It was not until the afternoon that they entered the military camp in the north of the city. At this time, the battle on the city wall was over. They saw wounded soldiers being brought in from outside one after another. There were many with missing arms and legs, and some were dying. The camp was filled with the smell of blood, which also made these new recruits realize that war is extremely cruel.
There were more than 2,000 new recruits arriving today, and there were several other recruitment sites. The new recruits totaled more than 6,000, and the area on Goulan Street in the north of the city occupied one-third of the area.
This is exactly as the military predicted. There are six other temporary camps for recruits, and the total is only 4,000, which is only double that of Goulan Street.
However, the overall quality of the recruits recruited from other places is indeed much higher than that of Goulan Street, and the ratio of combat soldiers to auxiliary soldiers is almost one to one! This is not surprising, what's going on on Goulan Street? I can't get enough to eat, let alone nutrition.
This is very important to the development of the human body. If the nutrition cannot keep up, and you still want to count on how good your physical strength is, it is just an individual.
As for the experienced children sent by the big families on their own initiative, they will not appear here, they are arranged in a higher-level barracks!
When the 6,000 recruits came here this time, when people from other places looked at the group on Goulan Street, they all squinted, and looked down upon them at all!
On the Goulan Street side, naturally, they were not to be outdone, and looked at Bai Yuzhe and his group from time to time. If there were any conflicts, this group of people would be the absolute main force!
However, when they saw the wounded soldiers being carried over one by one, everyone's expressions changed. Some were afraid, some were moved, and more were angry, and the blood was boiling. The look of looking down on others just now had already been put away.
Even, after many wounded soldiers were carried back, the treatment was ineffective, and everyone was in a bad mood to see the fresh lives go away! No matter what, they also died in battle to defend the floating city and Yu Kingdom!
And these people will also set foot on the battlefield in the near future. Those who join the army from other places in the floating city, although they feel that the status of the poor kiln is indeed a lower level, they are also comrades-in-arms, and they may fight side by side in the future.
Of course, the mentality of contempt is gone, and the mentality of competition must still be there.
After a while, a group of people wearing armor, iron helmets and long swords across their waists came. The man in the front was tall and tall, with blood on his armor and face, his face was solemn, with a strong majesty.
Five people came in, their footsteps were very steady, with bursts of neat clanging sounds!
"See Lord City Master!" The veterans and generals in the barracks quickly knelt down on one knee and saluted that man, all of them had expressions of respect and admiration on their faces!
The person who came was Wang Zhenming. In the eyes of the soldiers and civilians in Fucheng, he was definitely a good city lord and a good coach! When the recruits heard that they were the city lords, they quickly saluted, even Bai Yuzhe and others were no exception.
After all, he came to join the army, and the military salute is not kneeling, so he has nothing to object to. Besides, he has some understanding of the character of this city lord, and his character is indeed very good.
"There is no need to be too polite, let's get up quickly. The defense of the floating city still needs the efforts of the soldiers. Here, on behalf of the people of the floating city, thank you!" Wang Zhenmin also returned a military salute. In front of the soldiers, there was no Putting on airs, and appearing very approachable.
After everyone got up, the general who led the recruits from Goulan Street walked to Wang Zhenmin's side, whispered something in his ear, and then quietly glanced at Bai Yuzhe and the others.
Obviously, he told Wang Zhenmin about the special features of Bai Yuzhe and others. The combination of first-class soldiers in this team is very strange, and each of them is so strong. Naturally, the recruiters are a little suspicious.
"Ten Mile Temple on Goulan Street?" Wang Zhenmin was slightly taken aback after hearing this, and immediately thought of the fact that the main combat power of the Chen family, including the patriarch and heirs, all died unexpectedly. The information he got at that time was in the Ten Mile Temple on Goulan Street.
Obviously, the murderer must be this group of people.
He somewhat understands the whole story of this matter, it is nothing more than Chen Jin, the second young master of the Chen family, oppressed the weak because of some interests, and for some reason, this group of beggars who were really weak turned into iron plates, which led to The result of the existence of the Chen family in name only.
Of course, the cause of this matter cannot be said to be the fault of Bai Yuzhe and the others, but Wang Zhenmin felt that these boys were really too ruthless! Wang Zhenmin also did not expect that Bai Yuzhe and others would join the army, so he was somewhat relieved.
In any case, if this group of people can destroy the Chen family and the Patriarch, their combat effectiveness must not be weak. Although he had the information that most of the members of the Chen family died from the poison, he had no information on where the poison came from.
Moreover, at least part of it was killed by Bai Yuzhe and the others. Besides, before this, the two young masters of the Chen family brought many people there, but in the end, most of them died, and even the two young masters were captured alive.
The above achievements are enough to prove that this group of people is definitely not weak. Wang Zhenmin is very pleased to be able to contribute to Fucheng at this time. After the war is over, if the floating city can be defended, then we can consider how to deal with it.
Wang Zhenmin glanced at Bai Yuzhe and the others, gave him a smile, and then said nothing. He came to the barracks to visit the wounded soldiers.
After dinner, as night fell, the soldiers on the city wall had already rotated once, and the floating city was now on a first-level alert, with a large number of soldiers patrolling the city wall all the time. The other soldiers who were replaced took this opportunity to rest quickly.
It has been four days since the army of the Silver Wolf Nation invaded the territory and began to attack the city. The opponent launched at least one siege battle every day, or even several times, which has already exhausted the soldiers.
Today, in the floating city, there are only more than 40,000 people who can really participate in the battle.
At night, it rained suddenly, and the thin raindrops kept falling from the sky, which brought a bit of chill to this late autumn season, and even brought a touch of chill to the tense floating city.
boom! boom! boom…
All of a sudden, the war drums sounded, resounding throughout the entire northern city. This voice was all too familiar in Beicheng, but this was the first time it sounded late at night in so many days.
The sound of the drums means that the Silver Wolf Kingdom is about to attack the city again. This is the drumming reminder from the patrolling soldiers, and at the same time, many soldiers are called to prepare for the battle!
Soon, the guards of the floating city started to move. Even though it was late at night, no one dared to procrastinate when they heard the sound of the drums. The city lord Wang Zhenmin even appeared on the city wall immediately.
For so many days, he has never returned to the City Lord's Mansion to rest, and has always set up a simple tent on the city wall.
"Speed up, go up to the city wall immediately and prepare to meet the enemy. Everyone do their own thing." The sound of the drum sounded, and a team leader immediately appeared in front of Bai Yuzhe's team and began to issue instructions one after another.
Bai Yuzhe's brigade actually consisted of thirty-nine people. They were all the upper class soldiers selected from Goulan Street, and they had not yet merged with the upper class soldiers from other areas.
Not only them here, other recruits have also started to get busy, even the auxiliary soldiers have their work to do.
Soon, Bai Yuzhe and others appeared on the city wall, and everyone immediately looked down the city wall. It's just that the night is too dark, the drizzle is continuous, and there is no moonlight in the sky at all, so ordinary people can't see very far.
They could only see a few torches surging across the Yuqing River and approaching the Yuqing River quickly. But people with better eyesight can see it. Although there are few torches, there are many people gathered around each torch.
When the army is attacking the city, it is of course impossible for everyone to hold a torch at night, as long as they can see the road ahead and the people around them. This not only conceals the number of one's own troops, but also saves the soldiers fighting some troubles.
Anyway, torches are lit on the city wall, so their target will not be missed!
Soon, they approached the Yuqing River and began to skillfully build a pontoon bridge on it. Over the past few days, they need to build this kind of floating bridge every time they attack the city, because every time they retreat, the defenders of the floating city will definitely try to destroy the floating bridge.
"Archers, prepare to release arrows, the position of the pontoon bridge!" Everyone on the city wall was ready, and following a general's loud order, the archers had already drawn their bows and set their arrows, with the arrows pointing slightly upwards.
With the commander's order, all the arrows were thrown out!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...
Thousands of arrows shot towards the pontoon bridge above the Yuqing River, and the night and dense drizzle well covered their tracks. However, the soldiers below who were protecting the auxiliary soldiers on the floating bridge with arrows had already discovered it, and each of them raised their shields and began to defend.
The arrows kept shooting, and the screams from below resounded from time to time. People were shot and died constantly, falling into the river. As long as he fell into the water, in this dark night, even if he was only slightly injured, it would be difficult to survive.
Attacking the city at night has both advantages and disadvantages, but since the Silver Wolf Country has already made a decision, it will naturally not give up halfway. I saw that more soldiers had jumped onto the more than half-built pontoon bridge, ignoring the dense arrow rain, protecting the auxiliary soldiers who built the bridge with their shields and bodies.
Before crossing the river, the lives of these auxiliary soldiers are more precious than their soldiers.
In less than half an hour, the pontoon bridge was built.
"Kill! Kill! Kill..."
All of a sudden, the soldiers of the Silver Wolf Kingdom uttered angry shouts, brandished their weapons, and began to rush towards the city wall, with hideous expressions on their faces!
Another siege battle has begun!
(end of this chapter)