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Chapter 8 Cruelty of War

After Bai Zhong became the commander of the village, he finally had his own soldiers.

After two consecutive attacks on Chili, some soldiers in the army were killed. Now, there are only thirty-five people who can be assigned to Bai Zhong's subordinates. If you want to make up the number, you can only recruit troops or wait for other commanders to die in battle, and then merge them with yourself.

But Bai Zhong doesn't care, as long as he gets the title and military position.

Several days had passed since the last siege, and the third siege was about to begin.

Boom, boom, boom!

The huge war drum was beaten, and the soldiers in the camp quickly gathered.

Huanjue commanded the Qin army and gathered at the foot of Chili City.

Bai Zhong took thirty-five of his subordinates and followed Wang Li, who was already the Lord of Five Hundred. Next to him was Li Xin, who had also become the Lord of Five Hundred.

They gathered in front of Chili's city gate.

Countless soldiers, carrying ladders, pushing carts, and various siege equipment, were waiting for the commander's orders in the front army.

"war!"

Huan Jue sat on the horse, drew out the sword in his hand, raised it and shouted loudly.

Boom, boom, boom!

The sound of the war drums was a bit louder than before, and it was also more rapid, like thunder.

The blood of the Qin soldiers seemed to be ignited by the sound of drums.

"war!"

Everyone shouted in unison, and then marched towards Chili.

The first echelon of soldiers in the front army, with the shield bearers in front, followed by the soldiers carrying the ladders, and at the end are the siege carriages, rush carts, etc., the archers and crossbowmen stood on both sides of the shield bearers, and the infantry followed closely.

After the crossbowman, quickly advance towards Chili.

Chili's guards had lost more than half and no longer dared to leave the city to fight.

They all stood on the city tower, watching the Qin army's momentum like a rainbow, trembling slightly with nervousness, and then seeing the Qin army approaching continuously, they had to draw their bow strings, and the arrows rained down on the Qin army below.

"Lift!"

Among the shield-bearers, someone shouted.

All the shield bearers raised their shields, and the arrows falling from the sky were blocked. The archers stepped forward and fired, suppressing the enemies on the tower and covering the advance of the army.

The army's advance accelerated, and after a while they reached the edge of the city wall. The ladder was firmly erected on the city wall, and the ram was pushed in front of the city gate, preparing to hit the city gate.

The carriage, which is more than ten feet high, is also approaching the tower.

"Hold!"

The guard on Chili City shouted hoarsely that this city must not be lost.

The soldiers also knew the importance of Chili.

Someone bent a bow and set an arrow.

Someone threw wood and rocks at the ladder and hit the car.

There were people operating crossbows, trebuchets, etc. to resist.

But the Qin army was not afraid of death. The stronger the Zhao army resisted, the more ferociously the Qin army attacked.

The crossbowmen on the tower cart began to fight back and shot Zhao Jun on the tower.

The soldiers who climbed up the ladder raised their shields, carried crossbow arrows, wood and rocks, and kept going up, one after another.

Even so, the Qin army still suffered heavy casualties. After all, the side defending the city had the advantage of position.

In the last battle, Bai Zhong only participated in fighting on the ground. This was the first time he had seen a siege battle. He saw his own soldiers rushing forward without fear of death, especially the trapped soldiers at the front, who were climbing the towers crazily. I couldn't help but feel sad.

Terrified.

The so-called trappers are actually cannon fodder, and can also be called death squads.

They are the first batch of soldiers to rush forward and kill the enemy. For example, when attacking a city now, they constantly climb the ladder. As long as they can climb the tower, even if they die in battle, they will have merit and the merit will be passed on to their families.

If someone climbs the tower and kills someone, their military merit will be doubled.

Even as cannon fodder, they still fight like tigers and wolves for military glory and for their families.

"You are truly worthy of being the master of tigers and wolves!"

Bai Zhong had to sigh with emotion.

The fighting on the ancient battlefield was too bloody.

"Tuen Chief!"

Standing behind Bai Zhong, a newly promoted chief shouted nervously.

Bai Zhong still remembered this man's name, Tian Zhen, who was a recruit in the same batch as himself. Before joining the army, he was a butcher. He had killed countless livestock, but he was afraid of killing people.

Tian Zhen had no credit at all for killing the enemy in the first two times, but he survived because some of the recruits' corps commanders and commanders were killed in battle, and he happened to be one of the recruits' commanders.

"Scared?"

Bai Zhong asked.

Tian Zhen and other recruits nodded at the same time.

They were fighting on the ground before, and they could still survive in the chaos. Now it was a siege battle. Seeing the fierce fighting in front of them, they would be shot by the soldiers guarding the city accidentally, and the palms holding the sword hilt were full of sweat.

There were more than a dozen veterans who had gotten used to it and didn't say anything.

Bai Zhong spoke again: "If you are afraid, we will attack the city later. Remember to follow me closely. You cannot fall behind, let alone leave alone."

As a ruthless man who had killed fifty-two enemies, even the veterans were convinced by this statement and nodded.

"Beat the drum and continue to attack the city!"

Huanjue, who was under the banner of the Chinese Army, shouted again.

The rhythm of the war drums became more rapid, and the soldiers of the second echelon were finally coming on stage, ready to catch up with the first echelon.

Bai Zhong happens to be in the second echelon, and he is so bloodthirsty that he can hardly contain himself.

"Follow me and kill!"

"Rage, start!"

"Crazy battle, start!"

Bai Zhong recited two words silently in his heart, and the fighting spirit filled the air around him.

The thirty-five soldiers were affected by the fighting spirit at the same time, and their courage inadvertently became bolder. With a hint of fighting spirit in their eyes, they followed Bai Zhong and quickly approached the city wall.

Bai Zhong picked up a shield and led them to a ladder.

The siege ladders were also set up with skill. They were not set up directly to the top of the city wall, leaving some distance just out of reach of the enemy and allowing our own soldiers to climb up.

In this way, the enemy cannot destroy or knock down the ladder.

"I'll go first, and you guys will follow!"

Bai Zhong raised his shield as he spoke. As soon as he stood on the ladder, he felt several arrows hit the shield.

"Captain, let me do it!"

Tian Zhen stepped forward and said, "You are the commander of the village, how can you do this?"

Bai Zhong scolded: "Stop talking nonsense and follow me quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already climbed up, and Tian Zhen and others could only follow.

"There is another Qin army here, come and move the rocks quickly!"

A Zhao Jun soldier shouted when he saw it.

Then two Zhao Jun soldiers brought a stone weighing more than ten kilograms and threw it at Bai Zhong.

"Block it!"

Bai Zhong raised his shield upwards.

The physical power exploded at this moment.

boom!

The stone hit the shield and bounced away when Bai Zhong pushed it.

Half of the shield was broken. Bai Zhong raised the remaining half to block the rain of arrows and accelerated his climb. As he climbed back, he shouted: "Follow up quickly!"

The people behind saw how brave their commander was and how he was empowered with fighting spirit. All the fear in their hearts disappeared and they followed him more and more closely.

"Captain, be careful!"

At this moment, a soldier from behind shouted in shock.

Bai Zhong looked up and saw that on the tower there was a wooden board covered with spikes and inlaid with blades on all sides. This thing was called a spike, and it was smashing down on him.
Chapter completed!
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