My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 530 Why are they all so fearless of death?

Rumble.

Even though it wasn't raining, I kept hearing a series of thunderclaps.

Besides that, there was the creaking sound from the iron-clad wooden door, which made people feel uncomfortable and their teeth ached.

The soldiers of the Eastern Wei army were immediately covered in dust and dirt, and spitting sounds rose and fell, as if the impact of the battering ram had shaken out the old dust from the cracks in the walls and the gaps in the tall city gate.

Smoke swirled in front of me.

The soldiers dared not relax in the slightest, and the leader shouted loudly.

"Again! One, two... Crash!!"

Dozens of soldiers, their faces flushed red, exerted all their strength to lift the incredibly thick, sharpened log in the middle of the battering ram to a certain height, and then collectively pushed it forward with a sudden burst of power.

Boom! !

The thunderous sound once again assaulted everyone's eardrums, sending up another cloud of dust.

The thick city gate remained completely unmoved despite the impact.

Someone looked up and immediately shouted, "Watch out! Take cover!!"

The swordsmen and shieldmen guarding the two sides rushed to the soldiers of the battering ram and raised their round shields high.

All that could be heard was a 'doo-doo-doo' sound.

This was caused by an arrow hitting a round shield. Although the defenders on the city wall were firing from a high position, their arrows could not penetrate the round shields held by the attacking soldiers below the city and could not break through their defenses at all.

even so.

The soldiers of the Eastern Wei army attacking the city dared not open the champagne prematurely.

next moment.

A crashing sound came from above, and the faces of the soldiers below the city changed drastically. Although they were not injured, they all showed expressions of despair.

With a whoosh, the shield in his hand suddenly felt heavy.

Countless buckets of viscous, oily substance flowed down the edge of the round shield above their heads.

Immediately afterwards, countless ignited rockets fell, and the moment the flames came into contact with the viscous oily substance, they ignited a towering fire!
The swordsmen could no longer hold on, screaming and rolling on the ground, trying to extinguish the raging flames on their bodies, but to no avail. Instead, they became covered in more oily substance that had flowed onto the ground, and the fire burned even more fiercely. Gradually, a group of people covered in flames could be seen 'dancing' in the icy and snowy landscape.

The battering ram was also affected and subsequently set on fire.

The soldiers inside the wagon, now without the protection of their swordsmen and shieldmen, had no choice but to scramble to escape, becoming easy targets for the defenders on the city wall, who would shoot arrows at them with pinpoint accuracy.

However, this still could not stop the soldiers from continuing to fill the gaps.

And on the left and right sides of the city gate.

One after another, the ladder trucks had been transported to the foot of the city wall. The swordsmen and shieldmen swung their swords and cut the ropes securing the ladder trucks to the back. The huge rebound force sent the ladders flying into the air.

The ladder had sharp claws at the front, which hooked directly onto the wall.

The defenders on the city wall kept swinging their swords, trying to cut off the grappling hooks of the ladders so that the Eastern Wei soldiers who were climbing up the ladders would fall to the ground and die.

Ding-ding-ding-ding.

Metal clashed, sparks flew, and the ladder swayed from side to side but stubbornly did not fall.

The soldiers, hidden inside the ladder wagon, were covered in triple armor. They held a knife in one hand and a small round shield tied to their other arm for protection. They began to climb upwards using both hands and feet, with the help of the fixed ladder.

The soldiers at the forefront are already very close to the city wall!
But then, from behind the crenellations, several soldiers wielding long spears thrust out simultaneously just as he was about to climb the city wall. Although the spears pierced his body, the immense force pushed the soldier over.

The soldier fell backward, taking several soldiers behind him with him.

Bang bang bang.

He fell from mid-air.

Even if he doesn't die, he'll be crippled.

even so……

This did not stop the soldiers on the ladder from continuing to climb upwards.

This is their moment to leap over the dragon gate; if they can't, it's because their fate isn't strong enough, or their birth chart isn't strong enough.

The soldiers on the city wall took a moment to leap out and shoot arrows; at such close range, they were unlikely to miss.

The siege soldiers were hit by many arrows, groaning constantly, but they still did not stop what they were doing and continued to charge upwards as if their lives depended on it!

Chi Lieyanqing stood atop the city wall on the north side, looking down at the overall situation with a very anxious expression.

"Damn it! How can the soldiers under this bandit Gao's command be so brave?"

Such a high-intensity war.

If it were ordinary soldiers, their morale would have collapsed long ago, and they would have given up on the siege.

But right now.

The soldiers outside the city continued to charge forward in an endless stream, seemingly oblivious to the gruesome deaths of their comrades before them, utterly unafraid that they too would meet a similar fate outside the city.

The relentless attacks had exhausted the defenders on the city walls, both physically and mentally. Drawing a bow required strength, swinging a sword required strength, thrusting a spear required strength, and even constantly transporting oil and molten metal up the walls required effort.

really.

Under intense exertion, exhaustion still led to a serious situation.

With a loud bang, Chi Lie Yanqing looked in the direction of the sound, his expression becoming even more serious.

It turned out to be on the city wall.

Several soldiers were about to pour the scalding hot liquid from the earthenware jar into it, but during the process of carrying it, one of them lost his strength and fell to the ground, causing the entire earthenware jar to shatter into pieces.

The scalding hot broth inside immediately spilled all over the floor.

The soldiers who were carrying the pottery jars were in for a rough time; they screamed in agony and rolled around on the ground.

The howling north wind carried gusts of foul stench to Chilie Yanqing's side, and he immediately roared, "Quick! Don't give the enemy any chance to take advantage, quickly close the gap!!"

Immediately, a squad of swordsmen, shieldmen, and archers filled the gap. They waded through the slippery excrement, enduring the pungent smell, and repaired the missing section of the crenellation to prevent the Eastern Wei soldiers from taking the opportunity to scale the city wall.

But right now, the defenses on the city wall are like a dilapidated house that leaks air from all sides; it blocks one side but leaks out the other.

Just as Chi Lieyanqing breathed a sigh of relief, he heard another loud noise.

"Damn it, can't a person just catch their breath?!"

Chilie Yanqing cursed and swore, knowing that the commotion was caused by the catapult.

For a city like Yewang with its strong walls, catapults are not very effective; they are just annoying.

Occasionally, a few unlucky souls would be struck by a boulder thrown at them, dying a gruesome death, which was a blow to morale throughout the city.

The real threat to Yewang City was the siege ladder carts outside the city. Chi Lie Yanqing, standing on a high point, could see that the siege ladder carts used by the Eastern Wei army had obviously been modified, making it easier for the ladders to hook onto the city wall, and the carts could accommodate more soldiers.

The attacking soldiers charged upwards on ladders, each one seemingly fearless.

really!

It still leaked air in the end!
A commotion broke out on the other side of the city wall to his left.

It turned out that some Eastern Wei soldiers had already climbed onto the city wall using ladders after suffering heavy losses.

The first four or five soldiers to climb the city wall were covered in arrows, looking like hedgehogs. They were clearly in a state of severe blood loss. They would have to fight to the death next, and even if they won, they would probably not survive the battle.

But they can't care about any of that right now.

The group of Eastern Wei soldiers who rushed up were clearly elite troops. They huddled together in groups of four or five, forming a defensive formation. They held up the round shields tied to their arms in front of them and pushed the rapidly surrounding defenders away.

What happened next left Chilie Yanqing speechless!

No matter how brave these men were, they were ultimately outnumbered and were quickly pierced through the bodies by the defenders with spears.

But these men clung tightly to their spears, preventing the defenders from withdrawing the spears that pierced their bodies. Then, with a roar, they charged forward as if ready to die, determined to break the defenders' formation before they died, knocking down a large number of defenders in the process. Instantly, a huge space appeared in this area!

"Damn it! Damn it!! Are all these people crazy?!"

Chi Lie Yanqing was completely dumbfounded.

The first to charge was the chance for all soldiers to defy fate, and he could understand why these men charged toward the city walls one after another.

Can……

Why is this?
To sacrifice one's own life for the sake of others?
How could Chi Lieyanqing know that the soldiers were from the same hometown and had a deep friendship? In this life-or-death situation, they had already entrusted each other with their final arrangements.

His own death gave his best friend a chance to defy fate, and his best friend would take care of his family.

Even if you misjudge people and encounter selfish individuals.

Gao Yu tailored a complete set of post-war relief mechanisms for the soldiers, with generous compensation being only one aspect.

Like the warriors who died in the siege, their descendants would receive special care when they went to military academies and schools.

Gao Yu has been implementing the military system in Shandong for many years and has fought several wars against foreign enemies. He has never withheld the pensions or benefits that the fallen soldiers were entitled to.

No one dared to interfere or have any ulterior motives in this matter.

After all, every time Gao Yu returned to the capital in triumph, the first priority he made was to provide compensation for the fallen soldiers, and he also had Liu Taozhi's Censorate keep a close eye on this.

The soldiers had no worries about their families; before going into battle, they had already put their lives on the line!
Wearing triple layers of heavy armor, Qin Fangtai finally managed to climb onto the city wall.

Looking around, he saw the bodies of several comrades lying in pools of blood. There was no time to grieve for his fallen comrades; he had to cherish the precious time and space that his comrades had fought so hard for!

He quickly stepped forward to make way for the soldiers behind him, allowing them to climb the city wall in a fast manner!

"Brothers! Kill!!!"

Qin Fang shouted and charged towards the enemy!

The same was true of his comrades standing nearby!
I was climbing the ladder and couldn't fight back, but you shot me with arrows, stabbed me with spears, and disgusted me with grease and other things. Did you enjoy that?

Now the labor and management teams have taken to the city walls!

It's time for you to suffer!
(End of this chapter)