Chapter 636: Siege (extra update for 300 monthly tickets)
"Send a signal and have Drogo and his men harass the enemy's large force. Once the enemy's large force approaches completely, withdraw."
The brief encounter just now made Zhou Xu basically confirm that the opponent's cavalry was indeed no match. In this case, they had no reason not to make use of this advantage as they had the advantage of cavalry.
"Harassment?"
After recognizing the content of the signal and understanding it a little, Drogo quickly understood what it meant. He then led his Centaur cavalry and made a roundabout way to approach the opposing large army.
When the opposing army saw the Centaur cavalry approaching, the soldiers unconsciously tensed up, but they did not act too nervous.
After all, they have more than 3,000 soldiers here, while the Centaur cavalry led by Drogo has only 50 horses.
With such a huge gap in military strength, even if the cavalry has an advantage over the infantry, the other side can do nothing to them.
Just as the troops here were thinking this, the Centaur cavalrymen who had approached a certain distance drew their bows and arrows without hesitation, and fired a rain of arrows at the moving large army.
There have always been Centaurs in this world, so they are very clear about some of the attack methods of Centaur cavalry.
Now facing the sweeping rain of arrows, Long Zhantian, as the commander of the army, quickly gave orders.
"Raise your shield!"
Upon receiving the order, the soldiers raised their shields above their heads to block the rain of arrows falling from the sky.
At the same time, he also ordered his own cavalry to move over and confront the Centaur cavalry led by Drogo from a distance, but he had no intention of approaching them easily.
After all, Long Zhantian knew clearly that their cavalry was no match for the Centaur cavalry on the opposite side. If they took the initiative to attack, they would most likely pay a price.
Instead of that, it is better to keep a distance, rely on the main force, and just show some respect to the opponent.
Drogo roughly guessed the other party's thoughts by looking at the actions of the other party, but it must be said that even if they knew that the other party's cavalry was weak, they did have to pay a little attention when the other party was trying to make its presence felt throughout the whole process. The other party's action did have some effect.
During this period, Long Zhantian also realized that he should not waste time dealing with the Centaur cavalry, so he commanded the large army to speed up and advance to the outside of Huangsha City.
As a result, Drogo and the others didn't dare to wander around outside anymore and quickly ran back to the city.
After all, this area is so small. If the enemy relies on its military force to encircle and intercept them, it will pose a great threat to them.
Even if they managed to break through by force of war charge, they would still face the problem of food supply if they stayed outside.
If the enemy surrounds the city at that time, the trouble will be even greater. It would be better to retreat back to the city safely.
While Drogo and his men retreated back into the city, the large force leading the advancing general Long Zhantian did not rush to launch an offensive, but instead sent out the cavalry again to begin searching the surroundings.
With the large army pressing outside, the Zhou troops stationed in the city really didn't dare to act rashly.
After a round of search, the cavalry commander quickly reported to Long Zhantian.
"Reporting to the General, the mines outside the city and the garrison camp near the edge of the world are all empty."
After confirming the news, Long Zhantian nodded.
[The enemy was not numerous at the time, estimated to be around 500, and the mine outside the city was empty, which meant that the enemy had discovered the slaves of the Wei State.]
[If we don't know if the other side will have additional troops later, and if we use those slaves to defend the country as combat power, then there are at least 1,000 garrison troops in Huangsha City now.]
Their spies in Huangsha City are mixed in with the people. Once the city defense area is blocked, the spies cannot easily get close and find out the situation inside.
However, through simple analysis, Long Zhantian still had some clues.
[According to your majesty's speculation, these should be enemies coming from the other side of the energy channel. The troops we sent over there before are most likely in danger.]
[At the same time, the other party is transferring the population of Huangsha City. According to the report of the spies, at least half of the population in Huangsha City has been transferred away.]
[If we want to stop them, the best way is to besiege the city, but the enemy has at least a thousand garrison troops now. With the limited troops we have, it would be unwise to besiege the city.]
Although at the beginning, as the defender of Huangsha City, Long Zhantian was careless when facing the Great Zhou army with only 500 soldiers, which eventually led to the easy capture of Huangsha City in less than an hour, but this does not mean that he is really that rubbish.
After getting serious, Long Zhantian was able to stand out among many generals and become a defender. He still has some ability. At this moment, his mind is clear and he is not confused.
Normally, he should set up camp outside the city and rest for a night or even a few days before formally attacking the city.
But considering that the opposing Centaur cavalry had the ability to fight at night, Long Zhantian gave up the idea.
"Prepare for the siege!"
The order was given, the horn sounded, and the large army under his command quickly deployed its battle formation.
Long before officially entering Huangsha City, Long Zhantian specifically gave orders to slow down the advancement efficiency and allow the soldiers to slowly adjust their status.
This now gives them the capital to launch a siege directly.
On the outskirts of Huangsha City, large shield soldiers holding large shields formed the front shield wall, escorting siege hammers in the middle and cooperating with the rear troops to advance.
Since the environment here cannot produce any good cavalry, the battles here are basically based on infantry combat, which also means that the strength of the infantry here should not be underestimated.
Although it was said before that the battering ram is not to be feared, the city gate will not be able to withstand being hit too many times.
Taking this into consideration, Shi Lei did not dare to let the other party approach their city gate easily.
"Order the archers, prepare to shoot!"
The Centaurs who had just rushed back into the city were now cooperating with other soldiers to act as archers.
After receiving the order, wave after wave of arrows quickly swept towards the advancing phalanx on the opposite side.
Normal defensive measures like this can only be said to be completely within the opponent's expectations. Those large shields were specially prepared for this moment. No matter how hard the rain of arrows swept, they could not break the shield formation.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the city gate opposite opened quietly.
Immediately afterwards, there was a muffled sound, accompanied by a cold light that flashed by at an extremely fast speed. The unparalleled force instantly blew up the tightly fitted shield wall, and even the soldiers behind the shield wall, who were blocking the entire attack trajectory, were ruthlessly killed!
Instantly, large pieces of flesh and blood, and even fragments of internal organs, began to splatter on the battlefield! (End of this chapter)
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