Chapter 651 The First Battle

"Stand up~~shields."

He ordered with a long tone.

"Dongdongdong..."

With He as the center, shields began to stand up from him to the left and right.

The shield was more than one person tall, made of metal, with a handshake inside and raised Baxia patterns on the outside.

Under the city wall, the enemy army slowed down for a while, and the unfolded ladder paused but did not fall.

The enemy turned his head in confusion and looked at their leader Heslamo.

"Heslamo, what are you waiting for?"

asked the merchant Husaifit.

"The enemy has changed."

There was a hint of doubt in Heslamo's voice.

"It must be the ten thousand wolf riders. They dare not fight in the field. I think they will not be much stronger than these enemies in a city battle. They can be taken down in a day or two at most. What are you hesitating about?"

urged the merchant Husaifit.

Ever since he was stripped of his supreme command, the merchant Husaifit has been in a bad mood, until these two days when they were about to capture the city, he was in a better mood.

Although his command was stripped, the distribution of benefits remained unchanged. If Xiliang City could be captured, he would be the one who benefited the most.

Heslamo had obvious hesitations, but the leader of the travelers also agreed with the merchant's words, and he spoke up to urge.

After both of them said so, Heslamo hesitated for a while, and finally ordered the ladders to be lowered and let the warriors climb the city wall.

On the top of the city wall, he stared at the enemy quietly. When the enemy's ladders were placed on the city wall, he did not say a word until the first wave of enemies approached the city wall, and then he spoke.

"Shield, tilt."

Following his command, all the shield bearers pressed forward suddenly, and most of the shields fell outside the city wall.

The slightly raised Baxia pattern on the shield was just stuck on the city wall. The shield-bearing warrior only needed to step on the bottom edge of the shield to hold the shield well.

All the shields tilted outward, as if there was an extra edge on the city wall that expanded outward, just blocking the enemy's path to the city wall.

In this case, if the enemy wants to come up, he must jump on the ladder, hold the top of the shield with his hands, and then rely on his arm strength to let his body cross the city wall.

At this time, the shield bearer only needs to give up the shield, and the enemy will fall with the shield.

Of course, this is not the best choice. This thick shield is still quite precious, and there is no reason to use it in this way.

The best way is to let the spearman behind attack and pierce the enemy with the spear.

The shield was released, and the voice of the sound rang again.

"Archer, thumb angle, throw five times."

The thumb angle refers to the designed angle.

Stretch your hand forward, spread your five fingers naturally, and the thumb will present an angle slightly higher than forty-five degrees.

The archer shot the arrow following the command of the sound. The arrow shot straight into the sky and began to fall from the highest point. The place where it fell was just under the city wall.

This kind of arrow is naturally not as powerful as shooting straight down, but the advantage is that the shooting is not delayed by the extension of the shield.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Arrows fell one after another, all of which were attached with totemic power and could cause damage to the enemy.

"It's the kind of arrows that can exert power."

"Be careful to dodge, shields, we need more shields."

"Ah, my leg, my leg is hit by an arrow."

There was a commotion under the city wall, and the archers on the city wall carried out the second throw in an orderly manner.

The military order was to throw five times, and they would not stop until the five throws were completed.

"Kill."

Finally, the first enemy grabbed the upper edge of the shield with one arm and jumped up.

"Three consecutive stabs."

The squad leader facing this warrior gave an order, and immediately two long spears stabbed the enemy from the left and right.

A dim light lit up on the enemy. He used the broad sword in his hand to block left and right. With two crisp sounds, he blocked the two powerful spears. The

one watching from afar frowned.

These 10,000 warriors were all carefully selected. The enemy could easily defeat two warriors with one. In the chaos, he easily intercepted the charged attack of two warriors, showing extraordinary ability.

But the three consecutive stabs were not over yet. As these two warriors attacked, another warrior ran up from behind, stepped on the arched thigh of a teammate, jumped back, and stabbed with all his strength.

This was the fatal point of the three consecutive stabs. Normally, this was a skill on flat ground and the most brutal attack when infantry charged to meet the enemy. At this moment, it was used to defend the city.

The warrior was in the air, with the slightly heavy spear in his hand thrust straight down.

"Snap."

The warrior swung his sword to block, but ultimately he was not strong enough to knock the heavy spear in the air.

"Puff."

The warrior tried his best to adjust the angle of the spear, so that the tip of the spear could penetrate the gap between the enemy's armor and directly enter his body.

"Ah."

The enemy cried out briefly, and then continued to cough up blood.

At this time, the warrior was already lying on the shield. The warrior holding the shield raised his foot and kicked the man on the shoulder, kicking him down directly.

Similar scenes were repeated on the entire city wall. The alliance warriors repeated the same actions like machines.

Zhu Ma also went up to the wall. He wanted to say something to the enemy, but after seeing this scene, he could not say anything.

The wall built by the warriors of Xiliang City with their lives was as solid as Mount Tai in the hands of the Alliance. They did not need to work as hard as they did.

This is not just a difference in equipment. Even if these people don't have large shields and heavy armor, this set of stabbing is more effective than their defense.

The killing continued, but the enemy's attack was slowly weakening.

More and more corpses fell from the top of the city. Hundreds of people died in just one wave of attack. For an army with less than 5,000 warriors, the damage was too great.

"Retreat."

Heslamo ignored the merchant's objection and gave the order directly.

The drums of war changed, and the enemy began to retreat. Zhu Ma wanted to step forward to thank him, but saw that Ke took a step forward.

"Remove the shields, shoot bows and arrows freely, and load the crossbows."

Following Ke's order, the shields were quickly removed, archers stepped forward to chase, and more warriors set up large crossbows.

These crossbows were newly assembled, with only more than twenty of them. The crossbow bodies were made of wood and iron, and the crossbow strings were mostly made of beast tendons.

In the previous battlefields, these large crossbows had never been involved in the battles, because for the human tribe, these large crossbows were too lethal.

But facing the enemy in front of him, he used the large crossbows without hesitation.

Zhu Ma was attracted by these large crossbows. He looked over curiously and saw the warriors stepping on the crossbow body with both feet and pulling the crossbow strings with both hands. Just

looking at the warrior's face, it can be determined that he used all his strength.

When he finished stringing the crossbow, a bronze crossbow arrow as tall as a person was placed on it. A warrior held the bronze crossbow arrow with one hand and injected totemic power into it.

Another warrior controlled the direction and shot after a slight aim.

"Ting."

The large crossbow was fired. After a muffled sound, the crossbow arrow flew into the air, chasing a running enemy.

"Bang."

With a muffled sound, the arrow directly penetrated the enemy's back shoulder, nailing the man to the ground.

"Buzz..."

The tail of the crossbow arrow was still trembling, destroying the enemy's body, causing the enemy's blood to spurt out.

The man nailed to the ground by the crossbow arrow gasped for a few times and then stopped breathing.

Zhu Ma was still amazed at the destructive power of the large crossbow. When he turned around, he saw that the large crossbow was assembled again and another crossbow arrow was shot out.

"Bang."

The arrow was shot without fail, and another enemy was nailed to the ground.

"These large crossbowmen have all undergone long-term training, and hitting the target without missing is their basic operation."

At some point, Kui came to Zhu Ma's side and explained to the amazed Zhu Ma.

"It's a pity that the power of the sun totem cannot be used on the large crossbow, otherwise it would be more powerful."

Kui said with a sigh.

His sigh was too shocking to Zhu Ma's ears.

They are already so strong, and they still need to be strengthened?

"City Lord, please prepare some tents on the city wall for us. The soldiers have been running around for days without sleep, and their physical strength is greatly consumed. They are not in good spirits. They need to rest."

The staff officer beside Kui came out and said to Zhu Ma.

"Ah? Oh, okay, let's get it ready."

Zhu Ma was awakened and immediately asked people to get ready. Then he turned his head and looked at Yi, saying, "This battle has dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. Why don't we guard the city wall and let you take a rest?"

Yi's gaze finally returned from the battlefield, and a trace of fatigue could be seen in his eyes.

"No, this kind of fatigue is the best training for warriors. Rotational rest is enough."

Yi smiled and rejected Zhu Ma's kindness.

Zhu Ma nodded and did not force it. Then he suddenly remembered something and took out a wolf fang from his arms, which was the one that Ma Yi gave him.

"This is what Ma Yi left for me. Let me pass it to the Marshal."

Zhu Ma respectfully presented the wolf fang.

He nodded and took it, then took out a small wooden box from his arms, opened the middle part, and put the wolf fang in it.

After doing all this, he put the wooden box to his ear, and there was a faint sound coming out of the wooden box.

Zhu Ma looked at all this curiously, but it was not easy to ask, so he could only wait quietly.

Not long after, He, who had closed his eyes and listened, opened his eyes again, with a trace of sadness in his eyes.

"Is Ma Yi's body still there?"

He asked.

"Yes, the bodies of some high-ranking warriors are all in the city lord's mansion, and Ma Yi's is also there."

Zhu Ma replied.

Li nodded and said, "Ma Yi said that the Alliance will remember your choice in this battle."

Zhu Ma looked at Li. He wanted to say that this was what he should do and he didn't ask for anything in return, but seeing the sincerity in Li's old eyes, he held back the words that came out of his mouth.

"Praise Taichu."

Zhu Ma said softly.

Li nodded, followed by a sentence, and then began to inspect the army.

Zhu Ma also immediately prepared tents, and soon many tents were built on the city wall close to the city.

Half of the Alliance warriors were divided to rest, and the other half were on duty despite being tired.

Fatigue could be seen in their eyes, and even many warriors would fall asleep if they just stood there motionless for a while.

These warriors would walk more, or prick themselves with pain or cold water.

Zhu Ma looked at these warriors and envied them from the bottom of his heart.

In the afternoon, the warriors who had slept for three hours were awakened, and both sides took turns.

Although three hours could not eliminate all fatigue, it was enough to make them refreshed.

The soldiers who had persisted for three hours immediately returned to the camp to rest. This time, they had a full night of rest.