Catching Monsters

Chapter 641 The Method to Defeat the Enemy
Boom!
Boom!
The deep sound of war drums rang out, and the soldiers standing on the walls of Chongshan County could see, far beyond the horizon, the vast and well-trained Zhenchi Army and border troops rapidly advancing towards the direction of the city walls.

"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"

Soon, following the command from the garrison commander on the city wall, a dense barrage of arrows rained down on the distant army.

As the rain of arrows approached, the soldiers of Zhenchi Army and Border Army quickly took off their rattan shields and raised them above their heads.

Soon, brave soldiers of the Zhenchi Army arrived at the foot of the city wall.

Although the soldiers of Zhenchi Army were better at defending cities, it was precisely because they were so good at defending cities that they also understood many methods of attacking cities.

They knew very well that in this siege, the most important thing for the attacking side was morale.

Once the initial momentum of the siege is lost, it becomes extremely difficult to breach the city walls.

Everyone roared and rushed to the foot of the city wall in an orderly manner, each doing their own job.

Ladders were quickly erected on the city wall, and many soldiers swiftly climbed them.

"Push the cloud ladder!"

The soldiers on the city wall shouted loudly and pushed the ladder with all their might.

The siege ladders were extremely heavy, especially once attacking soldiers climbed onto them; ordinary soldiers simply couldn't push them away.

"Hot oil! Hot oil!"

A deafening battle cry erupted instantly in the city of Chongshan County.

Chongshan County City is an irregularly shaped oval with four city gates. At this moment, the attack is not just launched from this one city wall.

Instead, the four walls of the city launched siege operations almost simultaneously.

Beneath every section of the city wall lies an extremely bloody battlefield.

The rebels on the city wall, after all, had been constantly trained by Wang Longzhi over such a long period of time, and their skills had improved considerably compared to before.

Given the overwhelming advantage of the city's defenses, neither the Zhenchi Army nor the border troops could easily scale the city walls for a time.

Meanwhile, in the central government hall of Chongshan County, Xiao Min'er sat in front of a map, constantly issuing commands.

She stared at the city walls on all sides, listening to her subordinates constantly reporting on the progress of the battle in various places. In her mind, she kept simulating the development of the battle situation from all directions.

As she reviewed the various pieces of information presented to her, she calmly and collectedly issued a series of commands.

The 200,000-strong army defending the city had long been organized into four armies and twenty battalions.

"The entire Crane Feather Battalion of the Tianliang Army is heading to the eastern city wall."

"The Golden Claw Battalion split into three groups and quickly headed to the three major granaries in the city to prevent any spies from burning the grain during this time."

"Order the Yuyu Camp to assemble and head west."

"The general reserve battalion must also be mobilized to block the enemy at the front of the city wall."

"..."

Although there were plans for how to defend the city beforehand, the situation was ever-changing when the fighting actually started, and adjustments were needed accordingly.

It must be said that if Xiao Min'er were a man, his military capabilities would probably rank among the top in the world.

Fortunately, Chongshan County City, being a county city, had extremely sturdy city walls.

If the fighting continues like this, these rebels will at least achieve a casualty ratio of one to three, or even one to two, against the Zhenchi Army and the border Army.

Such casualties can be considered a devastating blow to the morale of a unit.

Hold on firmly, there will always be a way.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar resounded from the east.

boom!
The garrison on the city wall, who had been guarding the city, watched as five black cannons were slowly pushed out from the Zhenchi Army's ranks. "Fire!"

boom!
Five jet-black cannonballs slammed into an empty section of the city wall.

Immediately, the rebel soldiers standing on the city wall felt the ground tremble continuously.

Immediately afterwards, they continued loading shells, preparing for the next round of bombardment.

After the battle of Daegu, these cannons were placed under strict guard, and most of them were completely destroyed according to the wishes of the late Emperor Xiao Yuzheng.

However, Xu Xiaogang still forcibly left five cannons behind, and promised that he would destroy them once the rebels were completely wiped out.

Now, it can finally be put to good use.

Soon, cracks appeared in the previously sturdy, relatively empty section of the city wall.

I'm afraid that after a few more rounds of bombardment, this section of the city wall will collapse.

Once the city wall collapses and a breach is created, the elite troops of Zhenchi Army and Border Army will be able to rush into the city.

"Go and report to General Wang immediately."

The messenger rushed along without resting and arrived at the government office hall in one breath.

"Report!"

The soldier shouted as he ran into the hall, sweat beading on his forehead. He took a deep breath and said, "General Wang, the enemy has suddenly produced a lot of strange things."

The soldier then began to describe it vividly.

He did not participate in the siege of Daegu.

However, the many generals present, including Wang Longzhi and Xiao Min'er, immediately realized what the soldier meant by the fire-breathing iron weapon.

These are the same cannons that appeared in Daegu back then.

Wang Longzhi's face darkened as he said, "I will go to the city wall myself to take a look."

Seeing this, Xiao Min'er quickly said, "Quickly, have the guards accompany them."

Seeing Wang Longzhi leading his personal guards at high speed toward the east city wall, Xie Yifeng in the hall naturally followed suit.

Xiao Min'er frowned. She had witnessed the power of those cannons firsthand. If they could continue to bombard the city of Chongshan, it was unlikely that it would last long.

She took a deep breath and her gaze quickly fell on Cang Jianbai inside the room.

Cang Jianbai paid no attention to the roaring sound coming from afar.

Xiao Min'er quickly approached Cang Jianbai's side and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Cang, do you have a way to defeat the enemy?"

Cang Jianbai chuckled, then waved his hand and slowly said, "Little girl, the Zhou Kingdom's commander-in-chief will definitely be protected by Zhou Kingdom experts. Do you want me to go and take the head of the opposing commander-in-chief myself?"

"This humble woman dares not ask Mr. Cang to kill Xu Xiaogang, but I would like to ask for your help."

A strange smile appeared on Cang Jianbai's face: "Sure, give me five hundred living soldiers, and I will train them into human demons to help you defeat the enemy."

Hearing Cang Jianbai's words, Xiao Min'er was slightly shocked. She knew that Wang Longzhi would never agree to this.

Given Wang Longzhi's indecisive and sentimental nature, it's impossible for him to use the lives of his own soldiers to cultivate demonic powers to defend against enemies.

Xiao Min'er took a deep breath and turned to look at a general not far away: "Old Zhang, go and select five hundred newly recruited soldiers."

"What else do you need?"

“A quiet place,” Cang Jianbai said slowly, “and half an hour.”

(End of this chapter)