An old man in his sixtieth year, wearing a black gold war robe, frowned fiercely when he saw this.
As an old city lord who has been guarding the border of Dawan City for more than 20 years, Ma Wu has rich experience in confrontation with the Beiyi people.
He knew deeply that he would never be able to fight against the Northern Yi warriors who were born half human and half beast and were born half human and half beast without a force several times that of the opponent.
When fighting against the Beiyi tribe, the most important thing is two words: defense!
Occupy the city wall, use Xuanjing heavy artillery, hit them hard, and annihilate them under the city wall, which is a foolproof strategy.
Once the Beiyi tribe is allowed to climb the city wall or break open the city gate, Wancheng's border guards will be like eggs with broken shells-certain death!
Ma Wu knew very well: Beiyi people have half the blood of mysterious beasts in their bodies, and they are ferocious in nature, strong and fearless.
Even if the arrows passed by and the shells exploded ten steps away, their expressions would not change at all!
They are like wild beasts from purgatory, opening their bloody mouths and baring their fangs, preparing to take over this prosperous border town ruled by weak humans.
After breaking the city, they will burn, kill and plunder wantonly to gain resources and steal women, both to strengthen themselves and to reproduce their offspring...
Therefore, it is almost impossible to force them back. Either kill all the siege troops, or break the city and die. There is no other way!
But now, the Xuanjing Cannon, the most advantageous means of fighting the enemy, is actually on the verge of dying out? This is incredible!
Ma Wugang was about to ask his men to go and see what was going on. Unexpectedly, messengers from three other city guards arrived staggeringly——
"Report, report to the city lord, the Xuanjing shells in the east have been exhausted!"
"Report to the city lord, the same is true in the west. Now there are no more Xuan-level Xuan Crystals. The gunners can only use ordinary-level ones. The lethality is really unflattering..."
"Reporting to the city lord, more than half of the Xuan Alchemy Masters in the north were killed by missing flying spears. Now no one has the soul power to fire the Xuan Crystal Cannon! There are not many Xuan Crystal cannonballs left."
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After hearing the three news, Ma Wu was confused: "Are we going to run out of ammunition and food so soon?"
"I have long seen that the Beiyi people have a big plan this time. The number of troops who attacked the city alone was 100,000. So far, there are still more than 70,000 left."
"There were originally 50,000 defenders in our city, plus the 150,000 Northern Front troops who later rushed here to support us, the total is 200,000. So far, more than half of them have been killed or injured."
"Without the Xuanjing Cannon, how can we still fight this battle?"
Looking at the comparison of numbers alone, there were 70,000 Beiyi troops and 100,000 Dawan defenders at the moment. According to the common sense that the siege damage was much higher than that of the defenders, there was no need for Ma Wu to worry.
But in fact, the soldiers of the Northern Yi were half man and half beast, with thick skin and thick flesh. Even if the opponent occupied the geographical location, Ma Wu's 100,000 troops were not enough to kill them!
Based on years of combat experience, City Master Ma can be sure that if the fight continues like this, the city will be destroyed before sunset, and of the 70,000 Beiyi troops, there will even be 20,000 to 30,000 left alive in the end...
"Is there any news about reinforcements from the imperial capital?" Ma Wu turned around and asked the military governor beside him anxiously.
"No. The latest news is that the Knights Cavalry Army left Lingcheng three hours ago. According to the normal marching speed, it will take at least three hours to arrive."
"Three hours? His grandma's doesn't have the Xuanjing Cannon. How can I resist the Beiyi army for three hours?"
Ma Wu cursed loudly in his heart, but in order to stabilize the morale of the army, the gray-haired old man did not dare to show the despair on his face.
He nodded silently and said: "Notify the entire army that as long as we persist for three more hours, reinforcements will arrive!"
"yes!"
The warlord took the order and left.
Ma Wu looked under the city. Without the suppression of Xuanjing heavy artillery, the Beiyi army was approaching step by step, and the incoming force was more than twice as fast as before!
At this rate, the arrow will be of no use after half an hour at most——
The opponent also has the means to throw long-range attacks. Once the number of people approaching the city becomes denser, instead of letting the Dawan archers stand on the wall and become the targets of the Yi archers and flying spearmen below, it is better to retreat first, conserve their strength and wait.
fight.
Thinking of this, the old general decisively ordered: "The archers retreat for a while, and the axemen are on top. When those orcs climb up the city wall, I will chop them down hard!"
"yes!"
"Brothers, we are going to fight a tough battle!"
Ma Wu filled his throat with breath and roared: "For the sake of our fellow villagers in the city, and for the sake of your women and children, we must not let these beasts break through the city!
"Heroes of Dawan will fight to the death and never retreat!"
"Fight to the death and never retreat!"
"Fight to the death and never retreat!"
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Ma Wu was worthy of being a veteran guarding the border. With a few words, the soldiers who had been demoralized after hearing the news that the Xuan Crystal Cannon was unsustainable regained the courage to fight bloody battles.
But he also knew that this was just a temporary measure.
After more Beiyi people climb the city wall, the balance of killing will soon become one-sided, and our own morale will inevitably fall to the bottom again...
"Oh! I just hope I can hold on for three hours!"
Ma Wu sighed deeply and couldn't help but feel a little angry: "Chen Shen, Chen Shen, you knew that the border turmoil was coming before you led your army to leave the imperial capital. Why didn't you come here day and night?"
"It's true that one general's incompetence has exhausted a thousand troops, and it's my army that's damn exhausted! If I can't protect them all, I myself will not be able to escape the fate of death in battle!"
Although he was angry in his heart, he also knew rationally that unless absolutely necessary, the marching support must be maintained at a low-to-medium speed in order to preserve strength.
Otherwise, if a tired reinforcement army arrives, even if it can join the battlefield in time, it will only be chopped up by the enemy...
Ma Wu knew that Chen Shen had not received news of the emergency in Northern Xinjiang before leading his army to leave the imperial capital.
In fact, it has only been half a day since Dawan was attacked.
Therefore, General Ma knew very well that he could not blame Chen Shen for this matter.
But he had to find someone to scold, even if it was just to vent his anger!
Otherwise, as a general, he cannot vent negative emotions to his subordinates. If he has been holding back his negative emotions for a long time, this old guy will have to hold them back...
"kill!"
"Ho ho ho!"
"Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding..."
"Puff, puff..."
In the past, when the Beiyi army attacked the city, the first troops to reach the city were only 50,000 strong, but this time a full 100,000 came!
Dawan has run out of ammunition and food, but Beiyi still has 70,000 men.
The two armies fought fiercely, and soon someone boarded the city.
Some Beiyi people were chopped down by sword and axemen.
More Beiyi tribesmen relied on their strength and thick skin, and were only wounded but not killed. They fiercely jumped up on the wall and killed the swordsman.
This scene was played out repeatedly on every wall.
The battle situation is getting more and more fierce...