Chapter 269: The Siege Begins
The crimson blood qi finally permeated the sky above the Iron Blood City, pressing down, and the air was solemn.
"Khooth!"
The footsteps stopped, and the Blood Moon army stretched out five miles away from the Iron Blood City, forming a long snake formation, and at a glance, there were all figures with no heads in sight.
This lineup alone is enough to make people frightened, where do they dare to compete with it.
If it was before, some people might really lose their courage, but now no one is shaken, looking at those countless figures, it is like looking at ants, Iron Blood City is very high, and people standing below are not as small as ants.
"We must win!" The soldiers and civilians of Iron Blood City secretly said in their hearts at the same time, if such a huge army is let go, it is unimaginable how much disaster it will cause.
Iron Blood City is an iron city, occupying natural dangers, it is located on a very high cliff, overlooking everything below, the cliff wall is smooth, there is not even a concave and convex place, this is naturally artificially corrected, in order to prevent the enemy from climbing up the cliff.
Not only that, but the front of the cliff is recessed, like a canyon, which reduces the space and allows fewer people to attack at the same time, which is a natural terrain, and there are fortifications on both sides of the top, which is full of archers at the moment, and can attack below at the first order, without dead ends.
In addition, there is a swamp at the bottom of the cliff, which was originally only a few zhang wide, but it was forcibly opened up to fifty zhang by the Tianyang powerhouse, which made it impossible for ordinary martial artists to cross over, let alone climb the cliff.
In this kind of terrain, it is not an exaggeration to call it a natural danger, which is enough to discourage the enemy.
It was also with this natural danger that Iron Blood City thwarted the attacks of the Blood Moon army again and again.
This will be another challenge for Iron Blood, and everyone is waiting for it.
"Archers prepare!" Yue Zhan commanded from above the city tower, and suddenly a series of sounds came out, and the archers on the city tower and above the canyon opened their bows and arrows one after another, and Sen Han's arrows pointed directly at the enemy, ready to attack.
These were highly trained archers, and at the sound of Yue Zhan's command, thousands of arrows would shoot out like locusts and pierce through the enemy's heads.
For a while, the atmosphere became tense, and the killing intent was secretly born.
However, the enemy army on the opposite side was stationed in place and did not move, Yue Zhan saw with great vision that there were still troops to replenish in the rear of the Blood Moon Army, and immediately understood that the Blood Moon Army was marching too fast, and some soldiers were left behind, and at this time they should be waiting for the soldiers who fell behind to catch up.
Yue Zhan's eyes flickered, it stands to reason that this is the best time to start a war, and it will be even more difficult to fight when the opponent's forces are ready, but the Blood Moon army is stopped five miles away, and the archers can't attack, and if you go out of the city to attack, it is equivalent to giving up the advantage of natural danger, which is very dangerous.
He can kill it, but the Blood Moon Army also has a leader with extremely high cultivation, in case he is entangled and cannot command the battle, it will also be a trouble, and more importantly, there is a rule that binds him, the command can, but it can't participate in the battle, unless this rule is broken.
Yue Zhan thought about it again and again, but still gave up the idea of taking advantage of the situation to assault, after all, the cultivation of the soldiers who would fall behind on the other side should not be high, the threat was not too great, but the Blood Moon army that had arrived was the strongest group, and the threat was even greater.
The two sides confronted each other, and the defenders of Iron Blood City tensed their nerves, watching every move of the Blood Moon army.
After a while, the Blood Moon army began to slowly advance towards the Iron Blood City.
"It's coming. Yue Zhan said secretly in his heart, concentrating.
Fifty miles, forty-five miles, forty miles...... Twenty miles......
Yue Zhan slowly raised his right hand, this was already very close to the range of the crossbow, as long as he got closer, the fortifications on the canyon could be activated.
However, just as the Blood Moon army was about to enter the firing range, at the forefront, the blood-colored armor general sitting on the chariot waved his hand, and the army behind him suddenly stopped advancing.
"Can the defenders of the Iron Blood City be there?" The general in the blood-colored armor said like thunder, rolling out, and the defenders of the Iron Blood City twenty miles away could hear it very clearly, his eyes were slightly condensed, what did he want to do?
"I am, what advice do the generals of the Blood Moon Dynasty have?" Yue Zhan calmly walked to the front, his voice was also extremely loud, and it trembled in the ears of the Blood Moon generals.
The blood-colored armor general frowned slightly, then smiled, and said, "You are Yue Zhan? β
"Really?" Yue Zhan was noncommittal, and said in a cold voice: "Who is Your Excellency, what do you want to do when you cross the border and enter our territory without authorization, and you also lead a large army to the city?"
"I am the Blood Moon Dynasty's expedition to the south, and Chen Ting, the vanguard general under the account, is also. The blood-colored armor general said proudly, with a hint of evil light in his eyes, and said with a gloomy smile: "As for why the soldiers are coming to the city, hehe, isn't this obvious enough?"
"Drink!!"
The 200,000 Blood Moon army behind him shouted in unison, the sound was like a rainbow, shaking the heavens and the earth, and the blood-colored aura permeated out, with a strong sense of oppression.
Yue Zhan's expression was cold, and a sharp edge shot out, and he said coldly: "Are you planning to start a war with my Tianyang?"
"Your Tianyang Dynasty Dove has occupied Nestle for too long, and our Holy Emperor Majesty didn't want to worry too much about it, but some people are not interested and love it so much, so we have to get back the territory that originally belonged to us. Chen Ting said nonchalantly, as if that was the case.
"Shameless. The defenders of the Iron Blood City secretly scolded in their hearts, this Chen is very shameless, it is obvious that his Blood Moon Imperial City cannot accommodate the Tianyang Dynasty, and he has repeatedly launched wars of aggression and created many disasters, but at this moment, he said as if the Blood Moon Imperial City was generous, and also said that the territory of the Tianyang Dynasty was theirs, how thick this cheeky was.
"Don't be ashamed. Yue Zhan also snorted coldly, "Since that's the case, why bother talking about it, just let the horse come." β
"Alas, General Ben is a talent who looks at General Yue, and it is a pity to be wronged in this Iron and Blood City, why don't you join us in the Blood Moon and conspire for a great cause? Chen guarantees that your status in the Blood Moon will only be higher, and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth. Chen Ting sighed lightly, and actually threw an olive branch to Yue Zhan.
Yue Zhan sneered, without the slightest hesitation, and said directly: "Thank you General Chen for your kindness, it's a pity that Yue is not aggrieved in Iron Blood City, and he hates glory and wealth the most, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you." β
"Alas, why bother, those who know the times are Junjie, do you think that a mere iron-blooded city can stop my army of 200,000? It is not easy to cultivate, and it is even more difficult to cultivate to a realm like yours, so why do you need to be buried in such a small city?" Chen Ting shook his head again and again and sighed.
"How can the way of loyalty and righteousness be understood by barbarians? It is useless to talk too much, if you want to beat my Tianyang's idea, pass Yue's level first. Yue Zhan said coldly, too lazy to talk nonsense with the other party.
"Alas!" General Chen sighed, his expression became cold and resolute, and he said indifferently: "Since General Yue insists, Chen has nothing to say, but it's a pity that you have cultivated this body." β
"Where are the Blood Moon Soldiers?" Chen Ting said coldly.
"Here!" the Blood Moon soldier shouted to the sky, and the defenders of Iron Blood City tightened their minds, their eyes became cold and resolute, and the intent of Iron Blood burst out.
"Stepping on the Iron Blood City, blocking the ......" Chen Ting's expression was as cold as ice, "Kill!"
"Kill!"
The words fell, and suddenly the sound of the Blood Moon soldiers killing suddenly rose and rushed towards the Iron Blood City in front.
"Fortifications activated!" Yue Zhan's expression turned cold, and on the top of the canyon, the crossbows were pulled apart by three or four soldiers, and the terrifying power gathered on them.
"Release!" Yue Zhan snorted coldly when the Blood Moon soldiers in the front rows rushed within twenty miles.
"Boom", "Boom", "Boom......
In an instant, a terrifying sound of breaking through the air was heard, and hundreds of arrows glowing with cold light flew out, slashing across the sky like a fashion.
"Poof", "Poof", "Poof"......
Bright blood flowers bloomed, and many Blood Moon soldiers were hit by powerful arrows before they even had time to dodge, and the terrifying force directly exploded their heads, and red and white things splattered out, which was disgusting.
However, the rest of the soldiers of the Blood Moon rushed forward as if they didn't see it, and one by one the figures fell under the flying arrows, but no one retreated, Chen Ting saw this scene with his usual indifference and was indifferent.
"Put!" Yue Zhan stood on the city tower and watched this scene, without any sympathy, and ordered to continue to release arrows, this is war, once the war starts, either you die or I die, there is no room for mercy, it will miss a lot of opportunities.
Arrows slashed through the air, piercing the air and making a roaring sound, and each arrow that fell, it would take away one or even several fresh lives, as if the armor they wore was all papier-mΓ’chΓ©, and could not stop the penetration of the crossbow arrows at all.
It's not that they're too weak, but the power of the crossbow arrows is too strong, this is a crossbow and arrow made of rare materials, and the average Quenching Realm martial artist doesn't want to pull a fraction, even the Qi Refining Realm powerhouse is also very reluctant to pull it, and it takes three or four people to pull less than one-tenth.
Even so, its power is extremely strong, the Quenching Body Realm martial artist has no resistance at all, even the ordinary Qi Refining Realm person, you have to be careful to dodge, once it hits, it is also dead or alive, if you don't care about the power, it can cover a radius of thirty miles.
Like straw that has also been harvested, the Blood Moon soldiers fall from time to time under the merciless arrows, and their corpses are piled up.
However, Yue Zhan didn't look at ease at all, so far, all the people who died under the crossbow arrows were the weak Blood Moon soldiers, and some of the people in the strong Qi Refining Realm were still rushing forward intact.
Of course, the further they rushed, the more powerful the crossbow arrows they faced, and it was impossible to make it easier for them to do so.
Under the attack of dense crossbow arrows, no matter how fierce the soldiers around the blood moon were not afraid of death, the pace of the attack slowed down, but this is the plain terrain, and the crossbow arrows covered all directions, and there was no place to hide, which directly led to a significant increase in casualties among the soldiers.
"Ahh
Such a scene happened in many places, Chen Ting looked at all this, and his expression was indifferent: "It seems that this iron-blooded city is indeed a dangerous city, and Tianyang's army is not so useless, no wonder it has not been able to attack, and it has to be real." β