The tall walls of the imperial city were crowded with soldiers guarding the city.
The cold light reflected by various weapons is like the sparkling light on the lake surface, bright and piercing to the eyes.
All kinds of city defense weapons are already in preparation state and can be put into battle at any time.
The operator never leaves his hand for a moment, just to be able to launch the first wave of attacks when a war breaks out.
On the high platform on the top of the city, there is a special cauldron, which is boiling gold soup and dung water, and there are pipes connected below.
The pipe is like a drain, installed under the city wall. Once the cauldron is tipped, the hot liquid will be poured on the enemy's head.
The densely packed giant honeycomb bed crossbows, which looked like long wooden barrels, were aimed at the open space outside the city.
As long as the mechanism is triggered, these crossbow arrows blessed with rune arrays will fly out like rocket launchers.
Rune crossbow arrows can counteract gravity and fly extremely far. Special arrows can shoot through boulders. No armor can block the attack.
Not to mention the lord monks, even the king-level monks cannot withstand the continuous attacks of such giant crossbows.
These are all powerful weapons for defending the city, each of which can kill people. They were obviously made under the guidance of the monks in the Fourth War Zone.
In addition, there are nearly 20,000 Loucheng monks, hundreds of thousands of tiger and wolf warriors, and tens of thousands of heavy armored cavalry.
Such a powerful lineup, but they stayed inside the city and allowed Tang Zhen outside the city to open a table and drink by himself.
No matter what the reason was, it looked very impressive, as if one person could overwhelm a city full of enemies.
The enemy looked at Tang Zhen with eyes full of hatred, but also admiration.
There may not be king-level monks in today's imperial city, but they definitely won't appear easily.
Just talking about the defenders on and off the city wall, none of them was Tang Zhen's opponent in a single fight.
Although Tang Zhen was afraid of the wolf pack tactic, for the monks in the fourth theater, it was actually a last resort.
This kind of suicide attack only killed Tang Zhen in vain, but it was impossible to kill him.
Therefore, as long as Tang Zhen does not take action, the monks in the fourth theater will never act rashly, but will try their best to maintain this balance.
This situation was not broken until the Loucheng monks from the fourth theater arrived, which also meant that the decisive battle was about to begin.
As the leader, the Loucheng monk led groups of indigenous monks and auxiliary soldiers to station themselves in the open space outside the imperial city.
The size of each team is different, and they are clearly distinct from each other. Although they belong to the same camp, they will never mix up randomly.
This situation occurred because of orders from the headquarters.
The auxiliary soldiers and indigenous monks are not in the regular army. They have lost their trusted leader, and their combat effectiveness will definitely be affected.
Now that we are aware of such disadvantages, we should avoid them as much as possible.
As long as there are monks from Loucheng as the execution and leader, coupled with the synchronous control of the headquarters, all teams can be mobilized freely.
As time passed, more and more legions arrived one after another and stationed themselves around the imperial city.
Seeing the fields and forests disappear, military tents rise one after another.
This scene has quite the atmosphere of a worldly military battle, giving people a feeling that a storm is about to come.
The bosses from the headquarters have arrived. They are constantly collecting information about the imperial city and formulating plans for siege operations.
In this decisive battle related to the ranking of the theater, no accidents are allowed, because no one can afford the price of failure.
If you are defeated by the Fourth War Zone, you will have to undergo a combat strength evaluation by the Cornerstone Platform before the final ranking can be determined.
If the estimated combat power value is too low, it is very likely that the fifth place will not be maintained, but will be replaced by a latecomer.
If you win, you get upgraded, but if you don't, you stay the same. How can such a good thing exist?
Depending on the ranking of the Fifth War Zone, the ones most affected are those high-level territories. Newly established territories like Tang Zhen will not be affected at all.
Even after the level is really dropped, the cornerstone platform will remain the same as before and will not be subject to much restrictions.
But for the vast majority of Loucheng monks, what they care about is ranking, and they will do their best for ranking.
The monks in the Fourth War Zone have exactly this mentality at this time. Although they have encountered a series of changes before, they will never admit defeat.
If you don’t fight hard, who will know the outcome until the last moment?
The teams outside the city are still gathering, their numbers are increasing, and they have completed the siege of the imperial city.
Among these teams, Tianxu City is very eye-catching because they have a large number of people and also carry a large number of war weapons.
In particular, armed airships are definitely weapons in air combat and can pose a fatal threat to the enemy.
There are more than seventy airships in total, parked in a field, with figures coming in and out from time to time.
The headquarters arranged a group of Loucheng monks to try to take over the rune airship and replace the original combat troops.
Compared with ordinary soldiers, the participation of Loucheng monks may indeed double the destructive power of the rune airship.
In fact, the moment the rune airships appeared, the command center had already focused on these air combat weapons. When there were few lord monks, these rune airships were the best air combat weapons.
However, when the headquarters sent someone to hand over the matter, they were rejected by the monks from Tianxu City without any courtesy in their words.
The monks in Tianxu City are not stupid. They know the advantages of the rune airship. Although it is not invincible, it is definitely a weapon of war.
Seeing that the war was about to begin, it was time for them to show off their power, so how could they hand over this tool for earning military exploits to others?
It is not surprising that this situation occurs. When competing for war glory, these monks from Loucheng who are not in war zones are really not polite.
As for the headquarters, it is just a group of big guys who formed it spontaneously and is not an official organization designated by the Cornerstone Platform.
In this competition, the role of Cornerstone Platform is to supervise and reward merits after the war, but will never participate in other matters.
Therefore, the normal operation of the headquarters relies on its own prestige and the trust of the monks in Loucheng in the same war zone.
Because there is no official authorization, it is really a very frustrating thing when monks in Loucheng do not obey orders.
If you try to use force to suppress others, it may not work. If Tianxu City dares to refuse, it means that it will not be afraid of the headquarters.
Taking violent measures will only lead to worse consequences. After all, the relationships between the major territories are intricate and complex, and they must naturally look after each other at critical moments.
If you piss off one, they're likely to jump out of the nest.
If the matter escalates, it will not only affect the competition, but also create hatred in reality.
If something like that really happened, the enemy would probably burst into laughter, and it would become an indelible shame in the Fifth War Zone.
"What nonsense!"
After the news was sent back to the headquarters, a big boss immediately slapped the table, looking very angry.
"At such a critical moment, they are still acting recklessly and refusing the arrangements of the headquarters. Do they think this is child's play?"
When the boss said this, he looked at his subordinates and asked, "Tell me clearly, what is going on?"
"The other party said that they worked hard to build the rune airship, and the purpose was to achieve meritorious service in the decisive battle. How could they pass it on to others?"
The boss said solemnly: "Then you didn't tell them that the successors are all Loucheng monks, and their fighting power is far stronger than those natives?"
"We have already said it, but it is of no use. In addition, they also said that this matter is not incomprehensible.
But they have a request, that is, whoever makes this suggestion will not allow the Loucheng monks from the other party's territory to board the rune airship."
The Loucheng monk said this and secretly glanced at his boss with a helpless expression on his face.
"What?!!"
When the big boss heard this, his face suddenly darkened, because it was he who proposed to requisition the rune airship and arranged for the Loucheng monks in his territory to receive it.
In this matter, he did have selfish motives, but he was directly slapped in the face.
The big guys at the headquarters were all smiling, obviously happy to see this happen.
Being greedy and then being slapped in the face is definitely a very embarrassing thing.