1200 Army from the Wes (1/2)

Chapter 1200 – Army from the West

'Bada!'

After an arduous journey with much danger, the cavalry finally hung the chain onto the steel ring at the end of the arrow.

After completing the mission, the captain gave out a sigh of relief. Looking around him, of the 100 men, only four were left. The rest were either killed or fell to the ground from their injuries.

Seeing their captain look over, the injured soldiers grinned, ”Captain, you guys go, do not care about us.” The way here was difficult, and the way back was naturally not easy.

To take these casualties and rush back was close to an impossible task.

When they accepted the mission, they were mentally prepared to die.

However, the captain was really determined. He did not say a word as he carried an injured man and charged out. When the remaining four saw that, they followed suit, each carrying one, braving the arrow rain and charging back to where they came from.

Whether they could live or not was up to the heavens.

When the Major General saw that, he gave out a smile, ”Not bad, as expected from soldiers under me. Send my orders, send a squadron of people to receive them. The rest of us shall provide cover fire.”

”Yes, general!”

As they spoke, a squadron of cavalry charged out.

The cavalry on the frontlines armed their bows and rained down at the city wall to interfere with the attacks of the enemy.

When the defending general saw that, he said coldly, ”You still want to leave? Stop them!” If they allowed the enemy to do as they liked, the face of the Great Zhou army would be totally lost.

”Yes, general!”

Both sides rained down arrows on one another; both sides fought with pleasure.

Maybe the heavens were really blessing them. Under such dense arrow fire, the 10 cavalry soldiers actually managed to successfully gather up with the receiving troops and not a single one died.

When the defending general saw that, his face was really dark.

What would truly make his face change was still to come. After the cavalry returned, the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps had new activities. The eight biggest and strongest iron armored beast with the rods on them pulled onto the chain as they started to move.

The long chains became taut right away.

At this point, the secret weapon of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps was fully revealed. They wanted to use the arrow pierced into the city gate along with the brute force of the iron armored cavalry to pull down the city gate.

'Hei!'

Under the command of the cavalry, the eight iron armored beasts used all their strength and charged forward. As they used too much strength, their hooves even dented the ground.

'Aang~'

The heads of the beasts tilted forward. Their front claws grasped at the ground as they proceeded forward with much difficulty.

Under the strong pulls from the iron armored beasts, the city gates started to creak. The door frame was slowly starting to change shape, obviously unable to withstand the heavy force.

Seeing that, the defending general's face changed. Only now did he understand the true intentions of the enemy.

”General, what should we do?”

If the city gates were pulled down, the 200 thousand Great Xia Guards Legion Corps troops would be able to charge into the city. The Great Zhou soldiers' faces were all ashen white.

The defending general was lost.

The iron chain was immune to oil, and even if one threw stones at it, the stones were knocked away and had no effect as the chain was taut.

The only way would be to proactively exit the city. However, that was also the worst method.

'Kachi~kachi~'

In such a short while, the entire city gate had totally changed shape and was about to be pulled down.

”We have no choice, prepare to fight!” The city defense general knew that they were unable to prevent the enemy from breaking in. The only choice was to have a brawl with them within the city.

Hearing their general say that, the faces of the surrounding soldiers changed, and their eyes turned around with unease.

With just 70 thousand men, how could they defeat 200 thousand Great Xia Guards Legion Corps soldiers? Even the strongest palace guards were beaten by the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps despite having a numerical advantage.

Much less now, where they numbered only a third of the enemy. If they really fought, they would definitely die. Thinking about how the east gate had not been blocked up, there were soldiers planning to smoothly leave the battle and escape toward the east.

'Honglong!'

The west gate was the first to succumb as it collapse to the ground.

”Charge!”

The 2nd legion Legion General Ma Chao waved his spear forward and gave the order to attack.

”Kill!”

After receiving the military order, the cavalry surged toward the city gate like a flood, not bothering about the arrows flying toward them. In front of absolute numbers, an arrow rain would not be able to cause much of a threat to the army.

The huge army galloping on the green stone streets gave out 'Da da' noises.

At the end of the street, the Great Zhou army had hurriedly formed up. They looked toward the aggressively charging army with fear and trepidation. Currently, their stomachs and legs were trembling. The fame of the Great Xia Guards Legion Corps really sent a chill down their spines.