Chapter 355
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Chapter 355: Their Respective Calculations
The scene of 7 triple-bow crossbows firing simultaneously was undoubtedly spectacular.
Even Luo Ji himself had never used 7 triple-bow crossbows at once in a battle.
Thinking about it carefully, if he were to bring 7 triple-bow crossbows into an invasion battle, hundreds of thousands in military expenses would make his heart ache to death in minutes.
Fighting like this was truly burning money!
However, at this moment, amidst the spectacular scene of 7 triple-bow crossbows firing simultaneously, what shocked Luo Ji was something else, the Elephant man, which was being focused on, could actually still withstand the attack!
As a seasoned player of war strategy games, Luo Ji instinctively realized that this giant Elephant man troop type would certainly not be easy to deal with, but he didn’t expect it to be this formidable.
Luo Ji was genuinely astonished watching the Elephant man frantically swinging its long trunk, constantly deflecting the incoming heavy crossbow bolts.
Of course, after 3 volleys from 7 triple-bow crossbows, its visibly bloody trunk indicated that it wasn’t without cost.
But even so, the strength of the Elephantman beastman troop type still filled Luo Ji with awe.
After all, not everyone could withstand such an output of damage.
As far as Luo Ji knew, currently, besides city walls and gates, the only thing that could withstand such focused attacks was probably Zhou Dongnan’s extravagant Bronze Siege Tower.
However, a siege tower had metal plating, while an Elephant man was flesh and blood.
There was a fundamental difference between the two.
Compared to Luo Ji’s awe, Li Yuanjie, as the attacking commander currently riding a bronze chariot, had an undoubtedly grim expression.
His extremely rare Elephant man troop type had once again come under focused attack from the enemy, making him curse repeatedly under his breath.
If any other player had done this, Li Yuanjie would have been utterly disdainful, perhaps even mocking them for being too foolish.
His Elephant men were tough-skinned and strong-bodied, ordinary crossbows would, at most, inflict superficial wounds and were nothing to fear.
Under this premise, diverting a large amount of firepower was ideal for him.
But this ‘Luo Ji’ was different.
The destructive power of the enemy’s crossbows was much stronger than ordinary ones.
Even his Elephant men couldn’t withstand a direct head-on assault.
Although the previously fallen Elephant man was partly due to wound infection, it was undeniable that severe injury was also a contributing factor.
After days of rescue, thanks to the beastman tribe’s strong immunity to disease, its life was saved.
But for full recovery, it would likely take at least 10 to 15 days of slow recuperation.
In other words, there were only 4 adult Elephantmen capable of fighting in the Elephantman tribe, and one had already fallen.
He certainly didn’t want a second one to fall.
With this thought, Li Yuanjie decisively ordered the Elephant man under focused fire to retreat.
Zhao Pan was clearly well aware of the enemy’s move and calmly commanded the 7 triple-bow crossbows to switch targets to another Elephant man.
At the same time, after roughly gauging the distance, Zhao Pan spoke to Luo Ji, who was observing the enemy beastman troops with binoculars.
“Your Majesty, it might get a little dangerous now. Please retreat a bit.”
Luo Ji’s eyes showed a hint of understanding, and he cooperated by retreating.
As he moved back, two squads of large shield soldiers decisively formed a shield wall, protecting him layer by layer.
Luo Ji felt a bit helpless about this.
With this, wouldn’t he be unable to see anything?
Just as he was thinking this, a deafening roar suddenly impacted his eardrums in an extremely violent manner!
“Damn it!”
Even without looking, Luo Ji could already imagine what had happened.
The Elephant man slingers had engaged after entering the attack range.
Zhao Pan had specifically mentioned this when reenacting the Battle of Iron Wall City.
However, experiencing it firsthand was a different sensation.
The moment the huge stone impacted Shangyuan City’s wall, Luo Ji felt the wall beneath his feet shake twice.
The violent sound made his ears ache a little.
Yet, this was only the beginning.
The enemy’s two Elephant man slingers began to furiously bombard their city wall, and the other Elephant man, which had been forced back by the concentrated fire of the 7 triple-bow crossbows, also showed signs of re-engaging.
The entire battle undoubtedly fully commenced at this moment.
Facing such massive stone bombardment, Zhao Pan remained calm, signaling the archers on the city wall to begin suppressing the charging beastman main force with an arrow rain.
This time, it was different from the battle at Iron Wall City.
He had plenty of archers.
A deluge of arrows directly assailed the beastman army outside the city, continuously increasing the enemy’s casualties.
Luo Ji, witnessing this scene, had no intention of stopping it.
Although the goal was to feign weakness and drag the battle into the 8th day, Li Yuanjie, as a veteran player of bronze tier, was clearly not a fool.
Pretending too obviously would be detrimental.
This level of engagement was necessary.
Moreover, the beastmen army itself was indeed difficult to deal with, being tough-skinned and extremely aggressive.
Zhao Pan’s current performance could only be described as semi-genuine, which was probably the most effective way to deceive the opponent.
Indeed, Li Yuanjie at this moment didn’t detect any anomalies.
He stood entirely on his bronze chariot, fully focused on commanding the front-line battle.
The primary focus, naturally, was on the 3 Elephant men.
Regardless of their close relationship, those 3 Elephant men were his most valuable and rarest troop types on this battlefield.
Just as Li Yuanjie was pondering whether the city wall had been sufficiently damaged and if he should retreat the 3 Elephant men to be safe, the wooden barrels suddenly thrown down from the opposite city wall made his facial muscles twitch.
“Damn it! This trick again?!”
At this moment, Li Yuanjie was undoubtedly enraged.
He didn’t dare to hesitate and quickly signaled the messenger next to him to issue the retreat signal.
Blazing flames once again swept forth, forcefully halting Li Yuanjie’s subsequent offensive, making his face darken.
But at the same time, he also had some other thoughts.
“The enemy has used this method of damaging the city wall twice in a row to force me to retreat, clearly indicating they don’t dare to confront me head-on.”
“Coupled with the soldier casualties from the previous battle, could it be that he doesn’t have many melee troops left?”
With that thought, Li Yuanjie’s entire mindset immediately shifted.
“That’s right, this Luo Ji was continuously invaded by other bronze-tier players in the alliance before.”
“Facing such high-frequency battles, I doubt he even has time to raise troops anymore, right? Yes, that must be it.”
“Let’s see how many days this fire of yours can burn!”
The beastman army retreated quite decisively, as no one intended to assault the city through a sea of fire.
That short siege battle, seemingly intense, probably only caused significant damage to that one Elephant man.
Their thick hides were truly no exaggeration.
At this moment, Luo Ji somewhat understood why the system would reduce the beastman civilization’s productivity.
Look at each of those beastman soldiers, they were inherently tough-skinned, very resistant to blows, and strong fighters.
If they were to be equipped with armor on top of that, how formidable would they become?
