Steel Dynasty - Chapter 181

[Chapter 181: Running out of ammunition and food]

. Cruel wars are always continuous and long.

After the night attack, Cangzhou City and the barbarians began a tug-of-war. They attacked the city repeatedly every day, leaving corpses on the ground, retreating, and then attacking again.

Zhan Xingchang went out and came back again, talking and talking, talking nonsense again and again. After he left, either the defenders shelled the barbarian camp, or there was another night attack.

On the fifth day, Xiao Ming’s gunpowder cans were finally consumed, and there were only less than 300 shells left in the artillery.

However, the consumption of these ammunition also brought about the desired results. The barbarian regular army hiding behind the slave soldiers finally came to the forefront after consuming the slave soldiers to an extent.

Some soldiers of the Qingzhou Army also fell forever, but the auxiliary soldiers silently put on the armor of the casualty soldiers, picked up their weapons, and stood in their positions.

At this time, every soldier looked tired, but their eyes exuded an unprecedented fierce light.

The hardships of war turned them from ordinary civilians into real soldiers.

Their spirits are high and their will is as strong as steel, and they defend their homeland to the death.

“Finally here, bah!”

Lu Fei stared at the barbarian soldiers rushing towards the city wall.

The expressions of these barbarian soldiers were indifferent, and their shouting voices were full of murderous intent. Unlike the slave soldiers, these real barbarian soldiers had fierce expressions and were as dangerous as hungry wolves.

But at this moment, they have an advantage. The slave soldiers have been dying for them these days and have been waiting for more than ten days.

But the Cangzhou defenders fought continuously for more than ten days. This was the cunningness of the barbarians.

Using this method of warfare that was shamed by the Chongqing Kingdom, they captured one city after another and one country after another.

Niu Ben also dropped his bow and arrow at this time. He held a sharp sword in his hand and waited for the moment when the barbarian soldiers climbed onto the city wall.

The stones were gone, the rolling logs were gone, the kerosene was gone, and the arrows for the bows and arrows were gone. All they had left was the steel knives in their hands.

The barbarians seemed to understand this, and at this time they finally couldn’t help but show their sharp teeth.

In the camp, Beishan smiled, but there was still a bit of bitterness in the smile.

A mere 20,000 defenders stopped them for ten days, and nearly 100,000 slave soldiers were injured or killed. This was the most difficult war he had ever encountered.

If it were before, he might have ordered a retreat, but this time he didn’t. He was told directly that the seventh prince of the Chongqing Kingdom must be killed.

He can do this now, but when he truly grows up, it will be a nightmare for the barbarians.

At the same time, he is also eager to get the weapons in the city. Only by mastering these weapons, the city of Dayu will not be an obstacle in front of him.

“Snow Wolf Guards! Kill!”

Thoughts passed by one after another. Beishan raised the scimitar in his hand, and the most elite troops under his command launched a charge towards Cangzhou City.

In Cangzhou City, looking at the barbarian soldiers like a tide, Niu Ben shouted: “Form up!”

Immediately, the Qingzhou Army on the city wall changed into a formation with swordsmen and shields in front and spearmen at the back.

“Boom boom…” The artillery sounded again at this time.

The solid projectile was ejected, bouncing among the barbarians, killing one barbarian soldier after another, and bringing up strings of blood mist.

But there were too many barbarians. Thirty artillery pieces seemed very inconspicuous at this moment. After firing three hundred shells and killing thousands of enemies, the artillerymen took up arms at this time.

The ladder was leaned against the city wall, and barbarian soldiers swarmed into it. The first barbarian soldier appeared on the wall of Cangzhou City.

“Stab!” shouted, and the first barbarian soldier who rushed up was pierced by several spears and fell from the city wall screaming.

Then one barbarian soldier came up from the ladder one after another, and the number became more and more. Some barbarian soldiers nimbly dodged the spears and rushed down. They chopped the scimitar in their hands on the armor of the Qingzhou Army.

With a “clang” sound, the Qingzhou Army that was struck was intact, and the barbarian soldier was stunned.

“Die!” the soldier roared angrily, and chopped off the barbarian’s head with a knife.

Xiao Ming wore armor and fought with the soldiers. He did not hide in the city because he knew that as long as he was there, it would be a flag that would not fall.

When the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army see their vassal king fighting side by side with them, they will fight bravely to kill the enemy.

At this time, the barbarian soldiers kept jumping down from the ladder, and the two sides immediately fought together.

At this time, these barbarian soldiers realized that they were all wrong. The most terrifying thing on the city wall was not the weapons that sprayed flames, but the Qingzhou Army’s seamless and hard armor.

Their scimitars were unable to kill the Qingzhou Army soldiers at once, and the second blow would kill them.

In the past few days, the Qingzhou Army has suffered more casualties from bows and arrows, but has suffered the least losses in real close combat. These steel cans are blocking the city wall at this time, which is no different from a steel city wall.

“Ah!” A barbarian soldier jumped off the city wall and rushed directly towards Xiao Ming.

Zhao Long and Zhao Hu were fighting with the barbarians at this time. Although Xiao Ming had not exercised during this period, the foundation of his predecessor was still there.

In the past, Xiao Ming was very skilled at bow and horse.

Out of instinct, Xiao Ming dodged the scimitar swung by the barbarian and kicked the barbarian soldier to the ground. He held the long sword in his hand and pierced the barbarian soldier’s heart.

Blood flowed from the mouths of the barbarian soldiers. Xiao Ming’s expression was cold. The training on the battlefield had made him indifferent to death, whether it was towards himself or the enemy.

After killing the barbarian soldier, Xiao Ming accidentally looked into the city and saw several carriages speeding through the city, coming towards him, with bags one after another on the carriages.

The auxiliary soldiers under the city immediately unloaded the things from the cart and transported them to the city wall.

“Your Highness, be careful!” Zhao Long’s voice sounded.

Xiao Ming immediately dwarfed his body when he was in this position, and a cold wind passed over his head.

Looking back, a barbarian soldier was behind him. He rolled to the side of the barbarian soldier, raised his sword and pierced the barbarian soldier’s body.

More and more barbarians rushed onto the city wall, but Xiao Ming clearly saw that the Qingzhou Army had an absolute advantage in the close combat.

One is the high quality brought by the protective effect of plate armor, and the other is the high quality brought by being condescending.

No wonder the ancients said that you should never attack a city without five times the strength of your troops.

In the barbarian camp, Beishan’s expression became increasingly ugly. He thought that he could easily defeat the defenders on the city wall as long as he climbed on the city wall, but the fact was that every group of soldiers who climbed on the city wall would soon be drowned. In the torrent of silver steel.

He said to Gurtai: “What are you waiting for? Let your people bring a gunpowder barrel to blow open the city gate for me.”

Gurtai nodded and immediately ordered the soldiers to carry a huge wooden barrel to Cangzhou City. Move away.

Beishan said at this time: “Cavalry is ready!”

He gradually understood that without the advantage of cavalry, they could not win.

(End of chapter)