolf Pass army had officially come!
The doomsday of Zhi Ning's coalition army had come!
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