The moment the boulder flew from the watchtower, all the soldiers guarding the city widened their eyes involuntarily, a deep fear engulfing them.
The iron-feathered arrows could be blocked by the city walls and wooden curtains, but how could they possibly withstand these huge stones weighing over a hundred pounds falling from the sky and crashing into the building?
In fact, when the enemy set up their siege towers and launched their attacks, they already knew that the tower would be difficult to resist.
At that moment, one urgent cry after another resounded in everyone's ears.
"Quick! Get inside! Don't stand outside!"
"Hurry! Move quickly!" That was the desperate roar of the commanding general.
His face was covered in sweat, his hair and beard were disheveled, and the blood of several soldiers beside him had been splattered all over him after being hit by some stray arrows.
The soldiers in the watchtower rushed frantically toward the beehive inside, but the sheer number of troops became an obstacle instead.
After all, many of them had been firing crossbows from within the city walls during the previous battles, so they couldn't easily escape into the building in such a short time.
Those massive rocks that crashed down wouldn't give them any extra time.
then--
"Bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
One after another, thunderous sounds rang out as dozens of boulders crashed violently onto the city wall!
A battlement was crushed by a boulder, and the wooden canopy that the soldiers used to block arrows was also knocked down, crushing the soldiers under it into a pile of soft flesh.
Beneath the solid, heavy wooden curtain, a mass of flesh and blood seeped out, and warm, slightly steaming internal organs mixed with bright red blood gushed out!
Some soldiers were so eager to escape into the tower that they were hit by huge rocks while running on the city wall. Although they were strong, they were as fragile as a blade of grass trampled by a horse's hoof in front of these hundreds of pounds of rocks.
Huge rocks rained down from above, crashing into the crowd, crushing their heads into their chests, breaking their spines inch by inch with a chilling "crackling" sound.
The internal organs in the chest cavity began to bleed and rupture under the immense pressure!
When the boulder finally landed, the small group of people were reduced to a shapeless mass of flesh and blood, like mosquitoes swatted down. The spurting blood stained the stones and the city walls red.
Stone fragments flew everywhere, and dust splattered out along with blood mist, as if a layer of crimson mist had risen above the watchtower.
Screams, wails, and roars mingled together, but were ultimately drowned out by the booming sound of the boulders still falling!
The commanding general had already fled into the watchtower. Looking at the dust falling from above and listening to the continuous rumbling sound, his face was completely bloodless.
He looked into the city tower, where many soldiers had not yet been able to enter and had been blocked by huge rocks. Pools of flesh and blood filled the passageway of the city tower, and the air was thick with the smell of blood.
His teeth chattered as he looked up again at the ceiling, where the constant vibrations came from the falling boulders.
The watchtower wasn't entirely made of earth and stone, unlike the inner and outer city walls. It was mostly made of wooden structures. If this continued, he knew that as long as enough stones were thrown from the other side, it would be completely destroyed sooner or later.
"It's over! There's absolutely no way to stop them! The watchtower is going to fall!" the garrison commander said in a trembling voice.
In just a short while, the defenders on the watchtower had been completely rendered powerless to resist by the boulders!
Most of the ballistae on the city wall had been smashed by the boulders and turned into a pile of broken wood. There was no one left standing on the city wall; they had either been crushed to death or had taken refuge inside.
Even so, it is unknown how many people have perished under these boulders!
At this moment, under the bombardment of the war machine guns, Gao Shun had already led the soldiers of the Trapped Camp to charge forward!
"Quickly! Charge forward and capture the watchtower!" Gao Shun shouted, raising his arm. One after another, the chariots rolled across the ground and charged forward!
At the same time, Zhang Liao had already led a troop of soldiers and was rushing forward!
Inside the watchtower, the garrison commander saw that the enemy was advancing faster and faster. Under these circumstances, the watchtower was definitely not going to be able to resist. Knowing that the situation was hopeless, he immediately made a decision!
"Withdraw! Withdraw back to the barbican!"
"Defend inside the barbican!"
At a command, the remaining soldiers rushed downstairs and ran haphazardly toward the rear barbican.
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On the city wall in the outer city, Li Hai leaned against the wall, his face filled with panic, his eyes wide open.
He could clearly see that the watchtower was being bombarded by boulders that were constantly being thrown down, and the soldiers on the tower were suffering heavy casualties. The scene was extremely bloody and chilling.
There, these words had become a veritable graveyard of flesh and blood!
Meanwhile, the remaining soldiers in the watchtower were frantically heading towards the barbican, and during this process, many iron-feathered arrows still flew from behind them!
This caused a large number of casualties, and it is unknown how many people died on the road at this moment!
This scene made Li Hai's heart almost jump out of his chest.
"Damn it! It's breached! The watchtower has been captured!"
"How long has it been! Less than half an hour, and the watchtower has already fallen. What should we do!"
Li Hai was as anxious as a grasshopper on a hot pan. Although he was in the outer city and there were two checkpoints in front of him, namely the moat and the barbican, he was still panicked.
The moat is incredibly wide. If the drawbridge is lowered, there will be absolutely no way for the other side to cross. If they try to force their way across, they will have to endure attacks from the outer city walls.
Inside the barbican, there were also a large number of infantrymen. The barbican had many winding roads, all of which were alleys, giving the defenders a natural advantage.
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