The commander of the infantry phalanx gave an order, and the surrounding shield soldiers who were responsible for providing protection quickly withdrew. At the same time, several people also tore off the iron chains surrounding the middle of the phalanx.
Two hundred poisonous soldiers with terrifying and ugly appearances suddenly appeared, looking like evil ghosts from hell under the pale starlight.
The Ghost Dou tribe officer dodged an arrow flying in the air, and then shouted a few commands loudly. The poisonous soldiers immediately roared and climbed up the ladder in front of them one after another.
The poison soldiers' movements were extremely vigorous, and their climbing speed was much faster than that of the Ghost Dou warriors. Moreover, they were not afraid of the arrows and boiling oil falling from the top of the city. They only knew how to climb up manically, and in just a few snaps of their fingers, they were close. The battlements.
At this time, the soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army guarding the city wall were preparing to assassinate the enemies near the wall with their spears. Unexpectedly, the next second, a blood-stained ghost suddenly appeared in front of them.
"God! What is this?!"
Before the soldiers could react, the first poison soldier had already leapt into the crowd, followed by the second, third...
Five ladders specially designed for the use of poison soldiers continuously transported terrifying demons to the top of the city. In the blink of an eye, thirty or forty poison soldiers successfully climbed to the top of the city, rampaging and killing wantonly among the defenders.
The Zhenjiang Army had never seen this kind of monster before. Although their superiors had warned in advance that the Turks might send poisonous soldiers into battle, no one could imagine how terrifying these guys were without personal experience.
Infinite strength, not afraid of swords and guns, and bloodthirsty like a demon!
The spear pierced the poison soldier's body, and the broadsword chopped the poison soldier's bones, but it was of no use at all. The monsters were still staring at the blood-red eyes that were almost bulging, grabbing and biting crazily.
One after another, the officers and soldiers of the Zhenjiang Army were brutally killed. When their bodies fell down, there was still a look of horror and disbelief on their faces.
The newly replaced unit today is the Zhenjiang Seventh Army.
Wei Wen, the deputy commander of the legion, had previously served as a hussar captain of the White Robes Army. He was less than thirty years old, with high martial arts skills and bravery in combat. He was the first senior officer to react. Faced with the chaotic situation, Wei Wen immediately led the reserve team to rush to the position where the poisonous soldiers were ascending the city, trying to suppress the "enemy".
However, in less than a quarter of an hour, the young general was surrounded by three poisonous soldiers and his neck was bitten off.
Soon, the city's defense line was in chaos.
The fear spread rapidly in the Seventh Army like a plague, constantly affecting other positions. The Ghost Dou tribe also noticed the changes in the defenders, and suddenly roared with excitement and charged upward with all their strength.
Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang met at the stairs of the city road. When Xu Youchang saw him, he immediately said anxiously: "Why are you here? It's dangerous here!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Li Jiangyao said while running with the white-robed army: "Hurry up and get out of the city gate. Leave the poisonous soldiers to me!"
After saying that, he jumped over the heads of the crowd and rushed towards the nearest poison soldier.
The blade rises and the stars fall.
Like lightning flashing, the Xingluo knife suddenly passed through the poisonous soldier, and a bloody head was directly sliced off and rolled more than two feet away.
Li Jiangyao kept moving with his hands, and after killing three more poisonous soldiers in succession, he flew onto the battlements, activated his internal power, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, kill them all!"
Seeing that the Protector came to the battlefield in person and hacked to death several evil spirits with ease, the morale of the seventh officer officers and soldiers was immediately boosted, and they shouted at the enemies who were charging towards the city.
The white-robed army also once again played the role of a commando. They all slashed at the heads of the poisonous soldiers with their sharp swords. The two hundred monsters who had climbed onto the city wall were beaten back in the blink of an eye.
But at this moment, earth-shattering shouts of killing suddenly came from the distance, and the main Turkic troops were dispatched.
Since the city was already in a melee, it was difficult for the giant crossbows and archers to effectively contain the enemy's charge. One hundred and twenty trebuchets alone could not pose a fatal threat to the fast-moving Turks. In the blink of an eye, the third legion of the Golden Tribe approached the city wall.
Following them, ten giant nest trucks and a city-attack truck arrived.
The shooters of the Condor tribe stood on the roof of the nest car, much higher than the city wall. Their eyesight and shooting skills were very superb. With their superiority, they specifically targeted the Xinjiang Army for shooting.
At the same time, the city ramming vehicle covered with three layers of thick cowhide was pushed to the city gate, and the thick logs wrapped in iron sheets crashed directly into the gate.
The sound of booming and heavy blows continued, and the battle situation reached its most critical moment.
Li Jiangyao knew that if he didn't hold on to this wave, Zijin Pass would be doomed. He blocked a few flying arrows with his sword, and ordered to the white-robed army: "Team 1, Team 2, go and take back the giant crossbow over there! Use rockets to kill the nest car on the opposite side!"
"Team 3, go to the south! Drive down the Turks there!"
"Krim, reorganize the archers of your seventh army. Don't be afraid of death. Block the Turks outside the city for me!"
"Commander, go tell Xu Youchang and ask him to use kerosene! If you can't burn the city rush vehicle, you can burn people!"
A series of orders were issued, and the various soldiers and horses acted separately. In particular, the soldiers of the first and second teams of the White Robes moved extremely quickly. They quickly cleared the enemy troops from the nearby giant crossbow positions, ignited the crossbow arrows and fired outwards.
Seven or eight long crossbow arrows with blazing flames pierced the night sky and directly hit a nest car a hundred steps away. In a short time, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. The shooters on the Chao vehicle screamed and jumped out of the vehicle in a panic to escape for their lives.
Upon seeing this, the Zhenjiang Army in other positions at the top of the city immediately followed suit, using rockets to counterattack the siege equipment that was getting closer and closer.
At the same time, Xu Youchang, who was guarding the city gate, ordered dozens of kerosene jars to be smashed to the ground, and then thrown out torches to ignite them. In the blink of an eye, the Turkic soldiers who pushed the city ramming vehicles were either burned directly to charcoal, or were held in the city gate hole and roasted alive. The loud sound of hitting the city gate gradually subsided.
The fierce and fierce battle lasted for more than three hours. It was not until daylight broke that the exhausted Turkic army finally decided to temporarily withdraw its troops.
At this time, in Zijin Pass, both above and below the city, there were already mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.
Li Jiangyao stood at the top of the city, looking at the Turks who were retreating rapidly, and he couldn't help but feel dark in his heart. In that battle last night, it was no exaggeration to say that the difference between victory and death was only a matter of millimeters. The Ghost Dou Bings and the Third Golden Army rushed to the city wall several times, and the gate of Zijin Pass was hit by a city ramming vehicle twice, almost being succeeded by the Turks.
Fortunately, the Zhenjiang Army had made adequate preparations in advance. The soldiers risked their lives and resisted vigorously at the critical moment. They exhausted the energy of the siege troops and finally defended the city gate at their feet.
Xu Youchang led the generals to behind Li Jiangyao: "Sir, the enemy has retreated, you should have a rest."
Li Jiangyao turned around, looked at the bandages on Xu Youchang's shoulders and thighs, and asked with concern: "Is the injury serious?"
"fine."
Xu Youchang smiled faintly: "I was not very lucky last night and bumped into two masters."
Holia, who was standing next to him, said: "Especially the knife on the shoulder. If Brother Xu had been a little slower to dodge, his head would have been cut off."
Seeing the nonchalant expression on Xu Youchang's face, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head: "You are always so desperate. After all, you are also the commander-in-chief of the front line, can you spare your life?"
"Are you still talking about me?" Xu Youchang said depressedly: "How can a dignified Protector of the Imperial Guard still have the demeanor of a general when he rushes to the front to kill people?"
"At least I wasn't hurt. Unlike you, the Three-Legged Cat Kung Fu is so showy."
Listening to the two of them joking with each other, the generals around them couldn't help laughing, and their originally tense mood gradually relaxed a lot.
Xu Youchang, just like he did in the martial arts hall, joked with Li Jiangyao for a few more times, and then said solemnly: "General Protector, the losses of the Seventh Army are relatively large. I have asked them to withdraw first to rest."
"Oh? Who do you plan to let take over the defense?"
"Come on the third army," Xu Youchang responded: "The princess's troops are the foundation of our Xinjiang Army. They are best at fighting defensive battles. We must rely on them to handle the tough battles ahead."
Li Jiangyao nodded with satisfaction and looked at Holia: "How is it? Princess, are you confident?"
Holia was heroic and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Sir! The Third Thunder Army will follow the Great Protector to the death, and Zijin Pass will always be the eagle flag of our Suppressing Army!"
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"How are your three armies doing?" Temple Prince Ronya asked calmly: "Can you still fight?"
Nellens, the commander of the third legion of the Golden Tribe, shouted loudly: "Your Highness, we can still fight!"
Yun Qianxue frowned: "Nerlens, the Third Army lost more than 4,000 people last night, that's enough."
"Jun Yun, it is precisely because we lost four thousand brothers that we have to fight again!" Nerlens's eyes were blood red: "We want revenge!"
Yun Qianxue knew that in the fierce battle last night, not only the bones of more than 4,000 soldiers of the Third Army were buried on the battlefield, but Nerlens's own brother also died in the battle and martyred his country. He could understand Nerlens's pain and couldn't help but persuade him: "Then you should take a rest first. Let the friendly troops rush for you a few times. When the strength of the three legions is restored, it will not be too late to take revenge."
Nerlens shook his head: "No, there is no need to rest."
Prince Tanli said from the side: "You must think clearly. Under the cover of night last night, the poison soldiers suddenly disrupted the city defense system on the opposite side. Only then did the Ghost Dou clan have the opportunity to board the city in one fell swoop. When the three armies went up, the suppressing The Xinjiang army happened to have restored its long-range strike force, which is why you are unable to move forward. It is broad daylight now, and the situation is hundreds of times more difficult than last night."
"Second Prince, I understand everything you said," Nerlens said firmly, "Our Third Legion likes to fight tough battles the most, and we can still scale the city wall during the day!"
Ronya said at this time: "Okay, since you are eager to fight, then seize the opportunity! Last night's battle was just an appetizer, today is the real general attack. Nerlens, I want you to take out the golden clan's weapons Bloody, let the Zhenjiang Army know what the wrath of the Turkic King is like!"
"Kill them all!"
Nerlens roared angrily.
