Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

While Yuan's army was making preparations in full swing, the army outside the city also completed its buff, and the thick clouds surged and then covered everyone with a layer of fiery red glow.

A large number of heavily armored infantrymen, armed with swords and shields, began their charge.

These swordsmen and shieldmen were all nine feet tall, huge, fully armed, wearing a full set of sealed steel armor, carrying a thick shield cast in one piece, and holding a thick-backed broadsword. Each one of them was obviously a carefully selected warrior.

The equipment these people are carrying probably weighs no less than a hundred kilograms. If they didn't all have impressive internal energy and strong physiques, they probably wouldn't be able to walk more than a few steps after putting it on.

However, the unimaginable weight also brought unimaginable defensive power. Once this set of equipment was put on, under the suppression of the cloud, even fierce generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou would find it extremely difficult to cut them down in one go with their weapons.

"What elite armored soldiers! What a confident fighting style!" Shen Pei's gaze was deep. The other side directly dispatched a large number of Imperial Guard infantry to charge, clearly not taking them seriously at all.

"Fire arrows! Retreat immediately after one volley!" Shen Pei ordered the archers of the Changshui Battalion to conduct a trial volley.

Because the Yuan family inherited all of Huangfu Song's estate, they received the Three Rivers Five Schools and Huangfu Song's training manual.

The private soldiers they maintained were actually trained according to the orthodox Sanhe Five Schools training method, and they also wanted to use this method to cultivate more large-scale army commanders.

Ju Yi's identity is special, and he can occasionally come to help them, but it is impossible for Ju Yi to bring the Vanguard Death Squad to the garrison permanently.

Today's Pioneers are the true spirit of the Xinghan Army.

Even if Ju Yi wanted to help the Yuan family, he had to be mindful of the internal rules of Xinghan.

In other words, the benefits that Ju Yi brings to the Yuan family may not outweigh the harms.

Changshui fired a volley of arrows, then retreated without even looking at the results, avoiding any potential arrow strikes.

The arrows landed among the armored infantry, causing only a slight tremor. Most of them simply shook their heads and continued their charge.

Where the archers had just been, a dense barrage of arrows rained down instantly, clearly indicating that the enemy had been watching their every move.

Be prepared to counter with a shockwave attack similar to that used at the Changshui camp.

However, Shen Pei had anticipated this and ordered the archers to retreat early, deliberately leaving behind a squad of heavy infantry specifically to test the power and effectiveness.

"Similar to Changshui Camp, it focuses more on the control effect of shockwaves rather than the destructive effect of explosions."

Shenpei saw the results and drew a conclusion.

This gave him a bad feeling. According to the division of labor between Changshui and Shesheng in the Sanhe Five Campus, if Changshui focuses more on control, then Shesheng is probably more inclined to output.

The heavily armored soldiers drew closer and closer, and when they were within a few hundred meters of the city wall, they suddenly accelerated, began an erratic sprint, and roared as they charged toward the city wall.

That air of certain victory made Shen Pei's heart grow even heavier.

Seeing only a glimpse of the whole picture, Shen Pei realized they might have really bitten off more than they could chew this time. He silently prayed, hoping it was just an ordinary empire.

"Prepare the rolling stones and logs, throwers, prepare your spears!"

Even with a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Shen Pei's face remained completely expressionless. Tian Feng's mental talent allowed him to detach himself from the current situation and treat both sides of the battle as mere pawns.

Only in this way could he be confident in dealing with the enemy's large-scale army command.

Yan Liang brandished the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow, leading the most elite halberdiers under the Yuan family, along with a group of powerful officers, to bravely prevent the heavily armored swordsmen and shieldmen from scaling the city wall.

Rows of siege ladders were pushed up against the city wall, followed by battering rams and siege ladders that began to advance.

The enemy was clearly prepared, and Shen Pei became increasingly suspicious that they were just unlucky bastards who had taken the fall for someone.

The other side may have originally wanted to attack the city's former owner, but they didn't expect them to take the initiative with a surprise attack.

Now this prepared package is being served to deal with the Yuan family.

With a single strike, Yan Liang killed a heavily armored swordsman and shieldman who had climbed the city wall. He roared and charged toward another location.

Hidden among the ordinary swordsmen and shieldmen, the elite troops with three talents have already made inroads in many sections of the city walls. Yan Liang is like a firefighter, unleashing his martial prowess everywhere.

Even so, a small number of enemy troops began to occupy parts of the city walls, providing a landing haven for the soldiers who followed.

"die!"

Yan Liang snorted coldly, and the dragon shadow on the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Blade in his hand was almost tangible. In this kind of legion battle where internal energy was restricted to the limit, the dragon shadow, which represented Yan Liang's belief, showed amazing effects.

Even a heavily armored, three-talented elite can be cleaved in two with a single strike.

Their fierce fighting force thwarted the attempts of several small groups to land first.

However, Yan Liang was only one person and couldn't be in two places at once. On the other side of the city wall, many small groups of people formed their own cliques.

"Is the gap in hard power really that big?"

Looking at Yan Liang, who was exhausted from running around, Shen Pei revealed a look of existential doubt.

At this moment, the city wall is like a leaky wooden house; it may not appear to be broken yet, but in reality, it is riddled with holes.

After about an hour, a situation of division had already emerged. Before Yan Liang's reinforcements arrived, Yuan Shao's soldiers could only maintain a stalemate.

It wasn't just Yan Liang's side; the other two city gates were the same.

"This can't go on! Judging from the current situation, the east and west gates are feint attacks, the north gate is the main attack, and no enemy has been detected at the south gate yet..."

Shen Pei quickly assessed the situation. The enemy had surrounded three sides but left one open, yet he had a cavalry unit that could potentially maneuver quickly to the gap and launch a surprise attack.

To be on the safe side, we absolutely cannot withdraw too many troops from the south gate.

"Draw half of the troops from the east and west gates to reinforce the north gate, and draw half of the troops from the south gate to reinforce the east and west gates!"

Shen Pei devised a compromise: the enemy's offensive was indeed too fierce, and more troops needed to be organized to deal with it.

With the military order issued, Wen Chou frantically brandished his spear and moved from the west gate to the north gate to assist Yan Liang.

With each of the two responsible for a section of the city wall, the pressure on the city's defenses was immediately reduced significantly.

"All troops, listen up! Charge at the north wall with all your might! Abandon all other walls! Cavalry, circle around to the south gate and apply pressure. If the enemy dares to send reinforcements, launch a full-scale attack!"

Upon noticing the movement of troops within the city, the enemy commander immediately roared an order, stating that while they outnumbered the city's forces, the difference was not significant.

Therefore, we must take the city in one fell swoop, otherwise they will be dragged down and killed.

After all, people in the city can be directly conscripted to participate in defense, but they don't have such convenient conditions.

The commander couldn't help but feel a little regretful at this moment. Sacrificing cannon fodder for the sake of speed was indeed a bit reckless.

If they had a large number of cannon fodder at their disposal now, they could use them to wear down the defenders' energy, instead of being in such a passive position as they are now.

With the military order issued, the attacking soldiers on the east and west walls were transferred to one side. Just as the commander had guessed, Shen Pei did not dare to transfer all the troops on both sides of the city wall, fearing that the enemy might launch a counterattack, leaving him no time to defend.

Yuan's army was already outnumbered, and now that the enemy was going all out, they had no scruples. The already difficult situation became even more difficult.

Shen Pei considered drawing troops from the other three gates several times, but he held back. After all, their current numbers were the minimum they could withstand a forced assault from the three-talented legions. If they were too few, they might be directly overrun and slaughtered.

In particular, the cavalry units circling the city posed a significant threat to Yuan's army within the city.

They watched helplessly as the other side swaggered around the city walls, unable to do anything about it.

"Should we mobilize troops?" Shen Pei looked at the city wall, which was gradually being divided into sections, and pondered for a moment.

But the next moment, Shen Pei directly rejected his own idea.

To be honest, at times like this, whatever the choice, you have to be quick.

Shen Pei made a quick decision.

They haven't reached the end of their rope yet, so there's no need to put the other three walls of the city in danger.

"It's up to you!"

Shen Pei placed a chess piece heavily on the chessboard in his mind.

"My lord, it's your turn to go on stage!"

Yuan Tan took a deep breath upon hearing Shen Pei's voice. He had witnessed the fierce battle on the city wall and knew that going there now would inevitably put him in danger, but he had no choice but to do so.

"Follow me and kill!" Yuan Tan led his reserve troops up the city wall.

Wearing the same armor as Yuan Shao back then, Yuan Tan, wielding a long sword, slashed out with his sword.

Before climbing the city wall, Yuan Tan thought about many things, but the moment he stepped onto the wall, his mind was free of all distractions, leaving only extreme calmness.

"kill!"

After discovering that Yuan Tan had climbed the city wall, Yan Liang and Wen Chou almost simultaneously charged towards Yuan Tan's direction.

His momentum instantly broke through the limit, taking a giant leap forward from his original peak state.

"We absolutely cannot let anything happen to our lord!"

The thoughts that surfaced in Yan Liang and Wen Chou's minds immediately drove them into a berserk state.

The heavily armored soldiers, who were originally difficult to kill, were now as fragile as paper in front of the two of them, and could be pierced with a single blow.

"The predicted direction is correct. The lord's appearance will indeed boost morale and strengthen the combat power of Generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou, making our chances of victory even greater!"

Yuan Tan stood like a great banner atop the city wall, instantly boosting the morale of the defenders. They were like soldiers on steroids, driving all the enemy troops who had climbed the wall down.

"The sun is about to set. If we can just hold out until today, our chances of winning will be much higher!"

Shen Pei glanced at the sun, which was already setting sixty degrees west of the horizon. He just needed to delay a little longer.

The enemy would absolutely not choose to attack the city at night...

Just as Shen Pei was thinking this, a bright, large sphere of light was projected directly into the sky.

"This is troublesome. They actually want to defeat us directly this way?"

Shen Pei was now increasingly certain that behind this army of 50,000 men stood an empire, and only an empire-level power could cultivate such an excellent legion and research so many secret techniques.

At this moment, Shen Pei would rather he be seeing an illusion.

But he knew very well that this was definitely not a hallucination.

After an unknown amount of time, the battle on the north gate city wall became increasingly fierce.

A large number of soldiers died, and some enemy troops even broke into the city. However, Shen Pei had made arrangements in advance. These enemy troops were like lambs to the slaughter, and were devoured by the ambush troops arranged by Shen Pei without causing any ripples.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the north gate finally succumbed to the pressure and cracked open.

The ferocious legion's attack blasted away all the debris piled up at the city gate, clearing a bright path ahead.

"Whether it works or not depends on this wave!"

Shen Pei let out a soft breath and led the last reserve force towards the city gate. What followed was truly a gamble with their lives.

The other side finally managed to open a passage, which would inevitably allow the cavalry to enter the city. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time; otherwise, they should have blocked this passage directly.

Slowly activating his mental talent, Shen Pei overused it, causing him to suffer a splitting headache, but his expression remained perfectly calm.

"Gentlemen, please lend me your power!"

Shen Pei unlocked his mental talent, and never before had things gone more smoothly than this.

Countless rays of light enveloped all the soldiers in the city. In that instant, grief, anger, and bitterness surged into their hearts.

Yuan Tan, standing on the city wall, stared in disbelief at Yuan Shao, who had appeared before him.

Yuan Shao smiled faintly, said nothing, and placed his hand on Yuan Tan's head.

"Father, I will not tarnish the name of the Yuan family. I will make the Yuan family great again!" Yuan Tan roared to the sky.

Having experienced the baptism of fighting on the battlefield himself, Yuan Tan's mindset was completely different, and at this moment he fully embodied Yuan Shao's monarchical talent.

"Glory!" Yuan Tan's monarchical talent was fully unleashed.

The effect absorbed the monarch talent effect of Yuan Shao back then, and also incorporated its own characteristics.

It can slightly enhance all talent effects, slightly reduce talent consumption, and most importantly, Yuan Tan's own abilities will increase significantly when things are going against him.

Shen Pei felt a sudden sense of relief in his body and smiled silently. He had succeeded.

Suddenly, the earth-shaking sound of horses' hooves brought Shen Pei back to reality.

"coming!"

Shen Pei calmly watched the cavalrymen who had already begun their charge. Since it was the framework of the Three Rivers and Five Schools, the three cavalry units under its command naturally belonged to light cavalry, assault cavalry, and heavy cavalry.

Heavy cavalry relies on charging, and charging towards the city gate is not a good choice. Light cavalry is too fragile, and the narrow terrain will limit their speed. Therefore, the only option is to send cavalry charge.

A legion of almost omnipotent wolf riders can unleash tremendous power in close combat.

Shen Pei was able to anticipate the strength of the opponent, which was far beyond the capabilities of ordinary legions.

However, since he had made preparations, he naturally had a way to deal with it.

He had already experienced the enemy's strength when he was at Jundu Mountain, and knew that this was a level that ordinary armies could not contend with. However, since Shen Pei dared to open the gate, he must have been prepared. (End of this chapter)