Chapter 65: The Magic of Ice and Fire
In the middle of the night, it was the time for the soldiers to change the guard, and throughout the afternoon and the first half of the night, the enemy army did not move, and the sentries in charge of standing guard changed wave after wave, and the spirit was tense during the day, coupled with the heavy snowfall, it was cold and sleepy, and the soldiers climbed the arrow tower, ready to do the handover, but looked up but could not see people!
On the ground lay the corpse of a companion with arrows stuck in it! If he doesn't think about it anymore, the obvious explodes in his head, and his mouth shouts uncontrollably,
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! β
Trembling all over, the soldier climbed the arrow tower with difficulty, a sharp arrow came, because of the trembling severely, he escaped the vital point, but the sudden sharp pain made him spit blood in his mouth, although he was afraid to die, he still instinctively crawled towards the big gong, as long as it could be sounded, even one sound, he could notify the others! He struggled to get his hands on the hammer, and another sharp arrow hit him, sinking into his chest, and with the last of his strength, he finally struck the gong a moment before he fell!
The sound of the gong was like a thunderclap that woke up the barracks.
Falling on his back, the soldier looked at the two sharp arrows in his chest, only the sound of his own big breathing in his ears, blood foam overflowed from the corners of his mouth, at this time his brain was no longer afraid, and he couldn't feel the pain in his chest, the surroundings seemed to be quiet, he raised his eyelids, the sky was full of stars, there were a few big and bright, the handle of the Beidou spoon pointed directly at his hometown, his mother should still be sleeping, right?
I did it, mother, I did it!
When his companions heard his shouts and gongs, they already knew that the enemy was coming, and the soldiers who were waiting for him were instantly on alert and stood up to fight, his body gradually became cold, his pupils were dilated, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Although he was mentally prepared for battle, when the 100,000 army attacked, he couldn't help but be frightened. Seeing that they had been exposed, the alien soldiers simply stopped hiding, let out a crazy roar, and looked through the city wall, a fire!
The huge catapult was operated by hundreds of people, and after dozens of kilograms of stones were loaded, they pulled up the lever and were thrown like a basketball, and the huge stones rose into the sky and went straight to the city wall! The first one, missed, landed in the moat, and a huge splash of water jumped up and down like rain!
Second, third, fourth......
Finally landed on the city walls! The catapult immediately fixed its perspective, and a soldier shouted,
"Your Majesty! You ready! β
The Sixteen Kings stepped forward with Yukihime in their arms, smiled sideways at the beauty, took the torch from the soldier's hand, and lit the boulder! In an instant, black and gray smoke rose into the sky, and dozens of pounds of "smoke bombs" dragged the tail of flames towards the city wall!
"Bang!"
A huge sound sounded, and the soldiers who were still standing here were instantly pressed into the wall, and the black fog shrouded an area of more than ten meters in a radius, and the eyes were scorched black, and what was even more uncomfortable was that the eyes were burned by the ashes, and as soon as they opened their eyes, tears flowed down uncontrollably, and they could only cover their eyes temporarily, but in this way, the movement of the enemy army under the city wall could not be seen!
"Whoosh!"
The sky was filled with the sound of boulders, dozens of stones with fire shooting in this direction, the flames dragging their tails, like a meteor shower, under the city walls, on the city walls, and after a while, smoke filled the air! It was dark underneath, and nothing could be seen.
Alien cheers!
"It's worthy of a mother! The smoke of this boulder obscures their view so that they can't see our moat! β
The sixteen kings smiled triumphantly,
"Attack!"
The shouting and killing sound shook the sky, seeing that it was the enemy who launched an attack, General Zhao, General Hua, and General Wu were already waiting at the city wall and city gate, a military order came, General Zhao opened it and looked at it, and smiled proudly, worthy of being a general!
The soldiers were ordered to open the large water tank that had been set up, and only two buckets of water were poured down, and the stones were immediately extinguished, and the smoke quickly dispersed, and by this cold weather, it soon became cold, and the surface became icy!
You send me a meteor, and I will return you a hailstone.
Our catapult began to operate, dozens of pounds of "big hail" loaded, once started, the scene was even more spectacular than just now!
The boulder with ice smashed into the crowd of the alien vanguard, not only the stone hurt, but the broken ice of the stone exploded directly, and the surrounding soldiers were all attacked, and what is even more odious is that the stone can also slide for a distance, and the soldiers in the rear were squeezed by the crowd, and before they reached the frontal battlefield, they suffered casualties.
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The soldiers on the city walls cheered fiercely,
"Shoot yourself in the foot! Deserve! β
In the first round, Xie Xinglan won.
Yukihime gritted her teeth and looked in the direction of the city wall,
"It's not over yet, Xie Xinglan!"
The soldiers in front retreated, and the catapult was running again, only, this time, all the stones were aimed at a little attack!
The drop stone wears, not to mention the boulder after high-speed flight? As several boulders hit the same place, the walls of the city shattered! A gap of several meters wide was punched.
For a hundred years, the city walls of the pass are the ones that our country is proud of and think are the strongest! The soldiers' hearts were a little cold, and the walls were broken...... Isn't this just fish on the board, slaughtered by others?
The alien race has the next step, several city walls have been breached, they are very excited, the vanguard team is passionately impacted, with the moat, set up the position of the broken wall, and the alien soldiers rushed up excitedly! It's as if you see victory in sight!
General Zhao opened the second military order, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud. @Β·error-free start~~
Soon, we organized a second wave of counteroffensive! Wherever the wall is broken, a team of shield soldiers defends, and the spearmen are placed inside, the archers in the back, and then the white-edged knives in the back, leaving no one alive!
The enemy climbed the city wall with great excitement, but there was not a single soldier in sight, and he was looking for people left and right, when a gun flew in front of him, like a gourd wearing sugar, and several people fell down on the trench bridge, and the moat gradually made a huge splash again.
This wave of charges has gone and there is no return, the alien army has lost three teams of vanguards, and at this time the sixteen kings have come back to their senses, although their concubine has studied the art of war, but compared to the battle-hardened Xie Xinglan, she is just a newcomer!
General Zhao received the third military order, and he slapped his thigh! Hey! Really, why didn't I think of that?
On the city wall, the soldiers poured buckets of fiercely, and the foreign soldiers, even their wooden trenches, were all wet, and the red light behind the shield soldiers lit up, and the sparks drew a wonderful arc in the air, and shot out.
"Retreat! Evacuate! Put the trench away now! β
Withdraw at this time? Isn't it a little late?
The arrow was plunged straight into the trench bridge and ignited instantly! Flames erupted, the smell of roasted meat and burnt meat came from the gaps in the walls, the alien soldiers and their moats were reduced to ashes, and the moat rose again.
The sixteenth king swallowed his saliva, fortunately there was no entrenchment bridge, and now he didn't dare to let Xue Ji preside over the overall situation, and said with a smile,
"Aifei, you are pregnant, it is not advisable to stay on the battlefield for too long, come on, help Niangniang go back to rest."
Smart as Xue Ji, how could you not understand what he meant? blamed herself for being too confident in those military books, messing up a few waves of attacks, and she was embarrassed to stay here any longer, so she had to salute and obediently retreat.
The eighteenth prince took the initiative to ask Ying, this royal brother is the most military-minded of all the princes, the sixteenth king nodded, appointed him as the commander, and the alien race reorganized the troops and horses, ready to attack again.
General Zhao stood on the city wall and smiled.
Husband war, courage also. One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. He did his best to make money, so he restrained it.
In the third wave, the eighteenth prince learned a lesson, no longer engaged in those riotous operations, and honestly attacked the city, dozens of building cars slowly advanced, in addition to the strict archers wrapped on the building cars, there was also a piece of infantry under the black pressure, just waiting for the archers to suppress the firepower of the defenders of the city wall, so as to give the infantry a chance, take the ladder, and climb the city wall in one fell swoop!
At this time, it was the second half of the night, the wind and snow were combined, and the cold air was inhaled into the lungs between breaths, making people just want to cough, even if they had lived in the bitter cold for a long time, they were so cold that their upper and lower teeth trembled, but the cruelty of the war made them forget the cold for the time being, and they were full of blood, and the intention of killing the enemy was suffocating in their chests, and they just wanted to jump on the wall and kill a few enemy generals to be happy.
General Zhao ordered the archers to withdraw from the city wall, because the foreign soldiers came in building carts, two meters higher than the city wall, this condescending position, the archers would only be suppressed by them and die in vain.
Do you have to wait for them to come in? Of course not! Xie Xinglan played the old routine, one trick is fresh, and he eats all over the world!
Our catapult is working again, but this time it's not a boulder, it's a jar of half-sized wine! The sprinkling jar crashed into the upstairs car, shattering in response, and thousands of broken porcelain pieces fell from the top, cutting through the skin of many aliens, but this small injury was nothing to them.
Moreover, this is the third round, if you lose again, you will be demoralized, which is something that the Eighteen Princes do not allow to happen.
"What's the smell of alcohol?"
I don't know who asked the question, and then, all the aliens in the building car found out that something was wrong,
"Disperse!"
However, it was too late, and thousands of arrows burst out of their heads, and the flames trailed and stuck straight into the place where the wine was spilled, and a flame ignited in an instant! The alien soldiers hurriedly took off their clothes and slapped them, trying to extinguish the fire, but more and more of them appeared, and the entire building car was burned in a sea of fire.
A flaming meteor shower is staged under the night sky, blazing and gorgeous, and the flowers of life are withering under this brilliance, turning into flying ashes, beautiful and cruel.
The air was no longer cold and snowy, but the smell of roasted meat and charred wood, and before the archers could shoot a single arrow, they were burned to the ground and fell from the tall carts.
The third wave of attacks failed, and the sixteen kings were furious, and he also knew that one blow of strength, then decline, and three exhaustions.
At this time, his subordinates sent a military report: The emperor's 100,000 troops are marching quickly, and they can get here at dawn.
The sixteen kings looked at the sky, and it was only two hours before dawn.
"Give me a direct attack on the city gate!"
No more reservations! It's good to be able to go up from the city wall, but how can I have time now? It's wisest to aim a little attack, and this can only be the city gate! Even if you fill it in with a sea of people, you have to take it!
"Rush me! Be sure to take the pass before dawn! β
Otherwise, everything will be over!
Xie Xinglan stood on the city wall, looking at the blood light below, his face expressionless.
How many times has he been on the battlefield? It's too many to count, even if he breaks his leg to recuperate at home, he never slacks off, and the annotations of hundreds of military books are not written in vain. Xue Ji is self-righteous and has committed a taboo in the soldiers, although the sixteen kings are well versed in the way of fighting and unify the eighteen departments, but it is only a battle, not a war!
They underestimate the war too much, in Xie Xinglan's eyes, they are like two children who have played with each other. @*~~ Among the aliens, too much emphasis is placed on personal bravery, and no attention is paid to unity, the Nine Princes originally had a chance, but unfortunately he was also burdened by the lonely courage that followed the bones at this moment, and died of hatred.
Two hours, two more hours.
Shen Yinyu stood beside him, looking at the meteor rain in the sky, shouting and killing in his ears, and the tip of his nose was full of scorched earth and blood.
War, it's so cruel.
Xie Xinglan took her hand,
"Don't sympathize with them, if they take this place, they will slaughter the city immediately."
Shen Yinyu nodded, we are the last line of defense for the people in the rear, come on, Xie Xinglan!.