Chapter 769 The Third Party
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Looking at the black army that was surrounding them, Yuanjiu Shidi's face was livid.
"Where are the reinforcements promised by King Dongsheng? How long will it take for them to arrive at Bumi Mansion?"
"It should be soon, sir," the staff officer beside him wiped his sweat, "The vanguard passed through Shangma City yesterday and will definitely arrive before sunset today. You, on the other hand, should return to the camp first. Once the battle begins, it will be extremely dangerous above the city wall..."
"This is the harbor." He said with a gloomy face.
"Sir?" The staff officer did not understand for a moment.
"You are not from Bumi, are you?" Yuanjiu Shidi said with a cold face, "The enemy cannot really besiege this city, but because of this, I must stand in everyone's sight."
This is the ancestral precept of the Yuanjiu family.
A retreat that is too easy to obtain is also a dead end that will ruin everything.
If he leaves the city wall, I am afraid that the soldiers will not be able to hold on for long, and rumors will spread that he has boarded a ship to escape. By then, morale will collapse, and the city will be handed over to others. Even if he survived, he would lose all his century-old family business. How could he face his ancestors?
Sending his child to the ship was the limit of what he could do.
"I want to see if the mechanical beasts in the East are really as difficult to deal with as described." Yuanjiu Shidi gritted his teeth and said, "Let the artillerymen prepare!"
After all, Bumi Prefecture is larger than the cities captured by the enemy before. He doesn't believe that the opponent can break through the city gate within a day.
When the cavalry of King Dongsheng arrives, he can cooperate with the other party to launch a counterattack and completely annihilate these peasants who don't even have horses in the suburbs.
That's right, they are just a group of crude and lowly peasants!
It is ridiculous to let these people become warriors who grab merits on the battlefield!
What's more exaggerated is that Yuanjiu Shidi also heard that the Queen of Xiema was doing some land redistribution, looting the farmland belonging to the family, and then distributing it to those farmers who are willing to farm without taking a penny, as long as they pay a certain amount of grain on time. This behavior has undoubtedly crossed the bottom line that the noble families can accept. Originally, the princes of Dongsheng still felt that the Queen of Xiema was dispensable, and even thought about putting her aside and worshipping her, but now there is only one outcome left for her, that is, to be completely thrown into hell and never be reborn.
All the nobles and warriors in the Bumi Palace knew that they could not let this enemy army step into the city at any cost!
When the mechanical beast approached the city 300 steps away, the iron barrel cannon on the city wall opened fire first.
Accompanied by a series of earth-shaking roars, the iron ball flew out of the barrel and flew towards the enemy's front line---
However, the opponent suddenly accelerated, changed the previous strategy of steady advancement, and rushed forward in two steps. Artillery is good for killing densely arranged siege soldiers, but facing such a fast-moving target, it is completely inaccurate. None of the first round of shooting hit, and all the bullets fell into the mud.
"Kill——————!"
At the same time, a loud shout broke out in the May Army.
The sound was overwhelming, and the defenders on the city wall couldn't help but tremble with fear.
The distance of 300 steps was breached in less than a few dozen breaths. The mechanical beasts in the front raised the multi-barreled air rifles on both sides and began to pour fire on the top of the city!
In an instant, the bullets hit the brick wall like raindrops, stirring up a hazy dust.
"Don't retreat, put on the explosive talisman, and fight back!"
The generals of the defending army roared with all their might, and the soldiers also tried to fight back with bows and crossbows, but they had no experience in resisting fire suppression. Just as they raised their bodies to shoot arrows as usual, they were shot down by bullets. The already activated explosive talisman exploded on the city wall, blasting the surrounding officers and soldiers into pieces!
"Sir, go down quickly, it's not safe here!" The staff officer leaned over and shouted.
"I'm in the city! No one is allowed to leave!" Yuan Jiushidi leaned on his samurai sword and remained unmoved, "I will never die in the hands of this mob!"
"We can't let them fight so recklessly," an adjutant shouted, "Where is the ninja team? It's time for them to take action!"
As soon as the voice fell, more than a dozen figures in black jumped down from the city wall and rushed towards the mechanical beasts like ghosts.
The latter also reacted quite quickly and immediately pointed the muzzle of one side at the ninja.
The rain of bullets instantly knocked over several people, but some of them still rushed to the mechanical beasts.
These people themselves carried explosive talismans.
Several pillars of dazzling flames suddenly shot up into the sky!
Four or five mechanical beasts seemed to be silent, but when the smoke dissipated, Yuan Jiu and others were shocked to find that such a rapid explosion only destroyed the external armor of the mechanical beasts, and the layers of vines arranged inside actually resisted the impact of the explosive talismans like a barrier!
At this time, the mechanical beasts of the second phalanx had also arrived. They put up their shields and formed a strong wall with both offensive and defensive capabilities. At this moment, no matter whether it was artillery or explosive arrows, it would be difficult for the Xiema Army to retreat even a step.
On the contrary, the Xiema Army's artillery began to bombard. There was no need to calculate the trajectory at a distance of 100 steps. Just aiming directly could send the shotgun to the top of the wall. This delayed-detonation warhead was like a grenade, which would explode after landing. Its lethality was more than one level higher than the iron barrel cannon of the Bumifu defenders.
Then the siege-type Xuanwu directly crossed the front line and hit the city gate. Although the soldiers above threw hot oil and pounding stones in the rain of bullets, they were all bounced off by the giant shield and almost had no effect. Xuanwu used his own weight and detachable battering ram to make the city gate collapse with a bang after a few hits.
Less than two quarters of an hour after the battle began, a gap appeared in the defense line of Bumi Mansion.
Yuanjiu Shidi was stunned.
Although he had heard about the defeated bandits in other cities, it was a completely different experience to see it with his own eyes.
This kind of battle that no longer relied on personal bravery and the ability of the sensor completely exceeded his understanding of war.
Those bandits were not bragging about the enemy, the facts were even more shocking than he expected!
Even if he was reluctant, it was time to send out the guards.
As he gritted his teeth and was about to give an order, a noisy shout suddenly came from the north of the suburbs.
Yuan Jiushidi poked his head out from behind the wall and saw a group of dark figures running towards the city.
Reinforcements... finally arrived!
"Is that the reinforcements of King Dongsheng?" Mayu Yao frowned and looked to the north with the telescope.
"It is indeed the Dongsheng warriors... but it is a little bit different..." Nai Hong looked at it for a moment, "Why do I feel that they are running for their lives instead of charging our army?"
Indeed, Mayu also noticed this. The terrain here is open and the enemy has no shortage of horses. No matter how you think about it, you should use cavalry to charge first.
But these people can't even see a horse.
And many soldiers didn't even draw their weapons.
"Wait... sea, sea!" Suddenly someone exclaimed, "Lord Mayu, look at the direction of the sea!"
Mayu Yao turned the telescope.
I saw a dense sail on the gray sea.