Without time for further pleasantries, everyone immediately climbed onto the city wall.
The sight before them made Xi Sheng and Liu Yi gasp in shock.
The city wall was damaged in many places, and the soldiers were all wounded, their eyes bloodshot and exhausted. Arrows, rolling stones and other supplies were almost gone.
"How is the situation?" Liu Yi asked in a deep voice.
Zhong Meng pointed to the continuous Northern Di camps outside the city and said hatefully, "That scoundrel Tuoba Wugu is attacking the city fiercely, day and night. Our army has suffered more than 40% casualties, and several breaches in the city wall were filled with lives."
"If it weren't for the soldiers' bravery and the city's excellent defenses, Yinzhou would have been lost long ago."
Just then, the war drums of the Northern Di army sounded again below the city, and another wave of attacks began!
Clearly, Tuoba Wugu did not want to give the defending army any chance to catch its breath, and attempted to take Yinzhou in one fell swoop before the reinforcements could establish a firm foothold.
"Perfect timing!" A fierce glint flashed in Xi Sheng's eyes as he shouldered his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword). "Mo Dao Battalion! Follow me to the city! Let these Di dogs taste our might!"
Liu Yi immediately ordered: "Shenji Battalion, check the equipment, distribute crossbows, take up advantageous positions, and prioritize shooting enemy officers and archers!"
The addition of fresh blood injected powerful vitality into the precarious defenses of Eunju.
As the Northern Di soldiers scrambled up the ladders like ants, howling as they charged toward the city walls, what awaited them was the terrifying blade of the Mo Dao Battalion, like messengers from hell!
Xi Sheng stood at a gap in the wall, like a gatekeeper.
A fierce centurion from the Northern Barbarians had just appeared when he was cleaved in two, armor and all, by a single blow!
Blood and entrails were splattered all over the ground!
Behind them, the Mo Dao (陌刀) warriors formed a tight formation, wielding their Mo Dao, creating a death zone. Any Northern Di soldier who tried to break through from here was invariably cut into pieces.
The heavy whistling of the long-handled sword cutting through the wind and the dull thud of it piercing flesh and bone became the most chilling battle song on the city wall.
Liu Yi's Divine Machine Battalion demonstrated precise killing techniques.
The improved repeating composite crossbow had a longer range and stronger penetrating power, specifically targeting the Northern Di officers and elite troops who were commanding from the rear or trying to use heavy shields to cover their ascent of the city.
Scattered thunderbolts were also used at the most critical moments, thrown at the most densely packed enemy positions, causing chaos and screams.
Tong Gu and Zhong Meng were both surprised and delighted by the performance of the Mo Dao Battalion and the Shen Ji Battalion.
They had never seen such an efficient and terrifying killing combination.
The Mo Dao Battalion was responsible for close-quarters combat, while the Shen Ji Battalion was responsible for long-range attacks, working together seamlessly.
"The Grand Commander's elite troops are indeed extraordinary!" Tong Gu exclaimed sincerely, his confidence in defending Yinzhou greatly increased.
Bald Wugu stood below the city, watching his offensive once again being fiercely repelled. The newly appeared, strangely equipped, and incredibly powerful force on the city wall had a terrifyingly gloomy expression on its face.
"Zhao Muyun's reinforcements... arrived so quickly?"
He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Give the order! Continue the attack! I refuse to believe they can hold out forever!"
The battle for Yinzhou entered a more brutal and intense phase due to the arrival of reinforcements from Hedong.
This time, however, the defenders possessed a stronger backbone and sharper claws.
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at the same time.
In the plains north of Hejian Prefecture, the autumn wind is bleak, and the grass and trees are withered and yellow.
Two massive armies, like behemoths about to collide, slowly adjusted their postures on the vast horizon.
In the Northern Di camp, Wuzhu was full of pride and satisfaction.
His decoy troops have been dispatched, and the camp is prepared for a "hasty" retreat.
The main cavalry forces on both flanks, like wolves that had sheathed their claws, silently disappeared behind the distant hills and woodlands.
Standing atop the watchtower, he gazed into the distance, as if he could already see the main force of the Fengtian Army unwittingly stepping into a trap, only to be crushed by his iron cavalry torrent.
"Ma Zongliang... this time, I'm going to make you, you old fox, suffer a great defeat!"
Wuzhu's lips curled into a cruel smile.
However, he underestimated his opponent's caution and shrewdness.
Inside the central command tent of the Fengtian Army camp.
Unlike ordinary generals, Ma Zongliang was not blindly optimistic because the enemy had stopped retreating.
He studied the map carefully, listening to the intelligence reports coming back from the various scouts like a flowing stream.
"General, the Northern Di camp seems to be preparing to continue its northward retreat, having abandoned a lot of miscellaneous items. However, according to observations from the forward scouts, the number of hearths in their camp does not seem to have decreased significantly compared to before, and may even be... slightly increased."
A military officer in charge of intelligence analysis reported this.
"Oh?" A glint flashed in Ma Zongliang's eyes. "The number of cooking pits has increased instead of decreased? Is Wuzhu trying to pull a reverse maneuver of increasing troops and decreasing cooking pits? It's just a cover-up!"
Another scout captain reported: "Our scouts on both flanks have encountered significantly increased enemy cavalry sniping; the enemy seems to be deliberately obscuring their flanks."
"Furthermore, after discovering the hills in the northwest and northeast, there were a large number of abnormal birds taking flight and signs of smoke and dust."
Niu Desheng grew impatient: "Old Ma, who cares about those birds in the stove pit! We have 140,000 troops, we'll just march over them squarely and honestly. Even if they have an ambush, what can they do to us?"
Li Biao and Li Bao echoed, "Yes, Marshal, the advantage is in our hands, why be so cautious?"
Ma Zongliang shook his head and traced his finger across the map: "Wuzhu is not a fool. He dares to stop and fight a decisive battle, so he must have something to rely on."
"This plain is advantageous for cavalry, which is precisely their strength. If he really wanted to retreat, he would have already ridden back to Youzhou at full speed. Why would he linger here and make all sorts of suspicious moves?"
"I'm certain he's set up an ambush to lure my main force deep into his territory, then launch a cavalry attack from the flank!"
He paused, looked at his generals, and a confident smile appeared on his face: "Since he wants to play, then we'll play along. He wants to lure the enemy deep into our territory, so we'll turn the tables on him!"
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