coobybook Chapter 219: The Fall of Youlan City
Chapter 219: The Fall of Youlan City
Ling Yunxiao knew that there were not so many catapults.
If they had used this method to attack the city from the beginning, it would certainly not have worked.
The enemy soldiers only need to hide behind and hold their ground. No matter how many catapults they have, they will not be able to break into the city.
The difference between the before and after lies in the unexpectedness.
It’s different now.
The enemy was caught off guard and had no time to retreat, and they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties due to the power of the catapults.
The enemy general on the tower, Yelu Hong, had no time to catch his breath.
Logically speaking, their reinforcements should have arrived long ago, why are they still not here?
If the reinforcements don't arrive, they will either be killed by Ling Yunxiao or starve to death in Youlan City.
The moment he saw Ling Yunxiao coming with the catapult,
His already anxious heart became even more uneasy. In a panic, he quickly said,
"hidden!"
However, at this moment, under the city wall, huge rocks fell one after another directly onto the top of the city wall.
Wherever it hit, there was a thumping sound.
The sound was deafening. More than a hundred catapults fired at the same time. The shocking effect of this scene should not be underestimated.
Wherever the huge stone was thrown, it almost covered every corner of the city wall...
Including the enemy soldiers and archers.
On the city wall, where things were hit, there was a constant thumping sound.
Those who were hit were swept by severe pain. Some died on the spot, while others cried for their parents. It would be better for them to die on the spot and suffer less.
The enemy soldiers on the tower were either dead or wounded.
The endless attack power of the catapults also caused those who had managed to escape to flee in panic in an instant...
This scene made the blood of the Donglin soldiers standing under the city wall boil.
Following Ling Yunxiao's gesture, the catapult stopped attacking.
Ling Yunxiao took the lead and climbed the ladder.
Rows of Donglin soldiers began to climb up at a very fast speed.
Ling Yunxiao used his own decent Qinggong skills to climb onto the city wall in just a moment.
The first thing he did when he climbed up the tower was to pull down the Northern Yan army flag and then go outside the city.
He turned around quickly and cautiously, and saw the enemy general, Yelu Hong.
At this moment, the enemy troops at the tower gathered under the tower.
Yelu Hong stood in front of the enemy army, staring at Ling Yunxiao with a pair of fierce eyes.
"Soldiers, whoever kills Ling Yunxiao will be rewarded handsomely!"
Following Yelu Hong's order, all the intact enemy soldiers rushed towards Ling Yunxiao.
Ling Yunxiao remained calm in the face of danger.
He immediately drew the long sword from his waist and swung it quickly, knocking down a group of people.
At this time, the guard Qin Yu, the lieutenant general Chen Li and Cao Zheng also went up to the tower one after another.
Then, more and more soldiers came.
In just the blink of an eye, they started a life-and-death battle with the enemy in the city...
During the melee,
Ling Yunxiao quickly dodged, looked at the city wall, and prepared to open the city gate.
During this time, the enemy general Yelu Hong and his guards had been surrounding Ling Yunxiao, trying to stop him.
No, when a guard rushed over,
The imperial guards Qin Yu and Chen Li and Cao Zheng, two lieutenant generals, had already surrounded Ling Yunxiao.
Although the enemy had more people, more and more soldiers from Donglin climbed up the ladders...
When Ling Yunxiao was fighting against Yelu Hong, he tried to kill him with a sword, but failed.
The sword blade swept across the guard beside him, and then the guard's neck was bleeding and he was dead.
Another guard came to stop him, but was stabbed through the chest by Ling Yunxiao's sword, and blood splattered on the spot...
One after another, the enemy soldiers died under Ling Yunxiao's sword.
Finally, under the protection of Qin Yu and the other two, Ling Yunxiao broke through the obstacles.
On the city wall, he killed the nearest enemy soldiers, then used both hands to remove the thick wooden bars blocking the city gate and slammed them down on the enemy soldiers in front of him.
In a flash, three or five enemy soldiers were killed on the spot.
...With a bang, Youlan City was broken!
Tens of thousands of Donglin soldiers rushed straight in...
The soldiers had been attacking the city for days, waiting for this moment.
Will the enemy still fight? Five thousand defenders, not to mention the casualties they just suffered, they will not be able to defeat the enemy even if they fight hard.
As soon as the Donglin soldiers rushed in, they had no way to retreat.
With the defending general Yelu Hong here, no one dared to retreat.
At this time, Yelu Hongdao said:
"Soldiers, our reinforcements will be here soon. Hold on, you must hold on! Youlan City must not be lost!"
His firm words once again aroused the fighting spirit of the Northern Yan soldiers.
The battle became more and more fierce, but the enemy's number was far less than that of the Donglin soldiers.
The chances of them winning are almost zero...
...Jiang Yue's side,
The melee lasted for nearly two days and is still going on.
Yuwen Jian is not stupid either.
As soon as the two sides fought, he figured it out.
Ling Yunxiao, this is an interception halfway.
Therefore, he had been leading his soldiers, thinking of breaking through the Donglin formation and going to rescue...
However, the Donglin soldiers had a solid formation and he was unable to break through it.
Although the soldiers on both sides were exhausted physically and mentally, they gritted their teeth and persevered.
Because the soldiers of Northern Yan were much stronger than those of Donglin, Donglin was clearly at a disadvantage at the beginning of the war.
The two armies combined originally had over 100,000 soldiers, but at this moment, the number has decreased.
The soldiers on both sides could not calculate how many of their own soldiers had been killed.
Because the enemy had the advantage in numbers, we had a slight advantage.
On the ground, corpses piled up like mountains.
The entire official road was their battlefield.
Even so, Donglin's Bagua formation was not destroyed.
If the commander wants a one-on-one duel, he has to find someone.
At this moment, the life-and-death battle between them will not end until one of them dies.
In the midst of the chaos, Zhang Yan kept wielding the saber.
I was numb from killing enemies.
The Xuanwu Army was still united as one.
Under the leadership of Jiang Yue, they did not disperse and continued to fight in unity.
Fighting together can help each other, attack each other, and increase the lethality.
Most importantly, it can reduce casualties.
As Wu Fei was killing the enemies, his originally clumsy body became flexible through repeated hard battles. On the battlefield, he was no longer honest.
Xue Wen killed the enemies quickly, and his previous playful smile was no longer there.
Looking at his side, he saw Gao Peng, who had rushed up to him at some point, blocking a knife for him, and he felt grateful.
During the chaotic battle, Gao Peng had already been seriously injured and was unable to hold on.
"Xue Wen, tell me, does death hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt." Xue Wen felt that dying didn't hurt, only living hurt.
As they talked, they faced the enemy cautiously.
However, there are always loopholes in the battlefield.
Suddenly a long arrow shot straight towards him and pierced Gao Peng's chest with a whoosh.
"Ah..." Gao Peng cried out in pain, blood oozing from the corner of his lips.
"Who said death doesn't hurt?"
After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes forever, fell to the ground, and was trampled upon.
"Gao Peng!"
Xue Wen had no time to feel sad, as the enemy in front of him did not even give him a moment to breathe.
If you are not careful, you will be dead.
For example, now, Wu Fei was not paying attention.
With a muffled groan, a long arrow pierced his lower abdomen.