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"Hmph! A high price?" Mao Mengji's sinister voice rang out, like the friction of sandpaper. "No matter how hard a tortoise shell is, I can break it! As long as the Crown Prince gives the order, I am willing to lead the Jingbian Camp's death squad to build a ladder overnight. At dawn tomorrow, I will be the first to climb the city! I will personally pluck off Helian Tieshu's head!"

There was a fierce light in his eyes, and the scar on his face looked like a wriggling centipede in the firelight.

Cheng Xuan frowned slightly. "General Mao's bravery is commendable, but the walls of Blackstone Castle are too high. The defenders have ample arrows, logs, and rocks. Striving to climb them is tantamount to committing suicide! It would be a waste of lives!"

She turned to Lin Zhen and said, "Your Highness, the Shenji Camp's muskets are powerful, but their range is limited, making it difficult to suppress the defenders on the city walls. Furthermore, flintlock muskets are easily dampened and misfired in the snow, and their ammunition cannot withstand a war of attrition."

Lin Zhen remained silent, his fingers slowly sliding across the front wall of the castle on the sand table.

His gaze finally stopped at the tallest and most solid arrow tower above the main gate of the castle.

There, a huge black wolf-head banner fluttered in the night wind, as if silently mocking the enemies under the city.

"Helian Tieshu, do you think that hiding in this turtle shell will make this prince unable to do anything to you?" Lin Zhen's mouth curled up in an icy arc, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Mao Mengji!"

"The general is here!"

"Order! All artillery pieces of the Divine Machine Battalion, concentrate your firepower and bombard this prince! Target—the main gate tower! Blast that annoying wolf-head flag and the tower into dust!"

"Yes!" Mao Mengji's eyes became more fierce, and he turned around and rushed out of the general's tent!

"Cheng Xuan!"

"The slave is here!"

"Musketeers of the Divine Machine Battalion! Form a formation! Suppress the archers on the city walls! Cover the artillery!"

"Yes!"

"Xiao Hanzhou!"

"The disciple is here!"

"Organize the laborers! Use local materials! Cut wood! Take stone! Make siege equipment overnight! Ladders! Battering rams! Shield carts! The more the better!"

"Disciple obey!"

The orders came down like flowing water, and the silent military camp instantly became lively.

The horn sounded again, the war drums beat, and in the flickering flames, the soldiers acted quickly like busy worker ants!

"boom--!!"

"boom--!!"

"boom--!!"

The deafening sound of artillery first broke the silence of the night!

Like the roar of God!

Dozens of heavy red cannons were pushed to the front of the formation, and hot flames spewed out from the black muzzles.

The huge solid iron ball tore through the air and, with a shrill scream, slammed heavily into the tall arrow tower above the main gate of Blackstone Castle!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"

The huge crash was like a muffled thunder.

The hard black volcanic rock city wall was bombarded by the iron balls, and gravel flew everywhere, smoke and dust filled the air, and the arrow tower shook violently.

The wooden building groaned under the heavy load.

Several huge pits and spider-web-like cracks suddenly appeared on the city wall. The huge wolf-head banner was grazed by a cannonball, and the flagpole broke with a sound, and the flag fluttered down to the bottom of the city like a rag.

"Shoot! Shoot! Shoot them to death for me!" From the top of the city wall came the angry roar of Helian Tieshu.

He was obviously stunned by the sudden and fierce bombardment.

"Swish, swish, swish--!!" Dense arrows poured down from the top of the city like locusts, with a shrill sound of breaking through the air.

"Shenjiying, three-stage attack, suppression!" Chengxuan's crisp voice sounded.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang--!!" The musketeers of the Shenji Camp quickly formed a formation and fired in three rounds.

Dense lead bullets poured onto the top of the city like a rainstorm, sparks flew and stone chips flew on the battlements. Many Black Water soldiers who leaned forward to shoot arrows screamed and fell to the ground after being shot. The hot lead bullets easily pierced through their leather coats and tore their flesh. The rain of arrows on the top of the city suddenly became much sparser.

The shelling continued.

The huge solid iron ball hit the city wall again and again like the hammer of the god of death.

Every impact made the entire castle tremble, and rubble fell like hail, and the cracks on the city walls became more and more numerous and deeper!

The tall arrow tower was given special attention. The wooden building was riddled with holes and was on the verge of collapse.

On the top of the city wall, the defenders' screams, curses, and shouts of terror came one after another.

The firelight illuminated their terrified faces.

"Hahaha! Good! Good job! Bomb it hard for me! Bomb that damn arrow tower down!" Mao Mengji stood next to the artillery array, looking at the mess on the top of the city, and laughed cruelly and gleefully.

His skinny hands kept waving, urging the gunner to reload faster.

The bombardment lasted for a full hour.

The front wall of Blackstone Castle is already scarred, covered with huge pits and spider-web-like cracks.

The tall arrow tower was completely destroyed, leaving only half of the charred wreckage emitting smoke in the flames.

On the top of the city wall, the morale of the defenders was obviously low, and the counterattack arrows became sparse.

"Stop firing!" Lin Zhen's cold voice rang out!

The sound of artillery stopped abruptly.

The battlefield instantly fell into an eerie silence, with only the crackling of flames and the groans of the wounded floating in the night wind.

"Mao Mengji!"

"The general is here!"

"Jingbian Camp! Attack the city!"

"Understood, sir!" Mao Mengji's eyes flashed with ferocity, like a hungry wolf smelling blood.

He suddenly drew his long sword and pointed it at Blackstone Fort. "Jingbian Camp! Death Squad! Follow me! The first one to reach the top of the city wall will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and made a centurion! Kill—!"

"Kill--!!" Hundreds of Jingbian Camp soldiers who had been ready for a long time let out an earth-shaking roar.

They were shirtless or wearing only light armor, holding short knives, flying claws, and rattan shields. Like a mad pack of wolves, they pushed the simple ladders and shield carts made overnight and launched a desperate charge towards the scarred walls of Blackstone Castle.

Mao Mengji led the charge, his skinny figure rushing to the front like a ghost.

"Shoot! Roll logs and rocks! Smash them! Smash them to death!" On the top of the city wall, Helian Tieshu's furious roar rang out again! He obviously realized that the other party was going to attack violently.

"Swish, swish, swish--!!" The remaining archers shot arrows desperately.

"Boom!" Huge rolling logs and rocks were pushed down from the top of the city wall and fell with the force of thunder.

"Shenjiying! Suppress! Provide cover!" Chengxuan shouted sternly.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang--!!" The Shenjiying's muskets fired again.

Dense lead bullets suppressed the defenders on the city wall. Many soldiers who leaned forward to push the rolling logs were shot and killed, but there were still many rolling logs and stones falling down!

"Ah——!" A scream rang out instantly.

Dozens of the charging Jingbian Camp soldiers fell in an instant. They were smashed into pieces by rolling logs, their bones were crushed by stones, and their blood and brains were splattered all over the snow. The scene was horrific!

But Mao Mengji and the remaining soldiers were like crazy. They used shield carts for cover, took advantage of the shadows and blind spots of the city walls, and like nimble monkeys, braved the rain of arrows and rolling stones, and placed ladders firmly on the city walls.

"Go! Go quickly!" Mao Mengji roared, and was the first to grab the ladder, climbing up like a gecko.

His movements were incredibly swift, and his skinny body burst out with astonishing strength.

"Kill!" Hundreds of fearless warriors followed closely behind, clinging to the ladders like ants and rushing madly towards the top of the city.

On the top of the city wall, the defenders were also furious. They stabbed with spears, chopped with swords and axes, poured boiling oil and gold juice (dung water), and smashed down with huge stones.

"Puchi!" A assassin was stabbed through the chest by a spear and fell down with a scream.

"Ah--!" A soldier was poured with boiling oil, his skin and flesh were torn apart. He let out a shrill wail and rolled down.

"Boom!" A huge rock fell down, smashing a ladder and several assassins on it into pieces.