947 Crushing Defea (1/2)

Chapter 947 – Crushing Defeat

Entering the 10th month, the weather suddenly became cooling. Even in noon, the weather was not hot, and the only thing hot was the atmosphere outside Yongren City.

200 thousand Alliance Army troops surrounded the city, and one formation after another lined up outside the city. Amongst the formations, there were siege chariots, arrow turrets, and other siege weapons.

Under the legs of the warriors at the front, there were siege ladders.

200 thousand troops were waiting for one order before they launched their attack on Yongren City.

In the middle troop tent, Wang Meng stood at the highest point of the little hill, while Xiao Nianying and the others lined up behind him. All of them were focused on the battlefield, focused on Yongren City that was not far away.

This was the first time any of them had commanded 200 thousand troops to siege, so they were all really excited.

Even Xiao Nianyang, who was always really arrogant, could not hide his excitement. As an adventure gamemode player, he obviously did not have a chance to participate in such a huge battle before.

In comparison, adventure gamemode player battles were nothing.

As he looked out, Xiao Nianying finally noticed Baiqi on the city wall, ”Who knows where Baiqi get his confidence from, he actually is unafraid of dying?”

Little Mutuo joked, ”It is not that he is unafraid of dying. Maybe he plans to change sides.”

”Even if he changes sides, it will not be your turn. Your place is too small to fit such a god!” Xiao Nianying did not give Little Mutuo even a little bit of face. The latter's face instantly turned ugly.

Xiao Nianying did not care, and he acted like nothing had happened.

Wang Meng looked up into the sky. Seeing that it was noon, he ordered, ”Sound the drums!”

'Dong! Dong! Dongdong...'

The order was received by the two largest war drums in the middle troop camp. Receiving this signal, the war drums on the frontlines all sounded out with the same tempo of drumming.

They were drumming the 'prince qin breaking through the enemy array'.

The deafening drums brought with it an energizing power.

Listening to the drums that would make ones' blood boil, the sword shield soldiers on the frontlines followed the tempo and used their war blades to hit their shields. They roared out like animals, 'Ha! Ha! Haha...'

Tens of thousands of people shouted together. Along with the loud war drums, the sounds that they made reverberated through the wilderness, echoing back and forth through the mountains. Some birds were shocked, and just as they flew into the air, it was like they were shot by an arrow as they dropped into the bushes.

This sound formed an unbreakable aura, and it charged right at the Dragon Legion Corps soldiers. No matter how strong the Dragon Legion Corps was, in front of such an array, they were terrified.

The civilians in Yongren City were so afraid that they shivered.

Seeing the situation, Wang Meng gave a satisfied smile, ”Attack!”

Receiving the order, the drums changed and became more hurried.

The messenger soldiers that were ready long ago waved their red flags, giving the order to attack. The military order was swiftly passed down all the way to the frontlines.

Receiving the order, the generals waved their machetes and hollered, ”Attack!”

Even the frontlines were two kilometers away from the city walls. Getting the order, the sword shield soldiers continued to hit their shields or push siege weapons as they proceeded forth in a stable and calm manner.

The airtight encirclement was like a pocket, getting smaller and smaller, and it was about to swallow up Yongren City.

Every step that the army took could make the ground shake. The shaking encapsulated a destructive power that no one could block.

Seeing this, Wang Meng turned around to Little Mutuo and the others and smiled, ”You guys have trained your troops well!”

Little Mutuo and the others revealed gleeful expressions as well as looks of pride.

Not to mention other aspects, but just the aura that they were giving off made the 200 thousand of them look like a well-trained elite army.

At the current moment, Wang Meng was becoming more and more confident about taking down Yongren City.

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In the short while that they them were talking, the vanguard forces reached 500 meters away from the city walls. Any further and they would enter the attack range of the enemy.

Wang Meng sent down his orders without any hesitation, and the war drums changed once more, becoming even quicker. The frontline commanding officers, upon receiving the signal, waved the swords in their hands and shouted, ”Charge!”

”Kill!”

The army suddenly quickened their pace. Before, they were walking but now were running as they charged at the city walls with all their strength. The faster they arrived under the walls, the safer it was.

The huge army was like a black flood, flowing right at the city.

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On the Yongren City city wall, Baiqi was like a spear, standing straight in the middle of the wall.

Baiqi had been in even bigger battles, so the array outside could not even surprise him. Once the enemy was within a thousand meters, he calmly spat out two words, ”Get ready!”

The order seemed really vague but all the troops understood.

With a 'Shua!' the huge items under the covers were revealed. Naturally, they were the Z1 type cannons. Based on rough estimations, there were no less than 500 of them.

These cannons were all the available ones from Steel City, and Baiqi had taken them all.

The black cannon openings of the cannons pointed outward, making one feel a chill run down their spines.

This was the natural threat of a firearm weapon.

Once the enemy troops got in range, without needing Baiqi to order them, they fired the 500 cannons. Their main targets were the siege chariots and the arrow turrets.

'Hong! Hong! Hong!'

The cannonballs formed a perfect arc in the air, and they accurately struck siege weapon after siege weapon.

The P1 Type Cannon from long ago had already tossed aside the backward solid core cannonballs and had used cannonballs filled with gunpowder. The moment the cannonball struck its target, it would explode and cause a lot of damage.

With a 'Huala!' the siege chariots that were hit broke into two. The broken parts fell straight down toward the people below, causing mass panic.

The explosion of the cannonball caused shrapnel to shoot out, killing off a huge group of people. The cannonballs were like fireworks all around, bursting apart in the crowd.

The morale that they had just gathered up was instantly crushed.

Based on rough estimations, in just this round of attack, there were 300 siege weapons that were hit and 200 became useless on the spot.

As the Alliance Army stood stunned, the cannon fire continued.

Without a doubt, this was the threat that Great Xia had prepared for the Alliance Army.

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Seeing the cannons on the city wall revealed, Wang Meng and the others who were focused on the battlefield were stunned. Even so, Wang Meng did not give any further instructions, and the hurried drum beats continued to sound.

Wang Meng was ready to make sacrifices.

As long as he achieved his strategic goal, anything was worth it for the Yanhuang Alliance. Hence, when the frontline hesitated, he gave them the order to go all out.

The moment this order was given, anyone who dared to retreat or run would be executed.

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”Kill!”

The Alliance Army was not a bunch of weaklings. Naturally, they would not be easily frightened. With the military order given, they rushed against the cannon fire and launched their ferocious assault on Yongren City. They quickly charged to the foot of the city wall.

In the process, half of the siege chariots were destroyed.

'Da! Da! Da!'

Without the siege chariots, the scaling ladders were put to use.

Simple, direct.

The defending Dragon Legion Corps did not show any mercy. They shot arrows, threw stones, rolled wood, or poured down alchemical fire oil.