Chapter 335: The Fall of Tamu City
In the vast night, the stars were as cold as frost, but the area of fierce battles in Tamu City was as bright as day. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the trebuchet outside the city sent the strange burning stones into the night sky, and dragged the dazzling white tail flame down like a meteor. Under the night sky, the inky darkness of Tamu City was torn to pieces, and a tidal wave of human soldiers rushed through the city gates, climbed over the city, and surged into Tamu City.
In the hundreds of years that the Human Empire has been fighting against the undead tribes, in order to restrain the undead people's natural abilities, humans have also invented countless countermeasures, such as these burning stones, which are enough to dispel all dark fog, but without any blazing temperature, they are the natural nemesis of the spells of the Enchantresses and Twilight.
As the offensive in the city progressed, the trebuchets moved forward, sending the burning stones to areas that were still submerged in the twilight.
When Xiao Lei and Nalan Xiaoxue rushed into Tamu City one after another, the human legion had completely occupied the southern city, and every inch of land was soaked with blood, and there were dead corpses everywhere, layer upon layer, and it was no longer possible to distinguish between the enemy and me.
The auxiliaries also entered the southern city, busily dragging the wounded human soldiers out of the corpses and sending them to the makeshift wounded barracks near the city gates. As for those alien soldiers, they are not so lucky, in the area controlled by humans, their servant army cannot enter at all, and can only wait helplessly for death, if they encounter a "kind" human auxiliary, they will make up for it and end their painful lives.
Nalan Xiaoxue's face was pale, and it could be seen from the clothing of the foreign soldiers who died in battle that most of these soldiers were from several ice tribes in the north, some of them were from the frozen old lands and had been protected by the Weapon Clan, the Axe Clan, and the Gu Clan, and the other part was from the sphere of influence of the Blind Eye Clan. Now, these tribes have followed the Vampire Legion south, and they have fallen victim to the Vampire Legion with heavy casualties in the defense of the city.
Nalan Xiaoxue knew in his heart that after Fan Zhuo occupied Bruda City, he must have expanded vigorously, and he used the fastest speed to annex these northern tribes that had lost the protection of the top gods.
Nalan Xiaoxue Xiumei frowned slightly, looking at the distant northern sky in a daze, her heart was full of worries about her relatives, she didn't know if her father had left the territory with the Gu clan and the nearby tribes!
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Nalan Xiaoxue and Xiao Lei rode their horses, constantly inquiring about the location of the soldiers of the Ice Plains Legion, but they did not have an accurate whereabouts, some said that they were fighting in Xicheng, and some said that they were attacking the Viscount's Mansion, and all kinds of news were inconsistent.
What is certain is that the current human legion has gone completely crazy, the high command is at the forefront of the war, the front is constantly moving, and the position of the commander of the legion, Lord Monton, is also changing three times in a moment.
Xiao Lei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Although it's a little messy, this is destined to be a big victory!"
Nalan Xiaoxue looked at the stumps and broken arms in her eyes, but said, "It's also a miserable victory!"
Xiao Lei was slightly stunned, followed Nalan Xiaoxue's line of sight, looked at the layers of entangled corpses of soldiers on both sides, and said with a complicated expression: "That's right, it's also a miserable victory!
"General Xiao Lei, in fact, many of these soldiers who died in battle have never had contact with humans. A large part of them come from the frozen old lands, in the frozen ...... Until their defeat, their tribe had been the main source of the Stormwind Legion. The Tempest Legion rarely goes south, and almost never participates in wars between the Protoss and humans, so humans are not familiar with this legion. In fact, the Stormwind Legion's battles are even more brutal, as they have been guarding the Far North Dead Lands!"
Xiao Lei was shocked: "With such a tradition, it's no wonder that the combat effectiveness of soldiers is so strong. The Governor has spoken of the Stormwind Legion many times, and he believes that every soldier of this legion in the Battle of the Frozen Throne of your country is a perfect example of a soldier, with terrifying prowess, iron will, and impeccable loyalty. Even with the elite of the wolf cavalry battalion, they absolutely do not want to face such an opponent! It's a pity that after the ice is wiped out, such a legendary legion has also become a ...... of history" Xiao Lei paused slightly, and said with regret, "Your country has such a source of troops, but you don't know how to make good use of it, no wonder the Senate has also become the sunset of the West Mountain!"
Nalan Xiaoxue lowered her eyes: "The Frozen Clan is trying to subvert the Republic, and those elders will not trust the old Frozen Ministry at all. Having lost their attachment to the top gods, these powerful tribes can only wither day by day!
Over the years, the tribal warriors of the frozen homeland have been sent by the Senate to the Far North to the land of death, and the tragic war has kept these tribal warriors alive only 12 out of 10. Now, they are going to be coerced south by Fan Zhuo again, acting as the precursor to the human empire!"
Xiao Lei wondered: "In that case, why don't they seek to be self-reliant?"
Nalan Xiaoxue glanced at Xiao Lei strangely: "The divine power is supreme, if they do this, they will become the enemies of all the gods! Not only Twilight, but even the charming, mad war, these gods will also take action and eradicate them one by one." ”
Xiao Lei was surprised: "What does this have to do with other gods, aren't they nosy with rats?"
Nalan Xiaoxue smiled slightly, but did not answer, as a real Protoss girl, her political comprehension is naturally far beyond ordinary people. Xiao Lei's question is not that she can't answer it, but she can't answer it!
Because of some kind of innate limitation, the Protoss has always been sparsely numbered, but it is a miracle that they have to rule over the tribesmen of a vast area. If one day, a tribe stands up and says, I don't need the Protoss to dictate, I want the same free and equal status as the Protoss. What does that mean? It means that they are challenging the very foundations of the entire Protoss' rule, and it will be a terrible disaster for the Protoss.
Xiao Lei said again: "Even if they don't dare to stand on their own, they won't be willing to obey the orders of the Twilight clan!"
Nalan Xiaoxue said: "That's right, I believe that Fan Zhuo will not believe in their loyalty either!"
Xiao Leiqi said: "Then why do they fight to the death and don't retreat, don't they know that even if they all die, they are just pawns abandoned by others." ”
Nalan Xiaoxue said silently: "If I were them, I would do the same! In order to keep the clansmen away from the threat of the land of death and survive the eternal night disaster, what are those shames and hatreds that cannot be forgotten? The Frozen Protoss and the Storm Legion have long since dispersed, and everything is irretrievable! If there is no future, what is the difference between living and dying! If I hadn't met Ah Heng, my choice would be no different from them!"
Xiao Lei was stunned and said with some embarrassment: "Uh...... This one...... The Duke will definitely think it through!"
Nalan Xiaoxue smiled, she didn't regret it, she just sighed, but she didn't plan to explain.
Nalan Xiaoxue looked at the darkness torn apart by the streamer in the distance, and suddenly said, "General Xiao Lei, will you use an army that cannot ensure loyalty in an extremely critical war?"
Xiao Lei frowned and said, "Absolutely not! I don't want to be on my back all the time, let alone be defeated due to civil strife!"
Nalan Xiaoxue said: "But Fan Zhuo did it! Can it be inferred that he has no available soldiers in his hands?"
Xiao Lei muttered: "If everything is as you say, Little Snow Maiden, then Fan Zhuo's troops must be extremely lacking!"
Nalan Xiaoxue asked again: "In that case, if you are the defender of Tamu City, in this case, will you divide your troops to the south and attack the hinterland of the empire?"
Xiao Lei smiled: "How is it possible? Unless I'm crazy! The Vampire Legion only occupies Tamu City, and the troops in their hands are insufficient, and there are still a large number of human troops in the northwest, and once they go south, it is very likely that they will be copied back." The Northwest is vast and sparsely populated, and even if the Necromantic Legion is dispatched, it is impossible for me to go south, either with enough reinforcements, or to eliminate the threat from the Northwest. Otherwise, the best option is to concentrate on holding Tamu City!"
Nalan Xiaoxue said: "But Brahma Xin did what you think is crazy, General, not only did she go south, but she also took away the bone spear that can control the Necromantic Legion, weakening the power of defending the city, why is this?"
Xiao Lei hesitated: "Do you think there is a deception? Probably not, Brahma Xin is not a real god, she can't know everything! In fact, if there are no reinforcements, even if the surprise attack is successful tonight, it will not be able to successfully attack Tamu City." And the existence of reinforcements was not even known to Lord Monton in advance, and it was even more impossible for Brahma to know about it. I think it's more likely that Brahma felt that 50,000 defenders were enough to hold Tamu City!"
Nalan Xiaoxue said: "That can't explain the reason why she went south in person." There is a serious shortage of troops, Brahma Heart is unable to attack the hinterland of the Human Empire at all, and she can't even control the entire northwest territory! Why do she insist on going south?"
Xiao Lei said uncertainly: "Maybe she just wants to create panic!"
Nalan Xiaoxue shook her head and said, "No, with Brahma Heart's identity, if she just creates panic and doesn't need her to take action personally, what she is concerned about must be a very strategic target." ”
Xiao Lei muttered, "There is nothing more strategic than Tamu City, maybe defeat makes us mythologize our opponents! She left, so she lost, it's that simple!" he tactfully persuaded.
Nalan Xiaoxue stared at the receding darkness and said softly, "I hope I'm too worried!"
As he spoke, suddenly there was a cheer from the battlefield in front of him, and the dark darkness as thick as ink quickly retreated into the distance.
"The enemy is about to abandon the city and flee!" Xiao Lei laughed.
Nalan Xiaoxue was stunned, did she really think too much?
The two immediately rushed towards the North City, and although the battle continued along the way, they entered the North City area extremely smoothly.
Nalan Xiaoxue looked intently, and the northern cities were looking at it from afar, and their eyes had become empty. The main force of the Vampire Legion walked cleanly, and when the last twilight dissipated, an empty city appeared before everyone's eyes.
Xiao Lei sneered: "It's a good trick to break the tail to survive, the enemy is still very self-aware!"
Soon, the enemy in charge of the broken siege in the city had been slaughtered, and the vengeful human legion immediately pursued the outside of the city.
When the first cavalry hurried through the northern gate, the cavalry general suddenly jumped from his horse and retreated in the air.
"Hurry back!" This roar was forced out by the internal force of the generals and spread throughout the northern city.
Before the words fell, only a boom was heard, and the entire Tamu City seemed to shake, and the north gate and a large part of the city wall collapsed without warning.
The pursuing cavalry didn't have time to react at all, and was directly crushed into meatloaf. The roaring general was also hit by the rubble, and the whole person was smashed to the ground like a paper kite with a broken thread.
The sound of terror was endless, and the strong walls continued to fall, and half of them fell into the dust. After the smoke and dust, the vampire army was revealed.
Dense arrows enveloped the human soldiers in the first place. The soldiers, who had not yet recovered from the shock, were instantly thrown into confusion, and there was no need for a head at all, and almost every arrow that fell brought out a puddle of blood.
"Tamu City has no value, these bastards don't plan to defend the city at all, they want to destroy Tamu City from the beginning!" Xiao Lei looked at everything in front of him in disbelief, could it be that in the past few days, the enemies in the city have been digging the root of the city wall without doing anything? But even if they dig day and night, it is impossible to dig down such a large piece of the city wall!