"Sir, the city gate is blocked again and the cavalry can't rush in. What do you think we should do?" After understanding the situation, an officer asked Carsent impatiently.
"Have the cavalry withdrawn? Let the magicians try to blast open the city gate again, and clear out the defenders on the city wall again. I don't think we can hold much hope on the city gate, and an overall breakthrough is the only way... Also, notify the commander of the 224th Legion to send a division of infantry to go up from the left side of the city wall after the magicians clear the defenders on the city wall, and give him another team of magicians to support him." After seeing the city wall in front being blocked by boulders and rolling logs by the enemy, Carsent immediately gave up his original plan to use magicians to break through the city and let the cavalry break through quickly, and prepared to attack by force.
Just a few minutes later, after the magician's annihilation attack, the 224th Legion on the left side of Carsent launched a strong attack. Thousands of archers, with the cooperation of the magicians, began to suppress the defenders on the city wall. Then, nearly 10,000 infantrymen rushed forward with ladders.
In the minds of Carsente and the other officers, after these attacks, the heavy defensive weapons on the city walls, such as catapults or heavy crossbows, should have been few and far between. As long as they could suppress the enemy's soldiers, who numbered no more than 30,000 (there were only 50,000 soldiers in total, so if they were divided between the north and the south, there would be at most 30,000 soldiers here? After all, the east and west cities also had to be guarded by soldiers, otherwise they would be doomed if they were attacked by surprise), they would be able to reap the fruits of victory.
But there is always a gap between reality and wishes, and this time the gap was even greater. When the soldiers of the 224th Legion had just set up the ladders and started to rush up, almost the same number of defenders as the attackers appeared on the city wall at the right time. Each of them was either holding huge stones or dragging long logs.
These Senke Federation soldiers braved the rain of arrows and occasional magical attacks, and tried their best to smash the heads of the imperial soldiers who tried to climb up the city wall, causing them to bleed...
"Let the 223rd Legion also send a division to attack from the right side, and also give them a team of magicians. Also, let the main force of the magician unit work hard to clear the defenders and obstacles near the city gate, and let the cavalry charge in when there is a chance." Seeing the stalemate, Carson issued orders again.
Looking at the soldiers of the 223rd Legion rushing towards the right city wall like a tide, the officers in the command post all believed that this time they would be able to completely create a loophole in the enemy's defense due to insufficient manpower.
But soon, all the officers were disappointed. As the imperial soldiers put up ladders on the top of the city, thousands of Senke Federation troops emerged from the city walls. . . . . . The battle situation became stagnant again.
"Damn it, why are there so many defenders? Have all their troops come here? Including the thousands of people we just killed, there are at least more than 30,000 Senke Federation troops here..." An officer slammed his fist hard on the fortifications.
This sentence reminded Carsent, and the legion commander who had come to his senses immediately sent someone to invite the magician Wink from the magician corps, and immediately asked Wink to check the situation of the defenders in the city.
A large light screen was quickly hung in front of a wall of the command post, and the entire battle at the South Gate was immediately presented to everyone. From here, it was completely clear that the entire southern city wall was fighting around three sections of the city wall. On the left was the battle between the 224th Legion and more than 10,000 defenders, and on the right was the 223rd Legion; in the middle, the enemy kept filling the city gate with corpses to prevent the imperial cavalry from breaking through the city gate. Under the attack of the magician, all the Senke Federation soldiers were like moths to a flame.
But when the officers turned their attention to the back of the city wall, they were all dumbfounded. How could there be 30,000 people in the South City? Behind the city wall, countless soldiers were carrying various materials for defending the city. The burned and collapsed houses were quickly demolished and transported to the city wall to resist the attack of the imperial army. In addition, behind the city walls between the three battlefields, there were nearly 10,000 soldiers waiting for orders. . . . . .
"Damn, how can there be 30,000 people? There are already 30,000 people on the city wall and those killed by us, not to mention those who are transporting. Just adding their reserve troops, it is enough for all the troops we calculated at the beginning. Could it be that all their troops are deployed in the South City? The North City is an empty shell?" Seeing this situation, a legion commander couldn't help but curse.
Before anyone else could say anything, Wen Ke sent out another light screen, and this time it showed the north gate of Huangshi City. Everyone's eyes turned there, hoping to see if their guess was correct. . . . .
"******, why are there so many soldiers in Huangshi City? Did they mobilize civilians to defend the city? But how can civilians be so resilient?" An officer took a look at the situation at the North Gate and compared it with the situation at his own place, and he immediately became confused. Although the North Gate did not have the tragic battle situation at the South Gate, the Flame Legion was obviously attacking hard there, and a large number of defenders in the city were also squatting under the city wall with their heads in their hands. There were at least tens of thousands of them.
"Did we miscalculate the defenders of Huangshi City? They are not two legions, but three?" Carson was also confused. Judging from the defenders here, they were definitely not a ragtag army composed of civilians. They were definitely regular soldiers who had undergone long-term training. Otherwise, they would definitely not be able to resist such a strong attack. But those soldiers at the north gate did not look like softies, did they? Then the only explanation was that they had underestimated the number of defenders in the city.
"Look, they're starting to break down the door too..." a staff officer shouted, pointing at the magic light curtain showing the north gate.
Several heavily armored battering rams were seen moving slowly towards the city gate, while hundreds of giant crossbows were pushed forward by the Flame Legion's affiliated divisions. They stopped outside the shooting range of the defenders in the city and began to block the top of the city wall to prevent the soldiers on the wall from destroying the battering rams.
Under the attack of giant catapults and crossbows, the city walls, especially the entire area above the city gate, were engulfed in flames, making it almost difficult to even approach. After one of the battering rams broke down accidentally along the way, the rest successfully rushed to the outside of the city gate and began to ram it. . . . .
"Damn, these guys are much more disgusting than us. Our magician troops are still subject to magic restrictions, but they can go crazy for a long time without any scruples. They are really perverted." Looking at the catapults and crossbows madly sending fire pots, stones and crossbows to the top of the city, an officer couldn't help but eat sour grapes, but the audience also had an expression that showed it was true.
"That's not all. Our magic power ends once it's effective, while their fire pots have turned almost the entire wall into a sea of fire. We can't even get close to them, which we can hardly reach. Besides, we can't do anything about the soldiers inside the wall. Look at their catapults. From time to time, something will hit the soldiers waiting to attack inside. These are their advantages. Ahem..." While thinking, Wenk also pointed out several situations that his magician troops could not do, and then he sighed. Or was he sighing for the future of magicians
“Mist? What are those magicians from the Senke Federation doing? What’s the use of this?” Streams of water vapor quickly began to spread inside and outside the north and south city gates, and soon spread out. . . . . .
No one answered the officer's words, because when he asked the question, a strong flash of light suddenly appeared below the city gate and shot straight into the sky. Then, the cavalry troops of the Flame Legion who had been waiting in front of the position rushed towards the city gate frantically, holding high and waving their swords in the sun, flashing a sinister light...
"They broke into the city! I didn't expect them to break into the city..." Looking at the magical fireworks rising into the sky, the Flame Legion launched another general attack. There was so much excitement in the command post that they were almost hugging and kissing each other.
"This may not be a good thing... They have no infantry. If they are blocked, the consequences will be disastrous..." Before Carsent finished speaking, the officers in the command post immediately discovered an unusual situation. The cavalry that rushed forward seemed to have circled at the city gate and returned along the same route.
"Damn, they encountered the same situation as us. It seems the city gate is blocked again. Alas..." After a staff officer sighed, the entire command post was filled with sighs.
"It seems that the adults have predicted it right. What a pity! The Flame Legion has suffered losses this time. At least three battalions of soldiers are stuck inside..." Kevin, the commander of the 3rd Division of the 103rd Legion who stayed behind as a reserve, sighed. Although he didn't like Thacker, he was extremely yearning for those soldiers who were stronger than his own men.
"Yes, there are indeed quite a few missing people... Oh, it seems that our Flame Legion commander has also discovered that many of his soldiers have become lost lambs, and he can't help but get angry... Oh my God, this guy pushed out all those horrible things? Is he going to shoot those things into the city?" An officer who didn't like Thack couldn't help but laugh at Thack, but then he was startled by the thing dragged out of the barracks.
"It's probably not used to shoot into the city. The whole city is now shrouded in fog, and those single-shot crossbow arrows are unlikely to block the city wall, but he probably wants to dig through the city gate, so he lets those perverted things block the tower. It seems that those who rushed in are not ordinary troops, but at least the elites of the Flame Legion. Don't worry about him, we continue to attack the city here, and there is no need for us to assist him. Taking down the Wasteland Stone City as soon as possible can also be regarded as a kind of help to him!"
Carsente's words were approved by everyone present. The Eastern Territory had always been looked down upon by the major factions in the imperial capital and was often suppressed. Therefore, the officers present agreed with Carsente's words without hesitation and began to busy themselves with their own war efforts.
Even Wenk removed the magic light curtain that was used to observe the North City. In any case, under the influence of the magic fog, the specific situation could not be seen clearly, so it was better to save some magic power during war.
But at this moment, if Wen Ke and the others knew what the officers of the Flame Legion were doing, they would be furious. In the command post in the north of the city, two legion commanders and several division commanders were leisurely drinking the fine wine that Hegma had brought for the first time, chatting about when the Senke Federation would send the peace document, and how the war between the Eastern Territory and the Wasteland Stone City would end. . . . .