What exactly is Bai Qi doing? This is Lin Mo's biggest dilemma right now!
This man, a god of war who slaughtered gods, a military genius of China, who previously led Lin Mo's three hundred heavily armored Tang cavalry and two thousand Hu-style archer cavalry to sweep through Kago's tribe, why does he seem like a completely different person now, cowardly?
Is this system like Earth, where VIP access was previously offered for free, but now you have to pay to continue using it?
I glanced at the system panel subconsciously.
"Everything is normal. There's no button prompting me to top up my VIP account, and no other suspicious information!"
"That's fucking weird!"
That night, the guards on the city wall could hear the sounds of the enemy rampaging outside all night long: the turning of wheels, the swinging of axes, and strange roars.
Lin Mo knew that this was a large siege weapon that had been deployed to the battlefield.
In the darkness, people could not estimate how many enemies there were, but when the still dim morning arrived, they discovered that the number of enemies was enough to terrify them.
The plain was teeming with a dark mass of troops; as far as the eye could see, there were enemies surrounding Tianshui City, densely packed like stinking mold, occupying the entire plain.
The enemy set up many black or bright red tents around the city, preparing for a large-scale siege.
The Dos worked as busily as ants, digging wide trenches beyond the range of their bows and arrows, and filling each trench with fire as it was completed.
People couldn't see how the flame was ignited, or whether it was through a unique technique.
No one knew. These men worked tirelessly all day, and the garrison of Tianshui City watched helplessly, completely unable to stop them.
Once a section of trench was completed, the defenders could see the enemy pushing in huge vehicles, followed by even more enemy troops.
They all hid behind the trenches for cover, and at the same time set up huge ballistae and catapults. The weapons in the city could not shoot that far, and even if they could, they would not be lethal.
At first, the garrison was not worried and not afraid of the devices, because the main city wall surrounding the city was not only high but also incredibly thick, built under Yao Guangxiao's knowledge.
But Lin Mo knew that the enemy didn't need to completely demolish the main wall; they only needed to breach it. After that, using their overwhelming numerical superiority, they could completely crush his forces!
Then, the Dos allied forces lined up in front of Tianshui City.
The front row consisted of shield-bearing infantry from the Crimson Flame Army arranged in a defensive formation to prevent Lin Mo's garrison from launching an attack outside the city.
Siege catapults were set up in the rear, and the catapults were arranged in three rows. Each catapult was surrounded and protected by infantry.
"Everyone, get ready!" Li Liang shouted. "Load!"
The soldiers of the Crimson Flame Army began to fill the boulders in an orderly manner, their eyes fixed resolutely on Tianshui City not far away.
Many of the munitions utilize unique technologies developed by Li Liang's Chiyan Army through years of combat experience.
"Release!" At Li Liang's command, the soldiers pulled the lever, and with a thud, the huge rock crashed heavily towards Tianshui City.
"Bang, bang, bang."
A sharp whistling sound came from the sky, followed by countless boulders falling from the sky and hitting the easternmost rock wall with great speed and accuracy.
A moment later, the boulder burst forth from the sky, tracing a beautiful trajectory as it hurtled towards the city wall.
The boulder struck the city wall with a deafening roar. The wall trembled, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and at that moment, the whole world seemed to tremble.
A crack was smashed into the city wall, and then, as the air pressure changed at the center of the explosion, dust and debris began to surge into the sky.
The first row of catapults had been deployed, and the second row was ready. Li Liang gave the order again, and the second row's attack began once more.
"Boom, boom, boom," each sound shook the hearts of the defenders.
The boulder came crashing down, smashing several unfortunate defenders into a bloody pulp. Then, the boulder rolled, crushing several more defenders to death.
"Take cover! Take cover!" Lin Mo shouted the command.
The defenders immediately sought cover to avoid the attack of the boulders.
Having experienced yesterday's events, Lin Mo no longer tried to be brave, but instead chose to stay behind and direct operations.
Xu Chu stayed by his side, protecting him every step of the way.
For safety's sake, Lin Mo also had more than twenty heavily armored Tang cavalrymen in black armor cooperate with Xu Chu to defend the area.
On the main battlefield, the Red Flame Army soldiers charged forward, supported by boulders constantly being hurled from the rear.
Shortly afterward, the Crimson Flame Army launched a fierce attack on the city gate.
Li Liang's troops pounded against the city walls like a raging tide, while the Chiyan Army and the Dos people crowded the open space in front of the city walls.
The grappling hooks being constantly thrown up from below kept the defenders running around frantically, their efforts to cut the ropes barely keeping up with the speed at which the hooks were being thrown up.
Hundreds of ladders were erected along the wall. Many ladders were smashed by the defenders, but even more ladders rushed up. The Chiyan Army climbed the ladders swiftly, as agile as monkeys in the forests of Shu.
The corpses piled up like mountains in the corner, but the enemy swarmed in as if they didn't care.
Lin Mo's warriors were beginning to tire. They had almost run out of arrows, every sword had a nick, and their shields were riddled with wounds.
At that moment, the Chiyan Army's siege towers and siege engines crashed into the city gate.
To prevent friendly fire, the catapults ceased their attack as soon as the siege soldiers began climbing the ladders.
As soon as the wooden gate of the Great Xia siege tower opened, the Dos warriors, wielding scimitars, roared and charged forward.
"The Dossians have moved!" Lin Mo thought to himself, "To coordinate with the main siege force of the Crimson Flame Army!"
Thus began the fierce hand-to-hand combat.
Standing outside the city, Li Liang knew that the siege was not progressing smoothly.
The Chiyan Army, which stormed the city walls, was quickly forced back by the defenders. Although the presence of the enforcement team helped the defeated troops regroup and launch another attack, they failed to achieve the desired effect.
In a short time, the situation on the city wall changed hands several times, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.
As dusk approached, the Crimson Flame Army, which had been blocked outside the city walls, swarmed in through several large breaches created by siege engines, followed by tens of thousands of Dos warriors.
Lin Mo frowned. The first wall of the main gate had completely fallen into enemy hands!
"The main gate has been breached in just one day!" He couldn't help but panic. "Where's Bai Qi? There's still no sign of him!"
Bai Qi, what exactly are you planning?
"Xu Chu, you don't need to protect me anymore. Take a team and go provide support!"
"But my lord, what about those two assassins?"
"No problem, I have a plan!" Lin Mo announced. "Go quickly!"
"Then take care, my lord!" Xu Chu said, then charged forward with his double axes.
"When those two assassins come, we'll keep attacking them face-to-face with soldiers and try to wipe them out with sheer numbers!" Lin Mo made up his mind!
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