Chapter 431
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Chapter 431: Barbarian Siege (1)
The familiar tone faintly coming from the distant stone city wall was the northern tribes’ native language, causing Hill, sitting on the Mammoth Hak’s back, to frown slightly.
However, the barbarian army did not stop.
They were naturally aware that weak tribes often fled from their northern tribes.
So, it wasn’t particularly rare for some of their northern tribesmen to flee south, or even be captured by southerners.
But both Hill and Harold, as the leaders of the two major tribes ruling the entire Bitter Cold Land, naturally held a sense of pride.
They were extremely confident in the strength of their own tribes; they were different from those weak, fleeing tribes.
The warnings of the weak, falling upon their ears, would only seem exceptionally ridiculous. Why would they listen?
On the wall of White River City, seeing that the barbarian soldiers’ several shouts and warnings were fruitless, Liu Meng waved his hand, signaling them to retreat.
The barbarian army had now advanced into the range of the triple-bow crossbows.
Regardless of whether those barbarians heard the warning or not, Liu Meng would not allow them to approach any further!
“Triple-bow crossbows, aim at that long-haired monster! Prepare to attack!”
As a veteran general, Liu Meng naturally recognized it at a glance.
Among this barbarian army, the only one that could truly threaten his White River City’s gate and city walls was that mountain-like long-haired monster.
Although the Ice Bears were also exceptionally burly and fierce, their threat to the city walls and gate was inferior to that long-haired monster!
As long as the long-haired monster was focused down and killed by the triple-bow crossbows, what was there to fear from this barbarian army, relying on White River City’s towering walls?
Under the control of a team of soldiers, the triple-bow crossbows slowly drew their strings, and specialized heavy crossbow bolts were quickly loaded.
Finally, with the twang of a crossbow string, 3 triple-bow crossbows fired simultaneously.
The heavy crossbow bolts, tearing through the air, directly attacked the Mammoth walking at the forefront of the army formation!
The northern tribes revered martial prowess, with the strong being revered.
Hill’s ability to become the leader of the Winter Tribe as a woman demonstrated her extraordinary nature, and her danger instincts were even more keen!
When she saw the 3 triple-bow crossbows moving on the stone wall opposite from afar, although she didn’t know what triple-bow crossbows were, a sense of unease vaguely arose in her heart.
“Everyone, be careful!”
Almost at the same time as the 3 heavy crossbow bolts left the strings, accompanied by an elephant’s trumpeting, the Mammoth Hak’s massive body suddenly charged for a distance to the side.
Immediately after, before anyone could react, the 3 heavy crossbow bolts landed as expected.
More than 10 barbarians, unable to dodge in time, were instantly and easily killed by these 3 heavy crossbow bolts.
This advancing formation was something they had discussed beforehand.
For fairness, Hill, the leader of the Winter Tribe, personally rode the Mammoth and led the advance, while the warriors of their Ice Bear Tribe followed closely behind.
Thus, the Mammoth Hak’s dodge resulted in the instant deaths of more than 10 warriors from the Ice Bear Tribe! How could Harold not be enraged upon witnessing this scene?
His messy red beard and hair made him appear furious, as if his hair was standing on end.
Harold immediately roared.
“Charge for me! Overturn that stone wall! Kill all those southerners!”
As the leader of the Ice Bear Tribe, Harold’s order naturally had to be answered by the Ice Bear Tribe’s warriors, who roared and charged towards White River City’s walls.
Leading the charge were dozens of tribal warriors riding Ice Bears; they were arguably the Ice Bear Tribe’s strongest fighting force!
A clear hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Hill’s ice-blue eyes as she sat on the Mammoth Hak’s back, regarding Harold’s unauthorized decision to order a charge.
However, given the current situation, she had no retreat.
The warriors under the Ice Bear Tribe accounted for almost half of their northern tribes’ fighting strength.
Now that half of their fighting strength had already charged, the remaining half had no choice but to follow.
At this thought, Hill immediately patted Hak’s back.
Hak, understanding immediately, trumpeted loudly and led her Winter Tribe warriors into the charge.
The battle had fully erupted.
Facing the barbarian army that had begun its furious advance, the triple-bow crossbows continued to target the Mammoth.
However, they did not expect the Mammoth to be surprisingly fast when it charged.
The soldiers controlling the triple-bow crossbows found it somewhat difficult to aim at.
After several failed attempts to hit the Mammoth, the soldiers could only settle for attacking the clustered barbarian soldiers instead.
The current awkward situation was a common problem for large-scale military equipment in the cold weapon era.
That is, large-scale military equipment was always only suitable for dealing with other large-scale military equipment.
The reason was that equally large-scale military equipment had the common defect of slow movement, making it easier for both sides to aim at each other.
As for who could destroy whom, that depended on individual skill.
But once faced with an enemy army charging towards the city wall, considering the preparation time required for each attack and the efficiency of adjusting the attack angle for large-scale military equipment, its effectiveness would suddenly become very limited.
Liu Meng undoubtedly understood this point.
The long-haired monster’s danger instincts were more keen than he had expected; the originally certain initial targeted strike had surprisingly failed to kill it.
Now, things were a bit troublesome.
As thoughts raced, Liu Meng quickly signaled the archer unit to begin firing arrows, attempting to suppress the barbarian army outside the city with a rain of arrows.
These barbarians charged fiercely, and the physiques of the Mammoths and Ice Bears were incredibly strong.
Their thick fur practically served as natural armor, preventing arrows from causing much damage to them.
The four or five layers of animal hide wrapped around the barbarians themselves for warmth also acted like armor at this moment.
For a time, they charged incredibly fiercely, enduring the arrow rain!
Realizing the change in the situation, Liu Meng, standing on the wall, flinched, then decisively ordered.
“Zhang Lue, the command on the city wall is yours.”
“Your humble general obeys the order!”
After entrusting the defense of the city wall to Zhang Lue, Liu Meng quickly rushed towards the north city gate.
Once that long-haired monster reached the city, White River City’s gate would certainly not withstand the attack of such a behemoth.
To avoid the risk of the city gate being breached, the only option now was to actively charge out and engage!
Taking over the task of defending the city wall, and seeing the rapidly approaching barbarian army, Zhang Lue immediately ordered the soldiers to begin throwing rolling stones and rolling logs.
After three rounds, accompanied by a signal, White River City’s gate slowly rose.
The barbarians, noticing the change in the city gate, instinctively charged towards the rising gate.
However, in the next second, sharp long spears directly thrust out, instantly impaling the few barbarian warriors charging at the front, turning them into porcupines.
Following with steady steps, White River City’s defending forces maintained their spear formation and launched their first direct confrontation with the barbarians!
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