Chapter 726 Trapped City
Old Master Xu summoned the captain who stayed on the city wall and asked him about the movements of the Frost Spirit army outside the city after he returned.
The Frost Spirit Clan’s camp outside the west gate of Dragon City was completely destroyed, and the leaders of the Frost Spirit Clan’s army must have gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
As long as we determine which camp these people are currently gathering in, south, east or north, we can achieve the desired results by launching a surprise attack on any camp where they are not.
After some inquiries, Mr. Xu learned that the leaders of the Frost Spirit Clan had gathered at the camp outside the south gate.
In other words, at this moment, we can raid any camp outside the north gate and east gate.
But to be on the safe side, a raid on the North Gate camp is the safest option.
In that case, let’s send troops!
Another surprise attack, a lightning strike!
Old Master Xu led his men and horses, galloping all the way and setting fire to the Frost Spirits' North Gate Camp. As for how many casualties they had caused to the other side, time was running out and there was no time to assess.
In short, although the results of this battle were not as good as the raid on the Frost Spirits' camp outside the west gate, the blow it caused to the Frost Spirits was not much different.
“This is a shame!”
When the news that the camp outside the north city gate was burned down by Old Man Xu and his men reached the ears of the Frost Spirit nobles, these Frost Spirit nobles immediately exploded collectively.
"No compromise, attack the city!"
"Attack day and night!"
"Massacre the city!"
"The glory of God must not be blasphemed!"
The nobles who had just decided to negotiate with Mr. Xu suddenly changed their minds.
If Mr. Xu knew that the Frost Spirit people had planned to negotiate with him, but were discouraged by his actions, he would probably regret it for a long time.
After all, if Mr. Xu could use negotiations to delay time, that would be exactly what he wanted.
The Frost Spirits' advantage lies in the season of ice and snow, not in the warm weather, especially in the hot weather.
Therefore, when fighting against the Frost Spirits, it would be best if we could delay the battle until summer.
Unfortunately, Mr. Xu didn't know that he had such an opportunity.
Old Master Xu led his men to raid the Frost Spirits' camp in the north of the city and returned with a great victory.
The morale of the military and civilians in the city rose again.
However, in the middle of the night, the Frost Spirits launched an unexpected attack.
If Old Master Xu had not ordered people to observe the movements of the Frost Spirits day and night, they might have been caught off guard by their night attack.
Old Master Xu, who had been prepared, did not let anyone make any noise. Instead, he pretended not to notice anything and waited until a large number of Frost Spirit people approached the city wall before suddenly launching an attack.
The slings first threw jars of kerosene to light up the night.
Then arrows rained down, covering the barbarian army under the city.
The defenseless Frost Spirit army suffered an unprecedented blow, and in just a short moment, at least thousands of people were killed.
The Frost Spirits' attack was blocked, and they could only abandon the corpses and retreat in embarrassment.
This attack was the first time since the siege began that the Frost Spirits suffered the most devastating losses without even climbing the city walls.
It didn't even cause any damage to Mr. Xu and his men who were defending the city.
"Is this a joke?"
Old Master Xu waited for the Frost Spirits to retreat, looking puzzled.
If the Frost Spirits continue to attack the city in this way, then they will not be able to have any impact on them.
But it was obvious that this night scene was an accident.
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After a brief and unsuccessful night raid, the Frost Spirits fell silent.
Until dawn, the Frost Spirits did not make any further moves.
But when it was daylight, the Frost Spirits' attack came as expected.
This time, the Frost Spirits were different from usual. They did not scale the city walls in a large scale, but instead focused on attacking the four gates of Dragon City.
The sturdy Frost Spirit people carried huge trees and hit the city gate again and again.
Although the gate of Longcheng is strong, it will be breached sooner or later under such impact.
On the city gate tower, rolling logs and stones were thrown down, and kerosene was poured down, trying to kill all the Frost Spirits who were hitting the city gate.
However, the other side seemed to be stubborn. No matter how many people died, they still kept ramming the city gate regardless.
"My Lord, the East Gate is about to collapse!"
After most of the day, the commander of the east gate brought unfortunate news.
Old Master Xu took a deep breath and could only order the city gate to be completely blocked.
In this way, even if the Frost Spirits broke through the city gate, they would not be able to rush into the city.
But in this case, Mr. Xu and others in the city would have no chance of leaving the city through the east gate.
And that's not the worst of it.
The worst thing is that once all four city gates have to be blocked, Dragon City will become a trapped city. They can only passively withstand the attacks of the Frost Spirits and will no longer have the possibility of counterattack at any time.
Obviously, this is what the Frost Spirits are planning.
"My Lord, we cannot allow the Frost Spirits to continue like this. Once all four city gates are lost, we will be completely trapped in the city!"
"That may not be the case!"
Old Master Xu chuckled, waved his hand, and said, "Pass my order, block all the city gates!"
Want to trap yourself in the city?
This is a joke!
If you Frost Spirits can think of digging a hole to attack the city, then isn't it reasonable for me to dig a hole from inside the city to outside the city?
War is a treacherous path.
Mr. Xu thought of the tactic of digging tunnels, so he naturally no longer worried about the city gate being blocked.
When the Frost Spirits thought they were trapped in the city, I could give them a huge surprise at the critical moment.
Old Master Xu had a plan in mind, so he quickly blocked the remaining three city gates.
Seeing that all four city gates were blocked, the Frost Spirit people could only retreat in a panic after breaking through the city gates.
"Tuoba Aofeng, hurry up, gather the men, and dig four tunnels leading out of the city!"
"Digging a tunnel?"
Tuoba Aofeng was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Mr. Xu meant.
The city gates were blocked, but they were not necessarily trapped in the city.
"I'll go gather some men right away!"
Tuoba Aofeng understood what Mr. Xu meant and immediately went to gather people.
Although digging holes is not what the Northern Barbarians are good at, there are professional craftsmen in the city who can guide them. They don’t need to know how to dig holes, they just need to know how to do the work.
After all, digging a hole is hard work.
Coincidentally, the northern barbarians have never lacked strength.
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When the four gates of Longcheng were sealed, the Frost Spirit people outside the city chose to break camp and leave immediately. They did not retreat, but headed towards Pingman City.
When the news reached Mr. Xu's ears, even though he was extremely calm, he became a little panicked.
The Frost Spirit people were clearly preparing to concentrate their forces to capture Pingman City first.
Once Pingman City is captured, the fall of Longcheng will be inevitable when the Northern Barbarian army gathers outside Longcheng.
(End of this chapter)
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