The ending hasn't settled yet, so it's not yet clear who will have the last laugh. But now it is confirmed that the Bran soldiers on the city walls are smiling merrily!

Originally, seeing the gray army pressing down on at least more than 100,000 soldiers, the Bran soldiers on the city wall were ready to face a tug-of-war for the arduous defense of the city, and even had the psychological preparation for the city break. I didn't want to go to the front, but I saw a farce digging a pit......

Soon, in the midst of mocking laughter in the sky, the rows of gray-clothed soldiers who stepped into the open space in front of the city disappeared from everyone's field of vision, digging a pit into the ground, only to see the shovels raised from time to time, pieces of dirt turned out, and a burst of dust and ash enveloped the spot.

Slowly, the laughter on the wall faded away. Out of nowhere, a puzzled tone, "Hey, they seem to ...... Uh, getting closer?"

Indeed, under the shroud of dust, a series of snake-shaped underground passages are approaching the corners of the walls. Seeing this, the Bran soldiers couldn't help but look at each other again - is there any point in doing this?

Nobody knows. But at this time, even pigs know that this situation is not normal at the moment, after all, the enemy is constantly approaching, this is an indisputable fact!

Looking at the winding tunnel, Commander Bran frowned and looked puzzled, even if he thought about all the tactics in his head, he couldn't find a siege tactic that needed to dig the earth...... Since you can't see it, let's try to hit it.

He waved his hand decisively and looked at the soldier who was controlling Thor's hammer on the side: "Attack!"

Mjolnir is known to have an extremely wide range of attacks. Although it was impossible to reach the gray army that had deliberately stopped several miles away, it was perfectly fine to cover the approaching tunnel.

Tom tom. Three Thor's hammers roared in unison. A flash of fire burst out of the trembling metal muzzle. But just as the huge explosion crystal leaps into the air. A terrible whistle sounded across the clearing, and in an instant,

Rumble...... Rumble...... Rumble......

The earth trembled, and the air waves carried dust and mud to the sky, scattering and falling in all directions, and the power was really amazing.

There is no doubt that Thor's hammer, as the pinnacle of Bran's alchemy process, is naturally not as powerful as he thinks. If the Grey Cloth Army had made it clear that the chariots and horses had adopted regular siege tactics. After this round of artillery fire, the strength of a brigade or even a battalion was basically explained here.

But now,

The cold wind swept by, and the dust dispersed. In addition to the three huge scorched earth potholes, the winding pit still appeared in everyone's sight very eye-catching, and after a pause, the shovel was raised again, and pieces of dirt continued to turn out...... One qiē as usual, as if nothing had happened just now.

Bang! A punch slammed into the wall brick, and the commander's face turned pale.

At this point. Not only him, but even some veterans have figured it out. The greatest power of Mjolnir is, of course, the explosion. If it is one by one, even a high-level martial artist will only end up with no bones. But on the battlefield, the greatest damage of Thor's hammer was the large area of circular qi that rolled out after it exploded. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you are swept away, or even rubbed, you will immediately experience the supreme pleasure of being a trapeze artist and disintegrating freely in the air......

But now, the Grey soldiers had fallen into the tunnel a moment before the explosion. In this way, as long as they were not hit by Thor's hammer head-on, the large area of air that roared from the ground would naturally not be able to hurt them hiding in the pit!

Damn, how did these untouchables come up with this idea...... Seeing that the invincible Mjolnir on the battlefield lost its power, the Bran soldiers on the wall were a little panicked, and their faces were full of shocked expressions that could not be concealed. Some retired veterans who have been on the front line even thought that if the Northern Barbarians knew this method, would the Bran border line that relied on various Thor series city defense equipment still be able to hold it?

With a shudder, Commander Bran came back to his senses and subconsciously shook his head, no! There must be a flaw in this method...... Thinking of something, the commander looked at the crooked pit and his eyes lit up, yes, the number of untouchables digging the pit is not much, if he takes the initiative to open the city gate and send troops to sneak attack......

This method can indeed be called the right medicine, but as soon as the thought came to him, the commander looked up at the archers of the brigade of archers behind the tunnel, and his heart suddenly felt like he had been poured down by a basin of cold water, and he was directly half cold.

Obviously, the Grey Army had already considered the flaws in this tactic and sent archers to escort them in the rear. If this side kills regardless of it, I'm afraid that before I can rush to the front of the tunnel, I will be nailed to death on the spot by these countless arrows!

! The bombing has no effect, and you can't rush out. Commander Bran clutched the wall tiles and was completely entangled. After a while, taking a deep breath, the vulture looked at the approaching tunnel, barely suppressed the depression in his heart, and secretly ruthless: Damn! Let's see what you want to do? Don't forget, we also have bows and arrows and crossbows to defend the city when we get closer......

I have to say, this commander is not a straw bag. Although I can't guess the intention of the pit digging tactic, I can see the weakness of this tactic at a glance - the tunnels can indeed avoid the bombardment of Thor's hammer, but when these pits are close to a certain area, there are bows and arrows to cover the blow and crossbows to defend the city, etc., a projectile, even if you hide under the tunnel.

But will that scene really happen?

......

sighed with emotion, "Ou Lao often said that war is a contest between large-scale forces and comprehensive combat strength, and nothing can be done. However, among them, sometimes there will be some individual variables that affect the trend of the battle and even determine the outcome of the battle. For example, a practical battlefield killing weapon is like Thor's hammer many years ago, and it is also like the purple-chested cannon that we have in our hands today......"

After a pause, Frey continued, "Because such a killing weapon will change a lot of things, and some new tactical strategies will appear specifically to match it, etc., which will often catch the opponent off guard. For example, right now, even if the commander of the other side wants to break his head, how can he know that we are digging a pit to advance in order to send the purple-chested cannon that they don't understand into the attack range......"

Speaking of which, boom, boom, boom...... It was as if the thunder was rolling in the sky, and the sound was terrifying. Needless to say, this is, of course, Thor's hammer roaring again in the distance. Although the commander had secretly made up his mind to wait. But watch the crooked pit keep approaching. Still, a little panic is inevitable.

This is the most frightening truth of the so-called unknown! Only then did they adopt such hysterical and indiscriminate bombing methods. As for the result, whether to dig or dig, whether to approach or continue to approach, there is no change.

"Hehe......" As if feeling the anxiety of the opposing commander, Frey smiled, waved his hand at the wall of Shanhai City, and looked firm and confident, "First battle." Take!"

That's right, this is the real first battle of the Gray Army, and as for breaking through the blockade line before, it is just an appetizer to warm up before the war.

Although the war has not yet begun, the victory has been booked in advance, which seems to be a bit arrogant. But Josia and the others around him didn't have any surprised looks, and even Fei Rui changed the topic and asked curiously, "Is it just a battlefield killing weapon? What about that person? Well, I mean the kind of hero who can decide the outcome single-handedly." ”

This is the so-called difference between an insider and a layman. Fei Rui is good at logistics management, but he is a complete layman when it comes to war command. In his opinion. Compared with the battlefield killers, the heroes who are born out of nowhere are undoubtedly more attractive, more legendary, and more in line with the aesthetic concept of laymen.

Frey didn't laugh at this layman's concept, thought about it, and nodded slightly: "Yes, well, the military god Ziyi." All he has to do is stand there, and it's an unassailable perfect strategy!"

Although it is difficult for Frey, who has been spending more than ten years, to climb to the military peak again, but to make him so hard and even a little sensual to praise him, he knows Ziyi's supreme status in the hearts of all soldiers!

This status is beyond the slightest doubt, even Fei Rui, who is not good at military affairs, was silent when he heard this, and only after half a sound did he sigh lightly, his face full of joy: "It's okay, it's okay...... That Zi Yi is dead, and we have one less big enemy, otherwise it's really hard to say if we come out this time......"

The high-level of the gray-clothed army couldn't help but nod their heads again and again when they heard this, and they were also happy. As a Bran, it's impossible not to worship Ziyi. But the other party is the Bran military god, not the military god of the gray army, if Zi Yi is still alive, then it is also the great enemy of the gray army!

Josia on the side had a strange face, of course she knew that this purple cannon was from Zi Yi's hand. Now listening to these words, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he waved his hand to stop Fei Rui's unpolite attitude: "At the moment of the big war, don't talk about these ......" Squinted and looked up at the crooked pothole, diverting the topic, "How about it, the distance is almost there." ”

Frey stretched out his hand and measured, nodding: "Barely enough, well, so be it, and if you go further, you will enter the range of the large city guarding crossbow." ”

The words fell, waving his hand back. More than 100 figures who had been waiting for a long time quickly jumped out of the archer camp, carrying something on their backs, jumping into the pit with their cats' waists, and then running quickly in the pit like gophers, and disappeared into the ground in an instant.

Here, Frey nodded to Josia and the others, looked serious, and urged the horse to walk towards the front of the formation. It was no problem to take it lightly before, but when it comes to real fighting, it is definitely not easy to be careless.

The war knife was already in his hand, and there was no need to make any gestures, and when Frey entered the front formation, the iron-blooded killing aura instantly filled the air, like a dark cloud covering the top, covering the head of the mountain and sea walls several miles away.

If a person kills a lot of people, he naturally has the confidence to ignore all sentient beings. An army that has seen the battlefield and won many battles will naturally have the edge of not moving like a mountain and looking at the world!

With an uproar, the garrison of the city wall, which was gathered by many miscellaneous soldiers, had never seen such a tragic formation, and there was a commotion. Immediately, under the reprimand of officers at all levels, he returned to silence and death, clutched the blade in his hand, swallowed his saliva hard, and stared at the gray-clothed army slowly moving in the distance.

Alas...... Seeing this, Commander Bran couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart, already knowing that this battle was hanging in the balance. Although the defending side has a natural advantage, it is normal for the casualty rate to be three or four times that of the attacking side. But that also depends on the soldiers on both sides, and the rabble in front of them, who were previously thought to be untouchable thugs, now seem to be the division of a hundred battles. On the other hand, the mixed soldiers on their side don't know where their momentum has been pressed for a long time......

That's it, that's it, then lower the goal. As long as it lasts for two days, no, a day and a half, the task of delaying will be completed, and then he will lead his troops to retreat...... With this intended, Commander Bran took a deep breath and stared at the moving army in the distance. Enter a state of imminent battle.

All eyes on the wall include the raised metal barrel. They are all watching the moving army in the distance. And yet at this moment. Suddenly

Tom tom tom ...... A series of muffled sounds suddenly sounded under the nose like war drums, and then countless fireballs spread all over the wall in the air, instantly filling every inch of the sight.

What is it? That's the first reaction!

Where did it come from? This is the second reaction!

The next moment, cold sweat instantly spread all over Commander Bran's forehead, and he suddenly realized that he had forgotten something, the crooked and inactive tunnel...... Huo Ran lowered his head and saw the forefront of the curved tunnel. Hundreds of metal pipes are densely packed like hollow bamboos that have been cut from the roots, and the holes are facing this side, and the light of the fire sprang out from time to time......

What is it? Coming back to the first reaction again, it's like a dead knot. It's a pity that he will never have a chance to unravel this dead knot cycle again.

Rumble...... There was a thunderclap around him, and there was a loud buzz in his ears. The first target, that is, the metal barrel of Thor's hammer that was raised high not far away, was suddenly swept into the wave of fire and light, and disappeared in an instant......

Rumble...... This was followed by a dense array of large crossbows to defend the city, and the flames burst into flames. The faint sound of a broken string is like the wailing and swishing of a moth in the flames. Several stout arrows were fired indiscriminately because of broken strings, some shot directly into the sky, and some hit the battlements flat, and fell down the high wall with several soldiers......

Rumble...... Suddenly, the commander, who was looking around blankly, felt his body flutter a little, and flew away from the wall in an instant.

Looking back, the place where he was standing just now had become a scorched earth pit, and there were a few guards who had escaped scattered around, looking at this side with tears in their eyes, reaching out in vain, opening their mouths and shouting loudly...... However, I can't hear it at all......

Immediately afterwards, I raised my eyes and saw the stretch of the city wall completely covered by the smoke of the firelight, and I also saw countless soldiers falling off the wall like dumplings, dancing their limbs as if they were drowning, which was ridiculous......

Immediately, his gaze swirled and swayed, and the scene in front of him suddenly changed. Miles away, the gray-clad army crossed the tunnel like a black torrent, flooding the clearing, and charging wildly...... In the end, there was a pain all over the body, and endless darkness struck......

......

No one knew that under this sudden artillery fire, the supreme commander of Shanhai City's city defense had quietly died. Of course, no one cares...... Because, this victory or defeat has been completely decided just a short time after the battle began.

The city walls and city defenses were fatally attacked, and it was impossible to organize an effective offensive at all, and the sparse arrows could not stop the fierce charge of tens of thousands of infantry in the front army of the Gray Clothes Army. Waiting for the purple-chested cannon to easily turn the muzzle, after a round of concentrated fire collapsed the main gate, it was a matter of course.

Towering city walls, heavy city defense equipment, and city defense advantages...... After the purple rifle cannon was born, it was wiped out in a bang!

Entering the inner city, we met on a narrow road, and the basic fight was a single soldier. One side is like a wolf and a tiger, and the morale is long. The miscellaneous soldiers on one side gathered and were at a loss, and the result was naturally conceivable......

After a brief tug-of-war, the devastated western city wall was the first to be breached. The gray-clothed army that poured into the city in large numbers was divided into several roads, and along the main road in the city, they quickly rushed to the other three city defenses, obviously to completely occupy the city in a short period of time. The men who remained pursued the city while clearing the remnants of the western city walls, encircling and suppressing the gatekeepers who retreated at the first opportunity, or fled without a fight.

After a few days of desertion, this city, known as the northern trading city, has finally come back to life. However, this time it was not the caravan traffic that jumped through the streets and alleys, but a series of brief encounters, chasing or counter-chasing, from time to time the sound of metal blades colliding, sparks mixed with blood splashing wantonly, and shouting and screaming mixed with screams and screams...... In a short moment, the city was plunged into chaos and noise.

As a northern trading city, Shanhai City naturally has an area within the city, and it is even wider than a large city in the ordinary sense. So a moment later, nearly half of the hundreds of thousands of gray-clothed soldiers who stayed outside the city poured in, occupying all the roads, and they didn't look too crowded.

Of course, at this time, the Bran soldiers, who did not even have an advantage in numbers, naturally collapsed on all fronts. In fact, before the Grey soldiers could completely occupy the other three walls, the terrified Bran soldiers had already opened the gates and fled.

In such a situation, even if the military god Zi Yi is reborn, all he can do is look up to the sky and sigh.

On the main road near the city square, Frey, who could no longer enjoy the thrill of charging into battle, turned his head to look around, licked his dry lips, and yelled an order, "Go, send someone to occupy the city warehouse and the city lord's mansion for me first...... By the way, the map is available! The first time I entered the city, don't you find me the wrong place......"

"Yes!" The so-called map is naturally the credit of Donn, or more accurately, the credit of the secret agency. In order to welcome the revenge of the Grey Army, all preparations have been made to the extreme.

continued to yell, "Also, mobilize two regiments of troops to surround the Dongcheng aristocratic district and the garrison hall, especially those noble private soldiers...... Well, transfer another twenty purple-chested cannons over, and if you encounter resistance, you will be killed!"

"Yes!"

"Where is the ......overseer?" I'll give you a quarter of an hour to give me a run, and I must cover every district, every street...... In case of disturbance, the person will be arrested directly. Burn and kill the looters, and behead them on the spot!"

"Yes!"

"And ......" looked up at the sky and nodded solemnly, "Well, it's almost." The order went down, and when the battle on the four city walls was over, the four city gates were closed, and everyone had dinner directly on the spot. ”

"Huh?"

"What are you doing in a daze? The battle has to be fought, and of course you have to eat lunch. Go and ......."

"Yes......"

............ (To be continued......)