Chapter 436
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Chapter 436: Another Siege
Standing on the walls of White River City, looking into the distance, the barbarian army’s siege formation this time was no different from yesterday’s.
Clearly, the enemy had no intention of probing from the start; they were going all out.
And today, with some experience gained, this defensive battle was clearly going to be even tougher for Zhang Lue.
The continuous firing of the triple-bow crossbows and the wide-ranging arrow suppression from the archers inflicted casualties on the barbarian army, but failed to stop their advance.
The first wave of barbarians had already reached the foot of the city wall.
They continuously swung ropes that looked like grappling hooks, and after a high-speed spin, they aimed at White River City’s wall and threw them with force.
One end of the grappling hook immediately latched onto the wall.
Following this, the individual barbarians began climbing the ropes, their movements surprisingly agile.
At this moment, Zhang Lue, standing on the wall, naturally wouldn’t let them do as they pleased.
He decisively signaled the soldiers to use rolling logs and boulders against them.
For areas that couldn’t be reached, he naturally sent sword-shield soldiers directly to cut the grappling ropes latched onto the wall.
Even if one or two barbarians were lucky enough to climb up, large numbers of sword-shield soldiers would immediately swarm them, hacking them to death with numerous blades.
As it stood, the battle was somewhat stalemated.
But Zhang Lue knew in his heart that the enemy’s trump card, that mountain-like long-haired monster, was still behind them.
And it wasn’t just that long-haired monster; the Ice Bears were the same.
These barbarians were clearly wary of the fire attack he had used yesterday.
So this time, they weren’t rushing forward impatiently.
Instead, they first sent ordinary barbarian warriors to charge into the fray, while they themselves stayed behind, waiting for an opportunity.
The fact that a group of barbarian natives could possess such composure undoubtedly put considerable pressure on Zhang Lue.
For a time, the entire defensive battle seemed to be trending towards a protracted struggle.
Meanwhile, on the other side…
Along the way, conscripting the Beastman tribes had delayed him considerably.
It wasn’t until now that Luo Cheng, leading 500 cavalrymen, finally arrived outside White River City.
From a great distance, he could already hear the almost deafening sounds of shouting and killing from the battlefield.
“The barbarians are attacking the city?”
Hearing the commotion in the distance, Luo Cheng couldn’t help but frown.
During engagement between opposing forces, cavalry, lacking defensive capabilities for a siege, would be useless inside the city.
Realizing this, Luo Cheng decisively waved his hand.
“All units, listen to my command! Follow me, flank them, and raid the enemy’s rear!”
Familiar with the terrain, Luo Cheng led his 500 cavalrymen quickly around White River City, heading straight for the northern battlefield.
The moment they arrived at the northern battlefield after a mad gallop, the colossal creature, seizing its opportunity and approaching White River City’s wall, immediately caught Luo Cheng’s attention.
Now, he finally understood why Liu Meng and the others had lit the wolf smoke against mere barbarians.
“Sound the horn, give the signal! All units, charge!!”
No time for hesitation.
Once that enormous long-haired monster approached White River City’s gate, one could imagine what would happen next.
Accompanied by the sound of the charge horn, Luo Cheng led 500 cavalrymen into the battlefield.
The cavalry unit’s objective was clear, like a sharp arrow leaving the bowstring, they charged directly towards the moving long-haired monster.
The stirring charge horn alerted Zhang Lue, who was grimly defending the city wall, and the soldiers of the defending force.
Looking at the cavalry unit charging out onto the battlefield, both Zhang Lue and Liu Meng were filled with emotion!
“Reinforcements! The Imperial City’s reinforcements have arrived!!”
This shout instantly ignited the morale of the defending soldiers, which had been suppressed by the barbarians for so long.
Zhang Lue seized the opportunity and decisively swung the bronze sword in his hand.
“Spearman units and sword-shield soldier units, follow me out of the city to meet the reinforcements!!”
White River City’s city gate opened again.
With Liu Meng severely wounded and unable to personally command at the front line, it could only be him taking over.
As thoughts raced, Zhang Lue directly signaled the defending soldiers to array themselves in a classic shield-and-spear formation and began to push outwards.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the cavalry unit personally led by Luo Cheng also broke through the battlefield like an unstoppable force.
Realizing that she had become the target of the cavalry unit, Hill slightly frowned.
There were no horses in the Bitter Cold Land, but Hill felt no fear.
She simply regarded these cavalrymen as similar to the Ice Bear warriors of the Ice Bear Tribe.
They were much faster than Ice Bear warriors, but in terms of strength, they were clearly far inferior.
Patting Hak’s back, the Mammoth immediately let out a furious roar at the charging cavalry unit.
This was an animal’s natural deterrent.
However, it was useless against Myriad World Civilization’s warhorses.
The warhorses ridden by their cavalry unit all had special earplugs and blindfolds, blocking their ears and covering their eyes, precisely to prevent them from panicking on the battlefield.
With roars like that, the warhorses couldn’t even hear them clearly, so how could they be frightened?
“Target, that long-haired monster! Bloodletting spears ready!”
Luo Cheng’s cavalry unit, though not horse archers, were each equipped with two bloodletting spears placed on either side of their saddles to ensure lethality.
Compared to drawing a bow and firing an arrow on horseback, the difficulty of throwing a bloodletting spear was significantly less.
After a little training, these 500 cavalrymen had already become quite proficient at this skill.
“Fire!!”
Following Luo Cheng’s command, the bloodletting spears in the cavalry unit’s hands were thrown, accompanied by dense whistling sounds.
This spectacle was undoubtedly astonishing, and the exaggerated momentum directly stunned Hill, who was sitting on Hak’s back.
Her voice completely lost its usual coldness and calmness, almost letting out an immediate shriek.
“Hak! Dodge quickly!!”
There was no need for Hill to say more; the Mammoth Hak undoubtedly also felt the overwhelming threat of death.
Its beastly danger instincts drove its massive body to frantically lunge in one direction.
The bloodletting spears’ attack followed immediately, and even the surrounding Ice Bear warriors of the Ice Bear Tribe suffered alongside it.
Several Ice Bear warriors instantly lost their lives to this overwhelming volley of bloodletting spears, with even the Ice Bears beneath them not being spared.
The colossal Mammoth Hak was practically a living target.
To escape completely unharmed from such an attack was simply wishful thinking.
Although its relatively timely lunge avoided most of the attack, its huge body was still hit by 6 or 7 bloodletting spears.
Intense pain continuously stimulated every nerve of the Mammoth Hak, almost driving it into a state of irrational frenzy.
However, the characteristic of the bloodletting spears was that the more the injured subject struggled, the faster the blood flowed.
In the blink of an eye, its dense gray-brown fur was instantly soaked.
For a time, wails and mournful cries resounded across the entire battlefield!
