Chapter 245

C245 – Chaos Is Everywhere

The night was illuminated by the fiery light. Half of the Chuzhou City was also shrouded in this light.

The civilians in the city stood in front of the windows and peeked outside. They could not sleep when they heard the horrifying sounds of battle.

On the towering city wall, the territory that should have belonged to the people of South Jin had been occupied by the soldiers of North Yue. A deputy general pointed a few hundred meters away and shouted, “General, look, what is that?”

A general beside him withdrew his gaze from the city wall and looked into the distance. His gaze turned serious, “It looks like a car.”

“But... I have never seen such a large charging car. Look at that height, it seems to be twice as tall as ours. ” Not only that, but there seems to be something in the car! “

Even if there was a fire, the light was not as bright as the day. It was unable to illuminate the surroundings.

The people on the city wall could only hear the rumbling sounds coming closer and closer, and then they saw the true appearance of the charging car.

Unlike the commonly seen charging car, this charging car was 30 meters tall and stood on eight wheels like a pagoda. There was a circle of soldiers surrounding the wheels, and they were using ropes to pull the charging car forward.

“What does this mean? How did they pull the charging car out now?” These siege weapons were usually only used when siege battles were about to end. They were used to knock open the city gates, but the war had only just begun.

“Are they looking down on our existence?” The general of North Yue said fiercely.

As soon as he finished speaking, eight thick and long iron arrows flew out of the car and shot towards the center of the city wall at an extremely fast speed.

“Not good, hide!” One of the deputy generals quickly pushed the general to the ground. Two whooshing sounds flew past his ears and lifted his hair. A cold wind blew across his head.

“Ah...” A few miserable screams rang out. When the others saw clearly, they discovered that there was a string of people on the eight iron arrows. The strength of the arrows was so great that they hung these people on the wall. In an instant, there was no sound.

“Is that a crossbow? How can there be such a large crossbow?” Someone exclaimed.

It’s a heavy crossbow, but I’ve never seen a weapon that can shoot eight heavy crossbows at the same time. Since when did South Jin have such a sharp weapon? ...” “

“Archers, get ready. Aim at the charging car and shoot the soldiers around it. Don’t let that car charge over!”

Arrows flew out of the city wall like a drizzle. They drew an elegant arc in the air and landed in the South Jin’s camp.

Although the South Jin’s side had a shield to defend against the arrows, the arrows still hit the person’s body, stirring up a storm of blood.

Crown Prince Zhao stood on the carriage and ordered: After getting out of the enemy’s shooting range, Crown Prince Zhao let the catapults on both sides go up first, covered by heavy crossbows.

Although the heavy crossbows were powerful, they were limited in number. Crown Prince Zhao wanted to use them to their fullest potential.

The first round of shooting from the stone throwing cart was not from rocks, but from fireballs. The fireballs exploded on the city wall, raising a cloud of white smoke. Fragments of metal pierced into a person’s body. It wasn’t fatal, but it was painful to the point of death.

However, the advantage of the iron gates was revealed very quickly. The gate still couldn’t move despite being hit by the car more than ten times. On the contrary, many soldiers on the city wall were knocked down.

“General, we can’t continue like this. No matter how sturdy the city gate is, it can’t withstand such a collision.”

The general gritted his teeth and said, “Prepare the fire oil and burn down their chariots!”

Bucket after barrel of fire oil poured down from the city wall. Crown Prince Zhao smelled the smell and quickly ordered his men to retreat. He looked up and saw a row of archers on the city wall with fire arrows in their hands. They pulled their bows full and shot the fire arrows onto his chariots.

Whether it was the carriage or the ladder, they must be made of wood. Once they were on fire, it would be difficult to put them out.

The fire spread on the ground. A few wounded soldiers who didn’t have time to escape were affected by the fire. Shrill screams resounded in the sky above Chuzhou City.

Crown Prince Zhao could no longer feel pity. When the fire died down, he ordered, “Attack with all your strength!”

On the city wall, an order was given at the same time, “Guard every entrance of the city wall. Do not let them come up!”

Just as the war was raging, the streets of the city gradually showed civilians in simple clothes.

They gathered together and exchanged glances with each other before quickly disappearing into the darkness.

“Open the trenches and use fire!” With an urgent order, the soldiers of North Yue would carry out the order as fast as they could.

Crown Prince Zhao and North Yue had fought many times, so he had a certain understanding of the military discipline of North Yue. In terms of physical fitness and equipment quality, South Jin was not as good as North Yue in the past.

However, after all these years of improvement, the equipment of South Jin became better and better, just like the siege weapons that were brought out today, it was enough to shock the enemy.

“What’s going on? Where’s the fire oil? Why did it all turn into water?”

“Ah... not good. There are hundreds of vicious dogs running out from behind us. They are attacking humans.”

“Reporting... General, the granaries and armory behind us are surrounded by fire. There are only a thousand arrows left.”

Bad news came one after another. The North Yue General roared angrily, “What’s going on? There are still spies of South Jin in this city?”

“It’s those civilians... General, it’s bad. All the livestock in the city have been driven here. The rear is in chaos!”

“Kill! They have all been killed! We must defend this place! Reinforcements are about to arrive!”

A wall away, Crown Prince Zhao ordered the soldiers to increase their attack outside the city. The city was in chaos and chaos. Even pigs had come to join in the fun. Even if these animals did not have any offensive power, they could completely disrupt the deployment of the North Vietnam Army.

Besides, it was not easy to kill the ferocious dogs and the chickens that jumped up and down.

Amidst the chaos, a fully armed army suddenly appeared in the city. The sharp long blade and long spear easily took the lives of the enemy.