Douluo: Tang Hao kills me, the son pays for the father's debt

Chapter 290 Meat Grinder

War has always been cruel. Once involved, human life is worthless. The Xingluo army quickly entered the attack range, and a rain of arrows began to pour down from the top of Lingyun Pass.

Thanks to Tang San's contribution and the efforts of the Academy of Engineering, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow could have been copied a long time ago. Although it is impossible for hundreds of thousands of soldiers to equip one, it is enough to satisfy the needs of the soul master army.

Anyway, Mo Bai had no shortage of money, so he just made as many as he could. In order to speed up the process, he even set up hundreds of assembly lines, with tens of thousands of people working overtime. Now there were still about 20,000 left in the warehouse.

Zhuge's divine crossbow is indeed a powerful weapon of war. It is powerful enough to penetrate armor at close range. Its range is naturally much longer than that of an ordinary bow. With the blessing of soul power, its power should not be underestimated.

With the advantage of being high above, even shields could not withstand the attack of Zhuge's magic crossbow. This was also the happiest moment for the archers. Anyway, there were so many people under the city walls that they didn't even need to aim when shooting.

The Xingluo army was constantly baptized by rain of arrows, and fell down one after another like wheat being cut. Before they even approached the city, they had already lost nearly ten thousand people. Lingyun Pass immediately turned into a Shura field, blood continued to soak into the earth, and the soldiers' wails echoed throughout the wilderness.

The losses here do not only refer to the soldiers who were shot, but also include those who were injured and lost their combat ability. In fact, only a few thousand people were actually shot.

However, the battle had just begun and they had no access to treatment. It was basically impossible for them to survive until the end of the war. The bleeding alone was enough to be fatal, so they could also be considered dead.

Seeing such heavy losses, the hearts of the Xingluo commanders were bleeding, but they all knew that this was the real war.

However, they did not expect that the Spirit Hall's crossbows were so powerful. Now there was only one way to reduce the losses, which was to rush to the top of the city and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Therefore, the officers could only grit their teeth and urge the soldiers to speed up the attack.

Emperor Xingluo was also feeling the pain. The losses were so severe at the very beginning. He couldn't imagine what kind of casualties the army would suffer after today's battle.
Crown Prince Dai Mubai was also very angry. He even looked at Tang San with dissatisfaction, because the Zhuge Divine Crossbow was Tang San's exclusive property, and even the Star Luo Empire had no chance to equip it.

Faced with this situation, Tang San could only look embarrassed. On the day when the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect surrendered to the Spirit Hall, he had predicted this result.

Mo Bai does not have the demeanor of Ning Fengzhi. The structure of Zhuge Divine Crossbow is not complicated, and it is only a matter of time before it is imitated. What Tang San did not expect was that Mo Bai was so crazy as to make so many of them.

The war is still going on. The Xingluo Army is worthy of being an elite force. Seeing their comrades falling to the ground one after another, they remain calm and even complete the charge by stepping on the corpses of their comrades.

Since there was no suitable water source nearby, Mo Bai did not ask people to dig ditches specifically, so the Xingluo army quickly arrived at Lingyun Pass. After clearing the obstacles set up by the defenders under a rain of arrows, the Xingluo army finally arrived at the moment of counterattack.

Although the fifty-meter city wall is high, it is still within the attack range of the archers. With their suppression, the defenders on the city wall finally lost their previous arrogance. From time to time, unlucky guys fell down and were smashed into meat paste on the spot. However, compared with Xing Luo, this level of casualties was not worth mentioning at all.

The remaining soldiers would not be idle either. Some began to assemble long ladders, preparing to use them to climb to the top of the city wall. Of course, there were also some who used crossbows with ropes and hooks in the hope of climbing up the city wall, and so on.

The method was very clumsy and the effect was very poor, but it was the only solution that the siege soldiers could think of, which was better than waiting to die. Soon the outer walls were covered with siege soldiers, and the veteran soldiers who defended the city began to throw rocks and logs, and even poured hot oil, and as torches were thrown, the city immediately became a purgatory.

The Xingluo army did try very hard, but it was impossible to capture Lingyun Pass in this way. They were fighting so recklessly just to prepare for the arrival of siege equipment in the rear, and this was also their hope.

As various obstacles on the ground were cleared, hundreds of tall modified behemoths were finally pushed up. These behemoths could accommodate hundreds of elite soldiers, but most of them were soul masters. The moment the temporary bridge was built on the top of the city wall, they could rush out and open up the situation for the subsequent army.

Of course, there were also battering rams for attacking the city walls and gates. However, given the strength of Lingyun Pass, these big guys were destined not to be the protagonists. At best, they were just cannon fodder to share the pressure.

Suddenly, the huge siege crossbow on the top of the city began to show its power. Dozens of crossbow arrows thicker than hands were shot out, dragging thick and long ropes, and directly hit the towering siege ladders outside the city.

The idea of ​​the soldiers defending the city was simple. They wanted to use manpower to pull down the siege ladders. However, facing such a huge object, it was not so easy. It would take hundreds of people a lot of time to knock down one.

Some siege ladders advanced quickly, and temporary bridges had already been built on the top of the city walls. Countless elite troops rushed out, and Yan could only command the soul masters to meet them.

It was not until this time that the real showdown officially began. In terms of the strength of the soul masters, the Spirit Hall had the advantage, and soon fires broke out inside many siege ladders.

However, dozens of them still slipped through the net. As the elite soldiers of Xingluo rushed to the top of the city, the hand-to-hand combat officially began.
At this moment, all the top leaders of Xingluo were excited, and Xingluo Emperor seemed to see the dawn of victory, so he issued an attack order again.

The Xingluo army lived up to its reputation as an elite force. Their fearless and daring character was displayed to the fullest. Before the soldiers on the city walls were completely wiped out, the second wave of siege soldiers came up again. This time, even Yan had no choice but to kill them.

The war quickly entered a white-hot state, with both sides going crazy with killing, and the battle lasted until late at night, before the Xing Luo army reluctantly retreated.

Lingyun Pass can now be called a meat grinder. Both sides have suffered heavy losses. Corpses are strewn all over the city walls, blood has dyed every inch of the ground red, and countless wounded soldiers can only wait to die helplessly. Not to mention the situation outside the city, it is simply a horrible sight.

In this battle, the Spirit Hall lost about 20,000 soldiers and 2,000 to 3,000 spirit masters. Needless to say, the Xingluo Empire had at least 80,000 casualties and countless wounded.

The casualties were as high as five to one. Despite this, the Xingluo senior officials seemed very excited because they found that the generals defending the city were obviously a little immature. Under normal circumstances, there would be no problem. Once the war became stalemate, the commander would lose sight of one thing while focusing on another. As long as they made good use of this, Lingyun Pass might not be a dream.

Gods cannot bleed, because once discovered, countless brave men will appear who want to pull God down from the altar. Obviously, the Xing Luo Empire wants to become such a person.

The gods don't care about the affairs of the mortal world. As long as the Spirit Hall is broken through and the gods are not blasphemed, the Xingluo Empire will become the only overlord of the Douluo Continent. As for the Tiandou Empire, in the eyes of the Xingluo high-level officials, they have long lost the qualifications to resist and are just a sheep. Perhaps an army of 100,000 can directly enter the Tiandou City.

(End of this chapter)