Chapter 144: Breaking the City
When Dao Zhengfan found out that Zhang Wen and the others did not come back, he knew that something was wrong.
He hurriedly ordered his soldiers to prepare for the defense, and claimed that Zhang Wen and the others might have been in some trouble, and the camp was defeated after a failure, and they would return after a while.
If you tell them that a hundred elite rock sheep cavalry is likely to have been wiped out, I am afraid that it will cause serious demoralization.
Soldiers are the easiest to deceive, not to mention that a large part of these soldiers are Taoist private soldiers, and they are convinced of what Dao Zhengfan said.
Michimasa had already seen a strange light in the enemy camp from a distance, and he realized that a hundred cavalry were likely to be wiped out in a very short time.
But he could only attribute this to Zhang Wen's improper command, and he couldn't think of any other reason.
Therefore, Dao Zhengfan firmly believes that as long as he holds out for a while and waits for reinforcements to arrive, he can still inflict heavy losses on the enemy. He is still a meritorious man.
Zhang Wen and a hundred others are really not a big loss.
The archers of the Shenxiao Army gathered again on the dirt mountain, lined up in a dense formation, and shot sharp arrows at the echelons in the city.
Michimasa immediately ordered his army's archers and iron gunners to return fire.
The two sides come and go, and it's not lively.
As expected, the attack intensity of the Shenxiao Army is still very limited.
Relying on a solid protective array, even if the Shenxiao side is like a forest of arrows, it is enough to resist.
Michimasa breathed a sigh of relief.
Defending has too much of an advantage over attacking. As long as the news of the annihilation of Zhang Wenbu's army does not spread among the soldiers, and the morale of his own side does not collapse, the enemy will not have an opportunity to take advantage of it.
And it's time for reinforcements to arrive.
At this moment, the shadowy figure approached in the night.
The corners of Dao Zhengfan's mouth folded into a sneer.
Sure enough, I came to climb the city again.
But he suddenly noticed that something was wrong.
Because there were only thirty-six people who appeared in front of Phoenix Fort.
Thirty-six people.
It stands to reason that these people will be sent to death when they come, even if they are all masters.
The city protection formation can limit the combat power of the masters, and the defenders form a formation to meet the enemy, and a few masters are really not enough.
However, Dao Zheng's complexion changed suddenly in an instant.
He's not stupid.
By now, he should be able to guess why Zhang Wenbu seemed to be wiped out in a moment.
He had seen from afar a brief glow in the enemy camp, and then it had fallen silent.
Now, I saw thirty-six cultivators appear in front of the city at the same time, forming an orderly formation.
One of them has a solemn appearance, and his whole body is shrouded in brilliant Buddha light.
This is the manifestation of Mahasadhana meditation.
And in the whole of Middle Earth, the only one who practices the Mahabharva meditation to the point where the Buddha is brilliant and flawless, as if the glass is unsullied, is only one Zen master.
Dao Zhengfan instantly realized that the enemy must have some kind of very powerful formation to destroy Zhang Wenbu in an instant.
Maybe everything before was just for military training, like a cat playing a mouse.
Dao Zhengfan's heart was shocked.
But he quickly reassured himself that reinforcements were about to arrive.
He had already received the news that it was Wang Jianxu, the first brave general of Qingcheng, who led the reinforcements to arrive, and in front of her, even if the Shenxiao Army had a terrifying formation, it would definitely be vulnerable.
After all, the Shenxiao Army is not good at fighting in the mountains, and they are exhausted after many days of siege.
The defenders lined up on the city wall, and the large protective array opened again, and the bright sword blossoms hung in the sky, illuminating the night sky brightly.
Zen Master Xuezhai sang a Sanskrit chant, and Qingming Zhenren and His Holiness Li Yanhong spoke in harmony.
Thirty-six monks rose out of thin air at the same time!
It was orderly up and down, turning into a huge sword tower that seemed to be shapeless and invisible, and was even taller than the city wall.
Like gods and demons, they crushed towards the city, and the sword shadows in the sky were like thousands of arms, but they were more peerless.
Everywhere you go, the space seems to tremble and shatter.
Such a scene made many soldiers look at each other in horror.
"Steady!" shouted Dao Zhengfan.
He used his mind to mobilize the great array of city protection, and the colorful sword qi emanated from the city's hair.
The sword light is vertical and horizontal, like a meteor, crossing the vast night sky.
Between the exchanges, it was as if countless fireworks exploded into a thousand brilliant pieces, which seemed to be incomparably magnificent, but the powerful impact made the soldiers on the city wall tremble.
The power of the city protection array is also determined by the will of the defenders, if the people's hearts are shaken, the power of the formation is not balanced, and the effectiveness will be greatly weakened.
Li Yanhong laughed strangely, and in the hundred-foot sword tower, there was blood-colored black smoke spewing out, with evil and poisonous power.
The light of the protective array could not resist the terrible black smoke, and it penetrated in, and the defenders screamed incessantly, and some people instantly broke their skin and flesh and turned into a ground of blood.
Although there were not many casualties, the tragic scene caused by the demon law could shake people's fighting spirit.
Dao Zhengfan yelled: "Hold on!"
With a quick order, the giant crossbow and stone cannon bombarded towards the hundred-foot sword tower.
After all, the hundred-foot sword tower is made of people, not a real steel fortress, and although the lethality is strong, the natural protection is poor.
When the giant crossbows and stone cannons in the city began to attack, Zen Master Xuezhai and others had to withdraw some of their mana to protect themselves.
But the massive sword tower still slammed into the city.
With a roar, stones fell from the women's wall, and the defenders staggered and almost couldn't stand on their feet.
Therefore, there is no need for siege weapons at all, this hundred-foot sword tower is a terrifying war beast that should be unstoppable.
In the city, Wu Feng and Yun Hailan were also frightened.
They could feel the majesty of the power.
It's not just a siege, if it is used in field battles, the power of the hundred-foot sword tower will only be stronger, and wherever it passes, the battle array will turn into a river of blood.
Yun Hailan took out a jade talisman and silently recorded the breath of the hundred-foot sword tower.
When the hundred-foot sword tower bombarded again, she approached and flew her sword to resist, in order to sense the fluctuation of the formation of the hundred-foot sword tower, but she was shocked and flew back, her face was pale, and she almost vomited blood.
With the master of the Triple Heaven of Zhengtian, it is still like this, and the power of this sword tower can be imagined.
When Long Aotian appeared in front of the fortress with his foot soldiers, Dao Zhengfan was completely desperate.
With the bombardment of the hundred-foot sword tower again and again, the city was crumbling, which already made the soldiers defending the city weak and difficult to resist, and now Long Aotian just appeared in front of the city with a large number of cloud ladder soldiers, and everyone already knew the result of this battle.
More arrows rained down from the dirt mountain, and the hearts of the people were shaken, and the soldiers scurried in panic, but more people were shot and killed, and their bodies were buried on the city wall.
The shaking of people's hearts caused the brilliance of the city protection array to begin to weaken, and the color of the colorful heavenly sword hanging in the air gradually dimmed.
Zen Master Xuezhai gave an order, and the huge sword tower roared like a tornado again, violently stirring in the sound of the sword!
The cracking sound of tearing the heavenly dome sounded, and ten thousand swords slashed the city like cutting mud.
The bricks of the city wall were shattered under the bombardment of the huge force, and they rolled down helplessly. The towering city wall collapsed directly, accompanied by continuous screams.
Before the fallen soldiers landed, they were already torn to pulp by the raging energy storm.
"It's time for us to go. Wu Feng said to Yun Hailan.
Yun Hailan had already used the jade talisman to record the aura fluctuations of the hundred-foot sword tower for research.
If you can't find a way to deal with the hundred-foot sword tower, it can be said that the decisive battle between the Shentang army and the Shenxiao Three Rivers Alliance is almost certain to be defeated.
Yun Hailan grabbed Wu Feng's palm and flew away.
Seeing the two of them fleeing, Dao Zhengfan couldn't help but cry out angrily, but saw a jade talisman shoot out and fall into his hands.
I saw a passage written on it: We are originally people from the Divine Hall, and we are here just to see the newly obtained hundred-foot sword tower formation of Shenxiao, and to grow some eyes in the future. Hurry up and escape, and you can save a small life.
Knowing that he had been deceived, Dao Zhengfan was angry for a while, but then realized that he didn't have time to think about it.
The enemy had already entered like a tidal wave through the gap in the wall.
Phoenix Fort still has an inner city, but the outer city is broken, and most of the power of the formation has been lost, and the city walls of the inner city are probably only like paper paste in front of the hundred-foot sword tower. With the current remnants of the army, they retreated into the inner city, and the result was only the total annihilation.
"Everyone retreat with me!" Dao Zheng Fan shouted, "Retain the living force in order to move later." ”
Although at such a juncture, he did not dare to abandon the soldiers and flee alone, otherwise, his career would be over.
Defeating the battle can be said to be too big a difference in strength, and it is not a crime of war, but if a person escapes, leaving the soldiers behind and leaving the enemy to kill, he will definitely be punished, and he will not be able to raise his head within the Qingcheng faction in the future.
The soldiers screamed and rushed at each other, and only a few were able to calm their emotions and fled through the small door behind them.
The Shenxiao Army even sent light soldiers to chase and kill.
When Wang Jianxu arrived with reinforcements, he only happened to meet Dao Zhengfan, who fled suddenly, and more than 50 remnants of the soldiers under his command.
The 2,000 defenders of Phoenix Fort were close to being wiped out, and all the stored materials fell into the hands of the Shenxiao Army.
In the Phoenix Castle, Gu Xichao pointed in the direction where Yun Hailan and Wu Feng disappeared, and said to Long Aotian: "Dao Master, that great beauty has escaped." ”
Long Aotian laughed: "As the lord of a state, how can I pursue it regardless of the troops? Not to mention ......"
"If you can win the world, no matter what kind of woman it is, there is no reason to escape!"
The voice was high-spirited, with a kind of rebellious and domineering meaning that pierced the sky.