Chapter 489: Siege of Shuigu City, a desperate charge!
The flames burned and extinguished, the poisonous smoke rose and dispersed, and the projected fireballs seemed endless, dyeing the clouds in the sky gray.
The Mexica people used wooden beasts to throw them for ten days. There were burnt marks everywhere inside and outside the southern city. There were probably hundreds or even thousands of people who died in the flames and poisonous smoke.
However, the priests of the Holy City also found a way to use the power of the water god to resist the evil power of the volcano demon: that is, soak their clothes in water and cover their mouths and noses to resist the invasion of the volcanic breath. The warriors were inspired and believed in hunting
With the blessing of God, he still holds his bow and arrows and stands firm at the top of the city.
However, the good times did not last long. When the Mexica's copper thunder beasts arrived in late March, the situation took a turn for the worse. These copper beasts could swallow the roar of thunder and launch stone bullets that were irresistible. Even the thunder of demons
, and it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to resist!
The thundering copper beasts bombarded for three consecutive days. The warriors and militiamen in Shuigu City were shaken and their morale dropped rapidly. In order to appease people's hearts, the priests in the city held blood sacrifice rituals day and night, asking for the power of the God of Hunting!
Soon, the God of Hunting responded. The copper beast outside the city suddenly exploded. The bronze cannon flew directly ten meters away, crushing four or five gunners into a pulp. The priests were overjoyed and went crazy.
He cut his face to pray and held a grander blood sacrifice. The defenders in the city were also inspired by this and prayed devoutly to the God of Hunting. Unfortunately, such divine blessing never happened again.
Afterwards, the Mexica people lowered the frequency of thunder and stopped bombarding them continuously for days. The copper beasts would stop bombarding every half a day. Then, some barbarians who didn't know where they came from pushed the shield cart forward and rushed in.
Near the city wall, after the shield chariots were in place, some elite warriors wearing bronze armor, holding long bows, relied on the shield chariots to shoot at each other with the defenders at the top of the city.
After that, they set up ladders and drove some barbarians to climb the city and fight with the defenders. The longbow warriors wearing bronze armor would take the opportunity to shoot, focusing on the warriors who defended the city, consuming the elite defenders. In this way, the siege was completed.
On May 6th, the defenders in the city had suffered two to three thousand casualties, and the other side's barbarians also killed one or two thousand people. Most of the casualties of the defenders were caused by these bronze-armored warriors who were good at shooting!
"Damn bronze armor warrior! This damn hard bronze armor!!"
"Black Snake" waved his war stick and cursed angrily. He stared at the vague white-gold figures behind the shield chariots, his heart filled with powerlessness and fear.
These bronze-armored warriors stay five or sixty steps outside the city. They cannot be hit by stones, spears or lime jars. Only archers can shoot them. But their bronze armor is extremely strong and they are protected by shield chariots.
Even if his body shape is like a sieve, he can still shoot at the top of the city!
In Shuigu City, more than ten or twenty Tlaxcala archers would often have to be killed in battle before a single bronze-armored warrior could be lucky enough to be shot.
A few days ago, the "Black Snake" tried to send five hundred elite warriors out of the city to attack. Unexpectedly, these bronze-armored warriors were still powerful in close combat. They quickly killed the elite soldiers who left the city and almost captured the city gate. In the end, the "Black Snake"
"We had no choice but to block the city gates and erect large shields on top of the city to resist the Mexica's shooting.
"Dong dong dong!..."
The third round of war drums sounded, and the Mexican military formation took action again. Under the cover of longbow warriors, thousands of Tecos pioneers carried dozens of ladders, heads lowered, and rushed towards the wall of Shuigu City!
They were still soldiers. They all wore gray-yellow rattan hats, thickened paper armor, and carried short bronze spears on their backs. They just added a cheap wooden shield.
Among the thousands of surrendered troops, there were also two hundred Tecos warriors, holding wooden shields in one hand and bronze short axes charging into the battle in the other. They were not responsible for carrying the ladders, but to build the ladders on the city head.
Finally, carry out a desperate assault!
"Dong dong dong!..."
The war drums were low, beating in the heart, like the footsteps of soldiers running. A thousand Tekos vanguards, holding dozens of ladders, quickly broke into the city within twenty steps, which was the most dangerous distance! The tribal warriors stepped up their pace.
, shouting urgently, he was about to put up the ladder and hook it up to the top of the city.
"God bless you!..."
"Blessed by the God of Hunting! Throw stones and ash cans! Quick!"
The Tlaxcala nobles at the top of the city shouted loudly and looked ferocious. Hundreds of militiamen who defended the city came out, lifted up stones and clay pots, and threw them down the city.
"Bang! Bang bang!"
Stones as big as fists fell like raindrops, with huge gravity, hitting the heads of the Tekos warriors heavily. In an instant, there was a continuous "bang bang" sound, as if hundreds of watermelons were exploding.
, the city wall suddenly turned red and white!
The gray-yellow rattan hat was smashed into a concave shape, and the similarly deformed skull was stained with dazzling bright red. Hundreds of Tekos warriors fell down under the blackened stone wall before they even had time to scream. This made the tribal warriors even more confused.
What scares me is the clay pots filled with lime. As long as these clay pots fall, large amounts of white ash will fly away, followed by howls that don’t sound like human voices, and dozens of pairs of eyes that lose their light!
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The longbow warriors fired rapidly, focusing on the defenders holding clay pots. Several clay pots immediately shattered and exploded at the top of the city, causing bursts of screams!
The Tlaxcala nobles who commanded showed no mercy and drove the militiamen to continue throwing. After seeing the casualties at the top of the city, the "Black Snake" waved his command flag and added a wave of militiamen to the top of the city. In his opinion, the number
The huge militia is just a consumable in a cruel war. It cannot be used in a field battle, so it should be used now!
The close-range throwing only lasted for a moment, and one-third of the thousands of Tekos vanguards fell. A Tekos team of dozens of people suffered more than half casualties and collapsed directly. More than 20 Tekos surrender troops were crying and howling,
Throwing down the ladder, he turned around and ran towards the main camp. Led by this small team, many small teams showed signs of collapse. However, less than half of the total number of wooden ladders that successfully hooked up to the city head were less than half.
"Bang the war drum! Don't stop! Supervise the troops to prepare, behead the fleeing ones and hang them on spears!"
Black Wolf's expression remained unchanged as he issued the order coldly.
"Whizzing!"
Hundreds of red-haired hunters supervising the battle shot sharp arrows, accurately shooting down the deserters without letting any of them escape. Then, with indifferent expressions, they cut off the heads of the deserters and stuck them on tall spears. Soon,
The sound of the war drums became louder and louder, urging Tekos, who was rushing into the battle, to drop his troops, quickly set up wooden ladders, and bravely ascend to the city first!
"O stern Lord God!"
"O merciful Mother of Snakes!"
"Please protect us!..."
The vanguard of the battle formation, with no way out, narrowly escaped death. Under the gaze of dozens of deserter heads, the remaining Tekos soldiers gave out their last shouts and desperately set up ladders. Many people even called "Mother of the Snake God",
That is the traditional belief of the tribes in the Hand Snake Basin. Unfortunately, the Tlaxcala people who also believe in the "Cloud Snake" cannot understand the shouts under the city wall. And even if they understand, they will never hold back!
The black wolf Toltec looked indifferent and indifferent. Fighting in battle was what it was, and life must be used as fuel to burn out the bright red color of death. What's more, this was a cruel war to destroy the country! And to him, these southern
The thousands of Tekos troops collected during the campaign were all just burning firewood!
"Not bad! After these days, the enemy's lime jars have finally been used up."
General Black Wolf carefully watched the situation at the top of the city and soon smiled. Under the urging of the war drums, most of the ladders were hooked up to the top of the city. The first group of Tekos warriors had already climbed up with hatchets in their teeth.
Jumped into the city. In just half a cup of tea, fierce fighting sounds rang out from the south wall of Shuigu City!
"Okay, very good! The first batch of warriors actually established a foothold at the top of the city and were not driven off immediately! It seems that the enemy's morale has dropped and the city will be destroyed today!"
Toltec shouted excitedly. His eyes burst out with cold light, and he suddenly looked back at the throwing pioneers who had been praying for a long time.
"Order, the Guards Corps, throw the vanguard to attack! Ignite the divine power ball and carry out a desperate charge!...Heavy armored warriors are wearing armor, ready to take over the attack!...You are the first to defeat Shuigu City!!"
"Dedicate yourself to the Lord God!!"
The throwing pioneers held the sun amulets around their necks and shouted their last prayers! Then, they took the ignited sphere of divine power from the hands of the war priests, and ran towards the ladder of the city wall desperately.
"Charge for His Highness!"
The heavily armored warriors put on heavy bronze armor and held huge copper axes in both hands. They were the elite of the Guards Corps, possessing the most skilled combat skills and the most violent killing intent.
The boundless killing intent rose in the military formation, as if it had reached a certain point. It surged out from the blazing chest and turned into the most ferocious roar, echoing in front of the entire Shuigu City!
