Chapter 224 Gang Beating
Enraged, Qin Yumu gave Ulex the order to concentrate fire, but cannons are not muskets and it is very difficult to change direction. Before he could even aim, Ulex jumped off the city wall and charged towards them.
“Your Highness, that man is very cunning. When he was showing off on the city wall just now, he was actually searching for our location. To be able to find the commander's position from five positions in such a short time, he is definitely not a reckless person.”
"Commander Tian is right. This man is a famous strongman among the orcs, named Ulex. He is not only powerful, but also extremely cunning. He always manages to break through when our general and other territories are tied down, killing many of our strongmen."
Xiang Zuo was one of the commanders sent by Zhao Qirui to protect the Shenji Battalion. When he saw that Ulex had once again taken the opportunity to attack, he became angry and began to curse.
The siege of Ulan-Ude has been deadlocked for three years. Many Earth Realm cultivators of the Great Xia Dynasty were seriously injured, and the fighting strength was weakened. The cunning Ulex was the cunning murderer. He always found the weaknesses of the Great Xia army, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, taking a bite and then leaving.
Qin Yumu's deputy, Tian Quan, was a powerful guard sent by Marquis Kaiyang to protect him. With sharp eyes and extensive experience, he judged from Ulex's series of movements that Ulex was a formidable opponent. He had already begun activating his Yuan Qi armor and weapons, ready to charge into battle at any moment. Xiang Zuo and several other Xuan Realm experts from the Divine Machine Camp were also making the same preparations.
The Great Xia Dynasty has many cultivators, and the Imperial Family's decision to allow those with military merit to exchange for the "Breaking Technique" is truly a wise move. However, ordinary military merits only grant the first half of the "Breaking Technique," a method only accessible up to the Profound Realm. The second half is generally bestowed by the Imperial Family upon families who have made significant contributions to the Empire. Therefore, cultivation techniques above the Earth Realm are usually held by powerful clans and noble families.
There are many Xuan Realm cultivators in the Great Xia Dynasty, but Earth Realm cultivators have suddenly become scarce. Among them, there are even fewer Earth Realm cultivators in the military. Most of them are either in imperial families or have established their own lineages and become family heads.
On the battlefield between the Great Xia and the Orcs, the Great Xia's low-level combat strength was inferior to that of the Orcs, but the Great Xia had far more Yellow Realm and Profound Realm generals and warlords than the Orcs. When it came to the level of the Orcs' Great King and Great Witch, the balance was restored.
"Those two are truly hateful. They've been besieging a king for so long and still can't take him down, and now they're not even coming to help. Humph! Are they just waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves?"
"No, Your Highness, those two did their best. It was King Magles who held them back desperately, creating an opportunity for us."
The only two Earth Realm experts Zhao Qirui could muster had already joined the attack when King Magles led the first assault. Now, half an hour later, the battle was still fierce and evenly matched. If Xiang Zuo hadn't known the habits of Ulex, a powerful orc, and if Tian Quan hadn't been so perceptive, there might have been a misunderstanding.
Ulex charged forward unstoppable, now only a hundred feet from Qin Yumu's command post. His bloodthirsty eyes were terrifying, and his drooling mouth was utterly repulsive.
Hundreds of heavily armored soldiers stood in front of him, each with a sorrowful expression. They could use their iron armor to hold off orc generals and even overwhelm orc overlords, but they could never defeat the orc king.
What do people think of when they are about to die? Is it their white-haired parents, their young siblings, or Fang and Jingjing at the village entrance?
Tian Quan shouted and lunged forward. His Yuan Qi armor shone with a hazy yellow light, clearly having been infused with Yuan Qi to enhance its defense. The tip of the long spear in his hand also gleamed, indicating that it was no ordinary object.
As Tian Quan charged out, the Imperial Guards and Border Army Commanders responsible for protecting the Divine Machine Camp also surrounded them. The six Profound Realm experts barely managed to hold off the powerful Ulex, but that was all they could do. Under the Earth Elemental Qi attack of a King-level expert, the Profound Realm experts had little power to fight back and could only recklessly pour their Yuan Qi into their Yuan Qi armor, passively taking the beating.
"Boom... Boom"
The cannons roared incessantly for two hours. In the sub-zero temperatures, they had to be cooled with cold water, and plumes of white steam rose from the scorching barrels.
Tens of thousands of shells were concentrated on the five sections of the city wall, and the wall finally began to collapse, turning from a steep slope into a gentle slope.
"Aww!"
Blackham hadn't expected the Great Xia army's new equipment to bombard for so long. Even the old catapults couldn't fire for so long. The power of the cannons' continuous fire far exceeded his expectations. He had thought the city walls could hold out for a while, but now it seemed impossible.
Blackham roared and tried to break free from Zhao Qirui's entanglement and rush towards the city wall. He no longer cared that the aftershocks of their battle would cause great damage to the city wall. In the past, fighting near the city was avoided, but today he would rather let the city wall collapse in his hands than destroy the nearby artillery position.
The artillery position was only two miles away from the city wall. If Blackham and Zhao Qirui were allowed to fight in this vicinity, the destructive power of a battle between super-level experts would be devastating to people and things. The city wall would certainly collapse, and the artillery would suffer heavy casualties.
Blackham suddenly stopped, as if there was nothing in front of him, but his eyes were extremely serious.
"The Great Shaman is indeed extraordinary. I was in Cihou Kogar, but I never expected that you would discover my whereabouts."
Prince Qin Mu of Yan appeared in the air. No one could understand how he had hidden there. The methods of cultivators at the Realm level were all unique and difficult for outsiders to comprehend.
"It seems that the Great Xia has been planning this battle for a long time. Two of the four Great Xia realm experts have arrived. They really think highly of me, Blackham." After a brief moment of doubt, Blackham's fighting spirit was further ignited. His aura rose again, and he actually wanted to fight two against one.
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