Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 254: Fighting to the Death

"Messenger, warn Murong Ze that if this guy still dares to hesitate, he will be punished by military law."

Although he wanted to skin Murong Ze alive, it was impossible to change the commander in the current situation. He could only urge the other side to attack the city as soon as possible.

As for the rest, we will talk about it after the war.

In fact, there was no need for Murong Dayu to urge him. At this time, Murong Ze waited and waited, but Zhu Mingyuan and others did not come out of the city to surrender.

The original sense of luck has completely disappeared without a trace.

"Zhu! Ming! Yuan! I will tear you, the damned sinister villain, into pieces."

Murong Ze's roar resounded through heaven and earth, and everyone here could hear it clearly.

One could also feel the endless anger in his heart, like a volcanic eruption.

For some reason, many people began to sympathize with Murong Ze.

For example, Huo Qinghuang and Li Batian.

It's rare that these two guys who don't get along with each other have the same opinion on something.

"Your Highness, that guy is almost mad at you."

"Young Master, I think that guy will not let you go even if he is a ghost."

Chu Shizhao spread his hands innocently and said, "What are you two talking about?"

"It was Zhu Mingyuan who fooled him. I have nothing to do with it. As my subordinates, you dare to slander the lord. You two can wait for me to make things difficult for you."

Seeing Murong Ze turning his horse's head under the city wall, it was obvious that he was preparing to go back to arrange the siege.

Chu Shizhao ran to the top of the city wall again and said, "General, I am honored to hear you call my name. Those guys were afraid of your majesty and didn't dare to leave the city easily. I had to persuade them for a long time before they believed that you would not bother with little people like them."

"Please wait a moment. I will have someone prepare a basket and take us to the bottom of the city wall."

Although Chu Shizhao described it vividly, it seemed as if it were a true story.

However, his credibility with Murong Ze has obviously been completely ruined.

He didn't even turn his head, but just kicked the horse's belly coldly: "Gee!"

The warhorse under his crotch raised its four hooves and galloped towards the Beidi army.

Chu Shizhao was still shouting at the city wall: "General, General Murong, please don't leave. I really want to surrender to you sincerely. Please believe me."

The only thing that responded to him was Murong Ze's resolute back.

Zhao Wenguang said with a click of his tongue, "Your Highness, don't waste your energy. At this point, even if Murong Ze is really an idiot, he will never believe a word you say again."

Chu Shizhao retorted unhappily: "We have to try it anyway. If this guy gets crazy, maybe we can delay it for a while."

After that, Chu Shizhao sighed with regret: "What a pity, there are not many people as stupid as him these days."

"Alright, don't get close to me. It's going to be a tough fight. Cheer up and don't embarrass our Great Zhou soldiers."

"Also, don't underestimate the enemy. The Northern Di cavalry used the secret techniques of the Dark Night Cult, and their strength far exceeds that of ordinary soldiers."

"In short, don't treat them as human beings. Just treat them as monsters."

Woo...!
A horn sounded with great force and murderous intent.

The soldiers of the Great Zhou who had been stationed on the border all year round couldn't help but feel worried.

Because this is the clarion call for the Northern Di cavalry to attack.

The Beidi cavalry, who had been standing still like sculptures, began to speed up and charged towards Xueyuan Pass like a wave.

Looking at the black mass of Northern Di cavalry that was like a raging wave, even Chu Shizhao, who had personally experienced countless life-and-death battles in the simulation, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"coming!"

The Beidi cavalrymen rode at full speed, took off their bows and crossbows, took out their arrows, drew their bows and put their arrows on them.

"put!"

Following an order from an officer in the army, dense arrows suddenly flew into the sky.

Chu Shizhao and others only felt that the sun, which was about to set, seemed to be obscured by a dark cloud.

"Be careful to hide and don't come out from behind the city wall!"

Xueyuan Pass also responded quickly, and Zhao Wenguang immediately gave the order to evade.

They had seen the bows and arrows of the Northern Di heavy cavalry before.

It is called a bow and arrow, but it is almost the same as the heavy crossbow they use.

Apart from the city walls, only fine iron shields can block these arrows.

Chu Shizhao curled up his body and hid behind the city wall in a very ungraceful manner.

But at this time, no one cared about Chu Shizhao's image.

Because everyone looks pretty much the same.

The enemy's arrows are very powerful, and even if they hit your hands or feet, you will end up disabled.

On the battlefield, disability is almost equivalent to death.

But no one jokes with his own life.

Unlike before, this time the Beidi’s attack target was the city wall.

After two rounds of arrow rain, the city wall was like a hedgehog, covered with arrow tails.

There were some attacks with extremely strong force, with arrows even penetrating more than three inches into the city wall.

If this kind of attack were to land on a human, even if the person was wearing heavy armor, they would probably be pierced right through, right?
"The enemy is coming up, be careful to defend."

"Make the golden juice right now!"

"Archers, suppress, suppress!"

Zhao Wenguang waved his sword, walked back and forth on the city wall, and kept giving orders.

Although the name of this thing called Jinzhi sounds nice, it is actually manure water.

After boiling this stuff, pour it directly down the city wall. Anyone who touches it will be burned and covered in boils.

Although this thing cannot kill the enemy directly, it can make the enemy lose its combat effectiveness immediately.

If he wasn't dead, the wounded soldier would definitely not be saved if he was pulled back.

It might even cause a plague, making more enemies lose their combat effectiveness.

Originally these things were prepared in advance and used directly during the siege.

However, in order to prevent Murong Ze from discovering the flaw, Chu Shizhao did not make any preparations in advance.

If you want to cook it temporarily, it will take a long time to prepare.

This can be considered as having both advantages and disadvantages.

Following Zhao Wenguang's order, the archers on the city wall began to throw a rain of arrows down the wall.

At this time, there is no need to pursue accuracy, as long as there is a rough range.

The purpose is to disrupt the enemy's formation with a rain of arrows and delay their attack. Killing the enemy is secondary.

In previous battles, this kind of arrow could cause considerable trouble to the enemy.

But now, the Beidi heavy cavalry, both men and horses, were covered in iron armor. The rain of arrows fired by the archers at Xueyuan Pass fell on those iron armors, making a clanging sound.

Only a few arrows happened to land in the gaps of armor and in vulnerable places such as eyes, causing some damage to the opponent, but the effect was shockingly poor.

The Beidi heavy cavalry rushed directly to the city under a hail of arrows and began to set up ladders to attack the city.

"Rolling logs and rocks!"

Following Zhao Wenguang's order, seven or eight people pushed a huge stone that had been polished to a slightly rounded shape and threw it down the city wall.

The huge rock rolled down the city wall and crashed onto the ground.

Several Northern Di cavalrymen had no time to dodge, and both they and their horses were smashed into meat paste.

The boulder did not stop after it landed on the ground, and quickly rolled towards the direction of the Northern Di cavalry.

The terrain in front of Xueyuan Pass has been specially compacted. From the city wall to the outside, there is a small slope, which allows the boulder to accelerate at a certain angle.

Although the huge rock rolled out, it did not cause any harm to the Beidi cavalry.

The Northern Di cavalry were not stupid. Seeing such a huge stone rolling towards them, there was no way they wouldn't dodge.

However, these stones also succeeded in completely destroying the formation of the Northern Di cavalry.

Zhao Wenguang's command was very smooth.

The Northern Di heavy cavalry were severely tormented by him before they even touched the city wall.

It’s a pity that the gap in strength between the two sides is too big.

Although there was some chaos at the beginning, these guys in armor still managed to set up the ladders despite the arrows.

The moment the hooks on the ladders got stuck on the city wall, the Northern Di cavalry below pulled the ropes on the hooks tightly to prevent the people on the city wall from pushing the ladders away.

At the same time, the Northern Di cavalry also climbed up the city wall along the ladders desperately.

The climbing Northern Di cavalry had no place to hide, and to the people on the city wall, they were no different from living targets.

The archers on both sides can easily aim at their vulnerable spots.

Northern Di cavalrymen were constantly hit by arrows and rolled down the ladders silently, falling into the crowd waiting to climb the ladders below.

"These guys are really cruel!" Li Batian was guarding the entrance of a ladder, waiting to be discovered by the Northern Di cavalry when they climbed up the city wall.

From the beginning of the war until now, these guys haven't even uttered a scream.

Although both sides were killing each other and blood was flowing like a river, the entire battlefield was so quiet that it gave him a creepy feeling.

Finally, a Beidi cavalryman broke through numerous dangers and was the first to climb the city wall of Xueyuan Pass.

For the first time, Li Batian finally saw the appearance of the Northern Di cavalry clearly at close range.

The armor of these Northern Di cavalrymen all have strange patterns on them.

Looking at the helmet, it looked like a hungry wolf with its bloody mouth wide open, biting its prey.

This terrifying image, coupled with the pitch-black armor that barely reflects light in the sun, and the cold, indifferent eyes without the slightest fluctuation.

It made them look like demons that had just crawled out of hell.

Li Batian could even clearly feel that the moment they saw the Northern Di cavalry, the attacking movements of the Xueyuan Pass defenders on the city wall became stiff for a moment.

"How dare you, a mere barbarian, act so arrogant in front of your Grandpa Li? Watch out for the knife!"

Li Batian swung the saber in his hand and chopped off the heads of the Northern Di cavalry without any fancy moves.

The Northern Di cavalry raised their weapons and tried to fight back.

As a result, Li Batian chopped the knife and the head into two halves.

The corpse fell down the ladder, knocking down the person behind it.

"See? These northern barbarians just look a little fierce and a little bigger in stature, but other than that there's nothing big about them." Li Batian held his head high, looking arrogant.

But no one noticed that his hand holding the knife was shaking slightly.

"The General is mighty!"

"Those Northern Di people really aren't that big of a deal."

"They are just for show. They can't even take a blow from the general."

Although at some cost.

However, the morale of the Xueyuan Pass defenders around Li Batian was really boosted by him.

Compared to Li Batian's mighty sword drawing, Huo Qinghuang had a completely different feeling.

The spear in her hand was like a bird flying in the sky, agile and swift.

When facing the Northern Di cavalry, neither the enemy nor her own people could even see clearly how she drew her gun.

All we know is that every time Huo Qinghuang stabbed out, a Beidi cavalryman would cover his neck and fall off the city wall.

Huo Qinghuang alone guarded the three ladders, and no northern barbarians could cross Huo Qinghuang's defense line.

What excited the defenders of Xueyuan Pass the most was.

Chu Shizhao, this distinguished prince, was not like the nobles they had met before. He just urged them to fight hard while he hid in a safe place.

This prince also led the troops and charged into the front line against the Northern Di.

Since His Royal Highness the Honorable Prince has done this, why shouldn’t they fight hard?

"Damn it, the prince dared to fight to the death, what does my miserable life mean to me? Northern Di beast, come here if you have the guts."

"Kill all these Beidi beasts!"

Despite their high morale, the battle between ordinary soldiers and the Northern Di cavalry was extremely difficult.

In the part of the city wall where Chu Shizhao, Li Batian and others were not present, the Northern Di cavalry finally climbed up the city wall after paying a huge sacrifice.

This guy in armor was a head taller than the people around him.

Seeing seven or eight spears coming at him, this guy had no intention of dodging and swung his sword at a defender.

Most of the spears that were thrust at him were blocked by his armor, and even if some of them penetrated his armor, they did not cause any fatal harm to him. Instead, the guards who tried to stop him had their heads chopped off.

"Lao Zhang! Damn it, this guy's turtle shell is so hard that it pierces the gaps in the armor!"

The defenders were trying to adjust in a panic, but the Northern Di cavalry had already relied on their strong iron armor to crash into the crowd, reaping lives like the god of death.

The spear is certainly invincible, but it can't exert its full power once someone gets close to it.

The first group of Northern Di cavalry could not be defeated, and the following ones had already climbed up the city wall one after another.

Seeing that this section of the city wall was about to be lost, a dark-skinned old soldier took advantage of the Northern Di cavalry's distraction and suddenly launched a sneak attack, stabbing his spear directly into the Northern Di cavalry's unprotected face.

"Hold the wall and don't let them come up, otherwise we will all die."

At this critical moment of life and death, the defenders of Xueyuan Pass burst out with amazing fighting power.

They cooperated with each other and pushed back several Northern Di cavalrymen who had climbed up the city wall.

Then, the rolling log prepared in advance was thrown down the ladder.

A dozen Northern Di cavalrymen on the ladders fell down like dumplings, and their lives or deaths were unknown.

(End of this chapter)