Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 600: Fierce Battle (Two in One)

"Fuck!"

Hearing the prompt shared by the Tower of Babel, Feng Cheng's expression immediately changed: "This skill has a second stage?"

"I'm afraid it won't stop!"

Zhang Yan looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "There is no relevant information in the academy database. This "enemy at the gate" should be the innate skill of the enemy lord. It will produce different effects with the duration of the siege and the increase of our own troops. This siege is only the second stage, and there may even be a third stage!"

After saying that, he turned his head and looked around, but on the city wall, there was only a female general leading her personal guards to patrol everywhere, and the man was nowhere to be seen.

This scene made Zhang Yan feel anxious, but she could do nothing about it.

The enemy's military strength has increased to 15,000 people, plus the effect of "enemy at the gates", once the attack is launched, it is only a matter of time to break the city. Although that person is powerful, it is impossible for him to be one against ten thousand, right?
Not to mention that as a veteran lord on the list, the other party must have combat heroes with superior martial arts, and his personal combat power may not give him much advantage.

At this point, the situation is doomed to fail and there is almost no possibility of recovery.

What to do?

Zhang Yan didn't know that at this point, she had no other choice but to take things one step at a time.

……

In this way, another two months passed.

"Enemy Lord "Augustus" used a special skill - reinforcement order!"

"Enemy Lord "Zhao Wuji" used the war order (support)"

"Enemy Lord Adams used the War Order (Support)"

"Enemy reinforcements are arriving!"

"The enemy's military strength has reached 30,000, which is three times the military strength of your territory. The effect of the special skill "Enemy at the Gate" has been enhanced!"

"Your territory has fallen into a "dead" state. Lords and heroes are prohibited from entering and exiting the Tower of Babel. All buildings except for defensive facilities lose their effectiveness. Food resource consumption doubles, and the morale effect of food is halved. The morale of all arms is reduced by 20 to 40 points per day!"

"The Jedi state will last for fifteen days, and after fifteen days, the "Enemy at the Gate" effect will end!"

"..."

"Fuck!"

On the city wall, Feng Cheng cried out in surprise again, looking at the enemy camp in horror. He saw undercurrents surging and patches of magic light, which teleported a large number of soldiers over.

On the other side, Zhang Yan's face was also pale. She looked at the surging Demon Abyss troops outside the city, and then recalled the reminder from the Tower of Babel: "Food consumption has doubled, morale effect has been halved, and morale has been reduced by 20 to 40 points every day. If this continues, there is no need to fight. Morale will drop to the bottom in a few days..."

"This is fucking rascal!"

Before he finished speaking, Feng Cheng on the side spoke angrily: "How can a first-level lord have such a perverted skill and form an army of tens of thousands of troops to attack other people's territories? Don't you have any sense of balance?"

"balance?"

Zhang Yan could only smile bitterly after hearing this.

This is reality, not a game. How can there be any balance to speak of? Are those genius lords who possess legendary talents or even god-level talents as soon as they enter the Tower of Babel balanced?
This world is inherently unfair, and the Tower of Babel is even more so. In the lord's world, there is only victory and defeat, life and death, but no fairness and justice.

Of course, although the enemy's "siege" tactics are rogue, they are not completely unsolvable.

As long as you gather enough reinforcements in the Tower of Babel before the enemy attacks your territory, or as long as you decisively leave the city during the enemy's first wave of siege and fight to the death, there is hope of breaking this siege tactic.

Unfortunately, they didn't, and they kept holding on, eventually ending up in this desperate situation.

Now the enemy is even less anxious. Under the effect of "Jedi", the morale of the troops inside the city can only be described as an avalanche. It cannot be sustained by food alone. As long as the siege continues for a few more days, the demoralized defending troops will rebel and kill each other, causing this fortified city to collapse without a fight.

What to do?

What to do!

"Let's eat!"

Just when Zhang Yan was at a loss, a short middle-aged man, accompanied by dozens of men with big heads and thick necks, carried baskets onto the city wall. Suddenly, a strong fragrance filled the air, making people's mouths water.

"This is……"

Zhang Yan and the others looked at each other with a somewhat strange expression.

"This is the new pancake made by my master. It smells so good. Come on, come on!"

"This is the new wine that Qu Shuai and my master brewed together. It's delicious!"

Dozens of cooks from the Wuda Army carried baskets and distributed rice cakes to the soldiers on the city wall. Zhang Yan and Feng Chengdu received two rice cakes and a small jar of wine.

Wuda Pancake (Meat Filling)
Food Rank: Tier 1 (Rare)
Food effect: Delicious pie (after use, physical strength +2, physical strength recovery +15, injury recovery +15, morale +20, lasts for four hours)

Food introduction: The improved Wuda pancake has meat filling instead of vegetarian filling, which has a better taste and satiety effect, and is a rare delicacy in the market.

burn knife

Food level: Level 1 (rare)
Food effect: Blade-burning liquor (after use, physical strength +2, physical strength recovery +20, morale +30, lasts for three hours, with drunken effect)
Food introduction: Brewed by famous chefs, it has the reputation of "King of Liquor". Drinking it can boost one's courage, but one should not drink too much.

……

Looking at the introduction of the two types of special foods, Zhang Yan and Feng Cheng looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

They knew that Xu Yang could make special food, and they even made a deal with Xu Yang for "Secret Wuda Pancakes", but they still didn't expect that Xu Yang could use this food to crack the opponent's siege tactics.

Will this work?

Although the combination of Wu Da Pancake and Shao Daozi can increase morale by 50 points, coupled with the effect of Mulan's epic commander, it can barely offset the impact of "Jedi", but this puts a great test on food supply.

Making special food requires more resources, and the effects of Wuda pancakes and shaodaozi can only last for a few hours. I don’t know how much resources will be consumed in a day. Add to that the consumption in the previous three months, can the food resources of this territory hold up?
The two of them didn't know, but at this point, they had no choice but to wait and see.

Such and such...

"what happened?"

"It's been six days, and the enemy's morale hasn't collapsed yet?"

In the Demon Abyss camp, the three gathered again, all with frowns on their faces.

"The other party is just a rookie lord. The food reserves should not be too much. After three months of siege, he can still hold on?"

"Even if there is enough food, it will not offset the blow to morale caused by the enemy approaching the city. It seems that the enemy is likely to have an epic or even legendary commander."

"It has been six days now. In another nine days, the effect of the enemy at the gate will end. By then, we will not be able to prohibit the enemy from entering and leaving the Tower of Babel. If they bring reinforcements or escape into the Tower of Babel with the territory's resources, then all our efforts will be wasted."

"This coalition dispatch has consumed a lot of our resources and war orders. If we can't completely capture the rookie lord, our losses will be irreparable."

Zao Wou-Ki and Adams talked to each other, and finally turned their eyes to Augustus in the center.

"We can't wait any longer. Let's attack the city. No matter what the cost, we must take down this lord!"

Augustus said nothing, his expression was cold and silent.

for a long time……

"Three days, wait three more days!"

……

Two days later, on the city wall.

"Eight days!"

"Jedi time is halfway through!"

"The other side is really not taking any action?"

Looking at the camp of the Demon Abyss army, Zhang Yan was confused and puzzled, yet secretly delighted.

Half of the Jedi time has passed. In another seven days, the effect of the enemy at the gate will be lifted. By then, even if they cannot defend this territory, they can escape back to the Tower of Babel and avoid losing everything.

But the other party has invested so much, can they accept such a result?
Apparently...

"Woo!!!"

The trumpet sounded, resounding throughout heaven and earth.

"coming!"

On the city wall, Hua Mulan's eyes focused and she immediately assembled the troops.

Besiege a city, and in the end you still have to attack.

The other party...can't hold it back anymore!

Outside the city wall, in the Demon Abyss camp, a large number of soldiers gathered, then lined up outside the camp, divided into four armies and headed towards the four gates. There were also giant catapults rumbling out and forming a formation outside the four city walls.

"The enemy has 30,000 troops, and each of the four walls has to support 7,500 men!"

"When attacking a city, we usually attack first, then attack second, then attack third, then attack fourth. If nothing unexpected happens, the enemy will attack the north gate in front."

"The enemy's civilized and special forces..."

Roman Legion Centurion (Features)

Arms level: Level 1 (Elite)

Arms Civilization: Roman Empire

Soldier attributes: 26 physical strength, 10 intelligence, 5 charm.

Soldier skills: second-level physical fitness LV1, second-level strong attack LV1, second-level infantry combat LV1, first-level shield defense LV10, one-handed weapon master, throwing weapon master.

Soldier Specialty: Roman Legion (When the number of Roman Legion reaches 1000, the highest attribute, combat skills and marching speed will increase by 10%, up to 50%, and 1 centurion can be equivalent to 100 soldiers)

Soldier equipment: Centurion helmet, Centurion armor, Centurion greaves, Centurion sword, brass giant shield, Roman javelin.

Introduction to the army: The centurion of the Roman Legion is the backbone of the Roman Legion.

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Tenri Rikishi (Features)
Arms level: Level 1 (Elite)

Military civilization: Tianlijiao.

Soldier attributes: 30 physical strength, 10 intelligence, 10 charm.

Soldier skills: Level 5 physical fitness LV1, level 1 strong attack LV, level infantry combat LV, two-handed weapon master, long pole weapon master.

Special skill of the soldier: Divine power body protection (Tianlijiao's body protection technique, after using it, physical strength +5, physical strength +5, damage reduced by 50%, duration 24 minutes, cooldown time hours)

Soldier equipment: Tianlijiao turban, Tianlijiao robe, nine-ring broadsword, red tassel iron spear. Soldier introduction: Tianli warriors, only the most brave and devout Tianlijiao believers can serve, and they have incredible divine power.

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United States Elite Shooter (Features)

Arms level: Level 1 (Elite)

Military civilization: United States Federation.

Soldier attributes: 20 physical strength, 10 intelligence, 10 charm.

Soldier skills: First-level physical fitness LV8, first-level strong attack LV5, first-level infantry combat LV10, musket weapon master.

Special skill for the soldier: Rifle Mastery (Rifle power +20%, accuracy +30%, power +40%)

Military equipment: Federal military cap, Federal military uniform, Ferguson rifle, bullet bag.

Introduction to the army: These elite shooters and their rifles are an important support for the independence of the United States.

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Three major civilizations, three types of arms, and three major legions.

The Roman legions were basically heavy infantry. Except for the centurions, who were their special forces, the rest were fully armed infantry, and they were the main force pushing the front line forward.

Most of the Tianlijiao Legion are light infantry with very simple equipment, but the attributes and skills of their special unit, the Tianli Warriors, are excellent, especially after activating their special stunts and magical powers to protect their bodies.

The thirty-five-point physical attribute, coupled with the second-order full-level physical strengthening skill and powerful damage reduction ability, fully equips him to charge into battle, and even kill the generals and seize the flag. He is a very tricky existence.

The United States Federal Legion is composed of all archers. Their protective equipment and attribute skills are not outstanding, but their weapons are very sharp. The range, accuracy and power of their muskets are higher than those of bows and arrows. They are a very terrifying archer unit.

The three had been working together for a long time and had coordinated closely. The Roman Legion was in the front and the Tenli Legion was in the back, carrying ladders and other siege equipment and advancing towards the city wall, while the U.S. Federal Legion was at the back, covering their advance with the superior range of their muskets.

At this time, more than a dozen giant catapults were launched, blasting huge stones into the city walls, hitting the soldiers on the walls and towers and other city defense facilities.

On top of the north gate, watching the enemy marching in large strides, Mulan, without thinking, drew her bow and shot an arrow at the federal archer corps in the rear, and the five hundred guards who were deployed in the "shooting formation" on the left and right also followed suit.

"Swipe!"

The bow strings were like thunder, and there was a sound of breaking through the air. Five hundred female guards shot out nearly thirty thousand arrows, covering the federal archer corps and more than ten giant catapults in the rear.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Puff puff!"

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

The sounds of clanging metal, sharp blades cutting into flesh, and arrows snatching wood, all kinds of sounds arose at once. Before the Federal Archer Corps could even fire their muskets, they were covered by a dark cloud of arrows, and even more than a dozen giant catapults were destroyed.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this scene, Adams, who was watching from afar in the camp, couldn't help but curse loudly, feeling extremely heartbroken.

Augustus and Zhao Wuji's expressions remained unchanged. The Roman Legion and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Legion continued to advance, and a reserve archer unit and giant catapults were pushed out to press into the main battlefield at the north gate.

There is no such thing as war without casualties!
You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. The opponent's most powerful legion skill has been used, and now it's their time to show their skills.

"kill!!!"

The Roman legion advanced, carrying the dense arrows of Mulan's personal guards, and put the ladders on the top of the wall. Then, the strong men of the Tianli Sect flew up, like martial arts masters, holding the nine-ring broadswords and flying on the ladders, and in a blink of an eye they jumped onto the city wall which was more than ten feet high.

However, what awaited them was the shield array and spear array of the Yellow Turban Army. One by one, the Yellow Turban infantrymen charged forward with their shields, and the spearmen charged from behind. Although they had magical powers to protect their bodies, and their physical attributes and physical strengthening skills were beyond the limits of first-level soldiers, they still found it difficult to break through the shield array and spear array for a while, and could only fight hard and exchange their lives for others...

"boom!!!"

On the east city wall, a young general in white clothes, holding two hammers, was guarding the gate with his arms having a force of a thousand pounds. He directly smashed a strongman into a red and white thing.

Yue Yun
Hero level: Level 1 (Epic)

Hero level: Level 10.

Hero attributes: 65 stamina, 15 intelligence, 20 charm.

Heroic Skill: Divine Power (Yue Yun is born with divine power, physical growth +5)

Heroic Skill: Hammer (Damage +50%, Stamina +30%, Consumption Reduced by 20% when using dual hammer weapons)

Heroic Skill: Bravery (When Yue Yun is present, the morale of the Beiwei Army and the Song Army is greatly improved, the Beiwei Army's highest attributes and combat skills are increased by 50%, and the Song Army's troops are increased by 25%)

Hero introduction: Son of Yue Fei, a young hero, and one of the "Four Fierce Warriors and Eight Hammers" of the Song Dynasty!

……

Yue Yun, holding a pair of silver hammers, led fifty Beiwei armored soldiers and a group of Song soldiers to guard the east gate wall. With the momentum of one man blocking ten thousand, he suppressed the attack of the Roman legion and the Tianli strongmen.

however……

"Good young general, I'll meet you!"

A man jumped onto the city wall. He was a middle-aged man wearing armor and looking very powerful. He jumped onto the city wall holding a crescent-shaped sword and directly fought with Yue Yun.

"He's the other side's battle hero!"

In the back, Zhang Yan, who had already retreated to the island, was extremely nervous when she saw Yue Yun being entangled by someone.

This was the epic hero she had recruited with great difficulty. If he died here...

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Before he could form any thoughts, he was interrupted by the sound of killing. There were battlefields everywhere, and the sound of killing was deafening.

All types of troops have been deployed, even the last 2,000 Yellow Turbans in reserve have been transformed into soldiers in the Yellow Turban camp. More than 8,000 Yellow Turban soldiers plus 500 Mulan's personal guards, as well as the support troops brought by Zhang Yan and Feng Cheng, nearly 10,000 troops, are divided into four directions to resist the attack of the enemy's three major legions.

"Fortunately, fortunately, in order to achieve the effect of an army at the gates, the other party brought mostly commander-type heroes, with only a few combat-type generals. The strongest one seemed to have been blocked by Yue Yun."

"Otherwise, with so many soldiers and a group of brave generals leading the way, it would only take a few minutes to capture the city."

"By the way, where's Ayang? Why hasn't this kid come yet? If he doesn't come soon, we won't be able to defend ourselves!"

Beside Zhang Yan, Feng Cheng was watching the battle and was also very nervous.

He is not like Zhang Yan, who only recruited one rare hero and dozens of civilized soldiers. In a battle of this level, he is like a small boat that may capsize at any time.

But he had no other choice. His retreat was cut off and he had no choice but to fight to the death.

"kill!!!"

On the north gate wall, Hua Mulan pulled the exquisite iron-back bow given to her by Xu Yang, put on the general arrow, and shot down a Taiping strongman who broke through the Yellow Turban army. The guards on the left and right also kept shooting the Roman centurions and Taiping strongmen who showed up.

However, this could not change the deterioration of the overall situation. As a civilized army, the Yellow Turban Army was too weak and had no numerical advantage. As enemy soldiers continued to climb the city walls, defeat was inevitable.

"Retreat to the island!"

Seeing that the outer wall was about to fall, Hua Mulan no longer held her ground and retreated to the Shuibo Wharf with her personal guards and the remaining Yellow Turban troops.

"when!!!"

On the east gate wall, Yue Yun used his two hammers to strike hard, knocking the general holding the crescent-shaped sword out of the wall. Then he led the remaining soldiers to withdraw from the wall, fighting and retreating towards the Shuibo Wharf.

At this time, the Shuibo Wharf was already full of boats. Although they were ordinary fishing boats, they were capable of carrying people. Hua Mulan, with the remaining guards, covered the retreat of Yue Yun while transferring her troops by boat.

Before we knew it, the setting sun was as red as blood. The day passed quietly in this bloody battle and it was evening.

In one day, just one day, the enemy captured the city wall.

The price was tens of thousands of casualties, with one third of the 30,000-strong army directly lost.

That is to say, when the lord goes to war, his soldiers are brave and fearless. If it were a conventional war, such casualties would not only cause the entire army to collapse, but also cause a sharp drop in morale.

The attackers lost nearly 10,000 men, and the defenders were not much better off. Only the remaining 3,000 men under Hua Mulan and Yue Yun retreated to the front of the water, while the remaining 7,000 men had already been killed or wounded.

There were nearly 10,000 casualties in the siege and 7,000 casualties in the defenders. This shows how weak the Yellow Turban troops were, and they suffered such a casualty ratio even when they were defending the city.

The setting sun was as red as blood, illuminating the earth. Most of the 3,000 remaining soldiers boarded the fishing boat. Mulan and Yue Yun, who were using their last remaining strength to provide cover, also prepared to board the ship and leave with their personal guards.

But don't want to...

"Boom!"

The sealed city gate was violently rammed open by a steel battering ram, and a group of cavalry filed in. It turned out to be a group of "musketeer cavalry" prepared by the federal army. They came lightly armed and locked their guns on the remnants of the army boarding the ship and opened fire.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

There was a burst of gunfire, and the dock was instantly dyed red. A large number of Yellow Turban infantrymen and Mulan's personal guards were shot dead and fell into the water.

"Where to go!"

There was another angry shout, and another rider rushed out from among the musketeers. It was the middle-aged general who had been knocked off the city wall by Yue Yun.

He was seen riding a black horse, rushing out from the musketeer cavalry, staring at Yue Yun and Hua Mulan who was protected by his personal guards. He galloped out on his horse like lightning and arrived at the waterside dock in a blink of an eye.

"General, leave quickly!"

Upon seeing this, the remaining female guards protected Hua Mulan and were about to retreat back to the boat, but Yue Yun gritted his teeth and stepped forward with the hammer.

"boom!!!"

With a loud bang, the two generals exchanged blows, and the two sides fought again. The musketeer cavalry who were reloading in the rear also made way, and a team of Tianlijiao strongmen came galloping and joined the battlefield, carrying out the final stranglehold on the remaining enemy troops.

The fight was so intense that blood splattered in the water. The two sides were inseparable. The tragedy was indescribable. Soldiers fell to the ground one after another, dyeing the sea and land scarlet.

Right here...

"Ehh!!!"

With a long roar, like a dragon rising up, the roar shook the sky.

Everyone's eyes focused and they looked in the direction of the sound. They saw a red light rising from the island in the middle of the lake under the setting sun, leaping into the sea and crossing the water.

This "water lake" was formed by the sea. Although it is dozens of miles wide, it is actually irregular. The island in the middle of the lake is only two or three miles away from the water lake pier in the outer city.

At this moment, this stream of red fire passed by brazenly, like a meteor falling from the sky, and crashed into the dock.

"boom!!!"

With a loud bang, the heaven and earth shook, and meteors of fire blasted into the battlefield and exploded among the Roman legions who were rushing to the scene. The horrifying shock wave blew people upside down like waves, and blood, flesh, and dust flew everywhere.

In the dust and smoke, a figure gradually emerged, like a ghost entering the world, his body was as majestic as a mountain, his body was as mighty as a river or sea. He was riding astride a red rabbit, holding a Fang Tian painted halberd in his hand. The two-meter-long iron rod shone with a cold light, which made thousands of soldiers tremble in fear and tens of thousands of horses terrified.

(End of this chapter)