The sky was gloomy and the low-hanging clouds were stained dark red.
In the endless wilderness, about 300,000 elite Northern Army soldiers marched forward in formation, wearing white banners and silver-iron armor.
The sound of a horn rang out on the high city wall, followed by a burst of rapid bowstring vibrations, and a rain of black arrows covered the sky, rising from the city and then falling in swarms.
Dense arrows penetrated the thick silver-iron shield and got stuck in it, with only the arrowheads partially penetrated. After just one round of shooting, these soldiers holding up their shields became like hedgehogs, with their bodies and shields covered with white-feathered arrowheads.
The bravery of the Northern Palace Army is famous throughout the world, but the troops defending the city are also no unknowns. These soldiers wearing black-scaled infantry armor with red edges and dark red feather helmets are from the eastern border army of the dynasty, the Xiyi Army.
Qi: Silk green red
In the early years of the dynasty, the army of Yan Jing Chi Yu crossed the seven continents of Lei and went east to the four mountains of Yunmen, where they fought against the country of Hua Yuan. The army of Hua Yuan all wore jade spears and jade armor. When they marched, the jade pendants made clear sounds, and the sound was in line with etiquette. It was a country that had been offering sacrifices to the phoenix since ancient times. It was said that the phoenix once crossed the Yellow Sea and landed on the Yunmen Mountain.
In ancient times, this place was a prosperous and wealthy place, with people from all over the world traveling here. From the peak of Yunmen Mountain, they would gaze at the amber-yellow sea, then cross the sea by boat and climb the mountain to worship the phoenix. However, after the fall of the phoenix, the world was divided into five parts, and this place gradually became deserted. It was not until the Yanjing army marched east that it was rediscovered by the world.
Although they share the same origin, Chi Feng is not the former Qihuang Zhenyan Mansion Lord Caihua after all. The residents here do not recognize the name of Chi Feng, and naturally they are also attacked by Yan Jing's army.
The army fought for three years, with countless casualties. The jade pendants clashed with gold and iron, and were stained with blood.
Finally, the Huayang Kingdom was destroyed, and the emperor gave the soldiers a Xiyi to cover the fallen soldiers and buried them at the foot of Yunmen Mountain. Then he made them stay in Yunmen Mountain forever and called them the "Xiyi Army".
Hundreds of years passed by, and the four Yunmen continents east of the Yellow Sea had already surrendered. The descendants of the former Huayuan country changed their surname to Wang, taking a smaller part of the word "Yu" to avoid taboos. The Dongshan Wang family was also a famous aristocratic family in the dynasty.
In order to support the rising King Huainan and confront King Dai, the emperor promised to marry the daughter of the Wang family to him. Now the Dongshan Wang family is also one of the largest forces supporting King Huainan, and the 100,000 "Xiyi Army" originally stationed in the four continents of Yunmen also came out in full force to follow King Huainan in the west to compete for supremacy.
Outside the city wall, the Northern Army advanced slowly. Inside the army formation, tall siege machines were dragged forward by armored mammoths. The extremely thick fur was difficult to penetrate even with powerful bows and crossbows.
In the sky, a tall dragon shadow shuttled through the dark red clouds, fighting with the disciples of the "Wild Fire Dark Moon Sect" who were riding on black eagles. From time to time, flaming meteorites rained down, leaving a disappearing dark red track across the gloomy sky.
Woo——
The ancient horn sounded, and the dense rain of arrows could not stop the Beifushan army from approaching the city. The mammoth war elephant's thick tusks hit the city wall, causing it to shake, and then the white-feathered soldiers on its back began to overlook and shoot to clear the obstacles on the city wall.
However, these "緅衣兵" defending the city were not easy to deal with. They wore thick infantry armor and would not be seriously injured even if they were swept and whipped by the mammoth's trunk. Instead, they held long swords and spears and started fighting with the Northern Palace Army that climbed onto the city wall.
The vanguard of the Northern Army, holding swords and shields and wearing cloaks and silver armor, quickly stepped forward from the long ladder behind the mammoth, then jumped down from its shoulders and back, rushing straight towards the defenders on the top of the city. The city wall, which was about tens of meters high, almost lost its due function at this moment.
Compared with some ordinary soldiers who use muskets, these elite soldiers with an average level of three or above actually use cold weapons more often, because muskets are too inefficient for them.
The reloading is slow and the killing power is not as good as a strong sword. Even when facing the enemy's shooting, it is easy to resist with the help of excellent armor and extraordinary abilities. However, once they rush into the enemy's musket array, it will be a massacre.
For this reason, neither side deployed too many soldiers using firearms on the front line, but instead used artillery support in the rear.
"kill!"
Amidst roars, soldiers from both sides fought bravely for the city walls. The battle on the ground became increasingly fierce, gradually reaching a climax.
At the same time, thousands of meters above the sky.
Knights riding giant black-green dragons shuttled through the dark clouds, facing each other with disciples of the Wildfire Dark Moon Sect riding black eagles. Most of them wore black clothes, with deep red dye battle patterns on their faces and bodies. They brandished scimitars back and forth, and vortexes of flames shot out from the red blades and shot towards the dragon knights fighting with them.
Although these disciples were quite powerful, most of them were above level five, but they were still at a disadvantage when facing these black and green dragon riders. Most of their flames could not hurt the dragons covered with scales, and only had a slight effect when hitting the people riding on their backs.
But it is impossible now. King Huainan lacks the power of air combat. There are not many dragon cavalry of the dynasty stationed in the east, so naturally there are few who submit to him.
The 'Wild Fire Dark Moon Sect' originated from the Dujie Continent in the east. It is a remote place with ancient customs of the residents and the worship of ghosts and gods. The 'Wild Fire Dark Moon Sect' is the largest faction among them. Although it is called the Shangmen, its history is not long. It is also ranked at the bottom of the Shangmen in terms of strength. Now it has surrendered to King Huainan. It is more like a gamble than a bet. Of course, this kind of thing has become the norm in their beliefs and customs.
These disciples, with dark red paint on their faces, shouted strangely in the air and chanted unknown spells. Then the scimitars in their hands gradually turned into a hot dark red as they swooped down from the sky.
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