empire wars

Chapter 149 The Battle of Offense and Defense
Xia Yuanfeng shook his head and said patiently. "Although the Taishan Covenant has restrictions, it only restricts you from taking action against ordinary people. It also has a protective effect. As long as you don't die, even if the forces are defeated, you can keep the family behind you and let the family pass on. The innate covenant is beneficial to both parties. Benefits, you think about it."

"What if I don't agree?" Bai Qi asked.

"Then you have to pass the three of us. Even if you defeat the three of us, you will face all the members who joined the Taishan Covenant. You have to think carefully." Xia Yuanfeng said seriously.

"I hope you don't agree." Wei Zhaowen said with a sneer.

"I won't join the Tarzan Covenant for the time being, the lord must decide in person. But I won't take any further action in this battle."

Bai Qi glanced at the man. "However, the premise of the innate covenant must be that both forces have innate warriors. You three, who is the innate warrior behind Yu Benzhi?"

my lord! ?
The three of them were secretly surprised by Bai Qi's title.

Innate warriors are already the most peak group of people in this world, either the ancestors of various families, the helmsmen of great powers, or the heads and suzerains of major sects.

Who would have expected that Bai Qi would call Qin Yuan his lord.

Even if Bai Qi was Qin Yuan's subordinate before, but after breaking through to Xiantian, his status will inevitably rise greatly, so it's not strange to sit with Qin Yuan.

"This old man can be regarded as a half. The old man is not protecting the original, but protecting the entire Liangzhou city and the people in the city, so as not to suffer unnecessary casualties."

Li Shide floated forward a little, looked at Bai Qi and said, "This old man is from the Li family. If one day, you capture Liangzhou City and become the lord of Liangzhou, this old man will also protect Liangzhou City."

Li Shide's attitude was considered neutral, obviously leaving a way out for himself.

But from his standpoint, it seemed that he didn't believe in the state shepherd Yu Benzhi, and was more inclined to Qin Yuan's side, who could win Liangzhou City.

"Since it's not, why don't you take refuge with my lord now, Liangzhou City will be in your pocket sooner or later."

Bai Qi said confidently.

When Li Shide heard the words, he just shook his head lightly, but did not refute.

"Since your Excellency abides by the Taishan Covenant, you can't retreat for the time being, and don't use the power above innate."

Xia Yuanfeng looked directly at the god-killing figure, and said.

"Forget it, even if I don't make a move, you can't stop my 20 army."

Bai Qi thought about it for a while, seeing the scalps of the three innate warriors go numb, and finally spoke.

"All soldiers, attack with all your strength and capture Liangzhou City!"

Bai Qi shouted loudly, and the god-killing aura gradually disappeared.

The three of Xia Yuanfeng looked at each other, they all saw the helplessness in their eyes, this person is really too strong.

The aura of one person actually made the three of them join forces, which was barely able to stop it.

Bai Qi's compromise was not to fear the three of them, but to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

There are still many uncertain factors in the innate battle.

As a general who leads troops in battle, he must take these factors into consideration if he does not fight uncertain battles.

Swish swish!
Before the three could evacuate, countless arrows flew towards them.

"This"

Xia Yuanfeng gasped. There must be at least hundreds of thousands of arrows. Could it be that the enemy has hundreds of thousands of crossbowmen?

The next moment, Xia Yuanfeng's figure disappeared.

With so many arrows and flowing stones, even innate warriors have to avoid their edge.

Since Bai Qi didn't make any moves anymore, Xia Yuanfeng wouldn't make any moves either.

Xia Wuchai, as the guardian of the Taishan Covenant, is not from any family.

The purpose of this trip is the purest, just to get Bai Qi to join the Taishan Covenant, not as careful as Wei Zhaowen, nor like Li Shide, who is in a dilemma and hesitates.

"Kill kill kill!"

Outside the city, the loud and majestic momentum spread throughout the battlefield, people and vehicles galloped, the noise shook the sky, and behemoths slammed into the city wall.

The siege army did not have the [-] crossbowmen Xia Yuanfeng had imagined.

However, there are [-] strong crossbowmen holding hundreds of crossbows, and tens of thousands of arrows fly out every second, comparable to the number of shots from ten ordinary military crossbows.

In addition, there is also a sharpshooter who uses a unicorn bow as a precision shooter, and each arrow can accurately hit the soldiers outcropping on the city wall.

The most important thing is that both the crossbowman and the sharpshooter stand at a distance of 300 meters to shoot.

As for the crossbows of the city defenders, the longest attack distance is only 150 meters. With the advantage of the city wall, they can shoot at a position of more than 200 meters at most, but the attack power has become very weak.

"Long-range attack, bomb for an hour first."

When Bai Qi returned to the army, he did not launch a full-scale siege, but let the long-range army consume it.

Since Bai Qi himself can't do it himself, it is not an easy task to break through the city wall.

The height and thickness of the walls of Liangzhou City far exceeded those encountered in previous battles.

Moreover, there are 20 defenders in the city, not the scum of the Tiandao Army.

"Even if Bai Qi doesn't make a move, do you think Liangzhou City can hold it?"

The three of Xia Yuanfeng did not return to the city, but stood at a certain corner of the city, watching countless flying boulders continuously bombard the city wall.

There is also a giant siege beast more than ten meters high, constantly hitting the top of the city.

Especially the siege engine, every time it hits, the city wall trembles violently.

These are not one or two, but hundreds of them. There are no less than a hundred siege vehicles such as siege vehicles alone, covering the entire length of the city wall.

This is not the most terrifying thing. What is terrible is the long-range attack of the army outside the city, but the defenders inside the city have no ability to fight back.

In the long run, the morale of the defenders will inevitably be affected.

The day of breaking the city is just around the corner.

The corner of Li Shide's mouth moved, but he still chose to shut up, sighed and shook his head.

Wei Zhaowen next to him had a wonderful expression on his face, worried, frightened, and angry... as if Liangzhou City belonged to him.

After a while, when they saw the Tianyi sharpshooter, all three of them showed horrified expressions on their faces.

Tianyi's marksman has the attack power to threaten the innate warriors.

With the Yidu battlefield, the Tianyi sharpshooter has shown his might, and all forces have a certain understanding of the Tianyi sharpshooter.

In addition to preventing Bai Qi from making a move this time, it is also to prevent Tianyi sharpshooter from erupting his innate power.

Xia Yuanfeng moved slightly, then stopped again.

The Tianyi sharpshooter has joined the battle, but he has not exploded with innate strength that surpasses acquired strength.

And every Tianyi marksman is an acquired martial artist, so they have no reason to stop.

"How did Qin Yuan cultivate so many acquired archers?"

Xia Yuanfeng said in surprise.

Unfortunately, no one gave him an answer.

The war continued to erupt. With Tianyi's sharpshooter, every time the spirit-breaking arrow hit, it could leave indelible marks on the city wall, and the buildings on the city wall continued to collapse.

Every time an arrow fell, at least dozens of soldiers defending the city died.

Gradually, there were fewer and fewer guarding soldiers on the top of the city, corpses were everywhere, and there was no place to stay.

"Kill kill kill!"

After one hour of continuous bombing, the defenders suffered heavy losses, while the morale of the siege army soared.

"Siege!"

Seeing that the time was almost up, Bai Qi gave the order to siege the city.

Bai Qi narrowed his eyes and looked at a place. The three innate warriors were staring at him to prevent him from making a move. The same was true for Bai Qi. Since he did not rely on innate strength, he could also capture Liangzhou City by relying on the strength of the army.

The horn of the attack sounded, and the ready army suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the city wall.

At this moment, the endless army poured out like a mountain torrent, crashing head-on, a tall ladder was placed on the top of the city, and an elite soldier charged up with a sharp sword.

Immediately, the shouts of killing continued to sound, and the entire battlefield exploded like a frying pan.

The cold light was cold, and sharp arrows flew across.

Once the soldiers on the top of the city appeared, they would be hit by flying arrows with precision.

And if there are generals who stand up to command, they will be attacked by Tianyi's sharpshooter. The power of the broken spirit arrow is enough to kill ordinary Houtian warriors on the spot.

In an instant, the leading soldiers of the Killing God Army rushed to the top of the city, and the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

"Quickly, quickly, plug that gap."

The city defense general watched the killing god army charge up, and immediately mobilized the army to encircle and suppress.

After a while, the battlefield was stained red with blood. Hundreds of thousands of troops fought fiercely, and the city wall battlefield stretched for miles. Hundreds of thousands of people died every minute and every second.

The battlefield is brutal, especially in offensive and defensive battles where both sides are throwing large numbers of soldiers.

Fate is like a mustard, people are like ants, anyone is in danger of falling.

Even an innate warrior must act cautiously on the battlefield.

On the city wall tens of meters wide, soldiers from both sides collided like two torrents.

Suddenly, countless blood flowers were aroused, and blood flowers splashed to the ground.

At this moment, countless army soldiers fell and turned into blood, fragmented.

As the first army to rush to the top of the city to fight, the Killing God Army faced several times the number of enemies. Although they were very strong, they still encountered tenacious resistance from the enemies.

Ten times as many enemies rushed over, guarding the last line of defense.

kill kill kill!

All eyes are focused on the top of the city.

The soldiers of both sides collided fiercely, like a meat grinder, hundreds of people were killed every second.

"Press the heavy shield and push the enemy down the wall!"

The garrison general ordered the battle.

Boom boom boom!
In an instant, a torrent of black steel appeared on the top of the city, holding a huge shield weighing more than a hundred catties, mixed with sharp spear blades, rushing towards the edge of the city wall recklessly.

Ahhhhh!
Countless soldiers, no matter the enemy or us, were pushed to the edge of the city wall by the sudden appearance of thousands of shield soldiers.

"push!"

With a drink, the Heavy Shield Step continued forward, pushing all the soldiers down the city wall in an instant.

The city wall was more than [-] meters high, even if the acquired martial artist couldn't drop it, he would have to die, not to mention the physique of a mere soldier.

Bang bang bang!
Under the city wall, streaks of blood exploded, and the scene was comparable to purgatory on earth.

Bai Qi watched this scene with cold eyes.

War is so cruel, especially siege warfare, which must cost countless lives.

In the past, Bai Qi was able to take action, which greatly reduced the casualties of soldiers, but now, he commanded the army to fight at most, and could not end in person.

If it was fighting on the plains, the losses would not be so heavy, at least there is still the advantage of cavalry.

But the siege battle, even with countless siege weapons, still has the disadvantage in terms of geographical advantages.

Round after round of soldiers rushed to the top of the city frantically, only to be brutally repelled by the enemy.

Repeatedly, it lasted several hours.

It wasn't until night fell that Bai Qi gave the order and blew the horn to retreat.

Xihai County Mansion is located in the west of Qinghai County.

At the same time, it is also the westernmost county of Xiyong Liangzhou, and also the westernmost county of the entire Lie Han Dynasty.

When the North Qiang-An-Kor coalition forces attacked Xiyong Liangzhou, Xihai County was the first to capture it, and now it has become the base camp of the An-Han coalition forces taking root in the Lie Han Dynasty.

"Qin Yuan's army came fiercely, annihilating our [-] army guarding Jincheng County, and even attacking Liangzhou City."

There are two people in the seat, one of them is the chief of the An clan, An Yingchen.

It was An Yingchen who spoke at this time.

"Yu Benzhi wants to cooperate with us, what's your opinion?"

The other is Han Zuowu, the eldest prince of the Han family's royal family and the future heir to the king.

"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Qin Yuan's forces cannot be allowed to break through Liangzhou City, otherwise our army will not be able to support it all the way west."

A counselor spoke up.

After some discussions, the two generals of the An family and the Han family reached an agreement to assist Liangzhou City to resist Qin Yuan's army together.

"900 people were killed in battle, 3000 were injured, ten catapults were damaged, fifty siege engines were damaged, and arrows were shot from Jinglan climbing the ladder."

Bai Qi listened to his subordinates' report, his face became very solemn.

Siege warfare has always been the most difficult of all wars.

The preparations for the siege this time were actually very sufficient, but the only miscalculation was the appearance of the three innate warriors, which led to the shattering of the original siege plan.

Bai Qi was unable to play the role of an innate warrior to attack the city, and Tianyi sharpshooter was also unable to explode with innate power, which greatly hindered the progress of the siege.

If a conventional siege is carried out and Liangzhou City is captured, then the casualties in the future may be even more tragic than today.

And the enemy is not a small person.

The city wall that was attacked was also not a small town.

Liangzhou City has a wall of more than 30 meters, a garrison of 20, and complete defensive equipment, which is enough to block the full-scale attack of most of the forces in the world.

"If you want to take Liangzhou City, the strategy is basically useless, unless you can counteract the family forces or the army in the city."

Bai Qi rubbed his head. Apart from hard power, Bai Qi really couldn't think of any good solution.

Liangzhou City is now a fortress of iron and steel, and it is impossible to enter and exit normally. Now it is a step too late to instigate the families in the city.

"General, do you want to continue the siege tomorrow?"

asked one of the generals below.

"Siege! But only send strong crossbowmen, sharpshooters, catapults and other long-range attack troops to carry out long-range strikes and consume the enemy's vitality."

Bai Qi thought for a while and said.

At the same time, Bai Qi asked someone to pass the news of today's battle to Qin Yuan.

It's a pity, if Meng Tian was present, relying on the strength of the two of them, they would not be afraid of Xia Yuanfeng and the others.

"Yes!"

After discussing the matter of attacking the city tomorrow, all the generals took orders to leave.

Bai Qi went outside the tent, looking at the Liangzhou City in the distance, where the flames were flickering.

This is a very difficult war, and the forces of the enemy and ourselves are very close.

If you want to capture Liangzhou City, you must kill all the defenders. Even if Yu Benzhi is determined to recruit militias in the city, he can pull up an army of 20 or even [-] at any time.

These new recruits even only need to take advantage of the city wall to cause the siege soldiers to suffer a lot of casualties.

"If you gather the great Qin Huwei in the army to form a team of sharp knives, and cooperate with the Tianyi sharpshooter, you can try it."

Bai Qi was thinking of countermeasures.

If a line of defense is torn apart on the top of the city and occupied all the time, so that the army can continuously rush to the top of the city and engage in hand-to-hand combat, there is a good chance.

However, what needs to be faced is the fierce counterattack of the enemy, and even the death of both.

"Hateful Tarzan Covenant."

Bai Qi clenched his fist. If it weren't for this covenant, he would be able to display his innate power today, enter the city, and even tear down the entire city wall.

(End of this chapter)