Chapter 825 Liang Army Attacks the City
On the wall of Anling City, the horn sounded as an alarm. As early as the moment when the reconnaissance team on the opposite side frequently launched operations outside their border line, the garrison troops led by Shi Lei had already made preparations.
Now the actions are being taken in an orderly manner.
Climbing onto the top of the wall, Shi Lei directly activated the "Eye of Insight" to observe the situation in the distance.
Upon seeing this, Shi Lei frowned slightly and fell silent.
When the soldiers saw Shi Lei's expression, they thought the situation was serious. Little did they know what was in Shi Lei's mind at the moment...
[That's all?]
At this moment, according to his observation with his eyes of insight, there were about four thousand soldiers outside the city.
The siege weapons discovered so far include ladders, siege towers and battering rams, which are considered the three most common tools in siege warfare.
But the problem now is that there are nearly three thousand garrison troops in their Anling city.
Unless the enemy has violent gate-opening equipment like the three-bow crossbow, which can directly blow up their city gates and kill their way in, it is basically a pipe dream for them to capture their Anling City with only 4,000 siege troops in the normal siege mode.
Thinking back to when their Great Zhou attacked the New World, as the general at that time, Shi Lei had encountered even more severe situations. Now he really didn't take the current situation seriously.
However, the problem that more than half of the people in the city are new recruits cannot be ignored.
Thinking of this, Shi Lei did not relax at all and quickly arranged the entire defense task.
At the same time, the Liang State commander frowned as he looked at Anling City in the distance.
Although before they set out, their Majesty had already said that the Chinese country across the street had been weakened by years of war and was now a paper tiger that would break with a single poke, they had the help of the Centaur mercenaries and would surely win this battle!
But at this time, the Liang coach was still not optimistic.
Having experienced the previous war, he was naturally clear about the strength of the Centaur mercenaries.
So he also knew that the Centaur mercenaries were cavalry units. Unless the enemy took the initiative to attack, the Centaur mercenaries would not be of much use in siege warfare.
As his thoughts raced, the Liang coach's eyes fell on the capable general beside him.
"Zhao Hu, go challenge them!"
After receiving the order, the black-faced man called Zhao Hu was excited. He rushed up with a big sword in his hand, pointed the sword at the top of the wall, and shouted provocatively...
"You coward! Grandpa Zhao Hu is here, do you dare to come out and fight?!"
After a round of cursing, the gate of Anling City opened quickly and Li Tie rushed out with a battle axe.
"Don't be so arrogant, grandpa will fight you!"
You called me grandpa and I called you grandson, and after a brief friendly exchange, the two figures quickly rode their horses towards each other.
Looking at the black-faced man, Li Tie swung the crystal iron battle axe in his hand without saying a word and chopped at the opponent's face.
He now has one trick up his sleeve. No matter who his opponent is, he will have to take a full-strength blow from his axe first.
Relying on the strength of the crystal iron weapon in his hand, even if this axe cannot kill the opponent, it can at least cut off the opponent's weapon.
When the two sides fight, once the opponent's weapon is broken, his advantage can be quickly magnified! However, what Li Tie did not expect was that the black-faced man looked rough, but in fact he was quite delicate.
In a fight on the battlefield, the most common ones are those using swords or guns. It is rare to see people using axes, let alone using large axes, which look very heavy.
Zhao Hu, who saw this, decided not to fight him head-on. At the moment when the weapons of both sides collided, Zhao Hu tilted the ring-handled broadsword in his hand and directly released the force to the side.
As the opponent was releasing the force, Li Tie almost knocked himself over with this full-strength axe.
Zhao Hu saw the opportunity and turned his blade to counterattack.
Fortunately, Li Tie had amazing strength and a stable lower body, so he pulled the axe back from the air and chopped back with his backhand, forcing Zhao Hu to retreat.
After dodging the attack, Zhao Hu's eyes were filled with surprise.
[How could this guy be so strong? ]
This situation was undoubtedly a little beyond his initial expectations.
During this time, Li Tie used both arms to twist the axe forcefully. His entire face turned purple, but he held his breath and swung the crystal iron battle axe in his hand to chase after Zhao Hu.
Seeing this, Zhao Hu held the sword in his hand diagonally in front of him and countered the opponent's moves.
At the same time, on the top of the wall, Shi Lei had already used the "Eye of Insight" to confirm Zhao Hu's panel, only to see that the opponent's panel was the same as Li Tie's, three stars in bravery and three stars in endurance, and the talent was "Sword General".
Just looking at the panel attributes and talents, they are both equally matched.
Under this premise, Li Tie's weapons, armor, and warhorse are undoubtedly superior to those of the opponent, and they have the upper hand no matter how you look at it.
However, the whole situation was not as he expected.
As soon as Shi Lei saw that the opponent had resolved Li Tie's first axe attack, he knew that the situation was not good.
Then he noticed Li Tie's face which had turned purple, and Zhao Hu who was fighting back against Li Tie's moves all the way under his pursuit. Without saying a word, Shi Lei immediately gave a signal, signaling Li Tie to retreat.
At the same time, the gates of Anling City were also opened.
After hearing the signal, Li Tie, knowing that he was already at the end of his strength, swung his axe again, and rode away without any desire to fight.
Zhao Hu wanted to give chase, but his horse could not outrun the opponent, so he could only watch Li Tie escape back into the city.
The Liang army in the rear didn't know why the enemy general who had been chasing their general suddenly turned around and ran away, but this obviously did not prevent them from celebrating. They just thought that their general had won.
Suddenly, fierce cheers broke out from the enemy camp, which greatly boosted the morale of the Liang army! The attack horn sounded immediately, and they launched an offensive directly towards Anling City.
At the same time, Li Tie, who had entered the city, ignored the soldiers around him and rode his horse back to the military camp as fast as possible.
At this moment, because the enemy is about to attack the city, the soldiers have basically gathered near the city walls to support the battle, and there are basically no people in the military camp.
This made Li Tie unable to suppress his anger any longer. He choked on a mouthful of blood and his hands trembled slightly uncontrollably.
He gritted his teeth, reluctantly removed his arm armor, and rolled up his sleeves. He saw that both his arms had swollen, a shocking dark red color, and even a little purple.
He swung the axe with all his strength but the axe missed. He relied on brute force to pull the axe back and forced Zhao Hu back. This had already strained the muscles in both his arms, and the continuous pursuit made his injuries even worse.
At this moment, if he moved a little, the tearing pain from his arms would make him grit his teeth and gasp.
If the soldiers saw him like this, the impact on morale would be even greater.
Thinking back to the previous battle, Li Tie's face became even uglier.
"That black-faced guy is not simple. During those few moves, I actually felt like I was fighting with Jie Liancheng!"
(End of this chapter)
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