Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The soldiers on the city wall had already begun small-scale melee combat with the Jin soldiers who had climbed up.

The force hindering the Jin soldiers climbing up was undoubtedly weakened.

The strength guarding the central city gate was naturally diluted as well.

For such an important location as Chenggao Pass, taking down the city gate by climbing the city wall was almost impossible.

If they directly attacked the city gate, they would fall into the barbican, with one gate after another to breach.

Surrounded on all sides, entering the barbican would be a direct path to death.

Barbican schematic diagram

Only by combining the two could they successfully seize the initiative.

Another group of men crossed the moat again, pushing the battering ram towards the city gate like madmen!

Battering ram schematic diagram

The defending general oversaw the overall situation. Although the current situation was critical, it was still within a controllable range.

Having just repelled one wave, his gaze swept over the men pushing the battering ram towards the city gate.

He immediately ordered his men on the left and right: "Release the arrows! The city gate must not be lost!"

The soldiers on both sides received the order and began to have others take over the responsibility of blocking the enemy on the city wall, changing formation to hinder the enemy soldiers below the city.

Soon, the battering ram reached halfway, and the soldiers pushing the ram were shot dead. Subsequent manpower continued to come up to push the ram with unparalleled bravery.

This was a relay of blood and will!

"Thump!" With a dull sound, the first impact successfully struck the heavy city gate.

The defending general gritted his teeth, waving his saber left and right, while commanding: "Oil! Draw oil, defend the city gate!"

After a wave of enemy soldiers on the city wall was repelled, someone immediately poured oil down and threw down torches.

Fierce flames ignited at the gate opening, slowing down the battering ram's progress, which finally allowed the city wall to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Quickly go call for people, continue to support the city wall! Speed up the delivery of city defense materials!"

At this moment, the densely packed Jin soldiers were still climbing up the ladders. The defending soldiers had already become bloodthirsty, hacking at anything that popped up like they were playing whack-a-mole.

The Jin soldiers also did not show weakness, shouting and fighting back.

Whenever this happened, the Jing Kingdom's defending army would become furious, shouting back in response.

The city wall was filled with shouts, and the Jing Kingdom's soldiers' courage and vigor were completely stimulated by the other side.

Everyone swung their sabers to chop and slash, or smashed down thunder stones and rolling logs, roaring hoarsely.

"Fuck your mother! Fuck your mother!"

"I fuck your blood mother!!"

"I fuck your mother's Gobi... Die for me!!"

"Your mother's cunt, I've been stabbed, someone come quickly!!"

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Various cries of "fuck your mother" resounded through the sky, carrying the courage to break the heavens.

Perhaps only this kind of shouting could express the burning fighting spirit in their hearts in such an extremely urgent situation. After all, the usual "kill, kill, kill" was too low.

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As the sun set in the west, the Jin army retreated like a tide.

Under the setting sun, the remnants of the battlefield were like a map of hell, with countless corpses scattered everywhere, becoming denser closer to the foot of the city wall.

The moat that had not been filled was already blood-colored, and occasionally flames burned in a corner of the battlefield.

The city wall was covered with black and gray colors and traces of swords and sabers.

The most terrifying thing was under the city wall, where corpses had piled up into a small slope.

At the very top of that slope, one could vaguely see countless handprints of desperate soldiers seeking to survive.

Wutu observed this scene from afar with a blank expression, remaining silent for a long time.

Paba cautiously said: "Your Majesty, our army's morale is still high. Why not take the opportunity to capture it in one go?"

"Readjust. I observed that they don't have much thunder stones and rolling logs left in the later stages, and the frequency has obviously decreased. We need to create a weak spot and strive to take it down in one go. In addition, their main force should now be gathered on the city wall. Take advantage of the night to send people in with hot air balloons and seize the opportunity to attack from both inside and outside. Rest for two hours, let the soldiers replenish their strength, and I will personally rearrange it. Let's go."

"Your Majesty is wise." Paba lowered his head slightly, bowing and stepping aside.

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On the city wall, a group of defending soldiers rested against the battlements, their morale depressed.

Although they had won a small victory, the other side was terrifyingly crazy, and almost half of the resources in the city had been consumed this day.

According to the news from the hot air balloons, there were many more troops behind.

It was impossible to hurt their foundation given the current situation.

A soldier ran to the city tower in a hurry. At this moment, the defending general was panting non-stop. Seeing the soldier coming, he immediately asked: "Have the casualties and materials been counted?"

The soldier's face was heavy: "It's completed... We have sacrificed one thousand and thirty-six people."

"Damn!" The defending general slammed the wall hard.

With thorough preparation, more than a thousand people still died defending the city!

They had done their best, which showed how crazy the other side was. He just didn't know how many people they had died.

"What about the city defense materials?!"

"There are less than ten thousand arrows left, but some brothers have already gone down to recycle them. But the thunder stones and rolling logs... less than 10% are left. Should we...?"

"Don't! It's not worth much. I don't know when the other party will come back. It's not worth it if the brothers get their wounds contaminated with golden汁."

The defending general said, "By the way, how much golden汁 is left?"

"All used up, but they are already pulling it up below."

The defending general's tiger eyes contained tears: "Thank you, brothers. If this battle is successful, the higher-ups said that everyone will receive great rewards!"

"According to the previous agreement, the reinforcements sent by His Majesty tonight should arrive. Go quickly send someone to meet them. We don't have enough materials. Whether we can hold on depends on them."

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As darkness gradually fell, two teams of men entered Chenggao Pass one after another under the cover of night.

The men were two generals sent by Emperor Jing, namely Song Wu and Guo Yang, who were in charge of the Jing Camp in the capital.

The two went straight to the city gate, and the rest of the main force camped on the spot.

When the defending general saw the arrival of reinforcements, he immediately felt relieved, got up to greet them, and said excitedly: "The two generals have finally arrived! The city defense materials are exhausted. Did you bring enough supplies?"

Song Wu nodded and asked: "How is the battle?"

"Corpses are piled up like mountains. The Jin soldiers are all fighting for their lives! As for how many there are, we don't know, but I feel like there are at least no less than 10,000... If we hadn't had news in advance, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to survive this day."

"Well, they really have to fight for their lives. This is their only chance." Song Wu said, "The thunder stones and rolling logs will definitely be insufficient in the later stages. Now, tear down all the houses of the people and use them as city defense materials."

"We must abandon Chenggao Pass, and they will also be relocated. It is most convenient to obtain materials locally."

"In addition, let your brothers go down first and let them guard the city gate. His Majesty has ordered that Wutu has hot air balloons in hand and is likely to send people to attack at night, attacking from both inside and outside. We must guard against it."

The defending general exclaimed: "Hiss... In that case, won't they launch another attack tonight?"

"That's right, it should be so. In any case, let our people replace them first, and let your people arrange chores. It's not too late to change the formation after they've rested well."

"This official will go arrange it... But I still have a question. Why is His Majesty determined to launch a decisive battle on the Xifeng Plains? We have the ability to block the enemy outside the pass completely, as long as we use gunpowder. Did no one advise His Majesty?"

Song Wu smiled slightly: "Defend the city? With Wutu's fighting style today, can two city gates stop him? If we bombard them with artillery for several rounds from the front, the other side will definitely lose all morale. At that time, we will directly pursue the fleeing enemy, and we will die fewer people."

"Besides, the entire army wants to try the actual combat power of the artillery. Who would advise His Majesty on this kind of thing?"

"Most importantly, Lord Fang was kidnapped. His Majesty is furious... He said he wants to break the spine of the Jin Kingdom in front of Wutu!"

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