You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

However, the enemy had used layers of wet cowhide for defense on the front of the tower, making it difficult for ranged weapons to penetrate and ignite. Everyone understood this, and it seemed a fierce battle would have to be fought on the city walls.

To make matters worse, catapults were also hurling huge stones at the same time.

The banging sounds continued incessantly.

The boulders flying through the air slammed into the city wall, often knocking over several Daqian soldiers and even causing a corner of the already weak wall to collapse.

Under the cover of catapults, the siege towers were able to advance continuously.

"Pile up obstacles where they are going to climb up, and meet them with standard long spear formation. Make sure to intercept them."

Zhang Zhongsi remained calm at the critical moment.

"yes! "

Even under such intense siege fire, the border troops displayed exceptional skill, high morale, and uniform formation, standing like an iron wall before the towers. Sure enough, dozens of barbarians charged out, only to run into the spear formation.

After a series of sharp thrusts, corpses littered the city walls, and blood flowed like a gentle stream.

The water was poured on the barbarians below who were climbing the ladder, causing them to panic.

How badly did the fighting go?

The entire section of the city wall was filled with fighting, collisions, grappling, and even biting. Every enemy within sight was killed, creating a scene of utter madness.

Despite their valiant efforts and countless kills, the nearly tenfold disparity in troop strength between the two sides was difficult to overcome.

More and more barbarians climbed up using ladders and siege towers.

"I'll log on first!"

However, Zhang Zhongsi beheaded the clamoring barbarian with a single sword stroke and sneered, "It only counts if you survive to receive the reward."

He glanced around; his personal guards were already assembled, along with the rest of his elite troops. Everyone was prepared to fight to the last moment; they could not afford to lose the high ground of the city wall.

"As long as we live, we will stay in the city and fight to the very end."

The general responded with a resounding "Yes, sir!", showing no fear of the ever-surging barbarians. Not only them, but some brave fishermen from the fishing village also took up arms; at this point, only a desperate fight offered a glimmer of hope.

After the city falls, these barbarians will definitely not let them off easily, so we should do our best to hold them off.

Xia He sighed as she watched:

"The city wall's health is low; it's about to break through."

For example, the section on the west side where construction is progressing relatively slowly is about to collapse. Once it collapses, that will be the time to attack and occupy Yuhuopan.

With the city's garrison now reduced to less than 2000 due to losses, how can they compare to the barbarians?

Rape and murder, ransacking homes, arson.

These three things are indispensable once a city falls.

Xia He watched the frenzied barbarians with displeasure as she began to take control. Players can take over during a military emergency, since it's impossible for a war to happen only once every ten years. Now that both sides' timelines are aligned, there is enough time to provide support.

With a swipe of her hand, she first included all civilians in the [Support Units. Increases regular army morale and cohesion by 3%].

[All personnel stationed at key passages, +5 Defense]

...and so on, the gain is stacked.

Activate the buffs using the same method, and simultaneously deploy troops to vulnerable points. Any impending collapse will be immediately apparent, allowing for precise deployment that strikes at the heart of the enemy's defenses and catches them completely off guard.

Xia He simultaneously caused similar types of troops to continuously gather together, stack up in high density, and form formations, resulting in numerical overlap.

Whoosh!

As expected, a volley of arrows from the archer phalanx finally set the tower ablaze, and the hundred or so barbarians inside and around it also perished in the flames.

Their confusion slowed the pace of the siege and amplified the panic.

"If we can withstand the losses, we will break through."

Little did they know that once Xia He took over, it meant everyone would be at her beck and call, possessing data-driven panels, never backing down, and injuries would have a limited impact on combat effectiveness; whatever numbers were displayed would be implemented to the end...

She quickly consolidated all remaining military resources, and with fewer troops against a larger force, firmly held the city walls.

Micro-management!

This is a desperate defense that only skilled players can perform.

In general, at this point, the only way to sustain the operation is through operations.

Xia He, however, could continuously stack up stats on the front lines by micro-managing, drawing lines, and coordinating support units, so much so that even the barbarians who climbed the city walls suffered heavy losses and could not stand firm, leaving behind countless corpses.

“Aside from numbers, these guys don’t have any other numerical advantages.”

Therefore, her strategy was simple: to create small-scale, concentrated battles between the Great Qian warriors and the barbarians, and to absolutely crush the enemy.

We'll give you a gift when you arrive.

Its elite capabilities should be maximized.

Xia He took complete control of the Daqian Border Army command at Yuhuopan.

This kind of control is subtle and pervasive, as if a cognitive filter has been installed, making people feel that it is only natural to make such decisions and fight in this way.

Little did they know they were being reassigned.

Because any unaffected bystander who looks closely will notice something strange:

The Daqian army suddenly became relentless in their fighting, suffering only minor injuries, and their battle formations were incredibly dense. Every coordinated attack was perfectly synchronized, with no misfires and accurate shots...

Even the barbarians, as adversaries, were unaware of the strangeness.

In their eyes, the enemy had suddenly gained momentum and was invincible.

"kill! "

Amidst roars, the Daqian army pushed all the barbarians who had climbed the city walls off or killed them, leaving countless corpses but unable to cross them.

"Damn it, how can it be so tenacious!"

The city-state officers commanding the barbarians gritted their teeth, and they were on the verge of victory when the enemy suddenly rallied and pushed back, making the battlefield unpredictable and full of variables.

Our side doesn't have a complete advantage either; we must race against time to capture the city and then hold it.

Because the reinforcements from the Great Qian Dynasty will surely come to retaliate.

"Go all in."

Originally, the officers were concerned about losses and hoped to preserve as many troops as possible, so they launched attacks in shifts. Now there's no need for that; they might as well go all in and take the city of Yuhuopan completely.

In an instant, a vast and imposing mass of people galloped by, an endless black mass, with weapons standing in rows, their cold glints flashing.

Twenty thousand people rushed over, and the line seemed endless.

The Daqian army could see more clearly from the city walls; the distant horizon seemed to be converging, pressing down along with the clouds above. The rubble beneath their feet trembled and danced, and the wind roared with fury.

However, they were not afraid at all, because it seemed as if a blessing was bestowed upon them from the unseen realm...

Heaven is watching.

Although I couldn't comprehend the operations of those at extremely high levels, I vaguely sensed a different kind of power.

They were confident that, under the protection of Heaven, they could defeat the enemy with fewer troops.

"This is tricky. Can we win?"

Xia He scratched his head. After all, it was a temporary operation to take over. They had lost too many men, strongholds, and city wall defenses, and they had too few cards in hand.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; there's simply too little room for maneuver.

The stacking values ​​that she can directly influence through micro-management are limited. The battle relying on the city walls is probably coming to an end, and we have to consider entering the urban street fighting stage, which is a cruel meat grinder and will definitely burn down the city.

Abandoning the city walls could actually create more space for spreading out defensive positions.

Give up?

The city must be defended to the end; the only problem lies in the choice of specific tactics, because we must hold off the barbarians.

"Let's keep going and engage the enemy."

After much deliberation, Xia He decided to fight the barbarians with her current combined strength and then retreat depending on the situation. After all, with the expansion of her support units, almost the entire population was now armed, making street fighting a viable option.

From her perspective, the first wave of the massive barbarian tribes quickly scaled the city walls.

It's not that we shouldn't take precautions.

Rather, it was because there were too few people and insufficient fortifications to cover everything, so she chose to build the defense line on the best-preserved city wall.

This fortified city will become a meat grinder, slaughtering everyone to the very last moment.

Who can maintain their organizational discipline the longest?

Just then, a new roar erupted from the earth, as powerful as thunder, with flying sand and stones that almost made people lose their footing.

Xia He's gaze was the first to fall upon that pair of resolute eyes. The owner of those eyes smiled, for as the high priest, he had naturally sensed the existence of the Heavenly Dao.

Needless to say, the leadership of the battlefield will be handed over.

Feng Tianyin led the Imperial Guards on a day-and-night journey, charging out from the other side of the Yuhuopan city wall, maximizing the impact of the cavalry, and aiming directly at the enemy's flank.

She accelerated ahead, unleashing the momentum of a stampede of ten thousand horses as she charged forward at full speed.

The mountains and rivers trembled.

The barbarians, who were busy attacking the city walls from the front, were stunned and had no idea that the enemy was attacking from the flank.

They were completely unprepared, and their formation was broken up by the attack.

"Regroup quickly, watch out for the flanks."

The commander reacted quickly, anticipating the direction of the Great Qian Imperial Guards. However, with so few men under your command, there was no time to coordinate them, resulting in chaos and completely exposing your vulnerable and undefended flanks to the enemy.

Feng Tianyin's cavalry charged into the battle formation without any hindrance; the usual shields and spears were nowhere to be seen.

The group marched straight through the enemy lines.

There's no need for excessive hacking and slashing; the sheer force of the warhorses is enough.

While tearing apart the enemy lines, the barbarians suffered even greater losses from pushing and trampling each other. What were the few kills inflicted by the cavalry compared to that? Besides, they had specialized units for finishing off the enemy.

Heavy armored vehicles.

Slightly slower, the chariots following closely behind the cavalry arrived, their sharp-edged wheels grinding flesh with a sickening thud, leaving a trail of blood.

The Imperial Guards above wielded long spears to thrust, maces to sweep, or longbows to fire volleys...