The scene of autumn was so somber and bleak that people did not dare to look at it directly. The autumn wind and autumn rain were depressing. The whistling north wind blew down the leaves on the trees. The endless falling trees rustled, and the rivers flowed forever.
The weather was gradually getting warmer, and it was no longer as cold as it was a few days ago. Wu Shuang thought that the frozen North Sea in the north should have melted. The demon race would not retreat before winter, right?
On this autumn morning, the soldiers of the Empire guarding the city walls. They discovered the strange movements in the enemy camp in the distance!
When the first ray of morning sunlight fell, in the large wooden wall in the distance. A few flashes later, the giant wooden door collapsed!
Soon after, a group of ferocious beast warriors ran out of the camp gates, holding huge black bull horns in their hands, their cheeks puffed up. He blew with all his might!
The sound of the horn rang out. A low roar like muffled thunder came from the demon army. Soon after. A few black torrents. They rushed out from those hanging doors!
Black armor. A long saber that glinted with a cold light! Groups of Earth Demon soldiers and monsters. They quickly arranged themselves in formation in the wilderness far away. One by one, the black square formation was quickly arranged!
At this moment, tall catapults were pushed out from the camp gate! On the trebuchets made of giant wood. It was already wrapped in layers of thick animal skin and was equipped with wheels that could be pushed at the bottom. Under each catapult, there were dozens of demon soldiers wearing the strongest and heaviest armor!
In the cold morning weather, the demon soldiers breathed hot air from their mouths and wailed. He pushed the catapult out of the camp gate with all his might!
At this moment. In the middle of the dense formation of demon soldiers, a crude and huge animal hide flag was raised high!
Seeing that flag, countless demon soldiers roared and shouted, beating their chests with all their might. He used the saber in his hand to hit the shield fiercely, and the sound waves soared into the sky!!
"They're attacking! They're going to attack!"
The officer on the city wall immediately turned around and shouted,""Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone, get on the city walls!"
On this side of the city wall, Milo was the highest-ranking general on duty today. He stepped on the city gate and coldly looked at the enemy in the distance. Then, he pulled out his sword and raised it high. He roared in a deep and mighty voice,"Prepare for battle!"! Soldiers! Fight for the empire!"
His metal armor reflected the sunlight. The first ray of sunlight shone on the city wall and fell on his body. Under the general's majestic command, his entire body was glowing with sunlight.
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Below the city wall. Teams of fully-armed Empire soldiers. They ran up from the parapet and formed a tight formation. He tightly gripped his weapon!
" Fight for the Empire!!" General Miro roared.
" Fight for the Empire!!" On the city wall. Countless humans shouted in unison!!
A great battle was about to begin.
After the previous failure, the demons advanced step by step, taking out the strongholds and trenches outside the pass step by step. They also set up a large number of stumbling ropes and trenches to prevent the cavalry of the Empire from attacking.
Within a few days, the demons had already filled up the moat outside the Jade Gate Pass. The demons could easily march into the city and smoothly mobilize their troops to attack the Jade Gate Pass.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
A heavy drumbeat sounded. Every time the drumbeats were heard, it was as if they were pounding on the hearts of the soldiers on the city wall. The drumbeats gradually became more rapid, as if they were urging the soldiers to die.
The shouts of the demon soldiers were no longer chaotic, and the several black phalanxes let out orderly and rhythmic shouts.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Standing on the city wall. The soldiers of the empire could clearly see the white smoke coming out of the mouths of those creatures. And a hideous face.
"General Lu! Show us the bravery of our demon soldiers!!”
Standing on the high platform of the camp. The demon immortal emperor roared.
Below the stage. A giant demon who was two heads taller than the surrounding demon soldiers immediately roared. Heroes were good at fighting, and were the leaders who trained and commanded the best warriors among the low-level demons.
They were different from ordinary Earth Devils. This demon dweller was a rare White Demon dweller among demon soldiers. His rough skin was covered with hard horniness. Even the sharp blades could not cut into his skin! What's more, he was wearing a thick layer of armor, and on the horn on his head was a huge silver metal ring, which was the symbol of noble bloodline and status among the low-level demon race!
And his thick body. Other than that thick natural skin. He also had a power that was even more terrifying than ordinary earth demon warriors, and he had received the order of the emperor. Rudolph roared. Grabbing his weapon, it was a spiked mace that was nearly two meters long and full of spikes. He ran out in big strides.
The invincible Demon Empress personally commanded this battle. This time, the main attackers were no longer the Beast Alliance Army, but the elite troops of the Demon Race.
The battle began immediately!
Emperor Lu was a famous warrior and commander among the demon soldiers. He ran to the front of the team. He raised his right hand high. "Prepare the stone cannons!" The thick voice shouted loudly.! Adjusting the angle!"
Under the row of catapults outside the camp. Those demon warriors immediately got busy, moving the polished round boulders onto the launchers. Some demon warriors nervously adjusted their angles.
The catapult was pushed forward again. The wooden wheels below were squashed.
"Be careful to hide! Catapult attack! Stick to your post! Unrelated people, enter the tower!"
Milo was still standing at the highest point of the city tower. Behind him, on top of the city wall, a Thorned Flower Flag that symbolized the Empire fluttered in the morning breeze.
Emperor Lu saw the armored human on the distant city wall. That guy stood at the highest point of the city gate tower without any hesitation. He even stepped on the battlements. Emperor Lu grinned hideously. Then, he raised his arm high and swung it down fiercely!!
A dense explosion suddenly sounded from behind him! One catapult after another. They shot boulders towards the human city walls!
In the sky. Instantly, dozens of arcs were drawn. As the heavy stone shells struck the city walls, they immediately emitted a thunderous roar!
The human's Great Wall room was extremely sturdy. Those stone bullets that hit the outside of the city wall could only crack the wall. The stone fragments scattered in all directions, but the main body of the city wall still stood tall and motionless.
However, some of the stone bullets landed on the city walls. Immediately, many human soldiers who were still standing at their posts were smashed into pieces! One stone bullet after another. Each of them was close to two meters in diameter. Moreover, it had been polished into a circle by the dwarves 'superb craftsmanship. Not only did it smash the wall, but it also shattered it. If it landed on the city wall. It would even roll out of inertia! Amidst the screams, the soldiers on the wall were unable to dodge and were immediately pressed down by the rolling boulders. He turned into a pile of meat paste!
" Find cover!" General Miro's majestic voice echoed from the highest point of the city tower. The main defense line of the Great Wall was built with enough catapults to deal with the enemy!
There were towers on the city wall at regular intervals. It became a shelter for the soldiers. More and more soldiers squeezed into the tower in large numbers.
The towers were built from the sturdiest stones and were designed to withstand attacks. Moreover…the catapults were ancient heavy siege weapons. However, the biggest flaw was that his aim was very low!
Even the best warriors. It was also almost impossible to control the landing point of the stone bullets. Therefore, they could only use a dense coverage method to kill the enemy to the greatest extent. It could be said that weapons like catapults were not a competition of skill, but a competition of luck.
After the demon army launched a wave of attacks, over a hundred stone bullets were blasted towards the human fortress! The city walls that were cracked everywhere looked miserable, and stone fragments flew everywhere. Screams rose and fell.
However, after the demon soldiers finished this round of shooting, although the human city wall seemed to be full of injuries, the main building did not have any bones or muscles. The surface of the stone chips did not reduce the defensive ability of the city wall much.
It was just some stone shells that were thrown into the human fortress. The round stone bomb flew over the city wall and landed in the city. After it landed, it rolled up and caused some unexpected trouble for the humans.
When the dust gradually dispersed, General Miro was still standing on the city wall!
The human soldiers who had hidden in the towers rushed out once again. For a moment, the city walls were packed with human soldiers.
At this moment, Milo, who was standing high on the city wall, gave the order.
"Let those barbaric demons who only know how to throw stones have a taste of our power! Prepare the ballistae!"
Following his orders, he quickly passed them down. From the towers on the city walls, the Empire's elite heavy ballistae were pushed out. From the opening of the tower, giant crossbow bolts protruded out of the city wall like steel thorns.
"Aim at their catapults!"
The ballista cannoneers immediately began to adjust the scale on the ballista. These were the precision heavy weapons made by humans. Naturally, it was much more advanced than the primitive catapults. Experienced gunners aimed their ballistae at the catapults behind the formation.
A moment later. The humans launched their powerful counterattack!
On the city wall, in the stomp of the tower. Dozens of ballistae fired at the same time. In the sky. Dozens of huge crossbow bolts shot out! These giant ballistae. Using the mechanical elasticity of the noose to launch. The maximum range was about 1,500 meters. It was originally a geographical advantage on naval warships, and could easily pierce through the enemy's hull from a thousand meters away! One could see how powerful it was!
More importantly, these ballistae were much more accurate than the ancient trebuchets. Under the control of experienced gunners, the accuracy of the ballistae could reach more than 30%. It was naturally many times better than the trebuchets that could only use cover bombardment to pursue lethality!
The dozens of giant crossbow bolts shot out with great force. The metal crossbow bolts reflected the sunlight and streaked across the sky. They were like dozens of meteors!
As the humans on the city wall cheered and shouted. They saw the catapults in front of the demon soldiers in the distance being hit one by one!
Obviously, this time. Humans were far stronger than demon soldiers in terms of character! Usually, his accuracy was only about 30%, but today, it was as high as nearly 50%!
When the crossbow hit the other side's catapult. The powerful force immediately penetrated several of the opponent's trebuchets! Then, with a loud boom, the tall catapult collapsed.
In the camp of the demon soldiers. Emperor Lu and the demon soldiers roared angrily. However, they were completely helpless against the long-range weapons of the humans.
Looking at the cheering humans on the city wall, the demon general Emperor Lu waved his hand fiercely."Attack! The front team set off to fill the enemy's trenches!”
The drums sounded again, followed by a series of shouts. The first two rows of demon soldiers. He was holding all kinds of things in his hands. There were sacks filled with soil. There were huge rocks. Or some abandoned wood, etc. It roared and roared fiercely. They charged towards the human city wall!
Milo, who was on the city tower, immediately turned around and shouted,""Archers, get ready!"
"Archers, get ready!"
"Archers, get ready!"
In this era of cold weapons without a battlefield communication system, the orders of the general could only be conveyed by the shouts of the soldiers.
On the inside of the fortress walls, the humans had already gathered over 2,000 archers. They were arranged into three standard rows. After receiving the order. These elite archers from the Blizzard Army Corps and the Central Army Corps immediately took down their longbows in an orderly manner!
Every archer in the human army was prepared. They maintained absolute silence, and their faces were determined. Every archer was equipped with a standard military bow. He wore leather armor, a short sword at his waist, and fifteen Iron Spine Heavy Arrows.
At this moment. Every archer had already inserted five arrows into the ground in front of them. In an instant, they pulled out an Iron Spine Heavy Arrow from the ground in front of them.
After that. The archers of the three thousand empires drew their bows and nocked their arrows.
At this moment, the commander of the Imperial Army, who was standing on the city wall and watching the archers, shouted loudly with his thick voice. News of the enemy came.
"The enemy is close! Eight hundred meters! The sky was 40 degrees! Throw!"
Buzz!
The three thousand bowstrings vibrated at the same time, emitting a terrifying buzzing sound! Following this voice. Countless sharp arrows shot into the sky from the inside of the fortress walls like flying locusts. They charged towards the sky!
The thousands of sharp arrows instantly shot into the sky. In an instant, they soared into the sky like a dark cloud. The dark clouds seemed to have blocked out the morning sun!! Then, following the inertia, thousands of arrows fell. It was like raindrops that filled the sky!
The demon soldiers were running with all their might. They gasped for breath. He held a heavy sack and stones in his hands. Wood and so on.
However, before they could get close to the human trenches, arrows rained down from the sky!
Instantly, the rain of arrows that resembled a dense rain and a dark cloud. It accurately covered the heads of the demon soldiers 'charging dare-to-die squad! It was just a martial art. The demon soldiers charging at the front fell like wheat being harvested!
Swoosh swoosh. On the battlefield below the city. The demon soldiers rushed forward one after another. Screams and angry roars kept coming. One by one, the demon soldiers fell under the arrows unwillingly. His skin was thick, and even after being shot by five or six arrows, he continued running for more than ten steps before falling down.
And there were Earth Demon soldiers. He was shot in the ankle and fell to the ground, howling like a beast.
Even though the demon soldiers possessed innately strong physiques. Their thick fur and muscles. When they faced the bow and arrows. Possesses a natural ability to withstand attacks. However, in the first battle of the city defense, the humans had been defeated. However, he had obtained enough information!
Two wars. It brought a full evaluation of the combat strength of the demon soldiers. After assessing the sturdiness of these demon soldiers and the hardness of their armor, the commander of the human army immediately gave the order to give up on the vast majority of wooden arrows! They would not use wooden arrows like last time, which almost caused the fall of Jade Gate Pass. Therefore, the 3,000 elite archers below the city wall were using expensive but more lethal iron spine heavy arrows!
After a round of throwing, nearly a third of the demon soldiers fell, and the remaining demon soldiers immediately dispersed their formation. He continued to charge into the trench without fear of death.
"The enemy is close! Six hundred steps! Throw!"
The observer on the city wall gave another order! Observers who could become archers were the most experienced veteran warriors and archers. They had gone through strict training to observe the enemy from a distance on the battlefield and learned all the shooting range of archers. At the observation post, they faithfully served as the archer's "eyes"!!
"The enemy is close! Four hundred steps! Throw!"
Buzz! The bow vibrated!
Arrow after arrow was shot out. One demon soldier after another was deprived of their lives.
After three rounds of shooting. After losing nearly half of their soldiers, the demon soldiers finally reached the edge of the human trenches! Even those living earth mo soldiers. More than half of them were injured, and some of the Earth Demon soldiers were shot by arrows. However, it didn't hit any vital points, but under the natural defying nature of the demon soldiers, even though he was covered in blood. However, he still rushed to the edge of the trench!
One sandbag after another, one stone after another. Piles of wood were thrown into the trench!
However, the fate that awaited them was still not safe!
On the city wall. One by one, human archers rushed out from the towers! The bows in the hands of these archers were shorter than the bows in the hands of the longbowmen behind the city walls, but they were able to deal with the enemies who had already rushed to the front of the trenches. But it was enough!
"Bow down!"
An order was issued, and arrows shot out. They accurately shot towards the demon soldiers who had completed their mission! One by one, the black Earth Demon soldiers fell. Some of them fell to the ground and did not die for a while. However, it still let out some roars that humans could not understand.
After the Earth Demon soldiers were shot by the arrows. He even roared and jumped into the trench dug by the humans! There were long, sharp spikes planted by humans in the trench! The demon soldier's heavy body fell and was instantly pierced by the protruding long thorns!
However, even more of the demon soldiers who had been shot dropped the things they were holding to fill the trenches. However, they had no intention of turning around and retreating. More demon soldiers jumped into the trenches with roars. Even after they died, they used their corpses to try to fill the trenches of the humans!!!
It had been a long time since humans had faced such a fearless enemy. However, under the strict orders of the officer. Those archers who had undergone rigorous training. He still suppressed the shock in his heart and kept shooting the arrows in his hand!
This morning. The demon soldiers charged forward as if they were committing suicide. Rows after rows of suicide squads. With a roar, under the dense rain of arrows behind the human defense line. In a suicidal manner, they charged at the human defense line wave after wave! With the things in their hands. Using their own corpses, they desperately filled the trenches dug by the humans!
The archers behind the city wall had already been transferred to the reserve team. Furthermore, they had been rotated several times! Even an excellent archer would only be able to fire about ten arrows before his arms would become sore. He was unable to continue shooting.
The reserve team was mobilized! Shoot!
The reserve team was withdrawn and the home team was re-designed!
Rotation! Another rotation!
For the entire morning. Even the observer on the city wall shouted until his throat was hoarse. Those demon soldiers seemed to have no regard for their lives. Wave after wave of suicide squads. It was like a wave. It slapped over again and again!
On the battlefield. The corpses of the Earth Demon soldiers that were left behind had already exceeded five thousand. And the trenches that the humans had painstakingly dug up were almost filled to the bottom of the city walls!!
The demons could easily attack from any direction and reach the gates of the fortress. They did not have to attack the city through narrow city roads like before.
Facing the almost numb suicidal charge of the demon soldiers, even the strictly trained human officers and the brave warriors could not help but be moved!
Those demon soldiers 'death squads. In the end. It even seemed to have stimulated their beastly nature. The suicide squad behind them even took off their armor. He had gone into battle bare-chested just to run faster after getting rid of the armor!
The battlefield was filled with beast corpses!
General Miro, who had been standing on the city gate tower, had a gloomy expression on his face!
These demon soldiers were not afraid of death, and their numbers were huge. Even if they had a group of people, they would still be able to take down this city.
They had sacrificed the lives of more than six thousand demon soldiers! Just to fill the trenches! And thousands of demon soldiers died. However, the eyes of the demon general, Emperor Lu, who was standing in front and commanding the soldiers, remained cold and calm. This noble general of the White Demon Clan completely ignored the casualties!
It was because of the demon soldiers 'death squads. They were just some criminals and lowly people from the demon race. According to the tradition of the demon soldiers, these people were incorporated into the suicide squad. Only by sacrificing their lives and completing the mission could their sins be offset, or even after they died. Only then could their status in the clan be raised! They were standard cannon fodder! They were just cannon fodder!
Emperor Rudolph looked at the moat that was originally a hundred meters deep and winding under the city wall. After most of it had been filled up, he finally gave the order to attack!
"The trench has been filled! Push up the siege weapons! Warriors, charge! I want it before sunset today. Take down the human city walls! The first to climb the wall would be upgraded by three levels! Marquis!"
After the general's order was passed down, the square formation of the Earth Demon soldiers immediately began to move!
After their leaders roared, all the demon soldiers in the square matrix immediately took off their huge iron shields while the demon soldiers in the front row raised their shields. The Earth Demon soldiers on the left and right raised their shields by their sides. The demon soldiers in the middle raised their shields above their heads!
Soon, one square formation after another slowly moved toward the defense line of the city wall!
The front, back, left, right. There was also the formation of the Earth Demon soldiers that was covered by dense shields. Like birds and turtles hiding in iron shells, they slowly approached the human city walls!!!
After the archers under the human city wall had finished the first round of shooting, the human soldiers were shocked. The dense rain of arrows landed on the few square formations and hit the dense iron shields, but they could only weakly make tinkling sounds! Only some unlucky demon soldiers at the edge were accidentally shot in the calf and exposed outside the shield, or some places that were not closely arranged. Arrows and arrows entered through the gaps, causing sporadic attacks from the demon soldiers. However, other than that, there was nothing they could do to the "iron phalanxes" that were approaching the city wall!
The commander of the city wall, General Miro, immediately saw the power of this square formation. He immediately ordered the archers to stop shooting. The archers on the city wall were free to design their weapons and aim at the exposed parts of the enemy below the calf.
At the same time, in all the surrounding towers. The ballistae fired at full force!
Xiu, xiu, xiu, xiu. Arrows flew nonstop in the air. There was also the sound of heavy nooses when the ballista was fired. One ballista bolt after another was shot out. Only this kind of heavy weapon could penetrate the enemy's subway formation, but after all, the power of the crossbow was more about penetration. Instead of covering them.
Occasionally, a few heavy ballistae would hit the enemy's formation. The noose was pulled out with a huge penetrating force. Each crossbow was able to kill the Earth Demon soldiers. They immediately became a row of meat!
But these square formations were clearly the elites among the mo soldiers. Just as there was a gap in the formation. The Earth Demon soldiers inside immediately squeezed out. He raised his shield to fill the gap!
As for shooting at the opponent's exposed calf under the shield…it was too difficult. Not every archer of the Empire was a sharpshooter who could shoot a target from a hundred steps away.
There was still a limit to the number of demon soldiers they could kill. At this moment. Finally, the enemy formation had already reached the city wall!
At this moment, amidst the sounds of crashing, from a bird's eye view, the demon soldiers all removed their shields and scattered the iron wall that was originally like a bird's shell. At this moment. The humans on the city wall were surprised to find out. It turned out that under the protection of the outer layer of the subway shield of each square formation. There were also a few teams of demon soldiers carrying long scaling ladders hidden in each square formation!
At this moment, the archers on the city wall began to shoot down from a nearly vertical distance, while more soldiers carried the stones that had been prepared long ago and threw them down the city wall!
Even though the soldiers on the city wall desperately counterattacked, the scaling ladders were still raised one by one!! Those demon soldiers similarly possessed courage that was not inferior to the death squads from before! One by one, demon soldiers. After removing the shield. Some of them were hit in the head by rocks. Some of them were shot by arrows, but they didn't die. They would even use their shoulders to block the ladder!
Then, very quickly. On this side of the city wall. More than ten scaling ladders had already been quickly erected. The demon soldiers had blood-red eyes. He climbed up with all his might…
"Fight back with all your might! Beat them down! Attack!"
Milo had already raised his sword high and was issuing orders.
The orders were quickly passed down one by one. The human soldiers used their swords to slash at the enemy's ladder, trying to break it or push it down. Occasionally, a few demon soldiers would be seen climbing a ladder on the city wall, but they would suddenly be pushed away by the humans. Thus, the Earth Demon soldiers fell from the sky with miserable screams.
In front of him, pots of boiling oil were also ruthlessly splashed down. Some of the demon soldiers who were climbing the ladder were splashed with hot oil. Immediately, it emitted a terrifying smell like roasted meat. With a cry, it would even smash its companions behind it!
However, none of this seemed to be able to shake the demon soldiers 'desire to attack! The ladder fell. Dozens of demon soldiers below would immediately ignore the arrows and stones of the other party and do their best to lift him up again and ruthlessly push him up!
If the demon soldiers on the ladder were knocked down, there would be more demon soldiers below who would still climb up again regardless of their lives!
Under the fierce attacks of the demon soldiers, the demon soldiers were all killed. Finally, some demon soldiers successfully climbed up the city wall. Awaiting the demon soldiers were countless sharp swords that had long been prepared on the city walls!
The first one. The second, the third…one by one, the demon soldiers jumped onto the city wall. They would immediately be dismembered by the human soldiers. Some were pierced with more than ten bloody holes, but they were demon soldiers. Even if it meant risking his life, he would still try his best to rush towards the dense long swords in front of him! Even if it was the weight of his own corpse. They would also try to push the human defenders away by even a little bit! So that when his companions came up behind him, he could reduce a bit of pressure!
Finally, the human defenders began to suffer casualties!
The demon soldiers 'strong close combat ability was undoubtedly revealed after they climbed up the city wall! This was especially true for the high-level demon soldiers. After they climbed up the city wall, they would often be attacked by seven or eight human soldiers at the same time. However, he was still able to resist tenaciously!
The powerful strength of the demon soldiers. Their weapons, as well as their super strong ability to withstand attacks, often the human soldiers went up and stabbed their opponents with their swords. However, it could not cause fatal damage at all. As long as the other party turned around, he could kill a human with a backhand slash!!
This was a huge difference in individual combat strength!
On the city tower, Milo saw a ladder on the left side of the city wall. The human defenders there seemed to be gradually unable to hold on. Among the demon soldiers. There were a few especially tall warriors. He was obviously a warrior among the enemies. After rushing up. Relying on the city wall, they firmly resisted the surrounding humans. This caused more and more demon soldiers to rush up from the ladder behind!
Every time a mo soldier rushed up, the pressure on the humans would become greater and greater! This was because in terms of individual combat strength, even the Empire's most elite Blizzard Army Corps and the Central Army Corps 'soldiers. Compared to the fighting strength of the demon soldiers. Three human soldiers were needed to deal with one demon soldier!
However, they encountered a high-level demon soldier. The human soldiers suffered even greater casualties!
" Draw your swords!!"
General Miro spat out two words. Behind him were his personal guards!
In the army, those who could serve as the general's personal guards were all the warriors with the strongest combat strength selected from the army! These warriors were a level higher than ordinary soldiers. Many of them were real warriors! At this moment, Milo gave the order. He led the elite guards behind him. He jumped down from the steps of the city tower and squeezed toward the section of the city wall where the crisis had appeared!
Clang!
Milo faced him with his sword. The general's long sword emitted a light of fighting spirit. The demon soldier's long blade immediately broke into two, and at the same time, the blade directly cut into the opponent's shoulder!
Puff! A hot, stinky blood sprayed onto Milo's face, but he didn't care. He pulled out his sword. He stabbed with force. It pierced through the demon soldier. He kicked the corpse over. It was accompanied by a furious roar. It pounced on the next demon soldier!
This general who possessed the strength of a Dou Wang was like a tiger or a flock of sheep. He instantly snatched back the city wall that was about to lose!
Milo slashed with his sword. He hacked a demon soldier off the city wall, and the demon soldier roared. Unwilling to fall, Milo caught up. He kicked the other side's ladder. He kicked the other party's ladder and broke it! Following that, he stuck close to the city wall and slashed down with a blade of light from his long sword, instantly cutting off more than ten wooden steps in the middle of the ladder! The ladder was finally dismembered.
Milo's face was covered in blood. His long hair was also stuck into clumps in the blood, on the originally bright general's armor. There were still some pieces of flesh hanging from the ground. Under the cries of all their might, the morale of the human defenders soared!!
"Kill! Chase these demons off the city wall!”
Under the city wall, the demon soldiers were like ants, raising their shields high and shooting arrows in the air. They continued to approach the human city walls!
It was mainly on the city wall north of the Great Wall. Even though the heroic General Miro led his personal guards to fight back and forth. He was like a firefighter. They continued to put out one danger after another, but from the looks of it, it was as if the defense of the city walls was getting more and more difficult. The human soldiers began to retreat step by step, and it seemed that they could not hold on any longer.
At this moment. From afar, on this city wall. Dozens of scaling ladders had already been set up. One by one, the iron phalanxes of the demon soldiers came forward. Because the city wall was already in a state of slaughter. The defenders simply could not spare their hands to use bows and arrows to restrict the advance of the demon soldiers. The formation of the fiend soldiers also sped up a little.
The demon soldiers were in a formation, the kind of iron matrix that held high shields and advanced. Each of them was about 1,000 demon soldiers. From the morning siege until now. Emperor Rudolph threw in a total of more than ten square formations. More than ten thousand demon soldiers launched wave after wave of attacks at the human city wall.
The city walls were filled with fighting. Screams, wails, and flesh flew everywhere!
In front of the demon army in the distance, Emperor Lu of the White Demon Clan looked coldly at the city wall. He sneered,"Hmph, looks like this is all these humans have?" According to the human civilians. Mankind had spent a full ten years to build this line of defense…It seemed that it was nothing more than this! It had only been one morning. They wouldn't be able to withstand it, hmph!
In the face of a decisive strength, everything was useless. They would consume the strength of the humans bit by bit and occupy the city inch by inch. The great Demon Emperor will witness my victory this time. The Great Wall will be broken.”
The ground is clear. On the city wall, more and more demon soldiers had already occupied one climbing point after another, and then formed groups of several. They firmly formed one formation after another. They guarded the climbing point tightly. This way, more demon soldiers could climb up the city wall!
The morale of the human soldiers seemed to have gradually fallen. Although they were still resisting, they were gradually getting stronger. Unknowingly, they slowly retreated, causing the demon soldiers to occupy more and more space!
"That's it? Was this the combat strength of the human army? It seemed like…Within today, we will be able to occupy this fortress! I heard that Jade Gate Pass has never been breached…Hmph. That's all."
Emperor Lu began to feel a little smug. He didn't even send in the last of his elite reserves. They didn't even use the powerful siege weapons made by the orcs, nor did they use the behemoths of the demon soldiers... Just by relying on the simplest scaling ladder, the humans were almost unable to resist!
At this moment. The general of the demon soldiers couldn't help looking down on the fighting strength of humans.
It seemed that in front of the invincible demon soldiers. Humans were indeed vulnerable! In terms of combat strength, the demon soldiers were indeed far superior to the weak human race!
"Sir, it should be enough."
While the defenders on the northern city wall were retreating, inside a tall tower on the eastern side. A pair of eyes were looking through the gap in the wall. He coldly observed the tragic scene of the battle on the city wall.
Rostock's face was cold, and it didn't look like he had been seriously injured by an assassination attempt. Although he was old, this old general of the Empire still had a resolute and courageous look on his face. On the battlefield. He appeared much more composed than the troops behind him.
Sima De Le and Wu Shuang looked at the battle below the city. Both of them could see helplessness in each other's eyes. Could it be that Jade Gate Pass could not be defended anymore? Could the empire's plan to defeat the demons really be realized?
" My lord…" As the son of the commander, Reuenthal was a bit more courageous than the others. He couldn't help but feel anxious. " I think it's about time," he urged in a low voice." General Miro seems to be in a tight spot."”
"Shut up." Rostock frowned and looked back at his son.""General Milo is a brave general in my army. I know him much better than you do! He hasn't reached his limit yet!"
She looked at her son. Rostock sighed in his heart. After all, he was still young. Although this only son of his was brave in battle, he was not afraid. However, he was a simple and fierce general type of kid. In the middle of the war. It was not enough to only fight fiercely. If his family wanted to continue to have a foothold in the Empire's army, he would have no choice. He also needed enough wisdom---but wisdom was the quality that his son lacked the most.
The old general then looked at Sima De Le and Wushuang and thought to himself that they were indeed the Four Young Masters of the Imperial Capital. Sima De Le had fought on the battlefield at such a young age. Now, with his family's power and military merits, he had become the Deputy Commander at such a young age. Moreover, a few days ago, he had personally led the cavalry to attack and break through the Demon Race. His courage and strategy were really outstanding. He had obtained the title of Flying General at a young age when he was in the expedition to the Western Regions. Seeing the two of them remain calm, he could not help but praise them in his heart.
Rostock pointed at the city wall in the distance and decided to give his son some advice."Look carefully. General Miro is very smart. Although his soldiers seem to be retreating, they are not scattered. They were retreating bit by bit in a very strategic manner, giving up space to the enemy. Attract as many enemies as possible to the city wall! Do you understand? It wasn't time yet! Wait a little longer! Can you see down there? These enemy formations were still advancing! Let them have more! Since we've invested in this battle, we must reap the greatest rewards!”
" But…the casualties of the soldiers…" Reuenthal was a little anxious.
"How can there be no deaths in war!" Rostock looked at his son coldly.""Wait a little longer. Milo can still hold on for a while!"
Time passed by.
Seeing the retreating soldiers on the city wall getting larger and larger, the soldiers of the Empire were all shocked. Almost half of the city wall had already been occupied by the demon soldiers. Only the parts along the parapet on both sides were still firmly occupied by the Empire's defenders. The demon soldiers on the city walls occupied one tower after another, and they crazily destroyed the heavy ballistae in the towers. More and more demon soldiers crowded on the city wall, trying to attack inside. However, the parapet below the city wall was still occupied by the human army, and they were firmly resisting…
More than 2,000 demon soldiers were crowded on the city wall. Although the walls of the fortress were much wider than the other military fortresses of the empire, the walls were still too narrow for the huge demon soldiers. Piles of demon soldiers were squeezed together, and only the front row of earth demon soldiers and humans could take over. The mo soldiers behind could only shout crazily. As they pushed forward, the humans only needed to firmly occupy the part of the parapet. They formed a defensive formation. They were still able to resist the advance of the demon soldiers.
As for General Miro, it seemed that after leading his brave personal guards to fight back and forth for a few rounds, he gradually exhausted his spirit. This brave general who had just received an empire medal. The armor on his body was also damaged in several places. Especially the armor on his left armguard, there was a deep dent and a huge crack. The muscles on his arms were already blurry.
This was left behind by a high-level demon soldier he had just fought. The demon soldier's blade chopped at Milo's arm. Under the powerful strength of the demon soldiers. If it wasn't for his status as a general, Milo's armor would have been a masterpiece of human craftsmanship. If it was an ordinary soldier's armor. He was afraid that this knife would be able to cut off Milo's arm. There was also a knife on his thigh. Fortunately, it was not heavy.
Milo's face was covered in blood. His arms were sore and numb. He could not even remember how many enemies he had killed. Just now, the long sword was already curled up. At this moment, he was brandishing a spiked club that he had snatched from a demon soldier.
Time ticked by. In the tower, General Rostock's face gradually became serious, although he still looked calm. However, his fingers that were slightly white from the stomping on the wall were still tightly clenched. It also revealed the old general's nervousness.
Finally, when the generals behind him couldn't hold it in anymore, Rostock spoke.
"Alright! The rabbit had entered the nest! Let's begin!"
In the distance, just as the demon general, Emperor Lu, was full of ambition, the humans launched a fatal attack!
The first was the moat that had been mostly filled up. Under the trench that was originally dug by humans. They had already buried underground pipes.
The valve of those pipes had already been opened. The soldiers controlling the valve in the city desperately opened the opening of the pipe!
Very quickly. Under the transportation of the pipeline, large amounts of oil sprayed out from the seemingly filled trenches!
These expensive oil. At this moment, it was quietly injected into those trenches. Silently, it soaked the wood that the demon soldiers had filled in the trenches, as well as the things that had been set up by the humans to start the fire.
At this moment, all the demon soldiers on the city wall and below the city wall. Suddenly, he heard a series of extremely strange sounds…
Kakaka…
A series of movements that seemed to be the rolling of a mechanical wheel. It seemed to be coming from the inside of the city wall! The voice was faint. For a moment, this voice kept ringing out, causing the demon soldiers to feel a bit confused.
Below the city wall, iron-armored matrix formations of demon soldiers were still squeezing on the lower half of the city wall. It immediately became water without a source! They were unable to move forward because the human soldiers were firmly guarding the parapet in the lower city. They could not retreat. There were no more reinforcements coming up from behind. Because the ladder had been completely destroyed!!
Seeing such a huge change. The demon general, Emperor Lu, whose eyes were originally filled with some ability, immediately fell into a haze! His eyelids twitched violently, and then he immediately roared,"Hurry up! Tell the warriors below the city wall to retreat!!!”
His roar was filled with anger and anxiety.
However, it was too late!
Within the fortress. The human archers once again lined up and gathered. Under the command of the observer, the archers once again launched a few rounds of shooting!
However, this time. The target was not the demon soldiers. It was…those trenches!
The longbow was placed on the ground. It was a specially made rocket with its arrowhead wrapped in fuel! One by one, the officers held torches in their hands and jogged along. He quickly ran past every archer. Ignite the arrowhead!
After a series of bowstring sounds. The sky was filled with densely packed fire arrows! It was as if a meteor shower had fallen from the sky!!
Countless rockets were fired at the trenches. In those trenches, there were logs that had been quietly soaked in oil. A gunny sack. There were also the corpses of the demon soldiers…as well as the burning materials that had long been buried below. It was instantly ignited!
One by one, the moats started to emit flames. The flames quickly intertwined and condensed together. In almost a moment, before most of the demon soldiers could react, the fire had already spread rapidly!!
The hundred-meter-long trench group was actually connected to each other! In addition, the sky was covered with rockets. The trenches turned into a wall of fire, spreading rapidly along the connected parts of the trenches, turning into a sea of fire that was over a hundred meters wide!!!
Below the city wall, those demon soldiers who had lost their scaling ladders were crowded in a daze, and those iron-armored phalanxes of demon soldiers who were passing through the trenches and approaching the city wall. In just a few breaths. He was swallowed by the sea of fire!!
A hundred meters!
What kind of concept was a hundred meters?
Even the fastest human would have to run a hundred meters. It would take at least ten seconds! Not to mention most people. But he didn't have that kind of speed!
There was no need to mention the demon soldiers! The demon soldiers were strong. However, it was definitely not known for its speed! Moreover, they were wearing heavy armor!! Running would be even more taxing! Even slower!
Needless to say, with the running speed of the mo soldiers. The sea of fire was a hundred meters away. Before you could run out, you would have already been burned into a ball of fire!
A sea of fire that was 100 meters long. It immediately engulfed the demon soldiers one after another!
Countless demon soldiers roared with all their might. Pushing mulberry leaves, squeezing. They tried their best to escape in all directions! Unfortunately, there were flames everywhere, causing many demon soldiers to be in a panic. They could not even distinguish the direction!
In the midst of panic. Every demon soldier was desperately trying to run back. Every demon soldier was trying to push away their slow companions in front of them and escape. The demon soldiers who were trapped in the sea of fire were unable to escape and could not determine their direction! Amidst the crowd. Soon, he was lost!
In fact, a large portion of the demon soldiers who did not know the direction were not running backwards at all! Instead, he ran to the side!
The trench was a hundred meters wide, but what about the length of the two sides? Longer!
This was a huge sea of fire. The screams of the demon soldiers could be heard! Countless demon soldiers died in the sea of fire. One by one, team after team of demon soldiers turned into burning fireballs! Their bodies were covered in long hair, and they were easier to burn than humans! Most of the demon soldiers ran a few steps. Some demon soldiers were choked by the smoke after the fire and could not breathe!
Rudolph was stunned for half a minute. Only then did he finally wake up. He issued an order!
He sent out two phalanxes to put out the fire, trying to pull the soldiers out of the fire. However, on the battlefield. Where to find something to put out the fire?
Moreover, he had to be careful. The human archers were still hiding inside the city walls, commanding through the observers. Round after round of shooting!
The demon soldiers below the city struggled and screamed in the sea of fire. Flames soared into the sky! As for the demon soldiers on the city wall, they seemed to have collectively fallen into shock!
Hearing the heart-wrenching screams of their comrades and peers, the demon soldiers on the city wall were scared! He was finally afraid!
At this moment. From the towers on both sides of the city wall. Teams of fully-armed human forces rushed out! These soldiers had been waiting for a long time under Rostock's strict orders! At this moment, under an order. These soldiers swarmed out!
The leader was General Rostock's son, Reuenthal, who was famous for his bravery in the Blizzard Legion and the Central Legion!
"Chase these spear-wielding monsters off the city wall!!!”
Reuenthal roared and withdrew the city wall. He pulled out his huge sword. Take the lead. He was the first to charge at the demon soldiers on the city wall! Behind him were large groups of human soldiers!!
The resistance gradually calmed down!
On the city wall, those who had lost their way out. They had lost their reinforcements. Unable to advance or retreat, the Earth Demon soldiers were all alone. After putting up a strong resistance, the humans finally counterattacked!!
Countless demon soldiers were killed by the humans. Some of the demon soldiers fought to the death. He might as well carry the humans who were charging at him and jump down the city wall with all his might!
After nearly an hour of fighting, over 2,000 demon soldiers successfully climbed up the city wall in the morning. They were all destroyed!
Below the city wall. The sea of fire burned for an entire day!
The charred corpses of demon soldiers were everywhere!
Until the fire gradually dissipated. Black smoke was still rising from the ground. The corpses of the demon soldiers on the ground were burned to the point that their faces could no longer be seen. One by one. Some of them were lying on the ground, while others were stacked in a pile. On the city wall, there were many corpses of demon soldiers hanging on those huge spikes…
In the distance, the demon soldier, General Rudolph, fell into a terrifying silence. His eyes were filled with anger, and his teeth were gnashing. They stared fixedly at the human city wall!
The sounds of fighting on the city wall had already ended. This was enough to tell Emperor Lu that his attack had completely failed! The lone army on the city wall had been completely annihilated by the humans!
Ten iron armored formations! Out of the ten thousand demon soldiers, less than three thousand returned!!
In addition to the nearly 6,000 cannon fodder that he had lost in order to fill the trenches…he had lost more than 13,000 lives in the first battle today!
But the human city walls! The tall city walls. It was filled with spikes that made one's heart numb! After being burned by the smoke, the city wall had already turned black. Yet, it still stood there! It was silent. It was like a cold monster that could swallow the lives of the demon soldiers at any time!!
"Victory! We won! Father!"
Reuenthal rushed to Rostock excitedly. This brave young general's armor was covered in blood and there were a few wounds on his body. Only half of the sword was left in his hand, and his helmet had fallen off.
However, General Rostock's expression did not relax at all. Looking at his excited son, he said calmly,"We only won one battle. General Reuenthal, now is not the time to be happy.”
"According to the observation report. These monsters had lost at least 10,000 people!”Reuenthal still couldn't suppress his excitement."Inflicted ten thousand enemies in one battle. Father, this is a great victory!"
"In the army, you have to call me sir!" Rostock glared at his son.
Then, he looked at the surrounding generals. "Everyone! We can't be careless! There were still many more enemies! We won the first battle. But many of them relied on luck! For example, the direction of the wind! The fire below the city. Although they had burned many enemies to death, it was not the north wind that blew today! Think about it, if the north wind blew today. We are on the south side. He set the fire. It will burn our own city walls!”
"So what? We've set up an isolation zone under the city walls, as well as fire extinguishing devices.”Reuenthal laughed.
General Rostock nodded." Send the news to the capital. Don't forget to write down the merits of our ancestors in the military report. We definitely won't win so easily…and that astrologer who calculated the weather and wind direction for us should also give him credit.”
"Yes, sir!" The secretary officer beside him quickly recorded them down.
General Rostock stood up and looked at the generals."We can't relax! Everyone! The incendiary device in the trench under the city wall was a one-time use! After using it this time. I won't be able to use it next time! Moreover…We don't have much earth fire oil. It's not enough for us to do this again. The enemies were not fools. They had been tricked once. It would not be so easy next time. Also, our armor-piercing heavy arrows have consumed too much energy! Get the logistics officer to quickly mobilize them! Send the injured soldiers down as soon as possible…General Miro's troops fought bravely in this battle. The sacrifice was huge. Have his troops retreat and rest…Zhang Liao, order your men to go up the city walls. The person who replaced General Milo!"
After issuing the orders one by one, the old general's gaze swept across everyone."Everyone! The enemy's strength is beyond our expectations! I believe everyone has seen it. These monster races. They possess fighting strength that far surpasses ours, and also have fearless courage! There were still large numbers of their troops outside the city! We must be prepared to fight for a long time! Anyone. They were absolutely not allowed to relax! At this moment, I will announce a temporary supreme order of the empire. Vice Commander Sima De Le will take over my position as commander, and Zhao Wushuang will be the commander of the 1st division of the central army. The Blue Dragon Legion of the empire is on its way. I hope everyone will work hard."
"Yes, sir!"
Following the commander-in-chief's order. All the generals of the Blizzard Army Corps and the Central Army Corps stood solemnly.
All the generals understood that the Old General was too heavily injured and could only rely on the Deputy Commander Sima De Le to take charge of the army. At this critical moment, only Sima De Le could take charge of the army. However, everyone was not convinced by Wushuang's appointment. Although Wushuang was also one of the Four Young Masters of the Empire and his strength was not enough to convince the masses, and he had relied on the influence of the Shangguan Clan and Sima Clan to be appointed as the nominal Major General, now the 1st division under Sima De Le was actually handed over to him. Everyone was really not convinced. However, no one dared to disobey the sovereign's orders. If it was a joke, they would be beheaded.
"There's more. Due to the smooth progress of the first battle. I, as the commander of the northern war zone of the empire. Second assault plan approved! Immediately execute! " Send someone to contact General Andre. It's time for me to see when this so-called strongest army of the Empire, the Azure Dragon Army, will arrive. Also, everything will be managed by De Le in the future.”
Rostock's eyes flashed with a sharp murderous intent."Everyone, work hard! Fight bravely to kill the enemy, I will ask for credit for everyone!”
No one noticed that there were four people left behind after the meeting. Rostock, Sima De Le, Chen Lu, and Wushuang were secretly studying together. They kept talking about the navy and the North Sea. The other generals were already busy celebrating, so no one noticed them.
In the largest tent of the demon army. The braziers around them were burning. The supreme throne of the demon race in the king's tent was on top, unable to see his expression.
Emperor Lu, the general of the White Demon Clan, knelt in front of him. Its huge body lay on the ground. Her butt was stuck up high, and her forehead and palms were pressed against the ground. Facing his emperor, he asked for forgiveness.
This kind of kneeling posture of the demon soldiers looked somewhat ridiculous.
But at this moment. The leaders of all the surrounding Earth Demon soldiers. However, none of them dared to laugh.
"Emperor! Today's battle was our defeat. Please punish me with the ancient methods of my race!”Emperor Lu of the White Demon Clan's voice was hoarse.
The Demon Empress stared at Emperor Lu in front of her. At this moment, the most honorable princess of the Demon Race walked to her father and whispered a few words to him. The Demon Emperor looked at the general under his tent and said in a low voice," We'll continue the attack tomorrow. Yun Tianpeng, come over. The rest of you, stand down." At this moment, a young general walked up.
At this moment, the generals who had retreated couldn't help but sigh in relief. Their backs were drenched. The Demon Emperor was not angry, but he was imposing. His majestic oppression made people yield without fighting.
At this moment, the Empire's defenders were celebrating. In their hearts, the Great Wall was not only a line of defense but also a symbol of the Empire. No one could break through Jade Gate Pass. History had once again proved this point.
The magnificent North Sea, beyond the frozen forest, the rising mountains, and the dusty ancient road. A majestic and magical dragon was dancing in the air. This is the immortal Great Wall. The Great Wall will never fall.
Wushuang stood on the ancient Great Wall, looking at the red maple leaves on the mountains. In front of him was a picturesque mountain range, and at his feet was a lush forest. From afar, it was the undulating territory, and from close up, it was the brightly lit Imperial City.
Standing in the autumn wind, looking at the Great Wall Road, dark clouds covered the sky and smoke rose everywhere. A flash in the fire, looking at the general's tiger, golden armor and iron horse. Dust and dust along the way, waving the king's division to attack the west. Outside the Jade Gate Pass, the general's divine arrow pierced through the clouds and shot at the moon, cutting down the demons.
The war has ceased, and the cold clouds have not ceased. Blood stained the sand of the Great Wall, and horses trampled on the bones of people. The pipa danced to a new tune, always in the old parting feelings of Guanshan. I can hear endless sorrow in the chaos, and the autumn moon shines on the Great Wall. The Great Wall will never fall.
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