Chapter 683 Comparison
The Xifeng army did not expect to encounter ambush from the Xiaba tribe here. They were originally in a marching state, so they just spent a little time to sort out the bodies of their companions on the battlefield. After burying them on the spot, the Xifeng army quickly reorganized and embarked on the journey again.
Although he had fully seen the strength of the Lin Yi and Xiaba clan coalition, he thought that the target of the conquest was the Tuoba clan, especially the Daerban City of the Tuoba clan, all the generals and soldiers of the Xifeng clan were still very nervous.
“How much do you know about Dalban City?”
Tian Qisheng followed Lin Yi along with his horse. He was a little devoted to Lin Yi now, and even his voice seemed very respectful and gentle.
Everyone in the Xifeng army knew very well that if it weren't for the fact that there was a monster like Lin Yi in the army this time, the Xifeng army would probably have been completely wiped out by the Xiaba clan coalition.
Because it was not deep into Tianmu Xilan of Yeli, it took less than a long time to leave the forest area and march in the familiar frozen wasteland area, which actually gave these people from the Xiaofeng family a sense of security.
In the forest area of the Yeli clan, these people from the Xifeng clan also discovered a factor that was not conducive to combat. Their heads became inexplicably drowsy, as if they were drunk, and even their vision was blurred and their consciousness was not particularly clear.
It was not that Yeli used some ecstasy medicine, but that people in this plateau would have natural reactions when they arrived in areas with particularly rich trees, except for powerful practitioners.
This geographical factor alone made Tian Qisheng feel that his vest began to sweat again when he arrived at Daerban City.
Lin Yi shook his head and said, "I just heard from Feng Yingshan that Daerban City is one of the four major cities of the Tuoba family, and Daerban City is the main turnover of the Tuoba family's trade. Many of the entire Dangxiang production will be circulated to this big city first. At the same time, commodities from our Southern Dynasties, Northern Wei, and countries in the Western Regions will also be circulated here. This is also a key place for Tuoba family to station troops, so I don't know much about anything else."
"Dalban City is in our Dangxiang, in your Southern Dynasties, it is the Ice Lener City." Tian Qisheng looked at Lin Yi and said, "Although this city is surrounded by pastures and plains that are very convenient to access, this city is at the lower vent of glaciers. It is full of cold winds all year round. Even in summer, sometimes there are ice particles in the wind. At the earliest, this city was the territory of the Tangguer tribe, and the houses of the Tangguer tribe were digging grottoes, so this Daban City was actually a rock mountain raised on the plain, but it was hollowed out in the hands of the Tangguer tribe. When the Tuoba tribe destroyed the Tang Dynasty, the Tuoba tribe.
After the Guer tribe, it took a hundred years for the Tuoba clan. The city can't be seen as a stone mountain. The stones dug out of this stone mountain were piled up by the Tuoba clan along the foot of the mountain to form two walls of thirty feet high. So now Daerban City has two walls, just like the wall city design used by your Southern Dynasties fortress. Even if the outer city is lost, they can quickly withdraw their troops to the inner city. Attacking one city is as difficult as attacking two cities. Of course, after the Daerban City was built in the hands of the Tuoba clan, no tribe has ever really attacked this city."
After a slight pause, Tian Qisheng opened some collars and let the wind pour into his armor to avoid the cold sweat and feeling uncomfortable all over his body. He couldn't help but shake his head and continued: "Because the wind in this place is too biting and cold, all the buildings in this city are full of thick and sharp ice ridges. Just cutting these ice ridges off the city walls will cause terrible damage to the siege army. Some of our previous generals also used this city as imaginary enemies when they were training and imaginary battles, and some of our young generals
I even went to Daerban City to see that the ice ridges were not like small ice ridges hanging under the eaves. When Daerban City was built, in order to prevent the army from siegeing and climbing, the edges of the city walls were made of external bulges. These ice ridges that were frozen all year round were like small frozen waterfalls. Each ice ridge was at least hundreds of pounds, and the weight was as heavy as thousands of pounds. When it fell below, it not only directly hurt people, but also splashed ice cubes all over the ground. The hard rocks below themselves were slopes, and they would definitely be extremely slippery. Ordinary soldiers would probably not stand firm even if they charge."
Xifeng Yingshan couldn't help but nodded and said softly: "And the reason why the Tangguer tribe settled in this place back then was because there were several natural geothermal springs in this stone mountain, and the water flow was still very large. Not only could they use hot springs to steam and heat things, which was very convenient, but two of them could drink. There was never a shortage of drinking water in the city. At first, they even used the underground hot air to moisten the soil to grow millet, but now Tuoba doesn't need it. They built a solid granary in Daerban City and stored a large amount of dried meat. Conservatively, even if they were besieged for two years, the army in this city had enough food. Moreover, because there was enough water source, they only needed to divert water to the city wall. Even if the ice ridges on the city wall fell completely, these subsequent water flows would quickly form new ice ridges."
"The two solid stone walls, the slippery hard rocks and steps below, and the ice edges that can be formed continuously, are enough for any army that wants to attack the city to eat a pot." Tian Qisheng took a deep breath and said, "In the words of the Southern Dynasties, I am not deliberately trying to gain the might of others and destroy my ambitions. This Daerban City is indeed powerful... Moreover, over the years, the Tuoba family has also purchased a lot of weapons from the Northern Wei Dynasty. Most of the large-scale weapons have been transported here, and because it is inconvenient to transport them to various places in the Dangxiang area, the Tuoba family simply loaded many weapons directly into the Daerban City. What is certain is that the giant blade crossbow chariot used by the Xiaba tribe just now is loaded with more than two hundred on the outside city wall. As for the bee crossbow chariots that can inspire twenty giant crossbows at a time, there are countless."
"What about the weapons that are very threatening to practitioners...especially to practitioners above the Chengtian Realm? And how many magical practitioners are there in the Tuoba City?" Lin Yi asked two questions that he was most concerned about. He was not very worried about the geographical advantages and weapons mentioned by Tian Qisheng and Xifeng Yingshan.
He always felt that when Xia Baying directly said that he would win, or to be more appropriate, he already had firewood and only had a fire to light a little bit. Xia Baying probably lacked a powerful helper like him.
The generals of the Xifeng clan had only made military plans, but I am afraid that Xia Baying had really planned to attack the city for a long time, not for a temporary purpose. I am afraid that there are still many things specifically used for siege in Xia Baying's hands that have not been sacrificed.
Xia Baying and these people from the Xifeng clan deliberately kept a certain distance during the march. After all, the common interests and covenants could not eliminate her hatred for the Xifeng clan destroying her entire mission. But she was a practitioner in the realm of divine thoughts. Even if she didn't listen deliberately, the words of Tian Qisheng and Xifeng Yingshan floated into her ears faintly.
"Dalban City is a place of trade, and the city gate is used to do business. What's more, we know we are going to conquer Dalban City, but Tuoba doesn't know that we dare to attack Dalban City directly."
Her voice sounded softly, "The strongest castles are often broken from the inside."
Tian Qisheng and Xifeng Yingshan suddenly realized: "We can send some people in first."
After saying this in unison, Tian Qisheng and Xifeng Yingshan's faces were instantly hot.
This is of course an extremely simple truth.
But in the final analysis, the two of them still lack the courage to face it face in front because of the strength of the Tuoba clan, so that they could not think normally.
Chapter completed!