It was getting late, and Zhu Jue originally thought that the Destroyers would camp for rest after arriving, and planned to take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to launch a night attack at night to seize the opportunity.
However, after this wave of Destroyers arrived, they sent about six to seven thousand Destroyers to rush forward without waiting for the steady stream of reinforcements from the rear to merge, with great ambition to destroy this side and go to bed.
Under the dim moonlight, the battle suddenly broke out. The sound of fighting scared away the crickets and cicadas nearby, and the color of blood also blurred the dreams of sleeping insects.
The defenders immediately resolutely fought back. The sound of the ballistae pierced through the quiet night sky. The explosion fire reflected the small area. The silent fighting quickly accumulated layers of corpses.
Having faced thousands of Destroyers many times, this number of enemy troops was not enough to put the defenders under tremendous pressure. The defenders took turns using long-range firepower such as crossbows and short-range defensive firepower such as stone and rolling logs in a step-by-step manner. , as well as melee weapons such as the Jaws and Stingers.
The incoming Destroyers left behind some corpses after enduring rounds of long-range attacks. Most of the Destroyers successfully crossed the dry ditch and came to the base of the city wall to climb up and attack. Like the previous Destroyers, their initial offensive was firmly contained by the defenders.
But these Destroyers still left a small number of troops inside the trenches. They were all big-bellied Destroyers. They spit acid and sticky silk at the defenders on the city wall, causing a certain amount of casualties and chaos to the defenders, and covering some of the Destroyers. He took the opportunity to climb the city wall.
However, the ballistas in the fortress immediately aimed at this side. The trench on the ground was built at the perfect location. If ordinary destroyers or ants with long-range attack methods stood on the outside of the trench, they would be too far away from the city wall to attack the defenders. military. If it is on the inside of the trench, it will be within the strike range of the ballistae, and each ballistae has already calculated various parameters for attacking this distance, and its accuracy is extremely accurate even at night.
Several hundred Potbelly Destroyers only caused small-scale losses to the defenders, but they suffered heavy losses under the crossbow attack and had to be dispersed. The Destroyer had already climbed onto the city wall at this time, relying on the standard Destroyer's melee strength to temporarily control the breach.
But that was all. The reserves organized by the defenders quickly arrived to regain the lost ground and force the Destroyer back. The remaining Destroyers did not continue to fight, and they did not know what signal they received. They turned around and retreated almost at the same time.
After the ballista unit reacted, they chased the retreating enemy troops and fired two more rounds. However, visibility was poor in the night and most of the shells missed.
This night battle ended here.
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Zhu Jue has been flying in the air to observe, with a team of flying knights guarding him at all times. He landed after the battle, encouraged the garrison commander, and rushed back overnight.
The next day, after a short rest, Zhu Jue ate some food in a hurry early in the morning, and then hurriedly flew to the battlefield.
On the battlefield, flying knights had already conducted reconnaissance in advance, and continuously drew warning tracks over the battlefield.
There was no need for the flying knights to warn them. The defenders had already seen large groups of destroyers emerging from the ground and gathering in the distance. Although it was difficult to see the details from a distance, those vague, squirming black figures were obviously enemy traces.
These destroyers took advantage of the fighting between the two sides yesterday to build a camp outside. Compared with the previous camp built by the Destroyer vanguard, this new camp is slightly farther from the fortress and basically out of the range of the ballistae. But they were still very close, and it didn't take long for the Destroyer, who was running at full speed, to run from the camp entrance to the ditch and camp almost face to face.
At this time, the Destroyers continued to gather, and some troops had already entered the range of the ballistae. All ballista units have calculated their range in advance, using some natural landmarks on the ground as range markers. There are also artificial markers, such as trenches and some red sandstone blocks embedded in the ground. The ballista unit has hunter ant scouts with excellent eyesight to assist in observation, and flying knights in the air also occasionally provide observation information.
Seeing some of the Destroyers coming into range, some of the Peanut Ballistas couldn't hold back and immediately opened fire to attack.
Zhu Jue shook his head in the air. The sporadic shooting of three or two peanut crossbows did not have a good damage effect. The enemy was already at the edge of the range. At this distance, even the peanut crossbows were not accurate enough and their power was at the end of a strong crossbow. , a few limited attacks did not cause much damage to the Destroyer.
The only result may be that it disrupted the Destroyers' assembly plan. The annoyed Destroyers first divided tens of thousands of assembled troops to launch the first wave of attacks, and the subsequent armies continued to gather.
If Zhu Jue personally commanded the artillery unit, he would definitely wait for the Destroyer's attack force to reach the optimal range, then fire hundreds of large, medium and small crossbows, in pursuit of maximum damage in a single round, and stop the Destroyer's offensive. . Then fire a volley or free fire.
But he is not the fortress commander at this time. Since a commander has been appointed, he should not interfere. Zhu Jue also hopes to take this opportunity to cultivate the abilities of middle-level commanders.
As the Destroyers from the Zongbenzongtong quickly approached, they withstood more and more ballistae strikes. From time to time, a stone bullet would bounce on the ground, knocking down three or five Destroyers. Or an incendiary bomb ignited flames within a few centimeters of the surrounding area, and the burned Destroyer writhed in pain inside, quickly turning into a charred corpse. Some Destroyers were lifted up in the air by the shock wave of explosive shells or the dust kicked up by stone bullets, and fell. They staggered and suffered internal injuries.
On the short journey, Destroyers continued to be killed or injured, but most of the Destroyers successfully climbed over the ditch, followed the previous attack route, climbed from the city wall, or piled up into an ant pile, allowing subsequent Destroyers to attack. Quickly go up to the wall.
In this battle, the hand-to-hand combat was fierce from the beginning. Among the destroyers who launched the attack, there were not only standard destroyers, but also some were strong large destroyers, or small destroyers who moved quickly and were good at coordination.
None of the defenders had ever fought against the Great Destroyer or the Little Destroyer, so they were not used to fighting against each other for the first time.
In addition, there are a few white-bellied destroyers mixed in the attacking team. Their bodies are more powerful weapons than the jaws and can self-destruct. And these white-bellied destroyers are very smart. They did not choose to blast the thick earthen walls, but climbed up the wall and blew themselves up between the two sides in the melee, regardless of the enemy or friend.
But as a result, the damage to the defenders skyrocketed, and the defense forces in many city wall sections were wiped out in a short period of time, allowing the enemy to take advantage of it!
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