Chapter 154 Day 3
Chapter 154 The Third Day
Under the sky covered with dark clouds.
The two sides fought for two hours.
In the direction of the inky Great Wall, flaming stones continued to rise into the sky.
Thousands of northern barbarian soldiers and foreigners died as a result.
Occasionally, flaming rocks would fall into the city, also causing the casualties of hundreds of Beihun soldiers.
At noon, the two captains ordered a retreat. Shancheng and Huocheng were the abandoned pawns and baits set up by the Anbei Governor's Office.
Jiang He sat back in front of the attic. When the soldiers saw this, they reluctantly mustered up the courage to clean up the battlefield.
Deputy General Du Chang reported: "My Lord, Beihun Camp suffered 1,500 casualties. Counting the casualties at the Ink Great Wall and yesterday's losses, the number is almost 2,000. Today, the Northern Barbarians left behind more than 4,000 elite corpses and tens of thousands of barbarians. The bad news is that the city defense equipment is completely exhausted, and only 20% of the rotten water is left."
"I'll refill the rotten water later."
Jiang He put away the Changhen Spear, looking a little tired. He had more than one piece of equipment to speed up the recovery of his physical strength, but he could not withstand the use of light and dark spiral power for two consecutive hours. At the beginning, he would be exhausted after bursting out the light power dozens of times a day. Now it was time for him to rest.
"Among the 4,000 soldiers in the Beihun Camp, one thousand-household team will be divided to ride horses. When the Northern Barbarians are about to withdraw, they should realize that we have no equipment to defend the city. In other words, they will wait until all their strength is exhausted before choosing to retreat. Tomorrow will most likely be a general offensive, so be prepared." Jiang He waved his hand and said.
Deputy General Du Chang was frightened and said goodbye.
The soldiers collected the corpses on the city wall, and Jiang He opened the exclusive store to exchange them.
There are 3452 merits, a small part of which comes from chaos bombs. In fact, it is a loss-making deal to obtain ordinary-level dolls at the cost of rare-level explosive consumables, but considering other rewards and side quests, it is not a loss overall.
Excellent grade Rubik's Cube Doll Alchemy Recipe, 1000 Merits.
Three rare hunter directional skill scrolls related to eyes, 450 merits.
Jiang He used all the skill scrolls and successively obtained the Eagle Eyes that could see thousands of meters away and had excellent motion capture capabilities, the Snake Eyes that provided night vision and thermal imaging, and the True Eyes that could see through all kinds of disguises.
As for the Rubik's Cube alchemy recipe, it is about how to make a doll. Because the doll's level is not high, the process and material requirements are relatively simple. The main material is a corpse with a well-preserved brain, and the intelligence is required to be above 90 before death. The second is ten kilograms of gold. In the field of mysticism, gold symbolizes wealth to a certain extent.
The most important of these is the alchemical pattern.
Jiang He was trying to figure out the meaning of the formula pattern. It was essentially a kind of text. Dozens of parts corresponded to different symbols, and when combined, they looked like ghost paintings with a special aesthetic. The material consumption required to simplify the symbols through the patterns was equivalent to reducing the quality of the finished product in exchange for convenience.
"Unfortunately, the cost is too high."
Ten kilograms of gold, this alone killed the possibility of his cooperation with the Anbei Governor's Office in production. The main advantage of the Rubik's Cube Dolls was their constant loyalty to their manufacturers, and the gold as the cost could fully support an army far exceeding this number.
The exchange was completed and two hundred Rubik's Cubes fell to the ground.
Jiang He walked into the attic and activated all the puppets, assigning them to the leader of Cube No. 1.
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The third day of guarding the city.
As if not intending to give the soldiers defending the city room to rest and recuperate, the Yi people slave army with 20,000 casualties was replaced, and four northern barbarian army formations of 10,000 people simultaneously launched their advance in the early morning, and simultaneously attacked the east, west and north walls. Faced with a ten-fold difference in troop strength, the entire mountain city was immersed in a sad and deadly atmosphere.
Since late autumn, the Northern Barbarians have been building siege equipment and are now launching a large-scale offensive. There are more than thirty Cloud Towers, hundreds of Tai Sui monsters, and many experts.
On the top of the city wall, Deputy General Du Chang had a solemn expression, but showed no fear at all. He came for wealth and honor, so naturally he was also ready to die for it.
"Master, I'm afraid we're going to die on the battlefield."
As a veteran general, he was sure that there was no way to win this battle. If the enemy was the mixed rebels in the south of Daqian, they might be able to wear them down or even defeat them. However, the Northern Barbarians were at the peak of their national strength, with well-trained soldiers and generals, armored soldiers like forests, and cavalry like tides. It would not take an hour to flood the mountain city.
"We can't hold the city. You lead two thousand men to defend the city, and I'll take the rest of the cavalry."
Deputy General Du Chang was hesitant to speak. Two thousand cavalrymen rushed into the elite army but could not cause any trouble.
But in the end he just clasped his hands together.
Jiang He walked down the city wall and temporarily changed into a set of armor. Wuhe had refilled his camelback bag, but he did not let the other side come over. The offensive and defensive battle was coming to an end, and there was one biggest problem, that is, Long Cheng did not show up.
He is truly the best master in the world, and his role in siege and capture of strongholds is self-evident. If Longcheng had taken action, then the thousands of elite Northern Barbarians would not have to be killed at all.
The gate-blocking cart was removed and the city gate opened with a bang.
Jiang He rode out of the city, followed by two thousand cavalrymen including puppets. These puppets had been disrupted and rushed into groups of ten or five. Staying loyal meant fighting to the death.
The sky and earth are desolate, and dark clouds are rolling.
Jiang He took the lead and moved towards the flank.
Many of the cavalrymen showed hesitation, but when they saw the actions of the puppets, they also followed their horses and moved forward.
Two thousand cavalrymen were running across the land like a spear.
Behind the two frontal formations of 10,000 troops, King Zuoguli, who was at the core of power in the Northern Barbarians, gave orders and ordered the messengers to wave the battle flags. His status was only second to the Great Khan and the Left and Right Wise Kings, and even the captains of 10,000 men had to be respectful and obedient.
Three thousand Northern Barbarian cavalry broke away from the army formation and rushed straight towards the enemy cavalry. When they were two hundred steps away, this group of barbarians raised their bows together, and everyone could act as an archer with superb archery skills.
Arrows rained down, clanging against the iron armor. More than thirty soldiers of the Beihun Camp were shot and fell off their horses, including a puppet. The puppet was no different from an ordinary person when he died. His iron-like skin and armor were unable to protect his eye sockets, mouth and nose.
Jiang He pulled out his gun and killed the enemy's centurion at the front with one bullet. He then took out two black gems and threw them, killing more than a dozen people. With a loud bang, the enemy's line immediately became loose.
The two cavalry forces collided with each other. Jiang He swung the Changhen Spear repeatedly and activated the spear skill - Dragon Crossing. Degraded dragon shadows swept forward and directly tore a conspicuous hole in the enemy's army, killing hundreds of people in an instant.
The two armies met, and with the help of the speed of the war horses, the Northern Barbarian cavalry cut off the head of the puppet with one sword. Unexpectedly, before dying, the puppet reined in its horse and turned, crashing directly into other enemy cavalry. The horses' heads collided, and a Northern Barbarian cavalryman flew forward and died with his head hitting the ground.
The two armies separated, with the enemy and our side exchanging 500 for 300. Even though the leading cavalry general had been killed beforehand, the Northern Barbarian Cavalry still showed their great strength.
Jiang He led the Beihun Camp forward without stopping. When he was on the top of the city wall, his eagle eyes had already locked onto the position of the enemy's central army.
(End of this chapter)