SURO BLEDEK
Ch. 477 Assistance From Shaaxi Region
General Xiao Long looked increasingly upset, next to General Yuwen Shiji was no less tangled. They were both watching the enemy troops who had retreated back.
"Right now we've managed to defend this fortress. But are we able to withstand the enemy's attack on the next battle?" General Yuwen Shiji still could not believe the imperial troops had managed to defend the fortress of He Bei city where they had taken refuge.
From the watchtower of the highest place that was able to reach a wider view, they witnessed thousands of corpses of imperial troops scattered on the east and north sides of the fortress.
Actually that imperial army had just gone through a great battle. All the enemy troops have also just moved back.
The night had gone, but the imperial troops were already in a state of weariness, wounds still had to bury their dead comrades.
They did not wait until tomorrow, as it was likely that the battle would again break out tomorrow morning. The darkness of the night did not stop their activities. Because the longer the body is left unburied will only spread disease throughout the fort.
The entire enemy army had already retreated far back to their encampment.
The great battle that the imperial army had just passed was not just facing the attack of one enemy.
They faced the attack of two enemy groups at once, the Goguryeo army and the Sky Khan army. They also attack from two different sides.
If the forces of the Sky Khan attacked from the north side, precisely they attacked the north gate. While the Goguryeo Kingdom troops attacked the east side, precisely the east gate.
One coincidental reason that made the two armies choose to attack from two different directions. Especially since Goguryeo troops emerged from the east of He Bei. While the Sky Khan did move from the north side.
Luckily the attack carried out by two different troops was successfully held, so that the fortress did not fall into the hands of the enemy. If that happens, it means that the city fortress of He Bei has fallen into the hands of the enemy.
Although the gate of the fort was defensible, it did not succeed in being knocked down by the enemy, but it took a great sacrifice to do that. Thousands of imperial troops were eventually killed to defend the fortress.
Their deaths were mostly due to having to deal with enemies who were already at the sky level. The difference in the level of power that was the cause of the death of the imperial soldiers was so much.
Enemies who have reached the sky level are certainly obstacles in the form of towering walls like the fortress of He Bei city, they can easily jump. That way the enemy troops can break into the fortress.
In the battle, the Black Tiger Army played an important role. Because in addition to the retainers, only their strength is able to keep up with the enemy forces that are able to pass the height of the He Bei City Fortress.
Thanks to their resistance finally until night began to appear He Bei fortress can not be captured by the enemy. Despite the resistance the Black Tiger forces have killed so many of its members.
In addition to the Black Tiger troops, the second most killed in the battle just now was the archer troops. For the army is the target of many enemies, especially enemies who have reached the level of the sky.
Every time the enemy troops managed to jump the towering wall, then their first target was an army of archers lined up along the fortress.
But it was intentional archery troops became the target of enemy slaughter. Because by killing them, the enemy felt that they had saved their side's army which was continuously showered with arrows.
The enemy troops that had already reached the sky level were mostly those who had been strengthened with demon seeds.
Actually, the massacre that the archer troops experienced was anticipated by General Xiao Long. He had already ordered colonel Xian Hua to put the Black Tiger army on guard over the fortress wall.
The general thought that the Black Tiger was able to prevent the slaughter of the archers by the brutal attack of the enemy. But in fact, the many enemies that continue to jump on the fortress are not able to be faced by all Black Tiger forces.
To the north exactly where the forces of the Sky Khan are trying to break down the gate in such a tight guard. Not only the Black Tiger troops, there are also several retainers who helped ensure that the gate will not be able to be broken down by enemy troops.
For in that part General Ulagan and his army tried to break down the gate. All efforts were made by General Tian Bai to thwart the enemy's attack. Of course they did not want to get the gate of the fort successfully broken down, because that is the end of the history of all the imperial troops who fought to survive in the fort.
It takes extra hard work to make the North gate able to survive. Moreover, the opponents faced one of them is the army under the leadership of General Ulagan.
Because all the troops under the command of the flagship general Khan Sky is the most troublesome attack. For the whole army has been strengthened with the seed of the devil.
Ordinary arrow attacks were unable to injure them. But Black Tiger Chief colonel Xian Hua has ingenious sense, so that their attacks are able to kill enemy troops who are immune from sharp weapons attacks.
The attack took away the knowledge that the Red Rose group had. The attack was almost the same when they managed to finish off the forces of the Sky Khan in the Great Cliff of Yangu, which was an attack using explosives.
But instead of using oil drums they replace it with a ball of varying sizes. Starting from the size of a fist to a ball with a diameter of almost one fathom.
Inside the ball it was mixed evenly between the black powder and certain other materials. So that each ball will be able to produce a large enough fire explosion. The larger the size of the ball used, the more powerful the explosion.
Even a huge explosion formed a wisp of fire clouds that covered a fairly wide radius. With that attack within the scope of several enemy spears no one was able to survive, including it was an army that had been strengthened with demon seeds.
Moreover, the imperial soldiers guarding above the gates continued to deter anyone from daring to approach. For the hot oil sludge from the top of their gates poured over anyone who dared to approach.
The attack must have been terrible. Moreover, the archers would immediately rain down on them using arrows whose ends were filled with flames.
Those who are doused in the hot oil mud will run and burn alive.
Not to mention the attack of the arrows whose ends were explosive balls. The attack also became one of the scourges. Because the explosive that is at the end of the arrow will make a radius explosion of about one spear.
Everything around him was minimally burned by the explosion of fire. The terrible thing that happened was a rain of explosive arrows. The explosion creates a sea of fire.
However, all of these horrific attacks were not able to stop the forces led by General Ulagan. The general's rampage on the wall is like a wounded bull.
Even though he was surrounded by three people at once, his rampage still overwhelmed the opponent. That's why the other Black Tiger troops surrounded the hero of the Sky Khan.
Although all weapons were unable to hurt General Ulagan's skin, the attack from the Hutam Tigers wounded him.
Because the attack is the reason the enemy forces choose to withdraw their entire army and retreat first.
The Black Tiger attack on General Ulagan was an explosive ball. Because of the attack, the body of General Ulagan several times covered with fire due to a powerful explosion from an explosive ball that hit him.
Of course, the flames from the explosion managed to burn his body. However, the rampage of General Ulagan did not stop. He's getting violent.
General Ulagan stood still valiantly did not succeed in being knocked down. Although he eventually chose to withdraw with the entire team that followed him.
Thanks to the persistence of the Black Tiger forces the fortress was finally able to be defended. Although for the next attack the imperial forces were not sure they could defend the fortress of He Bei city.
The large number of Black Tiger soldiers who died, became the heaviest blow for the imperial army to face the next battle.
The large number of archers killed was also the heaviest blow to the imperial army. The condition further aggravated them to keep defending the city fortress He Bei.
Especially in the attack both the Sky Khan and Goguryeo Kingdom troops deployed additional troops from the residents and city guard soldiers they managed to capture.
The Imperial army had no other choice but to stop their movement, as they had lost their memories and were controlled by the enemy.
Although the members of the Thousand Ghosts College did not appear blatantly, the royal courtiers were already able to guess the culprit behind it all. Because General Xiao Long already knows the science of misguided belonging to the college well.
Their decade-long relationship made them very familiar. Although they do not know the way they use and how to handle it, but they are able to see only with the naked eye of people controlled by the science of the Thousand Ghosts College.
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"Report General Xiao Long, south of the relief force has arrived!" Colonel Xian Hua gave a report to General Xiao Long who was in the watchtower.
The report just now made General Yuwen Huaji who was beside General Xiao Long quite shocked. He then turned around and began to circulate his gaze towards the south.
Since then, their views have only been to the North and to the east where previously enemy forces came from.
"Where are the enemy's reinforcements you're saying?" General Yuwen Shiji narrowed his eyes trying to comb the southern part of the forest and mountains.
The soldier pointed at the flock of troops that came in the distance which was slightly covered in lush trees.
"You're sure it's not the enemy army that's about to infiltrate?" ask General Xiao Long.
His eyes were also staring at the shadows that were in a distant place, let alone the state of the night began to creep.
"They're troops from the Shaanxi city guards and are the ones who came to help us face the enemy forces!" xian Hua assured General Xiao Long.
"Unexpected help, thank God we have hope to last longer."
Actually General Xiao Long hoped that many emperors of Yang Guang would send help to them after the attacks that hit them many times.
The messenger he had sent a few days ago asked the troops for help. Even the letter sent to the generals who were on the expedition to the Cenla and Champa areas did not return immediately.
Unbeknownst to the empire the condition of those who were in the Champa area failed to control the area, instead they also had to face another enemy one of nature's forces, namely nature, the emergence of various diseases that attack their troops. Most of them died from malaria mosquito bites.
In contrast to Emperor Yang Guang's decision, he was facing a dilemma. If he approved General Xiao Long's request, then it was also not the right decision.
Louyang if left with so many troops, then there would be no more guarding the imperial city. Emperor Yang Guang was forced to hold back the rest of his army to protect the royal city, especially protecting himself.
The Goguryeo army and the Sky Khan army after failing to penetrate the imperial army's defenses in the fortress city of He Bei then retreated to draw up plans for the next attack.
Moreover, the condition of the night has come, so inevitably the war is stopped. But this time General Xiao Long did not want to be misled like the incident at the Great Cliff of Yangu.
It had been three days that the entire army barely had a chance to rest. They are all in a state of soy sauce because they are required to keep on guard.
That's why once heard the enemy get additional troops, make them like pumped again his spirit. Lucky at a time when they had almost no hope of being able to withstand the enemy's attack tomorrow, now they got good news that brought a little fresh air.
From the news of the troops telik cipher gave news, if the relief force is the city of Shaanxi guard troops led by General Zhao.
After their return from Louyang, they continued to monitor the progress of the wars faced by the imperial forces.
Hearing the news that the imperial troops had to retreat far to the city of He Bei they immediately prepared almost the entire army of Shaanxi city guards. Moreover, the city of He Bei is very close to their city, even though it is separated by the Taihang Shan mountains.
Through a special road to the south they entered the fortress of He Bei. The arrival of the troops set the spirit of the imperial troops that continued to survive on fire.