Chapter 722: Three-Way Scuffle (Medium)
The soldiers of the Heavenly Divine Sect were very excited when they saw the artillery fire crushing the temporarily built city wall in the south of Xiangcheng, and they were desperately rushing towards the city, when they suddenly saw the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect gathered from the left and right sides of the city, aiming their cannons and muzzles at their side, and they were shocked.
The soldiers of the Heavenly Divine Sect never imagined that before they had even entered the city, the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect would organize a rebellion, and they were agile and quick to imagine.
Even though the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect quickly gathered in the city, trying to stop the tide of enemy troops, the soldiers of the Heavenly God Sect were still unmoved and rushed towards the city without being moved.
As the soldiers of the Cult of the Gods of Heaven poured into the city, the shield bearers of the army also rushed in front of the army, using them to fend off the enemy musketeers.
The soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect in the city saw the enemy troops outside the city surging towards them, and their hearts instantly hung in their throats, and their hearts were beating wildly, and they could feel the earth trembling.
Seeing that the soldiers of the Heavenly Divine Sect outside the city were getting closer and closer to the city, they heard an order from the general of the Holy Lotus Sect army, ordering artillery and muskets to shoot at the enemy crowd outside the city.
In an instant, the Holy Lotus Sect army inside the city resounded with the deafening sound of "boom" artillery and the dense sound of "bangbang" gunfire, and the sparks roared towards the enemy troops outside the city like a shower.
The soldiers of the Heavenly God Cult outside the city were rushing towards the city, and when they saw that they were getting closer and closer to the city, they didn't have time to rejoice when they saw that the enemy army began to shoot at their side.
As a result, the soldiers at the forefront of the Heavenly Divine Sect fell to the ground and died as if they were harvesting wheat, and the cannonballs exploded one after another in the crowd, blooming in all directions, and sparks flew down, causing casualties among the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect one after another.
And just as the soldiers of the Heavenly Divine Sect were suffering heavy casualties, the troops of the Heavenly Divine Cult also launched a counterattack, braving dense sparks and continuing to rush towards the city, while also shooting at the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect in the city.
In an instant, sparks flew back and forth like showers inside and outside the city, which also caused the soldiers in front of the two armies to fall to the ground and die one by one, and the tragedy became more and more intense, and the scene became more and more spectacular.
And just as the soldiers on both sides were shooting with all their might, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and the number of casualties was also increasing.
Gradually, I saw the soldiers of the Heavenly God Sect outside the city, risking the test of life and death, and unknowingly poured into Xiangcheng. And the Holy Lotus Sect troops in the city showed no signs of retreating, and still stayed where they were and opened fire on the enemy.
I saw a large area of Heavenly God Sect soldiers outside the city, pouring into the city like a surging tide. The number of Heavenly God Sect soldiers in the south of the city is 300,000.
Even though the Celestial Cult's army suffered countless casualties as it poured into the city, the number of Celestial Cult soldiers was too large to deal a devastating blow to the army.
And when the army of the Heavenly Kingdom Divine Sect poured towards the city, the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect also continued to gather in the direction of the south of the city, so that they could be used to fight against the huge number of enemy troops.
As the soldiers of the Heavenly Divine Sect continued to fall to the ground and die, and they continued to pour into the city, gradually, one-third of the troops had poured into the city, and the soldiers at the front had already started a white-knuckle battle with the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect.
When the soldiers on both sides gradually started a white-knuckle battle, the artillery in the Holy Lotus Sect army also suffered a certain impact, so that the deafening sound of artillery in the city was no longer resounding, only the loud sound of "ping pong" weapons colliding and the sound of "bangbang" muskets.
As more and more soldiers of the Heavenly God Sect poured into the city, a white-knuckle battle between the soldiers of both sides was formed in the city in an instant, causing the city to be full of people, the fighting scenes were in full swing, and the chaotic fighting scenes were becoming more and more intense.
Half of the troops of the Heavenly Divine Sect poured into the city and started a bloody white-handed battle with the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect, and the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect were constantly coming to the south of the city to reinforce them, which made the battle scene in the south of the city more and more spectacular and intense.
Since the Cult of Heaven army launched a full-scale attack on the city at dawn, before I knew it, it had entered the middle of the night.
After the heaven and earth fell into a pitch black environment, the inside and outside of Xiangcheng is a chaotic fighting scene, inside and outside, up and down are all in full swing chaotic fighting scenes, the firelight of Xiangcheng is like daylight, making Xiangcheng extraordinarily lively.
However, while the west and south sides of Xiangcheng are particularly lively, the north and east of the city are particularly deserted, and the two places form a sharp contrast.
Xu Yang stood outside the barracks, watching the two days and two nights pass unconsciously, while there was an earth-shattering fighting noise inside and outside Xiangcheng, and he could guess that the soldiers on both sides were now inseparable, and the scene was extremely fierce and spectacular.
"General Xu, judging from the momentum of the fighting that broke out inside and outside Xiangcheng, the number of casualties among the soldiers on both sides is probably an astronomical number. ”
"Now it is conceivable that the Heavenly Divine Sect army has probably invaded the city and started a bloody battle with the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect. ”
"The south of the city is the easiest to overcome, and the west of the city is hindered by the tall and heavy city walls, presumably the Heavenly God Sect will easily conquer the south of the city and start a white-handed battle with the Holy Lotus Sect soldiers in the city. Perhaps, it will also attract the Holy Lotus Sect soldiers from other parts of the city to the south of the city. ”
"If the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect in the city are attracted to the south of the city and fight with the Heavenly God Sect in the south of the city, it will also be the most beneficial to our army. ”
"General Xu, the soldiers on both sides are fighting bloody battles inside and outside the city, do you think it's time for our army to launch a full-scale attack on Xiangcheng now?"
Xu Yang listened to the words of the generals around him and said: "Now there is a fierce melee scene in the west and south of the city, and there is no need for our army to participate in it. Our army only needs to contain some of the forces of the Holy Lotus Sect in the east of the city, and create an opportunity for the Heavenly Divine Sect to occupy Xiangcheng. ”
The generals nodded, looking at the tall city wall in the east of the city in front of them, with mixed feelings, they didn't expect that Xiangcheng was first occupied by themselves, and then by the Holy Lotus Sect army, and as for whether the Heavenly Divine Sect could successfully occupy Xiangcheng, it became unknown.
The generals saw that Xu Yang was preparing to start attacking the east of the city, and they also knew that relying on their own troops, they would not be able to conquer the east of the city at all, and they could only contain part of the Holy Lotus Sect's forces in the city and let the Heavenly Divine Sect conquer Xiangcheng.
Although Xu Yang's approach was a bit risky, relying on the current strength of the imperial army, Xu Yang had no other choice.
Xu Yang saw that the east gradually showed white light, and Xiangcheng was still bursting with fierce fighting noises, and said: "The soldiers on both sides have been fighting in Xiangcheng for three days. When tonight comes, it's time for our army to act. ”
When the generals heard that Xu Yang was not in a hurry to attack the city now, but chose the time for tonight, they understood in their hearts, knowing that the other party wanted to give the Holy Lotus Sect army a heavy blow when the soldiers on both sides were exhausted.
As a result, the imperial army continued to stand in the east of the city, waiting for darkness to come, and then launched a full-scale attack on the east of the city.
The soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect on the eastern wall of the city looked at the soldiers and generals of the imperial court camp outside the city, although they did not see the other party's move to attack the city, but they did not dare to be careless, and prayed in their hearts that the other party would not cause trouble for themselves.
The soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect in the east of the city listened to the earth-shattering sounds of fighting in the west and south of the city, but their own side was quiet, and they felt glad in their hearts, otherwise if they were in those two battlefields, they would not know whether they were dead or alive now.
As the sun gradually tilted to the west, there was still a protracted melee inside and outside Xiangcheng, the sky and the earth were covered with gray gunsmoke, the smell of gunpowder permeated the four fields, and the smell of blood stimulated the nerves, making the soldiers on both sides crazy.
At this moment, the army of the Heavenly Divine Sect outside the south of the city had all poured into the city, and they fought even more fiercely with the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect in the city, so that the persecuted Holy Lotus Sect army had to mobilize troops to the south of the city to defeat the enemy.
In the west of the city, one-third of the Heavenly Divine Sect's army had already fought with the Holy Lotus Sect soldiers on the city wall, while the other part of the army was fighting bloodily inside the city, and the last one-third of the army was outside the city.
Xu Yang watched as the sun gradually set in the west, and the two places in the west and south of the city were still bursting with earth-shattering fighting and chaotic scenes, making the world dim and dark.
The generals behind him watched the world fall into darkness again, and while waiting for the dark with enthusiasm, they paid attention to the progress of the battle in Xiangcheng.
Gradually, the sun completely disappeared from the heavens and the earth, plunging the heavens and the earth into a world of darkness. However, the inside and outside of Xiangcheng are still full of fire, just like daytime.
Xu Yang saw that the surroundings were already pitch black, but the city wall in the east of the city was lit by the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect and a pile of fires, and the east of the city was bright.
Xu Yang saw that the time was almost up, and ordered the generals around him: "Start attacking the city!"
The generals around heard Xu Yang's order to attack the city, and immediately nodded excitedly, and then turned around and returned to the barracks one by one, and began to organize the soldiers to start the siege of the city.
The soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect on the eastern city wall of the city were closely monitoring the every move of the imperial court troops outside the city, when they suddenly saw dense black dots gradually moving towards them under the cover of night, and they were shocked.
In an instant, the sound of gongs and drums sounded on the eastern city wall, and the soldiers of the Holy Lotus Sect were waiting one by one, concentrating, looking towards these black spots moving in the night, and they were surprised to see that the artillery of a gate was slowly advancing towards their side, and behind them was a large area of black pressure court soldiers, and they were so shocked that they were scattered.