Chapter 150
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Chapter 150: Both Sides Get Ruthless
“Commander!”
“The outsider siege units are beginning to gather!”
A subordinate’s report came from outside the tent.
Zhao Pan, who was napping, suddenly opened his eyes.
After regaining his senses slightly, he said.
“Tell all defensive units to gather behind the city gate.”
“I’ll be there soon!”
With that, Zhao Pan quickly got up.
He scooped a bowl of water from the ceramic pot, splashed his face with cold water, and his fatigue quickly vanished.
From the moment he stepped out of the tent, he once again transformed into the steady as a mountain defensive general!
“To what position have the outsider siege units advanced?”
Zhao Pan’s steady voice inexplicably calmed the soldiers, whose emotions were still clearly tense.
A sentry quickly ran over and replied.
“They are still over three hundred steps away.”
Zhao Pan nodded upon hearing this, his mind already forming a plan.
He then loudly issued commands.
“In this round of siege warfare, the slinger unit will be divided into two groups.”
“The first, second, and third squads will focus on suppressing the enemy siege units, hereafter referred to as Squad 1.”
“The fourth squad will suppress the enemy archer unit, hereafter referred to as Squad 2.”
“The timing of action will be at my command!”
“Furthermore, the archer squad will be responsible for sniping the enemy siege engines, and the shield-axemen unit’s duty remains the same, to protect the slinger unit!”
The soldiers from each unit responded in unison.
“Yes!”
Then, Zhao Pan casually picked up a spare round leather shield and directly ascended one of the sentry towers, evidently to personally oversee the command.
After all, compared to a mere sentry, as a slinger himself, he could issue more precise commands after personally confirming the enemy forces’ distance.
Outside the city, the outsider siege units pushed forward with full force, clearly trying to advance a greater distance before Zhao Pan and the defenders could react.
However, how fast could they really be?
Even the recognized fastest light cavalry in the cold weapon era could hardly charge all the way to the enemy’s city gates before the defenders reacted, let alone infantry.
That is, unless the defending forces were all blind.
Also, it’s worth mentioning that cavalry are not suitable for siege warfare at all.
Zhang Yisheng was clearly aware of his advantages.
Before the enemy could make a move, he decisively commanded his archer unit to suppress the opponent with two volleys, covering the advance of his siege units.
The enemy’s harassment tactics made him feel anxious.
Originally intending to fight a war of attrition, he now urgently wanted to break through the opposing city gates before sunset today.
But Zhao Pan was clearly no pushover and wouldn’t let him succeed easily.
He decisively commanded his slinger unit to retaliate.
Volleys of sling stones continuously flew from behind the ancient city walls, making it difficult for the frontline siege units to advance.
Each soldier gritted their teeth, holding up their shields and enduring.
Zhang Yisheng, standing in the rear, distinctly felt the change in the enemy slinger unit’s offensive.
Compared to yesterday’s attack pattern, where large volleys of stones concentrated on one area, today’s offensive was clearly dispersed.
Realizing this, his face was full of solemnity.
“What a troublesome opponent!”
He glanced at his own soldiers.
Although they had rested briefly, their morale was still low.
The enemy had pinpointed the weakness of their troops’ poor condition, which was why they dared to so openly disperse the slinger offensive, suppressing both sides simultaneously!
In the fleeting moments of thought, several soldiers in the siege unit had already been struck by flying sling stones, their heads bleeding profusely.
Zhang Yisheng, witnessing this, couldn’t help but grit his teeth.
He was, after all, currently ranked 27th on the segment’s points leaderboard.
Was he going to fall into the hands of a player who hadn’t even made it into the top 100?
Was this some kind of joke?!
With this thought, Zhang Yisheng, who also began to turn ruthless, decisively waved his hand and activated his ‘Inspire Morale’ skill.
“No need to save arrows anymore.”
“Archer unit, draw your bows to full power and fire!”
“Suppress the enemy and cover the siege unit’s advance!”
High-frequency continuous firing of arrows would increase the burden on the archers’ arms.
As an experienced siege warfare veteran, Zhang Yisheng had previously planned for a war of attrition, meaning both stamina and arrows needed to be rationally allocated.
Furthermore, yesterday’s full-force suppression by the opposing slingers was indeed powerful, so in various senses, they hadn’t been able to unleash their full firepower.
Now, he couldn’t care less about that.
He felt that if the war of attrition continued, he might be the one to be worn down and defeated.
Upon realizing this, he was determined to break through the Iron Wall Tribe’s city gates before the sun set!
Facing this noticeably fiercer long range attack, the defenders behind the city gate were undoubtedly the most affected.
The exaggerated rain of arrows overwhelmed the ten shield-axemen, making it difficult for them to parry, even struggling to protect themselves.
The slinger unit, which had previously enjoyed a relatively safe firing environment, instantly suffered a powerful blow.
Many of the defending soldiers were immediately shot full of arrows, like porcupines, by the continuous waves of incoming arrows.
This sudden change caused a flicker of surprise in Zhao Pan’s eyes, who had always appeared exceptionally calm.
He immediately activated his Inspire Morale skill and shouted.
“Slinger unit, all retreat thirty steps!”
Zhao Pan’s timely Inspire Morale managed to stabilize his forces’ morale, preventing it from dropping too sharply after suffering a blow.
The situation within the camp was barely maintained, but the key was what came next!
“They still had a trump card?”
“From the looks of it, that outsider chief must have realized that continuing this mutual attrition would benefit me.”
“Is he planning to force a full scale assault now?”
“Squad 2’s long range firepower alone can’t suppress this outsider archer unit…”
Using the defense of the round leather shield in his hand, Zhao Pan glanced at the archer unit standing on the high ground outside.
His mood instantly became extremely solemn!
“Should I have all the slinger units concentrate fire on the opposing archer unit, forcing them to retreat?”
At this moment, various thoughts flashed through his mind.
He was pondering a counter strategy.
“No, if I do that, the siege units will definitely push forward all at once.”
“Once they reach the vicinity of the city gate, the slingers’ attack angle will no longer be able to threaten them.”
“If the city gate breaks then, we will surely be defeated…”
A drop of cold sweat trickled down his temple.
At that moment, under immense psychological pressure, Zhao Pan made a risky decision.
“Slinger unit, all listen to my command!”
“Adjust the attack angle 30 degrees to the left, and concentrate all fire on the siege units!!”
