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Chapter 864: The Fall of the Sacred City
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Sharp and rumbling sounds, thick black clouds covered the sky, and the mighty demon coalition slowly approached the sacred city. Dust rose all over the sky, and the monster soldiers all over the mountains and plains brought extremely strong oppressive force.
In the sacred city, on the sentry tower guarding the city wall, the guards felt a little frightened as they watched the mighty army coming towards them.
The other high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic quickly covered up the assassination of the Minister. At this critical moment, if this matter was leaked, it would definitely be a catastrophic blow to the morale of the city defense troops. Although the Deputy Minister had organized the overall situation in time, the internal operation efficiency of the Ministry of Magic still suffered a serious blow. And at this critical juncture, the demon coalition attacked.
"There's no need to waste any more time. Once the troops are in place, just launch the attack."
Sitting high up in the chariot, Redra said to Chelist beside him calmly. Now Chelist is almost half of Redra's adjutant, or Redra's mouthpiece. Chelist is responsible for executing any orders. As for Dekar, he serves as the general on the front line, responsible for commanding the troops. Sometimes Redra will ask Chelist to directly pass on some dispatching orders to Dekar and handle them on his behalf.
"Yes, my lord!"
The mighty demon coalition deployed in front of the Holy City. However, the situation this time was different from the previous one. The moat surrounding the Holy City was still quite troublesome. In the early stage of the siege, the demon army could not approach immediately. However, Redra was not in a hurry because the insiders who had been planted in the city in advance should have been ready. According to the agreement, the undercovers who infiltrated the city would destroy the western suspension bridge of the Holy City to create a weak point. In order to be able to break through quickly at that time, Redra also arranged more troops in the west.
The smell of gunpowder filled the air, and a war... was about to break out.
"Everyone inside the Holy City, listen up! The Supreme Demon Lord is about to release his mercy. He does not want to see bloodshed and sacrifice, so as long as you can take the initiative to open the city gates and surrender, the Lord can guarantee that you can continue to live in peace without suffering such suffering!"
Before launching the attack, Chelister used amplification magic to speak to the inside of the Holy City. Although the success rate of persuading the enemy to surrender was almost zero, it could still have a certain impact on the morale of the defenders in the city.
The most terrifying thing in war is not having no way out. After all, if there is really no way out, it will stimulate people's fighting spirit and will to win, thus bursting out their potential. Once there is a way out, there are concerns and choices, there will be a risk of collapse.
"Hold on, hold on!!! Don't let the enemy's lies fool you! This is our last home, we have no choice but to defend it!!!"
On the city wall, officers were running around, shouting, and trying to persuade the soldiers. The soldiers were all looking at the enemy across the moat nervously, their hearts almost jumping out of their throats.
As expected, the signboard's persuasion to surrender did not have any effect. In response, Redra did not let his troops waste time and launched an attack directly.
The defense of the Holy City began at dawn on the third day after the demon army arrived. As the demon army began to slowly push out catapults and trebuchets, the defenders on the city wall knew that the battle had begun.
"Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!"
As the low attack horn sounded, the demons' catapults began to attack first, throwing cannonballs at the opposite wall. These cannonballs were powerful, some were large stones that were poured with black oil and set on fire, used to bombard the wall; some were scattered stones, used to kill the defenders on the wall.
In addition to catapults, of course, cannons were also thrown into the siege. Facing the enemy's attack, the defenders of the Holy City did not want to be outdone and launched a counterattack. The magic cannons in the secret compartments of the city wall began to pour firepower towards the enemies on the other side, and the soldiers on the city wall also used their magic rifles to continuously fire and kill the enemies on the other side.
The first two days of fighting were almost smooth and boring. Both sides were basically just using long-range firepower to inefficiently kill the enemy. Because of the moat, the demon coalition was unable to use siege towers and ladders in the battle. To be honest, this did greatly reduce the pressure on the defenders.
But this situation did not last too long. Soon, five days passed in a flash. Facing the massive attack of the demon coalition, the Holy City was able to hold out for five days, which was the longest time a town had ever held out. Not to mention those small and medium-sized towns, even a city of the level of Tyre City only held out for less than three days. There was nothing that could be done about it, because the demon attack was too fierce.
Different from humans. In the human world, in ancient siege warfare, the defenders definitely have an advantage over the attackers. Usually, the defenders of a castle can withstand weeks of siege and attack by enemies that are ten times their number. But that must be based on one basis, that is, both the attackers and the defenders are human beings, and humans are afraid of death. Therefore, even if the attackers have sufficient troops, the commander dare not send his soldiers forward like cannon fodder. If he does so, it is estimated that the soldiers will mutiny within two days.
But the demon army is different. Those demons are ruthless and are natural killing machines. So sending them to attack the city can be done without any psychological burden, and there is no need to worry about their mutiny. Facing such an enemy, it is very difficult for the defenders. After all, as long as the attackers are afraid of death, they will definitely retreat after suffering certain casualties, and organize the next attack after they have recovered. When the attackers rest, it is also precious rest time for the defenders. In this way, the siege time will naturally be very long, and it will become a tug-of-war.
The monsters are not afraid of death, they will only rush forward under the orders from above, and they will continue to rush forward. This is a terrible thing for the defenders, because the enemy can continuously send reserve troops forward, but the defenders have limited energy. Under such heavy pressure, they will soon collapse.
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Soon, another two days passed, and the defense of the Holy City had lasted for seven days. During these seven days, although the casualties of the defenders of the Holy City were not too great, the energy and physical strength of the soldiers were close to the limit. The enemy launched attacks almost without stopping for a second. Facing such attacks, they could not just leave it alone, causing the pressure on the defenders to double.
Although the general who guarded the city had arranged for the soldiers to rotate in three shifts to give them as much rest as possible, it was just a drop in the bucket. What was even more frightening was that the supply in the city was limited. Although food and water were sufficient, the weapons, especially the ammunition for the new weapons, were consumed at an alarming rate, and they soon ran out of supplies.
After a week of siege and attrition, through observation of the enemy's firepower density, Redra also thought it was time to enter the next stage, so he sent out the Winged Demons to attack the defenders on the city wall from above. This created considerable chaos for the defenders on the city wall, and also sent a signal to the undercover lurking in the city.
On the night of the eighth day, the undercover agents in the city quietly began to act. They formed a team of ten people and created chaos in the city by detonating an ammunition depot. Then they took advantage of the chaos to quickly raid the west gate. The final result was that the west gate in the city was destroyed, especially the lifting system of the suspension bridge, which was completely destroyed. Without the control of the lifting system, the suspension bridge at the west gate of the sacred city fell uncontrollably. Now, a connecting passage appeared across the city and the moat. So, taking this opportunity, Redra ordered a group of elite demons who had been prepared in advance to quickly break through and soon entered the city.
After taking the west gate, the defense system of the Holy City immediately had loopholes. By controlling the west gate and the bridge, countless demon coalition forces entered the city through this passage. The most brutal street fighting was about to break out. Whether it was the defending troops or the civilians in the Holy City, the number of casualties increased by dozens of times. In just one night, the number of casualties could catch up with the total of the previous seven days.
“Hehehe… Go ahead, go ahead!”
Under Redra's command, the Holy City began to enter an irreversible process of fall. Without the protection of the city walls, facing such a large number of enemies, even if the guards of the Holy City could fight one hundred at a time, it would be useless.
The sky was full of flames, screams and cries were heard one after another, and the Holy City, once the most prosperous city in the magic world, had turned into a hell on earth. The darkness was like a big hand, ruthlessly covering the entire city, and like the stomach of a huge monster, it began to digest those who were unfortunate enough to fall into it.
But even so, the defenders of the Holy City are still fighting hard. Although their actions are destined to be in vain, they did not give up, but forced the Holy City to hold on for another three days...
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