The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

Tian Ye's eyes were deep, and he spoke slowly: "Pass the order down. If there is still no progress on the front battlefield before noon, the First Corps will replace the Third Corps. The Second and Third Corps will attack from the south and north respectively. Our army will besiege the Xiqinba tribe from three sides."

If the Shura team still does not take any action, Chang Sheng's rebellion is self-evident...

The general nodded solemnly and replied, "Yes, General!"

The battle became increasingly fierce. The Jin army charged up the mountainside several times, but was repelled by the Hongxing army led by Duan Tianyang.

The fierce battle between the two sides lasted from early morning to noon. The Jin army temporarily retreated to the foot of the mountain and cooked.

The Hongxing Army on the mountain finally got a chance to catch their breath. Due to exhaustion, the soldiers fell to the ground one after another, leaving only the sound of gasping.

Duan Tianyang was also sweating all over, as if he had just come out of the water.

While he was observing the area below the mountain, Lu Jingyuan approached and sat down. After taking a breath, he looked at the enemy troops below the mountain and said weakly, "Brother Tian, ​​we finally survived the battle this morning."

Duan Tianyang asked: "How many casualties did our army suffer?"

"More than 200 people were killed in the battle, and more than 100 were injured." Lu Jingyuan pointed to the bodies of the Jin soldiers scattered on the hillside, "The casualties of the Jin army were far greater than ours."

"They can afford casualties, but we can't..." Duan Tianyang said to Lu Jingyuan quietly.

The Jin army has three corps, and even if it suffers thousands of casualties, its foundation will not be shaken.

With only 3,000 men on our side, a few hundred casualties would seriously weaken our combat effectiveness.

The key problem is that the Jin army has not yet used its full strength. I am afraid that the battle in the afternoon will be much more difficult than in the morning...

Only half an hour after the two sides ceased fighting, the Jin army once again pushed out the withdrawn catapults.

This time, the catapults were no longer concentrated only in the west. Many were transported to the south and north of the Qinba tribe. The catapults on three sides launched long-range attacks at the same time.

In the morning, the Jin army was eager to succeed and wanted to use the catapults to directly hit the top of the mountain of the Qinba tribe, but they were shot back by the rockets of the Hongxing army.

They also learned a lesson from it and began to advance step by step, first using catapults to attack the first line of defense of the Qinba tribe halfway up the mountain.

As the first boulder flew over with a sharp sound of breaking wind, the second battle between the two sides began.

The boulder flew right towards where Duan Tianyang was. He quickly jumped up, swung the black knife he had snatched in his hand, and a wind blade shot out, directly towards the flying boulder.

The wind blade cut a long crack on the boulder, and due to the resistance of the wind blade, the boulder fell down before reaching the mountainside.

Duan Tianyang shouted loudly: "Find cover and hide. The enemy's main target of attack is our first line of defense!"

Duan Tianyang had sharp eyes. He only needed to glance at the location where the Jin army deployed the catapults to understand their strategic intentions.

He immediately issued a warning, and the soldiers halfway up the mountain quickly hid under the protection of the rocks.

A deafening roar followed, which was the echo of the huge rocks launched by the catapult constantly hitting the mountain, and the whole ground seemed to be shaking.

A soldier rushed down from the top of the mountain, sometimes jumping up to avoid flying rocks, and sometimes speeding towards the hiding place where Duan Tianyang was.

After arriving, he reported anxiously without even catching his breath: "Sir, the Jin army is using catapults to attack the South Mountain and the North Mountain at the same time, and there are enemy troops waiting at the foot of both mountains!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Tianyang immediately understood that the Jin army was about to launch a full-scale attack...

He quickly gave Lu Jingyuan an order: "Jingyuan, you go to the south to garrison immediately, and let Duoer go to the north to strengthen the defense line. Remember, fight if you can, and retreat immediately if you can't. The top of the mountain is where we will have the final battle with the enemy!"

Lu Jingyuan's eyes were full of determination, and he replied: "Yes, Brother Tian!"

Duan Tianyang nodded and urged: "Go quickly!"

Faced with the urgent situation, he could only send Lu Jingyuan and Hua Duoer to strengthen the defense on the south and north sides.

As the Jin army's catapult attacks ceased, their three corps launched a large-scale offensive.

At this moment, the Jin army no longer acted in batches, but instead pressed forward with the entire army, launching attacks from the west, south, and north of the Qinba tribe simultaneously.

Facing a three-pronged attack, the Hongxing Army's forces were extremely dispersed, with less than a thousand soldiers on each line of defense. A few hundred arrows alone could hardly pose a serious threat to the enemy's huge corps.

On the hillside, the Jin soldiers were lined up densely, like golden ants, spreading across the entire hillside, with an imposing manner.

In the morning's battle, Duan Tianyang's side had almost exhausted all their logs and stones. Now they could only rely on arrows to resist the enemy's fierce attack.

Although Duan Tianyang was not good at archery, he resolutely picked up the bow and shot arrow after arrow at the enemy troops charging up the mountain.

He could occasionally shoot one or two people, but he couldn't resist hundreds of enemy troops.

Soon, the Jin army approached the first line of defense under a hail of arrows.

Duan Tianyang immediately ordered: "Switch to the crossbow!"

Under his command, hundreds of Hongxing soldiers quickly put down their longbows, picked up crossbows, and prepared to shoot at close range.

Duan Tianyang also picked up the crossbow beside him, aimed at the three enemy soldiers rushing towards him, and shot three arrows in succession.

Surprisingly, all three arrows missed. In desperation, he could only draw his black sword and rush into the enemy formation again.

Although the Jin army's shields could block the fierce shooting of the crossbows, they were shattered under Duan Tianyang's black sword.

Splitting these shields also consumed a great deal of Duan Tianyang's physical strength.

During the fierce battle, although the true energy in his body was still abundant, his physical strength was gradually exhausted.

This is a problem that many martial artists often encounter in large-scale melee combat.

The black knife in his hand became heavier and heavier, and his breathing became more rapid.

Looking around, the enemy troops at the foot of the mountain were surging like a tide, while the number of our brothers was gradually decreasing.

Duan Tianyang frowned, he knew that if the fighting continued like this, hundreds of brothers would die.

He swung his sword several times, chopped down several Jin soldiers around him, then quickly withdrew and shouted to his own soldiers: "Everyone retreat to the second line of defense!"

Under his command, the Hongxing Army evacuated in an orderly manner, but Duan Tianyang did not follow. Instead, he chose to stay and cover the safe retreat of his soldiers.

He used Blade Storm and Cross Slash continuously, trying his best to cut off the enemy's pursuit.

Only after all his soldiers had safely retreated to the second line of defense did Duan Tianyang break through the siege and fight his way back to his own formation.

A large number of rolling logs and rocks were also stored in the second line of defense, which came in handy at this moment.

Duan Tianyang ordered all these rolling logs and rocks to be thrown out, successfully forcing the pursuing enemy troops back to the first line of defense.

The rolling logs and rocks thrown by the Hongxing Army caused many Jin soldiers to roll down the hillside in a panic.

Seeing a large number of Jin soldiers gathering in their first line of defense, Duan Tianyang's heart moved and he shouted loudly: "Throw the fire pot!"