Chapter 293 Stone City

The road at the gate of Tianji City is narrow, and large armies can only pass through in small groups.

As for the city wall, the towers were not only tall but also steep, making it impossible to climb them.

At the beginning, Shen Huaichen did not have everyone guard the city tower.

Instead, some people guarded the city walls, while the others crouched down and hid wherever they could.

"Don't reveal your hand right away. The dog emperor definitely doesn't expect that the remaining border cities have all united."

At first, he will definitely only send the vanguard to attack the city.

Seize this opportunity, catch them off guard, and thoroughly deflate their arrogance.

"Conceal your talents for now, understand?" Shen Huaichen instructed.

Achig and the other city lords all nodded.

To be honest, seeing the endless, dark army pressing down on Tianji City, they were a little panicked.

But Shen Huaichen was full of confidence when he saw the army pressing down on the city.

What good are a lot of people? These days, having a lot of people is just for show.

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At Sasinlang's command, the vanguard of the Northern Hu army immediately charged forward carrying battering rams and ladders for siege.

No matter how powerful the battering ram was, the city gate remained completely unmoved when it crashed into it.

As dozens of small teams carried ladders up the city wall, they were immediately struck on the head by soldiers who appeared out of nowhere...

Nearly half an hour had passed without any progress, and Sasinlang narrowed his eyes.

Battering rams are useless, siege ladders are useless, then let's use catapults...

When the catapults were pushed out and huge rocks were thrown at Tianji City, there was no other sound except for the loud thud of the rocks hitting the ground.

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Shen Huaichen watched as massive rocks fell from the sky and crashed into the stone houses of Tianji City.

Hehe, Tianji City is actually a stone city.

Behind Tianji City, there is a quarry.

When the city was built, most of the materials were stones from the quarry.

The city gate that the Northern Hu emperor had been unable to conquer for a long time looked like two large gates.

Actually, what was piled up behind the gate were stones and sandbags.

Even if they dismantle the gate, their way into the city will still be blocked by stones and sandbags.

As for those stones...

Don't worry, it won't kill anyone!

Sassin's vanguard attacked for quite some time, suffering hundreds of casualties, but still couldn't find a breakthrough.

It's like seeing a hedgehog.

It looks like it has meat, but it's covered in thorns. Not only can you not eat it, but it also pricks your mouth!

Sasinlang quickly realized that Tianji City was determined to fight him to the death.

He did not linger in battle and waved for the vanguard to cease their assault on the city.

"Let's set up camp! I'd like to see what kind of trouble a small border town can cause."

Following Sasinlang's words, the army quickly set up camp.

Shen Huaichen smiled as he watched the commotion of the army outside the city.

"Make sure the soldiers eat, in shifts! Understand?"

The order was quickly passed down.

Outside the city, the Northern Hu army was busily setting up camp.

In the city, the residents who stayed behind were also enthusiastically cooking for everyone.

As the Northern Hu army's tents filled the area outside Tianji City, Shen Huaichen waved his hand.

"Where are our catapults? Bring them over!"

"And those carpenters? Call them all over here too!"

Soon, dozens of small catapults were pushed over.

Each catapult was accompanied by a craftsman who was not wearing a military uniform.

These are all carpenters found in various border towns.

Shen Huaichen had always known that carpenters had good aim; it was one of their skills.

Just like when Shen Huaichen was a child, he liked to drag his uncle out to play during the Chinese New Year.

His uncle used to be a carpenter and was quite skilled. Every time he went out, he would take young Shen Huaichen to play ring toss.

Pick what you like and bet on it; basically, whatever you bet on, you'll win...

If it weren't to prevent the boss from losing too much money, Shen Huaichen's uncle would have bought everything from the entire stall...

Shen Huaichen had a deep memory of his uncle's skill...

Sure enough, while discussing how to defend the city, Shen Huaichen thought of this...

As the catapults were prepared, the carpenters also got ready.

The Northern Hu army outside the city had also set up their tents and were preparing to cook their meals...

"Good! Now's the time. Do you see those catapults?"

"First wave, target those catapults and try to smash them all in one go, understand?" Shen Huaichen instructed.

The soldiers, who were already eager for battle, immediately got ready.

Each carpenter meticulously checked the aim, calculated the angle, and determined the optimal launch point and firing force...

At the command of their leader, the ten catapults immediately hurled their arrows at the Northern Hu army's catapults.

As the stones hurtled towards them, the enemy's three catapults were instantly smashed to pieces...

A smile appeared on Shen Huaichen's face.

Achig and the other city lords, who had been watching closely, all breathed a sigh of relief.

Without their catapults, how are they going to throw stones into the city...?

Immediately afterwards, two more waves of stones were thrown.

These two attacks destroyed the remaining catapults of the Northern Hu emperor.

Shen Huaichen was happy, Aqige was happy, and the city lords were happy too.

The soldiers in charge of throwing stones were also happy.

Destroying the enemy's catapults without losing a single soldier is incredibly cost-effective.

When Sasinlang learned that his catapults had been smashed by Tianji City, he immediately smashed the wine cup he was holding.

"You scoundrel! How dare you resort to underhanded tricks!"

Someone come here...

Before Sassin Lang could finish speaking, a commotion and shouts erupted outside...

Amidst the constant shouts of "Fire!", Sasinlang hurriedly led his guards out of the tent.

Upon emerging, he was immediately startled by the scene before him.

Many of the once neatly arranged tents caught fire.

Upon closer inspection, many more fireballs were falling from the sky...

It turned out that Shen Huaichen immediately changed his tactics after seeing that Sasinlang's catapults had been destroyed.

"Wrap cotton cloth soaked in kerosene around the stones, set them on fire, and throw them at their tents."

"Want to set up camp? Dream on!" Shen Huaichen said with a sneer.

And so, one fireball after another struck the newly erected tents with pinpoint accuracy.

The stones doused with kerosene quickly set the tent ablaze...

Sasinlang's eyelids twitched with anger.

Such a wicked method certainly wasn't something my sworn brother came up with.

Thinking about how Achig's behavior after arriving at the border town was like that of a completely different person, Sassinlang understood.

Achig has a wise person by his side...

"Don't stop! Understand?"

We have plenty of stones and kerosene. As I just said, each team can take turns.

Take a rest when you're tired.

"You can rest. Let them rest tonight while they get their teeth filled!" Shen Huaichen continued.

Achig, who was standing nearby, was full of admiration.

As expected, the people of the Central Plains are full of ideas; they even came up with such a way to defend the city...

He's struck gold!