Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2423 The Battle of Hot Springs, Spartan Warriors

Dongyi!

Just as Han Xin captured Wangshan City and led his troops ahead to begin pressing towards the second line of defense.

Meanwhile, in Wen Zhong's territory, a fierce battle was raging!
Like Han Xin, Wen Zhong also did not concentrate all his troops in one city, as that would be too wasteful of their superior strength.

Instead, they chose to split their forces into two groups and launch simultaneous attacks on the two cities.

The route that Wanyan Xieye was in charge of was not so much a city as it was actually a military fortress.

This small town, built against the backdrop of Wenquan Mountain, was named Wenquan City. It was located at the intersection of Xiping, Zhongping and Beiping, guarding the main transportation routes to the three places and the tracks for troop transport vehicles.

Therefore, this place was a strategic location that was of vital importance to the Han Dynasty.

The general Yelü Abaoji left behind to guard this place was Leonidas, one of the most famous and fierce generals of the Eastern Yi. He was not only a fierce general of the Eastern Yi, but also a famous general.

Due to the terrain, Leonidas did not have many troops at his disposal, and a large-scale deployment was not possible here.

Besides the three hundred warriors he trained based on his family members and some of his own descendants who had fled from the Western Rong tribes with his ancestors, Yelü Abaoji only left him with seven thousand troops.

After taking over the defenses, Leonidas did not rely entirely on the city's defenses.

After all, in this terrain, Wanyan Xieye's numerical advantage could not be fully utilized.

However, Wanyan Xieye, with his ample troops, could have his forces take turns attacking in succession. Leonidas, on the other hand, was no match for Wanyan Xieye in this respect.

If a real battle were to break out, after a period of time, the appearances of the soldiers on both sides would be completely different.

One side is a constantly rotating, fresh force, while the other is a weary army that has been fighting for a long time. The longer the battle goes on, the more obvious the gap between the two sides will become.

Therefore, Leonidas chose to take advantage of the terrain of the hot springs and set up bunkers and traps of various sizes along the mountain roads.

These bunkers set up along the mountain roads, the smaller ones might only house a dozen or so people, and even the slightly larger ones could only house a few dozen people at most.

However, each of them was positioned precisely at the most crucial and dangerous part of the mountain path, ensuring that Wanyan Xieye's troops could deplete the enemy's forces to the greatest extent possible before reaching the hot springs on the mountain.

Previously, the vanguard of the Han army had only entered the mountain road for less than a mile when they suddenly heard a loud bang. Several huge rocks rolled down from the cliff on the left, crashing into the marching column with the force of thunder. Instantly, men and horses fell over, and screams filled the air.

Before the Han army could react, dozens of powerful crossbows shot out from the dense forest on the right. The arrows were cunning and ruthless, targeting officers and standard-bearers.

Whenever the Han army painstakingly cleared an obstacle and thought they could pass quickly, a cold arrow would always come from an unexpected angle.

Some were fired from the opposite bank of the stream, others from the treetops overhead, and still others from firing ports of pillboxes disguised to blend in with the mountainside.

These bunkers are small in size, built of logs and boulders, and blend into the mountainside, making them extremely well hidden.

It was precisely because of this that it took Wanyan Xieye more than half a month just to clear out these hidden bunkers and various traps and mechanisms. He even suffered heavy casualties in the process.

In the past two weeks, they have cleared out these bunkers, and in total, they have only killed a few hundred Leonidas men. However, they have suffered three thousand casualties in the process.

Therefore, when Wanyan Xieye finally led his troops to the location of Wenquan City, everyone in the Han army was holding their breath. Finally, after more than half a month, Wenquan City was finally within reach.

It is more majestic and more ferocious than when viewed from below.

The city wall was entirely built of huge bluish-gray stone blocks, about four zhang high, with a steep slope and almost no gaps to climb over.

The city walls were covered with crenellations, through which the figures of the defenders could be vaguely seen and the arrowheads gleaming. The city gate was a heavy iron-clad wooden door, which looked exceptionally sturdy.

The entire castle is situated on the mountainside, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, like a primordial beast perched atop the mountain.

Wanyan Xie also reined in his warhorse, his cold gaze sweeping over the fortress blocking his advance.

"Form ranks!"

Under Wanyan Xieye's command, the command flags were waved, and the well-trained Han army quickly deployed.

Swordsmen and shieldmen led the way, raising their tall shields to form a shield wall, followed closely by spearmen, while archers and crossbowmen moved forward under the cover of the shields, searching for suitable firing positions.

At the same time, engineers and laborers quickly pushed up the siege equipment that had been transported with great difficulty along the way, including light catapults, ballistae, and a limited number of siege towers and battering rams, and assembled them as soon as possible.

"Siege!"

Wanyan Xieye's order was like a spark thrown into boiling oil, instantly igniting the Han army's long-accumulated ferocious killing intent!
"Ding, Wanyan Xieye's 'Rampage' skill is activated."

Rampage: Galloping across the land, nomadic generals have a certain chance of awakening this ability, and the specific effects of awakening vary from person to person.

Effect 1: When leading cavalry in battle, Command +3.

Effect 2: When all the troops directly under your command are cavalry, the marching speed increases significantly.

Effect 3: When you are the commander, if the enemy is mainly composed of infantry, reduce the enemy's leadership value by one point and slightly reduce the morale of all enemy soldiers.

Effect 4: When you are not the main general, if the enemy is mainly composed of infantry, you will slightly reduce the morale of the enemy troops that you directly command by the same amount.

When Wanyan Xieye's "Rampage" skill effect three activates, if he is the main general and the enemy's main force is infantry, his commander value is reduced by 1. Leonidas's commander value is reduced by 1. His base commander value is 96, and his current commander value is reduced to 95.

"kill!"

The deafening roar drowned out the booming of the war drums. The swordsmen and shieldmen in the front ranks protected their heads with their shields and marched with heavy steps, like a moving steel wall, steadily advancing towards the hot spring city.

Behind them, crossbowmen peered out from the gaps in the shield wall and began firing upwards at the city walls, attempting to suppress the defending archers.

"Shhhhhh!"

Black arrows shot into the air like locusts, tracing deadly arcs as they fell toward the city walls.

The Dongyi defenders on the city wall immediately retaliated. Taking advantage of their terrain, their arrows were even more accurate and vicious. Han shield bearers were constantly struck by arrows that pierced through the gaps in their shields, falling down with screams. But the gaps were immediately filled by those behind them, and the pace of their advance hardly slowed down.