Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 939 - 579: Offense and Defense_2

"A troop of four to five hundred men, either the enemy lord himself is on campaign, or there are multiple hero commanders!"

"Over a hundred special troops, not to mention the defense-terrifying Escort Army and Iron Cavalry, is this the strength of someone ranked over 9,000 in the reputation leaderboard?"

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"Damn!!!"

Watching the Heavy Equipment Army gathering below the city, Zhang Yan could no longer contain herself and slammed her fist heavily against the city wall, startling Feng Cheng who was beside her.

Xu Yang's expression remained unchanged as he spoke softly, "Cavalry can't ride horses to attack the city, as long as we ensure the city walls are not taken, we can use the defensive advantage of the city to wear out the enemy and then counterattack."

"Counterattack?"

Zhang Yan turned her head to look at him, her expression somewhat bewildered, but she soon regained her composure and replied in a deep voice, "Alright!"

At this point, she had no other choice, having staked her entire fortune, she had to fight hard no matter how powerful the opponent was.

Meanwhile...

"A Rare Territory?"

"Not a bad gain!"

Below the city walls, within the military formation, a Jin Country General stood on horseback, looking at the tall city walls and tight defenses ahead, not only was there no worry on his face, but a smile instead as he began to direct his troops.

"Start constructing the siege machinery immediately!"

"Guard troops, form the first line!"

"Iron Cavalry, form the second line!"

"Gimbal horses, Escort Army, cover with arrows!"

The orders were relayed, and the whole army moved, over two hundred heavily equipped guards pushing forward siege machinery such as cloud ladders and ramming vehicles, followed closely by more than fifty dismounted Iron Cavalry.

Behind the infantry, another hundred-plus gimbal horses and over fifty still-mounted Escort Army troops formed a formation, bent bows and set arrows, launching them towards the city wall to suppress the enemy shooters and protect their own troops.

At the rear of the formation, there were also positions where about fifteen civilian-looking soldiers were using catapults under the supervision of a hero, bombarding the city wall towers with stones.

"They even brought catapults, they really came prepared."

Zhang Yan gritted her teeth and raised her sword to shout, "Attack!"

The counterattack began with infantry moving rocks and logs to smash downwards, while archers also fired through arrow slits downwards.

Aside from special troops, the Song State's infantry were just average, far less powerful than Jin Country's guard troops, but sufficient for defending the city. The falling rocks and logs caused some damage.

On the other hand, the archers, whether regular Divine Arm Archers or the special enemy-defeating archers, had considerable, even powerful, output capability.

Alas, this time the opponent was Jin Country, an army equipment to the teeth with heavy armor.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

Arrows fell like rain, sparks flew everywhere, and one after another, the guard troops held their shields aloft, fending off the falling rocks and logs. As for the arrows, save for a few that hit the gaps in the armor, all were blocked by shields and iron armor, causing virtually no damage.

Only the ten tall towers could fire heavy crossbow bolts, penetrating iron shields and armor to effectively kill these heavy infantry soldiers.

But just ten towers, and the slow firing speed of crossbow cannons, were somewhat ineffective against the numerous guard troops.

"Use kerosene!"

Zhang Yan's eyes narrowed as she immediately ordered a switch to kerosene.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Jars of kerosene smashed down, drenching the infantry below in a bloodbath, followed by torches and fire arrows that turned the walls into a sea of flames, burning several guard troops into human torches.

But that was as far as it went. As a strong defensive material, kerosene was extremely expensive, and even a relatively wealthy person like Zhang Yan did not have much stock, nowhere near enough to annihilate the enemy in a sea of fire.

The enemy did not just let Zhang Yan set fires; arrows rained down, landing on the city wall, causing great damage to the defending soldiers, especially the Escort Army's hawk-shooting arrows. Aside from soldiers equipped with shields and the heavily armored Beiwei Armor Soldiers, other troops were instantly killed by a single arrow.

The enemy hadn't even reached the city wall yet, and our forces were already heavily hit. Zhang Yan gritted her teeth and turned to look at Xu Yang.

"Bang!!!"

As she turned her gaze, she saw Xu Yang bending his bow and setting an arrow, shooting a Cloud Piercing strike that immediately knocked down a climbing guard from the ladder.

After using the Unrivaled Token, his Strong Bow Skill had also reached the Second Order, and with the twenty-stab Iron Embryo Bow and ten-stab General Arrow in his hands, the shooting power was enough to overcome the iron armor and steel shields of the guard troops. Even without targeting gaps, his arrows could pierce through shields, penetrate armor, and pierce souls, comparable to the towers using crossbow cannons.

But his firing rate was much faster than the towers', drawing arrows and shooting down rapidly. In just a moment, more than ten guard troops had fallen to his arrows, effectively curbing the enemy's advance.

"Hmm?"

"Hero?"

Upon seeing this scene, the eyes of the commander in the Jin Country's army narrowed sharply, and he immediately shouted, "Iron Wood!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, a general dressed like the escort army spurred his horse forward, charging towards the city wall with an aggressive aura. Along the way, he took his bow and drew arrows, shooting three cold lights straight at Xu Yang on top of the city wall.

"Be careful!!!"

Zhang Yan's pupils shrank, and she cried out in shock, but it was too late; the arrows had reached their target before her words had finished.

However...

Xu Yang twisted his head and turned his waist, performing an evasive maneuver in the blink of an eye. The three sharp arrows narrowly missed, brushing past him in the end.

Three arrows in succession, not only missing but also witnessing the foe audaciously rise, with a bowstring drawn tight and an arrow breaking through the sky.

"!!!!!!"

Below the city wall, the pupils of that young Jin Country officer shrank. He pulled on the reins and made a motion to dodge the arrows just like his enemy.

Yet unexpectedly, the opponent seemed to have foreknowledge, launching three arrows again, aimed right at his evasive trajectory, leaving him no time to dodge; in a moment of shock, an arrow pierced through his eye, and both he and his horse tumbled.

"Hui!!!"

"Bang!!!"

The war horse fell over, the man hit the ground, and that young Jin Country officer, struck with an arrow through the eye, collapsed. Before he could even wail, several other cold lights struck him, pinning his entire body to the ground.

"Iron Wood!!!"

Immediately a cry of pain resounded through the whole battlefield, and the Jin Country commander, his eyes near splitting with rage, immediately issued an order, "Fire at will, archers shoot in unison, Iron Cavalry of the escort army advance at full speed, do not give that man any room to maneuver."

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

As soon as the military order was issued, arrows flew like rain, and several dozen escort army archers shot simultaneously, covering the city wall where Xu Yang was stationed, sparking a violent sound.

Xu Yang was already prepared and flipped behind the wall, avoiding the barrage and even sparing a moment to glance at the battle log.

"Deadly Strike!"

"You have killed an enemy hero—Wanyan Iron Wood!"

"You have gained 20,000 Experience Points, 50 Reputation Points."

"You have gained 10 Permanent Unrivaled Value Points, 100 temporary Unrivaled Value Points (up to twelve hours)."

"..."

There's a saying that it's better to be skillful in receiving than in shooting.

Although he was an archery expert, who started with archery in his first life traversing the heavens, using True Qi infusion and special attribute enhancements, relying solely on skill manipulation to strike a heavily armored target hundreds of meters away remained unrealistic.

But when the opponent came closer, it was different—the distance was shorter, their reactions were not as quick. Moreover, he had initially hidden his prowess. Later, with a sudden burst of aggression, the young Jin Country officer didn't even have time to react before becoming a soul under his arrows.

Pity...

"Kill!!!"

Heavy Infantry scaled the city walls and initiated the most ferocious battle for the city gates. The Song State soldiers defending the city had no choice but to abandon rolling stones and wooden barriers, drawing their weapons to engage in a close combat with the enemy troops.

However, against the escort army's Heavy Infantry and the Iron Cavalry mixed within their ranks, the Song State troops were indeed powerless. except for a few Yue Family's Beiwei Armor Soldiers blocking gaps, other places were at risk of being breached.

This city wall was a hundred meters wide, and the opponent had built seven Cloud Ladders. Excluding those destroyed, five had made it onto the wall, meaning there were five gaps needing filling.

At five points a bloody battle ensued, four of which were teetering on collapse. The Iron Cavalry within the escort army rampaged fiercely, causing the defending Song State soldiers to retreat step by step. It was only by outnumbering the enemy and forming a flesh and blood barrier that they could hold on momentarily.

But that was just for a moment; with developments like this, it was inevitable that the city gate would be captured.

"Xu Yang!!!"

In such a fierce battle, Zhang Yan dared not engage and could only retreat to a safer position, her gaze turning towards Xu Yang.

Not just her, Feng Cheng and all the other lords did likewise.

One earns their keep by solving problems; now it was up to him...

"Hui!!!"

His thoughts unsettled, they were interrupted by a horse's whinny that rose like a dragon, with an added shimmer of red-hot embers.