Before you know it, it's noon.

Although the five hundred Celtic longbowmen came from the royal guards of the original Celtic Kingdom, they were the first-class strong archers on Earth II, comparable to some elven archers in different planes. But even then, their physical abilities are not unlimited.

And as the body decreases, the longbowmen's accuracy becomes worse and worse, and the lethality of the arrows they shoot becomes weaker and weaker.

Therefore, after paying tens of thousands of casualties, the servants of the Holy Light Alliance finally rushed to the foot of the city wall for the first time against the lead arrows flying in the sky.

The first batch of alliance servant sergeants who rushed to the city were only three or four hundred people, and there were only two dozen ladders that could climb the city. Before they could erect the ladder, dozens of Hult crossbowmen poked their crossbowmen out of the hollow enemy's shooting hole and swept wildly at the base of the wall.

In the terrible sound of breaking the air, in just ten seconds, thousands of steel crossbow arrows with a length of several feet swept into the crowd like a metal storm. The three or four hundred Holy Light Alliance servant troops were all wiped out in an instant, and none of them survived.

The crossbowmen of the Hult crossbowmen use a crossbow box to hold their bolts. A box of 30 arrows can sweep a box of crossbow arrows in less than 3 seconds. Strafing it, it's like a submachine gun. The crossbow bolts are extremely powerful, and at a distance of twenty meters, they are strong enough to penetrate stainless steel plate armor.

The walls of the fortress are twelve meters high, and the six hollow enemy platforms in the shape of bastions are three to four meters higher than the city walls. However, the shooting hole was opened in the middle of the enemy platform, only about thirteen or fourteen meters away from the root of the wall, which was within the best range of the crossbowmen of the Holt crossbowmen.

With the Hort crossbowmen sitting in the city pass, even if the servants of the Holy Light Alliance exhausted the body of the Celtic longbowmen at any cost and rushed to the foot of the city, they would not want to set up the ladder and climb the city.

However, the Holy Light Alliance originally wanted to use the cannon fodder of the servant army to test the composition of the troops in Guancheng, and being able to test the existence of the Hoult crossbowmen was already a pretty good achievement in the eyes of the commander of the Holy Light Alliance.

"There's even a Hult crossbowman!" Viscount Talloc took a light breath and said with some rejoicing: "Fortunately, the commander of the imperial side couldn't hold his breath and exposed this force. Otherwise, if you keep hiding, wait until the Lord leads the team and launches a real offensive before making a move...... Caught off guard, he was shot at close range by a team of Hot crossbowmen, and even the regular knights of the Knights of the Cathar were afraid that there would be casualties! Fortunately, the commander of the Imperial side is too young to play this big hand so early......"

Secretly glad for a while, Tallok felt that the Imperial commander on the closed city might not be worried, but the defenders in the city were indeed elite. And maybe there are also ace troops hidden in it that are not inferior to the Celtic longbowmen and the Hott crossbowmen.

"The general has given me three hours to find out the composition of the Imperial Army, and time is running out, and I can't delay it any longer. Now in the battle, the Imperial Army's garrison equipment has begun to fatigue, and the frequency of firing is much less than before, so it's time to launch a more fierce offensive! ”

Talloxon smiled coldly and issued the order for an all-out attack.

After a morning of fighting, the fighting equipment of the imperial side did begin to produce mechanical fatigue, the frequency and accuracy of attacks decreased significantly, and the soldiers also began to fatigue, and their combat effectiveness declined.

But despite this, the imperial side still has an overwhelming geographical advantage. Although the coalition forces have built a solid bridgehead under the fortress, once they start a full-scale assault, the casualties will be extremely staggering.

But......

"Cannon fodder, it was originally used for consumption!" Tullock smiled nonchalantly.

As the aura released by the Radiant Holy Sect Battle Priest lit up, an earth-shattering shout suddenly erupted from the unhurried attacking Holy Light Alliance army. One by one, the corps entered the formation, and all kinds of siege equipment, risking being destroyed, began to move again.

Thousands of Allied troops who had already been stationed at the advance base under the city, under the urging of the officers and the encouragement of the battle officers, carried the rudimentary ladders and frantically climbed the hillside under the city.

Looking at the Holy Light Alliance Army surging in like a tide, and looking at the siege equipment that was constantly moving closer to Guancheng, Song Qiqi was surprised: "Cousin, it seems that the Holy Light Alliance Army is going to fight hard!" ”

"Well, it seems that the enemy army wants to use human lives to consume it at any cost." The little dragon girl remained silent and said, "However, this time it proves our previous inference that the reinforcements of the Holy Light Alliance Army should be coming soon. The servant army below has come to pave the way for the main force with their lives! Kiki, go and inform Li Qing that the fierce battle is about to begin, and let them be ready to go to the city to support at any time. ”

"Yes, cousin!" Song Qiqi responded and quickly descended the city tower.

The little dragon girl stood in front of the enemy battlement, looked at the enemy troops attacking below, and muttered, "Meat grinder...... It's time to really turn around. ”

……

When Li Qing, Su Su and others received Song Qiqi's notice and came to the city, the battle had entered a white heat.

All kinds of heavy equipment of the Holy Light Alliance Army, braving the artillery fire and throwing stones on the city, moved closer to the city regardless of losses, set up battle positions, and began to fire.

In the deafening loud noise, boulders, cannonballs, and even the crossbow arrows of ballistas rained down on the head of the city. Destroy some of the open gun emplacements, trebuchets, and bed crossbows on the city.

The coalition musketeers and archers began to fire in a cascade, and countless arrows rained down on the city like dark clouds that covered the sky and scattered musket projectiles that were difficult to see to the naked eye.

Although the Imperial Servants on the city were all rare elites, under such a dense light and heavy fire, the mixed legionnaires, who had been suffering minor casualties before, also began to suffer a large number of casualties.

In the face of the sudden increase in casualties, and in the face of the sudden rampaging of the Alliance servant army, the morale of the Imperial Mixed Legion was not only weakened by this, but was full of fighting spirit - the previous morning, the Holy Light Alliance Army's seemingly powerful but slow attack rhythm could suffocate the soldiers of the mixed legion. It was only now that the Holy Light Alliance Army finally had the intention of fighting a good fight.

At this moment, the fighting spirit of all departments of the mixed army was completely aroused.

The long-range firepower of the coalition forces was like a raging storm, and the soldiers of the mixed legion in the city also braved the continuous rain of metal and launched a frantic fire with the enemy troops under the city.

In addition to the 500 Celtic longbowmen who paused their firing, the Montenegrin infantry and the Maple Frost Danlu soldiers temporarily made cameos as archers and musketeers, constantly firing arrow projectiles. The Tailong hoplites, relying on their strong bodies and arm strength, threw a small hand axe hundreds of meters away, frantically slaughtering the Holy Light Alliance troops who were charging towards the city.

The Holy Light Alliance army under the city has an absolute superiority in strength, and there is no shortage of equipment, which can create long-range firepower like a rainstorm. And the mixed legion in the city, although it is inferior in terms of strength, the elite Cheng dù far surpasses the servant army of the Holy Light Alliance. With full exertion, the various units of the mixed legion with abundant supplies can also create a storm of metal.

The mixed regiment in the city was protected by various bunkers, and although there were constant casualties, most of them were wounded but not dead, and could be treated in time. The stretcher team composed of logistics soldiers braved the rain of arrows and bullets to transport the wounded soldiers down the city wall to the ambulance site for rescue, and many lightly injured soldiers were hastily wrapped up and went to the battlefield again.

And the servants of the Holy Light Alliance who rushed to the city were not so lucky. All fallen servants of the Holy Light Alliance, even if they were not killed on the spot by the long-range attacks on the city, would be trampled to death by their charging comrades.

And on this battlefield that suddenly went berserk, no one could stop. The servants of the Holy Light Alliance, whether they wanted it or not, could only be forced by the officers and encouraged by the battle priests to lose their minds and charge towards the city walls.

Charge! Charge! Charge!

The servants of the Holy Light Alliance charged regardless of casualties, from the forward base at the bottom of the hill to the foot of the front city, which was already covered with thousands of corpses, and under the repeated trampling of the charging soldiers, the corpses turned into meat puree, and the ground turned purple, with a sky-high fishy stench.

But no one cared about that anymore. The soldiers of the Holy Light Alliance rushed to the city wall like zombies with red eyes, open mouths, and drool, and I don't know how many people fell along the way, but under such a crazy impact, finally, there were soldiers from the Holy Light Alliance who touched the city wall!

Although the coalition soldiers who touched the city wall were quickly strafed into a hornet's nest by the Hult crossbowmen, a few rudimentary ladders were finally erected on the city wall!

Watching the ladders erected, there was an earth-shattering cheer in the coalition army. Then, like an endless wave, it rushed madly towards Guancheng. At the same time, several tall climbing vehicles finally moved to the forward base at the bottom of the hill and began to move up the hillside. Dozens of coalition officers with a strength of no less than ten ranks, wings around the city-going vehicles, intercepted all the shells that bombarded the city-climbing vehicles, and covered them to slowly approach the city wall.

"It's crazy!" Looking at the cannon fodder of the coalition army rushing towards the city wall one after another, Li Qing muttered: "Look at this situation, the reinforcements of the coalition army should be coming soon." I just don't know if it's really as I expected, it was the Thunder Prison General who personally led the Knights of the Cathar to come. ”

"It's better not." Although the little dragon girl is not afraid of battle, and because she inherited Long Linghan's patriotic will, she is eager to give the Holy Light Alliance a heavy blow, but as an imperial general, she is at this important checkpoint that chokes the southern gate of the empire, and she is still thinking more about how to defend the city.

If the Thunder Prison General and several major Guardian Knights can be buried under the city, it will certainly be a brilliant victory, and it will also be an extremely heavy blow to the Holy Light Alliance, but ......

Even if Su Su is here, even if there are all kinds of hole cards, Xiaolongnu doesn't think that she can easily defeat General Thunder Prison.

And in case of a miscalculation, the strength of General Lei Jian and his subordinates is beyond the scope of their own ability, then even if the middle and high-level military leaders in Guancheng, such as Li Qing, Su Su, Chu Lingfeng, Xiaolongnu herself, etc., can rely on the convenience of the half-plane to ensure a way out, but the army in Guancheng, as well as the crucial checkpoints, will not be able to keep it.

If the coalition forces are allowed to break through, enter the hinterland of the empire, and burn the flames of war into the territory of the empire, then it will be tantamount to adding insult to injury to the already severe anti-Japanese war of resistance of the empire. It will also deal a heavy blow to the morale of the people in the country.

Therefore, no matter how fearless or even belligerent she is, Xiaolongnu still hopes that the reinforcements of the coalition army will not be a top powerhouse of the level of General Lei Prison.

"We've done pretty much everything we can. Next...... Just wait for the strong to come, and then, let it go! Li Qing laughed, patted Xiaolongnu's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Whether it is a thunder prison general or not, I firmly believe that victory will definitely belong to us!" ”

"Not bad!" At some point, Su Su suddenly changed into her forged goddess Athena's holy clothes, and pretended to raise her scepter, and said with a holy face: "Fight, warriors! I will bless you and give you the divine power to resurrect on the spot, so that you will become more and more brave like an immortal little power, and finally win! ”

"Well, actually, I want to say......" The corners of Li Qing's mouth twitched twice, "Su Su, you are doing this, not only does it not have the effect of boosting morale, but it dilutes the severity of the battlefield!" We're at war right now, can we help Yan Sù a little bit? Put away your holy clothes, okay? Don't you know how conspicuous you are? Dressed like this, standing at the head of the city, you might as well just take a loudspeaker and shout at the enemy to shoot at me......"

"People just want to adjust the atmosphere." Su Su pouted and muttered unpleasantly, but still put away her copycat holy clothes as she said.

At the same time, the cannon fodder of the coalition army finally stopped at the city and began to climb to the city.

As the ladders were erected one by one, as more coalition cannon fodder broke through the fire interception and rushed to the bottom of the city, the wide city wall was soon covered with coalition cannon fodder.

Inspired by the aura of the battle officers, the coalition soldiers, who had become fanatical and almost lost their minds, held the ladder knife in their mouths, held their arm shield in one hand, and held the ladder in the other hand to climb up desperately.

And the Imperial army in the city kept knocking down the ladder with a long pole equipped with hooks. From time to time, a cloud ladder fell down with a bang, falling from more than ten meters in the air, with the strength of these cannon fodder is only one or two levels, even if it will not fall to pieces, it will fall to the bone and break the tendons, and then be trampled to death by the comrades who rushed to the city......

The allied soldiers charged one after the other, regardless of losses, and the toppled ladder was soon erected again, and countless soldiers began to climb. The walls of the city were crawling with black-pressed soldiers, like dense ant colonies, gnawing on a hard bone.

When the walls were covered with cannon fodder, bows and muskets were no longer suitable. The Hult crossbowmen also no longer waste their precious bolts on these cannon fodder. The soldiers of the Mixed Legion began to throw stones downward, both ordinary stones from quarries and round stone bullets made by Susu.

Piece after piece of coalition soldiers were smashed off the ladder and then smashed to pieces. A bucket of hot oil poured down from the city, scalding the cannon fodder of the coalition army to cry wolf. Then one torch after another fell, and flames burst out beneath the walls.

The ladder was burned, the human body was set on fire, and one by one the coalition soldiers rolled in the fire with a wail, and soon they were trampled down by the big feet of their comrades who pounced on them, and even the flames were trampled out by the countless pairs of big feet, and were extinguished by the rain of blood that was constantly being spilled.

The battle was extremely tragic, even more tragic than the siege and defense of Zhongshan Island that Li Qing and others had experienced. Fortunately, the girls in the city are not new to the battle, and they have already seen the cruel battle of flesh and blood, so no one is in a situation, but when they smell the smell of barbecue emitted by the burned human body, they are more or less disgusting, and I am afraid that no one wants to eat barbecue for a while.

Bloody battles make people lose their minds. Even if at the beginning of the war, the morale of the coalition cannon fodder was low, and they needed to be urged by the officers, encouraged by the priests and priests, and supervised by the military law team to launch an attack slowly, but at this point, the coalition cannon fodder has gone crazy.

Without anyone's encouragement and urging, the red-eyed coalition cannon fodder is also like a zombie possessed, becoming unstoppable, and it seems that only death can make them stop the charge.

They braved the rain of arrows and stones to attack desperately, and fell in droves. Some of the soldiers who were on the verge of mental collapse even drew their swords and slashed the city wall desperately, trying to use their thin blades to split the city wall.

As a matter of course, until their swords shattered, until their men fell, and there were no more white marks on the walls.

The coalition soldiers who used simple ladders to climb the city were only dying in vain, and the giant-like climbing vehicles that were taller than the city walls were still slowly making their way up the slopes of Guò Mountain, under the cover of dozens of coalition officers, approaching the city.

It took half an hour for the car to drive to the front of the city wall.

In the process, even with the protection of the coalition officers, half of the boarding vehicles were destroyed, and only four scarred climbing vehicles remained, leaning against the walls of the city.

Watching the car-on-the-city climb the city wall, watching the sharpshooters on the roof of the car begin to suppress the firepower of the city head with special bows and special muskets, watching the long gangplank crash down and build on the city wall, paving a smooth road between the city wall and the car, the cannon fodder of the coalition army gave the most enthusiastic cheers since the start of the war.

At the same time, the four car-ons were already ready for 200 selected elites, wearing several layers of heavy armor, holding heavy tower shields, axes, spears, and heavy swords, and under the cover of the marksman, they stepped on the gangplank and drove towards the city.

Watching the two hundred elites rush all the way to the top of the city, where no one has climbed since the start of the war, the cannon fodder of the coalition army was suddenly demoralized. Amid the earth-shattering cheers, more coalition soldiers climbed onto the car, trying to get through the car and rush to the top of the city, which was unattainable for them.

After a morning of fierce fighting, the hand-to-hand combat of the white soldiers finally began at the head of the city.

The heavily armored Tailong hoplites met the elite of the 200 coalition forces carefully selected from the 100,000 servant army.

Swords and swords, axes and spears. The hand-to-hand combatants on both sides glared viciously, cursed loudly, roared, and smashed their weapons at the enemy in a frenzy. Arrows rained down on his head, cannonballs flew sideways, and lead hit his armor with a dull popping sound. But no one pays attention to these, and every hand-to-hand fighter only has the opponent on the opposite side in his eyes.

Whether it was the elite of the coalition forces or the soldiers of the Empire, all of them were red-eyed, brandishing their weapons frantically, trying their best to break through the enemy's shields and armor, desperately trying to stab their weapons into the enemy's body before they could take their last breath.

At this moment, both sides went crazy and became like zombies. When the weapon is broken, it is used with a fist, and when the fist is cut off, it is kicked with a kick, a headbutt, and a bite with a tooth. Even if their teeth are smashed, they have to use their chests to push up, jam the enemy's swords and guns, and create opportunities for their comrades.

The blood of the warriors flowed down the walls with a bang, and many of the soldiers were slipped down by the greasy blood, and as soon as they fell to the ground, they never had a chance to get up again. Any gasping target was slashed, and many of the frenzied soldiers chopped their enemies to pieces without stopping until they were also chopped to pieces.

No matter how much you belittle the servant army of the coalition army, at least at this moment, the two hundred thousand selected first dead soldiers are no worse than the elite Tailong hoplites. They occupied a section of the city's head with their lives, and held this small position with steel and flesh.

In less than two minutes, almost all of the 200 allied soldiers were killed in battle. And in order to kill them, the Tailong hoplites, who were strong in combat and had a good reputation, also paid more than a hundred casualties!

And the sacrifice of the 200 allied soldiers who died first was not without results. In their desperate and bloody battle, more and more coalition soldiers rushed to the city walls, consolidating this section of the city's position, and attempting to sweep to the left and right to expand the position.

Of course, such a result was also achieved because Li Qing and other masters did not make a move.

The main lord has not yet appeared, and now it is just a cannon fodder war, no matter how fierce the fight is, before the main lord appears, Li Qing and the others will not take it lightly.

Losing a small section of the wall, it's not a big deal. As long as the main force of the enemy army is defeated and the masters and strong men of the enemy army are killed, then let alone losing a small section of the city wall, even if the entire section of the city wall is lost, and the enemy army enters the city, it does not matter if you want to fight street battles in the city.

After all, this is a world of the strong, and the strong with extraordinary strength can determine the outcome of a local battle. As long as the strong pillars of the coalition army are defeated, then the victory will inevitably belong to Li Qing's army.

Of course, the Holy Light Alliance never expected that the Servant Army would be able to capture Guancheng.

Viscount Tullock stood on the high platform in the camp, holding a telescope, looking at the bloody battlefield at the head of the city, and muttered to himself: "There are still Tailong hoplites...... Well, it seems that it's not just the Tyron Legion...... There are also some quite unique combat soldiers! However, the only one that really deserves attention is the Tailong hoplites. Celtic longbowmen, Hult crossbowmen, Tyron hoplites...... They are not ordinary troops, and if you collide with them without knowing anything, it can cause some trouble for the main force of our army. But now that it's exposed, it's nothing......"

Talloc lowered his binoculars and ordered the mage advisor to pass the information on to the adult who was heading to the battlefield, before giving another order.

This time, under his orders, even the paladins will go into battle, paving the way for the main forces that are about to rush to the battlefield.

With his orders, the offensive and defensive battles of Seki became more bloody and cruel. And as the holy warriors entered the battle, even Chu Lingfeng and the others beside Li Qing had to go into battle to fight against the increasingly heavy pressure.

But even so, Su Su, Li Qing himself, and even Xiaolongnu never participated in the war.

The evil goddess Ellie, five hundred Deadpools, and the Wooden Wolf Rider also continued to recuperate and never dispatched.

Until an hour later.

The main force of the coalition army, which had been awaited by both the enemy and us at the same time, finally stepped into the battlefield. Head fire, watching the long gangplank crash down and set up on the city wall, paving a smooth road between the city wall and the boarding car, the cannon fodder of the coalition army gave the warmest cheer since the start of the war.

At the same time, the four car-ons were already ready for 200 selected elites, wearing several layers of heavy armor, holding heavy tower shields, axes, spears, and heavy swords, and under the cover of the marksman, they stepped on the gangplank and drove towards the city.

Watching the two hundred elites rush all the way to the top of the city, where no one has climbed since the start of the war, the cannon fodder of the coalition army was suddenly demoralized. Amid the earth-shattering cheers, more coalition soldiers climbed onto the car, trying to get through the car and rush to the top of the city, which was unattainable for them.

After a morning of fierce fighting, the hand-to-hand combat of the white soldiers finally began at the head of the city.

The heavily armored Tailong hoplites met the elite of the 200 coalition forces carefully selected from the 100,000 servant army.

Swords and swords, axes and spears. The hand-to-hand combatants on both sides glared viciously, cursed loudly, roared, and smashed their weapons at the enemy in a frenzy. Arrows rained down on his head, cannonballs flew sideways, and lead hit his armor with a dull popping sound. But no one pays attention to these, and every hand-to-hand fighter only has the opponent on the opposite side in his eyes.

Whether it was the elite of the coalition forces or the soldiers of the Empire, all of them were red-eyed, brandishing their weapons frantically, trying their best to break through the enemy's shields and armor, desperately trying to stab their weapons into the enemy's body before they could take their last breath.

At this moment, both sides went crazy and became like zombies. When the weapon is broken, it is used with a fist, and when the fist is cut off, it is kicked with a kick, a headbutt, and a bite with a tooth. Even if their teeth are smashed, they have to use their chests to push up, jam the enemy's swords and guns, and create opportunities for their comrades.

The blood of the warriors flowed down the walls with a bang, and many of the soldiers were slipped down by the greasy blood, and as soon as they fell to the ground, they never had a chance to get up again. Any gasping target was slashed, and many of the frenzied soldiers chopped their enemies to pieces without stopping until they were also chopped to pieces.

No matter how much you belittle the servant army of the coalition army, at least at this moment, the two hundred thousand selected first dead soldiers are no worse than the elite Tailong hoplites. They occupied a section of the city's head with their lives, and held this small position with steel and flesh.

In less than two minutes, almost all of the 200 allied soldiers were killed in battle. And in order to kill them, the Tailong hoplites, who were strong in combat and had a good reputation, also paid more than a hundred casualties!

And the sacrifice of the 200 allied soldiers who died first was not without results. In their desperate and bloody battle, more and more coalition soldiers rushed to the city walls, consolidating this section of the city's position, and attempting to sweep to the left and right to expand the position.

Of course, such a result was also achieved because Li Qing and other masters did not make a move.

The main lord has not yet appeared, and now it is just a cannon fodder war, no matter how fierce the fight is, before the main lord appears, Li Qing and the others will not take it lightly.

Losing a small section of the wall, it's not a big deal. As long as the main force of the enemy army is defeated and the masters and strong men of the enemy army are killed, then let alone losing a small section of the city wall, even if the entire section of the city wall is lost, and the enemy army enters the city, it does not matter if you want to fight street battles in the city.

After all, this is a world of the strong, and the strong with extraordinary strength can determine the outcome of a local battle. As long as the strong pillars of the coalition army are defeated, then the victory will inevitably belong to Li Qing's army.

Of course, the Holy Light Alliance never expected that the Servant Army would be able to capture Guancheng.

Viscount Tullock stood on the high platform in the camp, holding a telescope, looking at the bloody battlefield at the head of the city, and muttered to himself: "There are still Tailong hoplites...... Well, it seems that it's not just the Tyron Legion...... There are also some quite unique combat soldiers! However, the only one that really deserves attention is the Tailong hoplites. Celtic longbowmen, Hult crossbowmen, Tyron hoplites...... They are not ordinary troops, and if you collide with them without knowing anything, it can cause some trouble for the main force of our army. But now that it's exposed, it's nothing......"

Talloc lowered his binoculars and ordered the mage advisor to pass the information on to the adult who was heading to the battlefield, before giving another order.

This time, under his orders, even the paladins will go into battle, paving the way for the main forces that are about to rush to the battlefield.

With his orders, the offensive and defensive battles of Seki became more bloody and cruel. And as the holy warriors entered the battle, even Chu Lingfeng and the others beside Li Qing had to go into battle to fight against the increasingly heavy pressure.

But even so, Su Su, Li Qing himself, and even Xiaolongnu never participated in the war.

The evil goddess Ellie, five hundred Deadpools, and the Wooden Wolf Rider also continued to recuperate and never dispatched.

Until an hour later.

The main force of the coalition army, which had been awaited by both the enemy and us at the same time, finally stepped into the battlefield.