"Night battle? What are we going to do?" Kong Yue exclaimed in surprise, and Long Ba's face also changed color.
Elite orc warriors possess exceptional night vision, giving them a significant advantage in night battles. However, the orcs are unwilling to engage in wars of attrition, as their numbers are far too small compared to humans.
Normally, the orcs would force the Rakshasa to launch a long and arduous attack, wearing down the defenders, before gathering their elite forces for a full-scale breakthrough. However, today the orcs were acting very unusually, deploying their elite forces on the third day.
"Go and bring over three thousand Japanese soldiers. Also, have the wounded soldiers' camp and the cooks prepare. Nobody gets any sleep tonight." Qin Mo finally made the decision and brought the Japanese soldiers to the battlefield.
After discussing with Wu Ningjun, Qin Mo allocated a section of the city wall to Da Yuanjun as his defense zone, while Wu Ningjun concentrated his forces to defend the other end.
The cooks set up large pots outside the range of the catapults below the city walls, and meat soup and noodles were served freely. They even cooked rice, which finally brought a smile to the faces of the soldiers.
Dayuan is famous for its spices, especially star anise. The rich aroma of meat broth made the soldiers of the neighboring Wuning Army salivate. They were dignified imperial guards who never missed a meal, but compared to the Dayuan army, they were barely better off than beggars.
When several large pats of pork ribs and star anise were delivered to the Wu Ning army, hearty laughter rang out from below the city walls. These were all seasoned warriors, living for the moment, and they seemed more easygoing than the new recruits on Qin Mo's side.
Night finally fell, and the Great Xia army hurled many fireballs out of the city, making it barely possible to see the area near the city walls.
"They're here..." Although the darkness in the distance obscured the Great Xia army's vision, experienced veterans could tell from the chaotic footsteps in the night sky that the troops were approaching.
The Great Xia army's catapults began firing, the oil-soaked stones tracing beautiful arcs as they landed among the beastmen outside the city, claiming countless lives. The beastmen's catapults, however, did not use fireballs; they simply bombarded the Great Xia army's city walls relentlessly in the darkness.
The cumbersome ramparts finally crossed the frozen moat, revealing their menacing form to the Great Xia army. But this time, however, there were mostly simple, long ladders, densely packed together, which made the Great Xia army feel the orcs' determination to fight to the death.
The section of the city wall leading to the Da Yuan Army was eerily quiet, without a single movement. Even the thick-skinned orcs were uneasy about this unusual sight.
"Buzz...buzz...buzz..." The sound of ballistae rang out continuously, and the burning bolts finally began to be fired in rapid succession. Large bursts of fire erupted from the orcish siege ladders, the bolts wrapped with oiled ropes, and the continuous fire caused the ladders to catch fire even before they reached the city wall. When the orcs finally managed to push the ladders to the city wall after enduring the scorching flames, they were dismayed to find that at the end of the ladders stood squads of heavily armored soldiers.
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