Chapter 129: The coalition forces' attack on the city was thwarted, with nightmare-level difficulty!

Author: Shengxiao Swordsman

Chapter 129: The coalition forces' attack on the city was thwarted, with nightmare-level difficulty!

Next three days.

Both Chang'an and the allied forces are preparing their troops vigorously.

In Chang'an, the Longxiang Army, Tiance Army and City Guard Army have all been reorganized. The City Guard Army has divided its respective defense zones and is equipped with key generals such as brigade commanders and battalion officers.

Stones, rolling logs and other defensive materials are also ready.

The coalition forces are also busy resting and recuperating.

Both parties are at peace with each other.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just the calm before the storm.

………

March 17, sunny.

After a brief period of calm, the clouds of war finally completely enveloped Chang'an City.

The 200,000-strong Central Route Army crossed the Xishui River by setting up pontoon bridges, and set up camp on the north bank of the Meiruo River, about fifteen miles away from the North City Wall of Chang'an, setting up camps with no end in sight.

The army's frontline pointed directly at the three city gates in the north of Chang'an City.

Two hundred thousand Eastern Route Army soldiers crossed the Huishui River Bridge like a long snake, crossing the Huishui River and occupying Baishi Town and Haiwan Town east of Chang'an City.

Set up camp about ten miles away from the east wall of Chang'an.

Two hundred thousand Southern Route Army troops also crossed the Huishui River and occupied Huishui Town and Luoye Town south of Chang'an City. They set up camp about ten miles away from the south city wall of Chang'an.

Two hundred thousand troops from the West Route Army were stationed in Monroe County, and 50,000 troops were dispatched to the west of Chang'an City.

There are four armies in the southeast, northwest and northwest, totaling 650,000.

The city of Chang'an will be built.

It's surrounded by water.

If you look down from a high altitude, Chang'an City is surrounded by rolling tents, forming a large airtight network that traps Chang'an City in its entirety.

The neighing of war horses, the noise of soldiers and the curling smoke form the main tone of every camp.

Far away.

You can smell the smell of war in the air.

Not only that.

The 100,000 Northern Route Army and 50,000 rear troops also all entered their respective fighting positions.

There are even 200,000 reinforcements that are being urgently assembled across the alliance and will be sent to the alliance's base camp in Pelican County in the near future to serve as a reserve force.

Reinforcements can be sent to the front line at any time.

In the next two days, the coalition forces were not in a hurry to attack the city, but were busy building camps and waiting for subsequent supplies of grain, grass, siege equipment and other materials to arrive at the front line.

Everything seemed in order.

It was not until March 20 that the coalition forces launched their first exploratory attack on Chang'an City. The first thing all armies had to face was the blocking moat!

After hundreds of thousands of people digging, the moat outside Chang'an City has not yet been completed.

But it has been dug into holes.

There are trenches and piles of earth everywhere, but only the area near the city gate is still well preserved.

Seriously affected the siege operations.

When the 650,000 coalition troops attack the city, they still have no choice but to attack the city gate and surrounding areas.

If they want to launch an attack on Chang'an City from other places, the coalition forces can only find ways to transport soil and refill the moat that has been excavated.

The moat is less than fifty meters away from the city wall.

The workers will inevitably be exposed to the range of the crossbowmen at the top of the city, and they will have no choice but to risk their lives!

If Chang'an did not send the people outside the city to Zunlong Kingdom, then the coalition forces could forcibly recruit farmers on the spot and let the local people go through this mountain of swords and fire.

In the face of their own people, it is a matter of opinion whether the soldiers guarding the city can take action.

Now!

Allied officers and soldiers could only take the field in person.

For three whole days, after the coalition forces suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, they were able to forcibly fill in the passages.

After that.

Only then did they send out the advance troops, carrying the siege ladder, to launch a tentative attack on Chang'an City.

The coalition soldiers who lacked iron armor protection were simply living targets when faced with the densely packed crossbowmen on the city wall. More than half of them were often destroyed before they even reached the foot of the city wall.

After finally setting up the siege ladder, we had to face the threat of falling rocks and rolling logs.

Ladders were also easily pushed down by the defenders' push rods.

The result is.

After a day of siege, the coalition forces suffered over 10,000 casualties, but not a single soldier reached the top of the city.

At this point.

Whether it is the orc army or the sea tribe army, they are many times stronger than the coalition forces.

It’s normal if you think about it.

Regardless of whether the main force of the orcs or the main force of the sea clan, their individual combat power is at the second level or even the third level. Most of them have experienced hundreds of battles, have rich combat experience, and have fierce fighting styles.

How can it be compared to a first-order coalition soldier who has just transferred from a refugee position?

Even weapons and equipment.

The orcs and the sea army are also superior to the coalition forces.

In addition, both races can be regarded as ancient races on the mainland, with profound foundations that cannot be matched by half-baked new armies like the Alliance Army.

The result is.

Facing the fortified city of Chang'an, the millions of coalition troops seemed helpless.

the next day.

The third day.

Day four…

After several days of continuous attacks, all the coalition forces returned without success except for increased casualties.

Chang'an Fort.

Like an insurmountable natural chasm, no matter how the coalition forces attack, they remain unmoved.

This gave the originally confident coalition forces, including the lords of the Aztec Alliance, a huge blow. Only then did they truly realize—

In the age of cold weapons, it was so difficult to conquer a fortified city with a large army stationed there.

The most direct impact is——

A wave of city-building efforts suddenly arose across the entire alliance.

on the market.

The price of city wall architectural drawings has also skyrocketed.

Before this, most of the lords of other provinces looked down upon the collective construction of cities in the River Valley Province, thinking that they were too conservative.

"The alliance has a million-strong army, why are you still afraid of a hammer?"

As a result, there is no escape from the law of true fragrance!

On the other hand, the lords of the River Valley Province saw the defeat of the coalition forces at the foot of Chang'an City, so they resolutely decided to build the city and hurriedly recruited more laborers to join in the vigorous city-building operation.

Once the coalition's attack is thwarted, they will be the most injured.

Determined.

The city wall must be completed before the war between the coalition forces and Chang'an ends.

Build a complete fortification.

While they were busy building the city, the lords of the entire alliance were also paying attention to the same thing——

"How can the coalition forces break the city and break the deadlock?"

………

Pelican County, coalition temporary base camp.

"Chang'an, hey, Chang'an!"
To be continued...