Chapter 2178 - Fierce Battle on the Walls! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Bangbangbang!

Long siege ladders swiftly moved across the ground, and they were quickly raised and brought to lean against the steel walls.

The walls had been covered in a thin layer of ice, making them much smoother than expected. Several of the siege ladders began to slip to the side upon placement, but more soldiers quickly gathered to support the ladders.

“Go!”

With war cries, the alliance soldiers began to climb the ladders up the walls.

Boomboomboom!

Furious explosions and red light filled the skies as flames began to blaze in the skies once more.

The Great Tang had once more begun to launch its kerosene bombs, but this time, the alliance army was able to intercept them while they were high in the air.

“Hahaha! Good!”

The Khitan King heartily laughed at this sight.

“This is true war!”

The Khitans did not fear battle, nor did they fear death, but that way of death had been far too depressing. But everything had changed now, and the battle was beginning to lean toward the alliance side.

“All soldiers, hear my order! Full offensive! Prepare to break the walls!”

Goguryeo Emperor Yeon Gaesomun coldly laughed as he swiftly gave his orders.

An Lushan said nothing, but a faint smile appeared on his face.

The one who laughed last laughed best!

Although Wang Chong had killed three hundred thousand soldiers at the start of the battle, so long as he could break through the walls and annihilate the Great Tang, he wouldn’t have cared if even more soldiers had died.

“Tian Chengsi, you go as well!” An Lushan suddenly ordered.

“Yes!”

Tian Chengsi bowed from atop his horse and immediately rode off.

Thwishthwishthwish!

Piercing and fear-inducing whistling came from the front as the beehives deluged the battlefield with their arrows.

With every passing moment, large numbers of alliance soldiers died.

But compared to before, the alliance army now had ways to defend. No longer would they have to stand around and wait for death.

Losses were inevitable in battle!

These losses were entirely acceptable to the alliance.

“Today is the day to make your name and become a noble!”

“The King has decreed that the first to reach the walls will be richly rewarded!”

“Army supervisors, watch from the rear! The punisher squad has already been mobilized! Execute all those who retreat! Charging forward is your only path of survival!”

Cries and bellows rang out through the battlefield.

Ropes, siege ladders… the soldiers of the alliance used various methods to climb the walls, with some soldiers even climbing up using the beehives protruding from the walls.

Clang!

An officer swung his saber, and in a flash of sparks, his Stellar-Energy-infused saber left a long scar on the beehives.

With a clack, the beehive that had been about to unleash another downpour of arrows froze.

Beehives were made from refined iron and reinforced with inscriptions, but it wasn’t like they were made of Meteoric Metal. When encountering powerful weapons or techniques, they would still end up being destroyed.

More and more soldiers continued to surge up the walls, and though they encountered various obstacles, they continued their frenzied charge.

“Hahaha, I’m finally on the walls! I am the first!”

A soldier jumped and quickly landed at the top of the walls, and behind him, hundreds of soldiers braved the volley of arrows to join him.

The thin sheet of fragile ice, the curved steel walls, and the beehive volleys…

To climb these walls that were more than seventy meters high took a great deal of effort, but even so, they had finally succeeded.

But a moment later, that cheering soldier spotted what was behind the walls and instantly froze. The eyes of the Youzhou, Eastern Turkic, Goguryeon, Xi, and Khitan soldiers all flew open in fear.

While assaulting the city, they had not been suffering from very strong resistance, and they had not seen any Tang soldiers on the walls, the master archers having withdrawn into the fortress some time ago. But now, they finally understood why. Stationed within the walls was an army of nearly two hundred thousand Tang soldiers.

All of these armored Tang soldiers glared at them with cold eyes, none of them making a sound. Farther in, several thousand master archers stood in neat ranks, their countless arrows aimed at the soldiers on the walls.

This terrifying sight made the hearts of the alliance soldiers freeze.

Before they could react, bowstrings twanged and a rain of arrows arrived. The sharp, armor-piercing heads easily pierced through their armor and penetrated into their hearts or foreheads.

Without even a groan, these alliance soldiers went limp and dropped from the walls.

Meanwhile, the heavy infantry lying in wait behind the walls did not move. They were still waiting, waiting for even more soldiers to gather on the walls.