The terrain of Huangyu City is very unique. The city is built on a large slope, which is higher in the west and lower in the east. There is a north-south fault running through the east of the city, and there is only an east-west road in the south of the city.
The northern end of the fault starts with a high mountain and ends with a large river at the southern end, connecting the east and west. If you don't take the road south of the city, you have to go a long way around.
It would take at least three more days for the large army to go around from the east to the west of Huangyu City. Shaodian's army could not wait that long. Three days later, the Northern Route Army of our country entered Bei County.
At present, the five hundred meters to the east of Huangyu City have been cleared. Qiao Meng has occupied all the villages and towns to the east and invited the "Nuclear Bomb Trio" to prepare for a forcible attack on the city.
"There are more than 20,000 regular troops, 3,000 local troops, and more than 200 magicians in the city. At the end of last night, the general sent people to conduct an exploratory sneak attack. It was found that the defenders were very vigilant, and the long-range attacks at the top of the city were highly dense and powerful.
If you attack the city normally, you will suffer a lot of losses." Qiao Meng briefly introduced the city defense situation.
"Two hundred magicians!" Ding Kui glanced at Tan Shang, "There are too few prepared for us."
"The enemy's intention is to delay. If they can't resist, they will withdraw. The general will think that they will not fight desperately." Qiao Meng came to the front of the commander's platform and observed Huangyu City with a telescope.
The height of the fault was more than 50 meters, and they could only look up at the city wall from the command platform of more than 20 meters.
"Well, the slope is quite steep, more than 45 degrees, and it would be very difficult for the cavalry to charge. The enemy doesn't need to dig traps, just bury floating boards.
Those horse-rejecting stakes were newly buried, the soil color is obviously darker, the location is reasonable, and the garrison commander is an experienced general."
Ding Kui was not in a hurry to order the siege, but was observing the fortifications deployed by the defenders.
"Is that piece of black soil where the oil tanks thrown by the trebuchet landed? It's three hundred meters away from the city wall." He pointed to a place in front of him.
Qiao Meng turned around and replied: "Yes, the lethality of the defenders' bows and arrows can reach a distance of 300 meters, and stones can be thrown 400 meters away. Our long-range troops must be 500 meters away to be safe."
"What do the infantry do? When attacking, the crossbowmen advance to 300 meters, and the infantry is responsible for covering. Is it a war if there is no danger at all?" Ding Kui discovered that strong crossbows brought disadvantages.
Troops equipped with powerful crossbows are increasingly pursuing non-destructive operations and losing some of their spirit of daring to fight.
Qiao Meng said with a sneer: "Yes, yes, the general has thought too much, let's make arrangements now!"
The Shaodian Army began to attack the city!
The armored infantry formed a horizontal line and pushed flatly against the city wall to clear obstacles on the battlefield.
After advancing to about 300 meters, the crossbowmen on standby in the rear ran out in neat lines, and the infantry in the front surrounded two open spaces.
The counterattack on the city wall started. Because the distance was a bit far, the density of the arrows and stones flying down was sparse, and the frontline infantry could easily block it.
The crossbowmen quickly filled the open space behind the infantry and formed an attack formation under the command of the officer.
Ding-ding, clang-dang, occasionally bows and arrows and stones passed through the infantry defenses, hit the crossbowmen's armor and bounced away.
Whoosh, a dark red figure jumped into the sky, holding a long red sword.
The magicians who were about to make a move in the city immediately calmed down. One of the enemy's most ferocious figures arrived. Attacking the enemy at this time would lead to fatal revenge. They should have suppressed the long-range troops attacking the city.
"Shield bearers, heavy armored infantry, protect the archers and trebuchets, and prepare lances and slings. If the enemy infantry moves forward, they will hit me to death!" The garrison commander hid behind a row of flags and observed.
Qiao Meng put down his telescope and ordered: "The fifth group will attack the archers, and the sixth group will attack the trebuchets!"
The long-range troops of the mixed 8th Division were very professional and could calculate the positions of archers and trebuchets based on the ballistic trajectories of the opponent's bows and stones. The officer commanding the crossbowmen quickly locked onto his target.
Crossbow arrows flew out like locusts and hit the wall at a speed unexpected by the defenders. After the first wave of arrows, even with infantry protecting the archers, there were still casualties.
Different from the cities attacked before, due to terrain factors, crossbow arrows could not penetrate heavy armor and shields at this distance. The casualties of the defenders were not large, totaling less than 200 people.
"Thankfully we are here. This place is really a tough one. We may not be able to conquer it with the strength of the 8th Division alone." Ding Kui's face was solemn.
The first wave of crossbow arrows caught the defenders off guard and achieved such results. Once they became familiar with the speed of the crossbow arrows, future casualties would be even less.
However, with the crossbowmen suppressing them, the defenders' counterattack force was greatly reduced, and the armored infantry could advance again. This level of attack would not injure them.
"Stop attacking with spears and slings! Stand back and change your melee weapons."
The garrison commander was forced to call a halt. These two weapons needed to be exposed to the sight of the crossbowmen. There were gaps in the infantry's protection. The local crossbowmen could accurately use the gaps to kill the users of these two weapons.
"Push up the ballistae, aim it at the second floor of the tower and shoot me!" Qiao Meng found the garrison commander.
His troops set out late, and because of this, they obtained two ballistas. They were the first troops to obtain crossbows except for the Red Army that protected the country.
The two ballistas fired a salvo, and the rockets exploding on the left and right frightened the defender commander into running down the tower. Who knows the firing frequency of the ballistas? If you walk slower, you may be killed in the flames.
In fact, he guessed right. The firing frequency of the ballista was greater than that of the trebuchet. The defenders had no time to extinguish the flames, and new rockets exploded. The second-story tower was finally ignited. Before all the defenders could withdraw, the entire tower burned to the ground.
A giant torch.
The 8th Mixed Division was not in a hurry to attack the city wall and continued to use crossbows and ballistae to kill the long-range troops on the city. The infantry had advanced to the foot of the wall and was digging out ladder points despite falling rocks.
The base of the city wall was uneven and had a steep slope, so the siege ladder could not be erected. A pit had to be dug to provide a solid foundation for the siege ladder.
"Withdraw the archers and reserve troops to climb the city!" The garrison commander prepared to deal with Shaodian's army climbing the city wall.
"This is the time!"
Ding Kui moved in the air and aimed a sword light at the city head.
The magicians of our country who had been waiting for a long time intercepted it together, and a dazzling light burst out in an instant.
More than two hundred magics were fired in a concentrated manner, and the brightness was as bright as a high-power searchlight.
That sword light was not intended to attack the people of our country, but was actually a signal to notify the Shaodian Army to implement new tactics.
Ao Yu and Tan Shang moved first and flew behind Ding Kui one after another. "Let's get started!" Ding Kui turned around and said hello, then he and Ao Yu put on a fighting posture and stood in front of Tan Shang. Tan Shang raised his magic wand and prepared to restrain him.
curse.
"The Ninth Brigade attacks! Set up the siege ladder as quickly as possible." Qiao Meng threw a command arrow.
The Ninth Brigade, which was ambushing behind the battle flag, swarmed up. The soldiers carrying the ladders spread their legs and ran as hard as they could. A large slope of 500 meters was equivalent to a distance of 1,000 meters, and it required greater effort.
"Forbidden curse!" the defender commander exclaimed, "stop him quickly!" He pointed at Tan Shang and shouted, his voice almost hoarse.
The magicians of our country have taken off, and now is the time to fight desperately. If Tan Shang is allowed to release the forbidden spell, who knows what kind of disaster will happen.
"Just them?" Ding Kui smiled contemptuously, twisted his wrist, and Yue Shang danced out a ball of red light, completely covering Tan Shang's figure.
Ao Yu stood in the air with his arms folded, showing no intention of taking action. He let Ding Kui intercept the magic alone. The magicians of his country were not enough.
"Crazy!" A cold shout sounded like thunder.
The same dark red figure flew out from behind the defenders, holding an iron-mouthed eagle-headed gun and riding on two-headed naked swallows, flying towards the "nuclear bomb trio" as fast as a meteor.
Ao Yu's eyes lit up, and an excited expression appeared on his face, "Well done!" He screamed strangely, and rushed towards the Dominator Knight who had emerged from his own formation.
"Oh, I turned out to be prepared." Ding Kui raised his eyebrows, not too surprised.
It is no secret that there are three sixth-level warriors in his army. Our country must have information about them. If we can deploy heavy troops in Huangyu City, we should be wary of these three.
Two hundred magicians can only deal with one sixth-level combatant at best, and it's not like our country doesn't have sixth-level combatants. It's normal to send a dominating knight to contain them.
Suddenly, Ding Kui felt a sense of alarm in his heart, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake, and he seemed to hear the sharp sound of wind in his ears.
No, there's a sneak attack! The speed exceeds the sound!
He reacted immediately.
After his movement exceeded the speed of sound, his six senses also improved accordingly, making him especially sensitive to supersonic attacks.
Sure enough, a black dot was hidden among hundreds of magic spells and flew towards it at high speed, making it invisible to ordinary people with the naked eye.
Ding Kui cried out: "Great Archer!" He could see clearly that the black spot was an arrow condensed by the Archer's arrow energy, and its target was his descendant.
"Made, you are so vicious!"
It is certain that there is a great archer hiding among the magicians of our country, using the magicians' cover to sneak attack on him.
The long sword paused for a moment, he reached out and flicked it, shooting out the fighting spirit dragon in the gap between the sword light, and then suddenly rushed forward, intercepting the magic while flying towards the magician of his country.
"The magician takes off to protect Master Tan!" Qiao Meng also noticed the sudden change in the sky and immediately gave the order to the magician accompanying the army.
What he saw was the dominant knight, but his reaction was only half a beat, and he shouted out when Ding Kui rushed out.
However, this decision was very wise. This group of magicians just filled the gap left by Ding Kui's departure and strengthened the protection of Tan Shang.
Ao Yu and the Dominator Knight fought against each other. The opponent's spear was a bit of a threat, and it was impossible to tell the winner for a while.
Ding Kui, now free of worries, accelerated again and charged into the crowd amidst the astonished gazes. He raised his hand and killed a black-robed magician with a sword.
Fast! Too fast!
It was already difficult to lock Ding Kui on with his mental power, and he was flying at such a speed that his figure could not be seen clearly, and the magic in the sky could not touch him at all.
"Disperse!" A black shadow fell rapidly, and eight black dots were shot out from the long bow in its hand.
"Hmph!" Ding Kui raised his sword and rushed towards a crowded place, and at the same time pressed down with his left palm, "Dragon kill!"
A fighting spirit dragon emerged from the palm of his hand, quickly caught up with the black shadow, and instantly drew the word "kill" in the air, aiming at the black shadow's chest and printing it.
This move is the fighting spirit technique that Ding Kui is studying, called "Dragon Killing".