Chapter 159: Battle
Hearing Havel's order, the southwest sergeants who had been holding their breath for a long time were shocked, and almost at the same time raised the blades in their hands and let out a battle cry, and the battlefield was like a forest of swords for a while.
Even at a distance of five hundred meters, the cult army on the city wall could clearly feel the fanatical fighting spirit of this army, which was an undefeated army that had accumulated countless victories, even if it was only watched from a distance, it was enough to make these half-hung soldiers feel palpitations and panic.
Beneath the gates, the soldiers in the far forward position of the Southwestern Army belonged to the first sequence of the charge, holding half-human high shields in one hand, which was to defend against the arrows fired by the archers on the city walls, and the other hand held the swords.
On both sides of the front army and directly behind, siege logs, ladder vehicles, catapults, these siege equipment are ready, the strong murderous aura condenses in this hundred battle heroes, and the cumulus clouds in the lead-gray sky seem to be affected by this murderous aura, slowly rotating and converging, and finally forming a large, tumbling spiral cloud, the center of the spiral seems to be filled with blood-colored light.
"All the troops are attacking!"
"Kill, ah, ah——!"
With Javier's angry shout, the battle of Hukou Pass officially began, and the instantaneous killing sound on the battlefield shook the sky, and everyone seemed to be infected by this cruel and intense atmosphere, and their eyes were covered with blood.
Immediately after the start of the battle, the Southwestern Army launched the most fierce attack, dozens of ladder trucks were pushed to the city wall by a group of people, the soldiers climbed up on the ladder, the siege wood bombarded the steel gate again and again, and the whole row of catapults under the control of the operator continued to project, throwing huge stones, bombarding the city wall, causing great casualties to the cult army.
Javier sat in the rear, commanding in an orderly manner with the cooperation of the herald, and several units of the front army fought fiercely in their assigned positions, and every minute and every second the soldiers fell in blood, but the rest did not flinch and continued to follow.
The rear army did not relax for a moment to keep an eye on the battle situation at Chengguan, and as long as the comrades in front showed fatigue that they were unable to support, they would immediately take over and open up the situation in such a way of fighting in turns.
However, although the Sect Army lacked bravery, it also occupied the natural advantage of defending the city, condescendingly outputting arrows, coupled with the large-scale firepower bombardment of more than a dozen city defense guns, even with the courage of the Southwest Army, it could not make up for these disadvantages for a while, and the battle inevitably fell into a tug-of-war, and the price of the stalemate was the increasing casualties of their own side.
The battle has now entered a white-hot phase.
Seeing this, Javier frowned, knowing that he couldn't wait any longer.
Since ancient times, the battle of fortification has been the battle with the highest proportion of battle losses, at least it is also a one-to-three start, and the enemy is one to three.
Especially in such a dangerous place as Hukou Pass, the advantages of the Southwest Army's individual soldier quality and team combat experience could not be fully brought into full play, and even if Hukou Pass could be conquered in such a tough battle, the losses caused by Havel were absolutely unwilling to bear.
What's more, the main city of Anning Dao, Jerlock, is the final decisive place of this expedition, and it is not a good idea for Javier to lose his elite troops here first.
Having already made a decision in his heart, Javier immediately summoned Arowen and handed over the temporary command of the battlefield to him, while he personally led a small detachment of more than 20 people to charge at the Hukou Pass, which had turned into purgatory five hundred meters away.
This is a special operations unit, and each of them is a strong soldier carefully selected by Havel in the Southwest Army, and special attention is paid to the quality of individual soldiers in the selection, and the elimination rate is frighteningly high, so the combat effectiveness of the shortlisted personnel can be fully guaranteed.
And their duty is to carry out those special tasks on the battlefield that are extremely dangerous and require strong force to support.
It is worth mentioning that half a step behind Javier, a warrior dressed in full-covered jet-black armor, it was Will who was equipped with the emperor's "noble chariot".
In this war, Javier appointed him as the captain of the special operations unit, after all, considering the characteristics of the "noble chariot", it is indeed very suitable for charging into battle, and it is a pity to let him sit in the rear, and Will does not seem to be good at commanding large-scale group battles.
In the blink of an eye, this special operations unit had already rushed straight out of a distance of more than 300 meters, and those with better eyesight could even see every detail of the tragic battle at Hukou Pass from here.
"Remember, after rushing to the city wall, give priority to destroying the dozen or so city defense guns!"
The roar of artillery and the roar of slaughter forced Javier to speak loudly to convey orders, and the soldiers behind him nodded silently, keeping their mission in mind.
At this moment, rows of arrows like a torrential rain suddenly shot out from the city pass, rushing down towards the special operations troops.
Javier's face remained unchanged, and the majestic power of the storm quickly gathered around him, and with a wave of his big hand, the rain of arrows shooting from the sky seemed to be pushed across by a wall of wind, and suddenly scattered to the ground.
The commander above obviously also noticed Javier's charge, and immediately ordered to turn the direction of several city defense guns, aiming the muzzle of the guns at the special operations unit led by Javier, and then the shelling was thunderous.
However, Javier only raised his eyes and glanced for a while, and after determining the direction a little, he waved his hand and slashed out several wind blades, and the cannonball was split in two halfway through the air, and a series of continuous explosions suddenly occurred in mid-air, if it was night, it might still be a spectacle enough to remain in the depths of memory.
A thick smoke screen and dust filled with the explosion, making it impossible for the gunners to discern the enemy's position.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Javier finally led the special operations force to rush under the city walls.
In the next second, I saw Javier's eyes condense, and a bright blue light suddenly lit up in his pupils, and then stretched out his palms upward, as if he was holding up something invisible.
Immediately afterward, all the warriors except Javier and Will felt a strong gust of wind suddenly rise from beneath them, blowing their entire bodies into the air.
However, this was not the first time these warriors had experienced such a thing, and they did not panic, let alone forcibly resist the force of the wind, allowing the wind to roll up their bodies, and by the time the wind finally dissipated, their legs were already standing on the walls of the tiger's mouth.
Seeing these special combat team fighters who appeared beside them in a strange way, the disciples of the sect army couldn't help but feel great confusion and panic in their hearts, but the experienced special combat team members would not give them time to calm down, and immediately pulled out the swords on their waists, rushed into the ranks of these disciples like wolves into a flock, and slashed and slashed wildly.
After a while, the blood that still carried the residual warmth stained the head of the city, and the southwest army fighting under the city wall suddenly felt that the pressure was greatly reduced, so they fought harder, and the momentum was like a rainbow.
Some of the soldiers of the Southwest Army found the opportunity to jump directly onto the city, and then started a bloody white-edged battle with the disciples of the Sect Army.
Of course, the soldiers of the special combat team who were sent to the head of the city did not forget their mission, they were crisscrossing the city wall and killing, while constantly approaching the location of the city defense artillery, among which a few soldiers with good luck happened to be placed near several city defense guns, and after cutting down the surrounding disciples in three or two, they directly destroyed the city defense artillery.
After confirming that all his men had been served at the head of the wall, Javier himself jumped to his feet, and as he leaped to the top, he suddenly spread the wings of the wind behind him, and his body rose again, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed through the city pass, looking down on the battlefield below from a high vantage point.
Because of the weight of the full armor, it would be more difficult for Will to send it, so Javier didn't care about him, and Will didn't need his own help.
With the jaw-dropping strength of the "noble chariot", the thirty-meter-high walls, that is, the leap over, were not enough to form a terrain obstacle.