xymnovel Chapter 831 Phoenix Cry Shooting Camp and Changlin Imperial Guards
Chapter 831 Phoenix Cry Shooting Camp and Changlin Imperial Guards
Although the city gate of Qianyuan City had been reinforced and was several feet thick, requiring dozens of people to encircle it, the copper nails on the gate gleamed and the iron locks lay across it.
However, even this giant gate seemed to become fragile in the face of the Yellow Turban Warriors.
As the Yellow Turban warriors approached the city gate and below the city wall, several of them expressed dissatisfaction with the Yellow Turban soldiers behind them who were operating the heavy siege equipment slowly and deliberately.
Eight Yellow Turban warriors, each as burly as a small mountain with bulging muscles, pushed aside the Yellow Turban soldiers behind them and began to operate the machines themselves.
The battering ram, which originally required dozens of Yellow Turban soldiers to barely push, was handled as easily as a toy by these eight Yellow Turban warriors.
"drink!"
With a unified roar, their immense power propelled the massive battering ram into the walls of Qianyuan City, sending it hurtling through the air.
At that moment, it seemed as if the heavens and earth trembled. The battering ram, like a giant beast awakened, crashed heavily onto Qianyuan City with a howling wind!
"boom"
A deafening roar, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open, shook the entire city wall of Qianyuan City, sending dust flying and scattering stones everywhere.
With a loud "boom," the city gate seemed to tremble slightly as if shaken by an invisible force, and the iron nails and copper rings on it made a series of chaotic noises.
This attack caused tiny cracks to appear in the city wall, which was originally made of countless solid stones. This was something that had never happened before.
With that loud bang, as if a switch had been flipped, the other Yellow Turban warriors also sprang into action. Countless burly figures pushed earth-shaking chariots and city-breaking cones, and operated various other heavy siege weapons, fiercely attacking Qianyuan City.
The Yellow Turban warriors, who had initially maintained a certain level of order, suddenly became wild, repeatedly ramming into the city gates and walls below Qian Yuan City.
In an instant, Qianyuan City seemed to be caught in a raging storm, and the city walls began to sway precariously under the fierce attack of the Yellow Turban warriors.
Every loud bang terrified the defenders on the city wall. They fought back with all their might, using rolling logs, stones, and powerful bows and crossbows to repel the Yellow Turban warriors' attacks, but to little avail.
Standing on the city wall, Nangong Tianxia witnessed all of this, and an unprecedented sense of crisis welled up in his heart.
Once the city gates are breached, Qianyuan City will be indefensible. At that time, the Yellow Turban army, with its infantry warriors as spearheads, will flood into the city like a tidal wave, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Moreover, in urban warfare, where terrain is used for fighting, the Thunder Dragon Riders, clad in heavy dragon scale armor, might not necessarily be able to defeat these Yellow Turban Warriors who are skilled in foot combat.
"Quickly! Reinforce the city gates!"
Nangong Tianxia roared loudly, his already hoarse voice becoming even more urgent as he yelled at a captain behind him.
Upon hearing this, the defenders sprang into action. Some chained the city gates, others blocked the gaps with boulders, and still others fired powerful bows and crossbows at the Yellow Turban warriors near the gates.
However, the Yellow Turban Warriors' offensive was too fierce. They seemed tireless, repeatedly pushing heavy siege engines to ram the city gates and walls.
Each impact caused greater damage to the city walls and gates, creating more grotesque cracks, and made the hearts of the defenders pound violently.
At this moment, Qianyuan City
It felt as if we were in the midst of an apocalyptic catastrophe; the city walls trembled and the city gates shook.
For a time, Qianyuan City, which had been able to hold on barely, began to teeter on the brink of collapse under the fierce attack of the Yellow Turban Warriors!
Just as Qianyuan City was teetering on the brink of collapse under the relentless onslaught of the Yellow Turban warriors, two renowned elite troops, like a whirlwind, sped towards Qianyuan County from the rear of Qianzhou, amidst a cloud of dust.
These two forces, the Soul-Destroying War God Yang Yin and the Azure Cloud Bow God Yun Xinrou, who were ordered to urgently return to Qiandu from Yanzhou, together with the Great Qian Imperial War God Shura Siyan who is currently in charge of the dynasty, each led two elite forces that guard Qiandu and are responsible for protecting the safety of the entire dynasty: the Phoenix Cry Shooting Battalion and the Changlin Imperial Guard!
The Phoenix Cry Archery Battalion, as its name suggests, is the pinnacle of archery skills among the many armies of the Great Qian Dynasty. It brings together the archery elites of the Great Qian Dynasty's army, each of whom can draw a strong bow and shoot sharp arrows, hitting the bullseye from a hundred paces away without a doubt.
The soldiers in the camp were dressed in light armor, moved nimbly, and had eyes as sharp as eagles. Their quivers were filled with arrows, and each soldier was a carefully selected archer with superb skills.
On the battlefield, they often resemble a flock of phoenixes soaring high, using arrows as feathers and their voices as cries, often delivering a fatal blow to the enemy with a dense rain of arrows before the enemy even gets close.
The Changlin Imperial Guard is a highly capable and versatile elite force in the Great Qian Dynasty, boasting a complete range of military branches.
Its organization included various types of troops such as infantry, cavalry, and archers, each of which was well-trained and well-equipped.
This ensures that they can demonstrate astonishing combat power whether in rugged mountains or vast plains.
In particular, the infantry, which constitutes the main part of the Changlin Imperial Guard, is well-equipped, well-trained, and adept at using terrain advantages to form layers of defense, making it difficult for the enemy to break through.
In addition to infantry, the Changlin Imperial Guard also includes cavalry, archers, and other types of troops. Their seamless cooperation creates a three-dimensional combat system on the battlefield, leaving the enemy bewildered.
Whether it's a frontal assault or a flanking maneuver, the Changlin Imperial Guards are adept at handling such situations, demonstrating exceptional tactical flexibility.
At this moment, Yang Yin and Yun Xinrou were leading these two elite troops, like two surging torrents, rapidly heading towards Qianyuan City, which was under fierce attack by the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Luzhou led by Meng Zhang.
Both of them were filled with worry about the situation in Qianyuan City, or rather, the safety of Nangong Tianxia.
Yang Yin, in particular, was more impatient and decisive. Seeing that Qianyuan City was on the verge of collapse, he was extremely anxious.
"Xinrou, look at this speed! It's far too slow! This can't go on! Qianyuan City won't hold out much longer; we must get there as soon as possible!"
"The Changlin Imperial Guard has too many infantrymen, slowing down the overall speed. If this continues, Qianyuan City may not be able to be defended!"
Yang Yin frowned, looking at the road ahead that seemed to never end, and said anxiously.
Yun Xinrou frowned slightly. She knew that Yang Yin's worries were not unfounded. The situation in Qianyuan City was indeed critical, and every second could determine the fate of the city.
However, the composition of the Changlin Imperial Guard, which was mainly composed of infantry, was not something she could easily change.
As a comprehensive force, the Changlin Imperial Guard has a large proportion of infantry, which naturally limits its speed of movement. Moreover, the infantry is the backbone of this army, and its importance is self-evident.