bayedsolid Chapter 1084: Unmoving as a mountain
Chapter 1084: Unmoving as a mountain
"The gap in strength is even greater than I imagined."
Standing on the city wall, feeling the first round of attacks being easily resolved, Lin Yu sighed.
Although the entire raccoon tribe has made preparations to defend their homeland to the death and is determined to defend it to the death, these... are not enough to make up for the "gap".
The army in despair will win, and the last-ditch effort is the only way to win. These examples of relying on "momentum" to defeat the strong with the weak are ultimately contests of the same level.
but now……
The Xia Jin troops that crossed the river and the powerful army from the Ying tribe were qualitatively different from the guards and warriors who stayed behind in the sacred land of the Li tribe.
Perhaps Han Xin, the military genius on the banks of the Jingxing River, could defeat the Zhao army by boosting morale, but the Aztec warriors with their backs to Lake Texcoco were also filled with grief and anger when facing the Spanish army.
Morale is crucial, but there are limits to its effectiveness.
Although Xia Jin's elite soldiers of the Ying tribe and the guards of the Sanqiu Li tribe's sacred land are from the same world and the same generation, the difference between a country's most powerful elite soldiers and the stationed guards who probably only have the responsibilities of "hunting" and "patrol defense" on weekdays is self-evident.
The raccoon tribe leader and elders were also vaguely aware of this, but they had no choice - this was essentially the beginning of a full-scale war launched against Sanqiu by the great wizard Zhu Lugu, a big man with the highest say in Xia Jin and one of the strongest people in the Black Swamp Realm.
The Raccoon Tribe's Holy Land is not a small place, and the Raccoon Tribe is not a small race... but in the face of such a "big trend", they can only... be crushed.
But even so, the raccoon tribe leader still did not retreat.
Even if it's crushed...
As natives of the Black Swamp, they must also be crushed to pieces while standing!
"cast!"
The second round of spears rained down, but still did not cause any casualties. It only slowed down the elite troops of Xia Jin who were crossing the river.
The raised shields were pierced with spears, and the fastest Xia Jin soldier had reached the center of the river bank.
If one round of spear throwing had no effect, it might be an accident. If two rounds had no effect... the leader of the raccoon tribe knew that continuing with this kind of painless harassment would only be a waste of "opportunity"!
and so……
Although the purpose was to delay, the leader of the raccoon tribe made a decision at this moment.
"Vanguard Guards, march out of the city to meet the attack!"
He roared, then drew his sword and jumped off the city wall!
Since the opponent's master doesn't move first...
Then take the lead and charge first!
When the raccoon tribe leader jumped off the city wall, the raccoon warriors on the wall also jumped down one after another - then, the vanguard of about 300 people guarding near the city gate also rushed out!
This group of raccoons were fearless and jumped directly into the river, launching an attack on Xia Jin's army!
"kill!"
The shouts of killing were deafening. The raccoon tribe that rushed down the moat did not step on the floating bridge, but most of them fell directly into the river.
After all... the raccoon tribe's water ability is among the best among the monster tribes, and it is much stronger than that of humans!
The already turbulent moat was now even more turbulent. The attack launched from underwater instantly dragged many human soldiers on the edge of the pontoon bridge into the water!
"Puff! Puff!"
Amid the roars of "underwater enemy attack" from the human army, the gushing blood dyed the river red.
On the city wall, Qian Huan looked at this scene and spoke in disbelief.
"How decisive... I didn't expect the raccoon leader to be even more anxious than I am to take action directly—isn't he afraid of getting himself killed and the raccoon defenses collapsing so soon after the battle begins?"
Lin Yu was very calm: "He should just be planning to harass us for a while - as long as the other masters make a move, he should immediately lead his team to retreat. After all, this place is not far from the city wall and there are support. If he wants to retreat, he can't be stopped."
Lin Yu analyzed and said.
"After all, the spears are completely ineffective. If we don't do something... the enemy won't be able to break through the moat without any pressure. We must at least inflict visible casualties on them, and let these guards see tangible results!"
Qian Huan also understood what Lin Yu said: "According to this analysis, it is possible...but I am afraid that Xia Jin will not let him get what he wants so easily."
Although it was only the first head-on confrontation between the two sides, the intensity of the underwater battle was beyond imagination - the bodies of the raccoon guards and Xia Jin soldiers soon surfaced one by one, and were washed away by the turbid torrent without a sound.
In just a few moments of fighting, several lives were lost.
Xia Jin's soldiers had also realized that the raccoon tribe had an advantage in the water, so they changed their strategy and began to attack the underwater enemies directly by relying on the floating bridge. The raccoon tribe was not to be outdone and began to shake and destroy the floating bridge itself.
The two sides were in a stalemate in the middle of the river crossing, but the Xia Jin soldiers did not allocate all their manpower to deal with the raccoon tribe - their strategic goal was very clear, which was still to cross the river!
Under the cover of some of the rearguard soldiers, the Xia Jin soldiers continued to advance towards the other side of the river bank.
"boom!"
The raccoon tribe leader who was in the water naturally could not tolerate such a situation. He roared again and jumped onto the floating bridge!
"Shh!"
He swung his long sword, and with one strike, the Xia Jin soldiers in front of him retreated continuously. Noticing the change, the six Xia Jin soldiers immediately formed a battle formation and rushed towards him on the unstable floating bridge. However, the raccoon tribe leader was not afraid. He kicked the Xia Jin soldier who approached first into the river, grabbed the spear that was stabbing at him, chopped down a Xia Jin soldier with two swords, and then bit off the throat of another soldier.
"Come—human cub! Come!"
He growled, the gray-black hair on his face was wet and stained with blood, and drops of blood rolled down the blade of his long sword and his sharp teeth.
However, this ferocious scene did not intimidate or scare away Xia Jin's soldiers - these soldiers wrapped in animal skins and wearing ghost masks seemed not to care about their own lives and surrounded them again.
Several team leaders led the team and rushed towards the raccoon tribe leader again.
"Swish!"
The sounds of metal colliding and flesh cracking rang out one after another.
The wooden planks sank and floated, the river water flooded over the surface of the pontoon and receded, each time carrying away fresh and hot blood, each time there was blood.
Human lives were dissipated like grass, and the raccoon tribe leader and the underwater raccoon warriors slowly pushed to the other side of the river.
Many of their best fighters had been killed, and even the surviving raccoon tribe leader was injured.
However, the Xiajin human race also suffered heavy losses - with the support of the powerful raccoon tribe leader, the lives of these elite soldiers were actually being consumed!
On Xia Jin's side...
The witches and important figures still had no intention of taking action!
"What on earth are these guys doing?!"
Although many Xia Jin soldiers lost their lives and the battlefield was now more evenly matched than the ineffective spear throwing just now, the elders of the raccoon tribe and other guards standing on the city wall were not optimistic at all.
because……
There was still no movement in Xia Jin's central army.
The huge black tower stands majestic and immovable, like a mountain. This abnormal and eerie silence only makes people feel more depressed.
What is the other party waiting for? What can they rely on?
Even Lin Yu couldn't help wondering: "Are they planning to wear down the raccoon tribe leader to death, or almost wear him down?"
Qian Huan shook his head: "Probably not... But no matter what, I think we should take action."